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This week's Academic Moment is just a smidge of encouragement to make it through January & February, affectionately known as the "dump" months in the entertainment industry.
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🎤🌟 Wishing our junior high show choir, Panache, the best of luck as they take the stage for their first competition this afternoon at The Capital City Classic! 🎶🏆 We're cheering you on every step of the way! Go Panache! 💫
What a pleasure to recognize four incredible educators at our School Board Meeting Monday night! Our principals, School Board Members, Superintendent, Town Council Members, Mayor Stone, and Councilman Doug Singleton took the opportunity to acknowledge and congratulate these teachers. We would like to thank our Elementary PTA, Intermediate PTA, Jr. High/ High School PTSA, Bubba Co., The Grocery at Pike Road, Indulgence Cookie, and Pike Road Nutrition for supporting our teachers by contributing gifts for their baskets. Congratulations once again to Renee Dickerson, Amy Johnson, Christine Prescott, and Rachel Stricklin!
Friday morning, Pike Road Jr. High held a special ceremony where the C7 class made a commitment to graduate. This is the first step they will take towards their high school goal: graduation. Special guest, Mayor Gordon Stone closed the ceremony with his encouraging words to the learners.
Congratulations Class of 2029. We look forward to seeing all you will accomplish!
🤼♂️ History in the making! 🎉 The Pike Road Varsity Wrestling Team has advanced to the State Dual Championships! Join us in cheering them on as they give it their all in today's AHSAA 6A State Dual Championships. Let's show our support for our phenomenal wrestlers! Go Patriots! 🥇🔥 #PRSWrestling
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📣 Pike Road Schools will follow their regular schedule tomorrow, January 17. It will be a COLD weather day, so please ensure students are dressed warmly, especially those who will be waiting at bus stops. 🧤🧣
Following a morning assessment, school is canceled today due to observed ponding in parking lots and roadways. We anticipate possible snow/freezing rain around 10:00 am, aligning with the arrival of student drivers.
All locations and offices will remain closed, prioritizing the safety of our families, faculty, and staff by encouraging everyone to stay off the roads.
Due to the potential of inclement weather in the early morning hours tomorrow, January 16, Pike Road Schools will be on a 2-hour delay.
We will use this time to check road conditions and buildings and provide faculty and staff extra time to commute from outside the Pike Road area. If the roads are considered unsafe, PRS will notify you of any school cancellation by 7:00 am.
Parents,
We are closely monitoring the weather and the impact it could have on our area. Please plan ahead for the possibility of school cancellation or delay as we ensure safe passage on our roads and bridges. We are also watching the status of faculty and staff living outside our area that may be impacted by the winter weather.
You will be alerted through email, text messages, and phone calls if any changes are made.
The National Weather Service has downgraded the risk for potential severe weather to SLIGHT for Pike Road. We will continue to monitor the weather throughout the evening.
All schools will be open tomorrow, and operating under their normal schedule with no delays or early release planned.
Please stay safe & and weather-aware throughout the day tomorrow.
We are closely monitoring weather patterns. As Pike Road is in the zone of ENHANCED severe weather for tomorrow, 1/12/24, please plan ahead for possible school cancellation or early release. A decision will be made and released by this evening. Please stay tuned for updates.
🏆🤼♂️ Incredible achievements by our Varsity Wrestling Team! They clinched the 1st Place title at the 6A Region 2 Dual Wrestling Tournament, moving on to the State Tournament! Not just that, eight outstanding wrestlers have earned the title of Region 2 Wrestler of the Year in their respective weight classes: Dylan Yarema, Hinds Duncan, Luke Dickinson, Jack Posey, Myers Duncan, Cody Kirk, Mason Hussey, and Ethan Holloway.
🌟 Special shoutout to Cody Kirk for earning the title of Most Valuable Wrestler for Region 2! 🏅👏 Congratulations to the team for their dedication and remarkable success!
Come support our Future Health Professionals (HOSA) tonight at San Marcos! 10% of all proceeds will go to the Pike Road Health Sciences.
Due to the potential for severe weather conditions tomorrow morning (January 9), our schools will delay opening for 2 hours. Buses will run 2 hours later than normally scheduled and schools will open for students 2 hours after their regular time.
*Breakfast will not be served tomorrow.
Please stay safe and weather-aware this evening.
The weather forecast calls for a possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms overnight and early tomorrow morning that may impact our school day. We will monitor the weather reports throughout the evening and overnight. If we change our school day schedule, we will alert you on social media along with a text message, phone call, and email. Please stay weather-aware as the forecast continues to develop.
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"🎉 Join us in celebrating a remarkable educator! 🏆 We are thrilled to announce that Christine Prescott has been named our District Teacher of the Year at the Secondary Level! 🍎🌟 Her dedication, passion, and commitment to shaping young minds are truly inspiring. Congratulations, Ms. Prescott, on this well-deserved honor! 🎉👏
We are wishing all of our families a Happy New Year!
We look forward to seeing all of our students on Wednesday, January 3, 2024
