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• Board of Education meeting January 7
  The Port Jervis Board of Education is holding a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7 in the High School cafeteria. The Board is scheduled to discuss and possibly adopt a resolution for a capital renovation project. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m., immediately following an executive session. It will be televised live on cable Ch. 20.  AGENDA 
    

• Changes to district calendar
  New dates for In-Service Days for Grades K-8
  The dates for the upcoming K-8 In-Service Days have been changed to accommodate revisions to the 2009-10 NYS testing schedule. 
  February 1 & March 22: Regular school days for Port Jervis Middle School and both elementary schools. In-Service Days for PJHS students only.
  May 10 & May 17:  New In-Service dates for students in grades kindergarten through eight. Port Jervis Middle School and both elementary schools are closed. Regular school days for PJHS students.
       

• January Regents Schedule is online
  Regents exams will be administered January 26-29. Regular transportation will be provided all week but, there won't be  any mid-day runs. Click here to view the schedule.
   

• Parent Workshop: Homework without Tears
  Thursday, Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m.   HBE Library
  (Snow date is Jan. 21) Homework - Many students try to avoid it, but research shows children who spend more time on regularly-assigned homework, on average, do better in school. Parents play a vital role in the process and can help their children succeed by helping them develop good habits. FLYER  Next Workshop - Developing Healthy Self Esteem in Children - is Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m.  at the ASK Library.  FLYER
   

• H1N1 vaccine available for general OC population
  Now that H1N1 vaccine can be given beyond the initial target groups, the Orange County Health Department wants residents to be aware that physicians' offices are now receiving H1N1 vaccines regularly, plus OCDH has H1N1 clinics scheduled during the winter break. MORE
  Flu Preparedness & Prevention: The Health Page on this Web site is dedicated to providing families with updated information about H1N1. 
  HEALTH PAGE   H1NI RESOURCE PAGE
  VIDEO - Ways to prevent catching the flu  
   

• Student artwork brightens hospital hallways
  Port Jervis art students are helping to brighten the hallways of Bon Secours Community Hospital. Close to 30 students created an original piece of art to donate to the hospital. The recently-framed artwork now graces the main hallways used by patients being treated in the emergency, radiology, and diagnostic imaging departments. FULL STORY
   

• PJHS cooking classes bake 4,000 cookies
  Jane Accardi and Nancy Wagner's high school cooking classes baked close to 4,000 cookies for their annual holiday social and cookie exchange. MORE
   

• 2009 Songs for Troops
  PJMS students bring holiday cheer to troops
  Port Jervis united with eight other New York districts Dec. 16 to give soldiers serving in Iraq a special gift – a festive holiday concert broadcast live via the Intranet. For the third  year, Port Jervis musicians participated in Songs for Troops - a “virtual” concert performed for U.S. Army soldiers who will be away from their own children and families this Christmas. This year’s concert of over 600 students included the Port Jervis Middle School Chorus and Symphonic Band.  FULL STORY
   

• PJHS sophomore selected for NASA program
  High School sophomore Joseph Mannion was selected by NASA to participate in its prestigious  Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, also known as Inspire. The selected students  participate in an online learning community NASA engineers and scientists, and have the option to compete for internships at NASA facilities. MORE
   

• Schools incorporate holidays into learning

  HBE and ASK Elementary Schools teachers are capitalizing on their students' excitement about the December holidays by engaging classes in lessons that combine fun and learning.  
   

• PJ Raiders launch new athletic web site
  The Port Jervis Athletic Department is proud to announce the launch of the new Raiders Web Site. The web pages are designed and maintained by students in the Port Jervis High School advanced digital photography class and the Varsity Club.  Click here to visit pjraiders.org.
   

• PJHS musicians perform seasonal favorites
  Port Jervis High School band and chorus students ushered in the holiday season Dec. 8 by performing seasonal favorites at this year's Winter Concert. MORE
  • Click here to hear a selection of concert songs.
      

• Port student-athletes ring Salvation Army bell
  More than 70 athletes volunteered at the Salvation Army's Kettle at the Westfall Walmart Dec. 5. In spite of the cold weather and heavy snow, the High School students accepted more than $1,200 in donations. MORE  
   

• When school's out, don't be left in the cold     
  Want to be one of the first to know about school closings and delays? Parents can sign up to receive SNN (School News Notifier) text messages and/or email alerts about early dismissals, inclement weather delays, and other school emergencies. Other sources of this information are this Web site and the local radio and television stations listed on the Emergency Closing Page.
  Click here  to sign-up for School News Notifier   
   

• HBE students make toy boats at Home Depot
  The HBE kindergarten classes
  went on a field trip recently to
  The Home Depot. The students toured
  the store and made a toy sail boat during a special kids' building workshop.
  
  
   

• Port students published in national collection
  The creative writing of Port Middle School and High School students was published recently in the American Library of Poetry’s annual collection. The students submitted the poems last year to the American Library of Poetry contest when they were in Kendra Marshall’s and Cristina Lundewall’s English classes. MORE
   

• Port schools recognize Honor Roll students
  Congratulations to all of the students in grades 4 to 12 who qualified for the First Marking Period Honor Roll.
  • Port Jervis High School
  • Port Jervis Middle School
  • Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School
  • Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School 

• Information is updated daily
  Ideas for parents on our school web pages
  Helping a child do well in school is one of our biggest jobs as parents. And now you can get help right on our elementary and middle school websites! Every day, 365 days a year, you’ll find a new “Tip for Parents,” a new “Idea of the Day,” and hundreds of other ideas. You can get answers to questions by using the "Search" option. The information is easy to access on your school web page by clicking the “Today’s Tip” or the “School Success"  button. 

• PJHS students win Smoke Out Poster Contest
  Three Port Jervis High School students, who attend the BOCES Visual Arts Careers Academy, took top honors in the 16th annual Great American Smoke Out Poster contest. Congratulations to Rebecca Falcon, Tiffany Scopino, and Karissa Rothstein.  MORE
  
   

• All Port Jervis Schools In Good Standing
  Port Jervis School District Superintendent John Xanthis announced recently that all Port Jervis schools are now in good standing. The announcement at the Superintendent’s  Conference Day came one week after the New York State Department of Education released Port Jervis Middle School from the Title I “In Need of Improvement” list. MORE

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