Paragould High School

The Paragould School District is proud to announce an exciting virtual learning opportunity for motivated students in grades 5-12. Students who meet the requirements to be accepted into the PSD Virtual Academy will receive a targeted education delivered by highly qualified teachers. Virtual students will also have access to state-of-the-art technology programs, extracurricular activities (athletics, band, ROTC, theatre, etc.), and the added flexibility of being a virtual learner. If you are interested in applying to the PSD Virtual Academy for the 2022-23 school year, please complete the following form: https://forms.gle/V8BEWy2ZEAGdpmt98 Applications will be accepted until August 1st. GO RAMS!

PHS Driver's Ed will be offered July 18th-August 5th . There are 15 spots available for students to register. Additional information and the link to register can be found here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dfSesBBnn-kLdN17PQ7HoETnI1K9Fox_0FKdBQtngQM/edit?usp=sharing

Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) is a federal program designed to provide food support to families with children who were receiving free and reduced price school meals and missed school for COVID related absences. It can help families pay for food when students are absent from school due to a COVID-19 related isolation/quarantine. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), in collaboration with the Department of Human Services (DHS), received approval to operate this program in response to the COVID-19 related school closures for school year 2021-22. The State’s plan provides P-EBT benefits to SNAP and non-SNAP households with children who temporarily lost access to free or reduced price school meals due to a COVID related isolation/quarantine. This plan will provide P-EBT benefits to students who: 1) qualify for free or reduced meal benefit and 2) were absent from school due to a COVID related isolation/quarantine. Students will qualify to receive P-EBT benefits if the answer is yes to both statement #1 and statement #2. The state has formalized a parent initiated option for meal application benefits. Access to the online application can be found on the district website or by clicking on the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp78rK9f0ptIfTJOd3n0z7uS4ZV01oOXjNGDLpEJ538uCijw/viewform?usp=pp_url Once the application is submitted, the school district will verify the absences, approve the application, and submit the student’s information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. DESE will work alongside DHS to process the benefit for each household. Benefits will be provided at a rate of $7.10 per day/days absent, due to a COVID related isolation/quarantine. Anticipated timeline: The deadline for a household to complete the application process and submit the application is July 29, 2022. The Paragould School District will consolidate collected student information and submit the information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) by August 12, 2022. Feel free to contact your child’s school for more information.

Today is the last day to sign up for the PHS ACT Bootcamp for next week, July 11th-15th! Clink the link below to get registered! https://forms.gle/78mpLxXeR9XupY7F6

PHS is excited to announce the July ACT Bootcamp registration is now open! Bootcamp is scheduled for July 11 - 15. Details are in the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpoZCJzyslv5M8NAxbjhPziz91KRc9TkKTn5Dm8gH63_f-0Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

The NEA area substitute teacher training is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8 from 9-12 at the ESS South Central Office. This training is for anyone interested in becoming a substitute teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. For additional information, or to apply online, please visit ess.com.

Congratulations go out to Henry Thompson and Nelson McHaney for showing up and showing out at Boys State 2022. Thompson was elected as Justice of the Peace for Caldwell County and McHaney was elected to City Council for Fisher City. To learn more about Boys State and their achievements, read the press releases below. Even in the summer, our Rams are working hard and making us proud!

Attention Seniors, Parents of Seniors, and those attending the graduation ceremony tonight:  For Parents and Guests Attending the Ceremony: General Public should enter through the Upper Red or Upper Yellow Entrance. No one is allowed on the floor other than graduates and school faculty/staff. Family and friends cannot go onto the arena floor. First National Bank Area has rules/policies that prevent some items ( balloons, backpacks, noisemakers, etc.)  from coming into the arena. Please click on the links below to be clear on what is and is not allowed for the event. Clear Bag Policy: https://www.fnbarena.com/news/clear-bag-policy Facility Policies: https://www.fnbarena.com/arena-information/facility-policies/ Live Stream Link for 2022 PHS Graduation CeremonyFor those who are not able to attend the ceremony and would like to watch it, they may use this link to watch the ceremony: Link to PHS 2022 Graduation Ceremony

Below you will find the link for tonight's graduation ceremony. Congratulations Class of 2022! https://youtu.be/PVFaYCObUhI

Hello Parents and Seniors of the PHS Class of 2022- It has been brought to our attention that the QR code is showing up on some computers but not others. To help fix this issue we have gone in and added a link to the website that you can click on for the 2022 PHS graduation in there as well. The link has been added to the area where it talks about graduation photos and right before where QR code "should " be. Thank you.

PHS Seniors and Parents- If you are needing the QR code for graduation photos please visit the PHS website and look under the news section. The QR code will show up on the website but is not showing up when you look at it through your mobile app.

Attention PHS Seniors and Parents: Please check the PHS webpage and look under the "News" section for important information about the 2022 PHS Graduation Ceremony this Monday, May 16th.

Attention Parents: Please look under the "News" section of the PHS webpage for information about signing up for Summer School and to view the 22-23 PHS Course Catalog. The Course Catalog will help you and your child understand what some of the various classes are that we offer here at PHS. This can help you and your child make an informed decision when selecting /registering for classes for next school year. PHS Counselors will be in the English classrooms this week and next week to help students register for next year's classes.

PHS Class of 2022: Just a reminder that the Senior Awards Ceremony for the PHS Class of 2022 will be on Friday, May 6th at 9:00am in the auditorium. Seniors and Parents are welcome to attend. If you are not able to attend the ceremony in person, please watch the ceremony via livestream at the link below: https://youtu.be/LuKF2phcaSw -- Josh Shepherd Principal Paragould High School

Parents of students going into 9th - 12th grade for 2022-23 school year, please mark your calendar - PHS would like to invite you to a parent meeting in the high school auditorium to explain registration, new graduation requirements, and the options for programs of study. Families with students who will be in 9th or 10th grade next year will meet on Wednesday, May 4th at 5:30 pm. Those with students who are going into 11th or 12th grade will meet Thursday, May 5th at 6:00pm. We encourage all parents to come find out the options your child has at PHS before they start choosing classes for next year on May 9.

Please see the photo for official pageant times for Saturday, April 30th!

PHS would like to invite you to a parent meeting next week in the high school auditorium to explain registration, new graduation requirements, and the options for programs of study. Families with students who will be in 9th or 10th grade next year will meet on Wednesday, May 4 at 5:30 pm. Those with students who are going into 11th or 12th grade will meet Thursday, May 5 at 6 pm. We encourage all parents to come find out the options that your child has at PHS before they start choosing classes for next year on May 9.

PSD releases 2022-2023 school year calendar. Go Rams!

Don't forget - this Friday, April 22nd is the last day to sign up for the PSD Pageant that will be held on April 30th in the PHS Auditorium. Forms are available in each of our school offices. Ages 2 years old through 12th grade are allowed to enter. Email jwallace@paragouldschools.net for more information.

Our PRSN broadcasting group will be teaming up with the Paragould Chamber of Commerce tomorrow night to bring you the first annual Discover Paragould 2042, Kick Off Community Meeting. Starting time is 5:30 and will be broadcast on our YouTube channel. If you are interested in the direction of Paragould the next 20 years you will want to watch this meeting. Link is : https://youtu.be/fD0PATHI7rI