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Coming Up:
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day - No School
Tuesday, May 28
Lower School Sports Day
Wednesday, May 29
Kindergarten Butterfly Release
Senior Dinner
May 30
Grades 1-4 Butterfly Release
Middle School Sports Day
Senior Picnic
May 31
Early Release - see schedule below
5th Grade Butterfly Release
Last Day of School!
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Mr. Burr Named LS Assistant Principal
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Pine Lake Preparatory announced Thursday that Mr. Jeff Burr has been named Lower School Assistant Principal.
Mr. Burr has taught Social Studies at Pine Lake's Upper School since 2008.
"I am excited to be transitioning to this new position because for the past 11 years I have helped students at the end of their PLP careers, and now will be able to assist in the beginning part of their journey. I look forward to working with the wonderful staff at the Lower School and can't wait to get started with this new challenge," he said.
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Name: Mr. Jeff Burr
Job Title:
Lower School Assistant Principal
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Social Studies Secondary Education from Eastern Michigan University;
Master of Art in Educational Leadership, K-12 Administration, also from Eastern Michigan University
Educational Philosophy
It is my belief that every child as the ability to learn and it is my purpose to find the best avenue for their learning. I had a coach once tell me that every day you should learn something new because if you don't, others will pass you by in life. I have taken that advice to heart and find different ways to present material and encourage my students to help them build relationships, critical-thinking skills, and learning to cope and respond to adversity.
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In and Out of the Classroom
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May 31 Early Release Schedule
The early release schedule for May 31, the last day of school is as follows:
Kindergarten: 11 a.m. dismissal, families may begin arriving at 10:50 a.m.
Lower School: 11:20 a.m. dismissal
Upper: 11:25
a.m. dismissal
Middle: Noon dismissal
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Gunther Receives Scholarship
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Congratulations to Class of 2019's Grace Gunther for receiving a $2500 Scholarship from the Mooresville Rescue Squad.
Grace will attend Rowan Cabarrus Community College in the fall.
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End of Grade Testing Schedules
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Note: Each schedule may be found on the PLP website on the News pages for each school.
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The Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is officially underway. Almost all students have received username and passwords and a lesson about logging in from Mrs. McCurry our technology teacher. If your class has not received them, they will be getting them next week.
Students may log all of their reading minutes on the website
The reading challenge runs from May 6 - September 6.
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The annual Middle School Dodgeball tournament was held on Wednesday,
The winning girls team was Ella, Sydney, Elizabeth and Nikki!
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The winning boys team was Carter, Noah Madden and Braedan!
Contributed by Coach Deffenbaugh
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PLP Earns Blumey Awards for Best Musical, Best Direction
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Pine Lake Preparatory's upper school musical production of Bright Star shone bright enough to be awarded Best Musical and Best Overall Direction at the annual "Blumey" Awards held May 19.
The production was nominated for nine awards, including Best Male Lead Actor, Best Male and Female Supporting Actors, Best Featured Actor, Choreography, Ensemble, and Costuming.
The Best Musical contest was broken into Tier 1 (production budget under $10,000), and Tier 2 (budget over $10,000). Pine Lake Prep's cast and crew edged out Stuart W. Cramer and Nation Ford to take top honors.
Susan Howard, Director, received Best Overall Direction for Bright Star, which is her 9th Pine Lake Prep production. She was assisted by Amy Woodall, Choral Director; Jennifer Bassett, Orchestra Director; and Anne-Marie Bozzacco, Choreographer. Howard's was chosen for the honor out of 48 high school productions in the greater Charlotte area.
Best Featured Actor - Andrew Battalia
Best Supporting Actress - Amanda Foss
Best Supporting Actor - JT Sutek
Top 25 for Leading Female Actress - Piper Loebach
Top 6 for Leading Male Actor - Chris Hyslop
Best Choreography Execution
Best Ensemble/Chorus
Best Costume Creation
Best Overall Direction
Best Musical!
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Dane Chilton, Technical Manager; Mrs. Susan Howard, Director; and Piper Loebach, Lead Actress, with PLP's first ever Blumey Awards.
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Krehnbrink Wins at State Track Event, Earns Athlete of the Week
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Cole Krehnbrink is this week's Blue Harbor Bank Athlete of the Week, for taking the gold medal at State competition in the 400 meter race.
Cole was also part of the 4x400 relay that placed 4th. The team also included Jeremy Shatsha, Greyson Fox Tran and Lukas Valley.
Congratulations to Cole!
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From the PLP Athletic Boosters FB Page:
Congratulations to Coach Gretchen DeRuyter and Coach Garren Thomas, who were selected by the Athletic Department as the PLP Athletic Boosters "Coaches of the Season."
As the MS Soccer coach, Coach DeRuyter led her team to an 11-1 conference record and a regular season PCAC Championship. They finished 13-2 and lost a heartbreaker to St. Mark's in the tournament final. Gretchen, along with her assistant Brad Garrett, provided the stability and organization that led our girls to be a highly successful soccer team.
As the Varsity Softball coach, Coach Thomas led his team to a 12-2 regular season conference record and a Conference Runner Up finish during the regular season and tournament. The girls finished with a record of 17-4, eclipsing the all-time win mark in a season. Garren, along with his assistant Bart Barfield, were great leaders to a very young squad who will look to push further next season.
Both coaches will receive a $500 gift card and and a huge THANK YOU for their hard work, leadership, and dedication! Congratulations!
#CoachOfTheSeason
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2019/2020 Enrollment is open for Extended Day Program!
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NEW this year: Before Care starting at 6:30am in the ACC- Students must be registered to take advantage of this great new service to our families.
Before care:
Enrollment is open for
ALL K-8
families.
After3:
Enrollment is
available for current families only.
If you are a new family, please email
Mrs. Stratford
for availability.
The registration form is available on
My Payments Plus
. While filling out the form, please make your selection for Before Care, After3 or both.
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To sign up for volunteer, please see:
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Volunteers Needed for Pinky Swear Event
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Volunteers are needed May 31- June 2
The Pinky Swear Story
In December of 2002, nine-year-old Mitch
Chepokas, terminally ill with bone cancer, withdrew the entire $6,000 from his savings account and put it in envelopes for kids on the pediatric oncology floor at the hospital.
After giving all of his money away, Mitch’s dad made a pinky swear promise with him to always help children with cancer and their families after he was gone.
Mitch passed away on April 11, 2003, and shortly afterwards, Pinky Swear Foundation was established by his parents to honor the promise he made.
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