Platte County's Homecoming festivities run Sept. 28 through Oct. 2, and although some things may look different this year, some things will remain the same. This year's theme is "Oz: There's No Place Like Home." 

Homecoming Spirit Week: Homecoming spirit week will continue as usual this year. Dress up days will be encouraged throughout the District, and PCHS students will compete in their grade-level hallway decorations. Homecoming spirit days are listed below, and PCHS will communicate about hallway decorations and pep assemblies.

Homecoming Parade: In lieu of the annual Homecoming parade that typically runs on Fourth Street in Platte City, PCR-3 will host a “reverse parade” through the PCR-3 north campus, on Friday, October 2 from 3-4pm. Students will be dismissed three hours early on October 2. If your group (student group or community group) normally participate in our parade, or you would like to participate this year, please consider making a Homecoming Banner to post in our reverse parade! We’ll line the parade route with these banners to show off our Homecoming community spirit and parade goers will finish the parade waving to our PCHS Homecoming court. See attached parade route for details. Banner entries will be due to the District Education Center by Wednesday, September 30. If you have any questions, please contact Kyle Perkins or Gena Puckett.

Homecoming Football Game: The Pirates will take on the Ruskin Eagles at 7pm on Friday, October 2, at Pirate Stadium. While spectators will continue to be limited, PCHS seniors will be allowed entry to this game. PCHS Got Character Seniors will be recognized during pregame, and the Homecoming Queen will be crowned at halftime. Pirate fans can tune in via NHFS to watch the game from home.

Through a nationwide waiver, all students, whether in-person or remote, are eligible for a free breakfast and free lunch each school day. Remote students and off-campus in-person learners can place orders for curbside pickup meals, which will include a lunch and a breakfast. Curbside pickup orders should be placed by 8am the day of pick up. Click here for further details and here to view our school menus/place orders.

Platte County School District's Parent IgNIGHT series of informative parent sessions is designed to include, inform, involve, and ignite parents.

As we navigate new ways of teaching and learning this school year, the Platte County R-3 School District invites all families engaging in full remote or alternating schedules to join District staff in a discussion on ways to best support learners through these venues. We will address processes for teaching and learning, how to navigate the learning management system, and tips for supporting your student to stay engaged and connected to staff and peers through a virtual platform. Join us via Google Meet on Tuesday, October 6, 6:30pm.

The District will begin to allow outside organizations to reserve available, indoor facility space beginning October 4, in addition to outdoor space that is already reservable. Additional safety protocols must be adhered to by facility renters. To request available facility space, please use this link. Indoor facility space reservations will become active on September 24.

Platte County R-3 School District will soon be conducting a telephone survey of randomly selected, head-of-household, registered voters in the Platte County R-3 School District to learn their views on the District's performance, and on ideas being considered for a potential ballot issue in the Spring of 2021. Parents and District residents are encouraged to share your thoughts with us via the online version of this survey. Since not everyone will be contacted via telephone, we are making this online version of the survey available. Please complete the survey by Monday, October 5.

We are hiring substitute teachers! You pick your schedule - short and long term positions, as well as pre-scheduled and on-call positions are available.

For the Pirate Pride portion of the September meeting, Dr. Jennifer Beutel, Executive Director of Pupil Services recognized two amazing PCR-3 students. Chloe and Autumn have been busy supporting Treasure Chest volunteers since mid-March. During weekly food distributions, the girls have brought cards of encouragement, coloring pages, and lately, stuffed hearts made by Chloe to "share the love." Truly, Pirates taking care of Pirates, who are taking care of Pirates.

At the September meeting, Dr. Mike Reik, Superintendent, reviewed, discussed, and answered questions on how the start of school has gone, with eight days into the 2020-21 school year. Dr. Reik shared information regarding working with the health department, other area superintendents, and other health professionals on a broader, but still cautious, gating criteria for returning to full in-person instruction. District leaders answered questions regarding attendance, instruction for students who are asked to quarantine, and COVID-19 case reporting (see below). A recording of the meeting can be viewed here.

PCR-3 will post weekly numbers of reported COVID-19 cases in our District on our website each Monday, displaying District-wide data from the previous Monday through Sunday. These cases will include staff and students, regardless if learning and teaching remotely or in person. For COVID-19 data in our area, visit the following websites:

If there is a positive case within one of our buildings, we will notify the entire school building. If a student or staff member has been determined to have been in close contact at school with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 or someone whose medical provider diagnosed them with a presumed case of COVID-19, you will be contacted with further instructions. Close contact is defined as fewer than 6 feet away for more than 15 minutes, regardless of face covering use. For more information on what PCR-3 will do when there is a COVID-19 case in school, click here.

If you have been exposed to or experience any symptoms of COVID-19, we ask that you stay home and contact your building nurse or our Executive Director of Pupil Services, Dr. Jen Beutel at 816-858-7001, beutelj@platteco.k12.mo.us. On evenings or weekends, please email beutelj@platteco.k12.mo.us. PCR-3 students, staff, and community members should use the Daily Wellness Check linked here.

September 17: Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm, (reconvene from closed session which begins at 5:30pm)

September 30: PLC Day, 2-hour early dismissal

October 2: Homecoming, 3-hour early dismissal

October 12: No School, District Inservice

October 15: Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm, (reconvene from closed session which begins at 5:30pm)

October 21: PLC Day, 2-hour early dismissal

Thank you to all our Pirates ROCK Star business partners who support character education in our schools! And thank you to our District-wide Pirates ROCK Star partner, Tradition Home Group.

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Mission: To prepare individual learners for success in life, 

Values: Student Focus, Collaboration, High Expectations, Integrity, Visionary Leadership, Innovation, Results Orientation