April 30, 2020-2021
Issue 16
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Quarter 4 Midway Point
Parents, as we have passed the halfway mark for Q3, please check on your students' course progress. If your student is digital or in-person, please make sure you are checking grades on your parent portal account or your student's portal account.
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2021-2022 Course Request Corrections
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Students will have one final opportunity to make any corrections to their course requests for the 2021-2022 school year. Unfortunately, we are unable to make any elective or level changes due to the availability of open seats in most of our courses. If a student finds an error in their courses or would like to make a change in an AP request, they will have the opportunity to fill out a Course Request Correction Form from May4-6, 2021. The form will be available on the PRHS Curriculum & Instruction eClass page. |
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Your outgoing PTSA Board would like to welcome your new PTSA Board for the next school year. Thank you for being willing to serve the PTSA and our school.
PTSA Board for the 2021-22SY
Co-Presidents - Domonique Cooper and Stacey Stacy
Vice Presidents - Gul Amir and Katie Park
Secretary - Kim Weeks
Treasurer - Audrey Hendrix-Johnson
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Starting the week of April 19th, students that have created a Georgia Virtual student account will be placed in a core course that they received a grade below 69%. Ridge Recovery is a credit recovery program using Georgia Virtual Credit Recovery for students who did not pass a core class. Students can take a condensed version of the course to earn credit towards graduation. Successful credit recovery grades will appear on a student’s transcript, but it will NOT replace the failed grade. Credit recovery allows students to earn credit and get back on track towards graduation. Student athletes who are seeking athletic scholarships should consult with their counselor prior to registering for Credit Recovery because it is not accepted by NCAA.
Courses Offered for Ridge Recovery:
- Math- Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-calculus
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Language Arts- 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th
- Science- Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy, Astronomy, Environmental Science, Physics
- Social Studies- World Geography, World History, US History, Government (Political Systems), and Economics
- Health
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The Java Den is open from 6:30 to 7:05 every morning for coffee, hot chocolate, cappuccinos, frappuccinos, and snacks. Items cost from $1 to $3. |
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GCPS Community Superintendent Search Survey
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The Gwinnett County Board of Education is moving forward in its search to identify the school district's next superintendent. An essential part of the search process is obtaining feedback from stakeholders, including families, students, staff, and others in the community. We invite you to participate in an online survey to share your thoughts on the qualities you would like to see in the next superintendent. The survey is open through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, and is available in English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Click here to take the Gwinnett Community Superintendent Search Survey.
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Peachtree Ridge High School Named National Beta School of Merit |
Gwinnett County Public School District is proud to announce that Peachtree Ridge High School is a 2020-2021 National Beta School of Merit. The school earned this recognition by offering National Beta to all eligible grades on their campus.
The National Beta School of Merit award is given to honor a club’s dedication and commitment to academic excellence. To achieve this prestigious honor, a school must include members from all eligible grade levels in their Beta club. This year, only 29% of Beta Clubs across the country received this award. In a congratulatory letter to the school, Bobby Hart, CEO said “Thank you for your continued support of National Beta and commitment to developing future leaders!”
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Congratulations to Georgia Scholars 2021 Chandni Pari Jain and Shivani Desai. |
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Lee going to Nationals in Debate |
Roy Lee, who won runner-up in the Lincoln Douglas Varsity State Championships, has now advanced to compete in the National Speech and Debate Tournament! He's amazing!! If you know Roy, please congratulate him.
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TSA places 7th overall in State |
TSA (Technology Student Association) got the results of their state completion Friday night. The team worked throughout the year either as individuals or in groups to design, build, code, etc. projects for 28 different competitions. That 28 doesn’t include some competitions that had to be canceled mid-way through the year due to COVID while others had their format changed to fit a virtual competition. Peachtree Ridge Placed 7th overall in the State with several first and second places in individual competitions.
Be sure to congratulate these students for their hard work and resilience:
State Champions!
Animatronics: Christie Kwon, Maika Hirata, Becky Nam, Joane Hong, Joanne Lee
Geospatial Design (2 years in a row): Aahil Lakhani, Daniel Lee, Debra Villatoro
2nd Place in State
Fashion Design (2nd two years in a row): Hannie Kwak, Minseo Yi, Grace Yu, Emily Kim
Music Production: Hannie Kwak, Lexi Laryczower, Hugh Yoon, Mathew Kang, Dylan DeBriere, Jacob Yoo
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Desai wins Gates Scholarship & the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing winner |
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Shivani Desai wins the Gates Scholarship. The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority, high school seniors. Scholars will receive funding for the full cost of attendance* that is not already covered by other financial aid and the expected family contribution. She will be attending the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Student Shivani Desai has also received the National NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC). The award, powered by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), recognizes 9th-12th grade students who self-identify as women, genderqueer, or non-binary for their computing-related achievements and interests, as part of an effort to encourage a diverse range of students to choose careers in technology.
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Summer School Information |
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Registration for Maxwell and Grayson Tech
Registration is open through the end of the semester. Students apply using the "Maxwell/Grayson Tech Registration" link under Additional Resources on the Student Portal.
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Virtual Visits from College Representatives |
PRHS Students, colleges want to meet you! Get to know colleges by attending virtual college information sessions. Do you have questions about a college of interest? Do you want to learn more about potential colleges of interest?
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Ridge Dance Team Auditions for 2022 |
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May 11, 12 and 13th at PRHS Dance Studio
Current 9th-11th Grade are from 2:30-4pm
Current 8th grade: 4:30-5:30
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Please give a shout-out to our PRHS Girls and Boys Golf Teams! Both teams had major success at the Area 4 AAAAAAA Golf Tournament yesterday in Monroe. The Girls Golf team won across the board winning the team tournament. This team consisted of Rachel Hoang, Yedam Lee, Bridge Hoang and Stacey Yoon. Additionally, Bridget and Yedam tied for low medalist and went into a playoff with Bridget winning low medalist for the tournament! The Boys Team had individual success with Freshman Billy Abdow winning low medalist in his first Area 4 appearance.
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South Asian Student Association |
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The last meeting of the South Asian Student Association will be Tuesday, May 18th at 2:20 pm on zoom. The link to the zoom meeting can be found on the club page on the PRHS website.
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Student Council Elections for 2021-2022 |
Elections for the 2021-22 PRHS Student Council Executive Board will open on Monday, May 3, and close on Friday, May 14 @ 2:10pm. All Peachtree Ridge students in 9th-11th grade are able to vote in these elections. Executive Board officers are in charge of planning major school events like Homecoming, Prom, Festival of Nations, Relay for Life, and many more. They also serve as representatives of the entire student body. To vote – go to your eCLASS main landing page to find a link to complete a ballot. Let your voice be heard.
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Order Graduation Ceremony Picture |
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Order your Graduation ceremony pictures today from Magic Moments. There will be no Principal Handshake this year, but you will get a picture with your diploma cover from the ceremony. Magic Moment will be photographing your student shortly after they receive the diploma during graduation in May.
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Honors Night is Tuesday, May 11. Attendance is by invitation only. Students wishing to attend must RSVP and may only bring 2 guests. There will be two events to accommodate social distancing. The event will be at Peachtree Ridge in the Commons.
6:00 – 7:00 PM Last Names: A – L
7:30 – 8:30 PM Last Names: M - Z
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All seniors will be allowed to pick up their senior gifts in the PRHS Bus lane on the following dates/times:
- Wednesday May 12 - 2:45pm-4:45pm
- Thursday May 13 - 9:00am-12:00pm
Details for Senior Gifts Pickup:
- Prior to coming to Peachtree Ridge, on an 8 ½” X 11” piece of paper, write your student’s name, student ID, and grade in large font and place on the dash of your vehicle.
- Once you arrive at Peachtree Ridge, drive toward the front of the school through the bus lane and follow directions from school staff.
- Once in the bus lanes, remotely pop the truck or hatch or unlock the back door. Staff members will retrieve and place items in your vehicle. Do not leave your vehicle during pick-up.
- After items are placed in the vehicle please leave campus.
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Senior Letters are an opportunity for parents, family members, friends, and/or anyone else to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments and character of the members of this year’s senior class. Each letter should be clearly marked with the student’s legal full name (NO NICKNAMES) and GCPS student number (please ask the parent/student for this information) and labeled “SENIOR LETTER.” No senior letter can be larger than an 8½”x11” sheet of paper.
Senior Letters are collected at the Front Desk at Peachtree Ridge or mailed address: Ms. Joann Baker and mark the envelope with "SENIOR LETTERS" as well as the student's complete name (no nicknames) and GCPS student number to whom it should be delivered.
All letters should be at the school NO LATER THAN Friday, May 7, 2021 to allow time for sorting.
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Senior Graduation May 30th |
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Theme: Celestial Moon
Location: Peachtree Ridge High School Football Stadium
Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm, May 15th 2021
Cost: $25 through Saturday, May 8, $30 beginning Sunday, May 9 through the day of prom.
Tickets: Seniors only on GoFan (NO CASH). Student ID number is the promo code.
Dates: Must be current GCPS students. When purchasing a ticket for a guest, please put guest's name on the Prom Ticket information.
Students must put in their student ID number as the Promo Code in order to purchase tickets.
Prom Song Request
Seniors attending Prom can fill out the PRHS Senior Prom 2021 Song Request Form by clicking the following link or scanning the QR code. In order to access the form, students must be signed in to the school G Suite for Education (also known as the Google Workspace for Education) account. Seniors can submit as many requests as they like up until Friday, May 7. This form is intended to be filled out by Seniors only!
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Baccalaureate: May 16th (virtual) |
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Baccalaureate is a formal, ceremonial event to honor graduating seniors by celebrating their religion and culture. It is a highly reflective and quiet event that focuses on the graduating class’ personal growth and achievement by essentially providing a blessing to the graduates. This is the first time students will wear their gowns, stoles, and earned honor cords. It will be completely digital as participating seniors will pre-record their videos and send it to us as we compile all of them into one video. This video will be live on YouTube Premiere on May 16th. We are looking for (Senior) students who would like to perform or recite something of their religion to celebrate our graduating seniors. Seniors can sign-up here.
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Baby/Throwback Photos for Baccalaureate |
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Submit old and new photos of the Class of 2021! These photos will be a moving slideshow collage of all of the photos we compile for Baccalaureate and can be submitted by anyone who personally knows a PRHS Senior.
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If your student would like to check out books this semester, we are offering curbside pickup DAILY from 8:00-2:30pm. We are also delivering books to classrooms for our face-to-face students. Just fill out the following form to order your library books and then put the book on hold in the media catalog (directions on how to do this are in the form):
GOOD NEWS! There will be no overdue library fees this year.
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PTSA Legislative Reports can be found on the school website on the PTSA page under Legislative Reports in the right column. There are currently reports for 2020-2021. |
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Your Donations and Membership Help PRHS PTSA |
Support the PTSA membership campaign.
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Do you have a Question about:
Driver's Education?
SAT/ACT Prep Classes?
Defensive Driving?
ESOL?
Summer PE/Health?
Credit Recovery?
End Zone after-school tutoring?
Facility Rental?
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Interested in taking a Drivers Ed course at Peachtree Ridge High School? We have 2 classes coming up this Summer. Both classes will be following a hybrid model, which means they will meet in person 3 times over the span of 2 weeks. The rest of the activities and assignments will be completed and submitted online. The final exam will be taken in person on the last day of face-to-face instruction. The 6 hours of behind the wheel driving will be scheduled according to the availability of the instructor and student, and will be assigned after students complete the classroom portion of Drivers Ed.
The two classes are:
June 7 - 18
Face to Face: June 7, 14, and 18
July 12 - 23
Face to Face: July 12, 19, and 23
Cost - $345.00
Register soon on MyPaymentsPlus!
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Arrange a pickup time for a food box or make an appointment to come by and shop through our pantry!
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Check out the homepage of the Peachtree Ridge Website for more information from the front office at www.PeachtreeRidge.org about certificates of enrollment, drivers license documents, and transcript requests. |
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If your child has any Health Conditions such as; Food Allergy, Asthma, Insect/Sting Allergy, Seizure Disorder, or any Health Condition; The school requires a current Health Management Plan and Permission to Administer Medication Form or to carry an Epi-Pen if needed.
You can begin to fill these forms out now for 2021- 2022 School Year. Please place in an envelope labeled with your child’s name on it with ATTN: CLINIC and drop off in the front office/lobby or you may scan and email them to the clinic.
**Any Medication must be brought in by the Parent/Guardian. All medications must be picked up by the end of the school year by a Parent/Guardian or they will be discarded.
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GCPS Hiring Bus Drivers and Monitors |
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- ParentVUE (using your parent portal account) to view schedules, grades, transcripts, and more
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- StudentVUE (where you find your grades, barcode, and other information)
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Sign up today to receive GCPS Online eNews
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Peachtree Ridge High School
1555 Old Peachtree Rd. Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 957-3100
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