We are less than one month from the end of the 1st marking period! Please continue checking grades on Skyward and continue encouraging your children to complete assignments and to submit them to teachers. A mid-marking period review showed that the top 2 reasons any Sun Valley student was failing or in danger of failing was not completing assignments and not turning assignments in. A close 3rd place reason was related to regular attendance at school. We appreciate the home and school partnership and want to work together to make our students' experience a positive one at The Valley!

Congratulations to the Sun Valley Marching Band! Under the leadership of Mr. Tim Pry (and many others), the Marching Vanguards won their division and recorded the highest score at the competition this past weekend at Unionville. This performance lands them the #1 ranking in the state! Great work, and keep the momentum going!

The midpoint of the 1st marking period was Friday, October 8th. Please be sure to check student grades consistently on Skyward and encourage students to communicate on a regular basis with their teachers and counselor. The end of marking period 1 is Friday, November 12, 2021.

In order to reserve a testing booklet, students must register for the alternate PSAT exam by using the following link: PSAT Alternate Exam Registration.

Students who are not registered will NOT have a testing booklet available the day of the exam. The last day to register is Friday, October 22nd by 3:00 pm.

Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have. See the flyer posted on the school webpage and your class Schoology pages for the website and log in information. The last day to submit your photos is November 30^th.

Senior Families: senior yearbook ads are now available to purchase until November 30^th. Please go to www.jostens.com or follow the directions on the Class Schoology page or the school website. Contact yearbook advisor, Mrs. Maxwell with any questions (JMMaxwell@pdsd.org).

Students & parents are reminded that the deadline for payment for all AP exams is Friday, Nov. 5th in the counseling office.

Payment options:

The cost is $96 for each exam. Any questions can be directed to Mr. Hartwell in the counseling office.

Seniors & Juniors: Please sign up on Naviance at least one day in advance for any of the following College Visits:

University of Pittsburgh (virtual), 9:30 am

Muhlenberg College (In-person), 10:30 am

National Guard (In-person), 8:00 am

Cabrini University (In-person), 10:00 am

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (virtual), 10:30 am

Towson University (virtual), 9:00 am

Immaculata University (virtual), 10:00 am

Thank you to all the families who joined the SV School Counselors last Tuesday night for the annual Financial Aid Night! If you were unable to attend, the recorded webinar and deck of slides are linked below:

Any student interested in joining the Swim/Dive team: please attend a meeting on 10/18 at 3:15 pm in the SV Cafeteria. The meeting should only last about 15 minutes.

Any boy interested in playing baseball this spring: please attend a team meeting for students & parents at 6:30 pm on 10/18. The meeting will be outside on the stadium bleachers.

The Health Hero Flu Clinic will be held in Penn-Delco on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Be sure to go to our Health Services section of the website at pdsd.org/fluclinc to access the consent form and more information on how to get your student a flu shot this year.