Veterans Day November 11: No School |
Pine Lake's campus and online classrooms will be CLOSED November 11 for Veterans Day. Middle School staff and Learning Lab students are working through well over 200 submissions to recognize veterans and active duty members. The flags will be placed around the loop which and displayed Tuesday through Thursday next week. |
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The 2021-2022 Lottery is Open! |
If you have local friends or family interested in applying to the lottery for enrollment next school year, please direct them to the PLP website, to fill out the online application. |
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We are looking to showcase some of our most talented students this holiday season!
Hearthside Holiday Showcase
Thursday, December 10th
7:00 pm
There will be an audition process and the top acts will perform in a live stream event hosted in our PLP theatre.
Your selection must relate to the holiday season. The act must be no longer than 5 minutes in length. Students may only perform once.
Ideas:
Dance - tap, ballet, etc
Vocals - solo or small group
Instruments / percussion, piano, strings, banjo, etc
Poetry Reading
Acting - Monologues or short scenes
You may combine with other students, for example flautist and vocalist, however groups must be small to maintain social distancing.
Auditions will take place the week before Thanksgiving after classes have concluded.
SIGN UP BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9
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The Yearbook Needs YOU to Share Photos! |
Help the Yearbook staff fill pages! They are specifically looking for photos for the following categories at this time:
Halloween at home could be students with their favorite candy, doing spooky activities (Scarrigans, corn maze, pumpkin patch, apple picking etc.), in your costume, trick-or-treating, or anything else relating fall or spooky season.
Vacations and Summer Road Trips - from 2020
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Vacations and 2020 Road Trips
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Volunteering During Quarantine
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The Tech Office would like to provide a reminder about MacBook care. In the three months since deploying the new MacBooks, 6 MacBooks have been brought in with liquid damage. Liquid damage machines are often not repairable! The cost to families is 20% of the new laptop cost while PLP covers the remaining 80%. Clearly this is very expensive for families and PLP.
Tips for Caring for Your MacBook:
- Close and put away your MacBook before eating or drinking.
- Keep cups, mugs, and water bottles away from your MacBook. Even “spill proof” containers can spill.
- Do not eat over your MacBook. Crumbs can cause damage, too.
- Your MacBook is not a tray. Please do not stack things on it, or use it to help carry items.
- Do not leave the laptop outside in the heat or use near water including, but not limited to, a pool.
Thank you for taking care of the school's investment in educational technology!
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KIDS, Share Your Thanksgiving Recipes! |
Lower School students, what is your favorite dish served at your table for Thanksgiving? Draw a picture or send us a video explaining how to make your favorite dish. It can be traditional, or something special to your family. Send us at email at socialmedia@pinelakeprep.org. We will gather some of our favorite submissions and put together a dream menu to share with PLP on social media. |
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Book Fair is Coming (to a Computer Near You) |
The Lower School Book Fair will be online this year, and books will be shipped directly to your home.
Order between November 13 and November 26. Books will arrive in time for holiday gift giving!
Stay tuned for more information. To browse books, see the PTO Book Fair page or click on the
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Author of Beloved Book Writes Back |
Mrs. Godsell's 3rd graders read Because of Winn Dixie in class earlier this year. Chloe D. wrote a letter to the author, Kate DiCamillo, and she got a letter back from her!
Contributed by Mrs. Debbie Godsell
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Middle School Families, please be sure to update your child's grade and teacher (their first period teacher each day). This data is used to quickly sort lunches and get them to the correct rooms. THANKS! |
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Thespians Inducted into Honor Society |
Pine Lake Preparatory's chapter of the International Thespian Society inducted 9 new members at a lovely afternoon ceremony on the outdoor stage of the Fine Arts Building. To be eligible for induction, members have to work to achieve 10 points which is equal to 100 hours of good theatre work. Students must also maintain an honor society GPA. The inductees were led in the ceremony by 4 of the current officers. Congratulations to the following students (pictured left to right, front to back):
Abby Workman - Officer, Deputy Secretary
Maggie Mizelle
Abby Merryman
Audrey Hochman - Officer, Deputy Treasurer
Kylee Strickfaden - Officer, Vice President
Sophie Lenz
Mary McKenzie
Sydney Loebach
Katherine Ryan
Sadie Vaughan
Jordan Lawson
Dane Chilton - Officer, President
Not pictured - Sydney White
Contributed by Mrs. Susan Howard
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National Art Honor Society |
Congratulations to the following new inductees to the National Art Honor Society (NAHS). NAHS recognizes high school students who demonstrate an outstanding ability and interest in art and promotes the highest standards in art scholarship, character, and service by bringing art education to the attention of the school and community.
The new members are:
Alyssa Hartwig
Sarah Kadlecik
Nick Hatcher
Kelly Scholl
Henry Shook
Tieran Sullivan
Abbie Wooley
Hailey Bonczek
Britta Nelson
Kimberly Tang
Jenna Sidberry
Paige Merkle
Jessie Giambruno
Jane Steighner
Lily Hastings
President Ashton Woodruff
Vice President Hannah Browning
Contributed by Mrs. Ashley Hook
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The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at PLP is contributing a tree to the Giving Tree Village this year and would love help with donations to decorate the tree.
Our tree will represent Pine Lake and also all donations and money raised from this project will go to benefit The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization founded in 1998 focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth.
The Trevor Project's 2020 survey found that:
40% of LGBTQ respondents seriously considered attempting suicide in the past twelve months, with more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth having seriously considered suicide.
48% of LGBTQ youth reported engaging in self-harm in the past twelve months, including over 60% of transgender and nonbinary youth.
You can help the GSA Club by supporting their Amazon Wish List https://amzn.to/2TXSIPC or donating Rainbow themed decorations to incorporate into their tree.
Once The Giving Village is up and running, we will reach out again for your support to help vote us to the top! Thank you to our Pine Lake community!
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Everyday Item Doodles, created by Art 1 students and inspired by artist Javier Perez. |
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The PTO is pleased to announce this week's recipients. Because of the huge volume of nominations for deserving staff, they will give two awards in the coming weeks.
The campaign recognizes the efforts of staff members who are going above and beyond this year. Each week the PTO chooses TWO teachers or staff members among those nominated, for a $50 gift card.
Do you have someone you would like to be recognized?
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Hoodies and More for the Holidays |
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The PTO has re-opened their seasonal store! Place orders on the Pride Store page, before Sunday, November 15th. Orders will be distributed the week of December 7th.
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Alumni News: Class of 2011 |
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