May 12, 2021-2022

Issue 18

• The Master schedule for the 2022-2023 school year has been completed and there is very little room for movement due to open seats.  We will do our best to accommodate core level changes however we are unable to do elective changes. The Curriculum Office will be open for a limited time this summer. Should you have questions please email Lynne Best and your message will be responded to when the office is open. Please do not send multiple emails or call as this slows the response time. Thank you!
• 2022-2023 student schedules will be released shortly before the new year starts.  
• Students and parents my view course requests through Student/ParentVUE. This is not the schedule but it is the courses that we have the student scheduled for.  

Students that miss a final exam will receive a zero for the final exam until it has been completed. Make-ups can be arranged with the testing office and taken by June 3rd. Please contact the testing office with any questions.

Micah Porter

Testing Coordinator

All Chromebooks, hotspots, textbooks, calculators, or other school-owned devices are due. Device services will be turned off and fines for replacing the device will be assigned if a device is not returned. Please return to the front office ASAP as fines are being assessed. Fines can be paid through MyPaymentsPlus.

When returning your device, please bring all components, including chargers and mice; have the device fully charged and powered on in order to expedite the return process.

Devices will be assessed for damage upon return and fines may be assigned based on the damage in order to cover the cost of replacement parts and repairs. Fines can be paid by credit or debit card at the time of the return. If a device is returned in good condition, no fine will be assigned.

If a student needs a device for summer learning, please contact the Community School Office. 

All medications must be picked up by the end of the school year by a Parent/Guardian or they will be discarded. Please contact Adina Indrieu in the Clinic for more information.

Gwinnett County’s Summer Meals Program is back with free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches from May 31 to Aug. 2. The nutritious meals are for families with children ages 18 and under or those 19 and older with a physical or mental impairment. Meals can be picked up curbside at 21 sites from 11:00am to 1:00pm, Monday through Friday — including County holidays — while supplies last. Pick-up locations span the county, including distribution sites in Berkeley Lake, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Norcross, Snellville, Stone Mountain and Suwanee. For more information about Gwinnett Summer Meals, please call 770.822.8840 or visit GwinnettSummerMeals.com.

Want to help onsite? Visit VolunteerGwinnett.net for information about volunteering for the Summer Meals Program – all locations are seeking energetic volunteers daily to assist in handing out meals. 

AP Summer Assignments

Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Assignments are posted on the AP Course page for the following courses: 

• AP Art History/AP Lang Combo
• AP Calculus AB & BC
• AP Chemistry
• AP Human Geography
• AP Physics 1
• AP Seminar
• AP Research
• AP World History
• AP World History/AP European History Combo

If you have any questions or concerns about your AP Summer Assignment, please email Ms. Petty (carrie.petty@gcpsk12.org) OR the teacher(s) of your course.

GCPL will be hosting Vision To Learn this Summer!

In coordination with Vision to Learn, Gwinnett County Public Library will be offering vision screenings, eye exams, and if necessary, glasses for children. Quality vision care is an important component of education; students that cannot see often struggle to learn to read, see the board, and succeed academically. The eye exams and eyeglasses are available free of charge to all students who need them, at no out-of-pocket cost to parents or children. For more information go to the Vision To Learn Page.

Fines

All current and outstanding fines will need to be cleared before the end of the school year. To see if you have any outstanding fines, please refer to your parent portal and my payments plus accounts. Please know that the school may place a hold on items like this year's graduation tickets or parking passes for next year if accounts are not cleared. To pay a fine, please visit MyPaymentsPlus. If you do not have an account, you may create one using the same link. You will need your child's student ID. 

If you need to request a refund on your child's meal/ cafeteria account You will need to go to this link and request a refund. You can find it on the Gwinnett County Schools website under school nutrition.

If your student is graduating or leaving GCPS and would like to take their Google files, we recommend using Google Takeout for saving items from Google Drive to another account prior to the Memorial Day weekend.

You can also Un-subscribe using the link a the bottom o this email. 

Drivers Education

Monitor your “plugged-in” time

Summer can have a lot of downtime for many kids, and this can lead to long periods of filling boredom by being online. Educate and warn parents and students about the potential health issues such as headaches, moodiness, and the overall feeling of tiredness that can be associated with too much screen time. Encourage students to meet some friends in person, play some board games together, register for a summer program, or get outside together.

Learn more summer tips here. 

This is not an official GCPS resource.

July 18-22 from 8-6:30 at PRHS

Appointment times have been mailed and emailed to the homes of Rising Seniors. 

• Seniors MUST take a portrait with Magic Moments to be in the Senior section of the yearbook
• Senior IDS will be printed on site
• If a student does not take a Senior Portrait, they will not be in the yearbook.

Viewing Senior Portrait Proofs

Students can turn in their choices 3 ways:

1) Email it in to magicmomentprhs@yahoo.com (include image number and name)

2) Go online to [www.magicmomentphotography.com]www.magicmomentphotography.com Click "order online" in the top right corner

Choose 2023 Yearbook Choices and go from there

3) Enter it when placing an order online

 Submitting a Senior Photo for the Yearbook:

 [www.magicmomentphotography.com]www.magicmomentphotography.com

Click "Order Online" in the top right corner

Choose "2022-2023 Senior Proofs"

Enter your keyword: Last Name + Last four digits of student ID + p

Example: Opore1234p

Congratulations to Deborah Hunter and her team for being named Head Custodian and Team of the year for the 2021-22 School Year.

Work Permits

Work Permits are done electronically via the Georgia Department of Labor.

Directions on how to complete the permit can be found on this DOL document.

Please contact joann.baker@gcpsk12.org with any further questions.

Driver's License and Learner's Permit Certificate

If you will require the certification of enrollment form and/or ADAP form after this summer, please apply for those on MPPs but please be aware that these will be mailed to your home address. So please plan accordingly. It can take up to 5 days to be mailed.

1. Go to www.mypaymentsplus.com 
2. Events & Activities 
3. Look for school fees. 
4. Options include: 

• Certificate of Enrollment (for Learners Permit) 
• Certificate of Enrollment and ADAP (for Driver’s License) Can only print if you took the ADAPT test at Peachtree Ridge HS. 

If you have recently moved and have not notified school with new documentation (i.e. lease/utility), you MUST contact martha.I.kuhn@gcpsk12.org to update your address before we can process the Certificate of Enrollment. 

It's official after a 2-year break, we are looking for local restaurants and non-food vendors to participate in this amazing community event on Saturday, September 10th, 2022.

• Do you know someone who owns a restaurant? 
• Do you know someone who has a business? 



Send them to the Taste of the Ridge contacts, Jennifer or Mary, for more information: president@peachtreeridgebands.com

Registration for Summer School 2022 is NOW OPEN!

Any interested student needing to earn credit from a previously failed class should plan to register online through MyPaymentsPlsu at: https://mypaymentsplus.com/welcome and attend either face-to-face or in person this summer. This year there is NO COST associated with retaking up to two previously failed classes, so be sure to take advantage of this great (free) summer school opportunity if needed. 

Additional information can be found on the flyers posted and the direct GCPS Summer School link here: https://www.gcpsk12.org/SummerSchool. 

Pre-Participation Physicals

As of 3/1/2022, physicals and all appropriate documents for tryouts should be connected or linked to https://gwinnettcountyschools.rankonesport.com/

• GHSA Physical Form
• GHSA Physical Form - Spanish Version

Please read the instructions below carefully and note that you should do ALL RANK ONE ACCOUNT INFORMATION FIRST, and then take the HISTORY FORM to the Doctor to get your Physical Examination Form complete.

Questions for Mrs. Postma, call 678-512-6044 or e-mail Karen.Postma@gcpsk12.org

Congratulations to the 4 PR girls and 4 boys selected to the All-County Soccer teams as well as our 2 scholar-athletes.

Senior, Rio Onwumere was selected as the AAAAAAA Gwinnett County Boys Soccer Player of the Year and is the 4^th PRHS boys player selected for this award in the past 6 years and the 1^st Defender!!! Please see the link below for the GDP article.  

May 16th, 17^th and 18^th in the Dance Studio at 2:30

See Mrs. Ondre or Ms. Wood with any questions.

Senior Textbooks

Live Stream Graduation

Have friends and family that can't make it to graduation?  Share this link to watch the Peachtree Ridge Graduation Live on May 30th.

Peachtree Ridge Graduation is Monday, May 30th at 2:00 PM at Gas South Arena (formerly Infinite Energy Arena). More information will be provided closer to the event. Each Senior will receive 10 tickets at graduation practice.

Gas South Arena Policies For Graduation

Graduation DVDs