Greetings,

What did you want to be when you were growing up? In elementary school, you may have wanted to be a firefighter,  a ballerina, a policeman, a professional athlete, a doctor, or a teacher. We have asked this question of our staff and learned that many of us are in the profession we always dreamed of while others chose education further along our career journey.  When this question is posed to students, it’s likely that very few kids will express an interest in being an insurance adjuster, an administrative assistant, a market researcher, or a database administrator.

Why is that? Although there are billions of people in the world working in all sorts of careers,  many of us only know about those careers and jobs held by people that we come into contact with in our daily life. We might be familiar with the careers that our parents, friends, or relatives hold, as well as those careers we see portrayed on TV or held by people you come into contact with in your community, such as doctors, dentists, and teachers.

That’s why it’s important for children to begin learning about and investigating different careers as early as Kindergarten. There's never a bad time to think about talents and interests and wonder how those might someday shape their future career. In fact, the future career that awaits our children may not even exist today! 

Explore some of these amazing career videos that are organized by the 16 career clusters with your child and talk about their interests. They can start dreaming of the person they want to become now!

“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.” – John Wooden

(((HUGS))),

Ms. Carr and Ms. Teague

P.S.  The attached graphic illustrates the 10 of the fastest growing occupations (projected through 2031). Surprises? Affirmations?

Hello PRIDE!

We have had an amazing week. Students have completed MAPs testing and we are anxious to see how much they have grown!! As we are quickly closing in on the last few weeks of school, please remind your students to make sure they are keeping up with assignments. 

The Beta Club is hosting a cat and dog food drive to benefit the York County Humane Society. We will be collecting donations in the MPR starting on Monday, April 24- Friday, April 28. Please see the graphic below for more information. 

Eighth grade families, please see the information below regarding the 8th grade promotion ceremony. Please use the Google link below to RSVP by April 28 so we can make sure we have arranged refreshments for the reception immediately following. Please understand that due to the limitations of space, we will need to limit the number of guests to 5 per student. In order to accommodate this number of people, please be mindful of this limitation.Please see the graphic below regarding the Promotion Ceremony  fee that helps offset the cost of promotion supplies. The Promotion fee is listed on the School Store. Please pay the fee by May 5.  We will also be hosting an eighth grade picnic on May 12, we will be sending more information out in the next week. 

As always, thank you for trusting us with your students. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. We truly appreciate your help and support. 

Warmly,

Christy Dempsey

Happy Sunday Lions,

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and were able to spend time in some warm weather. This past week we started MAP testing and have more testing to come in the last few weeks here at school. Please read emails and the full newsletter to know what your student has coming up. Also please help your students to prepare for these tests by getting a good night's sleep, eating a nutritious breakfast, and coming in ready with a positive mindset!

Things to note:

-9th graders, make sure you are getting your attendance recovery sessions in! I handed out forms last week if your student has time to make up.

-Everyone, I hope to see you at our spirit night at Empire Pizza Tuesday night!

Quote of the Week:

"We will fail when we fail to try.”

 — Rosa Parks

Ms. Menges

Hello PRIDE,

I hope you all had a great weekend. We had a great Senior Spirit last week. I was excited to see the students get involved, especially their creativity when it came to anything but a backpack day. We want to wish our BPA Members good luck as they travel to California for the National Convention.

As EOCs begin this week please make sure students are getting a good nights sleep and a balanced breakfast. The EOCs will be on the main Riverwalk campus and students are dismissed when everyone is through testing for the day.

With everything we have going on it is important for students to maintain their focus so they can perform their best in their classes.

Exam Schedule:

• April 27 - English 2 EOC - Main campus
• April 28 - English 2 EOC - Main campus
• May 1 - US History EOC - Main campus
• May 2 - Biology EOC - Main campus

Teacher made exams

• May 2 - 1st period - 8:30 - 9:58
• May 2 - 4th period - 10:02 -11:30

**Students dismissed at 11:30**

• May 3 - 2nd period exam - 8:30 - 9:58
• May 3 - 3rd period exam - 10:02 - 11:30

**Students dismissed at 11:30**

As always, thank you for your continued support.

Richard

803-981-7061