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Pioneer awarded a Lowe’s grant for landscaping projects

Pioneer High School's PTA has been awarded a $4,600 Toolbox for Education grant from Lowe's Charitable and Educational foundation. The grant money will go toward reconstructing landscape areas into welcoming gardens with a painted or tiled mural behind the new construction. The Landscape Design classes and the Art Department will work together to use the grant funds to beautify the campus. For more information, visit the Daily Democrat online edition at http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_14305963

Help recognize and support student achievement at PHS

Donations are needed for incentives and raffle prizes for the upcoming Student Achievement Awards Assembly. You can help by providing something from the list below by February 1. You may send your donation to school or bring it to the February 1 PTA meeting. Contact Vice Principal Bains Wright at 406-1148 or Jas.Bainswright@wjusd.org if you have questions.

  • $5 gift cards (make check payable to PHS – Student Incentives or purchase cards from Jamba Juice, Starbucks, iTunes, Mr. Pickles, etc.
  • Fun item for raffle prize
  • Brownies or cookies                                                                                                                                                                 

    Students are being recognized for 
  1. Honor roll status
  2. Perfect attendance
  3. Academic improvement--GPA improved by .5.

Thank you for your support!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Pie sale a HUGE success!

This year PTA sold over 475 pies--100 more than last year--making this the best sale ever! The profits from the sales will help offset deep budget cuts and will directly benefit our PTA Teacher Min... more

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Student waiver for the Great Patriot Race

Please join us on Saturday, March 20, for the 1st annual PHS Fun Run! This fundraiser will benefit the Pioneer Band, Choir, Cross Country and Track Field teams. There is a 5K and a 1 mile option. The registration form is attached here for you. Free T-shirt for the first 100 people who register!  See you then!

Registration form

Student waiver

PTA announces teacher mini-grants

With your generous support this school year, we have raised approximately $5,250.  In an effort to reach the greatest number of classrooms and students, all grants were funded though some requests were partially funded. 

 Pioneer High School PTA is happy to announce the Teacher mini-grants for 2009-10 school year listed below.

 Thank you for the incredible contributions you make every day for PHS!

Teacher                Area                                                                     Amount

  1. Lynn Plocher        Photography AP art student support                 224.00
  2. Christine Cox       Zoology/botany Enhancement                         320.00     
  3. Kathy Shaffer       Math "smart pad"                                              280.00
  4. Staci Pearson       Math "smart pad"                                             280.00
  5.  Mark Browning    Tulare World Farm Expo                                  350.00
  6.  Christy Fischer     Listening/Speaking                                         210.00
  7. Visual and Performing   ArtsBridge UCD                                     240.00
  8. Adrienne Scott     English - Vivtek projector                                 350.00
  9. Rick Crouch        AP Calculus Prep Books                                   350.00
  10. April Haynes       Choral Music Library                                       350.00       
  11. Beth Merrill          Library - Grolier Multimedia online                   350.00
  12. Mary Park            Patriot Pride Beautification Project                  350.00
  13. Ted Ferguson       Math - basic student project materials            300.00
  14.  Creed Watts         Quest learning Assessment -Math Science   179.00
  15.  Ms. C. Moore       Theatrical make-up unit                                  244.63
  16.  Clay Cook            Forensic Science                                            250.00
  17. Kaylan Triplett      Media Literacy                                                 250.00
  18. Helena Camilo      Spanish Voice Recording                                250.00
  19.  Dana Anglin         PE Clothes Scholarship                                  120.00

Total Funded                                                                                $5,247.63     

PTA Reflections Winners

We're  happy to announce the Art Reflections 2009 Winners.

Photography

1st Place: Dusty Lindstrom, 11th grade

2nd Place: Gerardo Cano, 11th grade

3rd Place: Anna Walton, 11th grade

4th Place: Brenna Speakman, 12th grade

Visual Art

2nd Place: Gabe Horn McGinnis, 11th grade

Literature

1st Place: Miriam Campos, 10th grade

2nd Place: Katherine Manley, 9th grade

We would also like to thank our dedicated volunteers who made the Art Reflections competition possible at Pioneer High School .

Student Volunteers

Briana Jeska, Student Judge, Photography and Visual Arts

Emma Manley, Flyer Design for PHS

Teachers and Staff

Mrs. Plocher,  Mrs. Daniels, Janice Cardin,  Irene Olmedo

Community Judges

Judge, Photography and Visual Arts: Cath Posehn

Local Artist: Theresa Morales, Douglas Middle School Art Teacher

Judge, Literature: Cali Peterson, Former Editor-in-Chief, Woodland High School Newspaper

About 50 students participated at Pioneer High School in the 2009 National PTA Art Reflections program. Students created works in literature, photography and visual arts in response to this year’s theme, “Beauty is”. Community members and Pioneer High School staff, teachers and students also contributed their time to help judge student entries and to create a successful program at PHS. 

Welcome Letter

 

Welcome back to what will be an exciting new year here at Pioneer High School.  We would especially like to welcome all of our incoming freshmen – the class... more

PTA meeting dates for 09/10

PTA General/board meeting - Monday, Oct 5, 2009
PTA Board meeting – Monday, November 9, 2009 *
PTA Board meeting – Monday, January 11, 2010*
PTA  Board meeting – Monday, February 1, 2010
PTA General/board meeting – Monday, March 8, 2010
PTA General/board meeting – Monday, April 12, 2010
PTA Board meeting – Monday, May 3, 2010 *
*All PTA members are welcome at board meetings - no PTA special program planned at meeting.

 

Next meeting

The next PTA meeting will be held March 8, 2010 in the library at 6:30 pm. This is general meeting. Agenda details will be posted later.

Contact Us

President Debra Gonella: dlgonella@sbcglobal.net Vice Presidents Hollis Bryant: hjacobszoo@aol.com Becky Dougherty: rbccdougherty@yahoo.com Treasurer Pam Gomez: PGomez@dairyinstitute.org Secretary Kay Hohenwarter: kayhohenwarter@sbcglobal.net