New Bell Schedule starting in January.
🎓The deadline for Senior Ads has been extended through January!
Link: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/ybAdDesigner/1042365/-/2023113018151830764/CATALOG_SHOP/
Congratulations to our Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Month: Tara Ann Rogers and Brooks Dow. Brooks is a member of the Varsity Basketball team and Tara Ann is a member of the JV Basketball team. This month’s Scholar-Athlete awards are sponsored by Tim and Kelly Sheppard in memory of Mrs. Sheppard’s brother, Michael Simmons. Student-athletes were recommended by their teachers, and a committee reviewed the nominations to determine this month's recipients. We are proud of our student-athletes for demonstrating excellence in the classroom! #goblueflame
Attention Parents/Guardians of Pickens County students!
Click Here (https://bit.ly/47IbEpT) for info about an exciting new program for adults in Pickens County! You can earn certifications in the fields of Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Commercial Truck Driver Training (CDL), Computer Numerical Control (CNC), and Electrical Wiring. Classes begin in January!
For more information, visit - www.tctc.edu/EmpowerUp
Festival of the Flame: this Thursday!
See you there!
Attention students and parents/guardians: During statewide testing, students are not permitted to use, or be in possession of any electronic device. Devices must be powered off and put in backpacks upon entry into the testing room.
If you have any questions about testing please contact our testing coordinator, Betsy Kelley.
Dr. Butler and Mrs. Rafferty’s English 4 classes have been working on a career project this quarter. Recently, their classes attended the Mad City Money presentation that Mrs. Hannah Smith coordinated and had the students work through a budgeting activity. They also encouraged students to participate in the College Application Day offered by Mrs. Cudd. The classes also had two guests speakers as part of their project: Staff Sergeant Benjamin Andela and Sergeant Dawson Jahn, who shared information about the opportunities available with the Marines and National Guard, respectively. This week, the students will continue to explore different careers, create a resume, discuss interview etiquette, and think about their college and career-ready skills gleaned from coursework at PHS as part of their project.
Join us for the Miss Gem Pageant this weekend: Hollywood's Hidden Gems
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 6pm in the PHS Centre for Performing Arts (Auditorium)
Tickets must be purchased online through Ticketleap before the pageant. No tickets will be sold at the door.
https://phsarts.ticketleap.com/2023-miss-gem-pageant-general-admission-seating/
December School Improvement Committee Meeting
Social Media and your Child's Mental Health
Pickens County Parents,
You are invited to an information night to hear from experts regarding “Social Media and Your Child’s Mental Health” on Nov. 9 at 6:00pm at Pickens Middle School.
- WHAT: Social Media and Your Child’s Mental Health - INFORMATION NIGHT
- WHERE: Pickens Middle School
- WHEN: Thur. 11/9 at 6:00pm
- Submit this form to attend - https://bit.ly/3Sr0jFT
Support our band and color guard on their way to state this Saturday, the 28th!
Their buses depart the High School at 2:45 pm and we would love for our community to line up at the High School and down HWY 178 toward Ingles to cheer them on.
PUFFS: Or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic opens tonight at PHS.
It runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Tickets will ONLY be available at phsarts.ticketleap.com/puffs/
Go Blue Flame! Getting ready to tee off for the final round at state championships!
Congratulations to our Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Month: Ava Bradberry and Josue Mejia-Avila. Josue is a member of the Varsity Football team and Ava is a member of the Varsity Cheer team. This month’s Scholar-Athlete awards are sponsored by the Nu chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary organization for female educators that promotes educational excellence, altruism, and world understanding through fellowship. Each year, the chapter provides a $1000 scholarship to a PHS senior female planning to pursue a career in teaching. The month of October is set aside by the organization as “ADK Month,” and the chapter is sponsoring our October awards in honor of this. PHS faculty members who are part of the Nu chapter are Dr. Ashley Butler, Mrs. Madison Hammond, Mrs. Tina Hudgens, Mrs. Betsy Kelley, Mrs. Brittany Kelley, and Dr. Rhonda Watson. Student-athletes were recommended by their teachers, and a committee reviewed the nominations to determine this month's recipients. We are proud of our student-athletes for demonstrating excellence in the classroom! #goblueflame
‼️SENIORS: Last Call for Senior Portraits!‼️If you do not have your portrait taken through Legacy Studios, your portrait will not be in the 2024 Gem Yearbook.
Congratulations to PHS student, Lydia Osteen, for winning first place for her painting in the 9th grade division of the SC State Fair Art Contest.
Congratulations to our Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Month: Kloe Parvis and Ethan Bentley. Ethan is a member of the Varsity Football team and Kloe is a member of the JV Volleyball team. Student-athletes were recommended by their teachers, and a committee reviewed the nominations to determine this month's recipients. We are proud of our student-athletes for demonstrating excellence in the classroom! #goblueflame
Purchase your tickets tonight at the gate! $8! Come out and support our Blue Flame!
Our Teacher of the Year, Ms. Madison Hammond, and our Support Employee of the Year, Mrs. Teresa Underwood were recognized Monday night at a special banquet held by the district. Congratulations again ladies, we are so thankful for all of the hard work you each put in daily to make Pickens High School a better place!
