June 4,
2010
Year End News
 The
school year is swiftly drawing to a close. The Senior class will be off
on the Class Trip next week, while the 9th-11th graders take final
exams. Elementary and Middle School students have lots of special year
end activities, and they finish their school year next Thursday, June
10
at noon. On Friday morning, faculty and staff will be joining the
Seniors and their parents at New Covenant Church for the Senior
Breakfast, a wonderful time of sharing and reminiscing. The entire
school family is invited to the Graduation Ceremony on Friday, June 11
at 7 pm at New Covenant Church.
Students
entering grades 2-6 will be bringing home summer reading and math
packets at the end of next week, and all elementary students will be
given copies of the supply list for fall. Middle School students will
receive their supply lists with their report cards. Both of these lists
will be posted on the PMCA website as well. Lists of required summer
reading and next year's Literary Forum books were given out to high
school students this week. If your child did not bring one home, you
can click here to print one out.
Report
cards are scheduled to be mailed out to all families the week of June
21. Please be sure that all textbooks, library books and uniforms have
been returned. In addition, report cards may be held due to unpaid
tuition, Learning Center or Extended Care balances.
This
will be the last weekly News You Can Use for the 2009-2010 school year.
Special editions will be sent out at several points during the summer
as events warrant, and the weekly schedule will resume on Friday,
September 3. Remember to contact the school office if your email
address changes over the summer.
Uniform
Policy Changes
A
number of changes are in the works for the PMCA Uniform Policy for next
year. A letter detailing those changes will be included in the report
card mailing later this month, along with a catalog from Lands' End. Please be
watching for this information and read it carefully. We encourage
all families to click here and sign up for Lands' End
email updates.
This
will enable you to receive offers for free shipping, uniform
discounts and more.
PMCA Scrip
The PMCA
Scrip program allows you to buy
gift cards to use at local and national merchants and receive rebates
on your purchases. You buy
the cards from us at face value and we return the discount to
you in the form of a cumulative yearly rebate (minus a 20%
administrative fee). To save even more, you can use the scrip program
to purchase Lands' End
cards and earn a 16% rebate on your school uniform purchase! For more
information on the program or to sign up, click here.
FFPM Officers Needed
Families
for Phil-Mont is still looking for a
Treasurer for the 2010-2011 school year. In addition, they are seeking
more members for the Advisory Board. Interested parties
should contact Tricia Bernhard.
Sports
Awards
Ice Cream
Social
Following the Spring
Sports Awards
tonight, Families for Phil-Mont will
be hosting an ice
cream social in the cafeteria. Instead
of paying a set amount for sundaes, those partaking will be asked to
contribute via a
free will offering. The proceeds will go toward
the purchase of new equipment for the weight room.
Summer
Movie Opportunity
Are
you looking for fun family activities to do with your kids this summer?
Since 1991, Regal Cinemas has presented a Free Family  Film
Festival of select movies for kids and
parents.
Selected G or PG movies start
at 10:00 am every Tuesday and Wednesday
during the festival. Tickets and seating are first-come, first-served
and are limited to theatre capacity. Tickets are available
exclusively at select theatres’
box offices on the day of the show. Click here to find details of dates and
movie titles for theatres throughout PA.
Race for
Education Awards
Last
Friday th e entire school gathered in
the gym at the end of the day for
the Race for Education awards. Eight students, two each from High
school, middle school, upper elementary and lower elementary
grades
were presented with Amazon gift cards. These students
all had their names entered into the
prize drawing through submitting
Race sponsor names and
addresses. The ceremony culminated in the
announcement of the trophy winners - the
class with the highest lap
average. This year, for the first time, a handicap system was used
which took into account the length of time the various groups ran and,
to some extent, differences in physical abilites among the age groups.
The winners for the 2010 Race were the Kindergartners! Far
from being
upset about being outdone by the 'little kids', the high schoolers
urged the class to run a victory lap around the gym. Led by teacher
Jana McCann, and accompanied by the cheers of fellow students, the
kindergartners happily obliged.
We're happy to announce that we have passed $41,000 in Race
receipts!
Sports Update -
Track and Field
Bright
and early last Saturday morning, Jon
Shope, PMCA's represent ative to
the PIAA State Competition, took to the track in the 3,200m race. The poem
below was Coach
Struck's submission to the daily announcements on Tuesday. It neatly
sums up Jon's performance.
SHOPE
springs eternal round the track’s curve;
Jon placed
fifth in the State at Shippensburg.
Another
new record inscribed on the board;
A
testimony to training and gifts from the Lord.
For
years to come this new mark will stand;
His
paces admired by many a fan.
When
asked just how these fast races were run;
Through
Power from within, keeping step with the SON.
Jon's
fifth place finish is up from last year's 15th place standing, and
matches his finish in the State Cross Country Competition last fall.
Congratulations, Jon!
Student
Highlight
 Last
week PMCA was the venue for an evening of Celtic music and dance
presented by the Campbell School of Highland Dancing and the Washington
Memorial Pipe Band. PMCA eighth grader Maty Ennis, pictured
at left, was
a member of the dance troupe. Maty began Highland Dancing at the age of
3 and already has traveled to Scotland and competed at the national
level. At
the 2009 US Championship in Tennessee, Maty took third place!
This
coming summer, Maty will be part of a group from the Campbell School
who will be traveling to Scotland to take part in a series of
competitions. Highland Dancing, which emphasizes strength and agility,
is performed to
the music of bagpipes. As the
dancers move from place to place this summer, they will experience a variety of accompanists, as
each performance locale provides its own
piper. Maty is a fine example of how PMCA students use the gifts the
Lord has given them to honor Him.
Dates to Remember
| 6/4 |
Spring
Sports Awards, 7 pm |
|
Ice Cream
Social Fundraiser |
| 6/7-6/9 |
Senior Class Trip |
|
9th
- 11th grade final exams |
| 6/10 |
Last
Day of School, Noon Dismissal |
|
Middle
School Awards, 8 am |
| 6/11 |
Graduation,
7 pm |
| 6/21 |
Summer Camps Begin - register now! |
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