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Princeton High School eNews
Princeton Students over the age of 16:Interested in building a resume?Please attend our workshop on Saturday, May 1 from 11am-Noon.Registration is required: https://forms.gle/Nb1WK7BuPxshjTzN7Please join us in the PHS GRIDEach student will leave with a complete resume portfolio.
PHS Students of the Week ending April 9, 2021
Princeton Students over the age of 16:Interested in building a resume?Please attend our workshop on Saturday, May 1 from 11am-Noon.Registration is required: https://forms.gle/Nb1WK7BuPxshjTzN7Please join us in the PHS GRIDEach student will leave with a complete resume portfolio.
The performance will feature VCE singing and dancing to songs such as "Higher Love" and "You Will Be Found." This event will also feature solos from five VCE seniors Rachel Hammonds, Jayzen Hyde, Allie Lindblad, Michael Morgan and Madelyn Sherwood. Because of the current Covid restrictions, this performance is only for VCE families and not open to the public. Good luck to VCE!
PHS Students of the Week ending March 26, 2021
Graduation Information Update:
PHS Students of the Week ending March 19, 2021
PHS Students of the Week ending March 12, 2021
Students of the Week ending February 26, 2021
Congratulations to the PHS Girls Swim Team! These ladies advanced to the District Meet:
The last time the 200 Medley Relay made it to Districts was in February 2012. This year PHS had Carly Nagel, Shania Stone, Bryee Good and Grace Abrams! They placed 20th with a time 1:58.76.
The last time the 200 Free style Relay made it to the District Meet:
This year PHS had Carly Nagel, Mallory Green, Shania Stone and Grace Abrams! They placed 21st with a time of 1:46.35
Shania Stone qualified 12th in the 50 Free Style with a time of 25.02
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#PublicSchoolProud
MARCH is MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH (MIOSM) at PCMS & PHS!
Support Music Education by Changing your Profile Picture for March:
https://nafme.org/programs/miosm/celebrate-music-schools-months
Share photos of how you celebrate Music In Our Schools Month®
on Instagram and Twitter using #MusicTheSoundOfMyHeart and #MIOSM.
Don’t forget to tag @NAfME!Throughout the entire month of MARCH, a portion of the proceeds from Roc-A-Fellas Pizza of the Month will go to the PRINCETON MUSIC BOOSTERS! Dine in, carryout or delivery. The great folks at Roc-A-Fellas will donate $0.50 per slice or $1.00 per full pie to support music in Princeton.
Visit Roc-A-Fellas, 11055 Reading Road, for a slice or a pie during March!
Vote for the Pride of Princeton Marching Band for the
Best Band Fan Favorite Award (High School Sports Awards) from 3/3-3/31
https://sportsawards.usatoday.com/cincinnati/best-band/March 1 Princeton Music Booster Meeting, 7:00pm, Zoom
March 2 PHS Choirs Rehearse/Record 6:00-9:00pm, Matthews (no audience)
March 3 Music Quotes go up in the Music Department
March 4 PHS Bands Rehearse/Record 5:00-9:00pm, Matthews (no audience)
March 5 Music Spirit Wear Day!
March 8 MIOSM Proclamation @ Princeton BOE Meeting, 6:30pm, Matthews, Facebook Live event
March 9 PCMS Choirs Rehearse/Record 6:00-9:00pm, Matthews (no audience)
March 10 PCMS Orchestras Rehearse/Record 6:00-9:00pm, Matthews (no audience)
March 11 PHS Senior Solo Recital, 7:00pm, Matthews (2 family members per participant)
March 15 PHS Bands Facebook Premiere Performance, 7:00pm (virtual)
March 16 PCMS Bands Rehearsal/Recording in Matthews during school day (no audience)
March 17 PHS Choirs Facebook Premiere Performance, 7:00pm (virtual)
March 18 PHS Jazz Rehearsal/Recording, 6:00-9:00pm, Matthews (no audience)
March 20 OMEA Virtual Solo & Ensemble Contest
March 22 Music Spirit Wear Day!
March 23 PHS Orchestras Rehearsal/Recording 6:00-9:00pm (no audience)/PCMS Orchestra 6 Aunt Rhodie Facebook Live Premiere, 7:00pm (virtual)
March 24 PHS Jazz Facebook Premiere Performance, 7:00pm, (virtual)
March 25 PCMS Band 6 Aunt Rhodie Facebook Live Premiere, 7:00pm (virtual)
March 26 PHS Orchestras Facebook Premiere Performance, 7:00pm (virtual)
https://princeton-music-boosters.square.site
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Princeton City Schools is excited to announce that starting the week of February 15th, we will be offering REACH (Receive Extra Academic Classroom Help) Evening Help Sessions. These sessions will provide an additional opportunity to meet academic needs of our students outside of the traditional school hours. Here is a LINK that includes the weekly schedule and the Sign Up Genius that each family will use to sign up for each session. This information will also be posted on the district website for future reference. If you are attending the session with your child you only need to mark 1 for the quantity, you do not need to include yourself along with your child.
When signing up we are asking for the following:
- Sign up at least 24 hours in advance so tutors have time to prepare
- Only sign up for 1 session per content area per week
- Include the student’s name and homeroom/content area teacher when signing up
- Include what content you would like to have covered during the session
Tutors are responsible for the following:
- Email the zoom/google meet link to both the parent and the student in advance
- Either provide additional instruction regarding a standard or skill or offer homework help
- Follow up with the student’s teacher so that they are aware of the extra effort the family is making to receive additional support
Evening help sessions will not be available on those days where school is not in session for students.
REACH Evening Help Sessions (includes schedule and sign up link)
We look forward to working with you and your child!
Sincerely,
PCSD Administration
Click here to view/print the letter for REACH (English/Spanish)
Click here to view/print the evening help sessions schedule
Bowling Teams heading for the GMC Sectionals
Thanks PHS Varsity Cheerleaders
PHS Staff unite to celebrate Black History Month.
"Not Just in Feb."
Monday, February 15, 2021 ~ No School
District Closed for President's Day
School reopens Tuesday, February 15, 2021. We will be in a Gray Week.
Thursday, February 11, 2021 is a Professional Development Day for Staff. ~ No Students
Friday, February 12, 2021 ~ No School
Will you be serving in the military or attending a military academy after graduation?Contact your school counselor now to be part of Princeton’s annual Military Commitment Ceremony.#vikingdiff
The Health Collaborative Program 2021
Students of the Week ending February 5, 2021
School Counselor Week
Sharonville Elementary PFO
2020-2021 Scholarship Application
The Sharonville Elementary School Parent Faculty Organization is pleased to announce that we will be awarding our 8th annual $500 college scholarship to one former Sharonville Elementary student for his/her 2021-2022 college year. We are looking for a student who is willing to represent Princeton and serve as a student leader. Due to Covid-19, Sharonville Elementary will not allow volunteers in the school, but instead, applicants are encouraged to be imaginative and thoughtful in determining ways they can serve as role models for our elementary students.
In the past, a minimum of 20 hours of service was required. Due to current safety regulations, we encourage applicants to be creative and brainstorm a project that will truly benefit the students at Sharonville Elementary. Please consider reaching out to one of your former teachers to determine the current needs in the school and/or talk to a parent about current PFO projects like our Viking Store.
Criteria:
- Applicant must currently attend Princeton High School.
- Applicant must have attended Sharonville Elementary School for at least one full school year.
- Applicant must have been accepted to a college or technical school, as a full-time student, at the time the award is given.
The applicant must submit the completed application, including the project proposal, no later than February 26, 2021. If mailing, please make sure it is postmarked by 2/26/21.
Click here to view/print the Scholarship Application
The Color Guard will perform at two upcoming Varsity Basketball Games. See you on February 5th & 9th.
The ASVAB test will be administered on February 10, 2021. All sophomore, junior and senior cadets have been highly encouraged to take the ASVAB.
NJROTC National Academic Exam online communication testing will be conducted February 8 - 10th. Princeton will have five academic teams participating.
Parent /teacher Conferences are
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 from 3 - 7 pm.
*NJROTC parents are asked to update their email address with rbrockway@vikingmail.org
**Welcome to all 8th grade parents!
PHS Art student, senior Jordan Robinson, is an American Visions nominee!
Out of 200 Gold Key Awards, only 5 were selected for this honor! His work is competing at the National level, but this also opens up unique scholarship opportunities! We're so proud of you Jordan!!!
This is his artwork:
Express Feedback for Good (EFG) is a free way to help Princeton City Schools create funding for programs. You might remember it from last winter - when we raised over $37,000! The system is safe, quick, and user-friendly. EFG will not sell your information.
It's free and straightforward to help us!
Just text PCSD to 31996 or click this link.
Sign up and fill out up to 75 surveys (with a daily limit of 50). The surveys take less than a minute each.
Complete surveys on brands that you are familiar with using, like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Kroger. Each survey is worth $2.00 in value for Princeton City Schools and our goal is to create $50,000+ for student health and wellness and summer programming at no cost to you.
Join us and share the link!
Here are the two ways to sign up for the program:
- Text “PCSD” to 31996
- https://bit.ly/PCSD-SignUp
Express Feedback for Good (EFG) es una forma gratuita de ayudar a las escuelas de la ciudad de Princeton a crear fondos para programas. Tal vez lo recuerde del invierno pasado, ¡cuando recaudamos más de $ 37,000! El sistema es seguro, rápido y fácil de usar. EFG no venderá su información.
¡Es gratis y sencillo para ayudarnos!
Simplemente envíe un mensaje de texto con PCSD al 31996 o haga clic en este enlace.
Regístrese y complete hasta 75 encuestas (con un límite diario de 50). Las encuestas toman menos de un minuto cada una.
Complete encuestas sobre marcas con las que está familiarizado, como McDonald's, Starbucks y Kroger. Cada encuesta tiene un valor de $ 2.00 para las escuelas de la ciudad de Princeton y nuestro objetivo es crear $ 50,000 + para la salud y el bienestar de los estudiantes y la programación de verano sin costo para usted.
¡Únete a nosotros y comparte el enlace!
Estas son las dos formas de registrarse en el programa:
- Envía "PCSD" al 31996
- https://bit.ly/PCSD-SignUp
Congratulations to Our PHS Students of the Week!
Social Studies ~ Nathan Ratliff
Science ~ Nhu Le
Math ~ Aries Hutcherson
English ~ Lorena Tolentino-Escalanta
Phys Ed/ Health ~ Ronald Marshall
Foreign Language ~ Shelby Scott
ESOL ~ Mouhammed Fall
Art ~ Eric Moorman
NJROTC ~ Amari Sims
Music ~ Stephen Higgins
Tech Ed ~ Nandini Patel
Administrative Team ~ Marissa Broeders
This site offers assistance to the parents and guardians in the Princeton community who are helping their children learn remotely. Throughout each page of the site, you'll find tutorials that help you and your student navigate a Chromebook successfully, view and complete digital learning activities, troubleshoot common problems, and even access supplemental materials to extend learning on a variety of topics.
The "How Can We Help?" section below takes you to pages filled with short, video-based tutorials that help students and parents accomplish essential remote learning tasks. The "Quick Links" section below provides links to the most commonly used websites during remote learning.
Click here to go to the Princeton Family Engagement Website
ASVAB Career Exploration Test
Students in Mr. Mike Bruening's Honors Anatomy and Physiology class spent time this week dissecting mink in order to identify muscles of the body. The purpose of this activity is to use comparative anatomy to not only see what human muscles would look like, but also to discuss the physiology or function of each muscle.
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Name
Award
Title
Medium
Teacher
Adams, Skylar
Honorable Mention
Her Strength
Photography
Holliday
Brewster, Aniya
Honorable Mention
Powerful
Photography
Holliday
Burns, Elizabeth (Paige)
Silver Key
Adventure Awaits
Photography
Holliday
Burns, Lauren
Honorable Mention
Racing The Clock
Digital Art
Durham
Buxsel, Abbie
Honorable Mention
Flowers and Camera
Photography
Holliday
Carr, Ve’Era
Honorable Mention
Ve’Era Carr
Digital Art
Durham
Carrillo, Brian
SIlver Key
Joint Photo
Digital Art
Reed
Escalante, Jandy
Honorable Mention
Camera Angles
Photography
Holliday
Flores, Dan
Silver Key
Out From the World
Digital Art
Holliday
Fox, Micheal
Honorable Mention
Double Color Exposure
Digital Art
Durham
Good, Bryn
Silver Key
Don’t Worry About the Cracks
Photography
Holliday
Good, Bryn
Honorable Mention
Here Comes the Sun
Photography
Holliday
Hannah, Kai
Silver Key
Zombie Art
Digital Art
Durham
Hardmen, Bowen
Honorable Mention
Double Color
Digital Art
Durham
Kitchen, Yazmyn
Gold Key
One and the Same
Photography
Holliday
Kitchen, Yazmyn
Gold Key
Where the Flowers Bloom so does Hope
Photography
Holliday
LeGendre, Nevaeh
Honorable Mention
Zombie
Digital Art
Durham
LeGendre, Nevaeh
Silver Key
Fog
Photography
Durham
Lopez, Edwin
Honorable Mention
Lego
Digital Art
Durham
Lopez, Kristian
Honorable Mention
Purple Berry
Photography
Holliday
Lovette, Natajha
Honorable Mention
Frame Photo
Photography
Holliday
Marksch, Timothy
Silver Key
Traffic Lines
Digital Art
Durham
Marksch, Timothy
Honorable Mention
Double Exposure
Digital Art
Durham
Martin, Amelia
Gold Key
Shadows 3
Photography
Reed
Monnin, Elana
Silver Key
Patterns of the Season
Mixed Media
Holliday
Pastor, Astrid
Honorable Mention
Shining Light
Photography
Holliday
Pastor, Astrid
Gold Key
The Sun or the Moon
Photography
Holliday
Pastor, Astrid
Honorable Mention
The Looking Glass
Photography
Holliday
Rengering, Brandon
Gold Key
St. Mary’s
Photography
Holliday
Roberts, Sophia
Silver Key
Double Color
Digital Art
Durham
Robinson, Jordan
Gold
**American Visions Nominee**
Mind Citing
Photography
Holliday
Schaiper, Raegan
Silver Key
Blooming Buds
Photography
Holliday
Shanker, Riya
Gold Key
100 Flags of Me
Painting
Williams
Steele, Trinity
Silver Key
Zombie
Digital Art
Durham
Tracey, Emma
Honorable Mention
Textures
Photography
Reed
Verdon, Blake
Silver Key
Refraction
Photography
Reed
Withrow, Ava
Honorable Mention
Zombie
Digital Art
Durham
Young, Avery
Silver Key
Glow
Digital Art
Durham
Health Screening Updates from the Nurse's Office
We hope everyone had a safe and restful holiday.
As we prepare for the second semester, any student that was remote in grades 9th or 11th will be called to come to the Nurse's Office to have a vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening in the next few weeks.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Nurse's Office at 513-864-1570 or 513-864-1571.
Keep Healthy ~ Anne McKee, CNP & Leslie Hall, RN
The Princeton HS Girl's Swim Team is off to a great start despite several schedule changes due to Covid.
The Girl's Swim Team is currently 3-0. Good luck as they swim this Saturday, January 9th at the 6th Annual Princeton Invitational starting at 11:00 a.m. #VikingDiff
Order Your Yearbook Today!
NJROTC
The Color Guard is scheduled to perform the colors in support of 4 varsity home basketball games on 12, 15, 16, and 22 January 2021.
***NJROTC parents are asked to update their email address with Lt. Commander Brockway at rbrockway@vikingmail.org as soon as possible.
Welcome to all 8th grade parents!
In December, the 2020 -2021 cohort of students in the Youth Bult Change Collaborative present their project proposals to their stakeholders at the University of Cincinnati. The Youth Built Change Collaborative is a research class funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health and is taught in conjunction with Manchester High School in order to compare issues with substance abuse in a rural vs urban setting. This year presentations take place virtually in Zoom meetings.
This year's research topics include: "Does involvement in sports deter drug use?", "How can isolation lead to drug use?", and "Do programs like DARE really stop kids from using drugs?"
The following students are participating in the class this year and will br presenting their research on May 12, 2021:
Jack Betz, Molly Cannon, Londondon Dennie, Jasmine Dunigan, Mariah Ellington, AnthonyFreson, Derrick Frierson, Alyssa Hardman, Kyra Johnson, Taryn Jones, Diya Patel, Eshan Shah, Ornella Siakam, Madelyn Sherwood, David Trinh, Cole Walker, Kendall Wilson and Janiyah Wright-Willingham
Looking for a way to help Princeton students?
Thanks to the Gilligan Company, if you stop at Shell Gas Station at 11595 Princeton Pike, the Princeton Tennis Team earns one cent per gallon sold at Pump #1 and Pump #2 for the next several months! Go Vikes
#VikingDiff
All Princeton High School Juniors, including vocational students, will take the ACT at PHS on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Help prepare for the ACT by joining our ACT Review Google Classroom (Code: g6wkjfd)
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Ritzie at mritzie@vikingmail.org
PHS Winter Break Starts December 21, 2020
Friday, December 18th is a Remote Learning Day for all students.
Winter Break begins Monday, December 21st thru Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Congratulations to Our PHS Students of the Week!
Social Studies ~ Nhu Le
Science ~ Berly DeLeon Solis
Math ~ Marquise Elliott
English ~ Arianna Taylor
Phys Ed/ Health ~ Isaiah Robinson
Foreign Language ~ Lesli Ruiz
ESOL ~ Astrid Pastor Ibarra
Art ~
NJROTC ~ Tyler McMillan
Music ~ Madeine Jacobs
Tech Ed ~ James Moores
Administration Team ~ Quincy Hughes
Have a little fun before the holidays!
Thursday, December 17th is Ugly Sweater Day at PHS for Students and Staff
On Friday, December 11, 2020 Princeton High School Navy JROTC participated Air Rifle Team Championships held at Camp Perry in Port Clinton, OH.
Cadet Peter Mick led all PHS cadets with an overall score of 411 and won the PHS Team #2 Best Shooter Medal. Cadet Anthony Freson has the second highest score at 402 and he was the best shooter on PHS Team #1 and therefore earned a medal for Team #1.
The following cadets participated in the event: Parker Bishop, Anthony Freson, Jonathan Helton, Trinity Turvey, Peter Mick, Kelvin Nguyen, Ivan Sowder, Michael Tilyayev, Lilly Olden and Bryant Sharpshair.
Students of the Week ending December 11, 20202
Congratulations to Our PHS Students of the Week!
Social Studies ~ Isabella Gilmore
Science ~ Jasmine Dunigan
Math ~ Erick Segelke
English ~ Justine Head
Phys Ed/ Health ~ Gissel Calderon
Foreign Language ~ Reagan Logsdon
ESOL ~ Erwin Diaz Perez
Art ~ Adama Bah
NJROTC ~ Rashawn Lee
Music ~ Taylor Wimberly
Tech Ed ~ Davon Banks
If your student tested in October 2020...
Health Classes learn the Importance of Proper Hand Washing
Mrs. Breitholle-Quigley's Health classes learned the importance of proper handwashing with their own experiments during her classes. They put five individual slices of bread in plastic zip bags. One was untouched. One was touched by a student with dirty hands. One was touched by a student with freshly washed hands with soap and water. One was touched with hands that used hand sanitizer and the last one was rubbed all over the surfaces of a student's Chromebook.
Fill the Truck
This is the 11th Annual Fill the Truck
Fill the Truck will look a little different this year!
In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, we ask for you to donate online at www.fillthetruck.org
This event will Benefit 6 Great Charities including the Princeton Closet!
Congratulations to Our PHS Students of the Week!
Social Studies ~ Kris Hucker
Science ~ Elivira Nogueira
Math ~ Kush Patel
English ~ Madison Menifee
Phys Ed/ Health ~ Abhi Patel
Foreign Language ~ Sita Gautum
ESOL ~ Erica Rivera
Art ~ Kimberly Tello-Gervacio
NJROTC ~ Gabby Shaw
Music ~ Lesli Ruiz
Tech Ed ~ Kris Hucker
Administrative Team ~ Josiah Johnson
Students in the IB Visual Arts Class and the AP Photo & Digital Art Classes are participating in the ARC program this year. The program will include virtual field trips to the Taft Art Museum as well as videos about local professional artists. Students attended their second field trip on Thursday 12/3 to view and discuss artworks on Zoom with docents from the museum. Next, they will create works based on the theme: Identity (the Unreal) to be considered for an exhibition this spring at the Pendleton Art Center.
For more updates from the PHS Art Department and to view our online gallery, please visit the PHS Art Dept Webpage
COMPLETED EVENTS:1. Cadets Logan Hoskins, Candy Lin, and Joey Lin participated in the 2020 NJROTC Leadership Academy (LA) hosted by New Albany, Indiana NJROTC. All training was virtual and all camp fees were paid for by Princeton NJROTC. Cadets received a silver chord, ball cap, t-shirt and string bag for successfully completing the course. All three cadets earned the silver cord which represents successful completion of LA.2. Color Guard performed the colors at the Sharonville Ford Plant on 10 November and at Maple Knoll Retirement center on 11 November in honor of Veterans Day.3. Color Guard performed a virtual color guard for the PHS Veterans Day ceremony.4. Both Scarlet and Gray Third bell cadets received a virtual orientation brief from Lt. Schmeigel on the U.S. Naval Academy on 10 and 17 November.5. The semi-annual Navy JROTC Physical Readiness Test (PRT) was administered on Fridays, 13 and 20 November 2020. 14 cadets overall past the Navy PRT.6. Both Air rifle teams participated in teh 2021 Secretary of The Navy Air Rifle Championships conducted within the NJROTC classrooms. This was a postal event.FUTURE EVENTS (December 2020):1. Two Air Rifle teams and 10 cadets will participate in the 2020 AREA THREE Air Rifle Championships conducted at Camp Perry, Port Clinton, Ohio on Friday, 11 December.2. The Color Guard will perform the colors in support of the varsity home basketball game on Tuesday, 1 December 2020.3. The off-site area manager's inspection will be conducted virtually on Thursday, 10 December 2020.***NJROTC parents are asked to update their email address with me if possible.*** Welcome to all 8th-grade parents!***Russell P. Brockway, M.EdLieutenant Commander, U. S. Navy (Retired)Senior Naval Science InstructorNavy Junior Reserve Officer Training CorpsPrinceton High School100 Viking WayCincinnati, Ohio 45246(513) 864-1778
We are currently evaluating our IB Program and would appreciate parent feedback.Our IB Program Parent Survey is located at https://www.princetonschools.net/Page/1666 . Anyone who completes the survey between now and December 31, 2020 will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon Gift Card.Remote Learning Days
All Princeton District Students will be at home on
Monday, November 23 & Tuesday, November 24
for Remote Learning Days.
School is closed Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
We are currently evaluating our IB Program and would appreciate parent feedback.Our IB Program Parent Survey is located at https://www.princetonschools.net/Page/1666 . Anyone who completes the survey between now and December 31, 2020 will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon Gift Card.Congratulations to the PHS Seniors participating Senior Night Chess Team!
Emaewet Joshua *Team Captain, Joey Lin, Naomi Rust, James Randolph, Ella Hines, Derrick Chandler and Phillip Cole (not pictured) with Coach Arnold Franklin.
Press Release DECA: The City of Sharonville Recognizes Princeton Business Students
Students in the Princeton City School District DECA Club are being recognized by the City of Sharonville with a proclamation that November 10, 2020, is DECA Day in the city.
“We want to take this opportunity to applaud their work in finding ways to connect and build our local business community,” Mayor Kevin Hardman states. “Princeton students involved in DECA are leaders throughout the school as members of the student council, National Honor Society, Key Club, athletic teams, orchestra, band, and choir. We felt compelled to recognize these students, and I am grateful that we are able to do so with this proclamation.”
DECA is an association whose mission is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. DECA enhances the co-curricular education of members by providing authentic, experiential learning methods to prepare members for college and careers.
“At Princeton, DECA students are empowered through experience to provide effective leadership through goal-setting, consensus building, and project implementation,” explains Tom Burton, superintendent of the district. “Valuing competence, innovation, integrity, and teamwork is key. We know that these qualities enhance our efforts of empowering each student for college, career, and life success.”
Annually, DECA students attend competitions on the local, district, and state levels. Eleven PHS students qualified to attend the DECA state competition last year, with six placing in the top 10 of their event. At competitions, students are asked to solve a real-world problem in the form of role-play.
DECA members put their knowledge into action through rigorous project-based activities that require creative solutions with practical outcomes. Partnerships with businesses at local and broader levels provide DECA members with realistic insight into industry and help promote meaningful, relevant learning.
“Just as it is in our global economy, a spark of competition drives DECA members to excel and improve their performance,” explains Rebecca McCowan, DECA advisor, and business teacher. “The participating students are ambitious, high-achieving leaders equipped to conquer the challenges of their aspirations. Recognizing the benefit of service and responsibility to the community, DECA members continually impact and improve their local and broader communities. DECA members are poised professionals with ethics, integrity, and high standards.”
Princeton DECA students have also participated in the Business and Community Partner Breakfast, which is held quarterly at Princeton High School since it began in 2017. Students help set up tables, greet and sign in guests, and participate in public speaking during the breakfast. This year the students are taking a more active role in planning, marketing, creating content, and running the virtual event.
Senior Janiyah Wright-Willingham has been part of the club since her freshman year. “We have helped with numerous activities in our elementary schools, such as helping them carve pumpkins and worked at carnivals,” she explains. “DECA members are very active in the school. We even managed the Viking Spirit Shop and hosted a free throw contest during halftime of basketball games.”
During the 2017-2018 school year, a business program was brought to Princeton High School (PHS) in partnership with Great Oaks Career Campuses. This also marked the beginning of DECA at PHS. Students enrolled in the business program are members of DECA as well; it is a co-curricular club.
Princeton DECA had 167 members in 2019-2020. Under normal circumstances numbers would have been similar this year; however, due to the current hybrid and remote learning schedule this year, the district currently has 74 members in the award-winning club.
Photos from our Veterans Day Color Guard at the Sharonville Ford Plant
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Congratulations Kyle Phillips for making the #VikingDiff!
“He helped bring my kid joy when covid started and has been checking in on her, she’s in Marching band as a member of the Drill team and in Symphonic Orchestra and Mr. Phillips along with the rest of the music department have helped tremendously with keeping the kids involved and helping them navigate through this weird school year.”
This week, Mix 94.9’s Homeroom Heroes are: Teacher: Ms. Maria Rojas- School: Collins Elementary 4th grade.
Teacher: Mr. Kyle Phillips – School: Princeton High School /Music teacher.
Teacher: Mrs. Michele Massa - School: John F. Kennedy Elementary/ Reading Intervention.
A huge shout out to the teachers!! To all hardworking and selfless teachers, we thank you for your service!
Some are teaching virtually, some in person and some have a combo of both... 
Thank you teachers for all your hard work to make this year successful...we notice!! 
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Letter to Parents
Basketball Gameday COVID Protocols
Princeton Athletic Department
Please click here to view/print the Basketball Gameday Protocols
NHS Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
Princeton High School had 59 National Honor Society Inductees for the fall 2020.
Students of the Week ending November 6, 2020
PHS ~ Key Club Stockings for the Troops are on the way
Princeton HS Key Club partnered with American Legion Post 681 again this year to send some goodies from home to our troops serving during the holidays.
Many thanks to the Key Club students, PHS staff and PCSD staff for their generosity! Through your donations many troops will have a little reminder of home during the holidays.
#Vikingdiff
On Saturday, October 31, 2020, Princeton High School Navy JROTC traveled to Northmont High School to compete against several other JROTC programs in "Brain Brawl" Brain Brawl in an Acedemic Quiz Team testing cadets on US History and Military knowledge.
Princeton HS challenged the 2019 Brain Brawl Academic Team Champions of Hamilton High School NJROTC in the finals. Princeton was victorious in a score of 75 to 20.
Congratulation Princeton NJROTC for the First Place Finish!
Cadets Left to right
Ruben Ramirez, Jonathan Helton, Trinity Turvey, Mylie Olden, Liliauna Olden, Peter Mick, Shakhzod Tilyayev
Key Club is working with the American Legion Post 681 again this year.
We are Collecting items for "Stockings for the Troops"
*Everything must be given to Mrs. Dana Zinnecker by November 2nd!
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Baby wipes, flavored drink sticks (mix with water), Hand sanitizer, lip balm, Disposable Razors, hand warmers, Vit.C drops, Tums, Pepto tabs, wrapped mints or hard candies, Gum, Beef jerky, Slim Jim's, Granola bars, Hot Chocolate packets, Pop Tarts, Playing cards, crossword puzzles, word search books and gallon size Ziplock bags.
If you have any questions, please email me at dzinnecker@vikingmail.org or call 864-1552.
Hope you can help us bring some holiday cheer to soldiers far from home and their families!!
Students of the Week ending October 23, 2020
Key Club is working with the American Legion Post 681 again this year.
We are Collecting items for "Stockings for the Troops"
*Everything must be given to Mrs. Dana Zinnecker by November 2nd!
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Baby wipes, flavored drink sticks (mix with water), Hand sanitizer, lip balm, Disposable Razors, hand warmers, Vit.C drops, Tums, Pepto tabs, wrapped mints or hard candies, Gum, Beef jerky, Slim Jim's, Granola bars, Hot Chocolate packets, Pop Tarts, Playing cards, crossword puzzles, word search books and gallon size Ziplock bags.
If you have any questions, please email me at dzinnecker@vikingmail.org or call 864-1552.
Hope you can help us bring some holiday cheer to soldiers far from home and their families!!
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
7:30 - 9:30 am in the GRID/ Library
Think Pink Friday
PHS Administration and Staff showing their unity and support for Breast Cancer Awareness on Pink Fridays. #VikingDiff
Students of the Week ending October 16, 2020
Congratulations to our PHS Students of the week!
Social Studies ~ Kush Patel
Science ~ Kush Patel
Math ~ Krina Patel
English ~ Sunamita Ortiz Barcelos
Phys Ed/ Health ~ Fernando Rabb
Foreign Language ~ Donya Borden
ESOL ~ Carlos Perez Soto
Art ~ Alaina Roy
NJROTC ~ Kelvin Nguyen
Music ~ Madelyn Sherwood
Tech Ed ~ Kevin Ramirez
Administration Team ~ Ian Wisecup
Mark your Calendar
Lifetouch Retakes will be
7:30 am ~ 9:30 am in the PHS GRID
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
On behalf of the Princeton Golf Outing Committee, we invite you to participate in our Fall Golf Outing Classic on Sunday, October 18th at the Glenview Golf Course. The 4-Player scramble format will get underway at 1:30 PM. Registration and open driving range will start at 12:45 PM.The cost per team to participate is $400, and participants will have the opportunity to designate their contributions to support Princeton's sponsored activities.Online registration and additional details are available by visiting:See you on the course!Princeton Golf Outing Committee
The NJROTC unit participated in the Live Oaks Orienteering Meet at Live Oaks in Milford, Ohio on Saturday October 3, 2020. The team of 15 cadets placed 3rd.
The cadets representing Princeton Navy NJROTC were Jordan Cox, Geeorkim Escalant, Mauricio Guutierrez, Peter Mick, Jason Nolasco, Lilly Olden, Aaron Osborne, Kush Patel, Oscar Sandy, Eric Segelke, Amy Sow, Michael Tiyayev, Trinity Turvey. Ariyahl Harper and Tylrt McMillian.
Remote School-Parent AgreementParents/Guardians of full remote students should fill out the google form at the bottom of the agreement no later than October 21st.Click here: Remote School-Parent Agreement
USA Water Polo is proud to announce the 2019-2020 Academic All-Americans.
Congratulations to PHS senior, Kyle McDaniel and all the athletes recognized for their hard work in the classroom and in the pool. Student-athletes needed a 3.50 GPA on a scale of 4.0 to qualify.
All PHS Juniors are encouraged to take the PSAT. Students will not be charged for the PSAT and just need to show up at 7:10 am with their calculator and a couple of #2 pencils. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Ritzie at mritzie@vikingmail.org
Princeton High School Virtual Career Forum
COMPLETED EVENTS:
1. Cadets Logan Hoskins, Candy Lin, and Joey Lin continue to participate in the 2020 NJROTC Leadership Academy hosted by New Albany, Indiana NJROTC. All training is virtual and all camp fees are paid for by Princeton NJROTC. Cadets will receive a silver cord, ball cap, t-shirt, and string bag once they successfully complete the course. Final exams and Capstone projects are due 31 October.2. Color Guard flawlessly performed the colors at our three home varsity football games on 4, 18, and 25 September 2020.FUTURE EVENTS (October 2020):1. The unit will participate in the Live Oaks Orienteering Meet located at Pattison Elementary School on 3 October 2020.2. The US Army will conduct a group ZOOM session with both Scarlet and Group Cadets on 13 and 20 October 2020.***NJROTC parents are asked to update their email address if possible.***
Fall Break for StudentsAll PHS Juniors are encouraged to take the PSAT. Students will not be charged for the PSAT and just need to show up at 7:10 am with their calculator and a couple of #2 pencils. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Ritzie at mritzie@vikingmail.org
Kroger NextGen Academy
Princeton High School school nurses Ms. LouAnn McKee and Ms. Leslie Hall conducted Vision and Hearing checkups for Princeton students grades 9 - 11 over the last two weeks.
A special thanks to the students of The Christ College of Nursing for your assistance!
Congratulation to this week's Students of the Weekending September 18, 2020:Social Studies ~ Cole Spradlin
Science ~ Perry McCarthy
Math ~ Giovanni Vitti
English ~ Fatima (Marie) Nzale
Phys Ed/ Health ~ Ethan Singleton
Foreign Language ~ Marrisa Watson
ESOL ~ Maria Mendoza Mendoza
Art ~ Shannen Moore
NJROTC ~ Trinity Turvey
Music Mya Bennett
Tech Ed ~ AJ White
Administration Team ~ Jason Nolasco
Students of the Week ending September 11, 2020
Congratulations to Our PHS Students of the Week:
Social Science ~ Trevor Stewart
Science ~ Tahj Stewart
Math ~ Tiara Greer
English ~ Serenity McBride
Phys Ed/ Health ~ Tranel EnglemanForeign Language ~ Jazmin Garcia
ESOL ~ Wilson Cux
Art ~ Kaitlyn Randolph
NJROTC ~ Mauricio Gutierrez Carrera
Music ~ James Moore
Tech Ed ~ Jack Benz
Administrative Team ~ Judith Amoah
Does your student have a Princeton Chromebook device?
Keeping their Chromebook device clean is more important than ever!
Use a soft, moist disinfectant wipe followed by a soft drying cloth. You can lightly wipe the keyboard to remove dust and germs.
Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners directly on the device.
Also, periodically, check your student's device . If the device is dropped, the screen will break. Your student will be assessed a fee for repairs.
Your student's device is an important component to their educational success. If they have Chromebook issues, contact:
Mrs. Zinnecker at 864-1552 ~PHS GRID
Virtual Open House
Please click here to sign up for the Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Conferences will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.
Please remember that all conferences will be virtual. Teachers will send you a zoom meet or google meet link for your scheduled conference times.
Zooms/Google Meets in Google Classroom, parents and their participationNJROTC News
COMPLETED EVENTS:1. The 8th-grade pilot program for the 2020-2021 school year has been formally approved by Navy JROTC headquarters in early August. PCMS is working 8th grade student schedules to include NJROTC. We expect 30 to 35 8th graders to participate in the very near future.FUTURE EVENTS (September 2020):1. Cadets Logan Hoskins, Candy Lin, and Joey Lin continue to participate in the 2020 NJROTC Leadership Academy hosted by New Albany, Indiana NJROTC. All training is virtual and all camp fees are paid for by Princeton NJROTC. Cadets will receive a silver cord, ball cap, t-shirt, and string bag once they successfully complete the course.2. Color Guard will perform the colors at our three home varsity football games on 4, 18, and 25 September 2020.***NJROTC parents are asked to update their email address with me if possible***The USDA has extended the SSO (Seamless Summer Option) Program.
Meal distribution will be at dismissal on Friday with your student.
Five breakfasts and five lunches (pre-packaged shelf-stable items) will be available for students to take home each Friday. Due to COVID Pandemic, this year only, we are offering breakfast and lunch to all students at no charge.
Currently, milk must be refrigerated ASAP. Refrigerated milk will be substituted for dry milk pouches/shelf-stable milk as soon as available.
If you have any questions, please contact the Food Service Office at (513) 864-1023.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
PHS Guide to Remote Learning
Supporting Young Minds of All Kinds.We all know that this upcoming school year is going to be different than any other, and that families have to adjust to big changes, such as how best to support learning from home. One of the Library’s areas of focus in our Strategic Plan is student success. We’re committed to helping young people have the resources and supports they need to succeed in school and prepare for post-secondary education, training, careers, and life. Besides library cards and access to our eResources 24/7, we can also support students with their remote learning by providing WiFi access, computers/laptops, and access to library staff to provide assistance. Here’s some important information:In-personKids learning remotely, and their families, are welcome to visit any of our 41 locations during all open hours, Mon. – Sat., 10am to 6pm.- At the downtown Main Library we have designated a space on the second floor for homework help for middle and high schoolers, which will be available beginning Aug. 24. We can accommodate up to 24 students at a time.
- To reserve a space students should call 513.369.6900.
- Sessions are 2 hours in length and are limited to 1 session per student per day.
- There will be 3 sessions each weekday: Monday – Friday
- 10AM – 12PM
- 1PM – 3PM
- 4PM – 6PM.
- We do still have safety protocols in place, including requiring face coverings, reduced occupancy levels, and limits on the length a customer can stay.
- Right now, we are working to improve our outdoor spaces and meeting rooms at many of our locations so we can support students who need homework help, access to WiFi or devices, or assistance with their own device.
- We intend to use the first few weeks of school to learn what the demand is for student use of our facilities and as capacity allows, and we may try additional strategies like adding student-only hours in the evenings, and adjusting occupancy levels, if the spread of COVID-19 continues to improve in our county.
Online
- Anyone with a library card can use our Homework HelpNow resource, which provides a variety of supports to students, including live homework assistance, study tools, virtual study rooms and even free assistance with filling out the financial aid form for college (FAFSA).
- Check out this brief video to learn more about this great resource.
Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library800 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Scarlet Schedule / Gray Schedule
At this time, the learning models consist of: (1) Alternate schedule (Scarlet / Gray - 50% Capacity) with health and social distancing, and (2) Full-time remote learning by parent request.
Scarlet Schedule: students whose last names begin with A-L and siblings in the same household will attend in-person. Students whose last names begin M-Z and siblings will learn remotely.
Gray Schedule: students whose last names begin with M-Z will attend in-person. Students whose last names begin A-L and siblings will learn remotely.
Scarlet Schedule / Gray Schedule: Students will rotate each week from in-person to remote learning.
School Hours / Time Changes
Weeks that the students follow the in-person schedule, modifications of the school times/hours have been made.
These School Hours and Time Changes are for the FIRST 9 Weeks ONLY (first quarter, ends October 21, 2020).
Princeton High School hours will be 7:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Students may choose to get a “Grab & Go” lunch to take home with them.
Athletics will continue to operate as scheduled.
Princeton Community Middle School students will attend school 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
PCMS students will have lunch in the cafeteria spread across the middle school and high school cafeterias.
There will be Zero Bell, which will start at 7:00 a.m.
Princeton elementary school students will attend school 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Meals will be delivered to the classroom or spread out in the cafeteria, determined by class-size per building.
The first day of school for Preschool and Kindergarten students is August 24th.
For the first two weeks of the school year, AM sessions will be 9:00-11:30, and PM sessions will be 12:50-3:00.
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