Luray High School

Digital Awareness Day 3-- Develop your child’s instincts. Help kids learn to trust their guts so they can suss out creepy, risky, or otherwise unsafe online situations. Playact a few scenarios: What if someone asks to take a conversation private? What if someone asks for your phone number? What if someone invites you to a private chat room? Be aware that some kids (even "good" kids) will explore iffy stuff online out of curiosity. But the minute they feel uncomfortable, they need to shut things down. Skip quizzes. Help kids identify and avoid clickbait, quizzes, special offers, and anything that asks for personal or private information. This helps keep information secure and devices safe. Page County Public Schools Digital Awareness Week CommonSense Media

Good afternoon, Due to a forecast of continued snow and low temperatures tonight, all PCPS schools and offices will be closed on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. All afternoon and evening events and activities are also cancelled. 12-month staff do not report unless contacted by your supervisor. Thank you and we hope that everyone stays safe and warm.

PCPS Digital Awareness --Day 2 Talk about the pressure to overshare. Tweens and teens might feel pushed into sharing a photo for different reasons: a dare, fear of damaging a relationship, or just because "everyone else is doing it." But this one is non-negotiable. Tell them that you understand how bad it can feel to disappoint a friend. Then help them imagine how much worse it would feel if a private picture were shared with their whole school. For younger children: talk about the difference between what's OK to share online (favorite color) and what's not (home address). Page County Public Schools Digital Awareness Week CommonSense Media

Don't forget!! This is TOMORROW!! LHS National Honor Society to sponsor blood drive. To register, please use this link: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=lurayhighschool

PCTC Career Cluster-- Human Services

This week Page County Public Schools recognizes Digital Awareness Week: Give them the right words. Kids learn about appropriate verbal and physical communication from watching you. But online conversations can be invisible. Occasionally, narrate as you're writing texts or social media comments when your kids are in earshot. Learn about their worlds. Tweens and teens have unique communication styles -- especially online. As much as possible, keep an eye on what they're saying and doing online to understand the norm in their worlds. Don't police everything they say, but keep an ear out for aggressive trash-talking, hate speech, rude images, or anything hurtful. If you see stuff that crosses the line, speak up. Kids need to understand that their words have consequences. Page County Public Schools Digital Awareness Week CommonSense Media

Page County Public Schools would like to honor our Technology Department this week! We appreciate all that they do in maintaining our equipment, facilitating our teachers with rewarding and engaging lessons, and assisting in all of the technological needs of our staff, students, and division. This is one dedicated, hard working department, and they deserve a big "Thank You" for all they do!

Mrs. Bauserman's Anatomy and Physiology class is studying anatomical terminology and the planes of the body. To make learning more engaging, students are dissecting gummy bears and playing "Find a Wound," a version of Battleship that incorporates anatomy references. This approach allows students to practice using the terminology in a fun and interactive way.

Germs are prevalent during this time of year! To help students understand the transmission rate and spread of bacteria, Mrs. Bauserman's Anatomy class utilized special glow powder. This allowed them to trace how germs spread and evaluate how effectively participants washed their hands.

Mr. Benson's honors Chemistry class conducts an experiment using the scientific method , studying the chemical reactions, and recording their findings.

Mrs. Bauserman's Anatomy and Physiology class is studying anatomical terminology and the planes of the body. To make learning more engaging , students are dissecting gummy bears and playing "I Found a Wound," a version of Battleship that incorporates anatomy references. This approach allows students to practice using terminology in a fun and interactive way.

As we end National School Counseling Week, PCPS would like to share our gratitude for the hard work, dedication, and care this team shows to our students, staff, and community - each and every day! Thank you for helping PCPS students thrive!

As early as elementary school, students in our schools are looking at what their future could be like outside of the walls of our district. Which way will they go? Students may select to enroll in further education, seek employment with a company or business, or enlist with a military branch or government agency. School Counselors and Career Coaches are focused on assisting students as they make decisions that will affect their education and strive to implement programs to enable students to reach their full potential. Our secondary programs provide academic and personal advising to help prepare all students for a career, college, or the military.

Due to impending inclement weather moving through the area this evening, all PCPS events and activities will end by 6:00pm today, February 5, 2025. The Luray Middle School girls and boys basketball games scheduled against Rappahannock are both postponed. Thank you!

Important Bus Route Information: Luray Area-- Please expect delays for BUS 27 and BUS 50 this afternoon. Thank you.

School counselors can also help parents focus on ways to further the educational, personal and social growth of their children!

LHS National Honor Society to sponsor blood drive. To register, please use this link: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=lurayhighschool

PCPS is grateful for the work of our school counselors, counseling secretaries, and career coaches!

IMPORTANT REMINDER: This is a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5, 2025, is an early release (12:30 p.m.) day for students. This is scheduled professional development time for staff. Thank you.

IMPORTANT BUS ROUTE INFORMATION: SPRINGFIELD AREA-- Please expect delays on BUS 1 and BUS 64 this afternoon. Thank you.