Last Minute Scholarship

Last minute scholarship available awarded by Isabella Bank. See the Counseling Office for information and a link to apply. Deadline is 3/6/2024.

Middle School Softball

Middle School Softball SignUps for Middle School Softball have begun, please use the sign up sheet located on the board by the Athletic Office, until Monday the 26th.

Bass Fishing Team

If you are interested in starting and joining the Pinconning High School Bass Fishing Team under Michigan Bass Nation, there is an interest sign up sheet down by the athletic office. An informational meeting will be held in room 206 during the 3rd hour this Thursday, February 22. The season begins late spring and continues through the summer. Each team will need a boat, an adult boat captain and a team of two anglers. Come and see what it is all about this Thursday!

Peer mentor Meeting

Peer mentor Meeting Reminder Peer Mentors that we will have our rescheduled meeting this Thursday Feb. 22nd in Mrs. Morand's room at 7:20am.

DRIVERS ED

Please be advised that Drivers Ed will be in room 116.

Knights of Columbus Scholarship

Student must be a son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, or grandchild of a member in good standing of Father Flajole Counsel #2986, if funds are available to non-member students who are members of Holy Trinity Pinconning Church. Must also be a high school senior graduating in 2024, entering college as a full time student in the fall of 2024. Drawing can be random. Applications are available online and in the Counseling Office, the deadline is April 4, 2024.

SKILL CENTER

Please be advised there will be No Skill Center on 2/16 or 2/19.

Spartan PRIDE Drawing

The winners of the Spartan PRIDE Drawing for this week are: Cooper Norman for the $10 gift card and McKenzy Gage for the McDonald's McCafe Coupon Congrats to the winners and please stop by Mrs. Moniz's classroom today to collect your prizes.

Student Council Meeting

Student Council Meeting The next mandatory student council meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 20th at 7:20am. Please note the time change, we will start 10 minutes later than usual."

Career Center

Career Center The Career Center will be closed to students on Friday, February 16, 2024 and Monday February 19, 2024. We will resume our regular class schedule on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

TASTE TESTING

There will be a Taste Testing in the Middle School Gym during Lunch hours on Wednesday February 14th. We will be serving samples of Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and providing the recipe so you can snack smartly at home. Come join us.

Peer Mentors

Peer Mentors: There will be a Peer Mentor meeting this week, Thursday, Feb. 15th in Mrs. Morand's room at 7:20. Please be sure to attend this meeting, we need to wrap up the plans for Yellow Ribbon.

*The winners of the Spartan PRIDE Drawing for this week

Addie Cooley for the $10 gift card and Emily Corbin for the McDonald's McCafe Coupon Congrats to the winners and please stop by Mrs. Moniz's classroom today to collect your prizes

Senior Early Release Forms

Correction-Will be outside the front office by the Bulletin Board

PHS United Way Mandatory Meeting

PHS United Way Mandatory Meeting: Thursday, FEB. 22 @ 2:55 in the art room. Save the date of April 26 for United Way Day of Caring in your calendars. See Mrs. Holmes with questions. DONUTS, so bring a beverage for yourself:)

Franks Great Outdoors

Franks Great Outdoors We are looking for enthusiastic Juniors or Seniors for part time employment within our clothing and footwear departments. Send resumes to Sara@franksgreatoutdoors.com or lori@franksgreatoutdoors.com

Girls Bowling

Girls' bowling team The girls' bowling team lost to Gladwin last night 19.5 to 10.5. Leading Spartan bowlers included Layla St. Peter with games of 193 and 192 and Lexi Drouse with a game of 154.

Covenant HealthCare Volunteer Services

Covenant HealthCare Volunteer Services is now accepting applications for the Summer 2024 session of our High School Volunteer Program. This program is designed for any high school student who may be interested in the healthcare field and/or volunteer experience this summer. Details and requirements are listed on the bulletin board outside the Counseling Office. Students may apply online at www.covenanthealthcare.com/volunteer. Application deadline is March 31, 2024.

JV Boys Basketball team

The JV boys basketball team beat Beaverton 56-23. Leading score was Danny DuBay with 28. The varsity boys basketball team beat Beaverton 47-35. Leading scores were Cole Brady and Garrett Zehr with 15 each

Bay-Arenac Career Center

Bay-Arenac Career Center is hosting an Apprenticeship Information Night on Thursday, February 15 from 4:00-6:00 with a discussion panel at 5:00. Students and parents interested in learning more about the many apprenticeship opportunities within our regions should attend

Pinconning United Steelworkers

Pinconning United Steelworkers (Run 2/5 through 2/9) (2) $200 awards. Must be a senior who has attended Pinconning High School grades 9-12, have a 2.5 GPA or higher, be involved in at least 1 extra-curricular activity, be attending a college/university or entering an apprenticeship in the fall of 2024, and must be related to a current or retired United Steelworker, Local 7652. Applications are available in the Counseling Office or for download Here, deadline is March 28, 2024.

Student Council Meeting

Mandatory student council meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 6th at 7:10am in Mr. Stoneback's classroom.

Arenac County 4-H Foundation Scholarship

Arenac County 4-H Foundation Scholarship Must be a graduating senior or college sophomore, have completed at least 3 years of Arenac County 4-H projects and plan to continue education after high school. Applications are available online and in the Counseling Office, the deadline is March 31, 2024.

Student Council Run

Student Council Run The Middle School Student Council will be selling Valentine’s Day Candy Grams starting now through Feb 12th. Bring $1.00 to school, fill out a special message to a friend & we will deliver it with a heart shaped sucker to them on Valentine’s Day. Get yours while supplies last. Look for the sale table before school every day or see Mrs. Maxwell or Mrs. Milkowski to purchase. Buy and send as many as you’d like!

Bowling Teams

Boys' bowling team On Monday, the boys' bowling team lost to Gladwin 30-0. High games were bowled by Griffin Morin (181), Logan Milliman (171), Dylan Krevinghaus (166) and Jacob Stoneback (166). On Wednesday, the boys' bowling team defeated Shepherd 20-10. High games were thrown by Logan Milliman (195), Zack Bishop (158), and Griffin Morin (139). Girls bowling team On Wednesday, the girls' bowling team fell to Shepherd 23-7. High games were bowled by Layla St. Peter (151 and 141) and Lexi Drouse (135). The bowling teams will compete in the singles tournament in Standish on Saturday. Boys will compete at 9:00am and the girls will compete at 1:00pm.

Varsity boys basketball

The team be harrison 67-22. Leading scores were Dayne Ivey with 14, Garrett Zehr 10 and Thaddeus Nashatka 8 points and 15 rebounds.

JV boys basketball

The team beat Harrison 67-14. Leading score was Danny Dubay with 39.

Financial Aid

Attention Seniors!! The Counseling Office will be holding a Financial Aid completion night on Tuesday, February 6 at 6:00pm in the Library. Bring your parent/guardian and your FSA Id and get help from the Professionals getting FAFSA completed by the Bay Foundation Scholarship deadline. See Mrs. Pomaville with any questions!

The Rosa Parks Scholarship

The Rosa Parks Scholarship is a $2500 Scholarship open to all High School Seniors. Apply online at rosaparksscholarship.org Deadline is March 1, 2024.

Josh Jasman Scholarship

Three $3000 awards. Must be a Bay County Senior. Awards are not based on GPA or need, but on answers to informal questions. A minimum 2.0 GPA is required. Applications are available in the Counseling Office, deadline is April 15, 2024.

Rowdy Ruff

Rowdy Ruff will be held on February 13th. Sign up sheets are on the board outside the athletic office. Deadline to sign up is February 2

Winter Blood Drive

The Winter Blood Drive sponsored by Student Council will take place on Tuesday, March 5 in the school library. Students who are 16 years or older are eligible to donate. 16 year old donors must have a signed permission slip every time they donate. Interested students should see Mr. Stoneback in room #131 to sign-up for a time to donate.

Peer Mentors Run

There will be a Peer Mentor meeting this Thursday February 1st at 7:20 in Mrs. Morand's room. Please come with your ideas for Yellow Ribbon week. If you cannot make it, email Mrs. Morand or Mrs. Yanoski.

Auditions for Spring Musical

Auditions for the spring musical Mean Girls will be held this Friday, February 2 and next Wednesday, February 7th from 3 to 5 in the band room. Audition sheets will be available beginning tomorrow morning in the library and must be completed at your time of audition

Financial Aid

Attention Seniors!! The Counseling Office will be holding a Financial Aid completion night on Tuesday, February 6 at 6:00pm in the Library. Bring your parent/guardian and your FSA Id and get help from the Professionals getting FAFSA completed by the Bay Foundation Scholarship deadline. See Mrs. Pomaville with any questions!

Bowling

The girls bowling team tied Meridian 15 to 15 on Monday evening. High games were bowled by Cassidy Whyte 153, Taylor Bauer 152, and Layla St. Peter 151 The boys bowling team fell to Meridian 25-5 for their first loss of the season. High games were bowled by Logan Milliman 187, Jacob Stoneback 185, and Griffin Morin 169.

Varsity Boy Basketball 1/23/24

The boys varsity basketball team defeated Roscommon 51-50. Leading scores: Cole Brady 13, Dayne IVey 11, Braden Slowinski 9, Garrett Zehr hit the game winner as time ran out. Andrew Wilson and Dayne both had 6 rebounds.

The Rosa Parks Scholarship Deadline March 1st, 2024

The Rosa Parks Scholarship is a $2500 Scholarship open to all High School Seniors. Apply online at rosaparksscholarship.org Deadline is March 1, 2024.

Josh Jasman scholarship Deadline April 15, 2024

Three $3000 awards. Must be a Bay County Senior. Awards are not based on GPA or need, but on answers to informal question. A minimum 2.0 GPA is required. Applications are available in the Counseling Office, deadline is April 15, 2024.

Coming Home Dance January 22-26th

The Coming Home Dance will take place on Saturday from 7-10pm in the high school gymnasium. Tickets cost $10 per person and will only be sold at the door to the dance. The dance theme is "Superheroes and Villains." Students are encouraged to dress to match the theme. New this year: The concession stand will be open for refreshments, so please bring money for food. Doors to the dance will open at 7:00pm sharp, so please do not arrive early. Food, beverages, and personal bags will not be allowed in the gymnasium, so please plan accordingly. Students planning on bringing a non-PHS guest to the dance must complete the Google Form that was emailed to your student emails earlier this month. Middle school students and guests over the age of 20 will not be admitted to the dance.

Penny wars Monday, January 22

Congratulations to the sophomore class who were leading the penny war at the end of the day on Friday. They have been awarded the $20 bonus. The current penny war standings are as follows: 4th Place: Juniors with negative $30.54 3rd Place: Freshmen with negative $20.40 2nd Place: Seniors with negative $7.75 1st Place: Sophomores with positive $28.32

JV Basketball Monday, January 22

The JV boys basketball team defeated Meridian last night by the score of 50 to 47. Leading scores were Ryan Kowalkzyk with 12, Danny Dubay 9 and Sean Donahue 6 The varsity boys basketball team lost to Meridian by the score of 45 to 60. Cole Brady led with 12 points Brady Lupcke had 10 and Garrett Zehr had a double double with 10 points 10 rebounds.

Floats 1/21 through 1/23

Freshmen float building will take place Tuesday, Jan. 23 from 3:00 - 4:30 in Mrs. Nowicki's room. Junior Class we will be working on our Float for the Coming Home Competition Tuesday January 23rd, and Wednesday January 24th from 3:00 pm-4:30 pm in Mr. Thomas Room 109. Senior Class Float Building will take place Tuesday and Wednesday after school in Mr. Stoneback's classroom from 3:00-4:15pm. All seniors are invited and encouraged to attend.

Mock Trial 1/19 thru 1/23

Anyone interested in being a part of Mock Trial, please see Mr. Rogers in room 126 to get a copy of the case.

Pinconning Education Association Scholarship 1/19 thru 1/26

Must be a Pinconning High School senior, plan to be a full-time student at a 2- or 4- year accredited Michigan College, have attended Pinconning Schools during grades 6-12, and have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher. Applications are available in the Counseling Office, or for download on the Counseling Office website. Deadline is March 1, 2024.

Penny War Standings 1/18/24

The penny war standings are as follows: 4th Place: Juniors with negative $2.50 3rd Place: Freshmen with negative $2.05 2nd Place: Seniors with positive 16 cents 1st Place: Sophomores with positive 17 cents Penny jars are located in the library. Remember, pennies help your class, silver and dollars sabotage the other classes. The class leading after school on Friday will receive a $20 bonus. The penny war ends with the final bell next Thursday.

Reminder: All students taking a 21F class and dual enrollment classes

If you are on school grounds and taking a 21f class or dual enrollment classes you are to report to the library during your scheduled 21f class time. Mrs. Gary will take attendance and the expectation is that you stay in the library for the entirety of that designated class period. If you need to leave, Mrs. Gary will give you a hall pass and you are to go to your destination and return in a reasonable time. Students that are wandering the school or not where they are supposed to be will be subject to disciplinary action.

Float Building and Coming Dress-Up (end 1/19/24)

Senior Class Float Building will take place from 3:00-6:00pm on Friday in Mr. Stoneback's room. All seniors are invited and encouraged to attend. Coming Home is next week! Monday's dress-up theme is "Pajama Day." Students wearing their PJs will earn spirit points for their class. Check out the other dress-up themes on posters throughout the hallways.

JV basketball team

The JV basketball team defeated Gladwin 57-40. Leading scorers Sean Donahue 18 and Jaxon Hill 16. The varsity basketball team beat Gladwin 51-41. Leading scorers Brady Lupcke 18 Garrett Zehr 15, Braden Slowinski 8, Garrett and Dayne both had 7 boards.

Freshman boys basketball

Freshman boys basketball lost to Gladwin last night 32-20. Leading scorers were Landin Bargeron with 11 points and Owen Murry with 6 points. We lost 20-32

Boys varsity basketball

The boys varsity basketball team defeated Whittemore Prescott last night by the score of 64-25. Leading scores were Brady Lupcke 16, Garrett Zehr 12 and Dayne Ivey 11.

Coming Home Penny War

*Coming Home Penny War Starts today and ends on Thursday, January 25 at 2:50pm. Students are encouraged to donate pennies into their own jar. Donate silver or dollars into the other classes' jars to sabotage them. Rolled coins of any type are worth double. Jars are located in the library. The class leading at the end of the day on Friday, January 19 will receive a $20 bonus added to their total. The penny war

JV Girls Basketball practice

Please be advised that the JV Girls Basketball practice for tonight is canceled.

JV Boys Basketball practice (1/9/24)

Please be advised that the JV Basketball practice for tonight is canceled.

Wrestling Meet (1/9/24)

Please be advised that the Wrestling Meet for tonight is canceled

Rowdy Ruff

Rowdy Ruff Rowdy Ruff will be held on February 13th. Sigh up sheets are on the board outside the athletic office. Deadline to sign up is February 2

Attention Seniors The Mayors Scholarship Is now out

Multiple scholarships available. Scholarships range from $200.00 to $1,000.00. Applicants must be a senior and plan to attend a college or university full time in the fall of 2024. Applicants must also reside in the Pinconning Area School District, but do not need to attend Pinconning High School. Applications are available in the Counseling Office. Deadline is March 15, 2024.

Junior Class Prom

Junior Class will be meeting Thursday January 11th, 2024 at 11:30 am in Mr. Thomas room 109 to discuss Prom.

Bay Area Thunder

Bay Area Thunder Celebrated their six seniors Friday night with an 8-2 victory over Royal Oak Bishop Foley. Seniors, Gage Burgeson , Tate Becker, and Jake Engelberts, all collected points on the evening with senior Wyatt Burgeson leading the way with a hat trick. John Glenn Junior, Trent Phillips had two goals and an assist and Preston Pudvan had three points on the evening with one goal two assists.

The Bay Area Thunder

Traveled to Tawas Saturday for their forth, Mid-Michigan hockey conference game of the season. The game ended in a 3-3 tie. Pinconning Freshman Jake Rau started the scoring and Garber Senior Tate Becker collected two more goals on the evening. The Thunder are now 2-1-1 in conference play.

Mid-season individual bowling tournament

Mid-season individual bowling tournament took place on Saturday at Northern Lanes in Midland. Layla St. Peter led the girls’ team, placing 8th overall [out of 48 bowlers] while throwing a high game of 159. Kassidy Whyte placed 17th with a 145 high game. Lexi Drouse placed 18th with a 157 high game. Griffin Morin led the boys’ team, placing 18th overall [out of 46 bowlers] while throwing a high game of 198. Jacob Stoneback placed 20th with a 181 high game. Logan Milliman placed 29th with a 211 high game.

Pinconning Youth Wrestling Club

Is looking for volunteers for their tournaments on January 20th-21st, 2024. Time slots are 8:30 am-12:30 pm, and 12:30 pm-4:30 pm both days. If interested please see Mr. Thomas in room 109 for details.

Varsity boys bowling team

Won their match 29-1 against Farwell. Led by Jacob Stoneback with a [194], Griffin Morin [186], Logan Milliman [179], and Ethan Miller [174]. Dylan Krevinghaus bowled four strikes during the Baker Games to help lead the team to victory. The boys' team now sits alone in 2nd place in the conference.

Varsity Girls bowling team

Won their match against Farwell 22 -8. Lexi Drouse bowled a [177] with Layla St. Peter with a [170]. Last night, the girls' bowling team defeated Farwell 22-8. The team was led by Lexi Drouse [177], Layla St. Peter [170], and Nina Schott [152].

Student Council Meeting

Mandatory meeting TOMORROW, January 5th at 7:10 am in Mr. Stoneback's classroom. We will be choosing Coming Home Committees, so please make every effort to attend!

Nathan Weidner Scholarship

All applicants must be a 2024 or earlier graduate of a Bay County High school, or live in Bay County, have a GPA of 2.0 or higher, plan to be a full time student at Delta College. Preference is giving to student not receiving the Pell Grant. Applications are available online, see the Counseling Office website for the link, deadline is February 1, 2024.

Attendance Appeals

To fill out the attendance appeals go to the Pinconning Middle/High School webpage and under the upcoming school year section click “Attendance Appeal”. Fill out the form and it will get to Mr. Woodruff to review. If you do not fill out the form you will not be eligible for attendance forgiveness.

Robotics Team

The Robotics Team will meet or the first time this year on January 8th right after school in the classroom of the shop building. Anyone interested in joining the team is welcome to attend

Volunteer Opportunity

For any high School Guys or girls interested in earning volunteer hours, Pinconning Community Clothing Center is looking for volunteers to assist with their Bridal Show Extravaganza (Bridal Fashion Show) on Sunday, January 21. Details are posted on the Counseling Office bulletin board. If interested, please contact Lynn Snyder at lynn@cccpinny.org .

PHS guest to the Coming Home Dance

PHS guest to the Coming Home Dance. Any PHS student wishing to bring a non-PHS guest to the Coming Home Dance on Saturday, January 27, 2024, must complete the Google Form Guest Pass that was emailed to your school email account. Guest pass forms must be completed by Friday, January 26 at 3:00pm. Anyone with questions or concerns should see Mr. Stoneback in room #131 or email him at stonebackm@pasd.org