Powell County High School

Powell County High School is experiencing an outbreak of Covid-19 in our school. Please assume that your child is a close contact and monitor closely for symptoms. We intend to stay open for in-person learning, however for the next 10 days (until February 1) students will have the opportunity to work remotely through Zoom and Google Classroom if they have tested positive, are experiencing symptoms, or are living in a house where someone has tested positive or is experiencing symptoms. We value the daily in-person learning that we have with our students, and we encourage all healthy students to continue to come to school. All students must be present, either in person or on Zoom, in order to be present for each of their classes. In order to be present on Zoom, your child must have his or her camera on, we must be able to see their face for the entirety of the period, and they must participate in the whole class period unless otherwise told by the teacher. We also expect students to follow our dress code if they are zooming. If your child is too sick to attend in-person or remotely, please contact the office ASAP so that we can make arrangements with you. Our goal at PCHS is to maintain our valuable, in-person relationship with your child while also ensuring his or her safety. We know that the best teaching happens when we are together. If you have questions, please contact Principal Crofutt at 406-560-3027 (cell), 406-846-2757 (office), or through email kcrofutt@pchs.dl.k12.mt.us Powell County Public Health supports the efforts of Powell County High School to keep students in school and due to the volume of positive cases in the school we will not be contacting close contacts of positive students/teachers for cases tested before February 1st. Should you have questions or want testing scheduled please call Powell County Public Health at 406.491.3681.

This week, we have had 5 more students and staff test positive for Covid. We have also had many students with symptoms who's parents kept them home. Thank you so much for doing that and for continuing to do that as we work to keep our school in in-person learning. Again, we are asking that household contacts follow isolation procedures as well.

The Basketball Games against Arlee have been postponed to a future date and time due to the weather and the roads. Future date and times are TBA.

Over the last several days, PCHS has been notified of 4 positive Covid cases amongst our students and staff. Public health has been working on notifications of close contacts. Per Montana State Law, close contacts can choose whether they isolate or not. We so appreciate families that have kept their child or children home when someone else in the home tests positive. Please be extra vigilant with monitoring symptoms of illness in your child. We are hoping to not have to switch to remote learning and need your help in keeping our school healthy.

Tomorrow's basketball games at Thompson Falls are STILL ON!

Tonight's game against Loyola has been postponed until a future date. Future game date and time TBA.

Parents, as we enter the most critical time of the year for cold, flu, and now Covid; please be extra vigilant for signs of illness with your child. We will be sending kids home who are exhibiting signs of illness as we want to ensure that we can stay healthy and in session. Thank you!

Correction: the early out is on January 19th, not January 20th!

Parents: PCHS will have semester finals for periods 1 & 3 on January 19th & periods 2 & 4 on January 20th. If your child has an A for the semester in a year-long (one full credit) class and has been given clearance by their teacher, they do not need to attend that class for the scheduled final. Also if they have a study hall during a scheduled final time, they are not required to attend. It is important that your child has received verification of their status from their teacher ahead of time. We also have an early out on January 20th @ 2pm. Busses will run at the normal time, and we will have supervision for students waiting for busses.

There will be no busses running today

Powell County High School would like to thank the Deer Lodge Police and Powell County Sheriff’s office for providing extra security for our students today. We want to reiterate, threats have been made nationally, not locally and we are just exercising extreme caution.

Update on times/places for the Basketball games in East Helena tomorrow (12/3): C-squad Boys will play at 3 p.m. at Prickly Pear Elementary (East Helena), JV Girls will play at 3 p.m. at East Helena HS. JV Boys will play at 4:30, Varsity Boys will play at 6 p.m. and Varsity Girls will play at 7:30 p.m., all at East Helena HS.

Picture Re-takes will be November 29th! Also, December 1st there will be a 2:00 Dismissal. Busses will run at the normal time.

Parents: please take a minute to complete the survey linked below. We will be using the data collected in this survey to help us better serve your children. Thank you for your input! https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/171535/32917

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We have many Wonderful Wardens this week! Congratulations to all of these students: Jocelyn Birch, Jeremiah Davis, Rhylie Filcher, Orrin Hansen, Vivin Hansen, Brody Hunter, Katie Johnson, Lexi Lunceford, Harley Molendyke, Gwynn Morgan, Graci Pennington, Anthony Porter, Maddie Schrecengost, Katie Waite, and Amanda Wheelock. Keep up the great work!

Congratulations to our Wonderful Wardens this week! Ashton Bledsoe, Elianah Grande, Clara Graveley, Alesea Smith, and Natalie Spring. Way to go!

Sorry about the bad settings! Please try again to take our eligibility survey. Again, this is for parents of current PCHS students only. Thank you for your help! https://forms.gle/GAufLt51kdMpxycz8

Please take a minute to give us your opinion on a change to our eligibility policy for next year. This survey is for parents only. Student and staff were sent separate surveys. Thank you for taking the time to help! https://forms.gle/e1CwHV6ULTnusTBK6

There will be a play-in Volleyball Game against Arlee tomorrow evening (10/26) at 6 p.m.