�����Penn-Trafford High School�New Student Orientation�Class of 2029

CLASS OF 2029

HIGH SCHOOL vs MIDDLE SCHOOL

• New Challenges
• New Freedoms
• New Responsibilities
• Privileges

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STUDENT UNION

Annabelle Aquino

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• Student Union President

OPPORTUNITIES

Baseball Basketball – Boys & Girls Cheerleading Cross Country – Boys & Girls Field Hockey Football

Golf – Boys & Girls

Lacrosse - Boys & Girls

Rifle

Softball Soccer – Boys & Girls Swimming – Boys & Girls

Tennis – Boys & Girls Track – Boys & Girls

Volleyball – Boys & Girls

Wrestling

Academic Quiz Team Art Club Astronomy Club Band Biology Club Bots IQ Bowling C.A.P. Chorus/Encore Colorguard Drama Guild

Stage Crew

Engineering/Robotics Esports Fashion Club Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

German Club

Ice Hockey Mock Trial National Honor Society (NHS)

Newspaper S.A.D.D. Science National Honor Society

Ski and Snowboard Spanish Club Spanish National Honor Society

Traces

Unified Coalition Video Club Unified Club Women in Science Yearbook YES - Barbershop Quartet

CLUB DAY

We will have a modified schedule/day so students can visit a club they are interested in and sign up.

Sign Ups: Sept. 17 during lunches

Club Days: October 15 & Feb 11

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

30 Hours Required Before Graduation

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Children’s Centers Church

Recreation Centers Libraries

Local Government Voter Registration

Hospital or Clinic Red Cross

Senior Citizen Center Shut-in Visits

Big Brother/Big Sisters Summer Day Camps

Junior Fireman Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts

Recreation Sports (Coaching, Officiating)

Special Needs Programs (e.g., Special Olympics)

Community Mental Health Programs

Community Club Activities (Lions Club, Women’s Club)

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*Not helping a business or someone that profits

Track It Forward

Parents

• Please make sure we have updated contact information.
• Main source of communication will be:

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• Parent Square - Email/Texts

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• School Website - Parent and Student Resources

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• Parent and Student Resources Website

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WEBSITE

STUDENT PICK UP/DROP OFF

• AM/PM - 7:05 am/2:30 pm
• Use the circle around the flagpole near the athletic wing.
• Pull up as far as possible before unloading.
• Stay out of the bus loop.
• Breakfast - NOT FREE
• Early Dismissals - Main Office

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BUS LOOP

MAP of School

Keystone Testing Information

• Graduation Requirement
• Required to take honors courses
• Required to get into NHS
• Official Transcript (senior year)
• End of Curriculum Exams
• Algebra, Biology, Literature

Act 158 Pathways

WHO TO CONTACT

• Attendance, Vacation Forms

Mrs. Moorhead - moorheads@penntrafford.org

• Grades, Transcripts, Community Service

Mrs. Wolfhope - wolfhoper@penntrafford.org

• Athletics and Parking

Mrs. Alexander - alexanderl@penntrafford.org

Mr. Hetrick - heteickk@penntrafford.org

• Technology Concerns and Passwords

Mr. Caruso - carusoj@penntrafford.org

• Main office - 724-744-4471

LUNCH - CAFETERIA

• Aramark
• Make sure you have money in your account
• Use of ID # with pin pad to speed things up
• Cafeteria Court Style - Just like choosing food at the mall.
• One direction IN and one direction OUT.
• Cafe is Cafeteria, NOT the Coffee Shop
• Free and Reduced Application October
• Breakfast is NOT FREE

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CASH STASH PHEPLE - Federal Credit Union

Brooklyn Usmiller, Connor Baldwin and Lucy Bratton

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HEALTH SERVICES

• Certified School Nurse
• Medical Concerns
• Medications/Allergies
• Dismissal

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• Ms. Sutmire A-G
• Ms. Sherman H-Pe
• Mr. Owen Pf-Z
• Mrs. Wolfhope Secretary

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Asher our Therapy Dog

COUNSELING SERVICES

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• Get involved and try new things
• It's OK to ask for help
• Stay out of the drama
• Meet new people
• Expectations are higher and you will need to put in more effort, but HS is easier than you think
• Take school seriously
• Check PowerSchool/email frequently
• Students are very welcoming
• It's normal to change friends in HS
• Try not to stress

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What the sophomores think you should know

Counseling Homepage

If you need to see your counselor, take these steps:

• Stop by in the morning to set up an appointment
• Email your counselor
• If an emergency, ask your teacher to allow you to come down

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Credits towards Graduation

• 24.5 total credits
• 7 Math/Science (3/4)
• 3.5 Social Studies
• 4 English
• 1 Physical Education, 0.5 Health
• 0.5 Career and Personal Finance
• Electives

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85% required in to get into Honors/AP, 75% required to stay.

Must Pass Keystones

Lunches

Study Halls

• Audion, LLA, CAFE and Classrooms
• To leave study hall-Make sure you have a pass!
• Study halls are a time to get work done
• Media Center open periods 1-8
• Tutoring
• Special events
• Coffee Shop open periods 1-4

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NCAA Eligibility Center: ncaa.org

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LINEWIZE

• Student online safety and digital wellbeing platform used by schools to help manage and monitor internet use.

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• We can see everything you do…

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• Type and erase….

SMARTPASS

SmartPass is a digital pass system.

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Students must utilize this app instead of a traditional paper hall pass when traveling to the restroom, office, guidance suite or any other location in the building.

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Students found outside the classroom without an electronic hall pass will be considered cutting class.

Hall Monitors can view everyone in the school that is on a pass.

All passes have STUDENT IDENTIFICATION PICTURES.

Hall monitors can verify students are supposed to be in the halls.

CELL PHONES

Students are required to place their cell phones in the classroom phone caddy immediately upon entering the room and before taking their seat.

Phones must remain in the caddy for the entire class period.

Students are not permitted to have their phones in their possession during class. Phones must be off or on silent.

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CELL PHONES

Violations of this policy will result in disciplinary action as follows:

• 1st Offense: Verbal warning, confiscated and returned at the end of the period. Parent contact by the teacher
• 2nd Offense: Confiscated, parent contact by the teacher, turned in to the office and returned at the end of the day.
• 3rd Offense: Confiscated and the parent must pick up the phone.
• 4th Offense: The phone must be turned in at the main office upon arrival and may be picked up at the end of the day for the remainder of the semester.
• Further/Other Offenses: Office Referral - Saturday Detention, In-School and Out of School Suspension.

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CELL PHONES

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Acceptable Cell Phone Use: Students are permitted to use their phones before and after school, during study halls, lunch and in the hallways between classes.

PTHS is not responsible for lost or stolen devices.

Phones are a non-essential resource during school and are not needed for educational purposes. iPads have been provided to students for educational needs in the classroom.

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Your Grade Level Principals...

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Transitionary Principal

• Mr. Simpson

(Grades 10 and 11)

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STUDENT HANDBOOK

• Reviewed in Grade Level Meetings
• Student’s Responsibility
• Signed electronically showing understanding

Bullying/Mental Health

In order to utilize Safe2Say Helpline you can do one of the following:

1. Need to use the following website: www.safe2saypa.org
2. Call 1-844-SAF2SAY. The message is anonymous. The Safe2Say Helpline team triage your message and notify school officials, so appropriate action can be taken.
3. Use the mobile app. It is available for Apple and Android devices.
4. SAP

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Bullying/Harassment

• What is it?
• Clean Slate…
• Always two sides
• Social Media and Supreme Court
• 3 Levels of Harassment

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Lockers

• Locker Map - Main page of Website
• Your personal space
• Searches if reasonable suspicion

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Bag Room

• Nurses Entrance
• Who uses it?

Your Grade Level Principals...

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Assistant Principal

• Dr. Healey

(Grades 9 and 12)

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Restricted List

• What is it?
• How do you get on it?
• How do you get off of it?
• Athletics, dances, parking passes, privileges...

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Dress Code

• Review of Basics
• Cover Up!
• No hats
• Violation - will be asked to change.

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Suspensions and Expulsion

• ICE - In School Suspension
• OSS - Out of School Suspension

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• No activities/athletics on days of suspensions

No Tolerance

• Fighting

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• Drugs/Alcohol

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• Vapes (Detectors)
• THC

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• Weapons

Your Lead Teacher...

Mr. Jeff Fox

IT - iPads

• Make sure it’s Charged
• What to do if it isn’t working?

Room 100, near LLA

Student Tech Support Form

(Student/Parent Resource Website)

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Attendance

• Arrival/Dismissal – Don‘t be tardy
• Law - Compulsory Age (18 Years Old)
• Attendance Committee
• Attendance Box

Locations:

Main Office, Cafeteria, Nurses Entrance,

Athletic Office

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Tardy Procedures

Excused vs Unexcused

• 3rd Tardy - 1 Detention
• 5th Tardy - 3 Detentions and hall pass restrictions (no media center or coffee shop).
• 7th Tardy - Saturday Detention
• 10th Tardy - ICE and Loss of Parking Pass for the remainder of the marking period.
• 11+ - Out of School Suspension and referral to attendance committee for parent conference.

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STUDENT EMAIL

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• Use your school assigned email
• Check it daily
• You are responsible for getting information
• Google Classroom

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Tour Groups

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Tour Groups

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THANK YOU...

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Students, we wish every student a great start to the new school year!

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