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• Building tours set for Feb. 9 & 10
  Come see where improvements are needed
  Do you have questions or want more information about the two bond vote building propositions? Detailed information will be presented at a series of community presentations and school building tours. The building tours are being offered to provide residents with an opportunity to see first-hand where improvements are needed.
  • Tuesday, Feb. 9 - Presentation & HBE Tour, 6:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 10 - Presentation & ASK/PJHS Tour.
    Program begins at ASK Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.
  •  Feb. 18 - BOE Meeting, PJHS Cafeteria, 7:30 p.m.
  • Monday, Feb. 22 - Port Jervis City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. 
   

• National Wear Red Day
  ASK goes red for women's healthy hearts       
  ASK Elementary School Faculty and staff helped to promote women's cardiac health by wearing red on
  Feb. 5 - National Wear Red Day. The group, organized by school nurses Linda List and Lori Sexton, also raised $220 for the American Heart Association. Go Red For Women!
   

• Channel 20 Schedule is now online: View Bond Interviews
  PJHS students ask questions about Bond Vote
  A group of Port Jervis digital photography students recently interviewed district officials and two taxpayers about the proposed Safety & Security and School Building Projects. You can watch the interviews on cable Channel 20 daily at 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 8 p.m., and 10 p.m.
  Click here for the Channel 20 program schedule.   
   

• Changes to district calendar
  New dates for In-Service Days for Grades K-8
  The dates for the upcoming K-8 In-Service Days have been changed to accommodate revisions to the 2009-10 NYS testing schedule. 
  February 1 & March 22: Regular school days for Port Jervis Middle School and both elementary schools. In-Service Days for PJHS students only.
  May 10 & May 17:  New In-Service dates for students in grades kindergarten through eight. Port Jervis Middle School and both elementary schools are closed. Regular school days for PJHS students.
   

• H1N1 vaccine available for general OC population
  Now that H1N1 vaccine can be given beyond the initial target groups, the Orange County Health Department wants residents to be aware that physicians' offices are now receiving H1N1 vaccines regularly, plus OCDH has H1N1 clinics scheduled during the winter break. MORE
  Flu Preparedness & Prevention: The Health Page on this Web site is dedicated to providing families with updated information about H1N1. 
  HEALTH PAGE   H1NI RESOURCE PAGE
  VIDEO - Ways to prevent catching the flu  
   

• Student artwork brightens hospital hallways
  Port Jervis art students are helping to brighten the hallways of Bon Secours Community Hospital. Close to 30 students created an original piece of art to donate to the hospital. The recently-framed artwork now graces the main hallways used by patients being treated in the emergency, radiology, and diagnostic imaging departments. FULL STORY
   

• PJ Raiders launch new athletic web site
  The Port Jervis Athletic Department is proud to announce the launch of the new Raiders Web Site. The web pages are designed and maintained by students in the Port Jervis High School advanced digital photography class and the Varsity Club.  Click here to visit pjraiders.org.
   

• PJHS musicians perform seasonal favorites
  Port Jervis High School band and chorus students ushered in the holiday season Dec. 8 by performing seasonal favorites at this year's Winter Concert. MORE
  • Click here to hear a selection of concert songs.
      

• When school's out, don't be left in the cold     
  Want to be one of the first to know about school closings and delays? Parents can sign up to receive SNN (School News Notifier) text messages and/or email alerts about early dismissals, inclement weather delays, and other school emergencies. Other sources of this information are this Web site and the local radio and television stations listed on the Emergency Closing Page.
  Click here  to sign-up for School News Notifier   
   

• Information is updated daily
  Ideas for parents on our school web pages
  Helping a child do well in school is one of our biggest jobs as parents. And now you can get help right on our elementary and middle school websites! Every day, 365 days a year, you’ll find a new “Tip for Parents,” a new “Idea of the Day,” and hundreds of other ideas. You can get answers to questions by using the "Search" option. The information is easy to access on your school web page by clicking the “Today’s Tip” or the “School Success"  button. 

• All Port Jervis Schools In Good Standing
  Port Jervis School District Superintendent John Xanthis announced recently that all Port Jervis schools are now in good standing. The announcement at the Superintendent’s  Conference Day came one week after the New York State Department of Education released Port Jervis Middle School from the Title I “In Need of Improvement” list. MORE

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