Dear PV High School community,<\/p>\n
I hope all of you are enjoying spring break and the holidays.\u00a0 This is an exciting time of year, not only because the weather is getting nicer and we can shed our winter clothing, but because spring signifies the beginning of the end of the school year.\u00a0 Our seniors anticipate senior week, prom, and graduation, and their elation is contagious.\u00a0 Our spring sports are off to a great start.\u00a0 Opening night for the high school musical, Something Rotten, is Friday, April 28.\u00a0 I am always amazed at the multitude of talents our students have and encourage all of you to attend our sporting and theatrical events.\u00a0 We have many students in all grades preparing for the AP and IB assessments, which begin May 3.\u00a0 We are impressed with how our student body challenges itself academically.<\/p>\n
Last Thursday, PVHS was the victim of a \u201cswatting\u201d event.\u00a0 This means an unknown source called the Sheriff\u2019s Dept. and falsely claimed there was a shooting in a bathroom at the high school.\u00a0 Our Student Resource Officer, Deputy Meury, immediately cleared the bathrooms as we went into lockdown.\u00a0 Law enforcement quickly ascertained (within minutes) that this was a hoax.\u00a0 Several state troopers and Sheriff\u2019s deputies were on campus within 4 minutes of the call, with many others arriving within 5-10 minutes.\u00a0 We can\u2019t thank Deputy Meury and the other law enforcement personnel enough for their quick and coordinated response.\u00a0 We maintained our protocols at the high school and had law enforcement clear the entire building.\u00a0 Several other Westchester schools received similar calls.<\/p>\n
We do not take the \u201cswatting\u201d incident lightly. We have met as a Building Emergency Response Team and are talking to staff and students to understand our procedures and ensure we are as safe as possible.\u00a0 We weren\u2019t perfect, but our staff did an excellent job keeping students safe and calm during the lockdown and was supportive and caring afterward.\u00a0 Dr. Payne and I visited every classroom to explain what had happened and check on everyone.\u00a0 Our clinical staff was available for any anxious student.\u00a0 We will continue to review and improve our systems and procedures and dedicate time to staff development to better prepare us for any emergency situation.<\/p>\n
We will have a Principal\u2019s Listening Hour on Tuesday, April 18, at 6:00 PM<\/strong> in the high school library.\u00a0 We welcome all of you and can discuss a wide array of topics.<\/p>\n The end of quarter three is fast approaching.\u00a0 Please check your child\u2019s PowerSchool account to see how they are progressing academically and to stay updated about their attendance.\u00a0 Remember that students can lose credit for a course if their absences exceed 9 for a half-year course and 18 for a full-year course, according to the NY State Education Department requirements.<\/p>\n Have a happy and joyous Spring Break!<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Matt Mello<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear PV High School community, I hope all of you are enjoying spring break and the holidays.\u00a0 This is an exciting time of year, not only because the weather is getting nicer and we can shed our winter clothing, but because spring signifies the beginning of the end of the school year.\u00a0 Our seniors anticipate… Continue Reading PV High School: Spring Updates<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-school-letter","clearfix"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11288,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11287\/revisions\/11288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}