Congratulations to 8th grader, Aubrey Decker for winning the local American Legion Auxiliary Americanism essay contest. Great job, Aubrey! The American Legion Auxiliary promotes Americanism to today’s youth through its annual Americanism essay contest. This year’s essay theme was: “What does America the Beautiful mean to me (regarding veterans and our military)?”
At Perry Central, students pursue with purpose to achieve their future career goals. Be on the lookout for videos and articles that highlight careers and the paths our students are taking to get there! This video features, PC alum, Morgan Judy. https://youtu.be/bkkCTKaYjIY
We want to thank Colleen Reed - Fine Art and Murals for creating our positive affirmation windows in the Elementary Commons Area. They turned out great and the kids love them!
Merkley Meat pick-up is this Saturday, March 29th! Grades 5-7 will pick up in the fieldhouse parking lot. 5th-6th grades will pick up at 8:00 AM and 7th grade at 8:45. Grades 8-12 will pick up in the bus parking lot. 8th-10th grades pick up at 8:00 AM and grades 11th-12th at 8:45. All orders must be picked up on Saturday, March 29th by 9:30 AM. Thank you!
T-Ball registration is open until Wednesday, April 9th, 2025. Boys and girls 4-6 years of age by May 1, 2025, may participate. Forms have been passed out to this age group and extra forms are available in the Elementary office. The season will run from May 31st-June 21st.
Perry Central honored the Top 10 Seniors at its annual banquet this week. Each senior chose one teacher or mentor from school to attend as his or her guest. Congratulations to our Top 10 Seniors for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to academic success.
Perry Central Elementary is now accepting Preschool & Kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year. Children who will be four by August 1, 2025 are eligible for preschool and children who will be five by August 1, 2025 are eligible to attend Kindergarten. Students currently enrolled in preschool at Perry Central do not need to register for kindergarten enrollment, they are automatically registered for next year. "Welcome" enrollment packets will be mailed out with more information. Please contact the Elementary office with any questions at 812-843-5122. https://www.pccs.k12.in.us/o/pccs/page/preschool-kindergarten-enrollment
Don't forget our Title I Parent meeting this Thursday, March 27th. We invite you to learn about Perry Central's Title I Program, Parent Rights and Family Engagement. or you can scan the code to join us virtually on March 28th at 9:00 AM.
Perry Central's FFA chapter participated in the District Leadership Development Events competition on March 14th before Spring Break. We are proud of these students and want to thank Mrs. Carrie Guillaume for her leadership! The placings are listed below!
Caleb VanWinkle and Payton Park: 1st place in Ag Business Demonstration
Mallory King and Natalee Tempel: 3rd place in Animal Science Demonstration
Karlee Tempel: 3rd place in Creed Speaking
Celena Peter: 1st place in Prepared Speaking
Julia Walsh: 3rd place in Essay Writing
Levi Etienne: 1st place in Welding
Celena Peter and Maggie Taylor: 1st place in Food Science Demonstration
Courtney Peter and Jaylie Etienne: 2nd place in Natural Resources Demonstration
Maggie Taylor: 1st place in Extemporaneous Speech
Lane Vaal and Mccoy Robertson: 2nd place in Natural Resources Demonstration
Our thanks to the Indiana Department of Education for kicking off its "Work-Based Learning Taskforce" site visits today at Perry Central Jr-Sr High School. Taskforce visits are being held at model sites across Indiana so that stakeholders can learn how different types and sizes of schools are creating meaningful work-based learning experiences for students. We are so proud of our students and teachers and grateful for our amazing employer partners who bring work-based learning to life at PC! Special thanks to Gary Greubel from Waupaca Foundry, Jason Hubert from CES, Susan Miller from Thermwood, and Jason Recker from Jasper Engines for sharing their time and expertise with the panel today!
Perry Central High School held their annual National Honor Society Induction last week. Congratulations to all the new inductees and all the NHS members for this wonderful accomplishment! #good2bgreen
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Commodores! ☘️
Spring Break is March 17th-21st. Enjoy your break Commodores!
First grade has been learning about how people respond to the powerful force of the wind during this wit and wisdom module. We have also been learning about powerful forces of feelings. We had an end of module celebration, wrapping up by decorating our own kites. We learned so much and really enjoyed our books and our activity! We can’t wait to fly our new kites!
Our 6th-8th grade AVID students participated in the Amazing Shake with local businesspeople today. The Amazing Shake is a dynamic and exciting live competition that rallies leaders and role models in a school’s community together to teach students about professional skills for success. Students had to participate in 18 scenarios, some of which included giving a toast, an impromptu interview, giving a newscast with breaking news, an elevator talk, and several others. Thank you to our committee members for helping us provide this opportunity for kids.
Perry Central will be hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on April 8th from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Fieldhouse. Sign up and help senior, Chloe Mullins earn a scholarship! Please register at https://www.redcrossblood.org or on the app.
Commodores have had a great day with various competitions! We want to congratulate all of them on their success!
Maggie Taylor came in first place in Health Research Presentation and 3rd place in Extemporaneous Speaking at the State BPA Competition.
Eli Underhill came in 4th place in Computer Modeling and 5th place in Extemporaneous Speaking at State BPA
Briar Mullis, Courtney Peter and Lyla Schultz received first place Financial Analyst Team at state BPA.
Perry Central FFA Members: Gavin Guillaume, Joe Cunningham, Stratton Richey, Justin French and Tyler Kleaving came in first Place in the Envirothon Competition today! Congratulations to our Commodores!
The next episode of Commodore Cast is now available! On this episode of the Commodore Cast you'll hear from our Family Engagement Coordinator as well as a few Wit & Wisdom teachers & students. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/09i14j3v06Yb0WX967FrtX?si=_Vl0y2b-SOWoXEQUJ1J-Cw
Save the date for our annual Title I Parent meeting on Thursday, March 27th. We invite you to learn about Perry Central's Title I Program, Parent Rights and Family Engagement. or you can scan the code to join us virtually on March 28th at 9:00 AM.
Don't forget to Spring Forward! Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour tonight. Time officially changes at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning.
