Good evening RAMFAM! This is your proud Parkside principal, Brian Briggs. We had another great week here at Parkside and here are just a few highlights:
· Parkside CTE SkillsUSA students competed at the Maryland State SkillsUSA competition on Saturday.
· Students who signed up were able to attend field trips to JA Empower and Salisbury City Trolley Tour where they were able to learn about possible career opportunities.
· Our Parkside Orchestra did an excellent job at Festival.
· Parkside Band was well represented at the All County Band Concert and did an amazing job as always.
· We continued to celebrate a large number of Parkside students with RAMdom Pride Awards.
· Our Parkside Stock Market Club went to Philadelphia to visit the Federal Reserve and US Mint.
· Our spring sports teams all had busy weeks with plenty of wins for Parkside Sports!
I am a big believer in communication and making sure that everyone knows what is happening here at Parkside, home of the RAMS. See below for important updates/reminders and dates over the next few months.
Important dates upcoming:
· April 1st – Senior Parent Meeting – 6 PM in Media Center
· April 7th – End of 3rd marking term and early dismissal
· April – 17th – Early dismissal
· April 18th-21st – Spring Break
· April 28th – Teacher Visitation 4 – 6 PM
Updates/Reminders:
· There are only 6 days left in the 3rd marking term. Please remind your child of the importance of finishing strong each term and staying focused on their academics. Just a reminder that the 3rd marking term GPA is what determines prom eligibility, as well as continued spring sports participation. We have great extra curriculars here at Parkside CTE, but you must maintain a 2.0 GPA to participate in them. Let’s make sure that all students stay eligible by staying focused on academics.
· As counselors prepare for student registration in April, we have included an information sheet about the 3 & Out program for students who may be interested in graduating in three years. We hope this helps answer any questions you or your student may have about the process. Transcript history will be reviewed with each student during individual registration meetings, which will assist in determining eligibility to participate in the program.
· Seniors must have all service-learning hours entered in X2 by April 1st for the hours to be considered for recognition in the senior awards program.
· There will be a senior parent meeting that will take place this Tuesday, April 1st at 6 PM in the Media Center. The purpose of this meeting is to plan for prom, including grand march and after-prom.
· This is a reminder for students who park at Parkside that they must have a parking permit sticker (may be purchased in the main office) and park in a student parking lot. The 2 student parking lots are the separate parking lot off Beaglin Park Drive by itself and the CTE parking lot. Students should not be parking in the teacher parking lot which is parking lot closest to the main entrance to Parkside. Those parking without a permit or in the wrong parking lot will be ticketed and run the risk of not being allowed to park at Parkside at all. Thanks for your attention to this matter.
· This is just a reminder that before and after school, students should be dropped off and picked up in the Schumaker Drive bus loop/drivers pick up parking lot. The parking lot off Beaglin is a tight parking lot and is needed for our CTE busses. In addition, with spring sports beginning, this is just a reminder that we are not permitted to park in the Schumaker Complex staff parking lot. This parking lot will be coned off so it should be easy to see where we can’t park.
Thank you again RAMFAM for all you do! I am so proud to work with so many great students, families, and staff.
Thanks,
Brian