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8th Gr. Science:
Students crafted Thanksgiving turkeys out of popcorn, marshmallows and Hot Tamales (physical change). Fortunately, there was some extra food for the students to eat (chewing = physical change | digestion = chemical change).
🦃 #HappyThanksgiving
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We’re headed back west. PCS GBB and BBB are heading home a perfect 2-0 and 2-0 on the night in their Hall of Fame Jamboree BBall games at Wallace against Potter-Dix and Wallace. 🏀 #GreatStart #KeepWorkingHard #plainsmenpride
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Congrats to the @PCS_Pride One Act team for earning 4th Place at today’s SPVA Conference competition in Bridgeport. Congrats to Ava Reese, Kaylynn Macke and Markell Macke on receiving Outstanding Actor Awards!
🎭 #plainsmenpride
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Looking ahead...
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Intro to Agriculture:
Mr. Burge’s students are preparing for upcoming FFA contests by completing CDE (Career Development Events) stations.
#IBelieveInTheFutureOfAgriculture
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“The Science of Happiness” for 6th gr. was this month’s Enrichment Activity (through our HAL dept.). Students wrote letters of gratitude and rated their pre and post-activity levels of happiness. It’s no surprise that happiness increased as a result of showing gratitude.
#givethanks #mindfulness
Bonus Skills:
• addressing an envelope
• folding letters
• ELA - letter writing
• Math - calculating averages
• Science - reading a graph
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The @PCS_Pride One Act public performance of “Long Tall Lester” starts at 6:00 PM.
🎭 #SupportTheArts #plainsmenpride
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The tradition continues...20 years and counting. Periodically, the HS Girls BB Team holds a FT shooting contest. The winner gets to sign the “Shooters’ Trophy.” Congrats to Kailee Potts for earning the right to add her name, this morning.
🏀 #plainsmenpride
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⭐️ STATEBOUND ⭐️
Congrats to the PC Black Mock Trial Team on today’s 2-0 performance. They defeated McCook 1 in Regional Finals and qualified for State! Congrats to the coaches and community helpers.
⚖️ #plainsmenpride
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Kindergarten:
Students have been studying past and present in Social Studies. Today they visited the Perkins County Museum to gain some perspective on “the past.”
#CommunityConnections #StakeholderInvolvement
#plainsmenpride
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Congratulations to this week’s PC Elementary Plainsmen of the Week:
These students were selected by staff for demonstrating their #PlainsmenPride.
Positivity, Responsible, Inclusive, Driven, and Empower
PK: Yulianna
K: Collins
1: Jacee
2: Ailyn
3: Marleigh
4: Bailey
5: Craton
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The PC Black team defeated the PC Red team in the Semifinal round of Mock Trial Regionals in McCook. The PC Black team advances to Finals with a trip to State on the line.
#plainsmenpride
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D1-10 All District Football Team (2023)
🏈 #plainsmenpride
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#plainsmenpride
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Regional Mock Trial @ Red Willow Co. Courthouse in McCook (11/17/23):
PCS Red Team is warming up for Round 1 (starts at 7:30 a.m. MT). They will take on McCook 2.
#plainsmenpride
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‘Twas the night before Regionals…
Both the PCS Black (shown here) and Red Mock Trial teams are in McCook in prep for tomorrow’s early-morning Regional competition at Red Willow County Courthouse. Tonight they’re cramming in a bit of extra practice at the hotel.
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JH Wrestling @ Ogallala (11/16/23):
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JH Wrestling @ NPSP (11/13/23):
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2nd Grade Guidance Class:
Mrs. Walker’s students are reviewing feelings, emotions, and Zones of Regulation with a roll-a-dice activity.
#SEL #ZonesOfRegulation
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It’s #ThrowbackThursday. In honor of this past Monday’s #FFA LDE contest in Curtis (and @PCS_Pride’s two State Qualifiers in Public Speaking), here’s a look back at the 1970 District 7 contest in Curtis when Grant’s Steve Peregrine won Public Speaking and qualified for State.
#honoringourpast
#perkinscountyplainsmen
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