Pentwater Public Schools

Today, November 13th, Students in Mrs. Fatura's Applications of Stem class traveled to Davenport University to compete in their annual "Shark Tank" competition. Students were given the theme of "Cleaning" and given 30 minutes to come up with a 90 second pitch. Eight groups were selected to compete in the finals and Pentwater came away with 1st and 2nd place. The first place team consisted of Brandon Macher, Campbell Miller, Mikaylyn Kenney, Shane Roberts and Aiden Shotwell. The second place team consisted of Paige Ruggles, Grace Powers, Alexandria Drechen, Nicole Daniels and Alexis Settler.

The volleyball regional tournament scheduled at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy for Tuesday, 11/12/19, will be played as scheduled. We will not be able to offer spectator bus transportation. Go Falcons!

Pentwater Public Schools will be closed today November 12, 2019 due to poor weather and road conditions. For information regarding tonight’s regional volleyball game, please stay tuned to social media sites and this app. Thank you and be safe!

Pentwater Public Schools invites you to "Arts A La Mode!" - a holiday concert and empty bowls event on 12/11/19 at 6pm. All proceeds to benefit the Pentwater Community Food Pantry.

David Masunas, an 80's Pentwater grad, presented Dr. Karaptian with a Marine Corps League Certificate of Appreciation for publicly and proudly displaying our American Flag. Mr. Masunas is the past Department of Michigan Commandant and is currently serving as the Oceana Brett Witteveen Detachment Commandant.

FRIENDLY REMINDER: Please make sure your child is equipped for the winter weather. If you need assistance with purchasing necessary winter apparel items, please speak to your child's teacher or contact the school office. The district maintains a student clothing closet with new and gently used clothing items. Stay warm!

Pentwater Public Schools will be hosting a United States Census 2020 application meeting on Thursday, 11/21/2019, from 10:45am - 12:30pm.

Good afternoon, The Pentwater Public School's Board of Education is a dedicated sponsor of the community wide Pentwater Vision initiative and we encourage all of our families and staff to help support this cooperative process by completing the survey at the link provided below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Pentwater2019 Thank you for supporting Pentwater Schools and community! Scott Karaptian, Ph.D., Superintendent

Dear Students, Families and Friends, During the months of September and October, the cafeteria served 2,656 more breakfasts than they did during the same months' last school year! However, even with this record-breaking meal participation, we will have to discontinue the Free Universal Breakfast Provision pilot program. This is due to the fact that the Pentwater School District has too few Free and Reduced Lunch eligible families to receive the maximum amount of funding to cover programs like this long-term. We were glad that we were able to provide our students the Universal Free Breakfast (USF) for the first 2 months of the school year, but as of November 11, 2019, Chartwells will be discontinuing the USF pilot program. Breakfast will still be served, but students will be charged according to their meal Free/Reduced Meal Eligibility. Also, the breakfast program will once again be served back in the cafeteria area instead of the lobby. Letters have been mailed home with students informing families of these changes. Chartwells administration and staff thank all of you for your cooperation during this pilot program and if you have any questions or concerns going forward, please contact the Food Service Director, Caryn Elam at celam@pentwater.k12.mi.us. Sincerely, Caryn Elam, CDM, CFPP Director of Dining Services 231-873-6242

Pentwater Public Schools says goodbye to custodian, Mark Blamer. Mark has been with the district since 2001 and we thank him for his dedication and service to the district, our halls will not be the same without him! Mr. Mark, thank you!

Thanks to Paramedic Jim Glover for sharing the medical implications of drug/alcohol abuse; we also thank all of the individuals that donated their time this week to share with our students about the negative impact of drugs and alcohol as we wrap up another successful Red Ribbon Week!

Thank you to Cosmic Candy for the donation of the ice cream, our students are going to love having this special treat!

Fall 2019 daylight savings time reminder!

On Thursday, October 31st, 2019 the Hart Performing Arts Series shared the guitar and cello duo, Boyd Meets Girl, with 5th-HS band students. What a great and practical way to see the arts in action right in our own band room!

Where's Waldo? Elementary staff having fun, could you pick them out in a gymnasium filled with people?

Students in Mrs. Fatura’s advanced chemistry class did chemistry Halloween demonstrations for Mrs. Miller’s 5th grade class. The students performed the appearing ghost, puking pumpkin, ghosts in the graveyard, the bloody hand slap, ghosts in a syringe and a dry ice color show. The students all really enjoyed the show! Happy Halloween!

Booo!!! The Pentwater Public Schools' family wishes you a safe and happy Halloween and stay warm!

The community is invited to attend Dr. K's Community Coffee & Conversation sessions! There will be four scheduled throughout the school year: 11/19/19 - 9:30am-10:30am; 1/21/20 - 5-6pm; 3/24/20 - 9:30-10:30am; and, 5/19/20 - 5-6pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear about the great things happening at Pentwater Public Schools, Dr. K's vision for the future as well as addressing any concerns you may have. We look forward to seeing you there!

Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth Survey Students in 7th, 9th and 11th grade will be taking an online, anonymous, voluntary survey regarding Health related topics. Letters were sent home in the mail to all parents regarding the survey, providing parents the opportunity to opt out of the survey or preview the survey. All students will be given the survey unless the form has been returned to opt out. Please contact Lisa Wagner if you have any questions or concerns.

Calling all crafters! It's that time of year again - the annual Band Craft Fair will be Saturday, December 7th, 2019 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at Pentwater Public School! The registration fee is $35 and you can get more table space for $5 per table. For more information, please see the registration form. Registration is due by November 15, 2019! Please get forms to Melanie Sayles at saylesmel@yahoo.com