Good evening, Pentwater Public Schools will be closed Monday January 10, 2022 due to Icy roads. The fitness center will also be closed. After school activities and events for tomorrow will be determined and announced later tomorrow afternoon. Thank you and be safe!
The girls JV and Varsity basketball game scheduled at home on Friday, 1/7, versus Manistee Catholic Central, has been canceled. Thank you!
Good morning this is Dr. Karaptian, Pentwater Public Schools will be closed today, Friday January 7, 2022 due to the weather conditions. The status of after school activities and athletic events will be determined and announced later this afternoon. Thank you
The boys JV/Varsity basketball game scheduled home versus Marion on Thursday, 1/6, has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date!
Good evening, this is Dr. Karaptian, Pentwater Public Schools will be closed Thursday, January 6, 2022 due to the weather conditions. The status of after school activities and athletic events will be determined and announced by tomorrow afternoon. Thank you
Interested candidates, please submit letter of interest and resume to Dr. Scott Karaptian, Superintendent, Pentwater Public Schools, 600 Park St., Pentwater, MI 49449.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The girls varsity basketball game scheduled at Big Rapids CCA for Wednesday, 1/5/22, has been canceled and will be rescheduled. Thank you!
Good evening, this is Dr. Karaptian, Pentwater Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, January 5, 2022 due to the weather conditions. The status of after school activities and athletic events will be determined and announced by tomorrow afternoon. Thank you and be safe!
December 30, 2021
Dear Falcon Families and Friends,
I am truly dorry about the confusion regarding the CDC and Health Departments Covid Protocols that I sent out today. I sent my original alert out at 3:40 and received an email from the Health Department at 3:47 stating the following:
December 30, 2021 – District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) announces they will proceed with the CDC’s updated quarantine and isolation for the general population, and ask that special populations, including schools, congregate care settings, daycares, jails, etc., continue to follow existing guidelines until updated guidance is provided.
Today, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued a release declaring that the state will wait to proceed with the CDC’s new guidance and continue to follow existing quarantine and isolation guidelines for all populations, including general and special populations, until further guidance is provided by the CDC. At this time, DHD#10 plans to proceed with CDC’s updated guidelines for the general population only but emphasize that masking during days 6-10 is crucial for this approach to be effective. For special populations, such as schools, residential care facilities, daycares, and jails, we ask that these groups continue to follow the guidance they currently have in place while the CDC and MDHHS work to determine the best approach to quarantine and isolation.”
Again, I apologize for the confusion and what appears to be constant change. So, in the meantime we will be sticking to our original protocols for masking, isolation and modified quarantine. I also want to again remind you that we do have the home test kits that you may have if your students are displaying any symptoms prior to the return to school on Monday January 3, 2022.
If there are any further changes I will do my best to keep you informed as I receive any new information.
Respectfully,
Dr. Scott Karaptian
Pentwater Public Schools
“Where everybody is somebody”
December 30, 2021
CDC SHORTENS ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE PERIODS
DHD#10 Adopting Changes Effective Immediately
Dear Falcon Families,
Earlier this week we received the following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) is adopting the strategy released by the CDC on December 27 for quarantine and isolation effective immediately.
In the release, the CDC announced that, given what is currently known about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, they are shortening the recommended timeframe for isolation and quarantine from others for those who have COVID-19 and are asymptomatic as well as those who have been exposed to COVID-19.
Below is the breakdown of the new guidance:
If you test positive for COVID-19 (Isolate)
Everyone, regardless of vaccination status:
Stay home for 5 days
If no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house
Continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days
If you have a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves.
If you were exposed to someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine)
If you have been boosted OR completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within 6 months OR completed the primary series of Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the last 2 months:
Wear a mask around others for 10 days
Test on day 5, if possible
Quarantine not required unless you develop symptoms, after which, get tested and stay home for 5 days
If you completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine over 6 months ago and are not boosted OR completed the primary series of Johnson & Johnson over 2 months ago and are not boosted OR have an incomplete vaccine series OR are unvaccinated:
Stay home (quarantine) for 5 days
After that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days
Test on day 5 if possible
If you develop symptoms, get tested and stay home
For those wanting to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine, booster dose and/or flu shot, please visit www.dhd10.org/schedule or call 888-217-3904. If no appointments are available, consider going to a pharmacy or your primary health care provider.
DHD#10 is also hosting COVID-19 and Flu vaccine clinics at various locations throughout our jurisdiction. Find a clinic near you at www.dhd10.org/events or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DHD10/events.
For those needing a COVID-19 test, I wanted to remind you that Pentwater is participating in the Mi Backpack Home Test program and have test kits available for students/families upon request. Also DHD#10 is hosting testing clinics at various locations throughout the jurisdiction. Find a testing site near you at www.dhd10.org/covid19-testing-clinics. You do not need to be a resident to get tested at any of these clinics. COVID-19 testing also takes place at most pharmacies, urgent cares, and your primary health care provider’s office.
For individual who utilized a COVID-19 home test kit and the results came back positive, please submit your results by completing the following survey: https://bit.ly/3zaCkiP
For more information on COVID-19, visit www.dhd10.org/coronavirus.
Lastly, as I have said in the past, if your child is not feeling well, even if it seems as though it is a simple cold, please keep your child home until they are no longer showing symptoms.
Thank you for your help in keeping everyone safe, healthy and in school!
Respectfully,
Dr. Scott Karaptian
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Pentwater Public Schools' family!
The board meeting on Monday, 12/20/21, will not be available virtually due to system server integration. Thank you!
3rd graders presented their Natural Disaster Projects to 2nd graders this week.
Mrs. Linda Stone reading & singing with our elementary students.
The girls JV and Varsity basketball games scheduled for Friday, 12/17/21, in Bear Lake, has been canceled!
December 16, 2021
Falcon Family and Friends,
We have recently been made aware of a copycat school shooting threat that is circulating nationwide on Tik Tok and possibly other social media platforms. We have been told by the Michigan State Police, Oceana County Sheriff's Office and our local Pentwater Police Chief that they are unaware of any credible threats and there have not been any threats made locally at this time.
I have been in contact with Chief Hartrum this evening and he assured us that he will be present at the school first thing in the morning as an added precautionary safety measure.
We would ask for your help by talking with your child/children about appropriate use of social media and the seriousness of making any kind of threat towards school or anywhere else. Again as mentioned in a communication I put out earlier this month, please encourage your children to speak up if they hear or see something, whether it is by talking to someone in person or through the anonymous platform OK2SAY (https://www.michigan.gov/ok2say/ ).
I want to thank you for your continued support and participation in helping to keep our students, staff and schools safe!
Respectfully,
Dr. Scott Karaptian
Please disregard earlier message about school being closed on Thursday December 16, the school does currently have power and will be open.
Again, Pentwater Public Schools will be open And running on Thursday December 16, 2021.
Sorry for the confusion and any inconvenience.
Dr. Karaptian
The Pentwater Athletic Boosters is seeking help in hiring a "Concessions Coordinator". This is a newly created paid position. Job duties include ordering/stocking, assigning workers, completing inventory, etc. If you are intersted, please check out the link below for more information:
https://5il.co/1339i
Reminder: If you purchased a pie from the athletic boosters, your pies may be picked up in the small gymnasium on Saturday, 12/11/21, from 12:30pm-2:30pm.
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