Upcoming Events
- Monday, November 23
- Tuesday, November 24
- Wednesday, November 25
- Thursday, November 26
- Friday, November 27
- Tuesday, December 8
- Friday, December 18
- Monday, December 21
- Tuesday, December 22
- Wednesday, December 23
PISD Calendar
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PISD News
1/9/2022 5:16 pm
- On Friday, January 7th, PISD sent out revised guidelines covering school-wide activities and events. The revised guidelines can be found here: News / District Updates (pisd.edu). PISD Covid Response information can be found here: COVID Response / COVID Response (pisd.edu)
- Parent Ed Programs -- PISD is offering two virtual programs on Tuesday, January 11th. Sign up for these and other programs at: Family & Adult Education / Parent Education and Engagement Program (pisd.edu)
- Family Financial Literacy 101 at 10:00 a.m.
- Facebook Live Lunch & Learn: No Drama Discipline, Part 1 from 12:30-1:00 (Part 2 will be on January 18)
PTA ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
1/9/2022 5:11 pm
Saturday, January 15, 10am-12pm
Live Green in Plano hosts monthly waterways cleanups in the winter. Kick off 2022 by cleaning up the creek along Legacy Trail near Dalrock Drive. Register here.
Want to organize your own litter cleanup instead? Request supplies at least a week in advance.
Take Care of Texas Video Contest
The public is welcome to vote on the submissions for this contest January 18-29. Check out the website during those dates and see what clever videos Texas teens created.
World of 7 Billion Student Video Competition
Through the World of 7 Billion student video contest, hosted by Population Connection, middle and high schoolers are given the platform to think critically about global challenges related to population and share what they think we should do to fix it. Each entry must focus on one of the following global challenges as it relates to population growth: Ocean Health, Urbanization, or Agriculture and Food. The maximum video length is 60 seconds. The deadline for submissions is February 22.
PTA President's Note - 1/5/22
1/9/2022 5:05 pm
Today is the first day of the Spring Semester -- half-way through the 2021-22 school year! We hope that your students had a wonderful winter break and are ready to start the semester rested and healthy.
In the interests of keeping our school community as healthy and safe as possible, your PTA Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the Winter Social that was planned for Friday, January 14th. In the past week or so, Covid cases have increased daily, locally and throughout Texas and the United States, and the prospect of gathering together 100s of students plus volunteers for a party in less than 10 days does not seem advisable under these circumstances. We will continue to plan events for this year, hoping that the Omicron strain will pass quickly and that it will be safe to hold in-person events for our students later in the semester.
Nominating Committee -- In April, we will elect new PTA officers for the 2022-23 school year. Last year, due to Covid, Texas PTA rules allowed us to roll-over our board without an election. This year, we are back to the normal rules, and we need your help! At our January 25th General Assembly Meeting, the membership will be voting on a nominating committee consisting of 5 members and 2 alternatives. The nominating committee will meet in the coming months to choose a slate of officers to be presented and voted on at the April 20th General Assembly meeting. If you are interested in being on the nominating committee, please contact me ASAP at president@smspta.org.
SKI Plano -- Schimelpfenig PTA is donating a basket to be auctioned off at the SKI Plano event on February 5, 2022. Our basket theme is "Shop Local". If you own and/or operate a local company and would like to donate an item or gift certificate to include in the basket, please send an email to me at president@smspta.org.
Thank you for your help and understanding throughout what continue to be challenging circumstances!
Michele Rohleder,
SMS PTA President
Calling All Cats @PSHS - Postponed
1/9/2022 4:38 pm
To meet District guidelines, Calling all Cats will be postponed to sometime in February. DATE = TBD. We will share updated information as soon as it is available.
PTA President's Note - 12/13/21
12/13/2021 1:27 pm
It's hard to believe that we are half-way through the school year! We've had to remain in a flexible mode so far this year and want to thank everyone for your support of the students, staff, and PTA through it all. We are looking forward to the spring semester, starting with a Winter Social on Friday, January 14th, and a PTA General Assembly Meeting & Coffee with the Principal on Tuesday, January 25th.
Good luck to students this week with MAP testing and year-end exams! We wish you all a happy, restful, and joyous holiday season!
Michele Rohleder, SMS PTA President
Thank you!
12/13/2021 1:26 pm
Thank you to all the Hospitality volunteers and bakers who helped create a beautiful Holiday Luncheon for our wonderful Schimelpfenig staff on Friday!
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