Preble Shawnee Local Schools

What a wonderful night of holiday classics at the MS/HS Christmas Choir Concert this evening! Under the direction of Miss Mutter, each choir sang a selection of holiday tunes. It was a great showcase of the talent of our students and their Director. We would like to send a heartfelt thanks to those who came out to support our students.

Students in 8th grade Science recently studied the effects of earthquakes. To experiment students were asked to build a 5 story tower, within a certain budget that could survive an earthquake and hold weight. Mrs. Garison is super proud of all the students and their hard work! She shared that the students were surprised with their results as well!

PSE will be having a food drive from December 4-19!

Mrs. Neal's 9th Grade English classes had to work together to solve a series of riddles all while learning different elements of Greek Mythology to prepare for the next unit on The Odyssey.

Thursday November 30th, there will be a FAFSA meeting in the Auditorium at 6pm. FASFA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is a requirement for any scholarship money at universities, FASFA, as the name implies, provides money for education, depending on Financial status. If you are planning on going to college after high school we encourage students and parents to attend this meeting.

Winter Band Concert at HS December 8 at 5:00 pm.

Miss Edens' 7th grade classes attended a field trip to Cincinnati to watch the Cyclones take on the Fort Wayne Komets. Educational standards were integrated into the game during pre-game and both intermissions. For many of our students, this was their first time attending a hockey game! A good time was had by all!

Hello! The Preble Shawnee Hope Squads are having a t-shirt/sweatshirt sale again this year! We are excited to sell this design that is exclusive to our school's squad, and represents the suicide prevention ribbon colors. Attached is a link for our webstore and photos of items being sold. The sale will end on December 1st at 11:59pm. Items will be delivered to Preble Shawnee High School before Christmas break and distributed from there. All proceeds will be used towards our squad's mission of providing suicide prevention and mental health awareness at Preble Shawnee and throughout the county. Store Link: https://sunshineapparel.chipply.com/PSHSQUAD2023/ If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Thanks, -- Taylor Fletcher, MSW LSW Mental Health Therapist fletchert@psarrows.com

Preble Shawnee Students Are Grateful for many things....Family, Food/drinks, Music, Teachers, Grandparents, Hope Squad, Cats, Dogs, Animals, The Bengals, Golf, Shoes, the Beach , Sunsets, Chicken Baskets, Sisters,PE Classes and so much more

Thank you to Mr. McPherson for putting on such a wonderful Veterans Day Assembly. The link below will take you to a recording of our program. Thank you to all Veterans and their families! https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=10Jog44HBl865nfE&v=Wl4jq9eedKk&feature=youtu.be

Huge thank you to our Varsity cheerleaders and High School marching band for coming to the elementary for our R.A.H. Kick off assembly. Also thank you to the staff that participated in our Masked Reader skit. We had some students that were able to identify the reader and some that were not. We had a lot of fun!

Hope Squad students attending the 2023 conference at Sinclair College. "SHARE THE HOPE"

On Friday October 27, some of the members of the Preble Shawnee FFA brought their animals over for a petting zoo. This was our PBIS incentive of the month. The students were able to see, pet and learn about the animals. Huge thank you to our FFA for helping to make this a success.

Our NHS and Student Senate members are helping unloading shoes for Shoes 4 the Shoeless. Over 200 students in the High/Middle School building will receive shoes. We are very thankful for this program.

Our bus drivers are the best! Happy Halloween! 🎃

Our students in Mrs. Gevedon’s sixth grade Social Studies classes have been learning about topographic maps and their real world applications. Students experienced an augmented reality sandbox, which allowed students to create different geographic formations while computer software and sensor identified elevation changes in the sand. Contour lines projected by the program allowed students to identify rapid and gentle elevation changes. Students also built Play-Doh mountains which they cross-sectioned into layers. These layers were then traced to create a topographic map of their landform. Students used the contour lines they created to identify steep and gradual elevation changes of their mountains. Finally, one activity allowed students explore part of our school grounds. Using topographic maps of the school property, students were able to connect the elevation changes on their maps with what they were seeing in the real world. A special thanks to Coyle SWPPP Professionals for the use of the AR Sandbox and for providing topographic maps of the school grounds.

Last Wednesday, Gebhart Counseling trained the staff on QPR (Question, Persuade & Refer), how to recognize signs of suicide and how to help prevent suicide. The staff also participated in Safety Training , provided by the Preble County Sheriff's Office. The training included scenarios that could happen within and around the building, safety concerns from the staff and how to respond during a lockdown.

Senior students were able to attend and participate in the Dayton Construction Career Day. Throughout the event, the students experienced on the job duties.

PSE wishes our third and fourth Wee Arrows football team and cheerleaders good luck this weekend as they travel to Tri Village on Sunday October 29 vs Dixie at 2pm. We sent them out in style with a clap out!

Our PSE staff participated in a pumpkin decorating contest. We have some very creative staff! Pumpkins are on display in the office. Staff have until next Tuesday to place their votes. May the best pumpkins win!