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Due to circumstances beyond our control, the High School Academic Achievement Reception has been cancelled for Tuesday, May 21. Awards will be mailed home with report cards. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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2024 Kindergarten Graduation
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The High School Academic Achievement Reception (grades 9-12 only) scheduled for Wednesday, May 15th has been postponed until Tuesday, May 21st at 9 a.m. in the PHS auditeria. If your child is to receive an award, you will receive a letter in the mail. Please disregard the date in the letter. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.
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Portsmouth City Schools are currently under a soft lockdown. This means traffic is limited into and out of the buildings. There is no immediate threat of danger, and instruction is continuing as usual.
Thanks,
Portsmouth City Schools
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Any student in grades 8-11 interested in auditioning for the 2024-2025 PHS Show Choir, please see Mrs Crandall in room 164 for an audition packet. Auditions will take place Tuesday, May 14th at 2:30pm.
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May 6th - 10th is Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate our teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, custodians, secretaries, and all support staff.
We encourage all students, parents, and former Trojans to show teachers and all of our Trojan Family how much you appreciate them!!
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The FAFSA Workshop scheduled for tonight, Thursday 2/15/24 at 6pm at PHS has been postponed due to illness.
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Portsmouth City Schools will be closed on Thursday, February 15th, due to the high number of student and staff illness.
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Due to many side streets in town and around the schools still being snow covered, the Portsmouth City school district will be on a two hour delay Monday, January 22nd 2024.
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Portsmouth City Schools are CLOSED Friday January 19th 2024
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Portsmouth City Schools are NOW CLOSED Wednesday, January 17 2024.
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Portsmouth City Schools are NOW CLOSED Tuesday January 16 2024
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Tax budget public hearing will be held Friday, January 12 2024 at 1:00pm at the Portsmouth City Schools Administrative office.
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The new time frame for the completion of the Gallia St. crosswalk is 09/18/2023. This includes a mandatory 7 day cure time before it can be driven on.
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Gallia St. will be closed from Grimes St. to Waller St. the rest of the week (9-5-2023 to 9-8-2023). This is to install new raised crosswalks and curbs.
Please use caution when coming into the area due to the changing traffic patterns.
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Sunday, July 30, 2023, Portsmouth Unsanctioned Alumni game will be held at SSU Soccer Field. Game starts at 6. Please come and support this Years Soccer Team.
If any Alumni would be interested in playing, text or call Mark Arms.
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Just a reminder of the Portsmouth Tennis Camp. More information and a printable form is available on the District Webpage. Hosting the camp will include Mark Arms, Tuesday Holbrook, Jodi Wright, and Tom Carder. There will also be daily prizes!!!
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Portsmouth City Schools will be holding a Special board meeting on Monday May 22rd at 4pm at the Central Office - 724 Findlay Street; Portsmouth, OH 45662. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss permanent improvement plans.
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You are all invited to attend Trojan Express Choir’s performance of Frozen Kids this weekend. Friday evening at 7:30pm and Saturday afternoon at 2:30pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. Come join us at our final destination in Arendelle!