Welcome to the PCA E-Newsletter
Welcome to the final edition of the 2012 – 2013 PARK CITY ACADEMY newsletter. It has been a long and winding road, from the move to Dunbar school to June 24, 2013. We have seen students come and go and survived not only the worst hurricane in memory but a devastating snow storm. Still PCA has prevailed. This has been a testament not only to our students but to the staff as well. As noted by Bridgeport schools Superintendent Paul Vallas , the staff at PARK CITY ACADEMY has a top attendance record. The leadership of our director, Mr. James Denton, has played a big part in that. Mr. Denton came into a difficult, trying situation and with a steady hand and good humor has steadied the ship. Along with Mr. Denton our new teachers, Nicole Moss and Sean Astle, have given us a much needed boost in energy. They are both young and well trained having come from Teach For America. As the school year closes and we at PCA are uncertain about our destiny we would like to thank Mrs. Cowper for her years of patience, ingenuity and contributions to the growth of PCA. Mrs. Cowper has been at PCA almost from the beginning and has been not only a great teacher but a colleague and a friend. After many years Mrs. Cowper will be moving on to enjoy her life. Lastly we would like to wish good luck and a safe and happy summer to all of our staff and students. We will be back in the fall of 2013.
Parents, students and staff, Welcome to the third edition of the Park City Academy newsletter!
There have been many new faces at PCA since our last newsletter. We would like to welcome them all and wish them academic success. Faculty had the pleasure of meeting with Superintendant of schools, Paul Vallas. We discussed the future of PCA and any possible changes that may occur. The third marking period will end Friday, April 5. Parent conferences will be held on April 24 and April 25. A letter will be sent home informing parents of the times the conferences will be held. Our spring break will be shorter than usual due to the snow storm this year. The vacation will be two days, April 18 an April 19. We want all our students to be safe while they enjoy their long weekend. The PCA newsletter will be published one more time before the school year ends. We anticipate you are looking forward to this as much as we are. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to the second edition of the Park City Academy newsletter. We would like to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR. The first half of the school year ended on a positive note with the students enjoying a school sponsored pizza party. As we start the new year teachers would like to recognize those students who have academically taken advantage of their time at PCA. SEVENTH GRADE We would like to recognize Kiana for academic success in all subject areas. EIGHT GRADE Shout outs to Viron, Camry and Anttaisha for getting a job proof reading a logic book. Special recognition goes to Viron, Camry, Anttaisha and Satira for academic success in social studies. Viron also solved the Gordian’s knot puzzle. NINTH GRADE Kudos to Raicweon for academic achievement in all subject areas. Recognition toJordan for becoming the strongest chess player at PCA. TENTH GRADE Recognition goes to Diamante and Tiffany for becoming responsible and accountable for their own actions. Also there are a number of tenth graders who have entered the writing contest sponsored by theParentCenter. We would like to give special shout outs to the tenth graders for their understanding of their rights and responsibilities as citizens. STAFF We would also like to thank Mr. Denton for his continued leadership atParkCityAcademy. Lastly we would like to thank all staff members at PCA. The next edition of the PARK CITY NEWSLETTER will be published in the spring of 2013. See you then. Monday 11/05/12 The PCA newsletter will be published periodically. We will be informing our readers of current and ongoing events at our school involving both teachers and students. The Park City Academy has been in existence for the past eight years. We are currently located at 445 Union Street on the second floor of Dunbar School. Our most recent director is Mr. James Denton. Mr. Denton was formally the director of physical education and athletics. Park City Academy is a Positive Behavioral School (PBS) that has students focus on becoming logical thinkers, mature self – advocates and accountable learners. In conjunction with this, students are asked, at the end of each class to reflect on these goals. PCA also offers the students a safe alternative learning environment where they can avoid the distractions of a larger school. We offer classes in Science, Math, Social Studies and English. Grades run from grade seven to grade twelve. In addition to the core courses activities at PCA include chess, bridge building, science fair, poster projects and literacy building through the reading of fiction and nonfiction books. Along with this we have an excellent support staff consisting of our secretary, security guard, social worker, guidance counselor and special education teacher.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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