Due to Route 903 being closed at the mountain coming into town for downed trees, the Jim Thorpe Area School District will be on a 2-hour delay today, April 28, 2025.
Please have students put donations in the collection box in the lobby at PKC
Spring Sports Physicals are postponed to Feb 26th. Same times as previously posted
Winter Guard Camp
Conferences and Early Dismissals:
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. and from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and on Thursday, February 6, 2025 from 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Early dismissals for all students will be 3 hours earlier than normal on Wednesday, February 5, Thursday, February 6, and Friday, February 7, 2025.
To aid us in scheduling your conference(s), please complete the online form by using the link below and indicate the names of all the teachers you would like to meet with and your ability to attend the time periods listed. Please complete only one request and include ALL teachers you would like to meet with. Please understand that the office will attempt to schedule your conference(s) at your preferred time, but due to the large number of conferences to be scheduled this may not be possible.
https://forms.gle/xtSGdZn5Q76GqGAT7
A virtual instruction day will occur on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Please check emails and student learning platforms for information from the principals and teachers.
Early Dismissal Reminder: Please arrive for your children 3 hours earlier than normal today
PENN KIDDER CAMPUS GRADES 3-8
PENN KIDDER CAMPUS PRINCIPAL HOLLY MORDAUNT HAS ANNOUNCED THE NAMES OF STUDENTS ON THE PRINCIPAL’S LIST AND HONOR ROLL FOR THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD OF THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
Due to the possibility of snow starting around 7:00 PM tonight, all Jim Thorpe Area School District buildings will close at 6:00 PM. All activities scheduled to start after 6:00 PM are canceled. The music and theatre Cabaret performance scheduled for tonight at the high school has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 5, at 7:00 PM.
Parent Engagement Series This month's parent engagement night focused on OHI will be addressed at the December Parent Engagement Night. Unfortunately, this month the meeting is canceled and the information will be shared in December. For more information contact: Fawn Meli, Director of Special Education. fawn.meli@jtasd.org
PKC Quarter 1 Attendance
7th & 8th Grade Girls Basketball Tryouts
There is an early dismissal for all students this Wednesday, October 30, for teacher in-service. Please see the updated calendar from September's School Board meeting on the district website under the "News" section for all future days with either an early dismissal or no school.
There is an early dismissal for all students this Wednesday, October 30, for teacher in-service. Please see the updated calendar from September's School Board meeting on the district website under the "News" section for all future days with either an early dismissal or no school.
PKC PTA Pajama Day
TORCH Newsletter
LLS Dance
Family Math & Reading Night, November 6th from 5:30-7:30
Collection Dates: October 15-25th
Good morning!
The ALICE intruder safety drills the district is mandated to do at least twice a year are designed to be unannounced, but with the notification that schools may be targeted with Swatting incidents today, the administration wants to notify all parents and guardians that an ALICE drill was already planned to occur today in all three buildings. This drill was coordinated and planned with the local police for several weeks, so we will go on with the drill as scheduled. The reason Swatting occurs is to disrupt school activities, and we do not want the threat of Swatting to disrupt this important drill that we have already coordinated and planned for weeks with the local police.
When the DRILL is called, the staff will make it VERY clear to their students that it is just a drill, and there is NO THREAT to them. During this DRILL, the students will learn to barricade their room, and they will NOT evacuate the building. After the drill, your child's teacher, in an age appropriate manner, will discuss what they would have done if it were a real situation.
Again, the district takes the safety and security of our students and staff very seriously, and doing these types of DRILLS is one way in which we try to ensure the safety of everyone.
Thank you, again, for your continued support and cooperation when it comes to the safety of our schools, students, and staff.