We are getting ready to celebrate 50 years of PHS! Be sure to check out our first ever car show coming in August...all proceeds will go to the PHS 50th Anniversary Scholarship fund.
Signed up for band next year? Be sure to mark your calendars for band camp - coming in August! If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lambert!
PHS families, please pass this flyer along to help support our Pender athletic programs. Also, here is a copy of the work schedule for the blueberry festival on Saturday. See you there! 2025 Blueberry Festival Team Work Schedule
Saturday, June 21, 2025
9:00-11:00 CROSS COUNTRY & OUTDOOR TRACK & INDOOR TRACK
10:30 – 12:30 CHEER & SOFTBALL
12:00-2:00 GIRLS SOCCER & BOYS SOCCER
1:30 – 3:30 WRESTLING & VOLLEYBALL
3:00-5:00 GIRLS BASKETBALL & BOYS BASKETBALL
4:30-6:30 BASEBALL
6:00-8:00 JV/V FOOTBALL
YouTube Link - https://youtube.com/shorts/mCfYTVl2jxw
Even when school is out for summer, Pender County Schools continues to support our students and families. 🌞🍎
PCS is proud to partner once again with the NC Department of Public Instruction, No Kid Hungry NC, and the Carolina Hunger Initiative to offer free summer meals for children 18 and younger. Beginning Wednesday, June 18 through July 30, families can pick up 5 days’ worth of breakfast 🥣 and lunch 🥪 at four school sites—South Topsail, C.F. Pope, Malpass Corner, and Rocky Point Elementary—every Wednesday from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM. 📍⏰
✅ No application is needed, but pre-registration is encouraged: https://forms.gle/9ywM682HA52263Vy8
📋 Just bring your child’s name and age when picking up meals.
Together, we’re helping every child stay healthy, nourished, and ready to learn! 💪🎒
🎒 Enroll Now for 2025-26! 📝
Just a reminder that registration is open for all new and returning students for the 2025-26 school year — including incoming kindergartners!
Getting started early helps ensure a smooth transition and proper planning for our schools.
📍 Start the enrollment process here: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
We can’t wait to welcome your student to the PCS family! 💙💛
🎒 ¡Inscríbete ahora para el año escolar 2025-26! 📝
Solo un recordatorio: ¡la inscripción ya está abierta para todos los nuevos estudiantes que ingresarán a las Escuelas del Condado de Pender en el año escolar 2025-26, incluyendo los nuevos estudiantes de kindergarten!
Empezar temprano ayuda a garantizar una transición sin problemas y una mejor planificación en nuestras escuelas.
📍 Comienza el proceso de inscripción aquí: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
¡Estamos emocionados de darle la bienvenida a tu estudiante a la familia PCS! 💙💛
Our students are still hard at work - getting ready for National Competition in Florida later this month!
Aviso Importante para los Negocios Locales
Hemos sido informados de una estafa relacionada con una empresa llamada Elite Sports Promo (https://www.elitesportspromos.com/) que está afirmando falsamente representar a Pender High School y a las Escuelas del Condado de Pender mientras solicita fondos de patrocinio. Según informes de otros distritos, varios negocios ya han sido engañados.
Para aclarar, ninguna escuela del Condado de Pender trabaja con empresas externas de mercadeo para conseguir patrocinios. Las únicas organizaciones autorizadas a recaudar fondos para nuestros programas deportivos son los Booster Clubs (clubes de apoyo).
Si su negocio es contactado por alguien que dice representar a nuestras escuelas para fines de publicidad o patrocinio, le recomendamos verificar su identidad y comunicarse directamente con la escuela.
Puede leer más sobre esta estafa en el sitio web del Better Business Bureau:
🔗 https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/fort-worth/profile/advertising-agencies/elite-sports-promos-0825-1000198130
Gracias por ayudarnos a proteger a nuestra comunidad.
🚨 Important Notice for Local Businesses and Our Community
We’ve been made aware of a scam involving a company called Elite Sports Promo (https://www.elitesportspromos.com/) that is falsely claiming to represent Pender High School and Pender County Schools while seeking sponsorship funds. Reports from other districts indicate that multiple businesses have already been misled.
To be clear, no Pender County School partners with outside marketing companies to secure sponsorships. The only legitimate organizations authorized to collect funds for our athletic programs are the Booster Clubs.
If your business is contacted by anyone claiming to represent our school for advertising or sponsorship purposes, we encourage you to verify their identity and contact your school directly.
You can read more about this scam on the Better Business Bureau website:
🔗 https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/fort-worth/profile/advertising-agencies/elite-sports-promos-0825-1000198130
Thank you for helping us protect our community.
🎾PHS tennis is BACK! Workouts start in July.
Time for Summer Volleyball!
Pender High Families, please be aware that a scam is trying to get people to buy T-shirts and other items for a Pender High Fundraiser. This is not legitimate. Stay safe, and thank you!
Congratulations to the class of 2025! For those of you who would like to order cross the stage pictures - check out the flyer for the order link and code.
Class of 2025! A lot of information today - but you all did an AMAZING job! Just a few reminders for tomorrow...Seniors check in at 7:30am in main building, in your FULL graduation regalia. (Srs should park in the front student parking lot.) The gym will open for guests at 8:15, tickets are required for entrance. Diploma pick up will be in the cafeteria AFTER graduation. Looking forward to a great event tomorrow!
Pender families,
In an effort to provide a safe, dignified, and honorable graduation ceremony we will host the Class of 2025 graduation in our historic gymnasium. Graduation remains set to begin on Friday, May 30, 2025 at 9:00 am .
Each student will be entrusted with 10 guest tickets as the default. Tickets will be provided at the conclusion of our Mandatory Graduation Practice to be held tomorrow, Thursday 5/29/2025 from 10:00-12:00. Please use your circles of influence to spread this information. We need all graduates on site!
Parent/Guardians who have a need of additional tickets, please email nicholas_paquette@pender.k12.nc.us with that specific quantity and graduate name. No guarantees but as always, best effort will be provided. Can't get to an email account? text Nick Paquette at 980-275-0043
Let us each do our part to make this ceremony a positive memory for the Class of 2025!
For Them,
Nick Paquette
Proud Principal
Pender High School
Hello Patriot Family,
We are closely monitoring the weather forecast. If conditions are not favorable for an outdoor graduation ceremony, the event will be relocated to the gymnasium. At this time, there are no changes to the scheduled date and time. Graduation will take place on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 9:00 AM.
Should the ceremony be moved indoors, each student will receive two (2) floor seating passes and eight (8) general admission bleacher tickets. Additionally, The event will be live streamed.
I will keep you updated as the weather forecast develops.
Parents/Guardians, Please feel free to email me at nicholas_paquette@pender.k12.nc.us with concerns this may cause for your graduate. Take a breath. As always, we will work with you to ensure a positive core memory is made and the process clearly communicated.
A joyous celebration will be had!
Respectfully,
Nick Paquette
Principal
Pender High School
Familias y graduados: A medida que se acercan las graduaciones, estamos atentos al pronóstico del tiempo para finales de esta semana. Si el clima obliga a realizar cambios en el horario, cada escuela anunciará los detalles de inmediato por teléfono, correo electrónico, redes sociales y el sitio web de la escuela. Como la graduación de Pender Innovative Learning Academy se realiza en un lugar cerrado, sigue según lo programado. Gracias por su paciencia mientras trabajamos para garantizar una celebración segura e inolvidable para cada estudiante.
Families and graduates: As graduations are getting closer, we’re keeping an eye on the weather forecast for later this week. If weather forces any changes in the schedule, each school will announce details right away through phone, email, social media, and school website. As Pender Innovative Learning Academy has an indoor graduation, they're on as scheduled. Thanks for your patience as we work to ensure a safe, memorable celebration for every student.
Class of 2029 - Highschool launch! This event is for rising freshmen, please be sure to sign up and get a head start on your high school career!
