Pike County Ninth Grade Academy

Honor Night Update: Students receiving an award this year have already been given invitations. If your student received an invitation to honors night, we want to let you know that the ceremony will be held in the Auditorium on Thursday night, May 6th, at 5:30 p.m. as written on the invitation. Due to weather and other school events, there had been some possible changes, but the ceremony will remain in it's original location at the auditorium. Thanks! See you there!

2021 Gymnastics State Champion, Madelynn Crow! 1st place -All Around 1st place - Uneven Bars 1st place - Floor, with a perfect score of 10.0 for her floor routine!!

Need something fun to do tonight? Join Pike Ninth Grade Academy students at A Novel Experience in Zebulon, Georgia. They will be selling and signing their children’s book, Sanna-Tiser Disinfects the Substitute. Proceeds from the book sale will benefit families adversely affected by Covid-19 in Pike, County!

Dance Team Tryouts PCHS Dance Team tryouts will be Monday, April 19Friday April 23 in the Primary School Gym from 4:30-5:30. ... In order to tryout, students must pick up a packet from the office, complete the paperwork and a physical, then return it to the office by Friday, April 16th. Students will not be allowed to try out without paperwork. No exceptions. Questions? Email Mrs. Edge at [email protected] or Sherri Pitts at [email protected].

The Pike County Track Pirates competed in the Anderson Bently Jr. Invitational Friday night. The meet was to honor Anderson Bently Jr. who has worked in Education for 47 years and is still helping out with the Baldwin County Track program. Both the boys and girls teams won the Invitational. The girls team won by more than 80 points and the boys won by 27 points. Both wins were a total team effort. We have 17 events in track with the addition of 4 by 800 relay this year. ... In the girls meet, we scored in every single event, sometimes multiple times. The boys scored in nearly every event as well. Talya Moreland and Taylor Hampton led the way for the girls tying for 2nd place in the overall total point scorer for the entire meet. Also scoring a lot of points for the girls were Zy Thompson, Jada Colbert, Victoria Bradford, Yasmin Davis, Baily Morris and Peyton Bussell. For the boys, leading the way were John Lovett who was 3rd in meet for over all points scored. Also, scoring in multiple events in the meet were Aiden Potter, Luke Woerner, Gage Lee, and Jakilen King. The team finished 2nd and 3rd in the last meet at Sandy Creek High School. Many people broke personal records in the throwing events including Autumn Adams, Callie Williams, Kiersten Goolsby, Ashley Jefferies, Carter Steele, Brayden Pilkenton, and Michael Robinson. Lain Fordham had broken a PR in the discus the meet before. Several of the track runners are leading the state in there events in the AAA standings to include Tayla Moreland in the Long jump, and 300 hurdles. Taylor Hampton in the Long and Triple Jump. Zy Thompson in the High Jump and 100m hurdles. John Lovett and Luke Woerner in the Pole Vault and Madison Oskey in the Pole Vault. See more

Due to the high probability of severe weather tomorrow morning which may result in widespread power outages and dangerous road conditions during the morning pickup time, Pike County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, March 18, 2021. All staff please report at 11a.m.

The Youth Advisory Council announces and important "youth-only" event: Friday, February 15, 2021 4:45-5:45 p.m. Open to ages 14-22... Register Now: http://bit.ly/YHTTFeb2021 Join young people from around the country to discuss how to adapt and grow as a young person in an ever changing society. Whether you want to discuss the current political climate, civic engagement, mental health, or academics during a pandemic, this is a forum designed to hear YOUR voice. Our normal is constantly evolving and we need to as well. If you are between the ages of 14 and 22, we want you to be a part of this listening and learning session. We want to hear your voice; we want to hear your experiences; we want you to be represented! The goal of Youth Have Thoughts Too: The Evolving Role of Youth in Society is to connect young people to support one another through the turmoil of this public health crisis and the horrifying events taking place across our country right now, the history of racial injustice, and the toll all of it is taking on our communities. We recognize the need for communication and connection among young people and look forward to hearing your ideas, insight, and ideas on adapting to a new normal and how we can move forward in an uncertain world. Register here.

PCHS Cheer tryouts will begin on March 30th in the Pirate Dome at 4:00 p.m. Anyone interested may pick up informational packet in the front office. All paperwork must be turned in no later than Friday, March 19th. Tryouts: March 30 - 31 and April 1 4-6 p.m.... April 2 at 9 a.m. Location: Pirate Dome See more

PC wrestlers Gage Lee and Jakilen King were also State Placers. Gage 4th, Jakilen 5th. Malikay Ray was one round away from placing. Many others wrestled well and the team finished 10th. So proud of these guys.

Congratulations to the State Champion in Wrestling, John Lovett. He is pictured here with (left to right) Coach Parker and Coach Woerner. He was NGA's Pirate of the Year for the 2017-2018 school year. We are so proud of you John!

At Tuesday’s Board of Education Meeting, Janet and Clayton presented their PBL unit. It culminated in the publication of a children’s book. See the webpage story here. Students and a parents spoke about the PoG skills they developed and the deep content knowledge they obtained. The parent’s comments were very impressive as one mom shared her daughter’s excitement for learning. Janet and Clayton’s PBL exemplifies the kind of deeper learning we want for every child to experience every year. I know many of you are working on and have executed similarly deep, rich, and engaging learning units. https://www.pike.k12.ga.us/site/default.aspx

We hope you enjoy our February Newsletter! Click here to view: https://www.pike.k12.ga.us/Page/2155

Mrs. Hudson’s 9th Grade Literature students and Coach Moon’s World History students collaborated, wrote and published a children’s book. We are so proud of this accomplishment. Hardcover is $20. Soft cover $16. Proceeds will go to families in Pike who’ve been adversely affected by Covid-19! Right now, books can be purchased at Pike NGA. You may submit payment in person or by mail: Pike County Ninth Grade Academy... 7360 US Highway 19 South Zebulon, GA 30295 See more

It's doughnut dat at NGA! Thank you Christ Chapel and Andy Landers for helping us provide a special treat for the students this morning! It appears that our students made the "nice" list this year.

We all know that it has been a difficult semester due to students' being quarantined, some multiple times. Because of this, students have missed instructional time due to circumstances beyond their control. Therefore, NGA will not be administering traditional final exams. We have reserved next week for students who need additional support or who would like to improve their grades. Any student enrolled in a virtual class must fulfill the requirements of that course. The exam schedule is posted below If you and your student are satisfied with their current grades, any absence next week will be excused. If you have questions for individual teachers, please contact that teacher. For more details, go to www.pike.k12.ga.us/nga

This first grading period ends on December 17. This is when all work for 1st semester has been completed and your first grades for high school will be recorded. During your first semester of 9th grade, you have had the opportunity to earn 3.5 credits toward graduation. You receive .5 credit for each class you pass. You will need a total of 5 to be considered a sophomore and a total of 24 to graduate.

Congratulations to Pike County School Superintendent Dr. Michael Duncan on being named the 2020-2021 State School Superintendent of the Year! He was named in ...an awards presentation during the virtual conference of the Georgia School Boards Association earlier today. We are very excited that our well-deserving Superintendent has received this high honor. See more

Check out our December newsletter at: https://www.pike.k12.ga.us/Page/2155