Due to the Declaration of Local Emergency of the Nye County Board of Commissioners and the recommendation to shelter in place, the Nye County School District will be closing schools tomorrow, Monday, August 21, 2023. This decision was made out of extreme caution for the safety of all Nye County School District students and staff.
We are in communication with the Director of Emergency Management for Nye County, Chief Scott Lewis. We will continue to send updates if the situation changes through all school websites and Facebook: https://www.nye.k12.nv.us/live-feed.
Currently our plan is for schools to return to normal schedules on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. If this changes, we will send another emergency update through all channels: phone message, email, text, all websites, and Facebook pages.
Please stay home and be safe.
Documents regarding the weather and the emergency declaration can be seen here: https://www.nye.k12.nv.us/documents/announcements-%26-press-releases/2023-2024-announcements%2C-prs-%26-memos/2023-08-21---county-emergency-declaration/506111.
A huge THANK-YOU to everyone who donated and volunteered for VEA's annual "Fill the Bucket Truck" school supply drive on Saturday.
The Lockdown/Stay-Put Status at Johnson Elementary, PVHS, Pathways, and Great Basin have been lifted per the NCSSO. (1:40PM, 5/17/23)
PVHS, Great Basin, and Pathways have been placed on Stay Put Alert as a precautionary measure by the NCSO due to a shooting in the neighborhood unrelated to the schools. Schools will provide more information as it comes available.
A Stay Put Alert involves the following
- All exterior doors are locked
- Any outside activities are moved inside
- No student or staff outside the building
- No one can enter the building except response personnel
- Classroom instruction continues with limited hallway traffic
- Attendance is taken normally
NCSO and NCSD are aware of the social media posts threatening violence at schools tomorrow, May 10, 2023. A thorough investigation was conducted and it was determined that the threatening post originated outside of Nevada and was directed at a school in Clark County. NCSO has determined there is no credible threat to any NCSD schools. Out of an abundance of caution, patrols will be increased so there is a more visible NCSO presence around our schools.
The Nye County Sheriffs Office received information regarding an unsubstantiated threat across multiple Nevada school districts today. Due to this, all schools are implementing "Stay-Put" procedures, limiting movement around and within campus. If students are required to be outside for transitioning between classes, they will be accompanied by an employee.
Sheriff McGill also has deputies driving by, visiting, and monitoring campuses for safety through dismissal time.
Schools will follow normal dismissal times and procedures.
PVHS Senior Parents please let your seniors know about this important event coming up. Especially those that do not attend school regularly due to college courses. I will also be announcing this at school daily.
On February 16th (Thursday), during 3rd period (9:36am-10:57am) we will be taking the Class of 2023 group picture on the football field. We are hoping all graduating seniors will be in attendance for this. We will excuse the seniors on campus after 3rd period attendance has been taken as for seniors that are not on campus please let them know to report to the football field by 9:45am. This will take approximately an hour or so. This is a fun event for our seniors and we do not want any of them to miss it!
The senior class leadership is asking seniors to wear maroon and gold to show their Trojan Pride for this picture (not required). See years past pictures below. This is the same type of picture we will be doing on Thursday, 2/16.
Attendance Matters
AT&T has cleared the phone outage.
The phones are working again at the affected sites: Mount Charleston, Johnson, Manse, PVHS, Floyd, and both Beatty Schools.
AT&T Outage:
Parents & Guardians, AT&T is suffering an outage affecting a few of our schools. They are working to solve the issue.
Until then, phones are down at the following locations: Mount Charleston, J.G. Johnson, Manse, PVHS, Floyd, and all Beatty schools.
January 9, 2023, 11:40 AM
There is a power outage at PVHS. Due to the power outage, phones are not working. With parent/guardian permission, students will be dismissed if they have transportation. Parent(s)/guardian(s) may pick up students from the office if they choose. Buses will transport students at our normal dismissal time of 2:20PM for those students who remain at school. Valley Electric expects to have the power restored within an hour. Thank you.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 20th from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm & 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Please note students will have a Minimum Monday Schedule and will be released from school at 11:00 am.
School will be closed on Monday, October 10th, 2022 in observance of Columbus Day.
Lifetouch make-up picture day will be held on Friday, October 7th, 2022 in Room 12. Please ensure you have your picture taken if you have not already done so. All students are required to have a school picture ID for entry to PVHS special events.
9/27/2022
Dear Parents/Guardians,
During school year 2022-23, primarily between January and May of 2023, our students will be taking state mandated tests. You will likely hear your child(ren) using acronyms like MAP, WiDA, ACT, NAA, Science CRT, SBAC, NAEP, EOC and Civics. These are shortened forms of the names of the various assessments we use to collect data on student learning. The Nevada Department of Education uses information about college and career readiness from these exams to evaluate our schools and district. Our district also uses the data to inform the decisions that impact our future instruction.
This letter is meant to fulfill the obligation from the Nevada Revised Statute (NRS 390.275), which requires each school to notify parents of these assessments.
The Nye County School District has a “Test Administration & Security: Procedures and Professional Expectations Manual” that outlines the procedures and security we follow for testing.
Because of the importance of the data from these assessments, students should know that if they are found guilty of cheating or of plagiarizing or of being in possession of prohibited electronic devices during the test administration, their scores will be invalidated and they are subject to school discipline. At the same time, students and parents who suspect an employee or school didn’t correctly follow the testing procedures should report those concerns to the school or district leaders for further investigation.
We appreciate your support with this matter, and if you have any questions, please contact Pahrump Valley High School at 775-727-7737.
Sincerely,
Principal, Desiree Veloz
Picture Day is Monday, August 29th. All students will need to have their picture taken including seniors. This is how you will get your student id. Parents you can also purchase pictures if you would like. Pictures packets were given out this week.
Back to School Fair!
**SENIORS**
It is time to make your appointment for your Senior Picture to be included in the yearbook and other graduation announcements. The yearbook picture is free to take. You will be given the opportunity to purchase it at a later time if you would like to. You may also pay extra for more poses and outfit changes. They will have lots of different pose options with 2023 and Senior Accessories! You should have received a package in the mail from Prestige Portraits with a unique code for you to sign up online for an appointment. You will be pictured in either the tuxedo or drape option this year. We will have cap and gowns available if you choose to pay for extra poses with your appointment. If you only plan to do the yearbook photo please choose the basic package online and do not pre-pay. You will not be charged when you show up for your appointment unless you choose to do the extra poses. Prestige Portraits will be here starting August 1st. Please go online and make your appointment now!
If you did not receive a package during the summer with your unique code please call Prestige Portraits at 1-800-450-3866 and they will book your appointment over the phone.
Thank you,
Book Drive - TODAY - 10am to 2pm, free hot dogs, drive thru at the Nye Communities Coalition
Graduation Regalia Information
