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Pleasanton USD 344

Chasing Greatness

PHS Update 12/14/2025

Posted Date: 12/14/25 (08:30 PM)


PHS Update

Pleasanton High School

December 14, 2025
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Upcoming Events

Monday, 12/15
JH BskB @ Home vs Crest
Course Requests - Seminar

Tuesday, 12/16
HS BskB @ Altoona (Dismissal @ 2:30 pm)
Course Requests - Seminar

Wednesday, 12/17
FCCLA - Coffee/Hot Cocoa in the Commons Area
Semester Exams Begin
Course Requests - Seminar

Thursday, 12/18
JH BskB @ Central Heights (Dismissal @ 2:30 pm)
FCCLA - Coffee/Hot Cocoa in the Commons Area
HS Schl Bowl @ FSHS (Dismissal @ 2:45 pm)
Semester Exams

Friday, 12/19
MAKE-UP Semester Exams
Finish Independent Study Courses
End of 1st Semester
11:15 am Early Release
HS BskB @ UTHS
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Cookee's 12 Days of Christmas Winners

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A young person with red hair and glasses holds a box, identified as the "day 3 winner Cooper Reeves".
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A young woman holds a jar of cookies, identified as 'Day 5 Winner Cheyenne Miller'.
 

Goal Met! Battle of the Buckets

We EXCEEDED our goal for the Battle of the Buckets. Our students raised over $1,500 for our local food pantries. Students did a great job challenging their class and scheming against the other class... all in the name of supporting those in need.

We will announce the winning class on Monday, but since we met our goal, ALL students will be given an office-excused absence for Friday, December 19, if their finals are complete!
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This Week - Course Requests

This week, during seminar, students will work with their seminar teachers to review their second-semester schedules and begin the process of class selection for the 2026-2027 school year.

Course requests are the first step in creating our schedule for next year. We collect the requests from students and begin the process of building which classes we will offer for next year.

Our goal is to have preliminary information ready to share during spring parent-teacher conferences and all schedules built before we leave for the summer!
 

Semester Exams and Christmas Break

We begin Christmas Break this week! School will officially wrap up by Friday, December 19 at 11:15 am. We will see you back at school on January 5, 2026 to begin the second semester.

All independent study courses close on Friday, December 19 at 11:15 am for grading. Please make sure to finish your course!

Semester Exam Schedule

Wednesday - Semester Exams (all students)

Thursday - Semester Exams (all students)

Friday - Make-up Exams (only students who need to make up or finish a test)
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Contact Us!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach out via the following links:

  • 913-352-8701
  • sara.conley@usd344.org
  • https://www.usd344.org/
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