Portales High School News - Oct. 9

ENMU recruiter to visit

Stephanie McClary of Eastern New Mexico University will be on campus Tuesday to talk with PHS seniors interested in attending ENMU for the fall 2013.

Students interested in speaking with McClary may sign up in the counseling and guidance office.

Sophomores to take PSAT

The PSAT exam will be given to Portales High School sophomores Wednesday.

The PSAT is the practice/prep exam for the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) college entrance exam. The New Mexico Department of Education in partnership with the College Board allows selected New Mexico high schools to participate in the PSAT/NMSQT program each year.

The test is administered at no cost to the students to help prepare students for the SAT, connect assessment to instruction and build college readiness.

Also, juniors wishing to take the exam to qualify for selection to The National Merit Scholarship Program/Competition can sign up in the counseling and guidance office no later than Monday.

PHS is a No Bully Zone

Bullying by another student means any repeated and pervasive written, verbal or electronic expression, physical act or gesture, that is intended to cause distress upon one or more students in the school or at school activities or sanctioned events.

Bullying includes, but is not limited to, hazing, harassment, intimidation or menacing acts of a student which may be based on the student's race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation.