Here is information on a Safe Sitter class from the Cass County Health Department.
Reminder tomorrow is our first Late Start!
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Vision is important to your child’s ability to learn and progress at school. Indiana state law requires schools to screen students in grades first, third, fifth, and eighth. Vision screening will take place on August 20 at PHS and PES. Vision screening is a very simple procedure and will take only a few minutes. If you do not want your child to participate in a vision screening, please contact the school nurse. No report will be sent home if your child passes the vision screening. If the screening results indicate your child may have a vision problem, the results will be shared with you. If you have any questions about the vision screening process or wish to talk with school personnel, please contact
Gloria Mittica at Pioneer Elementary 574-643-2255
Sarah Vanmeter at Pioneer High School 574-643-3145
Vision is important to your child’s ability to learn and progress at school. Indiana state law requires schools to screen students in grades first, third, fifth, and eighth. Vision screening will take place on August 20 at PHS and PES. Vision screening is a very simple procedure and will take only a few minutes. If you do not want your child to participate in a vision screening, please contact the school nurse. No report will be sent home if your child passes the vision screening. If the screening results indicate your child may have a vision problem, the results will be shared with you. If you have any questions about the vision screening process or wish to talk with school personnel, please contact
Gloria Mittica at Pioneer Elementary 574-643-2255
Sarah Vanmeter at Pioneer High School 574-643-3145
A reminder from Nurse Gloria:
Parents and Guardians - please review the new revisions to the medicine/health sections of the school policies for Pioneer High School and the Pioneer Elementary School. One of the updates includes, ALL over-the-counter medications and ALL prescription medications must be brought to school by a parent/guardian. Students are NOT ALLOWED to bring medication to or from school. This includes Tylenol, Ibuprofen, cough drops, eye drops, any other OTC medication, and all prescription medication. Medication brought to school by students will not be administered. These changes reflect continued safety for all students. Please reach out to your school nurse for any questions.
📣 A message from the principal...
Parents,
Breakfast runs from 7:30-8:00am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Please help us reinforce these breakfast hours by reminding your children if they eat breakfast, they need to check in with their teacher and then immediately go to breakfast. This ensures that our students are fed and have ample time to eat and return to class for instruction. Breakfast is delivered to classes on Wednesday mornings. We appreciate your help and support with our breakfast program.
-Mr. Quillen
Parents,
Breakfast runs from 7:30-8:00am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Please help us reinforce these breakfast hours by reminding your children if they eat breakfast, they need to check in with their teacher and then immediately go to breakfast. This ensures that our students are fed and have ample time to eat and return to class for instruction. Breakfast is delivered to classes on Wednesday mornings. We appreciate your help and support with our breakfast program.
-Mr. Quillen
Please see the maps below for more information about arrival and dismissal if your student is a car rider.
A few first day of school reminders:
1. Any changes in transportation need to be reported to the elementary office by 2:00 daily. Call 574-643-2255
2. Any money sent in for student meals needs to be clearly marked with student first and last name.
3. Any girl interested in playing 5th/6th grade volleyball needs a physical on file. First practice is 8/18. Contact Mrs. Reeser for more info in the office.
We hope all of our students had an amazing first day back! Ask lots of questions about school when they get home!
1. Any changes in transportation need to be reported to the elementary office by 2:00 daily. Call 574-643-2255
2. Any money sent in for student meals needs to be clearly marked with student first and last name.
3. Any girl interested in playing 5th/6th grade volleyball needs a physical on file. First practice is 8/18. Contact Mrs. Reeser for more info in the office.
We hope all of our students had an amazing first day back! Ask lots of questions about school when they get home!
PES families: Rooms has had some updates over the summer. We think you will like them, especially the new messaging experience. Attached is a PDF summary and video highlighting the changes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umwznOJBFHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umwznOJBFHQ
1st day of 2025-26 school year PES assembly! Talking about what it means to be a Panther!
We hope to see you soon for our Meet the Teacher night! Join Mr. Quillen in the gym at 6:00 pm for information about the upcoming school year and our schoolwide Title 1 Annual Meeting.
Parents and Guardians, please review the new revisions to the medicine/health sections of the school policies for the Pioneer High School and the Pioneer Elementary School. One of the updates includes, ALL over-the-counter medications and ALL prescription medications must be brought to school by a parent/guardian. Students are NOT ALLOWED to bring medication to or from school. This includes Tylenol, Ibuprofen, cough drops, eye drops, any other OTC medication, and all prescription medication. Students that bring medication to school will not be administered. These changes reflect continued safety for all students. Please reach out to your school nurse for any questions.
Here is the August PES menu! We are excited to welcome students back on August 6!
We hope to see you Monday for our Meet the Teacher night! Join Mr. Quillen in the gym at 6:00 pm for information about the upcoming school year and our schoolwide Title 1 Annual Meeting.
Due to an accident on 16, PES is without power and Duke has no estimate of how long it will be out. The decision has been made to close the elementary office for the day. They will reopen tomorrow with regular hours!
Parents - the Pioneer Back-to-School Sale is now live! Order your gear today to wear for the start of the school year. Shop now and save 25% off site wide with code SCHOOL25!
https://1stplace.sale/33669
Sale Details
Sale Dates: 7/28/2025 - 9/2/2025
25% off all merchandise
Free shipping on orders over $100
Use code SCHOOL25 at checkout
https://1stplace.sale/33669
Sale Details
Sale Dates: 7/28/2025 - 9/2/2025
25% off all merchandise
Free shipping on orders over $100
Use code SCHOOL25 at checkout
Please fill out the following form to receive a car rider pass for the 2024-2025 school year. This pass MUST be displayed in the front windshield of whomever will be picking up your student. This assures staff that your student is going with the correct vehicle. By filling out this form, your student will bring home a car rider pass as you requested and you will be all set to pick up your student this school year. No previous years car passes will work, you will need the current years. Please fill this out ASAP, as we hope to have them available on meet the teacher night to send home with you.
https://forms.gle/g5mmCf5UUr9aqJMb7
https://forms.gle/g5mmCf5UUr9aqJMb7
Info from our food services department:
Link to put in an application online for free/reduced meals:
https://mealapp.lunchtimesoftware.net
Link to use to setup/manage lunch accounts.
www.schoolpaymentportal.com
You can view transactions and put money on accounts.
A message from the principal:
Panther Families,
Summer is coming to a close and we have a couple of important announcements for you.
1. We have moved! Our main office has a new location making our building more safe and secure. The new Door 1/Main Entrance is designated with a new sign (Previously Door 10).
2. Back to School Night will be August 4th from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Come in and meet our staff, learn about changes and updates for PES, and get ready for an exciting new school year.
3. Teacher and Classroom Requests: We understand that each student and family may have unique needs or circumstances, and we strive to be as responsive and supportive as possible. To help us plan effectively and minimize disruptions, we kindly ask that any special requests be communicated directly to me before the end of the school year.
Additional details can be found on page 19 of the student handbook. Please note that class lists are finalized prior to registration, and changes made during or after registration can affect several aspects of the scheduling process.
We are looking forward with great excitement to working with you and your children during the 2025-2026 school year. See you soon!
Panther Families,
Summer is coming to a close and we have a couple of important announcements for you.
1. We have moved! Our main office has a new location making our building more safe and secure. The new Door 1/Main Entrance is designated with a new sign (Previously Door 10).
2. Back to School Night will be August 4th from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Come in and meet our staff, learn about changes and updates for PES, and get ready for an exciting new school year.
3. Teacher and Classroom Requests: We understand that each student and family may have unique needs or circumstances, and we strive to be as responsive and supportive as possible. To help us plan effectively and minimize disruptions, we kindly ask that any special requests be communicated directly to me before the end of the school year.
Additional details can be found on page 19 of the student handbook. Please note that class lists are finalized prior to registration, and changes made during or after registration can affect several aspects of the scheduling process.
We are looking forward with great excitement to working with you and your children during the 2025-2026 school year. See you soon!
We hope to see you on August 4th!
