September Newsletter

Principal's Message

Parkview High School Families,

We have had a great start to the 2025-2026 school year. We appreciate your help and support ensuring our Viking Leaders are set up for success.

Please join us on Thursday night at JFK Stadium for Homecoming! Gates open at 6:00.

As a reminder, class begins and the late bell rings at 8:10 each day (8:40 on Wednesday). All students must be in class and ready to learn by the time the bell rings. We have many late arrivals to school. We need your help to ensure all students arrive before 8:10 daily (8:40 on Wednesday). All students are expected to maintain an attendance percentage of 90% for the 2025-2026 school year. All absences, late arrivals and early checkouts count against your student's yearly attendance percentage. Help us meet our school goal by showing up on time to class and ready to learn daily!

GO VIKINGS!!

Thank you,

Mrs. Brown

Principal

Parkview High School Information

Daily Start Times

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:10 AM - 3:10 PM
Late Start Wednesday - 8:40 AM - 3:10 PM

Green and Gold Calendar 2025-2026

PHS Bell Schedule

Cell Phone Free Zone

Cell phones are not permitted during the school day.
Cell phones may only be used before or after school.
If you are needing to contact your student during the school day, please call the Administration, Attendance, and/or Counseling Office to leave a message and/or speak with your student.

Chromebook Expectations

All student must bring their school-issued device fully charged daily.
Loaner Chromebooks and/or chargers are available for checkout through the PHS Library.

Dress Code Expectations - Please help us to ensure dress code is followed.

Shoes must be worn at all times. Slippers (bedroom or house slippers) are not appropriate footwear.
Strapless, backless, and revealing tops, or clothing that is revealing are not to be worn in the school building.
Sunglasses are not to be worn in the school building.
T-shirts and/or other apparel will not contain profanity, obscenities, suggestive, or provocative statements that cause disruption. Drug, alcohol symbols and/or advertisements are not to be worn.
Blankets should not be worn inside the school building.

Viking Athletics and Activities

Encourage your student to get involved and show school spirit this week for Homecoming! All athletic and activity events can be found on our school website and social media pages.

Home Access Center

You may utilize Home Access Center to check your student's grades, attendance and other information at any time. Please click the button below to view instructions for logging in.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact PHS Counseling Secretary, Mrs. Juli Swope at (417) 523-9260.

Staying Connected - Home Access Center

Welcome to Home Access Center

Your Child Could Eat for Free!

Springfield Public Schools provides free/reduced price meals for eligible students. Families must apply for free and reduced meals each school year. Please click the link below to view free & reduced meal information and apply by September 30.

To complete an online free and reduced meal application, click here. The online application can be translated with Google translate.
Translated Free and Reduced Price Meal Application forms can be accessed here.

Counseling Team

Meet our PHS Counseling team and new Counseling Secretary. Each counselor is assigned to a specific grade level to better support the needs of students. Feel free to reach out by phone or email as needed.

Name	Title/Grade Level	Phone	Email
Mackenzie Tracy	Counselor - 9th Grade	417.523.9260	mwtracy@spsmail.org
Jessie Rutledge	Counselor - 10th Grade	417.523.9260	jlrutledge@spsmail.org
Amanda Woodall	Counselor - 11th Grade	417.523.9260	akwoodall@spsmail.org
Melissa Huechteman	Counselor - 12th Grade	417.523.9260	mchuechteman@spsmail.org
Juli Swope	Counseling Secretary	417.523.9260	jpswope@spsmail.org
Waukita Ray	Registrar - Records	417.523.9265	wcray@spsmail.org

Upcoming Events at The View

Event	Grade Level	Date	Location
Parkview SPS U	All Grades	September 11	PHS Cafe
PHS Homecoming Game	All Grades	September 11	JFK Stadium
Homecoming Dance 8:00-10:00	All Grades	September 12	PHS
Mid-Quarter Grades	All Grades	September 19	Home Access Center
PTSA Meeting	All Grades	September 24	PHS Library
Cap & Gown Order Due Date for Seniors	All Grades	September 26	Jostens
ASVAB	10-12	October 2	PHS Classrooms
Picture Day	All Grades	October 2-3	PHS Auditorium
End of Quarter 1	All Grades	October 16	PHS
Professional Day- No School for Students	All Grades	October 17

Attendance Expectations

All students are expected to attend school daily. Our attendance expectation and goal for each student is 90% or higher. Please keep in mind all students must maintain a yearly attendance percentage of 90% or higher to attend school dances and/or have the opportunity to be exempt from final exams at the end of each semester.

If your student is absent or late to school, please call the attendance office. Students who are not excused from school by a guardian may be considered truant.

Name

Title/Alphabet

Phone

Shelly Yesh

Attendance Secretary

Last Names: A-K

417.523.9215

shyesh@spsmail.org

Pam Gagne

Attendance Secretary

Last Names: L-Z

417.523.9216

pgagne@spsmail.org

Click to View Attendance Requirements for School Dances

Click to View Attendance Requirements for Finals Exemption

STRIVE FOR 95! All students who exceed attendance expectations will be rewarded quarterly. In addition to our quarterly incentives, students may earn privileges/prizes weekly and monthly.

We will have grade level competitions monthly to reward the grade level with the highest daily attendance percentage for the month. Please help your student and their grade level by attending and arriving to school on time each day. EVERY DAY COUNTS!

Viking Leaders - Behavior Expectations

Your help and support in guiding positive behaviors is critical to the success of our school. We appreciate your partnership as we work to support the needs of all students. Please take time to review our classroom expectations with your student.

Please note: Any student who receives discipline resulting in and in-school and/or out of school suspension (ISS/OSS) will not be able to participate in school dances and will not have the opportunity to be exempt from final exams at the end of each semester.

Click to View Behavior Requirements for School Dances

Click to View Behavior Requirements for Finals Exemption

Student ID Badges

To ensure safety for all, PHS students and staff are required to wear identification badges at all times while in the building. There are exceptions for certain classes and activities as directed by the teacher. ID Badges serve a variety of purposes; to identify all persons on campus, to scan for purchasing food/drink items in the cafeteria, and as a way to check-out books from the PHS library. Additionally, all students must wear their school ID badge for entry to any SPS athletic event.

Students will be issued an ID on the first day of school during the first and second semester at no cost. Should a student need an additional badge, they must pay for a replacement prior to receiving a new ID.

Replacement costs are as follows: ID Badge-$3, lanyard-$2. Students may pay the $5 fee at the financial office.

Student ID Order Form

Financial Office

Fines & Fees may be paid in the PHS Financial Office or through the My School Bucks App. Students/parents will need to set up an account through the My School Bucks App or visit the website at MySchoolBucks.com. Once an account is set up, you will be able to pay fines/fees, purchase parking permits, activity/athletic passes, and pay for participation fees.

Please note Student Activity Passes are $10 for all Parkview athletic events that are held on all SPS facilities for the 2025-2026 school year. A stadium icon will be placed on the student’s ID.

If you have any questions, please contact the PHS Financial Secretary, Tammy Miller at 417-523-9203.

Parking & Drop-Off/Pick-Up Procedures - Reminder

Students are expected to be in their classrooms and ready to learn by the time school starts at 8:10 AM (Late Start Wednesday-8:40 AM).

Morning Arrivals

Students may be dropped off as early as 7:40 along Chrisman Drive at Door 13 only.
Students who are dropped off before 8:03 will be supervised in the cafeteria. Please drop your student off along Chrisman Drive. Students will enter through Door 13.
Door 1 (Administration Office Entrance), Door 28 (Counseling/Attendance Office Entrance) and Door 12 (Chrisman Drive) will open at 8:03 for students to enter the building and make their way to class.

Student Parking & Drop-Off/Pick-Up

Students must park in the North lot along Meadowmere (between Parkview and the park) or in the West lot along Grant Street (between Parkview and JFK Stadium).
Students should not park in parking spaces with designated signage.
Please enter the designated drop-off lane along Meadowmere and proceed forward slowly. Students may be dropped off at the front of the school at Door 1 or Door 28.
As another option, you may enter the designated drop-off lane along Chrisman Drive and proceed forward slowly. Students may be dropped off along Chrisman Drive at Door 12.
Please do not park in the bus lane or the fire lane. Parking in these areas blocks traffic and creates a safety concern.