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UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 30 – October 4: 2024 Potomac Spirit Week
October 4: PSHS Homecoming Game
October 5: PSHS Homecoming Dance
October 9: PSAT Day (Students in grades 9-11)
ACTIVITY BUSES:
Potomac Activity Buses are back! Beginning on 9/3, each Tuesday and Thursday students will be provided with FREE Activity Bus transportation to support afterschool academic support and extracurricular participation. Students should verify teacher/sponsor availability beforehand. Students riding Activity Buses will be picked-up from Potomac at 4:45pm and may be dropped off at more general stops throughout the community instead of their normal AM/PM bus stops.
PWCS Back to School Information:
Please visit our district's Back to School page for:
- Instructions for completing your child's Back to School Packets
- Details about required immunizations
- Bus information
- ParentVue Information
- and more
STUDENTVUE:
This app is where students access bus and class schedules, grades, attendance information. StudentVUE accounts are already created for students. Students (new to the school district) will receive login instructions during their first week of school.
If you are unable to reset your password from home, it may be because your password has expired. When you arrive to school (on the first day of school), you should be able to successfully reset it.
If you are trying to access your schedule, an option would be to have your parent or guardian log into their ParentVUE account.
There are two ways to access StudentVUE:
1. Go to Google Chrome and enter this link: studentvue.pwcs.edu
2. Download the StudentVUE app by searching "StudentVUE" in the Apple iTunes or Google Play stores.
The mobile app will ask for a district address. It is: https://va-pwcps-psv.edupoint.com/
Log in with your [email protected] (your county email address and your password) and click Login.
If you can log into other county applications, but cannot log into StudentVUE, please verify that you are logging in with your whole email address. For example if your username is JamesAF22, you will log into StudentVUE with [email protected].
If you have forgotten your county/network password, go to Password Self Serve to reset it. Please note that you can't reset just your StudentVUE password. You must reset your network password. The new password that you save will become the password that gets you into your school issued laptop, Office365, Canvas, and StudentVUE.
Parents who have activated their ParentVue account will be able to view the schedule in their app.
Log into the ParentVue app, Select your student, and Select Class Schedule
If your parent/guardian has not activated their ParentVUE account, on the 1st day of each new school year, 1st-period teacher rosters will be posted on the walls to help you locate your classroom.
View more information about StudentVue here
PARENTVUE:
Throughout each school year, parents will be asked to log-in to ParentVUE to stay current on school information including class schedules, attendance, grades, and emergency card information.
If you need assistance with accessing or activating your ParentVUE account, please email your child's Administrative Assistant. Refer to the "Alpha" order below to identify your contact person.
Alpha (A-CAR): Ms. Katelyn Manetta - [email protected]
Alpha (CAS-HAMI): Mrs. Lindsey McKenzie - [email protected]
Alpha (HAMJ-McR): Mrs. Claudia Vela - [email protected]
Alpha (MD-RODN): Ms. Connor Sadler - [email protected]
Alpha (RODO-Z): Mrs. Dena Covington - C[email protected]
View more information about ParentVue here
BUS UPDATE:
Bus schedules will be available in ParentVUE at the beginning of each school year. At that time, you will also be able to download the Here Comes the Bus mobile app that allows you to track your student’s buses in real-time.
EVOLV:
Starting from the 1st day of school, Potomac HS will be joining the rest of PWCS in continuing use of EVOLV high-tech scanner and detection system at our main doorways to screen students and visitors for weapons. No additional actions are required by students or parents at this time but I am asking that parents be mindful of reducing metal objects (3-ring binders, eyeglass cases, water bottles, etc.) when purchasing school supplies. We will have opportunities for students and families to see the systems in-person at Back To School Night on September 5th.
LAPTOP DISTRIBUTION:
Every Potomac student will have the opportunity to check-out a laptop at the beginning of the school year. It is expected that students have their laptop with them each day and students/families will be held responsible for inappropriate use and will be held responsible for any damage.
LAPTOP INSURANCE:
When laptops are distributed (at the beginning of each school year), we highly encourage each family to take advantage of the optional insurance being offered through a partnership with Securranty and Prince William County Public Schools. Families will be responsible for any damage, including accidental damage, that occurs to student laptops this year and this insurance coverage can help provide peace of mind. Please visit the Securranty website by clicking HERE for more information about this insurance policy and to purchase the insurance directly.
SOCIAL PROBATION:
At Potomac, we prioritize students positioning themselves for academic success by being present and on time to classes and by making decision inside and outside of the classroom that represent themselves, their families, and our Potomac community the right way. Our Student Handbook now includes the following: Any student who accumulates seven (7) discipline referrals will be placed on “Social Probation”, in addition to receiving the corresponding discipline consequence. Social Probation will prevent a student from attending one or more school functions such as Pep Rallies, Homecoming, and Prom.