Parent Welcome Letter

Hello, Dragon Families!  We are getting ready to kickoff the school year, and we are excited to get started!  Please read below for some important information and upcoming dates.

School Uniforms

If you still need to purchase uniforms for your student, please make sure to check out the official provider at Ad-It-Up (http://www.adituptees.com/21stcentury).  The PTA will also be hosting a uniform drive at the school tomorrow Friday, August 5th as well as Monday, August 8th from 10-12 each day.

Ice Cream Social

Speaking of the PTA, they will also be hosting our annual Ice Cream Social event at the school on Thursday, August 25th, from 5-7.  Please stop by to tour the school and visit with your teachers, while also enjoying ice cream!  The PTA will be running a water bottle drive during the event, so if you have any new or used reusable water bottles you’d be willing to donate to families in need, please bring them with you!

School Supplies

Please use the following links to access the school supply lists for each grade level, which are also accessible on our website:

Before/After Care

21st Century runs a before and after care program for students that need to be dropped off or picked up outside of our regular school day.  The program costs $5 per session ($10 if using both before and after care in a single day).  The Before Care program runs from 6:30-8:00, and the After Care program runs from 4:00-5:30.  The first time your student utilizes the program, you will need to fill out the corresponding agreement form.  You can also access that form ahead of time here: http://21stcenturypa.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Before-and-After-Care-Agreement.pdf.

West Side Busses

We offer two bus routes for our West Side students.  The route information can be found on our website, here: http://21stcenturypa.com/wp/?page_id=5458.  You do not need to register for your student to ride the bus, just be ready at the appointed time at whichever stop is most convenient.

Medical Forms

If you have not yet done so and your student has a necessary medical plan, please fill out the appropriate forms below and return them to the school at your earliest convenience.

First Day of School

Students will start school at 8:15 on Monday, August 29th.  You will receive further information from your students’ homeroom teacher the week before, including what to expect the first week of school.

We hope your summer has been as restful and cool as possible, and we look forward to seeing you all again soon!  Go Dragons!

Final Band Performance Live Stream

Our dragon musicians will be performing tonight, 5/20/22, at the school. Catch the live performance on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/21stCenturyPA. The show kicks off at 6:30pm, let’s rock!

End of Year Updates

Good morning Dragon Families;

The year is winding down quickly, we wanted to send some reminders.

  1. Band Performance in the Gym – Due to limited seating, only grade-level parents will be in the gym during their student’s performance. We will need to Exit all audience members after each grade level performance. It will also be live-streamed. The link will be on the website and the school’s Facebook page. The performance is 6:30-8:30 pm.
  2. Chromebooks will be collected from all grades tomorrow. PLEASE MAKE SURE CHARGERS ARE WITH THE CHROMEBOOKS!
  3. 8th graders’ last day on campus will be Tuesday, May 24th. All other students will be in attendance through Friday, May 27th. FRIDAY, MAY 27TH IS HALF A DAY STUDENTS WILL BE RELEASED AT 12:00 NOON.NO FOOD WILL BE SERVED ON THAT DAY. If your student needs to stay in after-care on that Friday please make sure they bring a lunch. The 8th-grade ceremony will be Wednesday night.
  4. The office will be closed on June 2nd from 11:30 am – 4:00 pm. New office hours will be 9:00 am – 3:00 pm starting Friday, June 3rd until June 15th.

If at all possible please have your students leave their cellphones at home for the remainder of the year.

Thank you for all you do. If you have any questions please let us know.

Mrs. Tarango
CEO

Final Band Performance

Hello, dragon families! Our year is winding to a close and we have a few more events coming up before we head into Summer. Next Friday, the 20th, will be our final band performance for all grade levels. It will take place at the school from 6:30-8:30pm. We will have the parking lot blocked off so families may bring picnic chairs and food to enjoy an evening of great music created by our very own dragons. The musicians will be performing in the gymnasium, and we will be projecting the audio out on loudspeakers into the parking lot, as well as live streaming the event to our school’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/21stCenturyPA.

Grade level families will be invited inside the gym during each grade level’s performance. For example: as the 6th grade band performs, 6th grade families will be invited to watch them perform live from the bleachers inside the gym. As the 6th grade switches position with the 7th grade band, 6th grade families will be asked to return to the parking lot with their student before 7th grade families are invited inside, and the same will happen for the 8th grade band.

Performers are not required to wear school uniforms, but otherwise will still need to fit within our typical dress code (ie. no overly revealing attire, spaghetti straps, shorts/skirts shorter than finger-length, nor obscene language/imagery).

Thank you so much for joining us as we celebrate the accomplishments of our young musicians. Go Dragons!