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The Platt High School Web Page is dedicated in loving memory to Timothy Gaffney and Immanuel Tran, who touched the hearts of all who knew them.

Timothy Gaffney
October 9, 1948 to June 20, 2010

Immanuel Tran
May 2, 1982 to June 21, 2000

Welcome to Platt High School, Home of the Panthers

Believe...We Can Achieve! Website Faculty Advisor: Mrs. DiPace

Upcoming Events and Announcements

Visit our New Athletic Web Page

Junior Civitan Club Begins School Year with Fundraiser for Strides to Cure Diabetes Walk

The Junior Civitan Club will be collecting money for Strides to Cure Diabetes Walk this week during lunch. Please give to this worthy cause.

Senior and Underclassmen Picture Days Announced

BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE FOR DATES AND TIMES THAT ART RICH WILL BE AT PLATT:
SEPTEMBER 13 : SENIOR ID’S
SEPTEMBER 16 : LAST DAY FOR SENIOR PHOTOS- (9AM-1:30PM)
SEPTEMBER 14 : UNDERCLASS PHOTOS- ALL DAY
SEPTEMBER 15 : UNDERCLASS PHOTOS- ALL DAY
SEPTEMBER 24 : SENIOR PANORAMIC AT 8:30AM
OCTOBER 20 : UNDERCLASS RETAKES

September Assemblies : My City Kitchen Presents Mr. Teddy Herrera

Wednesday, September 15th : Mr. Teddy Herrera Presents "Be Healthy Stay Fit" Seminar for Family Science and other classes. Mr. Herrera will be in the Meriden area as he rides "11,000 miles" across America for Childhood Obesity.

School Starts on Time at 7:30am

School starts at 7:30am. *No Homeroom* to view the Daily Schedule Click here. Click here to view the 2010-2011 School Year Calendar .

Medical Physicals Required for All 10th Grader Students

All 9th graders are required to have a physical before entering the 10th grade. Also, new students from out of state or new to this country must have a physical before entering school. The physical must be dated from May 1st, 2009 or after. Physicals are being offered starting the week of August 23, 2010 at the Meriden Health Department. For more information or to make an appointment, call (203) 630-4234

New Student Email System

Platt High School students now have their own student gmail account. To find out more about the new email system click here. Also available is the Google Apps FAQ pdf file. The login link can be found on the left hand side of the main page under the Power School link.

Gus Robotics Wins Championship Awards

Congratulations to Gus Robotics! Recently, Gus Robotics attended a Connecticut VEX Robot Competition. Team 228 had two awesome robots that competed at the event. Both robots made it to the finals and won! The two VEX robot teams won a total of four awards at the competition. Two of the awards were Championship Awards, One Drivers Skills Award, and the Innovate Award. Both VEX Robot teams went to Dallas, TX in April to compete at the World Championship. Way to go Team 228! For more information check out our website : www.team228.org

Poetry/Writing Club

Poetry/Writing Club will meet every Monday in Room 126. All students are welcome to attend.

School starts on time at 7:30am

School starts at 7:30am. *No Homeroom* to View the New Schedule Click here.

Student and Faculty Resources

Click here for Power Teacher
Click here for Teacher Email
Click here for the Meriden Intranet
Click here for Platt Sharepoint
Click here for the Moodle site (Meriden E-learning Portal)
ABC Curriculum

Click here for Power School *See grades here*
Click here for Student Gmail Login *New feature*
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Meriden Career Center Website *New feature*

PHS New Faculty 2010

The Platt Family would like to welcome the following new staff members Cody Maresh, Chemistry; Jill Pomposi, 9th grade General Science/Biology; Bryan McCarty, Special Education; Mark Faticoni, Choral; Jackie Niles, Family and Consumer Science; Anny Carr, Art; and Lisa Martin, ESL. In addition, we have two long term substitute teachers : Britany Price, English and Tim Redican, Mathematics. Our SRO will be Kat Maldonado.

Platt High School Presents Beauty and The Beast : March 24th, 25th and 26th

FYI: For Your Information

Community Service is a Graduation Requirement

Be sure to visit the GUIDANCE OFFICE and review the COMMUNITY SERVICE bulletin board...many opportunities are listed for students who need to fulfill their community service requirement.

Career Cruising - Online Exploration and Planning Tool ; Check it out!

Platt and Maloney have purchased Career Cruising to use as the primary career exploration and planning tool in guidance and the career center. Career Cruising is an internet based career exploration and planning tool used by students to explore career and college options and develop a career plan. Career Cruising can be accessed from school, from home, or wherever students have access to the internet. To log in: www.careercruising.com Username: platths Password: panthers

Support Platt With the Stop & Shop A+ Program - It's Easy To Do!

Attention Parents, Teachers and Platt Families : Below is the link to register your stop and shop card in order for our school to get bonus bucks! Tell your friends and family to register for Platt too! Click here to register your stop and shop card.

Mr. Flynn Receives Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.

On Monday, Commissioner of Education Mark McQuillan and Milken Foundation Jane Foley awarded Mr. James Flynn the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. The presentation of this award was given to Mr. Flynn in front of the whole school and Board of Education members. Platt High School is very proud of Mr. Flynn...Congratulations to Mr. Flynn. Click here to view the criteria for his award. myrecord-journal.com article or myrecord-journal.com photographs

Safe Driving Program

Safe Driving Program for all 10th and 11th grades. Click here to view the informational letter (pdf).

Casual Days Fridays

Platt High School Staff raised over $10,000 last year for our school charities, scholarships and clubs. WOW!

Read about more Platt High School Achievements

 

PHS: Proud to Support FIRST and Gus Robotics Team 228


 


Gone yet not forgotten, although we are apart, your spirit lives within us, forever in our hearts
Melissa M. Gadwah 12/9/91 to 9/29/09

Platt High School Family would like to remember
Zach Weston of the Class of 2001.

Platt High School Family would like to remember Benjamin Gilman of the
Class of 1993 who lost his life in Afghanistan.

 


O.H. Platt High School Statement of Core Values and Beliefs

The O. H. Platt High School community believes all students deserve a learning environment in which to achieve their full academic, civic, and social potential. Students must have a physically and emotionally safe, disciplined atmosphere in which they are motivated to set goals, make responsible decisions, and enjoy success. Our multicultural society develops independent, creative, resilient learners and thinkers. With support of school faculty, family, and members of our community, Platt students will become confident, self-sustaining adults who contribute to society.

Administration e-mail address : platths@meriden.k12.ct.us

Current Website Layout and Graphics designed by Arthur Dutra, Class of 2007

 

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