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  • Sophomore Colin Eleazer receives Merlin Award for 2020 Youth Magician of the Year

    PRHS Sophomore Colin Eleazer was recently presented with the 2020 Merlin Award for Youth Magician of the Year. His longtime mentor magician Terry Evanswood surprised him with the award at a small private show. The award is presented by the International Magicianโ€™s Society (IMS) and is referred to as the โ€œOscar of the Magic Worldโ€ since it is among the top honors in magic worldwide.

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  • Congratulations to Holiday Card Contest Finalists Sallie Garner and Bethany Helms!

    Congratulations to junior Sallie Garner (Visual Arts IV) and sophomore Bethany Helms (Visual Arts I) for being named finalists in the UCPS Holiday Card Contest! These PR artists were named in the 10 finalists from over 200 entries!

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  • Junior Viviana Fernandez selected as Beta Club Leadership Representative

    Congratulations to junior Viviana Fernandez for being selected as a Beta Club Leadership Representative from the North Carolina Leadership Summit!

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  • Help PRHS Return to Play!

    Did you know? UCPS provides each school with transportation money for athletics, but that leaves the remainder of the needs each sport has to be funded by each high schoolโ€™s athletic department and booster club. This year PRHS is asking for donations to help athletics and to fund the seasons of all Pirate sports.

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  • Senior Kamille Coleman receives John H. Crowder Award

    At the October 6, 2020 UCPS Board of Education meeting senior Kamille Coleman was awarded the John H. Crowder Service Award for being an outstanding high school student who is making a difference in her school and community.

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  • Trending Now! Food Photography

    In the age of social media, sharing photos of food is an ever present trend. PRโ€™s Chef Elaine Templeton is taking advantage of it in her Culinary classes by challenging students to be creative and innovative while learning about food photography.

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  • 2020 PRHS Freshman Orientation

    Join our Student Council, School Counselors, and our Administrative Team for the Class of 2024 Freshmen Orientation. We are excited to meet you and to start your High School Career together!

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  • Castaways presented Quaranscream, a virtual play

    On Friday, June 5, 2020 Todd Ford and several members of the Castaways (PRโ€™s theatrical performers) presented Quaranscream, a virtual play written and produced by Ford. In the play a group of professionals met in the midst of a pandemic on Zoom to discuss the budget; however, it quickly degraded into discussions of hand sanitizer and toilet paper.

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  • PR celebrated Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week virtually

    This year students, parents, teachers and staff celebrated Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week (May 4th-8th) virtually. Since schools are closed due to COVID-19, PRHS, StuCo and the PR community found new and fun ways to show their appreciation. Whether sending StuCo's traditional Pirate Pearls electronically or simply sending a thank you email, teachers and staff were recognized and thanked for their commitment to educating Pirates and staying #Committed.

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  • Counseling Conference Series

    Beginning this Thursday, April 23, counselors will be introducing a Counseling Conference Series to help students and parents connect with our counseling staff during these unprecedented times.

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  • Earth Day 2020

    We hope that you will watch the Earth Day 2020- PirateTalk version (click '"Earth Day 2020" above) and try some of these great Earth Day ideas at home! Remember that we all need to act responsibly to protect our home, our Earth!

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  • Communication with our Families

    Porter Ridge High School is committed to keeping our families in the know during this period of time that we are out of school. Each day students have been given access to our Daily Announcements for Students.

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  • PR celebrated Pirate Palooza Spirit Week

    Pirate Palooza was held the week of February 24th-28th and included dress up days and fun student events some evenings that week.

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  • Manners Meals make learning fun and tasty

    In a collaboration between Culinary, Foods I and Principles of Business classes, students are learning real world skills for dining and serving.

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  • Media Center contests create winning readers

    Since 2014 the Media Center has excited and entertained its patrons with contests. This includes about 5 to 6 Guess How Many Contests where a student or faculty member correctly guesses the closest amount of candy in a jar without going over, the book tree contest, online book questionnaire contests and special contests during School Library Month each April.

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  • Rho Kappa: honoring veterans

    This year the PRHS Rho Kappa chapter wanted to recognize their appreciation for US veterans in a creative way. On Tuesday, November 12th they honored them by sponsoring a PRHS wear red, white and blue day.

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  • National French Week: La Semaine du Franรงais 2019

    In celebration of National French Week 2019 (La Semaine du Franรงais 2019), which ran from Nov. 4th through Nov. 11th, Monsieur Criderโ€™s and Madame Myersโ€™ French classes participated in several activities.

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  • PRHS Castaways bring home awards at NCTC

    PRHS Theater III and IV students competed in the North Carolina Theatre Conference (NCTC) High School Play Festival on Friday, November 8th at Rocky River High School. The cast presented The Actor's Nightmare and Tracks.

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  • PRHS celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month

    September 15th to October 15th was Hispanic Heritage month. Porter Ridge celebrated in a variety of ways. Students who have taken Spanish at PR honored Hispanic culture by doing daily announcements of famous Hispanic people who have made a huge impact.

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  • Cross Country: running strong this season

    The PRHS Cross Country team is running strong this season! The team has pulled through thick and thin and each team member has really shown strength. Between runners such as Caroline Fagan and Dominic Conroy placing nearly every meet and the team scoring a second place win at Parkwood, the team is running hard.

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