Over spring break this year our Pleasant community (French students, parents, and teachers) once again experienced the magic and history of France.

In Paris we had an opportunity to….

• Eat a fresh warm crepe with chocolate sauce on the famous artists square in Montmartre while having our portraits sketched

• Climb to the third floor of the Eiffel Tower

• Take an evening boat ride down the Seine River

• Stare at Mona Lisa in the Louvre

• Stand where Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were beheaded

• Take a guided bus tour of the city • Visit Notre Dame Cathedral where the rare relic—the Crown of Thorns—was on display

• Stroll the Champs-Elysees

• Eat lunch in the gardens of Versailles and then tour the castle

And that was just the first two days in Paris!! Our next stop was a small town outside of Paris called Chartres, world famous for its cathedral’s medieval original stained glass windows. The bright blue in them—“Cerulean”—was used by Crayola to name a new crayon color! We then headed to the Loire Valley to visit the chateaux of Chenonceaux, Chambord, and Amboise, where Leonardo DaVinci is buried because he loved it so much). On to 7th century Mont St. Michel surrounded by water, the Normandy D-Day beaches, touring a winery, eating dinner in a troglodyte cave, and visiting Rouen where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

Best memories?? For some it was discovering Speculoos ice cream. For others it was bargaining in French with a street vendor. For all of us… a profound realization that we were part of a magical and life-changing experience.

Mikey Carroll, Ryan Queen, and Kaden Zachmann at the American Cemetery next to the D-Day Beaches

The entire group at St. Malo in the Normandy region of France

Kayleigh Fisher, Mara Wilson, and Lauren Thomas - O-H-I-O at the Eiffel Tower

A view of Paris

OPEN ENROLLMENT

Returning Open Enrolled Students

Children who have been open enrolled to the Pleasant Local Schools during the 2011-2012 will be receiving blue open enrollment forms this week.  Please make sure you complete, sign and return the open enrollment form within the next seven (7) days so that we can guarantee a seat for your child for the 2012-2013 school year.

New Open Enrollment

The open enrollment period for new students who wish to attend Pleasant Local Schools through open enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year will begin Monday, April 2, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.  You must apply in person at the board of education office located at 1107 Owens Road West, Marion, Ohio.  Open enrollment is on a first come first serve basis. 

Members of the Pleasant High School National Honor Society continued to fulfill two of their four pillars by leading and serving at the Senior Service Day.

This year, the members spent the morning hours at the Marion Homeless Shelter’s Women and Family Facility. The main job was to remove old storage items from the garage facility into a nearby trash dumpster. They also helped reorganize the garage while moving many of the home’s toiletry items into the garage storage area. Reorganizing and cleaning continued inside the shelter in the bathroom and closet areas. The final job at the shelter involved unloading and organizing delivered food items.

After an afternoon lunch buffet at Godfather’s Pizza, the students journeyed to the Marion Dog Pound to walk and bathe the dogs that were currently on site.  

Mr. Styer, the Advisor, wants to personally thank the 22 members who graciously volunteered their time today to serve our community.

At the Marion Homeless Shelter

Removing trash materials from the Shelter’s garage

Using a “fire bucket” line to take toiletry items from the shelter out to storage in the garage

Allie Wentz, PHS NHS President, making a friend

Electonic Recycling Fundraiser for Pleasant High School Cheerleaders

This fundraiser will be on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Pleasant High School.   It will run from 8:00 AM till 1:00 PM. They will take a wide range of electronics.  For complete information click here.

Pleasant School District Board of Education Member, Gary Sims, was recently honored by the Ohio School Boards Association with the Distinguished Board Member award.  

Gary has served as a Pleasant Board of Education member since January, 2003, and has twice served as President of the Board.  

Congratulations to Gary on this outstanding achievement.  We thank Gary for his years of service to the Pleasant School District!