William

Penn School District

PENN WOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Penn Wood Alumni,

We need your help! We are developing strategies to increase our attendance rates at
Penn Wood High School, while subsequently lowering our suspension rates. As
successful Penn Wood graduates, the teacher and administration feel that you are
the best people to turn to in order to address these issues. Whether or not you
struggled with attendance and/or suspension issues, you understand the connection
between being in school, prepared and on time, and success in school. We also feel
you can relate best with them the struggles outside of school that come with this
improvement.

Our plan is to address this issue from the start of our students high school careers.
We have developed a freshman orientation class that will take place during the first
week of school, September 8-11. During this time, students will have an opportunity
to follow their schedule without upperclassmen, meet their teachers, and learn the
most important routines and rules to follow in order to have a successful high
school experience. This is where you come in. We would like to have students meet
with our alumni and hear their stories from high school. You can provide our
students with a unique perspective as individuals that have successfully completed
the journey.

If you are interested in participating in our freshman orientation program, please fill
out the attached form and email it to *****@WPSD.EDU. We will then welcome you
back to PWHS and meet to discuss your story. We would also appreciate any ideas
that could enhance this experience for our students.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Yours,

Mark Sliwka
Principal, PWHS