Good evening Pirates! Just want to provide a quick update to the power outage at Pathfinder as we just received word that the power has just been restored!!! The issue occurred at our district owned transformer and to honest, we were not feeling confident it was going to be fixed in time for school tomorrow, but thanks to a team of specialists from DTE, Utilities Instrumentation Services in Dexter, Michigan Electrical and our Pirate maintenance team, we were able to get it up and running. Thanks for everyone's patience and flexibility today as we appreciate you! Have a great evening and GO PIRATES!!
Good morning Pirates. We currently do not have power at PATHFINDER SCHOOL ONLY and DTE has informed us that it will not be restored until later this evening. This also will impact our LINK Program, Central Office and the Bus Garage. As a result, there will be no school today for PATHFINDER STUDENTS ONLY! There IS power at Navigator and the Fine Arts Connector. All community education events scheduled at Pathfinder are cancelled today as well. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Thank you,
Rick Todd
Good afternoon Pirates! Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow (3/21) is a half-day of school and bus stop drop-off times will be adjusted accordingly (about 3 and 1/2 hours earlier than usual). Thank you!
Good morning Pirates. The rain this morning is beginning to freeze on many of our dirt roads due to the remaining frost underneath the roadway, causing several of our buses to run 5-10 minutes late. Please be at stop at regular time and we appreciate your patience. Also, please be careful if driving on these roads throughout the day. Have a great and safe day Pirates!!
Good evening Pirates! As you’ve likely heard over the past couple of days, we’re anticipating a significant snowfall overnight, with 5-6 inches expected. This will undoubtedly create challenging conditions for our buses, student drivers, and families. With safety as our top priority, we’ve made the proactive decision to close school tomorrow, Thursday, February 13. We understand this is our 6th cancellation this year and recognize the strain this places on many of our working families. Please know that these decisions are never made lightly as the safety of our Pirates always comes first. Thank you for your understanding, and as always, GO PIRATES! 🏴☠️
Good morning Pirates. Although the main roads in our community are good and treated with salt, the many back roads we have are still covered with ice and with safety being at the forefront of this decision, we will be closing school for today, February 6. We appreciate your understanding. Be safe and have a great day!
As many of you are likely aware—especially our students—we’re expecting some weather moving in that could affect road conditions Thursday morning, potentially bringing freezing rain, ice, sleet, and/or snow. The forecast has been inconsistent over the past few days, with changes in predicted precipitation amounts, timing, and impacts.
We’ll be closely monitoring the situation tomorrow morning and will make the best decisions possible based on the conditions. Please be prepared to adjust plans if needed, but for now, plan to come to school while staying cautious, as there may be some slick spots on the roads. Thank you for your understanding and support. Stay safe, and GO PIRATES!! 🏴☠️
Hello Pirate Families, due to the forecasted “feel like” temperatures (-20 to -25) we are expecting the next two mornings, we have decided to cancel school for both Tuesday and Wednesday in an abundance of caution. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility as we work together to keep everyone safe. More information will be provided for those previously scheduled community education and athletic events. Thank you and GO PIRATES!
Good afternoon Pirates! We will be hosting our Mobile Food Pantry this Wednesday, January 8, at the PCS Bus Garage from 4:30pm to 6pm. The following food items will be distributed: rice, vegetable soup, applesauce, sliced peaches, peanut butter, canned black beans, green beans, and chicken drumsticks. Please share with anyone who may be able to take advantage of this service. Thank you.
Good morning Pirates. I am sorry to once again inform you that we will be closing school today, December 12, as the conditions created by the localized lake effect snow bands are creating conditions of blowing snow, accumulating snow and icy roads that will make traveling this morning very dangerous for our students, staff and parents. The winter advisory that goes to 10am for our area is also expecting the potential of an additional 2 inches of snow, which will only complicate the commute this morning. We apologize for this inconvenience and do appreciate your understanding and support as we work to keep our Pirates safe.
Thank you, Rick Todd.
Good morning, Pirates. After thoroughly assessing the road conditions this morning, we have determined that the combination of cold, high winds, and snow, albeit it has not been a lot, has created extremely icy and hazardous roads throughout our community. To ensure the safety of our students, parents, and staff, school will be closed today, Thursday, December 5. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your understanding and support. Stay safe!
Good morning Pirates! We will be hosting our Mobile Food Pantry this Wednesday, August 14, at the PCS Bus Garage from 4:30pm to 6pm. The following food items will be distributed: frozen blueberries, applesauce, black beans, elbow mac, dry chili pouch, lentils, walnuts, corn, and chicken tenders. Please share with anyone who may be able to take advantage of this service. Thank you.
Hello Pirate Families! Just a quick reminder that we are hosting our annual backpack distribution event this afternoon from 4pm - 6pm at the back of Pathfinder School (by the tennis courts). We are asking that those attending to please enter at the service drive next to our bus garage (off of M36). Once again, we are only able to provide the number of backpacks per students present in the vehicle, but for those who can't have their kiddos with them, we will take names and get the necessary backpacks to you after the event. Thank you and GO PIRATES!!
We are so fortunate to have hosted Colby Sharp to talk to our summer school teachers about the power of creating lifelong readers!!! It was amazing! Thank you @colbysharp!
Good afternoon Pirates! The amount and intensity of snow this morning was definitely a surprise and unfortunately, has created some very slick conditions given the wetness of the snow. Although the main roads will begin seeing improvements as the day goes on, our side/back roads may still be challenging given the slickness of the snow and we fully anticipate our buses needing more time this afternoon to effectively make their runs on time. Thus, WE ARE RELEASING THE HIGH SCHOOL AND PATHFINDER STUDENTS 20 MINUTES EARLY so that our buses can make it back for the elementary runs. The HS will release at 2:10 and Pathfinder at 2:24, with Farley Hill, Country and Navigator releasing at their normal time. Also, all after school events will proceed as scheduled, unless otherwise notified. Thank you and have a great afternoon!
Good evening Pirates. Just providing a quick update on our intentions for school tomorrow. First and foremost, we know there are still some spots throughout our district that have standing ice on the back roads, despite the warmer temps and efforts by the road commission to scrape the dirt roads. At the same time, we have seen improvements in many areas that have made travel safer, although driving with caution still needs to be at the forefront. With that being said, we are planning on moving forward with school tomorrow, with our transportation team assessing the known trouble spots early (4am), hoping to see improvements on the known icy areas. Depending on the conditions, we may need to re-route buses, contact families to make adjustments or there may be instances were we just can't get the buses to the stop. We anticipate these instances to be minimal if at all, but nevertheless, something we may need to contend with. For those parents who feel that it is not safe for you to transport you child to school or have your high student drive because of the ice present on your road, please know that it is o.k. to keep your child home. Any change in this plan will be communicated as soon as we are able. Thank you and enjoy your evening. ~Rick
Good evening Pirates! Although many of the main roads in our area have drastically improved, the many back/dirt roads, along with paved roads within many subdivisions remain iced over, with some being impassible. The road commission informed us that there will be no improvement to these roads until tomorrow and with temps hovering around the freezing mark tonight, conditions will remain too dangerous to run school. Thus, PCS will be cancelling school for Wednesday, Jan. 24. Additional information regarding after school events/athletics will be provided tomorrow by noon. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility. Have a great evening. ~Rick Todd
Good morning Pirates. Due to the icy conditions, especially on our snow packed back roads, we will be closing school today, Jan. 23. Please be safe if you have to travel this morning and we look forward to seeing our students back in class tomorrow. All community education events are cancelled for this evening and more info about scheduled athletic events/practices will be forthcoming later today. ~Rick Todd
Good evening Pirates. As shared in my email this morning, we are concerned with the temperatures that will be present throughout Wednesday morning as they are expected to range between -15 and -20 degrees (windchill temps) and all the weather models are pretty consistent with this projection and thus, we will be closing school on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Given the temperature will rise to approximately 16 degrees by the afternoon, all scheduled athletic and community education events will proceed as normal. Thank you for understanding and appreciate your support. GO PIRATES!! ~Rick
Good afternoon Pirates! Given the storm that will be bringing intense snow, wind, and cold this evening and into tomorrow, we are CANCELLING ALL events for tonight, which includes HS basketball games, Family Fun Night and all other Community Education Programs. For Saturday, we are also CANCELLING Community Education Basketball (will be rescheduled) and any scheduled Pool Parties. We appreciate your understanding in helping us keep our Pirates safe. ~Rick