Quick Updates:

PMS Family Updates

• 25-26 Parental Opt Out Booklet

• 2025-2026 Student Rights and Responsibilities

• 2025-2026 PMS General Supply List

• 2025-2026 Student Fees

• 2025-2026 Secondary Course Guide

  • Click here to view the PDF version of the 25-26 Secondary Course Guide.

• 2026-2027 Secondary Course Guide

• Building Maintenance Updates

• Cardinal Care Coverage - Back to School!

• Solving Problems Together: Who to Contact?

• Updated PCPS Cell Phone Policy

• School Messenger: If you do not currently receive text messages from the school messenger program and you would like to OPT IN to receive TEXT messages. Text the words OPT IN to 67587.

• At the December 11, 2025 School Board meeting, the Board approved changing April 6, 2026, from a designated snow make-up day to an instructional day for students and staff. This change was made in response to the four instructional days already missed due to snow.

It's Scheduling Season!

• Starting next week, students will be making course requests for next school year! Powhatan High School will be visiting 8th grade classes on January 20th and January 21st. (Click here for slides from The PHS Experience.)

• Our middle school counselors will be scheduling students toward the beginning of February. 

• Take some time now to explore our Powhatan Middle School Scheduling Website to learn more about the scheduling process, timelines, and available courses for your student.

Spirit Week Jan 26-30!

• 26th - Tie Dye Day

• 27th - Neon Day

• 28th - Blackout Day

• 29th - Whiteout Day

• 30th - Camo Day

Powhatan Spirit Pack Sale

• We are excited to announce that your voices have been heard, and our Spirit Pack is back for round two!

• Families can begin placing orders Monday, January 12th, and the order window will remain open through January 26th. This is a great opportunity to grab your school spirit gear if you missed out the first time or want to stock up!

• Order here: https://powhatan.schoolcashonline.com/

Interested in CodeRVA for high school?

• CodeRVA Regional High School's lottery for the 2026-27 school year is now open.  Interested students can apply on our website at coderva.org. 

• As a reminder, any rising (first time) 9th grader residing in a partner school division is eligible to apply, and the application only takes 15-20 minutes.  The lottery closes on February 20.

• If families would like to view recordings of our Open House presentations, those are also accessible via our website.  Additional questions?  Contact us at info@coderva.org or 804-968-1820.

Powhatan Strong: Family Connection Series

• PCPS’s next Powhatan Strong Series session will be held virtually on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 12 PM. During this session, we will explore ways that parents, guardians and community members can get involved through parent engagement and volunteer opportunities within our PCPS schools. To log in visit bit.ly/PowhatanStrong25-26. If you would like to pre-register to receive a reminder closer to January 15, please fill out this google form. Thank you!Previous Coffee Chats can be found at the links below:

  • August Session- Attendance

  • September Session- School Safety

  • October Session- Bullying

  • November Session- Parent Burnout / Stress

• To log in, visit bit.ly/PowhatanStrong25-26.

• If you are unable to make it to the Coffee Chat, we encourage you to submit your questions via the Coffee Chat Google Form.

December-January Parent Reading Challenge 

• The Literacy Leaders Committee is inviting YOU (parents, guardians, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) to get involved in the December -January literacy challenge by reading with your student. You can choose anything you want: magazine articles, short stories, novels, biographies, poetry, newspapers, blogs, whatever you enjoy! 

• After actively engaging in reading with your student anytime from December 8th-January 31st, just complete the form below to help earn points on the Literacy Leader board for your student's grade level. 

• December-January Parent Reading Challenge 

Front Office Reminders

• Activity Bus: Students attending sports conditioning at the high school may not ride the sports shuttle bus; this bus is reserved for students who are in their current athletic season. Families must provide transportation.

• School Visits: When visiting or picking up your child during the school day, please bring a photo ID, ring the doorbell to the right, identify yourself, and state the reason for visiting the building. In preparation for dismissal, all early dismissal must be before 2:00 p.m. unless extenuating circumstances. Please give additional time for your child to be called down for dismissal. 

• Deliveries: We wanted to send a quick reminder that our school is not permitted to accept DoorDash or other outside food deliveries for students.

• Parent Drop Off Updates - In order to keep Old Buckingham Road clear during parent drop-off, we will be asking all parents to turn left when exiting our parent drop-off loop.

How to volunteer here at Powhatan Middle?

• Parent Teacher Organization

  • Love planning events for people? Our PTO is looking for more volunteers to plan appreciation events. Follow or message our PTO on Facebook for more information.

• Parent Positivity Patrol

  • Want to help out in our hallways and the cafeteria? See the inside of the school and keep an eye on your kid? 

• Watch DOGS

  • Calling all Dads of Great Students! We are ramping up our Watch DOGS program this year. 

• Lunch Buddies

  • If you are interested in participating as a mentor for the Lunch Buddies Program, we would be happy to have you! Please reach out to lunchbuddies@powhatan.k12.va.us for any questions.