Battle Mountain High School Newsletter for February 4Th, 2019
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Battle Mountain High School Newsletter for February 4th, 2019 Please submit your newsletter contributions to [email protected]. Please keep announcements brief. You should proofread and edit them before sending. Do not send pictures, hyperlinks or attachments. Your announcement will be copied and pasted into the newsletter as text only and font may be adjusted for consistency. Only mild formatting and no editing will be done. Also, remember that this newsletter is simply to distribute what is going on with the school and school community and is not a place for acknowledgments. With everything that goes on in the BMHS community there is no way to include all acknowledgments without forgetting some and still keeping this distribution brief and manageable. If you know of anyone not receiving the newsletter, and would like to, please have them contact me or forward me their contact and I will add them to the subscription. The original distribution list was created from PowerSchool’s email list. BMHS School News Graduation 2019 Information for Seniors & Parents Attachment Information About Ordering Cap and Gown If you have any questions or want to order over the phone, please give Jostens a call at 1-800- JOSTENS or online at www.jostens.com. Rick Wilding Jostens 1000 N. 9th Street Grand Junction, CO 81501 (970) 242-5030 Accuplacer Testing for potential Dual Enrollment students Students interested in signing up for Dual Enrollment courses at BMHS through CMC will have the opportunity to take the Accuplacer exam in their current classes to qualify for enrollment in those courses for next year. Attachment SCHOOL DAY SAT Note to 11th Graders and Parents As many of you already know BMHS will be providing the School Day SAT for all 11th-grade students on April, 9th, 2019. The state has provided the FREE option of allowing students to take the essay portion of the test as well. Students DO NOT have to take the essay portion, however, if they do want to take that option STUDENTS MUST REQUEST IT THEMSELVES. If you are interested in adding the essay portion of the test please follow the instructions on the attached flyer. The window to add the essay is from Jan 15th - Feb 12th. Attachment If you have any other questions regarding the School Day SAT check out this helpful student guide or visit www.collegeboard.org/colorado and visit the resource section at the bottom. pdf_colorado-sat-school-day-student-guide.pdf BMHS In-House Class Fair (Feb 21st) Battle Mountain will host their in-house class fair on Thursday Feb 21st during Advisory period. This will allow students to talk to teachers about courses they may want to request for next year, during the registration process. Seniors will have an important class meeting at this time in the BMHS Auditorium. PTSA Meeting Please join BMHS PTA at for our February meeting on Thursday, February 14th at 8:30 am in the Lecture Hall. Principal Parish and Assistant Principal Spannagel will be on hand to give and update and answer school questions. COYAC COYAC is creating local Senate District Youth Advisory Councils (SDYACs) of young people to work with their COYAC rep and create a direct line of youth voices to our representatives at the State Capitol. Here’s a brief description of the duties of SDYAC members: Senate District Youth Advisory Council members are civic-minded high school students who are passionate about representing the interests of youth from their community in the state-level policymaking process. If chosen to serve, responsibilities include: · Effectively gathering and presenting the perspectives, opinions, and inputs of youth in your community on a range of issues and topics presented by the COYAC member. · Serving as a liaison between youth in your House District, the COYAC member, and your state Representative. · Establishing a relationship with your state Representative. · Attending at least one SDYAC in-person meeting per year. · Participating in phone or video-conference calls when necessary. · Responding in a timely manner to correspondence from your COYAC member and fellow SDYAC members. Senate District Youth Advisory Council Application Please Contact Riley Dudley with any questions [email protected] Attachment Incoming Freshman Showcase Night at BMHS (February 27th) We would like to invite current 8th graders to come visit BMHS and see what great things we can offer them during their high school experience at Battle Mountain. Attachments Accountability Meeting There will be a building accountability meeting on February 5th in BMHS Conf Room C at 8:15 a.m. Parent Spanish Course What? Do you want to learn and refresh your Spanish? Do you want to feel like a high schooler again? Enroll in it. When? Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 pm; February to May Where? In Edwards in Battle mountain high school. Who? If you are a parent of Eagle County student, feel free to sign up. Mr. Cubas will be your teacher. He is so happy to be able to help you to improve your Spanish and speak with you about his country. Level? It will help to have a background in Spanish learning previous to this class How much? $60 per all the classes. How to sign in? They are only 15 spaces. 1º Sign up by filling out this form before 01/19/19 2º You will receive more information about the payment and about the first day of class if you are in the class around 01/23/19 3º You show up ready for learning and having a great time. first class 01/01/19 If you need more information. Don’t hesitate to ask me. Send an email to [email protected] (Attachment) Order Your Yearbooks! 2018-2019 Yearbooks available for purchase @ jostensyearbooks.com Purchase by March 1st to reserve yours today! *Orders are based on pre-sales, there is no guarantee that additional copies will be available for purchase at the time of distribution* Student Pick-Up and Drop-Off Please remember to drop-off and pick-up your students each day in the rear of the building (north side). ECSD Busses use the front of the building (south side) for their student pick-up and drop-off. For the safety of all students and staff in the parking lots and to ease traffic congestion we ask that you please follow these policies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dejar y recoger a su hijo(a): Recuerden que deben dejar y recoger a su hijo en la parte de atrás del edificio (lado norte). Los autobuses escolares usan la parte de enfrente del edificio (lado sur) para dejar y recoger a los estudiantes. Para la seguridad de todos los alumnos y el personal en los estacionamientos y para mejorar la cogestión de tráfico les pedimos que sigan estas políticas. BMHS Student Breakfast Breakfast is served at BMHS every morning in the cafeteria from 7:30 to 8:10. This is free for students who have registered for “free & reduced lunch” and is $2.25 for all other students. A diario servimos desayuno en la cafetería de BMHS de 7:30 a 8:10 AM. Esto es gratuito para aquellos estudiantes que reciben el almuerzo gratis o a precio reducido y con un costo de $2.25 para el resto de los alumnos. BMHS Testing Guide 2018-2019 **UPDATED** Attachment *Feb 9th National ACT date at BMHS canceled. Registrants have been moved to alternative locations. We apologize sincerely for this inconvenience. Academic Supports Available at BMHS Homework Club After school from 3:30-5:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the library. Need help in a specific subject area? Come to HWC when there’s a specialist available Mondays-Social Studies Tuesdays-Science Wednesdays-Math Thursdays-Language Arts Individual Tutors (free!) Request an NHS tutor at this site: https://goo.gl/vxyrbb Power Hours (through YouthPower 365) Freshman and sophomore group; meets on Mondays 3:30-5:30 Room #106 (Mr. Salinas) Flextime and Teacher Office Hours Flextime: 9:20-9:50 Wednesday mornings. Teacher office hours: contact the teacher BMHS Dress Code Policy STUDENT DRESS CODE (Policy JICA) A safe and disciplined learning environment is essential to a quality educational program. District-wide standards on student attire are intended to help students concentrate on schoolwork, reduce discipline problems and improve school order and safety. Administrators recognize that students have a right to express themselves through dress and personal appearance; however, students shall not wear apparel that is deemed disruptive or potentially disruptive to the classroom environment or to the maintenance of a safe and orderly school. Any student deemed in violation of the dress code shall be required to change into appropriate clothing or make arrangements to have appropriate clothing brought to school immediately. In this case, there shall be no further consequence. Expectations for Student Dress a. Clothing shall be neat and clean. b. No hats or head covering that distracts from the learning environment. The respect of the High School is demonstrated through this no hat policy. c. Shoes must be worn at all times. d. Acceptable clothing, grooming, jewelry, hair coloring, accessories, or body adornments are those that do not: • Bare or expose traditionally private parts of the body including, but not limited to, the stomach, buttocks, back and breasts (such as halter tops and spaghetti straps) • Shorts, skirts, and dress length should be at mid-thigh or longer • Refer to drugs, tobacco, alcohol, or weapons • Or are of a sexual nature • By virtue of color, arrangement, trademark, or other attribute denote membership in gangs which advocate drug use, violence, or disruptive behavior • Are obscene, profane, vulgar, lewd, or legally libelous • Threaten the safety or welfare of any person • Promote any activity prohibited by the student code of conduct • Otherwise disrupt the teaching-learning process Exceptions 1.