Pointer Update ​ ​ September​ ​8,​ ​2017

Important News: ​ ​ ● The ACT is tomorrow!! Room assignments are posted in the office ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ window. Students should arrive by 7:45am. You will need to have your ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ admission ticket, photo Id and a calculator. The admission ticket cannot be ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ used as the form of ID. The calculators will not be provided. Check a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ calculator out from a teacher or get one from a friend. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● All agriculture students who are ready to start their AgriScience project ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ and need to do it at school need to talk to Ms. Good and plan a date to do ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ their experiment. ​ ​ ● PLEASE JOIN PTA! Students AND Parents can join PTA for $5 each. Every new member will be entered to win a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Van Buren Athletic SuperPass (value of $200) that allows 4 people’s admission into every athletic event of the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ year. The drawing will be held on Monday, September 18. Also, seniors or their parents that join PTA are eligible ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ to apply for one of 4 scholarships totaling $1500 in the spring. ONLY those seniors who have a family PTA ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ member or are members themselves are eligible to apply. Click HERE to print the membership form. You can ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ turn in the form and payment to the front office. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Senior Parents: Are you checking the Van Buren High School Scholarship Facebook page? There are already ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ several scholarships available. ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Project Graduation is all about Seniors and Senior Parents acquiring donations by fundraising throughout the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ school year to provide a safe activity for seniors after graduation. Lots of food, fun and prizes at this all night ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ graduation party! Follow Project Graduation at the links below and learn how you can get involved! The next ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ meeting is September 25th @ 6:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!!! ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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@vbhsclass2018 ​ ​ ​ ​ ● The PSAT will be October 11 at 8:00 a.m. ALL Sophomores will be required to take the PSAT. Any Juniors who ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ wish to take the PSAT can do so free of charge. Juniors who wish to take the PSAT need to sign up with Ms. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Parkerson no later than September 7th. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Pay your FBLA dues to Ms. Thompson in Room S209. They are $15. Any student who plans to attend the Fall ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Leadership Conference on October 2 needs to pay an additional $20. Both are due by September 15. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Attention Juniors! Do you love organizing, planning, or decorating? Do you need more glitter in your life? Being ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ a Junior Class Officer is for you! Pick up a petition in Ms. Mohr's room (S204) starting Tuesday, September 5th to ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ run for office. Petitions are due by Friday, September 15th. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Interested in traveling to Costa Rica in June 2019? There will be an informational meeting Monday, September ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 18 at 6:00 pm in the VBHS library. You can visit http://www.explorica.com/Blakney-1384 for details. Email Mrs. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Blakney for questions at [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ● Students are not allowed to have any deliveries from outside restaurants. This includes pizza. The office will not ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ sign for deliveries. ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Parents: Please help us with dress code. If your student wears spandex, they must wear a covering that is at ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ least fingertip length. Also, shorts are required to be fingertip length. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Parents: Please drop-off/pick-up your child in the designated area on the east side of the high school building. ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The administration building is not a part of the pick-up/drop off area. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Band Parents: Please do not attempt to drop-off your child in the bus lane. There are signs posted that say “No ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ cars between 7:00-8:00am and 3:00-4:00pm.” ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Every student driver must have a new purple parking sticker. Students can register online by going to the VBHS ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ website. Students must also have the drug consent form filled out and signed to get the parking sticker. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Mr. Heckman will be in the commons every morning for the next few weeks before school or you can stop by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ the office to get yours. The cost is $5. Fines will be administered to anyone without a sticker beginning in ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ September. ● Anyone interested in being a member of Van Buren FFA needs to be enrolled in an agriculture class and bring ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Ms. Good their state and national dues by October 1st. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Students who turn 16 years old between Sept. 2nd 2016 and Sept. 1st of 2017 are required to have a meningitis ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ vaccine to remain in school for the 2017-2018 school year. The deadline is October 1, 2017. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Friday, September 8 Tuesday, September 12 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tennis in Season Tournament at Arkansas Tech Happy Birthday, Tim McCutchen! ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 7:00pm Pointer Football @ Northside 10:00am College of the Ozarks in FAC for college ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ visit Saturday, September 9 3:30pm Golf vs. Southside @ Ben Geren ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ACT 5:00pm Volleyball vs. Rogers @ Home ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tennis in Season Tournament at Arkansas Tech ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 9:00am Cross Country in Platinum Buffalo Classic Wednesday, September 13 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ @ Trinity in Fort Smith MORNING EVENT - CLUB MEETINGS ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8:45am - T4:12/Optimist Club/Dodgeball ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sunday, September 10 9:05am - BETA/FFA/Geocaching ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Monday, September 11 Thursday, September 14 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Happy Birthday, Marianne Nicodemus! 3:30pm Golf vs. Bentonville @ Bella Vista ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Mrs. Nelson to Seeger’s English classes 3:30pm Tennis @ Rogers Heritage ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 3:30pm Tennis vs. Bentonville @ Home 5:00pm Volleyball @ Springdale ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4:30pm Volleyball vs. Greenwood @ Home ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 6:00pm JV Football @ Northside Friday, September 15 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Happy Birthday, Kenny Lindsey! ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 7:00pm Pointer Football @ Siloam Springs ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Upcoming​ ​Fall​ ​Dates: Early Dismissal 2:00pm ​ ​ ​ ​ P/T Conferences ​ ​ Tuesday, October 17 3:30-6:30pm ​ ​ ​ ​ Early Dismissal 2:00pm ​ ​ ​ ​ P/T Conferences ​ ​ Thursday, October 19 3:30-6:30pm ​ ​ ​ ​ Friday, October 20 No School ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tuesday, October 24 Club Picture Day ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ No School - Thanksgiving ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Mon-Fri, November 20-24 Break ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Projects​ ​and​ ​Assignments Teacher Course Assignment Due Date Questions? ​ ​ Abbott English 12 What’s Next? Begins Sept. 7 [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Due dates are subject to Research Careers ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sept. 11-19 change. Please watch the and College Websites ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Pointer Update, Google and How to Finance ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Classroom and/or ask your Your Future ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ child what they are Sources, source ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sept. 20-22 working on. pages and “Works ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Cited” pages due ​ ​ ​ ​ Outline and Planning ​ ​ ​ ​ Sept. 25 Pages ​ ​ Create PowerPoint or ​ ​ ​ ​ Sept. 26-Oct. 3 Digital Story ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Oct. 4-6 Presentations ​ ​ Una Persona Famosa Bailey Spanish 1 HS ​ ​ ​ ​ Friday, Sept. 15 [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ (Famous Person) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Bailey Spanish 2 Celebración Friday, Sept. 15 [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ PAP/Spanish 2 PAP Investigación ​ ​ ​ ​ HS (Celebration Investigation)

La Banda Sonora de Bailey Spanish 3 PAP/AP ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Thursday, Sept. 14 [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ Mi Vida (Soundtrack ​ ​ ​ ​ Spanish ​ ​ ​ ​ of My Life) ​ ​ ​ ​ Ecologocial Sampling Carlson AP Biology ​ ​ Tuesday, Sept. 11 [email protected] ​ ​ Lab Due ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Population Graph/ ​ ​ Thursday, Sept. 13 Calculation Quiz ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Carlson pre-AP Biology Sponge Lab Tuesday, Sept. 11 [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Water Notes Friday, Sept. 15 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Carlson PLTW PBS 1.1.6 Tuesday, Sept. 11 [email protected] ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Unit 1 Exam covering Dean APUSH ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Monday, Sept. 11 [email protected] chapters 2-6 as well ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ as Threads Cards ​ ​ ​ ​ VEX Compound McLean Principles of ​ ​ Friday, Sept. 15 [email protected] ​ ​ Machine Design ​ ​ ​ ​ Engineering ​ ​ Project Demonstration

Mohr AP Literature Revised Summer Friday, Sept. 8 by [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Essays 11:59pm on Google ​ ​ ​ ​ Classroom

Rogers, R. US History (7th hour) Unit 1, Part 1 Exam Tuesday, Sept. 11 [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Trent AP World History Classical Wednesday, Sept. [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ Mediterranean Quiz ​ ​ ​ ​ 12 Unit 2 Exam (600 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ BCE to 600 CE) Thursday, Oct. 5 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Trent World History Exam #2 - Wednesday, Sept. [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Renaissance and ​ ​ 27 Reformation

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