BDCHS Families, PAC Needs Your Help to Support the Court by Collecting Donations. Goal $20000.00!

In This Issue 02/22/13 Important Dates, page 1 Principal’s Corner, page 1 BDCHS Sponsors, page 2 BDCHS Key Club, page 2 Yearbook, page 3 Garden Club, page 3 BDCHS emails, page 3 Blood Drive, page 3 Senior Recognition, page 3 BDCHS College Bound, page 4 BDCHS Baseball Schedule, page 5 PAC News, page 6 Phoenix Fund, page 7 Student Recognition, page 8 BDCHS Spring Flea Market, page 9&10

Important Dates

02/21/13 – Honor Roll Breakfast 7 am

02/22/13 – Perfect Attendance Breakfast (after homeroom) Early Release/Club Day; Faculty meeting 1:30 pm

02/23/13 – PAC collecting Flea Market items from 10 am – 1 pm

02/25/13 – Education Committee meeting 1pm in Conference Room; BOD meeting BDCHS Families, PAC needs your help to Support the 3:30pm in Cafeteria Court by collecting donations. Goal $20,000.00! (Refer to 02/26/13 & 02/27/13 – FCAT Writing 03/02/13 - Moody Mega Math Challenge page 7) 03/04/13 – Technology meeting 3:30 pm 03/05/13 – Finance meeting 3:30pm Principal’s Corner 03/11/13 – 03/15/13 – Spring Break 03/18/13 – Education meeting 1pm; BOD meeting 3:30 pm This week students received mid-quarter progress reports. The reports were returned signed on Wednesday. With a few weeks remaining in the 3rd quarter, this “check- 03/19/13 – PAC meeting 6pm point” will allow students to gauge their academic progress and make adjustments 03/21/13 – Prospective Student Open House where needed. 6pm

03/23/13 - BDCHS Spring Flea Market We happily celebrate the success of our Honor Roll students and hope that the list 03/29/13 – Non Student Day . will grow for quarter 3.

Kristine Bennett, M. Ed.

1 02/22/2013 BDCHS – Sponsor Recognition Board

BDCHS is seeking sponsors for our classrooms and offices the following classrooms have been sponsored:

Kitchen/Cafeteria - Chris Sullivan English Classroom – Apheta Family Foundation Offices Fitness Center/Trail – Maney Gordon, English Classroom – Elizabeth & Mike P.A. Weems Science Lab – Asher DeBartolo Social Studies – Boys and Girls Club of Heldfond Tampa Bay Band Classroom – Lisa DeBartolo & Foreign Language – Nikki DeBartolo & Don Miggs Chad Chronister Student Services/College Resource Foreign Language – Matassini Law Firm Center – Wells Fargo Conference Room – Jean & Jim Palermo Math Classroom - David Mallitz & West Hallway –Karen & Lawrence Liebers Family Science Lab – Broadrick Family Math Classroom - Geza Henni & Family Foundation Inc. Terrace – Lee Roy Selmons East Hallway - New Tampa Pediatric Dental

Key Club News The KEY CLUB will be assisting with the Pasta for Pennies Drive this Year to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. There will be a HOMEROOM contest during the last two weeks of February with a weekly winner earning lunch from the OLIVE GARDEN.

Stay tuned for additional details for our exciting events involving the entire school for the first week of March! Parents, we will be asking you to “Clean the CONSOLES” of your cars for any change in March during drop off or pickup. We’ll take your change to help beat cancer!

We need the entire BDCHS community to reach our goal and contribute to the efforts of finding a cure for these illnesses. Please contact Mr. Inzetta if you need additional information at [email protected].

Math Tutoring Pilot Program New Math Tutoring Pilot Program:

The math department has selected several students to participate in the ALEKS tutoring program. ALEKS is an internet based computer program that focuses on the little steps of mathematics that build together to make big ideas. If your student has been selected, please encourage regular, weekly attendance so that your student can see maximum success!

Please contact Ms. Prewitt at [email protected] if you have any questions about the program. Also contact if you are interested in donating anything to help with the celebration lunches, snacks, or other incentives to increase participation!

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2012-2013 Yearbook

The Paragon Staff is working hard to meet deadlines for the 2013 yearbook. Books are still on sale. Please visit ybpay.lifetouch.com and use ‘9248313’ to purchase a BDCHS yearbook.

Garden Club

The BDCHS Garden Club will be planting Spring flowers, fruits, and vegetables Saturday, February 23rd from 9am to 11 am. Parents and students are welcome to attend and earn community service hours. Contact Ms. Mead at [email protected] if you have questions.

Add BDCHS to your Safe list

Parents and students please add bdchs.org to your email safe list to prevent school mail from dropping into your spam folder. This will ensure that all school mail is received.

Moment to Remember

Phoenix Senior Warren Hall celebrates basketball’s senior night with his father and Head Coach Jeffrey Mitchell on the last home game of the season.

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BDCHS Class of 2013 College Bound

Markesh Thomas – Has been Martina Marshall Allison Butler – Has been Dexhiana Brown – St. Leo’s Nandi Johnson – Has been Aziel Sime – Has been accepted by Johnson and Accepted by Stetson accepted by the University of College, $5,000.00 accepted by St. Leo’s College accepted by St. Leo’s college Wales University with a University Tampa scholarship $44,000 scholarship; has been accepted to Saint Leo University and Bethune- Cookman University

Brenden Sires-Rivera Daniel DeQuarto – Has been Shemar McLeod – Has been Casey Stein has been Ashley Gerlach has been Acye Burke has been accepted 1B/P/OF Class of 2013 accepted to Wichita State accepted to Johnson & Wales accepted to Marietta College accepted to St. Leo College to St. Leo College with an Baseball Player commits to University with a tuition scholarship of in Ohio, University of West with a Brooks Full Tuition Academic Merit Scholarship of High Point University an $52,000.00 over 4 years Florida, University of Scholarship for 4 years; $3,000.00 per year. NCAA Division 1 program in Alabama Academic Merit Scholarship for the Big South Conference. $20,000.00 over 4 years; and a Brenden signed in front of Leadership Scholarship of family and friends in the $8,000.00 over 4 years. Brooks DeBartolo Florida Southern College as gymnasium. Rivera is a 2011- accepted her with an Alderman 2012 Mr. Baseball nominee Scholarship – Presidential who led the county in RBI's Award of $50,000.00 over 4 Who’s Next? with 32 in the 2011-2012 years. University of Tampa season and also had 9 has accepted her into the Seniors: homeruns the 2010-2011 Honors Program with a Please provide season while batting .511 that Presidential Scholarship of year. $52,000.00 over 4 years. college acceptance Rollins College has accepted her with a Presidential and scholarship Scholarship of $72,000.00 over 4 years. Stetson University information to Ms. has accepted her with a Presidential Scholarship of Pernas $84,000.00 over 4 years.

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BDCHS Baseball Schedule

Feb.6, 4:30 – BDCHS vs. Leto High School @ Jefferson HS

Feb.7, 7:30 – BDCHS vs. Jefferson High School @ Jefferson HS

Feb.11, 4:00 – BDCHS vs. Cambridge Christian School @ Doc Nance field

Feb.15, 4:00 – BDCHS vs. Open @ HOME

Feb.20, 6:00 – BDCHS vs. Tampa Preparatory School @ Tampa Prep

Feb.22, 4:00 – BCCHS vs. Seffner Christian Academy @ SCA

Feb.25, 7:00 – BDCHS vs. Carrollwood Day School @ Citrus Park little league

Mar.1, 7:00 – BDCHS vs. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS @ BMCHS

Mar.4, 3:30 – BDCHS vs. Tampa Bay Christian Academy @ TBCS

Mar.8, 6:00 – BDCHS vs. Bayshore Christian Academy @ Interbay little league

Mar.9, TBA - Tony & Bertha Saladino Tournament @ TBA

TBA - Tony & Bertha Saladino Tournament @ TBA

Mar.18, 4:30 – BDCHS vs. IMG Academy @ IMG

Mar.20, Open

Mar.25, 3:30 – BDCHS vs. Tampa Bay Christian Academy @ HOME

Mar.27, 4:00 – BDCHS vs. Academy at the Lakes @ Home

Apr.4, 6:00 – BDCHS vs. Tampa Preparatory School @ TBA

Apr.8, 4:00 – BDCHS vs. Cambridge Christian School @ Doc Nance field

Apr.10, TBA – BDCHS vs. Carrollwood Day School @ Home

Apr.12, 7:00 – BDCHS vs. Seffner Christian Academy @ Home

Apr.15, 7:00 – BDCHS vs. Lakeland Christian Academy @ LCS

Apr.17, 3:30 – BDCHS vs. Academy at the Lakes @ AATL 5 02/22/2013 Parent Advisory Council - PAC

NEXT PAC MEETING March 19h 6pm – Get Involved – PAC looks forward to seeing you there!

Are you beginning your spring cleaning early? STOP!!! Don’t throw it out… donate your items! PAC wants your items for our March 23rd Flea Market. Volunteer hours will be awarded for donations received.

Spring Flea Market – Vendor booths available $25 PAC will be grilling Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and serving refreshing Cold Drinks. What a great Saturday lunch. We will have our own booth selling donated used items in good condition. Come and browse, there are many treasures to find.

Donations may be dropped of on Wednesday and Thursday mornings before school beginning 02/20/13. A PAC member will be on campus to accept them (should you need to drop off at any other time arrangements can be made, please contact 813-971-5600 ext. 204). There will also be a PAC representative to accept donations on Saturday 23rd from 10 am – 1 pm.

Please donate your shopping bags as well. They will be used at the flea market.

Phoenix Fund Kickoff – Letters have been mailed to each BDCHS family and donation envelopes have been distributed to the students through their homeroom classes. We need your help in building our court. Should you have any questions, please contact Alice Prieto, PAC President, at (813) 244- 2194 – Cell

Participating Events available for volunteer hours:

PAC Meeting, 03/19/13

Spring Flea Market – 3/23 – 7:00am – 1:00pm Volunteers are needed prior to the Spring Flea Market (advertising, flyer distribution, student assembly, organizing and pricing items). The day of the Flea Market volunteers will be needed to help with the grill and many of the other activities at the event. This should be a great community event with many people attending.

Monetary opportunities instead of volunteering:

Target and/or Wal-mart gift cards in $25 amounts. These will be used throughout the year as incentives/rewards for students. You will receive 2.5 hours for each $25. Just place them in an envelope and send them in to Ms. Dorta in the front office. Make sure she has your name and knows that you are donating them for volunteer hours.

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Congratulations to Alexandria PAC is trying to raise $20,000.00 to build our Aponte in Coach Atkinson outdoor multi-purpose basketball court. We homeroom, she is in the lead can accomplish this goal if each student with $1,000.00 in donations. raises $100.00 in donations. Donations are due February 28th, 2013 to your homeroom Teachers.

We need 100% participation!

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Student Recognition

Matt Lozada a BDCHS Junior plays on the Freedom High School Varsity tennis team. So far this season he has won two out of three matches he's played in.

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Presented by PAC (Parent Advisory Council)

Garage Sale Items, Vendors & Concessions March 23, 2013 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL (www.bdchs.org) (Just South of 275 & Fowler Avenue) 10948 N. Central Avenue Tampa, Florida 33612 (Approximately 300 students & families)

Free Admission Family & Friends of BDCHS, Neighborhood Community and General Public welcome!

Need Volunteer Hours, please donate items for this Upcoming event. Contact Ms. Pernas (813) 971-5600 ext. 204

www.bdchs.org I 10948 North Central Ave, Tampa, FL 33612 I 813.971.5600

Vendor Application 12/14/2012 2013 VENDOR RULES & INFORMATION All Vendor spaces $25 for a 12 X 12 area on blacktop or grass – no penetrations in blacktop. All products and displays must be confined within your assigned space. Vendor spaces will be assigned on a first come first serve basis as well as based on product type. Each vendor must bring their complete setup, tables, chairs, table coverings, displays, etc. and removal of same by vendor. No previous night setup. Vendors must setup the morning of the event and must be set up by 6:45 a.m. Arrival time for vendor setup is between 6:00 - 6:45 a.m. No electricity will be provided. No overnight storage of items is allowed. All vendors must remain open until the conclusion of the event – 1:00 p.m. Each vendor is requested to donate a sample of their product on the day of the event.

NO REFUNDS UNLESS EVENT IS CANCELLED.

Cut along dotted line – send in bottom portion and retain the top portion for your reference.

------Product Description: ______Vendor Name: ______Address: ______Telephone: ______Cell, Home: Email: ______Please send application and payment to: Application and Payment Deadline March 15, 2013 Checks or Money Orders payable to: BDCHS - PAC BDCHS – ATTN: ALICE P., 10948 N. Central Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612

www.bdchs.org I 10948 North Central Ave, Tampa, FL 33612 I 813.971.5600