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Congratulations! Bath County High School Monday Daily Announcements December 02, 2013 Attendance –% - not available Sweet and sour chicken, rice, broccoli, fruit, milk Bath County High School Students: Your picture proofs have arrived! For all BOYS interested in participating in Track and Distribution begins today. If you have not received yours Field: picture proofs, please pick it up in the cafeteria during your There will be a volunteer practice starting Tuesday, lunch or in the front office. December 03 after school. We will meet by the gym concession stand at 4:00pm and finish around You have until December 06th 5:00pm. to bring in your order form and payment. - Coach Tim Bailey Checks must be made payable to LifeTouch. You will need your KHSAA Physician and Parental Permission Form to practice. Final date for placing your order is: FBLA is now selling trash bags as their fundraiser. Each roll December 06, 2013 costs $10. FBLA members may earn 2 pts. per roll. The FBLA member who sells the most trash bags, with a minimum of 20 rolls, will be a delegate at state. All orders are due on December 2, 2013. Congratulations! Daniel Goldie Laken Sparks – 12/02 Maranda Swartz – 12/02 Allie Wages – 12/02 Andrea Spencer – 12/04 Desirae Jewell – 12/05 Noah Patton – 12/05 Sierra Brooks – 12/05 Congratulations! Jaci Wightman – 12/06 Jackson Wheeler – 12/07 Randy Reeves – 12/07 Reader of the Month Tanner Whitton – 12/08 Curren Shrout – 12/08 Makayla Bennett – 12/08 Kylee Strange December 9-20 Quality Core End of Course (EOC) Assessment Window December 10 – SBDM Regular Meeting – 6:00PM December 14 – ACT National Test Date December 17 – Faculty & Staff Christmas Party & Ornament Exchange – 3:45PM December 20 – Club Day #3 December 23 – 31 – No School – CHRISTMAS BREAK January 1-3 - No School – Christmas Break Continues January 6 – Second Semester Begins (School Resumes from Break) st January 8 – Report Cards from 1 Semester are mailed to parents January 14 – SBDM Regular Meeting – 6:00PM January 15 – ASVAB Testing (Sophomores) January 17 – All NEW students must receive Course Syllabi from Teachers January 20 – No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities end @ Midnight January 27 – Bath County School Board Meeting – 7:00 PM *Taken from: Bath County High School Calendar Events from BCHS Staff Handbook pg. 17 & 18 BCHS Drama class will be performing Dec. 19th at 1:30 here in our gym and again Dec. 20th at 7 pm for the community. The play, 'Blended' was written by Mrs. Blount and includes singing dancing and several special solos by this year’s students. The cost of admission is $3 for adults and 1$ for students, all children under 5 are free. This is the first year for our Drama class and we hope to EXCHANGE grow our program; so, come on out and show your support. The Wildcat Exchange will be having a gift card give away! For each dollar you deposit between November 13 and December 5, your name will go into a drawing. So, $1=1 entry into the drawing. $5=5 entries into the drawing, etc. The drawing will take place on Friday, December 6. The winner may choose a $25 Applebee's gift card or a $25 Walmart gift card. The 25th annual Tim's Toy Trot for Tots will be held on Saturday, December, 0 7, 2013, beginning at 5:00 a.m. In rain, snow or sleet, the runners (Tim Bailey, Shawn Tolle & additional volunteers along the way) will begin their 52 mile trek via US 60 (Fayette County Courthouse to Bath County Courthouse) which is expected to take approximately 12 hours to complete. This event is designed to help families that are struggling, have an enjoyable Christmas. The holiday is brighter when watching a child’s joy as they hurry to find the goodies Santa has left for them... and that is what we want to do with your help... allow children to experience the blessings and joys of Christmas. In the past 24 years, Tim's Toy Trot for Tots campaign has been a great success - this one is expected to be no different. This event has helped many, many families each year. YOU have touched the lives of Bath County citizens and helped them enjoy a Merry Christmas! Tim's Toy Trot for Tots has collected and distributed gifts totaling approximately $55,000 to our children - What a Blessing you have been to our families! Your donation is greatly appreciated. Thank you for sharing in your many blessings! Sincerely, Tim Bailey – Boys Track Coach / retired teacher from Bath County Schools "If it was easy, everyone would do it." You may send your donations to: Tim's Toy Trot for Tots - 339 Donohew Road - Owingsville, Ky. 40360 OR: For more information - call: 606-674-6527 OR: Give to Robin Tolle at the Bath County High School (Robin Tolle, BCHS Cross Country Coach and sister of Tim Bailey) Melinda Crockett—9th and 10th Grade & Tamela Porter—11th and 12th Grade GOVERNOR’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM: Juniors interested in applying for the Governor’s Scholars Program need to have their ACT taken by Dec. 14th. Applications are due to Mrs. Porter by January 6th, 2014. Students are encouraged to apply on-line at www.gsp.ky.gov. Please check in the Guidance Office: The Morehead State University Honors Scholarship is now available in the Guidance Office. This is a highly competitive scholarship that covers tuition, housing, meal plan, and books. Deadline to apply is December 2, 2013. Check in the Guidance Office for applications. Alisha Clemons – Parent Greg Hubbard – Parent Ricky Prater – Teacher Lee Ann Ramey – Teacher Robert Rawlings – Teacher Paul Prater – Principal The purpose of the SBDM council is to pass policies to improve the learning environment at our school as well as to improve the quality of instruction that is being delivered to the students in our school. The council meets regularly on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM in the library. Dec 2, 1777: Philadelphia nurse overhears British plans to attack Washington Legend has it that on the night of December 2, 1777, Philadelphia housewife and nurse Lydia Darragh single-handedly saves the lives of General George Washington and his Continental Army when she overhears the British planning a surprise attack on Washington's army for the following day. During the occupation of Philadelphia, British General William Howe stationed his headquarters across the street from the Darragh home, and when Howe's headquarters proved too small to hold meetings, he commandeered a large upstairs room in the Darraghs' house. Although uncorroborated, family legend holds that Mrs. Darragh would eavesdrop and take notes on the British meetings from an adjoining room and would conceal the notes by sewing them into her coat before passing them onto American troops stationed outside the city. On the evening of December 2, 1777, Darragh overheard the British commanders planning a surprise attack on Washington's army at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania, for December 4 and 5. Using a cover story that she needed to buy flour from a nearby mill just outside the British line, Darragh passed the information to American Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Craig the following day. The British marched towards Whitemarsh on the evening of December 4, 1777, and were surprised to find General Washington and the Continental Army waiting for them. After three inconclusive days of skirmishing, General Howe chose to return his troops to Philadelphia. It is said that members of the Central Intelligence Agency still tell the story of Lydia Darragh, one of the first spies in American history. .
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