Mar/Apr 2018 Published Six Times Per Year Clovis Unified School District 1450 Herndon Avenue Clovis, CA 93611 Issue #4
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For The Parents, Students, Staff and Community of Buchanan High School Principal’s Message Dear Bear Nation, Our counseling staff has been diligently working on the registration process for the 2018/2019 school year. Each student will have the opportunity to meet with their counselor and review the courses needed to achieve their “Building Unity, four-year goals. Please remember our junior and senior Committed To Excellence” students have the opportunity to take career related courses through our pathways. The annual School Assessment Office Hours 7:15 am – 4:30 pm Review Team (SART) survey will be available this month. www.bhs.cusd.com We encourage all parents to go online to take the SART 327-3000 survey. Please check our website or contact the Deputy Principal’s office for more information. ADMINISTRATION Spring is the time for testing. Students and teachers Principal Deputy Principal have worked extremely hard to prepare for these exams. We Joe Aiello Kia Yang will have Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Learning Directors Counselors testing beginning in April for all 11th graders in the areas of Jennifer Carter Jeff Hodges - Head Counselor Language Arts, Math and Science. It is important for students James Gambrell Tracy Brandon who are applying to universities to complete these assessments. Jason James Daniel Felix Daryl Katoch Denae Hansen The assessment data is utilized to determine college readiness Debi Kelly Maxx Her and class placement. Advanced Placement testing will occur Aaron Morgan Chris Salone in the second week of May. A passing mark on the AP exam Tina teNyenhuis Shari Tolbert could help save your student a substantial amount of money in Troy Wagner college tuition fees. MARCH/APRIL 2018 Our drama department will be presenting the musical Volume XXIII Issue 4 “Grease” March 8-17 at the Mercedes Edwards Theater. We To download a PDF version of this newsletter, go to have many co-curricular events occurring and we encourage http://academypublishing.com/schools/buchanan/buchanan.php you to come out and support our tremendous students. Please visit our website bhs.cusd.com for dates, times and locations for these events. Lastly, thank you to all our families for your continued support of Bear Nation. Sincerely, Joe Aiello ‘BEAR TRACKS’ Mar/Apr 2018 Published Six Times Per Year Clovis Unified School District 1450 Herndon Avenue Clovis, CA 93611 Issue #4 Joe Aiello Our Mission — Buchanan High School will graduate productive citizens by teaching the California State Standards, teaching appropriate academic and social behavior and providing interventions until all students achieve and maintain proficiency. 2 Counseling Center Information Attendance Corner Buchanan Registration for the 2018-2019 School Year 327-3037 or 327-3000 ext. 1 Registration paperwork will be distributed to all students in grades 9-11 on Semester 2 Information Monday, February 26, 2018, through physical education classes. Students enrolled in 0 • SENIORS: Have you had Perfect Attendance since period P.E., Directed Study P.E., enrolled in CART or ROP off campus or students that Kindergarten? You may qualify to be recognized during were absent may pick up paperwork in the Counseling Center. Beginning on Tuesday, your senior graduation ceremony! Bring your Elementary, February 27, 2018. Junior High and High School “PERFECT ATTENDANCE” Students will meet with their counselor March 1- 9, 2018 in the Counseling Center certificates, awards, and/or documentation to Mrs. Sarabia, to register for classes as well as Summer School if needed. Students are scheduled to in the Attendance Office. register through their English class. Each English teacher will have a schedule for the • JUNIORS: Did you know that receiving an “F” grade, week. Make-ups for CART students or for those who miss will be during the rest of the having excessive absences and being short of credits, could month of March ending on March 23. Looking forward to a great 2018-2019 school year! prevent you from receiving your “Senior Off-Campus” Freshman Parent Orientation privileges. If you have questions, please see Mrs. Sarabia, in Monday, March 5 or Tuesday, March 6 at 6:00 PM in the Buchanan High the Attendance Office School Multi-Purpose Room. For your convenience, the same information regarding Updating Student’s Records registration and graduation requirements will be presented at both meetings, so you Address Changes– Must be done in person by the student’s need only attend one meeting. We look forward to seeing you there! parent/legal guardian only. An address verification Scholarship Information document and a picture ID must be brought to Data The counseling staff at Buchanan would like to remind seniors to visit the Scholarship Processor, Alison Bartosch, located in the main office. For Bulletin website for information regarding scholarship opportunities available for your any questions, call at 559-327-3438. senior student. Here, you will find monthly updates on a wide variety of resources and • Phone Numbers can be updated by logging in to Parent organizations that offer yearly scholarships and awards to assist students with the ever Connect. The primary phone is the phone used to send increasing cost to attend college. Although awards vary in selection criteria and monetary school messages. value, we encourage all students to apply regardless of their background. We would also • STUDENT RELEASE AUTHORIZATION CHANGES like to remind all parents that the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - Parents/legal guardians may add or remove anyone deadline is March 2, 2018. Please note that some colleges and universities may require listed under this section. Please be aware anyone added students to submit the FAFSA in order to qualify and be eligible for university and merit to “Student Release and Emergency Contacts” may scholarships. The Buchanan Scholarship Bulletin can be located on the BHS main web pick up your student from school with or without your page, Quick Links, Counseling Center/Scholarships knowledge therefore, it is extremely important to keep Attention Juniors! these records updated. Juniors, if you are planning on attending a four-year university after high school, (Person picking up student must be listed in Student it is recommended you begin taking the SAT exam and/or the ACT this Spring. The Release and Emergency Contacts.) SAT is offered on March 10, May 5 and June 2 208. Register at www.collegeboard. Single Period Absence org. The ACT is offered on April 14, June 9, and July 14 2018. Register for the ACT at Students receive a Single Period Verification Notice from www.actstudent.org. attendance office when they have one or more Uncleared Latino Student Success Conference Single Period Absences. Our district-wide Latino Student Success Conference will be held on Friday, • A single period absence not cleared within five days may April 6 at Clovis North Education Center. The primary goal of the Latino Student be considered a “Class Cut” Student will be assigned Success Conference is to provide inspiration for students to pursue goals beyond consequences and could also receive a Truancy Letter. It is high school. Students will have the opportunity to meet people who persevered and important for all absences to be cleared in a timely manner. became a success as well as visit with representatives from colleges and other post- • In the event of a teacher attendance error, the student will graduate options, enjoy a complimentary lunch and folklorico dance show. Come to need to have the teacher sign the notice to clear the absence the counseling center for an application and direct all questions to counselors, Mrs. and return the form to the attendance office. Brandon or Mr. Salone. Only the first 125 students to turn in their applications will be able to attend! 3 Testing Dates In case you are looking at your second semester long- range planning, below are our test dates for spring: April 10 - 11 11th grade Science SBAC April 12 - 13 12th grade Science SBAC April 19 - 27 11th grade English SBAC May 7 - 18 AP Exams May 21 - 25 11th grade Math SBAC All SBAC testing is done in class, however we have a number of students who are not enrolled in Math or Science classes. They still must test. This necessitates those students being pulled from class to complete their testing. No Place for Hate – Safe School On Monday, February 5th forty Buchanan students participated in the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) No Place for Hate training. Jacqueline Regev, Education Director with the ADL Central Pacific Region, came to Buchanan to facilitate this national program that celebrates diversity, promotes respect for differences and challenges bias and bullying at all levels. Students from PASA (Principal’s Advisory for Student Affairs), Peer Counseling and Leadership were purposefully selected to become ambassadors for the No Place for Hate initiative. This group of students built their knowledge about identity, diversity and bias with the ultimate goal of sharing what they learned with other students. These students will plan and lead a Human Relations Day on Monday, March 19th for all Buchanan Students. Later than that evening, Buchanan and Alta Sierra parents and community members participated in an abbreviated version of the No Place for Hate training at the Buchanan Community Outreach Meeting. Ms. Regev shared information, resources and practical strategies that parents could use to support their students. Begin practicing No Place for Hate at home today!