Guidance Department News


A Parent's Guide to Using Naviance to search for Colleges:
April 11th at 6:30 PM in the Community Room
or
April 12th at 9:30 AM in the Community Room


The third marking period ends today.  The grading portal will be closed to students and parents as teachers finalize grades for the marking period.  The schedule will be as follows:
    End of Third Marking Period:                              Friday, March 30th
    Grading portal closed to parents & students:       Friday, March 30th @3:00 PM
    Grading portal re-opened to parents & students:  Tuesday, April 17th @8:30 AM


Over the upcoming spring break, the Technology Department will be upgrading PowerSchool from version 6 to version 7. The new version will include a new look and some new features for parents, teachers, and school administrators, but these changes are mainly cosmetic and will not require the user to relearn the system.  Click here for more information.


Students can make changes to their course selections up until April 10, 2012, but changes must be made by guidance counselors. Please click here for a copy of the Program of Studies. Click here for more information about the scheduling process.


There are several local scholarships available and we are looking forward to receiving more applications.  Please be sure to review the updated list and pay particularly close attention to the Lions Club Scholarships, the Cathy Sutcliff Scholarship, the Peapack-Gladstone Woman's Club Scholarship, the Colin Walsh Scholarship, the Frank Gallo Scholarship, and Kiwanis of Bernardsville Scholarship.  Please click here for UPDATED information regarding a variety of scholarships. Click here for more information regarding the Cathy Sutcliff Memorial Scholarship (award range is $500 - $1000) which is intended for students who plan a university or post-secondary school course of study which includes but is not limited to Horticulture, Flower Design, Landscape Design, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Botany, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Beekeeping or Entomology. Click here for information regarding the Frank Gallo Scholarship which is open to residents of Peapack-Gladstone.
 
 
Click here to download an application for the $1,000 Student Council Scholarship. The application is due by April 27, 2012.


A reminder to parents and students regarding college visits:
All students who intend to visit a college and wish to have the absence excused so that it does not count toward loss of credit must follow the procedure outlined in the student handbook. A note from a parent must be submitted to the Principal prior to the college visit. Upon return to school, documentation of the visit, on college letterhead must be submitted to the Principal. Students are permitted a combined maximum of three days during the student's junior/senior years.

School News

Due to the power outages causing us to cancel school on Monday, October 31st, we used our first "snow day" and there WILL be school on the Monday after Easter, April 9th. 


Click here for a copy of the 2012-13 school year calendar.


On Friday, May 4, BHS Key Club will be sponsoring the Fifth Annual Intergenerational Golden Prom from 6:00pm-9:00pm in the BHS Cafeteria.  Any Senior Citizen Resident from Bernardsville, Bedminster, Far Hills, Peapack and Gladstone is welcome to attend.  Any student interested in volunteering to be part of the fun-filled evening should come to the next planning meeting which will be held on Thursday, April 12th at 2:45pm in the BHS Cafeteria.  See Mrs. Connor in BHS Health Office for details.  Click here for the invitation.


Deadline Monday, 4/9     STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICER PETITIONS
Student Council elections for 2012-13 will be held during the month of April. Those who wish to run for an office must complete and return a petition by April 9th.  Click here for the petition and further details.




The BHS Talent Show that was scheduled for April 27 has been cancelled due to lack of interest.  The freshmen and sophomore classes are coordinating a Basketball Tournament in place of the Talent Show.  The tournament will take place at 7:00 on 4/27.  See Ms. Ernst or Ms. Drag for more information.


Please call the Attendance Line at 908-630-3004 by 8:30 am to report your child absent or tardy. Should your child need to be dismissed early or be taken out of school for an appointment, a note must be submitted to the Main Office by 7:45 am. A dismissal pass will be given to the student to avoid interrupting classes. Thank you for your cooperation.


Attention students and parents: Tutoring services are being offered by the National Honor Society. Student tutoring is great way for NHS members to share their knowledge with other students and to perform a valuable service for the school. We want to publicize this program as much as we can so that any student who needs help knows that there are tutoring options in school that they can and should utilize. Click here for more information about the tutoring service.


Parents are encouraged to create accounts on this website (aka SchoolFusion Accounts).  Setting up a SchoolFusion account will provide parents with access to teachers' webpages and allow them to subscribe to automated emails that are sent when those pages are updated.  A student ID number is required to link a parent's/guardian's SchoolFusion account to his/her student; you may contact Ms. Nickell at rnickell@shsd.org for this number.  Please click here to create your SchoolFusion parent account. 


In honor of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the history department at BHS has adopted a US soldier who is currently stationed in Afghanistan. We will be sending him letters, care packages, etc. For more information click here.

Somerset Hills Education Foundation (SHEF)

This year's SHEF Chili Cook-Off was a huge success!  The high school students, faculty, staff and administration extend a hearty thank you to all those who came out for a fun evening and supported the Somerset Hills School District's students in the process. A special thank you to all those who devoted countless hours planning this event! 

Booster Club News

Follow the link from the Athletics tab or click  here to visit the Mountaineer Booster Club webpage. For 2012, we've improved our webpage to include registration forms for all Athletic Fund Raising Events. Please visit our site to download fundraiser registration forms and to Support your Mountaineer Booster Club! The Booster Club is a non-profit organization that supports ALL athletic teams at Bernards High School. Our membership is open to all interested parents and supporters of our athletes, teams and coaches in the BHS athletic program. Please click here for a copy of the membership form.

HSA (Home and School Association) News

The BHS Student Directory is now posted online. All HSA members can now access the directory. Please click here to access the HSA page and look for directions for accessing the directory at the bottom of that page. Thanks to all the parents who joined the HSA--your dues keep the HSA going. If you are not yet a member, it's not too late to join the HSA and receive access to the directory. Click here  for a membership form.  

Click here for information about School Closings.

Click here to access the BHS Calendar of Events.