School NewsNew BERNARDIAN RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE!!
The Bernards High School yearbook, Bernardian, has been recognized for excellence and featured in the 2012 Gotcha Covered Look Book, Volume 10 celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and creation. Congratulations to Ms. O' Brien, Ms. Buterbaugh and the entire 2010-11 yearbook staff. Click
here to learn more about this award.
New MATH LEAGUE HAS GREAT YEAR! The BHS New Jersey Math League team competed in a series of six contests this year and placed first in Somerset County and had the 4th highest score in the state, with more than 190 public and private schools competing. Two of our participants, Harry Dempsey and Matt Goldman, were among the top scoring students in the state. Congratulations to Ms. Falletta and all of the Math League participants!
New ATTENTION SENIORS: SERVICE HOURS ARE DUE FRIDAY, MAY 4TH
Senior's service hours are due by Friday May 4th! Hand them in to Ms. Clark in B201 by May 4th. Seniors, hours are due by May 4th!
New MR. BABICKE'S PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS & HOMES OF DISTINCTION
This year Mr. Babicke's advanced photo classes were given the opportunity by Mrs. Kathleen Palmer to design the invitation set for the upcoming Homes of Distinction cocktail party. The final invitations chosen were designed by sophomores, Lily Husek and Carissa Levine. Congratulations to Lily, Carissa and all of Mr. Babicke's students who participated in this contest. Click
here to read more about the competition and click
here to see a copy of the invitation.
New BHS NAMED 2012 NJ GREEN RIBBON SCHOOL
The New Jersey Department of Education announced that BHS is one of four school buildings in the state to be recognized as a 2012 New Jersey Green Ribbon School. The Green Ribbon School Program recognizes exemplary achievement and best practices in the areas of environmental impact and energy efficiency, healthy school environments and environmental and sustainability education. Click
here for more information about this honor.
New DANA GIORDANO FINISHES WINTER SEASON WITH GREAT SUCCESS
Dana Giordano was named the Courier News Girls Track Athlete of the
Year. Dana has completed a fantastic indoor track season! She was the
meet-record champion at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (for the second
time) and a third place finish at the New Balance Nationals!!
New TUXEDOS FOR SENIOR PROM
Cozy will be at BHS on Tuesday, May 11th during lunch periods for measurements/style selection. Click
here for more information regarding tuxedos for the Senior Prom.
2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARClick
here for a copy of the 2012-13 school year calendar.
FIFTH ANNUAL INTERGENERATIONAL GOLDEN PROM
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 see Mrs. Connor in BHS Health Office for details. Click
here for the invitation.
Updated TALENT SHOW CANCELED - REPLACED WITH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
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.
REMINDER TO PARENTS REGARDING STUDENT ATTENDANCE
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.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY TUTORING
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.
CREATING PARENT WEBSITE ACCOUNTS
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
[email protected] for this number. Please click
here to create your SchoolFusion parent account.
BHS ADOPT-A-SOLDIER
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.