Congratulations to National Merit Semifinalists Elena Baldwin and Kellie

Swadba.  These two students are among the highest scoring entrants in

NJ.  Semifinalists must advance to Finalist standing in the competition by

continuing to meet high academic standards.  They will be notified in

February of their Finalist standing.

 

 

New     CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PINNACLE STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS

The Pinnacle, BHS'S art and literature magazine, won first place with special merit (the highest honor) from the American Scholastic Press Association.  Students who worked on the magazine are Alexa Rubin (editor in chief), Natasha Mikulich, Maddie Grey, Sina Gounili, Nick Zweig, Chloe Hriso, Ben Hunt, Kyle Martin, Christina Riccardi, and Emily Oliviera.  Many students contributed art and literature as well!

 

New     OUTSMART THE SAT! 

In conjunction with CatalystPrep, Mountaineer Booster Club is sponsoring a series of SAT & ACT Bootcamps.  We hope to host a bootcamp in March at BHS.  For those taking the upcoming SAT - attend the Bootcamp at West Morris Mendham HS on 9/29 & 9/30.   Click here to access a flyer with more details and note that you are a BHS student when registering.  Register at www.catalystprep.com.

 

Information for creating new PowerSchool (Grades and Attendance) and SchoolFusion (Website) accounts was sent to the homes of all new students in the first week of school. If you have an existing PowerSchool Single Sign-On account or a SchoolFusion account, you can add students to that account rather than creating a new one. Click here for directions to add a student to your existing PowerSchool Single Sign-On account. Click here for directions to add a student to your exisiting SchoolFusion account.

The BHS ice hockey team is very excited to formally announce their second fundraiser for the upcoming hockey season.  The 2012 SHIHA Golf Outing will take place at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, NJ on Friday, October 5th starting with a 1:00 PM Shotgun and Dinner/Auction to follow. SHIHA already has some excellent sponsor/player participation and items donated by the NHL, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Washington Capitals. Participants and Sponsors can sign-up/register for the event by clicking here to visit the Outing Website or by contacting Jason Blain at 908-327-3045

Volunteers are needed to assist at RHA's table at the Bedminster Fall Festival this Saturday, September 23rd from 11 - 5 pm at River Road Park.  Volunteers can sign up for a shift from 11 am - 2  pm or 2 pm - 5 pm.  See Ms. DeTrolio in room E-203 to sign up.    Click here for more information.

 

Like working outside? Want to help out in the courtyard? Need Service Learning hours? On Thursday, September 27th Green Team members will be meeting in the courtyard to pull weeds, spread mulch, and set-up compost bins. Meet by the door to the courtyard (between the glass hallways) right after school. If you want... bring a friend with you. You don't have to be a Green Team member to attend, ANYONE can help.  For more information stop by Mrs. DeTrolio's Room (E-203) or e-mail her at kdetrolio@shsd.org

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student records.  If you do not want information about your child included in a public directory, please sign and return the FERPA form by Friday, September 28. Click here to access the form.  If you have already returned the form for the 2012-2013 school year, you do not have to do so again.

 

SENIOR SERIES
Attention Seniors: The College & Career Center is hosting a Senior Lunch Series highlighting specific concerns about the college search and application process. Click here to see dates, topics, and locations. 

ATTENTION SENIORS:  COMMON APP AND NAVIANCE

Please make sure that you create a Common Application account - Mr. Smith sent information to all seniors in early August; if you didn't get that email, please check your Naviance account and provide the correct email address, if applicable. After you create the Common App account, you can then link that account with your Naviance account so that you can request transcripts - there is no more black book! On the Guidance web page, there is a presentation available (TRANSCRIPT REQUEST GUIDE, under the "College/Application Materials" folder)) to walk you through the process of combining your accounts. Click here to access the Transcript Request Guide.

 

 

ATTENTION JUNIORS AND SENIORS:  COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS

Please visit your Naviance account to view the list of schools visiting BHS over the first few weeks of the school year. If you are interested in attending a meeting with a college representative, then you must register through your Naviance account at least a day in advance. You also must inform your teacher in advance that you will be missing class, and you are responsible for all work.

 

 

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS:  PSATS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17

Bernards High School will offer the PSATs on Wednesday, October 17. The PSAT is practice for the SAT; for juniors, it also serves as the National Merit Scholarship qualifying exam. All juniors should take the Exam, and all sophomores are encouraged to test as well. The cost is $25 per student, and that money (along with registration slip) must be submitted to either Ms. Acuff or Mrs. Harknett in Guidance by Friday, October 5. The printable registration form is located on the Guidance web page. Please note that calculators are not required, but are allowed; we will NOT provide calculators.

Click here for information about School Closings.

Click here to access the BHS Calendar of Events.