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January 18, 2013

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Next Saturday     
FREE PRINCETON REVIEW ASSESSMENT FOR SAT AND ACT

The Princeton Review will host a FREE assessment for interested 10th and 11th graders on January 26, 2013 at 8:30am in the Cafeteria.  The Princeton Review Assessment (PRA) is a test created by The Princeton Review to expose students to both the SAT and ACT. It's a measurement tool that can help you determine if you would score higher on the SAT or ACT. There will be a follow-up evening presentation for parents and students on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 6:30pm to review and interpret the results.  To register for this free event click here.  Click on "enroll" next to Bernards PRA, Or call 1-800-2REVIEW and use #96056.

 

 

New     **NEW WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE FROM THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER**

A series of Workshops will be available by grade level to assist parents with planning for College.  When possible, please adhere to dates assigned by grade, as the information will be tailored to that specific grade.   The schedule of workshops is as follows:

 

For Parents of grade 9 students:  All workshops will be held at 6:30pm in the Community Room

January 24th:  What should I do now to begin planning for College?

March 19th:    Using Naviance:  A guide to researching careers, majors and colleges.

April 16th:  Planning for enrichment throughout the school year and over the summer.

 

For Parents of grade 10 students:  All workshops will be held at 6:30pm in the Community Room

January 29th:  What should I do now to begin planning for College?

February 26th:  Using Naviance:  A guide to researching careers, majors and colleges.

March 5th:  College Visits and Interviews.

April 16th:  Planning for enrichment throughout the school year and over the summer.

 

For Parents of grade 11 students:  All workshops will be held at 6:30pm in the Community Room. 

February 12th:  Using Naviance and other resources to conduct a thorough search for colleges.

March 5th:  College Visits and Interviews.

April 30th:  Using Naviance to conduct a thorough search for colleges (make-up session).

May 29th:  Understanding the College Application Components including a look at the Common Application.

 

Open to all grade levels:  All workshops will be held at 6:30pm in the Community Room.

May 9th:  How will I pay for college?

June 6th:  Planning for College Testing 

June 13th:  College Planning Q and A.  This will be an open agenda.  Come with any questions you may have before we break for the summer.            

 

Thursday, February 21st at 7:00pm: Ivy Educational Services will be here to discuss testing particular to the SAT Subject Tests, including a discussion on how to avoid over-testing.  All grade level parents are welcome.  This workshop will be held in the Community Room

 

 

School News
Updated     MIDTERM EXAMS

Mid-Term Exams will begin on Monday, January 21st and classes will be held each day after the conclusion of exams.  Please keep in mind the following:

*The cafeteria will be serving lunches during lunch periods every day.  

*The buses will run at their regular times everyday.

*Students will only be dismissed at the end of the exam period.

*Students may go to the Library for silent study during the periods that they do not have an exam.  Students may also go to the Upper Gym for recreation or the Cafeteria for quiet talking/group studying.

*Any students who miss an exam must have a note from a physician in order to makeup exam(s).  All such notes should be submitted to Dr. Corbett, who will schedule the makeup exams.  If a student is approved to make up an exam, every attempt will be made to make up exams Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday afternoon.  All exams must be made up no later than Monday, January 28, 2013.  

 

Click here for information regarding bell schedules, exam preparation, and grade weighting.

 

Updated     COURSE REQUESTS AND SCHEDULING FOR 2013-14

Students will begin meeting with their counselors later this month for the purpose of beginning scheduling for the 2013-14 school year.  The Program of Studies is now available.  Please click here to access this document, which provides extensive information regarding BHS's academic program.  The document addresses graduation requirements and includes course descriptions and prerequisites for all courses.

 

 

New     ATTENTION PARENTS OF RISING FRESHMEN (CURRENT 8TH-GRADERS) 

Scheduling for BMS 8th grade students will take place Jan 21-24 at Bernardsville Middle School.  Scheduling for Bedminster 8th grade students will take place Feb 4 and 5 at Bedminster School.    You will be notified via mail of your scheduling appointment.  Please click here to retrieve the 9th grade course selection worksheet which must be completed and brought to your scheduling appointment.

 


Deadline Today     ATTENTION AP STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF AP STUDENTS

Registration for AP Exams at Bernards High School will take place between January 3 and January 18, 2013. An overview memo and an invoice were distributed in mid-December to all students presently enrolled in AP courses. In order to sit for the AP Exams, students must pay $89 for each test.  The senior "exemption" does not apply for AP classes - all students will take either the AP exam or the BHS final exam. Please remit payment (via cash, or check made payable to Bernards High School) by Friday, January 18; all payments should be directed to Ms. Anne Acuff in the BHS Guidance Office. Thank you for your prompt attention to the registration process.

 

 

Deadline Today     SERVICE LEARNING DEADLINE

Reminder to all students: All Service Learning hours from the first semester are due to Mrs. Sosely by Friday, January 18th. 

 

 

New     SKI RACING TEAM PARENT NIGHT OUT

Be our guest! The 9th Annual Wine and Food Tasting Event to benefit the BHS Ski Racing Team will be held Saturday, February 9th from 7:30 to 10:30 at the Liberty Corner Fire House. Great food, wine tasting by 56 Degrees, live music and more! Tickets can be purchased in advance for $ 65 through Ski Team families or on-line at bhsskiteam.org.  Note: Tickets will be sold at the home BHS Basketball Game tonight (1/18). So bring your cash/checkbooks and join the fun!

 

 

New     WIN AN iPHONE 5 OR AN iPAD

The BHS Parents Fencing Association is running a fundraiser for the BHS Fencing Team.  Raffle tickets are $10.00/each and there will be 2 winners, one for an unlocked Apple iPhone 5 and one for an Apple iPad Retina 3G.  If you would like to purchase a ticket please contact Ed Coury @ ecoury8751@gmail.com  The drawing will be held at our Awards Banquet on Sunday, March 10th @ 8:00 pm.  Only 600 tickets will be sold. Winner does not have to be present.

 

 

BHS LACROSSE FUND-RAISER NIGHT OUT

Click here for more information about the BHS Lacrosse Fund-Raiser night out from 7:30-11:30 on February 2, 2013.  

 

 

SAT PREPARATION

The SAT is right around the corner (March 9), but on March 2 & March 3, you can learn everything you need to know to outsmart the test! After Catalyst's SAT Bootcamp here at Bernards High School, you'll know how to write a perfect essay for any question they ask, how to avoid the biggest answer traps, and how to tackle every type of question that's guaranteed to be on the test! Just jump on www.CatalystPrep.com and click on "Bootcamp Sign-Up" to enroll.  Bootcamp proceeds benefit Mountaineer Booster Club.

 

 

Sale Extended     ATTENTION SENIOR CLASS AND SENIOR CLASS PARENTS

Attention Seniors and Parents of Seniors! The Senior Class Mug Sale has been extended!  Orders can be placed with payment during lunch periods until Friday, February 1st!  Click here for an order form.  The proceeds of the fundraiser will help defer Senior Prom ticket price, and a portion will be donated to The Heartworks House - A non-profit Acts of Kindness Group based in Basking Ridge.

 

 

ATTENTION SOPHOMORE PARENTS

Sophomore class T-shirts are on sale for $15 the week of January 21st! T-shirts are sold during all lunch periods.  Please help support the Sophomore class! 

 

 

DOWNED TREES AND OPEN LUNCH 

Attention all students:  We have been alerted that there are trees uprooted by the storm that are dangerously hanging over the path from the high school to the Burger King parking lot.  Until further notice, students are not permitted to use that path at any time.  Students seen using the path during the school day will receive disciplinary consequences. 

 

  
REVISED DISTRICT CALENDAR

Due to Hurricane Sandy, we missed eight days of school that must be made up. Three snow days are always built into our district calendar so these are the first to be used; therefore, school will be in session on May 23, 24 and 28. Five additional days will be made up on November 9, January 21, February 15 and 18 and April 5.

  

We are very hopeful that we have an uneventful winter. If, however, any additional days are lost, we will take those days from spring break, April 4, 3, 2 and 1, in that order. If even more days are

needed, the next step would be either to open on other closed days or add days to the end of the school year. 

  

The district has been informed by the Commissioner of Education that the 180 school day requirement will not be waived.  Saturdays will not be considered as make up days by the Department of Education until all possible make up days have been used.   Click here for a copy of the revised District Calendar.

  


NHS PEER TUTORING PROGRAM 2012-13
The National Honor Society members offer an in-school tutoring program for any high school students who need extra help in their classes. Students who need extra help will be matched with a NHS member who will meet them once a week during a shared free period. This weekly meeting will continue as long as the student needing help stays in contact with their matched NHS member. If any student is interested in being matched with a tutor, they are to fill out the NHS Tutoring Form and return it to either Ms. Peppe (tpeppe@shsd.org) or Dr. Hogge (jhogge@shsd.org). Click here for a copy of the form.

 
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Community News

 

CONSTRUCTION

There will be construction work on Mt. Airy Road beginning January 7 for several weeks.  Water mains on Mt. Airy Road between South Street and Prospect Avenue are being replaced. The contractor plans on allowing school buses to travel on Mt. Airy, but there may be delays if equipment needs to be moved to allow the buses to pass.  We will be monitoring buses and make adjustments to pick up times if necessary.  For those children whose bus stop locations are on Mt. Airy Road, we will have to wait and see how the construction work will impact them.

 

Please advise any children who walk on Mt. Airy Road to use extreme caution during the construction work.  

 

Guidance Department News

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.


HSA (Home and School Association) News

 

NIGHT OF THE STARS

The class of 2013 is invited to the annual Night of the Stars Costume Dance. Dress up as your favorite movie star, rock god, comic hero, or sports legend. The Project Graduation Night of the Stars will be held at the Olde Mill Inn on January 25, 2013. Click here for more information. Click here for a permission slip.


Updated     
PROJECT GRADUATION'S SENIOR FASHION SHOW

Save the date! Saturday, February 23rd , Project Graduation's senior fashion show, Fashion Focus, will be held in the BHS cafeteria at 7pm. This event is a fun night featuring models from the senior class, a silent auction and refreshments. Click here for ticket information.  If you are interested in helping, or for more information, please contact Linda Baldwin at lindabdance@yahoo.com or Kim Steinfeldt at kimber.rcj@gmail.com.

Seniors:  Sign up forms and permission slips are available in the Main Office. Please return them to the box in the Main Office by December 21st.

 

HSA MEMBERSHIP AND STUDENT DIRECTORY

An updated version of the online directory is now available for access to HSA members.  Please click here to visit the HSA webpage for instructions on accessing our Fusion page and downloading the directory.  New members are always welcome.  The HSA appreciates your support!  

 

If you have not already joined, click here for a copy of the HSA brochure and click here for a copy of the HSA membership form. The membership form and your payment should be returned to the Main Office as soon as possible.

 


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