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November 1, 2013
School News

New     LAST WEEK FOR BAND CITRUS FRUIT SALE

Orders for the Band's citrus fruit sale must be placed by November 7th.  Click here for more information.

 
 
New     GREEN TEAM's GREEN EVENTS OF THE MONTH (GEMs)

The Green Team sponsors and runs various events each month. Through these events Green Team hopes to raise awareness and to make BHS and the surrounding community more environmentally friendly. Click here for November's GEMs.

 

 

New     ATTENTION ALL PE STUDENTS

The PE classes are still going outside. You are encouraged to bring warm clothes, sweatshirt, sweatpants, hats. Lock them in your PE locker for class each day. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

 

 

DISTRICT CALENDAR CHANGE

A change to the 2013-14 District Calendar was necessary due to the state testing schedule. We had a snow day scheduled for Friday, May 23. That has since become a testing day. The 3rd snow day has now been changed to Wednesday, May 28.  Click here for a copy of the new calendar.

 

    

ATTENTION BOOSTER CLUBS, FOUNDATIONS, PARENT ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTING FUND RAISER APPROVAL

Any approved parent organization that wishes to do a fund raiser must complete a Fund Raiser Application Form for each event each year and submit it to the Principal for approval.  The principal will then forward the form to the Superintendent's Office for the Board of Education's review and approval.  Please submit this form as soon as you know of the fund raiser.  It must be received at least 2 weeks before the next BOE meeting so it can be placed on the agenda for that night.  It would be best to submit it a couple of months in advance so you can make plans for the fund raiser.

 

SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
November 23rd - Rutgers Ecological Preserve Involvement Day - Want to help replant trees lost at the Rutgers Ecological Preserve during Hurricane Sandy?  Need Community Service Hours?  If so, see Mrs. DeTrolio in room E-203 for more information and to sign-up and help!

 

 

JUNIOR PARENT COLLEGE NIGHT:  NOVEMBER 26TH

Junior Parent College Night:  November 26th at 7:00pm in the PAC.  Please join the BHS Guidance Department for an important evening discussion regarding the college search and application process.  We hope to address your questions and concerns pertaining to testing, searching for good "fit" colleges and touching upon the application process. 

 


FINANCIAL AID NIGHT:  NOVEMBER 19TH

Financial Aid Night will be held on November 19th at 7:00pm in the PAC.  Please join the Guidance Department for an essential presentation by Dorothy Gilliard of FASNA - Financial Aid Service and Need Analysis.  This presentation will cover an overview of the financial aid process as well as tips for filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  It will be most applicable to parents of current seniors.

 

 

Deadline Today     WINTER SPORTS FORMS DUE NOVEMBER 1ST

Winter Sports forms are due no later than November 1st.  Click here for information regarding Winter Sports Sign-Ups.  Information can also be found on the Athletics Page

 

 

BERNARDS FAN GEAR FOR SALE!  

Just in time for the holidays, order your Bernards folding chair, Blanket/Seat Cushion and Umbrella  and be prepared to cheer for your team in all weather!  Great holiday gifts for all fans!  Click here for order form and details.  Orders must be received by November 14th for holiday delivery.  Proceeds benefit Bernards High School baseball.  Thank you for your support! 

 

 

BHS BOYS BASKETBALL FUNDRAISER

BHS Boys Basketball Fundraiser to be held November 16th,  7:30 to Midnight at St. Bridget's Church, Parish Hall in Peapack.  Limited tickets available.  Click here for more details.

 

 

GREEN TEAM RECYCLING REMINDER

The Green Team would like to remind everyone to recycle.  There are recycling bins spread throughout the school and the cafeteria.  Please use them! 

"The case for recycling is strong.  The bottom line is clear. Recycling requires a trivial amount of our time.  Recycling saves money and reduces pollution. Recycling creates more jobs than landfilling or incineration.  And a largely ignored but very important consideration, recycling reduces our need to dump our garbage in someone else's backyard."

-- David Morris of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance 

 

 

NHS PEER TUTORING PROGRAM

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 a form that can be found in Guidance or here and bring it to Ms. Murphy (Room B205). Please contact Ms. Murphy ([email protected] ) if you have any further questions." 

 

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS

The manager of Bernardsville Centre (the shopping center that houses Kings, Burger King, etc.) and the Bernardsville Police have informed BHS that during this past summer they have encountered problems with disruptive and uncooperative high school students at the Centre.  The Centre manager notified BHS that they will be installing a new fence and that the cut through from BHS to the Centre will be closed.  Students are not permitted to walk through the woods to the Centre.  Students are also prohibited from climbing over retaining walls and/or fences to access the Centre.  Any senior students who attempt to leave campus through the woods and/or over the retaining wall/fence will have their senior privileges suspended or revoked.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 

  

  

SOMERSET HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT ONLINE PAYMENTS!

The district is excited to announce that parents can now pay Co-Curricular and Home School Association fees online through our new Web Store! Parents can make payments online while on their home or work computer, any time of the day. It takes just a few minutes to make an online payment using a VISA, MasterCard, or Discover credit or debit card.  Payments will be processed on a secure site, powered by RevTrak.  Visit shsd.revtrak.net to learn more about our new online payment processor.


Mountaineer Booster Club
BOOSTER CLUB MEETINGS
The Booster Club's next meeting is November 12th at 7:30 pm.  All are welcome to attend.

Home and School Association
BHS CLASS OF 2014 PROJECT GRADUATION TRICKY TRAY

Join the Senior Class of 2014 at the Annual Project Graduation Tricky Tray, Friday, November 22nd  at 7:00 pm in the Bernards High School cafeteria. It will be a fun-filled evening with raffle baskets, premium raffle baskets and a 50/50 raffle! Support the Senior class as they raise funds to support Project Graduation - a year-long effort funding a series of events for the Senior Class culminating in Last Blast! -a safe drug and alcohol free post-graduation event for all Seniors. For more information about Tricky Tray and how to reserve a table and PRE-ORDER your raffle tickets click here.  The HSA hopes you will help them keep the Project Graduation tradition alive and keep our students safe by supporting the Tricky Tray!

 

 

ATTENTION PARENTS OF SENIORS

The Tricky Tray Committee is busy pulling together the details for the event on Friday, November 22, 7pm at BHS.   It will be here in NO time!   Click here for information on how you can donate a basket, purchase tickets and sign up to help.  

 

 

DIRECTORY UPDATE

Thank you to all who have joined the HSA.  All members should look for an email from the HSA the week of Oct. 21st that will enable you to directly download the student directory.  Any questions can be directed to Beth Lebel at [email protected] or Sandy Fuls at [email protected].  The HSA would like to thank Charles Young for all of his assistance in merging our new electronic system.


Somerset Hills Education Foundation SHEF

NEWSLETTER

SHEF would like to include you in their e-newsletter and would love to have you join the talented group of volunteers who assist them in providing educational opportunities to the students of the Somerset Hills School District.  Click here to volunteer and/or to sign up to receive SHEF's newsletters.


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