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February 2008 - Newsletter
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IMPORTANT
DATES FOR SENIORS
Wednesday May 28th
Senior Awards Night 6:30
PM
at VilarCenter for the Arts. Open to the public. Award winners will be
invited. Thursday May 29th
Baccalaureate 7
PM
at Beaver Creek Chapel Friday May 30th
Graduation practice 10am -12 Ford Amphitheater Saturday May 31st
12:30 PM Graduation.
Seniors arrive at 11:30 AM No tickets, Seating first
come-first served
Saturday May 31st
Project Graduation
@ Avon Rec Center
9:30pm to 1:30am
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Got Valentine's plans? 
Now you do!
Wine Tasting & Appetizer Soiree at Beaver Creek Landing Lobby on Thurs., 2/14 from 6:30-8:30
PRICE: $30.00/person. Proceeds support PROJECT GRADUATION
Contact Lisa Connolley at lconnolley@ewpartners.com
or 926-1918 to make your reservation.
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SENIOR PARENTS
The final planning stages for Project Graduation are well
underway. NOW is the time to send in your $50 (or more)
contribution! More is always welcome
as it costs more than $250 per student to put on this amazing event. Project Graduation is a fun, safe celebration
given to all graduating BMHS students on the night of graduation. Please make your check out to: Project Graduation.
Mail to:
Project Graduation
P.O. Box 6313
Avon, CO
81620
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Superboosters
Battle Mountain Superboosters invites you to join our
monthly meetings every third Wednesday at 6:30pm
held in the Teachers Lounge. Our next
meeting is February 20 and we welcome your participation! The Superboosters have hosted 2 successful
"Meet the Teams" events featuring your Fall and Winter sports coaches and teams
and will be hosting our final Spring sports event soon. Stay tuned and join us for this fun-filled
event!
For more sports related information including schedules and
results visit huskyteams.com.
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Project Graduation
The next Project Graduation
Meeting for committee chairs is Monday, Feb 11th, at 7:15pm in the teacher's lounge.
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Eagle County Parents Network (ECPN)
The next ECPN meeting will be held on February 13th at 6:30pm in the
BMHS Teacher's Lounge. Please join us to hear what you can do to help
support our youth and
decrease substance abuse in our valley. To learn more about the ECPN or
the Safe Homes Program, please
contact Ellen Eaton at smith@vail.net or
Janet DeClark at jdeclark2904@comcast.net
or (970)390-4180.
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Accountability Committee
Next meeting on Monday, February 11th,
in the Teacher's Lounge at 4:00.
This month's agenda includes:
Discussing the progress on Master
schedule plans for 2008-09, including plans for freshmen transition.
District
Liaison Report by Bev Rasmussen
Summary report of the recent parent survey.
Please join us!
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Interested in college
classes in high school?
Listen for announcements for the Accuplacer test to qualify!
Sign up for testing in the guidance office. You can also call CMC
at 569-2900 to take the test there.
Pre-enrollment for next year's classes will take place after
Spring Break in April.
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SENIORS!
Come by and see the
scholarships that are posted in the guidance office as well as on the website.
You should also be getting periodic email from our office. If not, email your
counselor. Local scholarship applications will be coming in and will be due in
March. Visit www.fastweb.com which is also a great resource. Confused about
financial aid? We have information that we can pass on to you. Just have your student come by and pick up a
copy of Get a Jump Start.
Yes, the end is in sight,
but it is not here yet. It is important to remain engaged in school until the
end of the year. Students taking Dual Credit classes are in college. Colleges
will often ask that you take placement tests over the summer and you want to be
as well prepared as possible. Colleges can also revoke acceptances if you have
not maintained a level of academic rigor. You don't want to take a class in
college that you could have taken in high school.
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Upcoming Activities
Showcase
February 12, 2008
BMHS, 6:30-8:30pm
Talent Show
February 20, 2008
BMHS Auditorium
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Winter Formal
February 23, 2008
8-11 p.m. at BMHS BMHS v EVHS Faculty Basketball Game
February 27, 2008
BMHS Gym, 7:00pm
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Inexperience and Winter Roads:
A Risky Combination for Teen Drivers
It's no secret that teen driving is risky. Compound the matter by factoring in Colorado's
severe winter and the risk can become deadly.
Parents can and do play a vital role in ensuring their new teen driver is
fully prepared for all situations, especially winter driving. Practice driving with your teen as often as
possible, even when conditions aren't ideal.
Ice and Snow Driving Tips
- Slow
down. Bridges and overpasses freeze
first; reduce speed and avoid sudden changes in direction.
- Keep
windows clear.
- Keep
your speed steady and slow-but not so slow that your car gets stuck in
deeper snow.
- Use
brakes cautiously. Abrupt braking
can cause brake lock-up and cause you to lose steering control.
The Bridgestone Winter
Driving School
in Steamboat Springs offers a full range of winter driving programs for all
abilities, from the novice to the seasoned professional. Visit winterdrive.com
for more information.
Visit coteendriver.com
for more information about your teen learning to drive.
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Advanced Placement Students
AP Exams will be held on May 6-16th in the morning at CMC, in Edwards.
Tuesday: May 6th AP Spanish
Wednesday: May 7th AP Calculus
Thursday: May 8th AP Lit
Friday: May 9th AP US
History/Art due
Monday: May 12th AP Biology
Tuesday: May 13th AP Environmental
Science
Wednesday: May 14th Language
Thursday: May 15th AP World
Friday: May 16th Human
Geography
Ms. Abbott will be
visiting AP classes to provide you with information on test dates and how to be
best prepared for the exams. ALL test fees need to be paid by March 10th.
If there is financial hardship, please contact Ms. Abbott. All requests are
kept confidential. Specific dates can be found at Guidance web page.
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Juniors! Juniors!
Juniors!
You should have met with your counselors to go over your
PSAT scores and talk about the college admissions process. Parents - if you
have not seen all the Beyond BMHS
materials ask your student! The information will also be posted on the BMHS
site under Guidance.
Counselors are more than willing to meet with parents and students! Call or
email us!
It is college test-taking season!
The SAT will be given on March 1st, May 3rd (Vail
Mountain School),
and June 7th (CMC in Edwards). Go to collegeboard.com to register.
The ACT will be given on April 12th (VMS), and
June 14th (BMHS). Visit actstudent.org to register.
The ACT (without Writing) college entrance test will be
given here at BMHS to all juniors on Wednesday
April 23rd in the morning. Students do not need to pay or register. BMHS
takes care of everything-just come prepared.
There is a one day RMASS ACT Prep course on Sunday March 16th,
12:30-6PM. The cost is $79. Bring a
check made out to RMASS to the guidance office to register or visit rmass.com.
On Sunday April 6th, the RMACAC College Fair is
being held from 1-4 PM in the Ritchie
Center at the University
of Denver. There will be over 150
colleges attending as well as breakout sessions open to the public. This is the
ONE
College Fair held in the spring in Colorado.
It is a good time for juniors to start shopping for schools. For more info
visit rmacac.org.
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE & GET
INVOLVED!
PTA is looking for a few good
volunteers/candidates for next year's BMHS PTA
officers as follows:
Co-President: Serve with Carri Tedstrom, the current president, who
will continue as co-president next year to aid with the transition.
Duties include organizing & planning the agenda for monthly meetings,
arranging for special guests to speak at meetings & chairing meetings .
Treasurer: Maintain
checkbook & preparing a budget report for each meeting.
Other officers (already
filled) include:
Vice President
Karin Barker
Secretary
Wendy Becker Committee chairpersons also needed as follows:
Membership Chair: Revise/update Membership form & envelopes for
registration packets & open house. Collect envelopes, give money to
treasurer & send report to State.
Accountability Co-Chair: Assist Kimberly Rowland on the
Accountability Committee for next year. She also needs a volunteer to
serve as secretary for this very important committee.
City Market "Value Card" Program Coordinator: Make copies of form
for registration packets, and send updated names & registration numbers to
City Market quarterly.
If you are looking for a
way to get involved, make a difference and have lots of fun doing it, please
email me today with your nomination for any of these vacant officer positions
or committee chairs. Poisson@vail.net
If you know someone else at
BMHS who is interested in filling one of these positions, please forward their nomination to me as
well.
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PTA News
Come and join us for the next PTA
meeting on Wed. Feb 6th at 8:30am
to hear the Principal's Report, Committee Reports, and the Student Council
Update. Jan Abbott, BMHS counselor, will be talking
about AP and Dual credit courses.
Please note changes in upcoming
PTA meeting times and dates:
Wednesday, March 5th
at 8:30am. Elections are on the agenda.
Wednesday, April 9th
at 6:00pm. Special evening meeting.
Thanks from the Hospitality
Committee to all who helped provide a hearty meal for our teachers the night of
Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Check out the updated
"Wall of Fame" in the cafeteria, specifically the one dedicated to
Rob Parish and Co! Special thanks to Beaver Framing for the discount and Carl
at Vail Sign for donating the brass plaque. We're running out of room to
display photo tributes to our amazing athletes!
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PTA FUNDS TEACHER REQUESTS
The goal of the PTA Grant
Committee is to educationally support as many students as possible through
teacher requests. Over the years the committee
strives for equality for all departments at BMHS. The following requests were funded this
school year:
Graphing Calculators
Camcorder
Spilled Ink
literary magazine
Training for Mentoring Program
Upfront magazine
Digital camera
Discipline books
Sign machine
VCR/DVD
recorder
Easel
CD player
Field Trips
Total funding came to over
$5,200.00. Thank you PTA
members and City Market for your support.
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Math Club
Battle Mountain Math Club meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays from 3:30
pm to 5:30 pm. The club creates
an environment for students to receive help with their math homework or prepare
for math exams. We will encourage
students who are strong in math to help their fellow students for
volunteer-hour credit. No commitment
necessary - students may show up whenever they choose and for however long they like. At least one of the many
talented math teachers at BMHS will be available as a resource.
This club will be held in Room 100, near the gym at BMHS.
Contact Daisy Matthews at daisy.matthews@eagleschools.net
or at her office phone (970) 328-7930 for further details. If you are interested in having your
student(s) participate in this after-school club, encourage them to seek out
Ms. Matthews before or after school.
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Support Darfur
This year, StuCo's community
service project supports the STAND organization (Students Against Genocide). Stuco
will host a Darfur Benefit Dinner soon (date and time TBD.) They will also sell T-Shirts to raise money
for Darfur. The
money will go to STAND, which supports victims of the
genocide. The T-Shirts (shown above)
will be sold for $15. If you would
like a T-Shirt, fill out a form at the front fffice at BMHS, or send Sage
Nelson an email with your name and size to svoliter@eagleschools.net. The
shirts are 100% cotton so they will shrink. Thank you for supporting Student Council, and more importantly, the
victims of the genocide in Darfur.
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Principal's Corner
It
is difficult to believe that we are already over halfway through the
school year. This is the time when teachers, administrators, students,
and parents are involved in evaluating our progress made in attaining
the achievement goals and a supportive learning environment. This
information, whether in the form of reports, grades, survey responses,
or authentic performance, is used to make adjustments for the remainder
of the school year and to plan for the succeeding year.
If you attended the January 28 Parent-Teacher conferences, you
received the Colorado School Accountability Report (SAR) for our
school. We are proud to report that Battle Mountain High School
improved from a previous "Average" rating for 2004-06 to a "High"
ranking for this past year. This puts BMHS in the top 33% of high
schools in the state based on the CSAP and ACT standardized
evaluations. An example of student progress, as measured by authentic
performance, is the recent state speech and debate meet in which 28
BMHS students qualified and competed, culminating in two Husky state
champions - Sean Pack and Aaron Szindler.
As a result of last year's student academic results, as well as
parent, student, and staff survey results on school performance, three
major areas are currently being emphasized and monitored: English
Language Learning, the ninth-grade educational services and transition,
and the relevance of our upper grade curriculum and scheduling. All
three of these areas are being reported, tracked, and discussed with
staff and the BMHS Accountability Committee. This group of parents
revised and administered the annual survey this past month, via a group
email to parents, resulting in 150 responses. In addition, a staff
committee is conducting research for the purpose of improving upon
"best practices" for ninth-grade instruction and services, including
eighth-to-ninth grade transition.
In supporting improvement of a school climate for learning, the BMHS
Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force was formed in response to the
November public forum. Comprised of school, athletic, law enforcement,
parent and community representatives,
the
task force is meeting this spring for the purpose of submitting a
proposal to revise the district policy regarding drug/alcohol offenses,
drug testing, and corresponding student assistance (counseling)
opportunities.
We appreciate your input and support in regard to these mid-year
improvement efforts. If you have immediate questions or concerns,
please do not wait to respond on surveys or as part of parent-teacher
conference events. Call or email us right away.
Brian Hester
Principal
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G.E.T. (Gifted Education Team) News
Jim Delisle, America's favorite gifted education expert, returns to our area in
early March. Parents, students, and
teachers can choose from several opportunities to learn from this exceptional
educator.
"Underachievement & the Quest for
Dignity" with Dr. James Delisle
Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6:30-8:30pm for parents & students
EagleCountyHealthServicesBuilding (Behind the Edwards Post Office)
Do
gifted kids do poorly on purpose? How much of their underachievement is
in response to the educational system not knowing what to do with them?
How can parents and kids work together to advocate for the necessary changes to
our local schools? In the meantime, what can we do to help the individual
gifted student who is underachieving? Dr. Jim Delisle is the author of
"When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers" and a leading expert in helping
kids find their path to self-advocacy & Gifted survival.
"Gifted Kids in Your Classroom: Strategies to
Engage & Motivate Learners" #EDU-700, for teachers, counselors & all
who work with gifted students.
ColoradoMountainCollege, Edwards Campus, Mar 4, 6:00-9:00pm - .3 CEU available
Of
all the kids in your classroom the ones who are most often misunderstood and
underserved are gifted students. In this
presentation you will learn about the intellectual and emotional
characteristics of gifted children and teens, with practical suggestions for
working with them effectively in your classroom.
BMHS gifted students are invited to a "Meeting of the Minds" session with Jim on Thursday March 6th. See Ms. Wilson for times & information.
SENG
Parents' Group forming in Eagle County, with Dr. Kathie Goulet
and Jane West, LPC
In 1981, SENG (Supporting Emotional
Needs of Gifted) established guidelines for SENG-Model Parent Support
Groups. In communities around the country, parents of gifted children are
invited to participate in a seven-week series to discuss the social and
emotional needs of their children, and the parenting issues related to those
needs. The emphasis is on positive aspects of parenting, avoiding power
struggles, and helping gifted children learn appropriate life skills while
enhancing the parent/child relationship and parent self esteem.
Scholarships are available through a
grant from ECSD for parents of gifted students who would like to participate,
but may not be able to afford the entire fee.
For cost & scheduling info:
Kathleen Goulet, Clinical Psychologist 970-
926-5377
For info about SENG visit sengifted.org.
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