
Hall's Corner
April 29, 2022
Dear BHS Families and Students
BHS Students and Families:
We only have 6 weeks of classes left! Grades from 3rd Quarter are now posted on the Parent Student Portal. Hard copies of report cards will also be mailed home by early next week.
End of year FINAL COURSE exams will take place from June 15 – June 23. A schedule will be forthcoming. Some courses may have in class course exams before June 15th. Teachers will notify their students. Please review the timeline of end of year events below. It has been two years since our last normal end of year schedule was followed. Please review for details on Springfest, exam week and logistics, the last day of classes, and more!
Seniors are preparing for Senior Ball and Juniors are preparing for Junior Prom.
Check out the Class of 2022 and Class of 2023 webpages for more details on SENIOR BALL and JUNIOR PROM
Be well,
Tom
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Testing Information
AP EXAMS
- May 2 - 17 Schedule
- Note, NO school or Exams 5/3
Regents and Local Final Exams
- June 15th – June 23rd
- Note, NO School or Exams 6/20 in observance of Juneteenth
Our district values input from families, and we need to hear from you!
In order to learn more about family experiences within Brighton, we are asking for your feedback via an online survey about school perceptions, engagement, and school environment. The survey data is collected by individual school buildings. Families can choose to take the survey multiple times for different school buildings or complete one survey for your oldest child in district.
All survey responses are confidential. No one within our district will see how you individually respond to the questions. A separate organization, Panorama Education, will manage all data collection to ensure confidentiality.
The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and will be an invaluable source of information for us as we work to make our school community as excellent as it can be. This summer, Building School Based Equity Teams will be reviewing data to support building equity goals and building plans for 2022-2023.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Panorama directly at support@panoramaed.com if you have any questions about the survey administration. We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses.
TOPICS COVERED IN TODAY'S HALL'S CORNER
Students in The News - So Much to Applaud, Check It Out!
In Counseling
· Junior Newsletter
· April Counseling Corner
· Counseling Groups
· BHS Jobs Board
· Summer Continuing Ed.
o Writing Your College Essay
o SAT Prep
Annual Brighton Clean Sweep
Blood Drive, May 14
Roatary club Pancake Day, May 21
VPA T-Shirts Available to Purchase
2022 Recognition Gala of the Brighton Schools Alumni Association/Brighton High School Alumni Hall of Fame
Bruinterview, What is it? Check out the Poster!
BHS Bookstore is now on Instagram
Mountain Bound Program, July 18* - July 22
Athletic News
Calendar of Future Events – Check this out!
- Open Campus Reminders
- Driving to School Reminders for Student Drivers
Rochester Peer Tutoring
FEV Tutoring Support
Safe Schools Helpline
STUDENTS IN THE NEWS; MAKING BHS PROUD!
JV MasterMinds Team Wins Division
The BHS brand new JV MasterMinds team won their division this year. They outplayed and outscored Sutherland, two Mendon teams, Victor, and Aquinas. Active members include Valentina Chamandy, Jayden Vogler, Jaden Donohue, Gil Poleshuck Kinel, Wyatt Richardson, Ben Remmel, Corban Vogler, Marlena Berger, and playing on both varsity and JV: Josh Monickaraj and Finnur Odsson-Cricco
BHS Varsity Masterminds Heads to Playoffs
BHS Mock Trial
The BHS Mock Trial teams faced off against each other at BHS on Wednesday. The mock trial was held in a BHS conference room, offering a chance for the BHS school community to observe.
The officers include Lily Fitzpatrick, Savni Gupta, Kristen Waltz, and Tia Narang.
Other active members include Hannah Connors, David Lusignan, Lakeisha Warner, Ella Harvey, Jayden Vogler, Ari Cator, Asha Temperly, Endi Guo, Ivy Berger, and Ben Remmel,
BHS AATG students win AATG Travel Scholarship
2004 Alum Ashley Van Vechten is in the news
Ashley Van Vechten named head coach of the U of R Women’s Soccer Team. Ashley was an incredible student athlete at BHS and excelled in several sports and academic areas. See article here.
IN COUNSELING
Junior Newsletter
April Counseling Corner
Counseling Groups are Back
BHS Jobs Board
Summer Continuing Education Classes Available
Class of 2O23 students: Register now for a summer class!
- Writing Your College Application Essay- This summer's enrichment class is designed to help students write the college essay, generate ideas for short answer questions and provide an overview of how to address the entire college application. Multiple one week session are offered trough RevTrak . Click here for more information.
- SAT Prep Class- Prepare for the May and June SAT test with a SAT Prep class. This prep class will help you become comfortable with your exam's format and style and provide tips for achieving your most successful outcome. You will practice the three sections of the exam, Reading, Writing & Language, and Math, and take at least one practice exam in class. Click here for more information.
Annual Brighton Clean Sweep; Saturday, May 7, 2022
BRIGHTON CLEAN SWEEP IS BACK!
The Annual Brighton Clean Sweep is Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 9 am to 11:30 am. Join other BHS faculty, students, staff, sports teams, clubs, and music groups in cleaning up trash on the BHS campus, fields, turf/stadium areas, and the TCMS campus. Special attention will be paid to CLEANING up the creek along BHS.
- Breakfast includes coffee, juice, bagels, and donuts!
- Breakfast and clean-up assignments at 9:00 AM
- Clean-up from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Click here and sign up yourself, your team, or your club!
American Red Cross Blood Drive, May 14
Pancake Day
Brighton Rotary Club’s 64th Annual Pancake Day will be an all-day event held on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church located at 1000 South Winton Road. Serving times will be from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, Seniors 65+ $8.00 and Children 3-11 $6.00. Please consider participating as The Brighton Rotary supports and sponsors many youth projects and programs in our community.
Support the arts at BCSD with a VPA T- shirt!
Show your proud support of the arts at BCSD! Order a Crazy Dog T shirt created for Brighton Visual and Performing Arts. Click this link to order a $5 Brighton Visual and Performing Arts t shirt:
https://crazydogpromo.com/brighton_music_2022/shop/home
The shop closes on 5/16.
Ticket Info for the 2022 Recognition Gala of the Brighton Schools Alumni Association/Brighton High School Alumni Hall of Fame
Tickets are now available for the 2022 Recognition Gala of the Brighton Schools Alumni Association/Brighton High School Alumni Hall of Fame, which will honor five new members of the hall of fame on June 3 at Monroe Golf Club. Classmates, neighbors, family and friends, former teachers, and staff are all welcome to attend.
This year’s inductees are:
The 2022 members of the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame represent stellar achievements in higher education, the arts, the law, philanthropy and communications.
John W. Clark, Jr., BHS’54, was a professor of electrical, computer and bioengineering who was instrumental in establishing one of the first U.S. university bioengineering departments and a leader and mentor in professional associations on the national and international levels.
Sharon Yates, BHS’60, is a nationally recognized painter and retired teacher of painting whose artwork has been in 18 solo exhibitions; 31 group exhibits; and the collections of universities, museums and law firms, and who has mentored and inspired students for decades.
Bruce T. Wallace, BHS’63, is president of a law firm and a litigation attorney for not-for-profit and charitable organizations and Native American townships/tribes; a lecturer on environmental law; and co-author of a law school textbook about environmental litigation and tactics.
Jack M. Ferraro, BHS’63, had a successful career in finance in the U.S. and abroad, and a lifelong commitment to philanthropy and volunteer leadership service in nonprofit organizations, with a special focus on educational institutions.
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, BHS’71, is a freelance writer/editor/proofreader/speaker who is known for crediting much of her professional success to her Brighton education, keeping classmates and other friends connected over many years, and participating actively in professional associations in publishing and philanthropic organizations in education and community service.
For tickets, go to: https://www.brightonalumni-rochester.org/bsaabhs-alumni-hall-of-fame
The BHS Bookstore is on Instagram!
BHS Bookstore is now on Instagram. Be sure to follow is at bhs.bookstore to keep up on the latest Bruin merchandise deals and discounts.
Every Monday morning, there will be a random trivia question ... the 1st 10 people to come into room 275 with the answer will receive outstanding discounts!
Mountain Bound, July 18th to July 22nd
The Brighton High School Mountain Bound program will be traveling up to the Adirondacks this summer for its annual five-day adventure, from July 18th* to July 22nd. This year’s program involves white water rafting, canoeing, hiking, swimming, stargazing, and some very exciting team building games. No prior camping experience is necessary, there are multiple levels of difficulty within each activity to challenge the first-time camper and the experienced hiker. If you are interested, would like more information, or have questions please contact Mr. Porta (jamie_porta@bcsd.org) for an information packet.
*Please note, the date had been incorrectly listed as July 8th in previous notices.
ATHLETICS
Check out this website for the most up to date athletic schedules
Follow Brighton Sports on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/BCSDSports
Calendar of Events
Driving to School Reminders – please review with your students
Rochester Peer Tutoring is looking for more tutors
Rochester Peer Tutoring's mission is to connect students to peers who can to provide struggling students with extra support.
If anyone has any questions or concerns, feel free to email us at rocpeertutor@gmail.com.
Co-founders, Delia Zhangfeng and Bhuvana Chimmiri.
FEV Tutoring Support for 3-12 grade students
This school year, Brighton has chosen to partner with FEV Tutor to provide you with free, school-sponsored, 1:1 online tutoring as a support. This virtual service will be available to students from 3pm-10pm daily and also on weekends as needed.
If you have any questions about this free virtual tutoring program, please contact FEV Tutor directly at: support@fevtutor.com or call 855-763-2607. FEV's Support Team is happy to answer any questions and work with you to create a personalized tutoring experience that best suits your learner!
Are you wondering how to help your child get started? Click this link to learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CQd96eSEuYLIhdszrn4AM18mpz4GKxCq/view
SAFESCHOOLS HELPLINE 1-800-418-6423 ext. 359
Examples of safety concerns that you may want to report anonymously include:
- potential acts or threats of violence
- weapons
- sexual harassment/abuse/assault
- bullying/cyber bullying
- concern for someone’s mental or emotional health and well-being
- concerns about suicide/students making concerning comments about hurting themselves
- drug or alcohol use/abuse
- theft
You may also submit an anonymous report through the Safe School website at www.safeschoolhelpline.com or via text by messaging 66746 and
then typing “TIPS” to begin the reporting process.