BCHS Jag PRIDE Newsletter

Mrs. Sutton

Principal

At BCHS we use "Be Classy" cards to recognize students for demonstrating positive BC PRIDE behaviors on campus: being prepared, being respectful, having integrity, being disciplined, and ensuring everyone is united!

When a staff member sees a student following the monthly goal OR a student who is going above and beyond, the staff member can give the student a "Be Classy" card to recognize their positive behavior. Students then fill it out and put it in the box in the student lobby by Ms. Susie's desk.

March GOAL: BCHS Students will get to class on time and reduce the amount of tardies for the month of March.

February Winners

BCHS hosted the 6th annual Wish Week to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation February 26-March 1! Jaguars came together once again to raise an incredible $10,000 to make our Wish Kid's wish of going to Hawaii come true! To celebrate, Student Government coordinated a full week of dress up days, student-staff basketball, dodgeball, a food truck night, an incredible assembly, and a Friday night carnival. It was so much fun and supported an amazing cause. In the last 6 years, BCHS has raised $60,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Incredible!

In early February, BCHS hosted the Region Academic Decathlon Tournament. About 200 competitors from around the region came to BC, and we heard nothing but compliments for the coordination of the event. A huge congratulations and thank you goes to our Dean of Students, Mrs. Woods for coordinating this huge event! And she couldn’t have done it without help from Assistant Principal, Ms. Behrens, and many staff members and students to make it all happen. Thank you all for supporting this wonderful event and making BC shine!

And BCHS also competed at the Aca Deca competition and came away with phenomenal results! Individual awards went to Hannah Logan took Silver in Essay and Bronze in Speech, Madeline Baird took Bronze in Economics, Leah Maloney took Gold in Music and Gold in Economics, Zach Allen took Silver in LangLit, Gold in Math, Silver in Economics, Silver in SoSci, and took Silver overall! Jack Florez took Silver in Music. Nicolas Solla took Gold in LangLit, Gold in Music, Gold in Science, Gold in Art, Silver in Math, Gold in Economics, Gold in SocSci, and took Gold overall! Our team then came aways with a huge trophy for taking first place in the region! Congratulations Aca Deca, and to your teachers Mrs. Erickson and Mr. Erickson .

Over Spring Break the BC Academic Decathlon competed at their State Competition and came in at the top 10, in 10th place out of 40 teams. Individual medal winners were Nicholas Solla with gold medals in music, art, and economics, a bronze medal in science and a gold medal for being the top scorer in his division. Zach Allen won a gold medal in Economics. Congratulations to the entire team for a fantastic season!

Boys Soccer:

Made it to Playoffs for the first time in a long time and had a winning season record! They got second in Region!

Offensive Player of the Year: Danny Pascanu

1st Team Forward: Cole Marchese

1st Team Defender: Jayden Kreger

2nd Team Forward: Brayden Alvarez

2nd Team Mid: Jackson Gayten

2nd Team Defense: Nick Tsau

Honorable Mention: Josue, Benavides, Sam Eby, Cole Conaca, Michael Kouvelas, Lukas McAuley

Girls Soccer: Made it to Playoffs for the 3rd year in a row and played in a more competitive tournament this season!

1st team all region Defender: Peyton Loscalzo

1st Team all region Mid: Kaylee Muniz

1st Team all region Forward: Sophie Williams

2nd Team Defender: Taylee Harbeck

2nd Team Forward: Xaida Ford

Honorable Mention: Bijou Holmes, Avery McCabe, Alaina

Wrestling: Girls wrestling had the first time ever section champ, qualified all their girls for state and had 2 state placers! Boys Wrestling Qualified 11 wrestlers and 2 placers, one being a State Champ Runner Up!

Sections:

Alex Ortiz 2nd

Gavin Phillips, Hayden Goldsmith, Tommy Lundberg, Nate Brady, Ike Jone – 4th place

Maya Mitchell, Natasha Kasprowicz 2nd @ sections

Alessia Romeo, Emma Corely, Katelynn Careaway – 3rd @ Sections

Sophia Davidson 1st @ Sections

State:

Dax Monestime – Section Champ and 2nd in state!

Natasha K 3rd in State and Emma Corely 4th in State

Girls Basketball: Played in 2 tournaments this year and beat their own team goal for wins.

Honorable Mention: Kyleigha Ognstad and Emma Williams

Boys Basketball: Made an amazing run this post season, they made it the final 4, 3 years in a row and won REGION this year, the first time in a very long time.

Region Player of the year: Andrew Bhesania

First Team: Rowan McKenzie

Second Team: Landon Brewer

Honorable Mention: Mick Riordan, Matt Delgado, Jackson Auditya

Varsity Spirit line: Cheer and Pom both qualified for State and Nationals. Cheer got 4th place @ Nationals Advanced Show Cheer. Pom competed in Jazz and pom @ Nationals.

Congratulations Winter Sports!

Save the Date!!

BCHS Physical day coming Saturday, May 11th 8am-12pm - for all high school and middle school students! $30!

Mark your calendars, more info to come!

We are using GOFAN for all home events!

Types of ticketing available

1. Single game tickets on GOFAN - https://gofan.co/app/school/AZ12766

2. Boulder Creek Student pass, online or in the bookstore for $30. Please add the athletic pass symbol to your students I.D. by having it re-printed at the Bookstore, prior to an event.

3. Family pass punch cards, $60 at the bookstore only. 20 punches per card, can use 1 or 20 punches at each event.

4. There are NO backpacks or water bottles allowed into any BCHS event. please plan accordingly.

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On Thursday, April 4th, all Freshman and Junior students will arrive at the campus at the normal time (7:30 AM) for state testing. Sophomores and Seniors will log into Canvas to complete assignments.

• The Freshmen Cohort will take the ACT Aspire assessment in Reading, English, Mathematics, Science, and Writing.
• AzSCI assessment will be administered to the Juniors, which will assess the Science standards for the grade level as well as the two grade levels prior.

On Tuesday, April 9, the Juniors will arrive at campus at the regular time, 7:30 AM. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors will log onto Canvas to complete their assignments.

• The Juniors will take the ACT assessment in Reading, English, Mathematics, Science and Writing. ACT Frequently Asked Questions.

The ACT assessment provides students, teachers, and parents with information about a student's aptitude in English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing. The AzSCI assessment measures students' mastery of the standards in Science. It is important that students perform their best on these assessments to accurately assess their academic progress. In order to motivate students to put forth a strong effort, students are eligible to positively impact their semester grades in courses aligned to the ACT and AzSCI assessments. The grade enhancement policy provides an incentive for students to do well on the tests, as well as in their course of study in preparation for the assessments.

Eleventh grade students who perform at a proficient level on the Math section of the ACT state assessment may have each semester of their course grades raised one grade level up to a "B" or "3" in the math courses listed below. Eleventh grade students who perform at a highly proficient level on the Math section of the ACT state assessment may have each semester of their course grades raised one grade level up to an "A" or "4" in the following math courses.

• Geometry 1-2
• Geometry 1-2 H
• Algebra 3-4
• Algebra 3-4 H
• Algebra Applications

Eleventh grade students who perform at a proficient level on the English, Reading, and Writing sections combined of the ACT state assessment may have each semester of their ELA course grades raised one grade level up to a "B" or "3" in the courses listed below. Eleventh grade students who perform at a highly proficient level on the English, Reading, and Writing sections combined of the ACT state assessment may have each semester of their ELA course grades raised one grade level up to an "A" or "4" in the following courses.

• ELA 3-4
• ELA 3-4 H
• ELA 5-6
• IB ELA 5-6
• AP Language and Composition
• Junior level ELA dual enrollment courses

Eleventh grade students who perform at a proficient level on the AzSCI state assessment may have each semester of their science course grades raised one grade level up to a "B" or "3" in the courses listed below. Eleventh grade students who perform at a highly proficient level on the AzSCI state assessment may have each semester of their science course grades raised one grade level up to an "A" or "4" in the following math courses.

• Biology
• Biology H
• Chemistry
• Chemistry H
• Earth Science
• Earth Science H
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Science H

Special Notes:

• Only grades for courses taken with DVUSD can be enhanced.
• Only grades earned during the or prior to the testing year can be enhanced.
• No grade can be enhanced multiple times.
• No grade will be lowered due to poor performance on the ACT or AzSCI assessments.
• For dual enrollment courses, only the high grade will be enhanced. The college grade will remain the same on the college transcript.

BC Bands had an incredible concert with songs that correlated with Disney film clips. It was such an entertaining evening! The Jags also hosted shows with our feeder schools! Band went on to perform at the Area Concert Festival and came away with two Superior with Distinction! Congratulations, Band!

Congratulations to our students that worked hard to choreograph and perform incredible dances for our annual Student Choreography Showcase! It was a phenomenal night of student art and talent!

Congratulations to BC Choirs on a wonderful concert the week before break. And congratulations to Leah Caraway and Brandon Thompson for conducting a choir to work toward their Arizona Arts Seal!

And another huge celebration for BC Choirs! The Jags traveled over Spring Break to Orlando for competition and came back with a mountain of awards– literally! Broadway Bound Grand Champions-open division, best vocals, best show; heart & soul Grand Champions-open division, best vocals, best show; Honor Choir Grand Champions-concert choir, best vocals, best show; Bella Voce - 1st runners up- concert choir division; Broadway bound performed in finals and finished 4th runner up.. Absolutely amazing! Congratulations choirs, and to your director, Mr. Douglas!

Mr. Rice's Law in Society class had to solve and try a challenging case with clues in the crime scene and from witnesses at BCHS. Mr. Rice and his wife work hard to create amazingly detailed props where students can investigate and properly follow legal steps to bring a complex investigation to justice. Students in Law in Society have fun while learning through these detailed experiences.

BC Teachers are continuing their learning to better support our gifted learners. Twelve staff members attended the state gifted conference and learned so much! A huge thank you to our teachers for your continued learning and growth!

We are so grateful for our Parent Association. In February, our Parent Association provided staff goodies to celebrate Valentine's Day! Thank you so much, BCHS PA!

Our Parent Association is always looking for membership to do amazing things for our students and staff! Please reach out to Beverly Jones about supporting BCHS through our Parent Association! bcjagparents@gmail.com

BC Jaguar PRIDE means that our Jaguars are Prepared, Respectful, have Integrity, are Disciplined, and show that Everyone is united! To ensure a safe, focused, and positive learning environment, we PRIDE expectations with students on Thursday in second period.

• This includes our expectation that students keep their cellphones on silent mode in their backpack so students can properly engage in learning.
• Students should be prepared with a fully charged iPad each day and any other items required for class to help with their success.
• It is also critical that students are in class and on time to be present for learning which is critical for their success.
• We also expect our students to be respectful of classrooms, school and personal property each and every day.

Please review our BCHS PRIDE expectations in our Student/Parent Handbook . Taking time to show Jaguar PRIDE is important as we work toward our mission of providing “a safe learning environment with rigorous academic opportunities for all students to graduate as productive, responsible, and contributing citizens!”

Certified Employee of the Month: Justin Collard, Physical Education Teacher

Classified Employee of the Month: Lydia Figuroa, Plant Foreman

Thank you for making BCHS AMAZING! #JagPride

On January 31st and February 1st, seniors met with Mrs. Meyer, DVUSD Graduation Coordinator, and Mrs. Sutton regarding their upcoming graduation ceremony. Mrs. Meyer provided each student a copy of the graduation countdown that provides dates and other information to be aware of as we get closer to May 17th. Mrs. Sutton reminded seniors to focus on their grades to ensure they earn their credits so they can walk at graduation. She also reminded them that following Jaguar PRIDE behavior expectations and making responsible choices are critical. For our seniors, disciplinary infractions could affect their ability to walk in the ceremony, so we have set high expectations for demonstrating exceptional Jaguar PRIDE. Seniors were also given information on how to audition for the senior speech and songs for the ceremony. Time is certainly flying, and the Class of 2024 will be ready to cross that stage before we know it! You've got this, Jags!

Click on the photo below to access the graduation countdown and conduct letter. Also, if you haven't ordered your graduate's cap and gown, please see the picture below for information for Jostens. All graduations must have a BC red cap and gown.

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