Hall's Corner

Parents did you know...

parents can email the attendance office instead of calling! As an alternative to calling, email your name, the students name, grade, reason for absence, and student ID number if you know it. Email can be used for absences or early/late arrival due to appointments.

Email Brighton_HSAttendance@bcsd.org

Brighton Believes 2025 is coming!

On Wednesday, March 12, all Brighton students will participate in Brighton Believes Day. This is a day of service that provides opportunities to demonstrate the Brighton Believes qualities and provide an opportunity K-12 to practice caring and our collective responsibility to help others.

Donation Drive for Brighton Believes

Large collection bins will be in the Front Foyer from March 3rd through March 13th to collect donations for the Open Door Mission, the Brighton Food Cupboard, the Center for Youth, the Rochester Education Foundation, and Bivona Child Advocacy Center.

Items Requested for Donations for the Food Drive:

Peanut Butter containers

Jelly containers

Pasta

Pasta Sauce

Cans of Soup

Cans of Vegetables

Mac & Cheese Boxes

Items Requested for Donations for the Book Drive:

Primary/elementary age books

Young adult/teen books

Items Requested for Donations for Bivona:

Children's books

Stuffed animals

Individually wrapped snacks (pretzels, goldfish, NO PEANUTS please)

Juice boxes

Feminine Pads

Tampons

Thanks!

Tom Hall

Ramadan Mubarak! We wish everyone celebrating and observing Ramadan a peaceful, healthy, and reflective month. Ramadan is a month-long period of prayer, fasting, and charity for our Muslim students, families, and staff. This year, Ramadan will be observed from February 28 – March 29.

For more information on Ramadan, please see the following links:

What You Need to Know About Ramadan

What Is Ramadan? Fasting, Dates, History, and More (learnreligions.com)

As we enter the month of March, we have the wonderful opportunity to celebrate Women’s History Month. This month serves as a time to honor the contributions, achievements, and legacies of women throughout history and in our present day. Women's History Month originated from Women's History Week, which was first established in 1981 by Congress. In 1987, this week was expanded to a month-long celebration, officially recognizing the vital role women have played in shaping our society, culture, and world. Here in the Brighton Central School District, we are committed to fostering an environment of inclusivity and appreciation for all individuals. It is important for our students to learn about and recognize the accomplishments of women from diverse backgrounds and fields.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, check out some local events and learning opportunities:

1. The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in Rochester, New York, features the National Historic Landmark home of the legendary civil rights leader, and the site of her famous arrest for voting in 1872. This home was the headquarters of the National American Woman Suffrage Association when she was its president. This is also where she died in 1906 at age 86, following her “Failure is Impossible” speech in Baltimore. The Anthony Museum offers guided tours of the Susan B. Anthony House six days a week, from 11 am- 5pm.
2. Rochester Museum and Science Center International Women’s Day Celebration. Celebrate Women’s HERStory! Learn about Rochester’s Changemakers, explore hands-on activities, and meet inspiring female scientists.
3. PBS kids video on Women’s History that celebrates women all around the world.
4. Online exhibit at the Smithsonian called Becoming Visible: Bringing American Women’s History into Focus. Explore five women's stories and learn what you can do to continue to celebrate women.

A team of teachers, administrators and parents are working together to gather feedback on Health Class programming in Brighton. Your answers will help to provide feedback that can be used to support continued improvements in Health classes districtwide. Please take a few minutes to share your feedback with the team via this survey.

Several Brighton Central School District were selected to participate in the 2024-25 Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Of the 83 orchestra members, 12 come from Brighton.

They are Brighton High School students Charles Chang (violin), Evan Hoefen (violin), Zach Johnson (French horn), Raeha Khazanchi (flute), Oscar Libman-Lee (percussion), Frances Lovett (bassoon), John Luger (viola), Isabella Mamo (viola), Daniella Miller (clarinet), Benji Watson (French horn), and Nathaniel Ying (trumpet), and Twelve Corners Middle School student Lily McGowan (violin).

Since 1970, the RPYO has offered our community’s most advanced young musician’s orchestral experiences of the highest order. In February, the RPYO embarked on a week-long tour, beginning with a performance at the iconic Boston Symphony Hall, followed by a concert at the beautiful Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste in downtown Montreal.

The 10th annual BHS-Say Yes to the Dress event helped Brighton High School students find free prom attire in February. Over 100 students took home a suit or dress and even more took home other items (casual clothing, shoes, purses, ties, socks, and jewelry). There was no charge for any of the available items.

Brighton High School and Brighton Your Wardrobe collaborated on the event. Prom attire came in from Brighton Your Wardrobe’s community donation drive. Volunteers helped students make selections. If alterations were needed, three volunteer seamstresses were on site to make the necessary adjustments and had them ready for the students by the end of the school day. Thank you to everyone who helped make the event a great success, including our community partners Leary’s Cleaners and Incognito Menswear and Tux Shop. We look forward to next year's event and will continue to accept prom clothing donations in the lobby of Central Office.

Brighton teams honor their Seniors during special Senior Nights

• Brighton High School alumnus and current Rochester City Court Judge, Van White! Shared his perspective on finding a sense of belonging in a world that can sometimes feel divided.

As part of our commitment to your child’s online safety, our school has partnered with Qustodio, the world’s leading provider of online safety solutions. As devices play an increasing role in children’s education it is crucial that we put safeguards in place. Your child already benefits from internet filtering technology which blocks inappropriate web content on their school-owned device while at school. We are going one step further and granting every parent a free Qustodio Parental App account. Qustodio will give you important insights into your child’s online activity on their school device.

A representative from Linewize will be presenting this app at our next PTSA meeting and explaining how parents can use this to have greater control over the school-issued device at home and two other personal devices.

TEAMS LINK - Dr. Hall's Microsoft Teams Meeting Link

The presentation will be by Dr. Heatly and be done virtually from 6:30 - 7:30 on March 6

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Brighton High School parents and their 14- to 17-year-old students (one parent and student per family) are invited to participate in a University of Rochester Psychology Department research project focusing on how parents of teenagers can best keep track of their teenagers’ school and out of school activities. Participating families will be asked to complete a 10-minute online survey; as a thank-you, they will be eligible to receive a $10 Amazon gift card. For more information and to sign up, use the QR code below or visit https://www.sas.rochester.edu/psy/research/teenstudy2/schools.html

Juniors and freshman students will see Seminar on their schedules for spring. Seminar will not start until March; until that time the period is considered a free.

*** NEW - Junior Seminar will begin on 2/28 and conclude on 5/5.

Freshman Seminar will begin on 3/11and conclude on 4/11.

Senior newsletter 12/13/24, https://secure.smore.com/n/cweh4. Only one MCC Instant Decision Day left!

• College Rep Visits have begun. Visit the Web to see the weekly updates. https://bhs.bcsd.org/46742_3

https://secure.smore.com/n/zrwqa

Please see email below and the attached flyer to learn more about a lifeguard training program through YMCA. Reach out to Meg Miller if you have any questions.

Our fall athletics season newsletter is now available. The link to it is below. This is a great resource; enjoy!

https://bcsd.org/121412_2

Go Bruins!

Girls on the Run of Greater Rochester needs volunteers to help us with our upcoming 5K!

In the spring and fall every year, our trained volunteer coaches facilitate lessons that blend physical activity with life skill development for girls 3rd-8th grade.
Each season culminates with a celebratory 5K. This closing event gives program participants of all abilities a tangible sense of confidence through accomplishment.

GOTR Greater Rochester 5K
Date: Friday May 30. Run starts at 7:00pm.Volunteer commitment is 5:00-8:30 pm
Location: Monroe Community College- 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Rochester NY 14623

We need volunteers for the following activities to ensure our event is a success: Photographers, Course Marshals, Water Stations, Finish Line Attendants, Star Power Hour activity stations such as shirt signing, photo booth, face painting, temporary tattoos, and more!

For more information, contact: Debbie Smith-Community Outreach & Volunteer Engagement Specialist
debra.smith@girlsontherun.org or visit www.gotrrochester.org

THANK YOU for your consideration! Interested students can simply email me until we get our registration link up on the website. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

With gratitude,

Debbie Smith

Community Outreach & Volunteer Engagement Specialist

Girls on the Run of Greater Rochester

1595 Moseley Rd. Victor, NY 14564

(P) 585-662-5980

https://www.gotrrochester.org/

ATTENTION BHS Families and Students Some LOCAL EXAMS have been added!

Please get the dates on your calendars!

2025 JUNE EXAM SCHEDULE

SAVE THE DATES for FINAL EXAMS

June 11 & June 17 – June 25

Students with scheduled exams are expected to be there for ALL EXAMS!

Click here for names and contact information.

can be found on the BHS Website

We would like to remind you that the link to access School Tool/Parent Portal has changed, and is now: https://monroeoneric01.schooltool.com/BCSD

For some of you who may have had the old web address bookmarked or saved to your password "keychain" on your devices, you may need to log into School Tool via this new weblink and reset SchoolTool in your devices or bookmarks/favorites to this new web address.

If you have forgotten your password, there is a password reset link right on the new login page.

The back to school summer mailing and resources can be found on the BCSD Website at Summer Mailing / BHS Summer Mailing (bcsd.org)

Course Supply List - please see Resources at the bottom of this Hall's Corner to see a printable PDF.

Military Opt- Out, Photo Opt -Out, Supplies List, OTC Forms, etc. Click Here.