Hall's Corner

EMCC IS IN SESSION on October 3rd and 4th! Bussing will be available FROM BHS to EMCC and back. You need to have your own transportation, to and from home, to the BHS parking lot.

Schools will be closed to students on Friday, 10/11 for Superintendent's Conference Day &

Closed on Monday 10/14 in observance of Indigenous People's Day- See Below!

We just finished our 5th week of school! The 1st quarter ends on November 8th! SchoolTool Gradebooks have been updated. Please review your child’s grades in SchoolTool. If you have any questions about their progress, please speak to them and reach out to their teacher(s). Go to Brighton Central School District - Portal Page Home (bcsd.org)

to access the Parent Portal. Contact our main office at 242-5000, ext. 0 if you have any questions about accessing the portal.

Thanks!

Tom

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is one of Judaism’s holiest days. Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year,” the festival begins on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, which falls during September or October. Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of the world and marks the beginning of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance that culminates in the Yom Kippur holiday, also known as the Day of Atonement. The holiday is observed with a 25-hour fast and a special religious service. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two “High Holy Days” in the Jewish religion. Rosh Hashanah 2024 begins on Wednesday, October 2nd, and ends on the evening of Friday, October 4th, 2024. Yom Kippur 2024 begins on the evening of Friday, October 11 and ends on the evening of Saturday, October 12. Schools will be closed in Brighton on October 3rd and 4th, 2024.

School is closed on Monday, October 14 in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day (recognized)/Columbus Day. This day was first recognized in the early 1990s. Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the history and cultures of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Peoples refers to populations that are the original inhabitants of any given geographic region in the world. Recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day serves to disrupt and reframe the narrative surrounding Christopher Columbus’ 1492 arrival in the Americas, which resulted in the devastating loss of life, tradition, and land for Indigenous Peoples. This is a day to learn, to observe, to reflect, and to connect through story and creation. Check out the websites listed below with your children to learn more together.

• PBS: https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/NativeAmericanHeritage/
• Smithsonian: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/
• New York Public Library (sample picture books for Indigenous Peoples’ Day): https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/09/30/picture-books-indigenous-peoples-day

Join the PTSA Meeting with the Principal, October 23rd at Noon on Zoom. The meeting will be recorded and posted for those unable to view at that time.

Another year brings another flurry of changes regarding the SAT & ACT and how colleges look at scores. Find out everything you need to know about the tests, why they matter, and what you should do about them in our annual seminar with Mike Bergin of Chariot Learning. Yes, we'll discuss upcoming changes to the ACT!

Join Jerome St. Croix, Director of Financial Aid Compliance at

Monroe Community College. He will provide an in-depth session

reviewing the cost of college, the types and sources of financial

aid, how and when to apply for aid, explaining the Free

Application Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and NYS TAP

Applications and wil l provide strategies and tools to help

support you through this process.

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Senior newsletter 10/2: https://secure.smore.com/n/pq2nb

• College Rep Visits have begun. Visit the Web to see the weekly updates. https://bhs.bcsd.org/46742_3
• SUNY FREE APPLICATION WEEK is October 23-November 3

Hey Brighton!

Are you interested in hosting our French intern for just a few months?

We still have a need for more host families for our French intern from Jan-June. Our interns have been part of the Brighton community for over 30 years, and we are looking for enthusiastic host families that want to share their culture, traditions and make an international connection. If you are interested in hosting Emmy, please reach out to Laura Hernandez as soon as possible.

Graduation will be held on the Turf Field on June 24, 2025 at 7 p.m., with a rain date June 25, 2025. Graduation rehearsal will be at 10 a.m. on the day of graduation.

PTSA 2024-2025 Calendars are now available to purchase at R's Market, 2294 Monroe Ave. and at the following events:

· The Senior Panorama is scheduled for 11:20 on Monday, November 18th, in the Main Gym.

· Absentee/Retake: Thursday October 17 (a different code will be provided for this event at a later date)

Please be sure to call the Inter-State Studio Office at 585-310-7781 or email jamie.dauria@inter- state.com for any questions in regard to this information.

Website: https://inter-state.com/order Order Code: 89120QA

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.