April 12, 2024

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• 4/18: SAT Testing Day Juniors / PSAT Sophomores Asynchronous day 9 & 12 grades
• 4/18 MP 4 Closes
• 4/18-20: Spring Experimental Play
  
• 4/25-27: Spring Play 12 Angry Jurors
  
• 5/6-5/17: AP Testing
• 5/6: Scholarship Night
  
• 5/7: Spring Choir Concert
  
• 5/13: PTO Meeting at District Office**
• 5/15: Decision Day Celebration
  
• 5/17: Seniors Last Day Spurs Eligible
• 5/17: Senior Checkout
• 5/18: Prom
  
• 5/20-21: Elementary School Walks
• 5/21: Senior Celebration Boat Cruise
• 5/22 Innovation Showcase
• 5/22: Barrington Education Foundation Incubator Pitch Night
• 5/23: Class of 2024 Graduation
  
• 5/27: Memorial Day - No School
• 5/28: Last Day of School - Tentative
• 6/3: Summer School Session 1 Begins
  

** Denotes newly added events to the calendar

BHS Prom 2024

Tickets for Prom 2024, "Vogue," are now on sale! Prom will be held on Saturday, May 18th from 6:30 - 11:00 pm at the Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca. All BHS Juniors and Seniors are invited to attend along with one guest. Guests from other schools must complete the Guest Permission Form linked here and submit the form to the BHS Activities Office. Early ticketing is open from April 12-26 for $85 each and increases to $90 each thereafter. All tickets must be purchased by May 3rd. Click here to buy tickets!

https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=d220&rd=1

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Barrington High School will be conducting our REQUIRED State assessments on Tuesday April 9th and Thursday April 18th, 2024. Please review this information carefully. These assessments impact our Illinois School Report Card and can open post high school opportunities for students based on their test scores.

April is Autism Acceptance Month, formerly known as Autism Awareness Month. Autism Acceptance Month is meant to highlight the issues affecting people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families, educate the public on support services, and celebrate and destigmatize the perspectives of those living with ASD.¹

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 36 children in the United States had been identified as having ASD as of April 2023.² Given the prevalence of ASD, encouraging education, providing resources, and working to remove the stigma of autism becomes all the more important.

As it has been for the last several years, the theme for Autism Acceptance Month 2024 is “Celebrate Differences.” This theme was created to promote acceptance and provide connections to necessary support and resources.

APRIL 8 PTO MEETING BRONCO ROUND-UP:

· Senior Decision Day will be May 15th!

· End-of-year student action items for each grade, from the Counseling Department:
* Seniors: Need to complete the FAFSA (or opt-out form) and the Exit Survey (coming soon) in order to graduate. Last finals for seniors will be on 5/20 and 5/21 for students who don’t qualify for SPURS (waiver criteria for finals.)
* Juniors: Should have scheduled 1-on-1 post-graduation meetings with counselors by now. If not, complete Naviance form and make appointment ASAP!
* FOR MORE INFO FROM THE MEETING: go to the BHS PTO page for the meeting minutes and/or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

· NEXT PTO MEETING IS MONDAY, MAY 13, 9:15am ~ LOCATION CHANGE!
The PTO meeting will be held in the District 220 Admin Offices, across the street from the high school.

BUSY FINAL WEEKS OF SCHOOL AHEAD!

There will be lots of opportunities to volunteer and donate funds over the next few weeks, starting off with:

SNACKS FOR STUDENTS TAKING AP EXAMS

Students taking AP Exams are not allowed access to their backpacks, and if they are taking multiple tests or have an accommodation, that can mean several hours without anything to eat or drink. For the past several years, the PTO has covered that gap by handing out snacks and water. If you’d like to help out, VOLUNTEER HERE

Can’t volunteer during the day but would like to pitch in so kiddos aren’t hungry while taking AP Exams? Funds DONATED HERE are used only for AP Exam snacks.

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The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority and we commit to offering a safe

and secure educational environment. Barrington 220 is now partnering with an Illinois school safety helpline aimed at providing students a place to report information that might prevent bullying, suicide, and campus violence. Safe2Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It allows students to confidentially share school safety issues via a mobile app, text, email, or phone call. You will notice that the "See Something, Say Something" button on our district and school website now links directly to the Safe2Help contact page. We are asking that all students, parents, staff, and community members now use this platform to report safety concerns. In the case of an emergency, call 911.

Website: https://bhs.barrington220.org/
Location: 616 W Main St, Barrington, IL, USA
Phone: 847-381-1400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BHS220/
Twitter: @BarringtonHS220