BHS Student Update
February 11th, 2024
June 2nd , 2024
Hello BHS Students and Families,
First, a huge congratulations to the Class of 2024! What a beautiful graduation day and ceremony
See below for pictures and excerpts from the ceremony
Next, I would like to extend my congratulations and welcome to the new BHS Principal, Jason Conetta! As most of you know, Mr. Conetta is currently the principal at BIS and we look forward to a smooth transition as he moves into the BHS position.
Lastly, this week students in some 9th and 10th grade will be taking the Science MCAS on June 4th and June 5th. Please make sure to get a goods night sleep, eat a healthy breakfast and believe, as we do, that you will do great.
Please see below for many more updates
Athletics
5 Good Things
The Girls Golf Team will compete in the State Championship tomorrow in South Hadley. The Girls qualified by getting second in the South Sectionals. Congratulations and good luck to Ryley King, Bria Uhlman, Alexa Garthee, Megan Garthee, Delaney Lagergren and Haley LaFrance!
The sailing team competed in the Cape and Islands Girls Sailing Championship this past week. Barnstable was represented by Camrynn Johnson ‘25 (skipper and crew), Mena Collins ‘28 (skipper), Eleanor Bullock ‘28 (crew). We competed against 10 other schools. The team started out with a tough start but battled back with the best racing of the season to tie 5th with Old Rochester and only a few points away from fourth. Picture below of the last competition of the season- despite the rainy weather, the RedHawks won against Sturgis.
The Boys Volleyball Team’s season ended on Friday against an undefeated New Bedford team. This was for the first round of the MIAA State Tournament. The boys lost the match 3-1; however, all of the sets were incredibly close. The team should be proud of their season and handled themselves very well in front of a very loud and disruptive New Bedford crowd.
The Boys Tennis team lost to BC High in the first round of the state tournament on Friday. The season was not the easiest with many cancellations and tough competition. Thank you to the seniors for leading the team and setting us up for a lot of success next year and beyond.
Sladen Johnson was voted the MVP of the Cape and Islands League for baseball. In total, the Redhawks had 6 all stars voted by the coaches in the league. The Redhawks went undefeated in the league and capture their first league championship in a number of years. The team hosted Weymouth for the opening round of the state tournament today.
Fall Sports Night
Hard to believe that we are already thinking about the fall. Fall sports night will be on June 6th at 5 pm in the main cafeteria. The event will be an opportunity for you to meet the coaches and get ready for the season.
You will be able to sign up through FamilyID later this week. Even if you are not signed up for a fall sport, you can still come to Fall Sports Night to meet your coaches and learn important information for the fall season.
Athletic Updates
Social Media-Remember to follow the Athletics department on both X and Instagram for up to date scores, the Week Ahead and game day information.
Team scores- find them here- Arbiter, just select the team you would like to find out about.
Fan Behavior-There have been some questions about what RedHawk fans can/cannot say during the games. The MIAA does not allow for fans to use any foul language, target any one player (by name or number) or any other cheers that could be deemed hurtful. As a school, we want to represent Barnstable in the best way possible. The rule that our community should look at is: Be Loud, Be Disruptive but do not be Disrespectful. If you follow this rule, then you are doing exactly what we ask of anyone wanting to watch our athletes participate and see their hard work pay off. .
B2B
Barnstable High News Seniors put together one last show for their last day. The episode includes senior interviews, a documentary about BHS Alumni Kevin Houston, a walk down memory lane, and a senior music video.
Biology Tutoring- Last Session
The last after school tutoring session for the upcoming Biology MCAS (happening on June 4th and 5th) will be tomorrow (Monday, 6/3), starting at 2:05, in room 1503. Hope to you see there!
Current 10th grade students can go to the Jr/Sr Cafeteria for the rest of the year
Cafeteria
Current 10th grade students can officially start going to the Jr/Sr cafeteria starting tomorrow
Class Information and Elections
Please check your class google classrooms for elections information.
Elections are happening this week!
Below are Google Classroom Codes for each grade run by your class advisors. All students should join their grades class in order to get updates on events, meetings and plans the classes are making. Parents/Families are invited to join as well to have an idea of what is happening
Google Classroom Codes
8th Grade: Class of 2028 jueqsth
9th Grade: Class of 2027 j467ynw
10th Grade:Class of 2026 yrbyh36
11th Grade: Class of 2025 ui7euo3
12th Grade: Class of 2024 qdh65ui
Clubs
This will be the last week of late buses- M- Th. We hope students have had a great time getting involved with the many different clubs offered. We hope next year you will try out something new!
Daily Bulletin
Here is a link to the Daily Bulletin for regularly updated information on what is going on at BHS.
Enrollment at BHS
There have been questions over the year on what constitutes a full time student at BHS as well as how dual enrollment courses ( courses taken for both college and high school credit) fit into being a full time student at BHS. We have developed the guidelines below to provide clarity. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to your students guidance counselor, Associate Principal or Ms. Freedman
Graduation 2024
What a gorgeous day we had for graduation. Here are a few excerpts from some of the speeches and below are some photos of the seniors big day. A huge thank you to our singers and musicians for making graduation so special. More pictures to come
" I remind us to have gratitude because although today is a celebration of our accomplishments it is also a celebration of the families who have sacrificed their Thursday nights working on projects that are due the next morning, a celebration of the teachers who strive everyday so that we, their students, can reach our potential, and further, a celebration of the coaches and extracurricular mentors who take time away from their own lives to help us excel."
"Even though we are all so different and unique, immigrants have become part of the American society. While fathers and mothers move mountains for their children, ours moved entire countries for us, we will be eternally grateful for such a demonstration of love. Among us, this cultural mix only adds to the student body. We learned to cheer at the special homecoming football game, just as our American friends enjoy Brazilian music at school events, our chocolate balls and our cheese breads. Together we are happier and stronger."
"Growing up I went to a bunch of Barnstable High School sporting events like hockey, football, volleyball or my brother's lacrosse games. Looking back at those football and lacrosse games I always remembered walking by the Red Raider statue at the entrance of the turf. Our Freshman year when we made the change to become redhawks the red raider statue was understandably taken down.
Our class gift is going to be a Redhawk statue to go exactly wearing the old statue once was.
Hopefully this statue will provide memories for years to come like the Raider statue once did for me. "
"As you prepare to step out into a world that often feels complex and polarized, I want to remind you of the incredible power that you hold. Your commitment to growth, openness, empowerment, compassion, and connection are not just values to uphold; they are tools for change and transformation."
Congratulations Seniors! The future looks bright because of you
Honor Roll and RedHawk Recognition Celebration
Students who made honor roll in the 3rd quarter and students who were recognized for modeling our core values through the RedHawk Recognition program enjoyed a cookout during lunch and a field day last block of the day. Keep up the great work and we hope to see all of our students celebrating in the future. A special shout out to Pam Regan and Mia Crawley for being such great sports in the dunk tank!
Insight- BHS Student Newspaper
To stay up-to-date on news each week, visit bhsinsight.com and follow on Instagram @bhsinsight. Interested in seeing your name in print? Sign up for news production 1 next year and become one of Insight's writers, editors, designers, photographers or social media managers!
Lunch Menu
Schedule for SY 24-25
Please see the following information here regarding the revised schedule for SY24-25 . The changes were made with feedback from students and staff, best practice and needs of the diverse offering of courses.
Students will be reviewing this in more detail in advisory
School Curriculum Accommodation Plan and our system to support all students.
The plan below is called the School Curriculum Accommodation Plan (SCAP).This plan helps all teachers at BHS make sure we are doing everything we can to help students in regular classes, and to support teachers in dealing with all the different ways students learn. In addition to the plan you can see the steps of our tiered system of support.
YWCA
Student Q & A
We want to make sure every student knows their voice is important at BHS. If there is something that is not going well or could be improved, we want to know. Please submit any question, concern or something positive you want to highlight using this form . Ms. Freedman or Mr. Pyy will make sure to get back to you