March 1, 2024

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• 3/1: Summer School Registration Opens
  
• 3/4-8: Seal of Bi literacy Testing 11 & 12 only
• 3/5: Choir Concert
• 3/7: Almost Spring Band Concert
  
• 3/7: Live/Virtual Ask the Experts College Admin Panel PTO Program
• 3/9: Turnabout Dance
• 3/11: PTO Meeting
• 3/15: A Cappella Concert
  
• 3/16: Music is for Everyone (Rescheduled event from January)
  
• 3/20: World Language Honor Societies Induction Ceremony (7:00 pm Auditorium)
• 3/22: In Service Day - No School
• 3/25-29: Spring Break - No School
• 4/6: Disco Dance
  
• 4/8: PTO Meeting
• 4/8: BHS College Fair
• 4/9: Illinois Science Assessment Testing Juniors/PSAT 9 Asynchronous day 10 & 12 grades
  
• 4/12-14: Spring Orchesis
• 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
• 5/15: Decision Day Celebration
  
• 5/17: Seniors Last Day Spurs Eligible
• 5/17: Senior Checkout
• 5/18: Prom - details TBA
• 5/21-22: Elementary School Walks
• 5/21: Senior Celebration Boat Cruise
• 5/22: Barrington Education Foundation Incubator Pitch Night
• 5/23: Class of 2024 Graduation - Details TBA
• 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

A College Admissions Live Virtual Forum

March 7, 2024

7:00 p.m.

College admissions representatives will answer questions

from college-bound students & their parents.

We are offering depression awareness and suicide prevention training as part of the Signs of Suicide (SOS) program. The program aims to increase help-seeking behaviors among students concerned about themselves or a friend.

This program will be presented to all freshmen during PE SPARK lessons on Monday, March 4th, and Tuesday, March 5th. The SOS program is brought to us by Elyssa’s Mission, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention. Elyssa’s Mission is the only organization in the state of Illinois to fund, distribute, and implement SOS. To get more information on suicide prevention, visit their website at www.elyssasmission.org.

Please read this SOS letter to parents from Principal McWilliams.

Join the fun for our Country Western themed Turnabout Dance. 100% of proceeds go to the BHS One Fund and BACF.

Saturday, March 9th 7:00-10:00 pm

BHS Gymnasium

Admission: $20 each

Attire: Country Western or traditional semi-formal attire. Your choice!

We will be holding a raffle for two (2) Country Thunder Wisconsin 4-day General Admission passes. Each ticket purchased for Turnabout will be entered in the raffle. Additional raffle entries are available for purchase for $10 each. Drawing will be at 8:30 PM - winner must be present!

Admission tickets and additional raffle entries will be available for purchase during lunch hours March 4-8, at the door, or at: https://gofan.co/event/1425483?schoolId=IL15415_1

As a reminder as we start to get back outside next week for spring sports, according to the student handbook under 1.60 "In order to assure student health and safety, animals are not allowed on school property, except in the case of a service animal accompanying a student or other individual with a documented disability. This rule may be temporarily waived by the building principals in the case of an educational opportunity for students, provided that (a) the animal is appropriately housed, humanely cared for, and properly handled, and (b) students will not be exposed to a dangerous animal or an unhealthy environment."

Students with school-issued parking passes are the only ones allowed to park on campus. Students who are found to be violating the parking policy (link here) are at risk of losing parking privileges for the next academic school year. Also, students are to park in either the Hart Rd. lot or the stadium. If they park in staff parking they are subject to a ticket from the Barrington Police Department. Thank you for your cooperation.

Thanks to the community’s support for Barrington 220's referendum in 2020, the district's Build 220 initiative has made tremendous progress in renovating our aging school buildings and transforming learning spaces for students. However, much work is still needed to ensure our students learn in schools that meet our community’s high expectations.

Barrington 220 is holding four community engagement meetings in March to gain stakeholder feedback about projects that should be included in a potential referendum question on the November 2024 election ballot. Together, we will develop a community-driven plan so all Barrington 220 students have access to the quality education they deserve. These meetings are open to the public. Each meeting will feature a presentation, along with an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions. Please note that each meeting will have the same agenda. Click here to learn more!

• Wednesday, March 6: 6pm @ BMS-Prairie Campus
• Saturday, March 9: 10am @ BHS Front Atrium (Lower Level)
• Monday, March 11: 6pm @ Arnett C. Lines Elementary
• Thursday, March 14: 6pm via Zoom (Click here to register for the Zoom)

On April 18th, Juniors will be taking the SAT at Barrington High School. Students are familiar with the digital format after completing the digital NMSQT/PSAT this past October. In addition, continuing to do well in their current classes will continue to develop students' knowledge base. However, we also want to encourage students and families to consider taking advantage of additional test prep opportunities.

SAT PREP OPTIONS FOR ALL JUNIORS

1) Academic Tutoring & Test Prep is a 3rd party vendor that is specifically offering sessions for BHS students for a fee. They will be offering an ONLINE prep program in the evenings for 6 weeks leading up to the April SAT, These online classes are open only to BHS students. More info can be found in this Informational Pamphlet

2) Free prep resources are available from College Board and Khan Academy.

Next PTO Meeting March 11, 2024

We would like you to join us for our monthly PTO meetings. PTO meetings are a great way to hear what is going on in the school directly from Principal McWilliams and the counseling department. All meetings are held on the second Monday of each month beginning at 9:15am in room C271 at the high school unless otherwise noted. PTO dates for the rest of the year are:

• April 8, 2024
• May 13, 2024

MARCH 11: PTO Meeting at 9:15am in Room C271.

Allow extra time to park and go through security. Enter at the doors facing Lake Cook, to the left of the new atrium space. For speedier security processing, REGISTER HERE before noon on Friday, March 8th.

SIGN UP HERE to be added to the PTO email list for meeting reminders and volunteer opportunities.

MARCH 7: Ask the Experts Panel at 7pm at BHS.
Listen to a panel of college admissions representatives to glean insights on how to navigate the college application process and ensure your student’s application is the best it can be, as well as complete and on time!

APRIL 8: College Fair! Sign up for the PTO newsletter and volunteer opportunity alerts HERE.

BHS PTO NO-STRESS FUNDRAISER!

The PTO is raising funds to pay for the cost of a large video screen for the cafeteria. No baking and no selling gift wrap or cookies… just one simple donation that goes directly to that one item! DONATE TODAY!

BHS PTO Staff Grant Spotlight!

Out of 20 staff applications, the BHS PTO awarded ten grants this year totaling almost $7,000!

Congratulations to Dance Educator & Orchesis Artistic Director Katelyn Reyes, who received over $600 for Gymnastics/Tumbling Mats and Bluetooth Portable Speakers! Orchesis practices and high school dance classes are held in various areas of the school, depending on availability. These mats and portable speakers will help ensure they are able to practice in any area safely.

Congratulations to Environmental Science Teacher Mike Kedzie, who received $350 to kick off fundraising towards a a new Greenhouse Automated Climate Control Module! This will allow students and teachers to remotely monitor conditions inside the greenhouse and initiate automated systems such as lighting, irrigation, ventilation and heating.

The full cost of the module is $2,200. Anyone wishing to contribute more to this project may send a check payable to “Barrington High School – Science Department” and mail it to:

Barrington High School

c/o Julie Baylor

616 W. Main Street

Barrington, IL 60010

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