BHS Happenings

With just a little over a week left in Quarter 2, we encourage all of our parents to review their child's grades in PowerSchool and ensure that they are ending the quarter the best they can. Students should also be preparing for their midterms, which will be starting on January 16th.

Congratulations to BHS' Warhawk of the Month, Vaughn Glanville. Vaughn is a high honor roll student who is currently participating in basketball, but also plays baseball in the spring. He is a student representative to the Board of Education and an all around great student-athlete. A friend to all, Vaughn is always ready to lend a helping hand and treats all he encounters with kindness and respect. On the court he is self-less and a team player. He leads by example in his quiet yet humble manner. Always seen with a smile on his face, Vaughn works hard every day to improve himself as a student-athlete. Congratulations, Vaughn!

We hope that you will join us next Tuesday, January 11th for our January PTO Meeting. This is a great opportunity for all of our parents to get involved in the BHS community and we look forward to more and more parents joining.

-The BHS Leadership Team

• January 8, 2025: BHS Varsity Wrestling Co-Op vs Stafford at East Windsor High School at 5:00 p.m.
• January 9, 2025: BHS Varsity Girls Basketball Co-Op vs Stafford at East Windsor High School at 5:00 p.m.
• January 9, 2025: BHS Varsity Wrestling Co-Op vs Enfield at Enfield High School at 6:00 p.m.
• January 10, 2025: BHS Varsity Boys Basketball vs Lewis Mills at Lewis Mills High School at 6:45 p.m.
• January 10, 2025: BHS Varsity Girls Basketball Co-Op vs East Granby at East Windsor High School at 5:00 p.m.
• January 10, 2025: BHS Varsity Track at Varsity Night Meet at Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven at 4:00 p.m.
• January 10, 2025: BHS Varsity Track at Yale Track Classic at Coxe Cage, New Haven at 5:00 p.m.
• January 11, 2025: BHS Varsity Track at Yale Track Classic at Coxe Cage, New Haven at 9:00 a.m.
• January 11, 2025: BHS Varsity Track at Hillhouse Freshman, Sophomore Meet at Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven at 10:00 a.m.
• January 14, 2025: January PTO Meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the BHS Library Media Center
• January 14, 2025: BHS Varsity Boys Basketball vs Conard at Home at 6:30 p.m.
• January 15, 2025: BHS Varsity Wrestling Co-Op vs Wethersfield at Wethersfield High School at 6:00 p.m.
• January 15, 2025: Quarter 2 Ends
• January 16, 2025: BHS Varsity Boys Basketball vs Southington at Southington High School at 6:45 p.m.
• January 16-22, 2025: Midterm Exams
• January 17, 2025: BHS Varsity Boys Basketball vs Farmington at Farmington High School at 6:45 p.m.
• January 17, 2025: BHS Varsity Girls Basketball Co-Op vs SMSA at SMSA High School at 5:00 p.m.
• January 20, 2025: Martin Luther King Day, Schools and Offices Closed
• January 23, 2025: Quarter 3 Begins
• January 29, 2025: Early Dismissal at 12:15 p.m., Professional Development for Teachers
• February 5, 2025: Early Dismissal at 12:15 p.m., Professional Development for Teachers
• February 17, 2025: President's Day, Schools and Offices Closed
• February 18, 2025: Schools Closed, Professional Development for Teachers
• March 12, 2025: Early Dismissal at 12:15 p.m., Professional Development for Teachers

Boys Basketball:

• On Friday, January 3rd, BHS' Varsity Boys Basketball Team defeated Lewis Mills, 66-53.
• On Monday, January 6th, BHS' Varsity Boys Basketball Team defeated Bristol Eastern, 64-63.

Girls Basketball:

• On Friday, January 3rd, BHS' Varsity Girls Co-Op Basketball Team defeated Granby Memorial, 47-34.

Boys and Girls Track:

• On Saturday, January 4th, BHS' Boys and Girls Varsity Track Teams competed at The Hispanic Games in New York. Top finishers for the girls and boys were:
• Vanessa Agyemang finished 1st place in the Long Jump
• Khile Francis finished 4th place in the Shot Put
• Jessie Singleton finished 5th in the Long Jump

Midterms will begin at BHS on January 16th and continue through January 22nd. The schedule for midterms is as follows:

• January 16: Period 1 and 2 Exams
• January 17: Period 3 and 4 Exams
• January 21: Period 5 and 6 Exams
• January 22: Period 7 and Makeup Exams

What you need to know about Midterms:

• Exams will be scheduled for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Students should attend school only for those sessions in which they will have exams. (7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.) and (9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.).
• A semester grade for full-year courses will be computed by awarding a 20% weight for each of the two marking periods and a 10% weight to the semester exam. Semester classes will award 40% for each of the two marking periods and a 20% weight to the final exam.

• Semester exams are required in all classes except where excused by the principal.
• A failing exam grade will be given to students not attending a scheduled exam.

• The cafeteria will serve refreshments on exam days. It will be open between 7:20 a.m. and 9:25 a.m. Cafeteria lines will close 5 minutes prior to the start time for each exam.

• Students must take exams on the day they are scheduled. No changes will be made without administrative approval.

• Make up exams are scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on each exam day. A make-up permission slip must be obtained from an administrator and presented to the teacher before the make-up period.

• Students who arrive late for an exam must report to the office. In most instances, students will not be permitted to enter an exam late.

• Buses will run on their regular routes in the morning. Students will be dropped home following the late bus routes. The late bus routes can be found below.

Are you interested in pursuing a trade after leaving high school? If so, don't forget to write down these important dates coming up:

• January 8th - 9:15 (Warhawk Block) Information about careers and apprenticeships for electricians (sign up with Mrs. Trombino)

• January 24th - 10:15 Information about careers and apprenticeships in Sheet Metal (Sheet Metal Workers build the heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and exhaust system ducts in commercial and industrial buildings and homes. These workers make a very wide variety of metal fittings and equipment for the construction industry) (sign up with Mrs. Trombino)

Norovirus cases have been surging across the US since early December, with more outbreaks reported so far this year than the average for the same time frame over the last 12 years. 91 outbreaks were reported across the US as of early December. This is up from 69 outbreaks reported through the last week of November, much higher than the average of 65 for this time of year. Thankfully, the northeast has seen less cases as compared to other regions, with a positivity rate of 12% (21% in the western region for comparison). Norovirus is highly contagious and can be shed in the stool for up to 2 weeks after symptoms resolve. It is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the US, responsible for about 58% of foodborne illnesses.