
Hall's Corner
May 12, 2023
Dear BHS Families and Students
SPRINGFEST is May 26th – What is it?
Springfest is a long standing tradition at Brighton High School. It is a time to celebrate, have fun, promote school spirit, and enjoy the BRUIN culture right before final exams begin. Students will follow a shortened class schedule in the morning and meet for all 8 periods, a cycle day 4. After period 8, students will be released outside for lunch, games, sports, club booth tables, dunk tank, frisbee, spike-ball, nitro-ball, gaming, music, and more! Students may bring cash with them to purchase food and drink items sold by the PTSA and at club booths. Students will then attend a faculty staff talent show and then participate in a spring pep assembly in the BHS gym. We will move event inside if rain is an issue. School starts at 7:40 AM and ends at 2:47 PM.
See the Springfest schedule HERE.
Our district values input from families, and we need to hear from you!
In order to learn more about family experiences within Brighton, we are asking for your feedback via an online survey about school perceptions, engagement, and school environment. The survey data is collected by individual school buildings. Families can choose to take the survey multiple times for different school buildings or complete one survey for your oldest child in district.
All survey responses are confidential. No one within our district will see how you individually respond to the questions. A separate organization, Panorama Education, will manage all data collection to ensure confidentiality.
The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and will be an invaluable source of information for us as we work to make our school community as excellent as it can be. This summer, Building School Based Equity Teams will be reviewing data to support building equity goals and building plans for 2023-2024.
Panorama family survey opens up this Friday, May 12.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Panorama directly at support@panoramaed.com if you have any questions about the survey administration. We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses.
Be well,
Tom
Check out the BHS SPRING tIMELINE OF EVENTS so you can plan ahead!
End of year
End of year FINAL COURSE exams will take place from June 14 – June 22. Some courses may have in class course exams before June 14th. Teachers will notify their students. Please review the timeline of end of year events below. Please review for details on Springfest, exam week and logistics, the last day of classes, and more!
Seniors are preparing for Senior Ball and Juniors are preparing for Junior Prom.
Check out the Class of 2023 and Class of 2024 webpages for more details on SENIOR BALL and JUNIOR PROM
In this week’s Hall’s Corner...
- Students in the News
- PTSA Meeting with the Principal, May 24
- Brighton Clean Sweep and Sustainability Events
- News from the Health Office
- K-12 Spring Art Show
- Brighton/Israeli Exchange information for 2023-2024, updated
- ATTENTION JUNIORS – Summer College Essay Course just for BHS JUNIORS!
- Summer Enrichment Course Offerings, Driver's Ed. update
- Calendar of Upcoming Events
- Students may go outside during FLEX
- BHS Open Campus Schedule
- Cell Phone Reminders
- Athletics
Students in the News, Making BHS Proud!
Rochester/Buffalo Area Chess League Champions 2022-23
BHS Bruins Chess Team celebrates their championship at the Rochester/Buffalo Area Chess League 2022-23 playoffs. This is the second consecutive year that the Bruins have won the title. They swept their competition 4-0 in the four rounds played during the championship. This is after finishing a perfect regular season with a 17-0 record and being the league's highest scoring team.
The playoffs were held on Saturday, May 6 at Rush-Henrietta HS with over a dozen area teams competing.
From left to right: Team Captain David Lusignan, John Luger, David Deroo-Kury, Hasan Sula, Austin Rao, Mikhail Bagrov, and Advisor John Clements. Not shown but also participating in the day's matches: Tobias Rizzo.
BHS PTSA Meeting with the Principal on Wednesday, May 24
Brighton Clean Sweep and Sustainability Events
Brighton Schools Clean Sweep
Help clean up our BHS environment and grounds! Saturday, May 13 from 9:00 to 11:15 a.m. Meet at the BHS Cafe'. Free t-shirt and breakfast. Clubs, athletic teams, individual students/staff are welcome!
2023 Town of Brighton Clean Sweep and Sustainability Events:
Semi-Annual Pharmaceutical "Take-Back" Program
Help ensure a cleaner and safer environment by participating in the Town of Brighton's prescription drug take-back event at Brighton Town Hall’s Public Safety Wing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22. Citizens are asked to dispose of outdated and/or unwanted prescriptions and over-the-counter medications by dropping them off at the Brighton Police Department Public Safety Wing. There is no charge for this event.
Brighton Clean Sweep
Brighton's Annual Clean Sweep is Saturday, May 13. Participants should gather at Brighton Town Hall at 9 a.m. to get their clean-up assignment and pick up their T-shirts, gloves, and grabbers. A healthy snack provided by Tops will be distributed to start the day — then we will get to work cleaning up our streets, parks, and trails! At 11:45 a.m., everyone is invited to celebrate their hard work by meeting at the French Road Elementary School cafetorium for a grab-and-go lunch provided by Wegmans. Pre-registration is encouraged and may be done online at: www.townofbrighton.org/rec by clicking the Register Online button.
Semi-Annual Electronics Recycling and Secure Document Shredding Events
Bring your old electronic equipment and/or your old secure documents to the Town of Brighton's Electronics Recycling and Secure Document Shredding event from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 21, 2022 (rain or shine) at Brighton's Highway Department Parking Lot, 1941 Elmwood Ave. These two events will take place at the same time and place. There is no charge for either service. For a list of what electronics are currently accepted, visit http://www.maventech.com/recycling-answers.
News from the Health Office
Dear Parent/Guardian:
The district’s School Health Services program supports your student’s academic success by promoting health in the school setting. One way that we provide care for your student is by performing the health screenings as mandated by the State of New York.
In the coming days, the following screenings will be completed at school if not conducted by your student’s health care provider:
Vision
- Distance and near acuity for all newly entering students and students in Grade 11.
- Color perception screening for all newly entering students.
- Hearing screening for all newly entering students and students in Grade 11.
- Scoliosis (spinal curvature) screening for all boys in grade 9.
Brighton/Israeli Exchange
Brighton High School is once again excited to participate in the BHS-Israeli Exchange. Even though the program is jointly sponsored by the Brighton Central School District and the Jewish Federation of Rochester, this is intended to be a strictly cultural and non-religious exchange. As such, any BHS student can participate.
We are offering the opportunity to all BHS students to participate as either a host family and/or as part of a BHS-chaperoned student exchange trip to Israel. The Israeli students from our sister city Modi’in will be visiting us September 26, 2023 to October 8, 2023*. Our trip to Israel will take place during our 2024 February break. If you are interested in learning more about hosting and/or traveling please contact:
Marla Taplinger
Click HERE for Pdf.
* Dates have changed from a previous post!
ATTENTION JUNIORS – Summer College Essay Course just for BHS JUNIORS!
Summer Enrichment Classes
The following summer enrichment classes are open for registration here. (Hyperlink "here" to https://brightonschools.revtrak.net)
Writing Your College Application Essay
Study Skills for High School Students
SAT/ACT Exam Prep
NYS Driver Education... another session will start in July. Keep your eyes on Hall's Corner for updates of when registration will open!
Calendar of Upcoming Events at BHS
BHS Open Campus Schedule
“Open Campus” means you may leave campus if you have a free period.
“Closed Campus” means you may not leave the building, except for scheduled appointments. If weather/supervision allow, students may be allowed to go behind the school to study, play sports, or do work. Students MUST remain on campus.
Open Campus is a privilege granted to Brighton High School students and should be respected. This privilege can be revoked and/or restricted by administration and/or by parent request due to academic and/or behavioral concerns.
- Students are required to sign in and out during regular school hours at door #1.
- Students leaving for an appointment need to sign out at the Attendance Office FIRST and then leave via door #1 with a pass.
- Students cannot transport other students in their car during the school day.
- FAMILIES - if you DO NOT want your child to have OPEN CAMPUS privileges, please notify their assistant principal.
New Cell Phone Policy
Administrator and Counselor Information
Click here for names and contact information.