Hall's Corner

We have four full weeks of school ahead of us. We will celebrate our Veterans on Friday, November 11th. We just completed our 6th week of school! Our first quarter ends about a month from today, on November 15th. Please talk to your students about how they are doing, check SchoolTool for up to date grades, missing assignments, etc. If you have further questions, please reach out to your student’s teacher(s).

I hope you and your family are well. Go BRUINS!

Be well,

Tom

The following information is contained in this week’s Hall’s Corner.

• Students in the News
• Senior Portrait Information, Deadline is October 28!
• AP Exam Order Deadline is November 15
• Picture retakes October 24

• BHS Performing Arts presents PUFFS

• Winter Musical Information and Auditions

• Parent Square Communication
• Open Campus Reminder
• Cell Phone Reminders
• SAT/ACT and College Admissions Parent Presentation with Q&A
• Hosting opportunity for French Exchange
• Ski and Snowboard Club
• Community Education Offerings
• Calendar of Events for September

• Counseling News
• Athletics

WOW – These BRUINS make BHS proud! Congratulations!

National Merit Semi-finalists Announced for BHS!

A total of 16,000 U.S. semifinalists have been chosen to compete for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million. They were filtered from an initial pool of more than 1.5 million U.S. students who took last year’s PSAT. This year’s semifinalists scored in the top 1 percent nationally on the exam. Winners of National Merit Scholarships will be named in the spring of 2023. This is an elite and impressive group of young women and men.

Congratulations to the following SENIORS:

Marlena Berger, Lily Fitzpatrick, Joshua Monickaraj, Elizabeth Norris, Zachary Paine, and David Yawman! YOU ALL MAKE BHS PROUD!

Girls Tennis Wins Eighth Straight Sectional Championship

Congratulations to the Brighton girls tennis team on winning the Section V Class A1 Championship with a 6-1 win over Victor on Oct. 11. It’s Brighton’s eighth consecutive sectional championship. Brighton faces the winner of Pittsford Mendon and Pittsford Sutherland in the state qualifier.

The Bruins tennis team includes Amelia Hutchinson, Raizel Glazer, Ella Hall, Samantha Kotz, Kylie Mariano, Neila Mariano, Sidonie Murphy, Elizabeth Norris, Chandhana Ravi, Olivia Rizzo, Charlotte Schneider, Shea Simmons, Leyla Tozin, and Kathryn Vitale. Brighton is coached by Steve Falter.

Senior portraits are due on October 28. Use this LINK to see the information on restrictions and procedures for submission.

The AP Exams will be May 1- May 12, 2023.

AP Exam fees are $97 and due by November 15, 2022.

Payments can be made online by credit card or by check.

For more detailed information and forms go to: https://www.bcsd.org/Domain/259

Dear Brighton High Parents:

Absentee/Retake day is coming up! Inter-State/SLR Photography will be here on Oct 24th 2022, to photograph anyone that was absent on original day and retake those who are not satisfied with their original photo. Please be sure to send your original picture package back to the school with your child(ren) to give to the photographer when they go to the camera. If your child(ren) was absent on original day and you would like to pre-order a picture package from the absentee picture day, please see the online order info below. Please call the Inter-State office with any questions regarding this. (585)310-7781.

Website: www.inter-state.com/order

Order Code: 71412Q. Information flyers and order forms are available in the student resource bins in the hall outside of Counseling.

If you haven't yet had your pictures taken, please plan to have them taken on picture retake day, October 24. All students that sit for pictures will receive their STUDENT IDs!

Puffs: Ever wonder what life at a famous school of magic, dominated by the story of a hugely popular boy wizard, would be like for the other kids? Puffs tells the story of seven increasingly eventful years of school during which those kids who aren't so cool struggle to figure out how to fit in and make their lives meaningful. This parody is both funny and poignant for those who are new to the magical universe or die-hard fans, but is only recommended for a thirteen and up crowd due to the nature of some of the humor.

October 28 & 29 at 7pm in the BHS Auditorium

Tickets are $8 at the door (cash or check)

Click here for pdf

If you have not yet please look for the email from Parent Square or use the QR code below to register your account. You can also download the app in the app store on your device. Check out this brief video to hear more about Parent Square!

Click here for a PDF including QR codes for easy registration and Parent Square tips.

What is Open Campus, FLEX, Closed Campus? ....click here to review BHS policies.

Click here to view the letter sent regarding the new cell phone policy in place for the 2022 - 2023 school year.

Monday, October 17, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Curious about the importance of the SAT and SAT or the distinctions between need and merit aid? Join us for a double feature of college admissions insight as nationally recognized experts Mike Bergin of Chariot Learning and Jona Jacobson of jj College Admission Advising share essential information for college-bound students. Attendance is free, but advance registration is highly recommended.

Register: 784-5300

Would you like to host a French student from January 29th- February 8th, 2023? 43 French students will be visiting, and we still need to place 17 male students. Hosting is open to BHS students enrolled in a French, physics or chemistry class this year. Please contact Madame Beh for more information or come to 304 for a host family application. Information on traveling to France will be available at the end of the month. Merci!!

Do you like to ski or snowboard or both? Be a part of BHS ski and snowboard club! It will be 3 Saturdays in January and 3 in February at Bristol Mountain. The bus leaves BHS at 7:30 am and returns around 4:45 pm. Ski and snowboard club student lift ticket passes are $309.00 before 11/15/2022. After 11/16/22 they go up to $329.00. Equipment rental is not included but is available. For more information contact Mrs. Nadine Dykes in the printshop or send and email to nadine_dykes@bcsd.org

There will be Fall offerings for Writing the college application essay and SAT preparation available through RevTrak.

Writing Your College Application Essay is open to seniors. It meets October 24 - 28, 3:00 - 5:30.

See this link for more information.

Preparing for PSAT and SAT Exams is open to al BHS Juniors and Seniors. See link for more information . See the Prep Class Flyer for times and dates available.

Click here for the Senior newsletter.

The deadline for selecting pass/not pass for the 1st semester is Monday, October 17. Please complete a pass/not pass card (available in the registrar’s office) and submit it to your teacher and counselor for their signatures. Return the completed card to the registrar’s office – no later than Friday, October 14

Check the portal for student grades, missing assignments, or attendance.

SchoolTool Portal link

Click here for names and contact information.

https://www.bcsd.org/domain/111

Stay up to date with the BHS Athletic department link.