Student bulletin

BHS DAILY BULLETIN     

THURSDAY, December 3, 2015

College Acceptances:

 

Congratulations to Emily Ennis on her acceptances to Plymouth State University and to Elizabethtown College

 

PARENTS

 

BHS PTO meeting is TODAY from 6-8 p.m.

 

Shaker Regional School District Survey

The Shaker Regional School Board is interested in receiving your input on how the district is performing and to determine potential areas for improvement.  Your responses to the survey, being conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, will be kept anonymous and the data will be reported only to the School Board in the aggregate.  If you decide to participate, you may decline to answer any question.  The following link can be accessed through any device with internet access.  The survey will be available through midnight, December 7, 2015.   https://cola.unh.edu/survey-center/shaker

 

REMINDER:  WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF STUDENTS' PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION SLIPS FOR VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDING IN CLASSROOMS.  PLEASE BRING SIGNED PERMISSION SLIPS TO THE OFFICE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.

 

Athletics:   12/3/15 --        Boys Varsity Basketball scrimmage v. Hillsborough/Deering 6:00 p.m.

                        12/4/15 –-        Girls JV Basketball v. White Mountain 5:00 p.m.

                                                Girls Varsity Basketball v. White Mountain 6:30 p.m.

                        12/5/15 --        Boys Varsity Basketball Jamboree @ Newfound

 

FRIENDS OF BELMONT FOOTBALL is holding their Annual Christmas Tree Sale at the old Gates Farm on Rt. 106 (just a few doors away from Pike). There are beautiful NH grown trees of all sizes available. You can also pick up your NH made birdseed wreath at the same time. The sale will be open Monday - Friday from about 4:30 - 7:00pm; and on the weekends from about 10:00 am - 7:00pm. Please feel free to check the Friends of Belmont Football Facebook page for any weather-related closings. We look forward to seeing you!

 

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

 

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NOVEMBER and DECEMBER COOL SCHOOL BONUS OPPORTUNITIES:

Steeplegate receipts, Facebook and email list = BHS points.

·         Please check out the November & December bonus opportunities.

·         Do you like to read Christmas stories? Would you make a good Mrs. Claus? Consider signing up for an hour or two to help us earn more points.

·         Do you love to wrap? We can sign up for a table.

·         Do you love to sing carols? Would you to perform? Opportunities abound to serenade and entertain holiday shoppers.

·         Food drive donations, Coats for Kids and Toys for Tots also count.

·         Want to be an elf? Pictures with Santa 11/21-12/24

·         Want to help with Pet pictures with Santa?  Mondays 4:30-8 PM

·         Do you like to interact with people?

·         Can you explain the Cool School activities?

·         Consider signing up for a table.

 

Double points if you shop at these stores:

1st-3rd: Chico's, Rue 21, Victoria's Secrets

4th-10th: LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Talbot's

11th-17th: Olympia, GNC, Christopher & Banks, Claire's, Yankee Candle

18th-24th: Dress Barn, Shoe Dpt., Lane Bryant

26th-31st: Piercing Pagoda, Wireless Zone, Tutti Frutti

Triple points 18-24: Kays, Zales

 

If you are interested in participating in any of the above activities, please contact Sharon Hampton at shampton@sau80.org.  Help our scholarship grow. Thank you and Happy Holidays!

 

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HOMEWORK CLUB/GAMING CLUB:  Homework club and Gaming Club is cancelled for TODAY.

 

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY:  There will be a National Honor Society meeting TOMORROW in guidance during the first half of power hour.

 

PROM ANNOUNCEMENT:  Mark your calendars!  This year's prom will be held on Saturday, May 21st at the Inn on Newfound Lake in Bridgewater, NH.  More details will be forthcoming as it gets closer.

 

SALT: There is a SALT Meeting TODAY during the second half of power hour in the gym.

 

MATH TEAM:  Calling all math team members!  It is time to sign up for the December meet.  See Mrs. Delgado in room 209 by Friday if you plan to attend the meet on Dec. 9th.

 

Junior Class Calendar Raffle Winners:

 

Nov 23 - Nancy Spaulding

Nov 24 - Don Huckins

Nov 25 - Gerry Ryder

Nov 26 - Babette Merecier Stealy

Nov 27 - Jill Warner

Nov 28 - Yvonne Manning

Nov 29 - Melanie Chase

Nov 30 - June Nugent 

GUIDANCE:

 

SCHOOL TO CAREER:

 

Career Power Hour Sessions:

12/4 – Owner of Bayside Remax Realty (Real Estate)

12/9 – Chef/Restaurant Owner (In Ms. Lavallee's room with kitchen for Demo)

12/18 – Registered Nurse (RN) from Concord Hospital

 

Stop by guidance to sign up for the FREE catered lunch for one or both sessions.

 

ATTENTION SENIORS

 

The guidance department has started to receive scholarship opportunities for you to apply to. The complete listing is in the guidance office and will be updated frequently, it is your responsibility to check it often!! Direct links can be found on the guidance website at https://sites.google.com/site/belmonthighguidance/ scholarships.

 

For current seniors, we encourage them to join the day's festivities by giving our keynote speech! Our winning Destination College speechwriter will win a $1000 scholarship!  The web form for entry can be found at http://www.nhheaf.org/index.asp?page=events_dc_speech. All entries are due February 26, 2016. 

 

Destination College, NHEEAF's college planning convention for high school juniors and families, takes place on Saturday, April 2 at Southern New Hampshire University.  This free event features college admissions and financial aid workshops for both students and parents throughout the morning and ends with a college fair (with an expected 70 colleges in attendance!). 

 

While registration will not open until early February, we encourage juniors and parents to "Save the Date" by adding this to their Spring calendars.  Check out the event poster - https://www.nhheaf.org/pdfs/dc/DC-2016-Poster.pdf 

 

As a reminder, the Destination College Speech Contest is also open for high school seniors.   The winning student will share their essay at Destination College with attendees – and win a $1000 scholarship!  Submissions are due Friday, 2/26/16.   We have recently received our first entry!  For more information, click here.

 

For information and questions, contact us at the BHS School Counseling office!

 

Seniors - Your second deposit for the Florida trip was due on Monday, November 30th.  If you have not yet made this payment, please get it to Mrs. Pitrone immediately.  Thank you!

 

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SUBSTITUTE FOOD SERVICE WORKER

 

At times the Food Service Department is in need of substitute workers.  This is a great position with mother's hours. Being able to work in a fast paced/ever changing environment is a plus.  This position will be an on call, as needed position.

 

Applications may be found on the Shaker Regional School District website or can be picked up at the SAU Office at 58 School Street; Belmont, NH 03220. Please contact Nancy Cate, Director of Food Service at 603-267-6525 ext. 1352, if you have any questions.