‘BCHS This Week’March 13 – 17, 2017

Monday - Lunch at 11:28am – PM Flex (7/8 TAG ) - School Advisory Council Meeting (Library 7pm)

Tuesday - Lunch at 11:28am – PM Flex (7/8 COI) - Gr. 9 Students leave for Jasper Ski Trip

Wednesday - Lunch 12:06pm - AM Flex (7/8 TAG) - Sr. High English Citadel Trip

Thursday - Lunch 12:06pm - AM Flex (7/8 COI)

Friday – Pembina Hills No School Day

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Save the date …March 14-16 – Gr 9 Jasper Ski TripMarch 15 – Sr. High English Classes to CitadelMarch 17 – Pembina Hills No School DayMarch 22 – Early Dismissal – School ends at

2:19pmMarch 23 – Sr. High Dance – 6:30pmMarch 25-Apr 2 – Spring Break – No SchoolApril 7 – PD Day – No classes for studentsApril 14 – Good Friday – No SchoolApril 17 – Easter Monday – No SchoolApril 26 – Early Dismissal – School ends at 2:19pm

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Cafeteria Menu

Monday Mar 13 Philly Chicken Sandwich & Salad

Tuesday Mar 14 Chicken Burger & Fries

Wednesday Mar 15 Wings & Potato Skins

Thursday Mar 16 Pizza

Friday Mar 17 No SchoolWe are on a WEEK A

ATTENTION GRADE 7 – 12• myBlueprint is the easiest way to plan your education

and your career.• Some of you activated your account in grade 9 and have

not looked at it since.• It now has activities for grade 7 and 8.• It has a new look and can be used on any device.• See Ms Wegner, Mrs Carr, Mrs Bondarchuk or Miss

Neudecker if you need help getting into your account or signing up for an account.

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Earning Points in myBlueprint• You can earn points for completing your grade-specific

activities (Home > Activities). • You can earn even more points as you continue to

explore. Points are awarded for submitting course selections, responding to an exit survey, exploring jobs, taking Who Am I compatibility surveys, building portfolios, and much more! • Prizes only for BCHS students coming soon.

Thousands of students have redeemed their points for prize draws and many have already won scholarships, gift cards, and rewards such as Chromebooks and iPads.

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BCHS READS 2017

Grades 9-12Pick a book, read,

meet to chat

Historical Fiction: World War II

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CONGRATULATIONSto Sr. Gryphon Boys and

Sr. Gryphon Girls for both placing 4th in their respective

Zones over the weekend!

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HIGH SCHOOL DANCE

Thursday, March 23rd, 20176:30 – 10 p.m. West GymTickets are $5 – available for sale at lunch March 20th - 22nd Concession will be available

**Please see back of tickets for rules, before purchasing**

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MARCH MADNESS When: Thursday, March 16

Cost: A mere $5, bought at lunch, between Monday, March 13th and Wednesday, March 15th, will get you a special name tag which will allow you the following privileges:(You will get the name tag 1st block of March 16)  wear your favourite hat wherever if daily homework is not done, you can

produce it for your teacher the next class day without penalty

5 minutes late for your classes for the day are excused

sit where you choose – no seating plan –late people sit in remaining seats

whatever food & drink in the classroom

For an additional $5 each item, paid through any teacher, will allow you the following individual privileges with respect to that teacher and class: Each additional class is an additional $5  Be a teacher for the class, you decide

what will be done for the 74 minutes (arrangements must be made 2 days prior)

If you have other ideas, run them you’re your teacher for approval.

For an additional $2 each item, paid through any teacher, will allow you the following individual privileges with respect to that teacher and class: Each additional class is an additional $2 Use your phone in class Leave early from class to go for

lunch/end of day Look at a test for a minute before

$10/class, Postpone a test or QuizName tags will be sold March 13-15th at lunch or through your teacher.

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Happy Hoppywe

enMarch 24th

Dress up just like Halloween & get access to treats in designated

areas around the school. For Only

$5

presents . . .

HaircutsMarch

Come down to Cosmetology any morning, and get a deal

on a great haircut. All proceeds will go towards the March Madness fund.

$5

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Jr. HighAnnouncements

Jr. High Badminton Try-outs

All try-outs start at 3:30 and end at approximately 5:00 pm

Date EventMonday March 13 Grade 7 Boys/Girls

Tuesday March 14 Grade 7 Boys/Girls

Wednesday March 15 Grade 7 Boys/Girls

Thursday March 16 Grade 8 Boys/Girls

Monday March 20 Grade 8 Boys/Girls

Tuesday March 21 Grade 8 Boys/Girls

Wednesday March 22 Grade 9 Boys/Girls

Thursday March 23 Grade 9 Boys/Girls

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Sr. HighAnnouncements

Sr. Art ClubWork through a project with Miss

Birnie!Day: Tuesdays starting this week (March 14)

3:30-4:30 for 4 weeksNo cost, open to anyone in high school, not

just art students. See Mrs. McGinn for more information!

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myBlueprint Scholarships Now LiveIt's back! The myBlueprint Bankroll Contest has been launched for 2017. Students in Grade 11 and 12 can redeem Activity Points to enter $500 scholarship draws to be awarded May 17, 2017. Ten (10) Finalists will be randomly selected to submit a short essay (up-to 300 words) describing how they would use the award and why it is important to them.

Two (2) winners will be selected based on the content of their essays. A little bit of work with a big potential payout.

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B C H S H I G H S C H O O L B A D M I N T O N P L AY E R S

P RA C T I C E S S TA RT M A RC H 1 3

Q U E S T I O N S ? S E E M R . K A P L A N

D O U B L E S – M O N D A Y A N D W E D N E S D A Y

S I N G L E S – T U E S D A Y A N D T H U R S D A Y

3 : 3 0 - 5 : 3 0

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Post-secondary TO-DO listsIf you have applied to a post-secondary school, have you checked your application lately?Is there anything on your TO-DO list you may have overlooked?If you haven’t accepted the school’s offer of admittance, don’t miss the deadline to accept.Have you paid your tuition deposit if you have accepted?

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FREE MONEY $ Now that I have your attention, did you know off-

campus courses (work experience, RAP, Green Certificate and career internship) can count as the fifth course in calculating Rutherford Scholarship averages.

$ You may not need the high school credit, but do you want to throw away a potential $2500 in free money because you were 1% below the average needed to be eligible?

$ See Ms Wegner for more information.

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Still haven’t applied to a school?• Maybe you are just deciding now where you would

like to go after graduating in June• Some post-secondary schools close applications to

programs on March 31st.• You will need to check at the school website for

deadline dates.• Ms Wegner can also help out with this.

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