09/01/2024 BCHS Weekly Newsletter

I wish everyone a wonderful, restful day off tomorrow, and look forward to greeting you all on Tuesday, September 3. I am starting a school site council and need five parents to volunteer to serve on our School Site Council. There is more information in this newsletter for those who are interested. Please make time to support all of our fall athletes as they begin their league competitions this week. You should have received progress report grades. Please continue to monitor the Aeries parent portal and reach out to your student's teachers if you have any questions.

Sincerely-

Principal

Julie Hummel

We will be conducting a lockdown drill on September 5th

• Mr. Baidoo is a new teacher here at Bear Creek but has been coaching our basketball team for several years. He is actively re-enforcing the BRUIN Way in his classroom and making sure his students know the BRUIN Way expectations. He is an amazing addition to our awesome teaching staff!

• Ms. Figueroa (picture to the right) is the heartbeat of the Counseling Office. Always friendly and helpful. She works above and beyond what is required of her position. She is a pillar of the Bear Creek Community.

• Ms. Castro-Chavez has been excelling as a teacher and as the Speech and Debate coordinator. It is amazing to see her juggle all of these responsibilities and as we saw last year, produce amazing results.

• Ms. Custard is a very caring teacher who does all she can for her students! She is a part of our amazing math team here at Bear Creek and works hard every day to ensure our students are up to the challenge for math.

Each year we elect parent members to our school councils. We are currently electing new members to serve on our School Site Council for the 2024-2025 school year. The BCHS School Site Council (SSC) is an elected body with the important role of overseeing the School Plan, ensuring it supports the goals of the school and district, and assessing periodically the effectiveness of the program. If you are interested in learning more about SSC, click on this link:

If you HAVE NOT taken your Senior Portrait with Prestige Portraits, you have another On-Campus opportunity to do so on October 1st ,2nd ,and 3rd.

Prestige Portraits will be on campus in the Cafeteria from Photo time: 12:00PM - 7:00PM.

Please look at booking your time slot for your Senior Portrait Session. Instructions are attached.

Some seniors have already taken their portrait, if this is you, please disregard this portion of the message.

Senior Reflections:

The last day to purchase your Senior Reflection is December 6, 2024.

The time will slip past faster than you think.

Make sure you do not miss out, order your reflection today. Instructions are attached.

Senior Yearbook:

Yearbooks are on sale now. We do not order extras and the price changes as the year passes.

Buy yours today. The yearbook is not included in the price of the Reflection.

If you have any questions about any of this information, please feel free to contact me.

Joyce Dedini

BCHS Cornerstone Yearbook Adviser

jdedini@lodiusd.net or jdedini@lodiusd.org

209-953-8234 ext. 310055.

Online pre-registration is now available for eligible 16 and 17 year olds by visiting registertovote.ca.gov. California youth who pre-register to vote will have their registration become active once they turn 18 years old.

Pre-registration does not change the voting age, which is 18. Instead, it allows eligible Californians ages 16 or 17 to complete the online voter registration form providing sufficient time and opportunity to get ready to vote.

The new online pre-registration applies to California youth who are 16 or 17 and meet the following criteria:

• A United States citizen and a resident of California,
• Not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony (for more information on the rights of people who have been incarcerated, please see the Secretary of State's Voting Rights Restored: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction), and
• Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court (for more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship).

Public health is currently hosting a VFC Vaccine Access Event for families that may have been affected by the shortage of pediatricians and families that can’t get their children in for physicals in time for school. The event is available to take walk ins immediately.

Public health’s VFC Vaccine Access Event will be held at Public Health (1601 E. Hazelton Ave, Stockton 95205) Tuesdays to Fridays 9:00am to 3:30 pm, closed from 12:00-1:00pm.

Walk-ins accepted.

• Patients must know there are no physicals available at this site.
• Patients must be VFC eligible (must have either Medi-cal, no insurance, underinsurance-insurance does not pay for vaccines, or be Alaskan or Native American).
• We only have vaccines for 4 through 18 years old (no HIB for Pre-K)
• We are offering school required vaccines, plus HPV.
• Please bring any immunization records
• Please bring insurance card (if none, will be okay)
• Please bring letter from legal guardian if not the legal guardian bringing child to appointment

If you have any questions, contact Mitzi Grace in Health Services.

Students need to show their ID card as they are entering campus. If you have lost your ID card, you can schedule an appointment to get a new ID card in the Counseling office. Cost is $5.00.

• Download the RaiseRight APP – Google Play Store or Apple App Store
• Press Join a Program on the first screen of the App.
• Enter the - Enrollment Code - FZICN3HEICRZ -for you to purchase for yourself you will create an account with a PERSONAL email.
• Create an account with Name, Phone, and personal email address..
• It is that easy and you can start ordering instantly.
• On the APP go to SHOP at the bottom left or SEARCH your favorite retailers at the top.
• A personal bank account can be linked. RaiseRight partners with Plaid. This must be done before you place an order in the CART.

Go to the bottom right of the App press ACCOUNT>SETTINGS>PAYMENT OPTIONS

• If you are paying with a credit card or debit card, you will enter that at the CART when checking out.
• An eGift card when purchased will be INSTANTLY sent to your WALLET on the App.

• Chaperone (Dances, Field Trips, Co-Curricular Events...)
• Fundraising
• Teacher Appreciation Events
• Special School Events (Bruin Way Awards, Block BC Awards, International Rally...)
• Athletic Events
• Office Assistance
• College & Career Center
• Classroom Assistance
• Donations
• Love BC Campus Beautification Events

CLICK HERE to view the Athletic Calendar

CLICK HERE to see important Dates for 2024-2025

SAYSOMETHING picture is a link to the website

Click Here to see past BCHS newsletters that were released