Welcome Back!
Welcome back and thank you all for a tremendous start to the 2022-23 school year! In my travels throughout our school, it was a true pleasure to see our students and staff forming positive relationships and engaging in strong foundational learning that will form the bedrock for success this year. It has been a long time since we have had a "normal" start to the school year. Our ability to come together without the restrictions of the past two years resulted in a palpable positivity in the building that was a true pleasure to be a part of.
We have a few additional news and notes below. As always, please let us know if we can support your student and their success at BHS in any way.
Go Blue!
Michael Pincelli
Principal
Brockport High School
Ph: (585) 637-1877
Fax: (585) 637-1867
Brockport CSD to host Rachel’s Challenge Student Seminars, Workshops, and Community Event
Brockport Central School District is working with Rachel’s Challenge to stimulate academic achievement and social-emotional learning by focusing on the connection between students, staff and community.
Using the remarkable story of Rachel Scott, the first victim of the Columbine High School tragedy, Rachel’s Challenge awakens individual hope and purpose, which in turn promotes safer, more connected school communities.
On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Brockport CSD will be hosting a Community Event for district families at 6:00 p.m. at Brockport High School’s auditorium. A Rachel’s Challenge staff member will share Rachel’s story, and parents will learn how Brockport CSD plans to implement the program within the District. To reserve your seat for this community event, please pre-register by September 14 at www.bcs1.org.
Additionally, each day September 19th through 22nd, members of each BHS grade level will be participating in a Rachel's Challenge Chain Reaction workshop. As space is limited, students from each grade level were selected at random and invitations were sent via email to students and parents. However, if your student would like to participate, they can stop by the main office to pick up a permission slip and sign up. An outline of our scheduled events is below.
This tragic yet inspiring story illustrates how deliberately reaching out to others with kind words and small acts of kindness can have a life-changing impact. Starting in September, the District plans to present Rachel’s Challenge to students in grades 7-12 through age and content-appropriate assemblies and chain reaction workshops. The goal is to work as a team to inspire and empower students to affect permanent, positive change within the District and community through their actions and words.
In just over two decades of social-emotional and mental health training, Rachel’s Challenge has reached over 30 million students, educators and community members. Its programs, along with the existing efforts of the schools, have helped to sustain a culture where harassment, violence and self-harm are reduced; where teachers are free to teach, and students are empowered to learn. An independent study conducted by Multi-Dimensional Education, LLC, a nationally recognized educational program evaluator, found that, “Schools implementing Rachel’s Challenge with fidelity achieved statistically significant gains in community engagement, faculty/student relationships, leadership potential and school climate; along with a reduction in bullying behavior.”
“Rachel’s Challenge works to turn the ideals of kindness and compassion into actionable strategies that help promote a safe and productive learning environment,” said Brockport Superintendent Sean Bruno. “We look forward to sharing this inspiring program with our students, staff and families this fall and throughout or school year.”
Thank you, and we look forward to working together to promote a positive and connected school community.
Contact Information
Brockport High School: (585) 637-1870
Principal: (585) 637-1877
Assistant Principal Benzan: (585) 637-1870
Assistant Principal Bourne: (585) 637-1870
Assistant Principal Iacchetta: (585) 637-1870
Attendance Office: (585) 637-1871
Attendance Office email: att.high@bcs1.org
Counseling Office: (585) 637-1873
School Nurse: (585) 637-1872
Email: michael.pincelli@bcs1.org
Website: http://bhs.bcs1.org
Location: 40 Allen Street, Brockport, NY, USA
Phone: 585-637-1877
Twitter: @BrockportHS