BCHS Jag PRIDE Newsletter
October 2023
At BCHS we use "Be Classy" cards to recognize students for demonstrating positive BC PRIDE behaviors on campus: being prepared, being respectful, having integrity, being disciplined, and ensuring everyone is united!
When a staff member sees a student following the monthly goal OR a student who is going above and beyond, the staff member can give the student a "Be Classy" card to recognize their positive behavior. Students then fill it out and put it in the box in the student lobby by Ms. Susie's desk.
Each month, we draw 10 winners.November GOAL: We have “I” integrity in the things I do; whether it is schoolwork, restroom use, choice of words or actions on or off campus and how we treat others at any time.
Winners:
Aidan Walker
Sal Cataldo
Gabe Rodriquez
Cruz Kaikala
Jacob Shurtleff
Kale Winters
Ben Bruun
Alaina Gould
Cobie Clark
Kate Crompton
BC Freshman Swimmer, Delaney Barbee is featured in the AZ Republic!
Homecoming kicked off the first annual Callahan Care fundraiser to help families in need. Callahan Care is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to making the world a better place by creating open closets and open pantries to supply families with free clothes, backpacks, shoes, and other essentials they may need. Callahan Care is reliant on the donations they receive through the community and focuses on helping families of students who are facing economic hardships so students can focus on school, and families have the essentials they need to support this.
This BCHS fundraiser is hosted by our student government and runs from Friday, October 27th through Friday, November 17th. This is a class competition, with the BCHS spirit stick being awarded to the class that raises the most money for Callahan Care! This is a wonderful opportunity for the BC Jaguar community to come together to raise money for an organization that assists so many families in need.
Save your new or gently used clothes, backpacks, and shoes – Starting on November 13th, we will have bins located in the front office lobby for students, staff, and families to drop off new or gently used items during the final week of our fundraiser.
Here are the links to the BCHS donation page and Callahan Care website:
BCHS Donation Page by grade level: https://callahancare.org/boulder-creek-highschool
Website: https://callahancare.org/
BCHS students worked through the month of October to create cards for the Veterans Day Celebration at Anthem Park. Students in classes and clubs worked to ensure that more than 1,000 cards were ready for distribution prior to Veterans Day. Thank you to our students, staff, and Mr. Donovan for coordinating the project!
Submit your student absence through our friendly form!
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Stay Updated with our BCHS Website
October Female Athlete of the Month
Badminton
BC Girls Badminton went to STATE this year. Senior Olivia Russell and Senior Maia Milnor went as pairs while Japneet Kaur went as singles. They had a great experience and were the first to go in BC history.
BCXC
BCXC Girls and Boys team both won the District Meet this year and had their very first District Senior Night.
They are heading to state this weekend! Wish them luck!
BC Swim & Dive
Dive team placed in Region as well and are expected to do podium at State!
BC Football
BC Football WON region and went undefeated. They have their last season home game this Friday @ Chaparral and then will head into playoffs.
The ELA 3-4 collaborative team, made up of Ms. Merriman, Mrs. Calamanco, Mr. Morales, and Mrs. Peccia, is working together to make great strides in their students' learning of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The team collaborates on shared common formative assessment data so they can talk collectively about how to support students that aren't quite there yet on essential skills. This allows the team to use class time and Flex Time to reteach, reassess, and to ultimately grow students. The team's work is paying off with measurable growth on this year's ELA 3-4 district interim assessment. ELA 3-4 students performed their highest on this assessment this year since it has been in place! Outstanding work, ELA 3-4!
BCHS students at all levels, 9-12, topped our BCHS Fall ELA Interim Assessment scores since we started taking the assessment! Freshman students improved scores by 1%! Sophomores improved by 10%! And Juniors and Seniors improved by 4%! Great job showing what you know and working on those skills! A huge shout out goes to our teachers who are helping our students learn each and every day!
This year BC Media Productions is helping students and staff learn about how to be involved at BCHS and also how to live healthier lives through The Tinkle Times. The Tinkle Times is a one page newsletter posted in restrooms around campus that shares upcoming BC events, a joke of the week, and also an article about healthy living. Recent editions have shared the medical implications of vaping and the most current edition talks about challenges and implications of social media. Great job, Media, on keeping Jaguars involved and informed!
BC Jaguar PRIDE means that our Jaguars are Prepared, Respectful, have Integrity, are Disciplined, and show that Everyone is united! To ensure a safe, focused, and positive learning environment, we PRIDE expectations with students on Thursday in second period.
- This includes our expectation that students keep their cellphones on silent mode in their backpack so students can properly engage in learning.
- Students should be prepared with a fully charged iPad each day and any other items required for class to help with their success.
- It is also critical that students are in class and on time to be present for learning which is critical for their success.
- We also expect our students to be respectful of classrooms, school and personal property each and every day.
Please review our BCHS PRIDE expectations in our Student/Parent Handbook . Taking time to show Jaguar PRIDE is important as we work toward our mission of providing “a safe learning environment with rigorous academic opportunities for all students to graduate as productive, responsible, and contributing citizens!”
