Battlefield Bobcast

Principal: DeLores Lucas
Location: 15000 Graduation Drive, Haymarket, VA, United States

Phone: 571-261-4400

Facebook: facebook.com/BattlefieldHighSchoolPWCS

Instagram: @battlefieldhighschool_bobcats

The Daily Bobcast Podcast: Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

We will play on January 24 at home against Fauquier High School at 10:30. We would love for you to come cheer us on!!

Our last week to participate in December Spirit Days!

Monday: Hawaiian Holiday

Tuesday: Ugly Sweater Day

Wednesday: Times Square Day

Wednesday, December 20th: Flexes 7 and Advisory

We would like to give the following businesses a huge thank you for taking care of the BHS staff this week with sweet discounts.

Out of the Blue

5005 Wellington Road

Gainesville Virginia 20155
571-284-6350

Nothing Bundt Cakes

7324 Atlas Walkway

Gainesville, VA 20155

703) 782-9975

Registration for spring 2024 Virtual Prince William (VPW) classes opened November 27th and will close on Friday, December 22nd. No late registration requests will be accepted. Available seats vary by course.

Due to high demand, many spring VPW classes are full/closed. Visit the VPW website for the list of specific courses that are closed. Students interested in taking a spring VPW course are urged to register as soon as possible.

As we enter the winter holiday season, the PWCS Food and Nutrition Department is excited to serve Cheese and Green Chile Tamales as a menu special in December! Tamales are commonly eaten during winter holiday celebrations, so come celebrate school lunch with us this December by enjoying a Cheese and Green Chile Tamale for school lunch! If you haven’t had a Tamale, or Tamal as it is pronounced in Spanish, then you are in for a treat! Tamales are made using masa harina (corn flour) to make a dough. The dough is filled with a variety of fillings, then wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf, and steamed until the dough is solid. Tamales originated more than 7,000 years ago, and today are eaten in many countries in North, Central, and South America! Tamale fillings vary by culture and geographical region, but they all are delicious! At PWCS, we served Vegetarian Tamales filled with cheese and green chiles for School Lunch on 6th and 13th.

Are you tired of working evenings and weekends? Would you like to be off during your child’s school breaks? Are you looking for a job that truly has an impact on your community? Consider working for PWCS Nutrition!

The PWCS Food and Nutrition Department is seeking passionate, dedicated, fun-loving applicants for all areas of the county. We strive to provide wholesome, enjoyable, high quality, nutritious meals to our students, so they can be ready to learn and take full advantage of the educational opportunities provided to them. The work we do is important, and the people who do it are inspiring. If these values are important to you too, come be part of our team!

The number of hours needed varies by school. Most shifts fall between 9am and 3pm. Employees have weekends, evenings, school holidays/breaks, and snow days off. In addition, PWCS Nutrition employees received free school lunch every day they work! The starting pay is $15.07 an hour, and there are opportunities for growth and advancement!

Ready to join us? Go to https://jobs.pwcs.edu/Jobs/, and choose “Classified – FOOD SERVICE” from the job type drop down menu. Click the job link you are interested in applying for, and then click “log in to apply.” For help with the online application, contact Human Resources at 703-791-8050.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the PWCS Food and Nutrition Department at

703-791-7314. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are seeing an increase in illness in our Bobcats which is expected this time of year, especially with the wild weather we have been having. Please remember to keep your student home if they have a fever or have any symptoms of flu/ Covid-19. Symptoms include fever/chills, cough, sore throat, muscle/ body aches, headache, and vomiting.

Student must be fever-free for 24 hours, without fever-reducing medications (tylenol, motrin, etc), before returning to school. Please see this website for more information. We still have plenty of free covid-19 test kits available for any families that may need them. Thank you for your help in keeping our community healthy during this holiday season.

The clinic is looking for donations of new sweatpants, leggings, joggers for our students. Something your teen wouldn't be embarrassed putting on in case of emergency and needed to borrow a pair to help get through the school day. The Battlefield sweatpants you can purchase are always a great option! Looking for small, medium, and large sizes. Thank you so much for your generosity and helping our Bobcats!

Seniors have until December 20th to email Mrs. O'Connor changes that are needed to their portrait or name for the yearbook. See email that was sent to every Senior parent and student for the link to view the pages. Email: OCONNOBM@PWCS.EDU

Battlefield High School is sending three cadets this year to the annual Flight Academy. Cadets Sailor Eastman, Yashvir Sabharwal, and Andrei Peaco have been selected as recipients of this scholarship; the estimated worth of this is $35,000. It will cover all expenses for flight training and earning their private pilot's license over this next summer. Battlefield is the only school in Prince William County to have cadets selected, and contributed 3 of the 9 cadets in Virginia chosen. Nearly 800 students internationally competed for this highly competitive scholarship, and these three earned their places through competitive test scores, physical fitness, and overall resumes. If you are interested in joining, please contact Colonel Vasenko at vasenkda@pwcs.edu.

Congratulations to our Cyber Patriots' teams for taking on the challenge of competing in the Platinum Division for states this past Friday against cyber teams from across the country! Both our Junior ROTC team and our school's Bobcat Team are highly competitive, being in some of the top teams in the nation. We are looking forward to finding out results!

Come to Nothing Bundt Cakes the week of December 18th - 23rd to purchase a bundt cake. Be sure to mention BHS Crew, as 15% of any purchase will benefit our team!

1. The BHS Athletic Boosters Club would like to send out a THANK YOU to everyone who supported our athletes during the Fall Sports season by volunteering their time to work concessions. We truly appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to support BHS Athletics!!!

2. December Membership Meeting Rescheduled! Due to multiple conflicts, this month's monthly meeting will be held on Monday, December 18 at 7:00 in the Little Theater and online. Meeting login will be posted on the Athletic Booster's website on Monday afternoon.

3. Calling volunteers to assist with Concessions during the Winter Season! Boys Basketball games are open to volunteers. Parents or athletes can earn funds for their sport (in season and out of season). Club members can earn volunteer hours. Sign up at this website.

4. Are you the parent of a Senior Athlete? Athletic Boosters provides scholarship opportunities to student athletes whose parents are members of the Athletic Boosters. Be sure to sign up as a member of Athletic Boosters to benefit both your child's sport and potentially your senior athlete earn $1,000 for their future studies. Up to six scholarships (two scholarships per sports season (one boy and one girl) may be awarded each year. Join today to help make a difference!

Bobcat Community, The Battlefield Journalism students are looking to share your good news, community events, business spotlights, achievements, community heroes, and novelty stories. Send your stories worth sharing to bridgej@pwcs.edu.

• donovacm@pwcs.edu
• clarkkr@pwcs.edu
• mccalltt@pwcs.edu
• finnkl@pwcs.edu

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