B.A.S.H. Gifted Education Program
- March 31: Last Day for PT Requests for 2026-2027 SY (talk to your counselor)
- May 1: Prom & Professional Learning for Staff (no school for students)
- May 8: Last day to make changes to your course selection card.
- May 29: Last day for Class of 2027 to clear obligations for parking pass eligibility for the 26-27 SY.
- June 5: Graduation
he Student Diversity Union is an active club dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the many cultures represented at BASH. Open to all students, the club provides opportunities to learn about and celebrate cultural diversity within our school community. Through events, programs, and field trips, members explore and highlight different cultures, traditions, holidays, and celebrations while fostering respect, understanding, and connection among students.
Culture Day Festival: Mon. Mar 30, 2026
The BASH Culture Day Festival, hosted by the Student Diversity Union Club, is designed to celebrate and honor the cultural richness within our s
chool community. Rather than offering simplified snapshots of cultures, the festival encourages deeper cultural awareness, respect, and open-mindedness. Through shared experiences and dialogue, students have the opportunity to learn about different perspectives, break down cultural barriers, and build meaningful connections. The goal is to foster a school environment where diverse values, traditions, and beliefs are recognized, appreciated, and approached with understanding rather than judgment.
AP Psychology
AP Psychology is a super interesting and thought-provoking college-level introductory course covering the scientific studies of human behavior and mental processes. In AP Psychology students will learn about people and what influences how we think, feel and behave. The material in this class applies to behavior in your everyday lives and gets you thinking more scientifically about why people do what they do. Some of the topics covered include: a scientific study of the brain, emotions, motivations, personality, memory, defense mechanisms, psychological disorders and treatment of psychological disorders. Taking this course is incredibly worthwhile for all students; by earning college credit you could use this class to fulfill either a required, elective or general education college course, regardless of your chosen college major.
AP Economics
AP Microeconomics is an introductory college-level microeconomics course. Students cultivate their understanding of the principles that apply to the functions of individual economic decision-makers by using principles and models to describe economic situations and predict and explain outcomes with graphs, charts, and data as they explore concepts like scarcity and markets; costs, benefits, and marginal analysis; production choices and behavior; and market inefficiency and public policy.
Strategic development skills are the abilities used to create long-term roadmaps for growth by balancing internal organizational goals with external market dynamics. These skills allow professionals to move beyond day-to-day tasks and focus on creating sustainable competitive advantage. In other words, they are a foundation of core competencies that prepare individuals for a successful transition into the workplace and ongoing career management. It essentially acts as a "career currency," bridging the gap between academic knowledge and real-world application.
Why These Skills Are Critical to Learn
Developing these skills early provides a significant competitive advantage for several reasons:
Closing the "Skills Gap": Employers often find that while graduates have technical knowledge, they lack the "soft skills" required to function effectively in a professional environment.
Enhanced Employability: Mastery of these competencies makes you a more attractive candidate, often carrying more weight in hiring decisions than a GPA alone.
Lifelong Adaptability: Unlike job-specific technical skills that may become obsolete, career readiness skills are transferable and help you navigate multiple career changes.
Increased Confidence: Being "career ready" allows you to clearly articulate your value to recruiters during interviews and networking events.
Key Evidence of the Strategic Development Skills Gap
Executive Perceived Deficiency: Roughly 92% of executives believe American workers are not as skilled as they need to be, with nearly half (44%) identifying a specific lack of strategic development skills as the primary issue.
Hiring Difficulty: About 89% of hiring managers report difficulty finding candidates with the right strategic development skills, which they now consider equal to or more important than technical expertise.
Impact on Success: Research shows that 40% of new hires fail within their first 18 months, not because of a lack of technical knowledge, but due to inadequate strategic development skills like emotional intelligence.
Entry-Level Readiness: Only 22% of leaders currently feel that entry-level employees are fully prepared for their roles, with 58% specifically citing weak strategic development skills as the reason for this lack of preparedness.
Most Lacking Skills
Employers consistently report that the hardest skills to find in U.S. job applicants include:
Critical Thinking: 64% of hiring managers find this difficult to source.
Listening and Interpersonal Skills: Over 50% of managers struggle to find candidates who can effectively communicate and work within a team.
Professionalism and Work Ethic: Nearly half of employers express concerns about the basic work ethic and "elevator chitchat" abilities of recent graduates.
Research from Harvard and Stanford suggests that 85% of job success comes from soft skills, while only 15% comes from technical knowledge.
