March 2026

As the third marking period comes to a close please take a moment to check your child’s report card and the grades they have received through our Sapphire Community Portal on the district website. Hopefully this is something that both you and your child do on a regular basis. Keep in mind, the report card only tells a part of the story of how your child is progressing. For this reason, we strongly recommend parents schedule a parent/ teacher conference and meet with their child’s teachers during our upcoming conference opportunities (Spring Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on April 7th from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM and April 8th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.). Conferences must be scheduled using www.myconferencetime.com/bshs. A communication will be sent once the conference time schedule goes live. Please take the time to make that face to face connection with your child’s teachers. A collaborative and positive school to home relationship is vital to each student's success.

Spring Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on April 7th from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM and April 8th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

A communication will be sent once the conference time schedule goes live. Parents will sign up for conferences using www.myconferencetime.com/bshs. Conference time slots will be filled on a first come first serve basis.

If you still have not activated your Sapphire Account please contact the High School Office.

In advance, we thank you for your continued partnership, support, and cooperation.

March 27, 2026 - There will be a Half Day Dismissal. High School will be dismissing at 11:10 AM.

April 2 through April 6, 2026 - Classes will not be in session, due to Easter Break.

April 7 and April 8, 2026 - Classes will not be in session, due to Parent/Teacher Conferences &

Professional Development.

The Bermudian Springs High School staff proudly announces that our yearbook has been selected for inclusion in Varsity Yearbook’s distinguished Portfolio, a national showcase recognizing the most outstanding yearbooks produced by Varsity Yearbook. This achievement places Bermudian Springs High School among only 686 schools featured in this year’s edition, selected from more than 900 submissions reviewed with great care. From that impressive group, just 62 yearbooks earned a place in the highly coveted Anthology section, honoring the very finest in scholastic journalism, innovative design and compelling storytelling.

The Portfolio recognizes yearbooks that demonstrate sustained excellence in writing and visual presentation, comprehensive and meaningful coverage and exceptional photography. As a collection of the top books printed by Varsity Yearbook, Portfolio celebrates the dedication, creativity and teamwork that define each staff’s work.

Congrats to the yearbook staff at Bermudian Springs High School and Advisor Mrs. Congleton-Parr.

If you have not ordered your copy of the yearbook, do not wait as sales end March 30. Go to yearbookordercenter.com to purchase your copy! School code 13750.

Graduation is coming fast. This is a very exciting time for you! I wanted to share some information with you on how we can capture these special moments for you in professional portraits. During graduation, we have four different ways we can memorialize your graduation.

1. Formal Class Portrait in your cap and gowns: Scheduled to be taken on June 2, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at the school.

2. Individual formal cap and gown portraits: Scheduled to be taken on June 2, 2026, starting at 7:30 a.m. The portraits will be taken at the school in front of a formal grey backdrop. If you are interested in having your portraits taken, you would need to come early (first come, first serve), with order form completed (attached) and appropriate payment. Please make sure you have all your sashes, cords, and awards, that you will have at graduation for in your portrait.

3. Posed Candids with your diploma: Leer Photography will be at graduation to take your portrait when you receive your diploma at graduation on June 3, 2026. We take portraits of every senior. These images will be uploaded to our website for purchase after graduation. Follow us on Facebook for announcements of how and where to view the images.

4. Action shots from the ceremony. These images will all be uploaded to our website for viewing and purchasing after graduation!

The order form is attached; along with samples of each of the types of portraits offered. We can’t wait to capture these memories for you!

Please contact our studio with any questions.

Cindie J. Leer

Owner, Leer Photography

www.LeerPhotography.com

717.528.7535

The Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2026 will be held on June 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Stadium. The rain dates are June 4th, June 5th and June 6th at 7:00 p.m. If it is raining on June 6th the Graduation Ceremony will be in the gymnasium at 7:00 p.m.

The high school Quiz Bowl team consisting of Brady Wallen, Mikolay Foursevitch, Adeline Nelson, Alexcia Lindsey, Elijah Osborne, Joseph Riley, Yasmine Mahamadou, Alexis Everett, and Adam Gerringer navigated a tough York Adams league this year to finish with an 11 and 13 record placing them in 5th place. They had many close, hard-fought matches this year. We are looking for some new team members for next season as many team members were seniors.

• Students are permitted to use their cell phones/headphones/AirPods/earbuds before and after school, during their lunch period, and in the hallways between classes.

• During instructional time, devices will be out of sight unless otherwise notified by the teacher.

• The administration will address this at class meetings and each teacher will give their classes a universal reminder of expectations

If a parent must contact a student during the school day due to an emergency, please call the Main Office and the student will be summoned to the office. If a student has an emergency during the school day, they may use the phone in the main office.

Cell phones that are visible may be confiscated with additional discipline as listed below:

1. 1st Offense = Warning

2. 2nd Offense = 1 lunch detention and communication with parent/guardian.

3. 3rd Offense = 1 after school detention and communication with parent/ guardian.

4. Additional Offenses = phone confiscated until the end of the day and possible assignment to STAP. parent/guardian and student conference with the school administration.

Lulani Archangel, Aubree Berwager, Braelyn Black, Erik Brady, Lorelai Breighner, Lucas Campagna, Avery Cooley, Micah Danner, Alaina Dunham, Kayden Dunkes, Liliana Felipe, Miles Gould, Sam Haley, Adalyn Juelich, Kristopher Kellner, Eleanor Keough, Tori Livelsberger, Brynn Nickey, Amanda Royer, Rebecca Williams and Sarah Williams.

SAT dates and registration deadlines can be found at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/digital-testing/dates-deadlines.

The SAT is an admissions test that is required by some colleges. Intersted students typically take this test after December of their junior year and again early in their senior year. Students can register at the link above.

Course selections for the 2026-2027 school year will be completed online through the Sapphire Community Portal. We will be meeting with all current freshman, sophomores, and juniors by class on March 6th to show them the actual online form for their grade and explain the process. The online course request forms will become active on March 6th and remain open until March 20th. We strongly encourage parents to be an active participant in their child’s course requests. Signed parent forms are due by March 20th.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the guidance office if you have any questions.

Reminder to parents: Students currently in 11th grade will need updated immunizations records to include a MCV (meningitis) shot after they turn 16. This is a state law and students can be excluded from school at the start of his/her 12th grade year without this vaccine on record. Please contact the school nurse with any questions regarding this state requirement.

The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) will be holding a fundraiser at Chipotle on March 9th from 4 PM to 8 PM. Please show the attached flyer to help support our club who is attending States in April.

The Senior Class had a busy February! We are looking forward to a calmer March. The final trip payment of $25 is due by March 25 along with the Permission Slip and Medical Forms!

Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and to “say something” BEFORE it is too late. With Safe2Say Something, it’s easy and confidential to report safety concerns to help prevent violence and tragedies.

Here’s how it works:

• Submit an anonymous tip report through the Safe2SaySomething system
• Crisis center reviews, assesses and processes all submissions
• Crisis center sends all submissions to school administration and/or law enforcement for intervention
• If needed, crisis center may contact tipster anonymously through the app

Check out the website if you would like more information: Safe 2 Say

https://988lifeline.org/

988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States.

When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.

The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.

The Lifeline’s network of over 200 crisis centers has been in operation since 2005, and has been proven to be effective. It’s the counselors at these local crisis centers who answer the contacts the Lifeline receives every day. Numerous studies have shown that callers feel less suicidal, less depressed, less overwhelmed and more hopeful after speaking with a Lifeline counselor.