Bermudian Springs High School

We would like to thank everyone for the great start to the 2025-2026 school year. As the school year progresses, encourage your child to stay focused on their studies and establish a positive work ethic. It is so critical you as parents become actively involved with your child's school work. Remember you have the ability to check student progress online through the Sapphire community portal. Parents and students are also reminded to complete the student handbook sign off in their Sapphire Portal.

Classes will not be in session on October 10th or October 13th, due to teacher in-service.

The High School Picture Retake Day with Picture Plus is scheduled for October 15th. Please send the old picture packet back with your child on the Retake Day, if you would like them retaken. Also, please call the office at 717-528-5127 or email either lamyers@bermudian.org or tcook@bermudian.org to let us know your child will be having their pictures retaken. If your child was absent on September 10th, we will already have them added to our list to come down to get their pictures done.

The dance will be held in the high school cafeteria on October 4th from 7-10 PM. Doors open at 6:45 PM and the dance ends at 10:00 PM. No Student will be admitted after 8:00 PM and there will be no re entry after leaving. All outside guests must be registered in advance and must have a photo ID for admission. Regular tickets for Bermudian Springs students are still available until Wednesday, October 1st.

Any student planning to attend must purchase a ticket and must be in school by 9 AM on October 3rd. No guest tickets will be sold at lunch; you must go to room 235 during lunch or a study hall. Mrs. Foster is also available before and after school.

Use of Cell Phones/Headphones/AirPods/Earbuds on School Grounds -

• 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.

The Tech Department here at Bermudian Springs offers iPad insurance for your student's iPads. Many students still do not have iPad insurance. When students break their iPads without having insurance this can lead to large costs that will be billed to the student's family. In this email we have attached a picture explaining our insurance system and the potential costs associated with it. It is our recommendation that every student should purchase insurance. The deadline for students to purchase iPad insurance this year is October 31st. After October 31st, any student who has not paid will be responsible for the full cost of any damages to their device.

Please consider paying your student's iPad insurance before that deadline. If you have any questions if your child's iPad insurance has been paid, please contact Mrs. Cook at 717-528-5127 or tcook@bermudian.org. The cost of insurance is $10, they can be turned in at each building's front office, and checks can be made payable to BSSD. Checks should be written to: Bermudian Springs School District. The payment should be give to Mrs. Cook in the High School office.

The NHS & NAHS Induction Ceremony will take place on November 18th @ 6:00 PM. Location TBD.

A reminder to parents regarding medication during school hours. All medications are required to have a medication order form completed by your child's prescribing physician and parent/guardian signature. Once that is done a parent/guardian must drop off the medication in the original container directly to the school nurse. Medications can not be sent in with students. Please contact the nurse directly to schedule a drop off time for medications and refills.

Inhaler Forms

If your child has Asthma and is prescribed an inhaler to treat it please be sure to have his/her doctor fill out the Asthma Inhaler Form to be able to carry and use inhaler as needed here at school. Any questions about this please contact the school nurse for assistance.

Please be sure to complete this year's Emergency Card Verification Form on your parent portal for your child. No paper cards were given out.

Completed Physical forms for current 11th-grade students must be turned in no later than January 30, 2026. If you are unable to make an appointment for your child's physical or do not have a doctor, please contact the nurse's office to make arrangements for the physical to be done at school.

The above required health forms can be found at https://www.bermudian.org/services/health-services/health-forms

Ryan Blevins, Harper Davis, Jaxon Dupert, Liliana Felipe, Miles Gould, Yhair Hernandez,

Maverick Hollabaugh, Ethan Hoover, Aracelli Josefino, Ellie Kirkpatrick, Kira Klunk, Reese Lighty,

Layna Lowry, Delaiha Lupian Prado, Gerardo Manriquez Mercado, Daniel Mendez Zarate,

Landon Oehmig, Alex Phillips, Ryder Powell, Nathaniel Ramsburg, Grayson Rigler, Ti’Xemira Riley,

Chloe Stuart, Jude Talkington, Kennedy Turocy and Jordynn Willhite

The guidance office maintains a scholarship list of all scholarship applications we receive throughout the school year. To review an updated list, please visit the guidance office or guidance website at https://hs.bermudian.org/departments/guidance/scholarships

Our annual college planning night is scheduled for November 13th, at 7:00 PM in the high school LGI room. Information regarding the college planning and application process will be shared. The program is geared towards juniors and their parents.

The following are the SAT dates and registration deadlines. The SAT is an assessment that is required by many colleges. Students typically take this test the first time towards the end of their junior year and again, at the end of their junior year or in the fall of their senior year. Students may see dates/deadlines and register online at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration/dates-deadlines

School Code: 395450.

The High School sign-up meeting for winter sports will take place on October 15, 2025. Students will be called during the 11th period for Sign ups. Winter sports practices begin November 15, 2025.

If you have already turned in a physical form for this school year (dated after May 1, 2025), you will need to complete a Recertification For Sports Participation Form (blue form) to update your health information. These will be available outside the Athletic Office after October 6, 2025.

If you need a physical, you will need to complete the PIAA Athletic Physical Packet and have a physician perform and sign the examination section. This form is available on the school website or from the Athletic Office.

The recertification form form must be dated after October 6, 2025. They need to be turned into the Athletic Office no later than November 10, 2025.

The Winter Parent/Coaches Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 5th at 6:30 pm in the High School Auditorium.

The Senior Class has started off the year strong! We are currently taking orders for our class t-shirt. We have voted on and decided that our Senior Trip will include Great Wolf Lodge and Busch Gardens in VA. Our first Food Truck Event is coming up on November 6, 2025. Please mark your calendars and come grab some food for dinner that day. We appreciate your on-going support!

The Junior Class is having a fresh Evergreen Fundraiser. Look for flyers from the Juniors as well as on Peach Jar. The flyer will be out soon with an online code to order incredible products online to send to friends and family all over the country. Please support our Class and enjoy fresh wreaths, table centerpieces and so much more!

The Class of 2028 will again be holding a Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair with over 55 vendors on November 22 from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm. There will be concessions during the event along with a bake sale and holiday candy sale. Come out and support the BSHS Class of 2028, enjoy some great food, and do some early holiday shopping.

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.