Briscoe Family Newsletter

Dear Briscoe Community,

Bye Bye March, and Hellooooo April! As you read this week's newsletter, you will certainly see why we are #BriscoeProud. Our Bengals excel in the classroom and out. Thank you for sharing your hard working and talented children with us. Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Rather

#BriscoeReunited

#BriscoeProud

The 7th Grade Boys finished in 3rd Place overall and our 8th Grade finished 5th in the district. Our 7th grade 400 Meter Relay and 800 Meter Relay teams placed 2nd, Jayden Green place 2nd in the 800M and the 1600M Run. Aiden Martin placed 2nd in the 200M dash and Max Jacobs placed 3rd in the 100M as well.

Several of our 8th graders placed in the meet. Diego Fernandez placed 5th in the discus, Our 1600M Relay team placed 4th, 400M Relay 3rd, Cayden Glass placed 3rd in the 400 M Run, and Jace Barton is the District Champion in the Shot Put and the Discus!

I am so Proud of our athletes who participated in track this season. Thank you to our Briscoe community for supporting our track team.

#Relentless

-Coach Dawson

Aidan Garcia, Briscoe Class of 18'

"My decision to come to Taft was based on the change of culture that the new coaching staff was bringing. With those changes, it helped me think of what kind of affect my teammates and I could bring to the school. Throughout the years, change was not only made on the field but in the classroom where my fellow peers and I transformed our mentality from the athletic program to in the classroom. Choosing to attend Taft made my high school experience turned out better than I could have imagined. Gifting me a big family full of peers, teachers, and coaches that stood by me always pushing me to do better."

Truly a great kid, one of the best I've ever been around. Culture change starts with kids like him. He also has a younger brother who's in 7th grade at Briscoe right now. -Coach Stade, Taft High School

You can help our team get to Globals in Kansas City, Missouri. Click on our link if you can donate. Thank you for supporting our young creative thinkers.

Briscoe DI Globals Fundraiser

It's a busy time of year and as a result we are needing parents to help manage the Bengal Buggy during 6th, 7th, and 8th grade lunch. If you are interested in helping out during any of these lunch times please complete the Background Check Form and email Ms. Herrera @ melissa-1.herrera@nisd.net or Mrs. Jamie Havell @thehavells@gmail.com for more information. Thank you for supporting our Bengals!

Congratulations to the Briscoe robotics team for their win at the first Lego League Robotics competition last Saturday. They won 3rd place overall, 2nd place in robot performance, and 1st place in core values! Going to the next round this weekend.

Based on the amount of money we raised the students earned the following:

Monday- April 4th- Pie the librarian in the face...gently...and with a smile... ;-)

Tuesday, April 5th- Technology at lunch

Wednesday, April 6th- Hat Day

Show you are ready to celebrate our rich Culture and kick off Fiesta by wearing your best Fiesta attire on Thursday, April 7th.

Lost a jacket, a shoe, a water bottle, anything?

Come check out our large item lost and found bin in the cafeteria.

Students will be reminded next week during lunches to look in our bin for any lost items.

Attention all Briscoe Military families! April is Month of the Military Child and we would like to celebrate and show support to our young heroes by showcasing their military family one day in the month of April during our daily announcements! If you would like to participate please email a photo of your military family to melissa-1.herrera@nisd.net and include your child's name and what part of the military we are celebrating! Thank you for allowing your young hero to be a part of the Briscoe family and thank you for your service!

You should have received an email from the District regarding Data Verification. Please take a moment to let us know your plans for next year.

If you need assistance completing the process, sign up here for additional support. Mr. Buckner, our Attendance Clerk, is here to assist.

Data Verification Support

Attention all current 6th and 7th Grade Bengal Families. Beginning March 25th, our HAC system will be open for you and your child to view their 2022-2023 Course Requests. While actual schedules will not be created until late summer, this is an opportunity for you to review your child's course requests and make changes, if needed. Please visit the below link to make changes, and please submit any change requests no later than Friday, April 8th.

Please feel free to contact the Briscoe Counseling Department at 210-398-1132 should you have any questions. Thank you!

Briscoe Course Request Changes for 2022-2023

Please continue to review our Class of 2026 newsletter for the most up to date information.

If your child tests positive for COVID or has to quarantine, please call our Nurse's office at 210-398-1109.

Click Here for district and campus updates. This link will be updated by the District every Wednesday.

Parents/Guardians:

Northside ISD offers an abstinence-centered human sexuality instruction called Choosing the Best Path. This program is taught to 8th grade students through their physical education, athletics, or dance class over a five day period.

Your child is scheduled to receive human sexuality instruction the week of April 25, 2022. If we do not receive your signed consent either online (google form) or permission slip found below by the week of April 11, 2022, your student will not be permitted to participate in the human sexuality instruction and will be assigned an alternative instructional activity.

If you have any questions, please contact your campus PE Coordinator or Caitlin Bollier, Health Education Specialist at caitlin.bollier@nisd.net or by phone at (210) 397-3567.

Google Form (electronic signature)

• English Version - Choosing the Best Path Parent Permission (English)
• Spanish Version - Choosing the Best Path Parent Permission (Spanish)

Hard Copy (English version is page 1 / Spanish version is page 2) - MS CTBPath Parent Permission Letter

Beginning March 1, students who have 3 or fewer absences in a course for the remainder of the semester are eligible to exempt their spring semester exam.
Additional criteria for exemptions are outlined below.

For Northside students in grades 6-12 who are enrolled in courses earning high school credit, students may earn an exam exemption by meeting the following criteria.

1. If the course is a full-year course, the student must have passed the first semester.

2. The student's final average for the spring semester must be a grade of 80 or higher.

3. The student's conduct grade in that class must be satisfactory “S” or better.

4. The student must attend school during the scheduled exam time.

5. The student must have 3 or fewer absences for the second semester (beginning March 1st). This excludes Excused School Business absences.

Please note: Students who are absent during the scheduled exam time will lose the exam exemption, receive an "11" as an exam grade and will be required to make up the exam during summer break.

We are planning to celebrate our 8th grade class on June 1st

Location: NISD Sports Gym

Time: 6:00 pm

We hope to see you there!

High School Transition

As the new semester approaches, we will be working with your child to prepare them for their new adventure onto high school. HERE you will find upcoming information on the school tours, as well as Endorsement & Elective Fair nights for each feeder high school. Please review the information for upcoming student and parent events. As more information is provided to us, we will update THIS newsletter.

If you shop online, chances are you use Amazon. Amazon donates .5% of the price of orders to charitable organizations selected by their customers. Please consider adding Dolph Briscoe Middle School to your account. There is no charge to the customer. This money goes to our PTA who in turn uses the proceeds for student events like end of year celebrations, dances, and field day.

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Thank You!

Email: christina.rather@nisd.net
Website: nisd.net/briscoe
Location: 4265 Lone Star Parkway, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (210) 398-1100
Facebook: facebook.com/BriscoeMiddleSchool
Twitter: @NISDBriscoe