12/10/2023 BCHS Weekly Newsletter

Winterfest was amazing. I enjoyed seeing students and staff dressed up to show their school spirit! Thank you to everyone who participated. We have one week left until finals. Please make sure to study, complete assignments and prepare for exams.

Sincerely-

Mrs. Hummel

Hello BCHS Community,

We are so excited at the number of families that have RSVP for the Bruin Way Awards. We are looking for donations of water and or juice to help ensure we have more than enough for all that attend.

If you are able to donate please leave with the Attendance office before the school day is over.

As the college application season continues with private college applications and extended public university application deadlines – an easy-to-view UC and CSU campuses with extended deadlines list to share with your students here.

• Senior Sadie Melgoza placed 5th in Open Humorous Interp and 3rd in Novice Informative Speaking.

• Senior Litanie Mendiola placed 5th in Varsity Informative Speaking, 1st in Open Dramatic Interp, and 1st in Open Duo Interp w/ partner Giovanni Galli.

• Senior Giovanni Galli placed 2nd in Open Program Oral Interp.

• Freshman Alyssa placed 3rd in Open National Extemp speaking and 1st in Novice Impromptu speaking.

• Sophomore Jonathan Mendiola placed 5th in Novice Informative Speaking.

• Senior Christiana Jeter placed 3rd in Novice Original Advocacy.

• Senior Nicanor Maina placed 3rd in Open Dramatic Interp and 5th in Open Congressional Debate.

• Senior Jehan Jacobs placed 6th in Varsity Impromptu speaking and 1st in Open International Extemp speaking.

• We're so proud you speak for the Creek!

Saturday, December 2, nine Bruin Scholars attended the United Black Student Unions of California Leadership Conference. These amazing young women represented Bear Creek High School very well. They participated in workshops, panel discussions and even created a Bear Creek Cheer during introductions. They learned about the college admissions process for both UCs and HBCUs. When you see them around campus or if you have them in your class, please acknowledge them for being stellar students and representatives of the Bear Creek Community.

• Jasmine Felder (9)
• Alexis Doucet (9)
• Unique Moore (10)- not pictured
• Ariel Wilmot (9)- not pictured
• Martina Gill (9)
• Ajanae Ferguson (12)
• Amiyah Coleman (10)
• Cambria Hasten (9)
• Tamia Brown (10)

We are proud of all of our students who competed! Congratulations to all of our students who earned awards!

• 1st Place Spanish Creed - Giselle Valencia
• 2nd Place Prepared - Jovie Ford
• 4th Place Water Quality High Team - Paolo Gaborni, Nhung Doan & Tayler Dias
• 6th Place Creed - Joshua Maguire
• 7th Place Water Quality High Point Individual - Paolo Gaborni
• 7th Place Co-ops High Point Individual - Chloe Niehues

Hello Bruins!

As the holiday season draws near, why not give the gift of blood?

Our winter blood drive is on December 14th from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. You must be 16 or older and meet height and weight requirements to be eligible to donate.

If you are 16 you must have a signed parental consent form attached to your aeries information.

How to print out your aeries information:

1. go to Aeries student portal
2. click on student info
3. click on demographics
4. print screen

These papers must be given to Jason von Brandt or Matthew Romano in D1 by December 11th.

You can find the parental consent form attached to this email, in the attendance office, counseling office, college, and career center, and also in D1 during the 1st and 2nd periods.

Once all your paperwork is turned in, you can schedule a time to donate!

Happy donating!

Each school in the state of California is mandated to annually review and update a Comprehensive School Safety Plan. The plan provides the school with the opportunity to bring together a Safe School Planning Committee to focus on site safety issues. Annual goals, objectives, and activities are developed, shared with the staff and community for input, and brought forward to the School Site Council for approval.

California Education Code requires that a meeting be held to allow members of the public the opportunity to express an opinion about this plan. Added to this requirement is the provision that each School Site Council or Safe School Planning Committee provide notification of this public meeting to the local mayor or supervisor, a representative of the local school employee organizations, a representative of the parent and teacher association, and a representative of the student body government. The notification information for our Comprehensive Safe School Plan public meeting is included below.

Our staff, students, and parents are committed to working together to ensure that our school has a positive, safe, and secure environment for learning. We appreciate the support that law enforcement continually provides to Lodi Unified School District and our school to assist us in this effort.

Sincerely,

Robert Winterhalter
Assistant Principal

SAFE SCHOOL PLAN

PUBLIC MEETING NOTIFICATION INFORMATION

Location: Bear Creek High School Library
10555 Thornton Rd.
Stockton, CA

Date: December 13, 2023

Time: 6pm

Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
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Meeting ID: 297 137 577 240 Passcode: 2bBr4Z
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Or call in (audio only)
+1 323-457-5649,,87667207# United States, Los Angeles
Phone Conference ID: 876 672 07#

• Educational Enrichment and college exposure
• Earning College Credit while in high school
• Completing 4-Yr Transferable courses that can save you money later
• Getting a Jump Start on your college education
• And much more: https://bearcreek.lodiusd.net/counseling/dual-enrollment-early-start-program

Start making summer plans now. Register for our upcoming information session and invite your parents or caregivers to join us.

CLICK HERE to view the Athletic Calendar

CLICK HERE to see important Dates for 2023-2024

In order to maintain a safe and secure campus, all schools in Lodi USD are requiring students to wear their Student ID cards while at school. Students may wear their ID on a lanyard, or attached to a belt loop. If your student has misplaced their ID card, they may visit the Counseling Office to request a replacement one for $5. Thank you for your support and encouraging your child to wear their ID!

Bear Creek will begin to use Digital Hall Passes, along with physical Hall Pass Lanyards, in order to further enhance student safety.

For more information on what the Digital Hall Pass system, Minga, please see linked guides

• Guide-English
• Guide-Spanish

If you're interested in joining the Digital Hall Pass Committee, please email jwaters@lodiusd.net

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Anonymous Reporting

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