Battlefield Bobcast

Principal: DeLores Lucas
Location: 15000 Graduation Drive, Haymarket, VA, United States

Phone: 571-261-4400

Facebook: facebook.com/BattlefieldHighSchoolPWCS

Instagram: @battlefieldhighschool_bobcats

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Today's message includes information on Varsity Tutoring, highlighting one of our own, and holiday cheer.

First, as a reminder, Varsity Tutoring is available to all students in PWCS 24/7. There are educators ready to assist students and opportunities for students to practice and improve their skills in a variety of subjects. Students can access Varsity Tutoring through their Clever account. You can visit www.pwcs.edu, click on "Families" top ribbon, then click "Clever" located in the top center.

Second, congratulations to our very own, Kristin Clark, School Counselor, who is the recipient of PWCS Proud award. This is a new initiative by the county to recognize the work of individuals and its impact on student success.

Finally, as we enter into the holiday season, I want to wish you and your family a holiday filled with laughter, love, and peace. I look forward to seeing the students on January 6, 2025. As a reminder schools are closed from December 23-January 3.

Sincerely,

Principal Lucas

On behalf of everyone at Battlefield HS, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the PTO for organizing the wonderful hot chocolate and cookies donated by so many generous families in our community. The beautiful display you set up brought so much warmth and joy to everyone who attended. Happy Holidays!

On December 17th, the Battlefield BEST Club visited Innovation Elementary's STEM night and donated 31 laptops to families. The BEST Club received 310 laptops from former Battlefield student, Connor Buckley's employer, Carahsoft. Students in BEST Club refurbish the devices and donate them to deserving students, families, and organizations. Included in the pictures, former students and BEST Club members, Connor Buckley and Brian Reyes, current students Holly Wong, Nathan Jarboe, Clay Qian, Lucas Loureiro, Jon Caron, Mario Araujo, Renan Eggerling, Trinity Watson.

This past weekend, 9 FTC robotics teams competed in a district qualifier in Glen Allen, VA outside of Richmond. These teams have been building robots in the Engineering Explorations and Engineering Analysis class from the beginning of the school-year and Battlefield received 3 special recognitions on Saturday. Team 354 - Velvet Velocity won the Judge's award (1st place), Team 5262 - Bobcats won the Think award (1st place) and Team 23553 - Robobugs won the Design award (2nd place). Students represented our community well and showed that Prince William County Schools is serious about STEM education!

The online Specialty Program Application opened on November 1, 2024.

• Applications for the Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) are due on December 14, 2024.
• All other applications (transfer and transport programs, including The Governor's School @ Innovation Park) are due by February 1, 2025.

Late applications will not be considered.

Learn more or access the application.

Friday December 20th:

Girls JV Basketball plays Patriot at Battlefield at 5:30pm.

Girls Varsity Basketball plays Patriot at Battlefield at 7:00pm.

Boys Freshman Basketball plays Patriot at Patriot at 5:00pm.

Boys JV Basketball plays Patriot at Patriot at 6:15pm.

Boys Varsity Basketball plays Patriot at Patriot at 7:30pm.

Girls and Boys Varsity Swim at Colgan HS at 6:00pm.

Saturday December 21st:

Girls and Boys Swim and Dive at PW Aquatic Center (Colgan HS) beginning at 10:30am.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday December 26th- 28th:

Girls Varsity Basketball plays at Lightridge HS, time is TBD

Boys Varsity Basketball plays at Lake Braddock HS, time is TBD.

Friday January 3rd:

Boys Varsity Ice Hockey plays James Madison at Haymarket Iceplex at 6:00pm.

Saturday January 4th:

Boys Varsity Wrestling competes at Chantilly High School at 9:00am.

Girls and Boys swim and dive competes at Colgan HS at 10:30am.

On Sunday, December 8th, students on the FTC robotics club team competed in a tournament in Gaithersburg, MD. Team 1885 - Bobcats ASPIRE won the Inspire award (2nd place) which is the most prestigious award teams can win and represents teams that most successfully carry of the vision of FIRST robotics in their community. This award gives them a spot to compete at the district championship in February. You can see this team, and nine other Battlefield teams competing on Saturday, January 18th, right here at Battlefield high school during the Haymarket qualifier event.

Have you seen the new signs on the school breakfast and lunch service lines? The PWCS Food and Nutrition Department rolled out new signage over the past couple months to assist students and staff in selecting menu items that meet their dietary needs and preferences. The new signs are adhered to the glass sneeze guards on the serving lines and provide a description of the menu item as well as icons that identify if the food is Halal certified, vegetarian, or contains any of the top 9 allergens. We hope that students and staff feel more comfortable dining at PWCS with this additional information about the food! Below are examples of some of the signs. Please assist PWCS Nutrition in sharing this information with students and families so they can be more informed about their menu options.

Additional menu information, interactive menus that filter allergens, and printable menus that identify Halal and vegetarian menu items can be found on the PWCS Nutrition Website: Menus Page. Please contact the Food and Nutrition Department if you have any questions!

Earlier this week, Mrs. Maula's Athletic Leadership Class (SALT) brought the holiday spirit to life with a festive extravaganza! Students from Mrs. Taylor's, Mrs. Gupta's, Mrs. Greenwell's, Mrs. Hartman's, and Mrs. Clark's classes joined in the fun, diving into a whirlwind of holiday crafts and activities. 🍪✨ They decorated cookies, crafted adorable snowman headbands, and painted their hearts out, all while grooving to cheerful holiday tunes. The joy was contagious, and everyone had an absolute blast! 🎨🎶 What a fantastic way to celebrate the season! 🎄😊

Who: Best suited for juniors & advanced sophomores
What: 16 hours of instruction +2 full length proctored exams
When: Wednesdays at 5:30pm from Jan 8 to Mar 5 + Thurs, Jan 23, and Mon, Feb 24, at 5:30pm

Total Cost: $475/student

Register by Jan 3, 2025: tri-edtutoring.com/small-group-classes

Choose - BHS SAT Prep for March 2025

For more information about the class, please call Tri-Ed Tutoring: 703-258-3403

Virginia Boys State and Girls State are immersive programs designed to provide the opportunity for attendees to gain hands-on experience in one of three areas of government (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative) as well as at the town/local level. Attendees are organized into towns where they join political parties, run for local and state-wide offices, participate in simulated government experiences, and learn the innerworkings of our political system. During the program attendees will have the opportunity to hear from and meet local and State government officials. Attendees come away from the program with a deep understanding of the functions of government, cultivate leadership skills and develop pride in American citizenship. Programs are only open to current Juniors (those graduating in 2026). Applications are available in the counseling office.

Registration for Spring 2025 Early Online College (EOC) opened on Monday, October 28, 2024, and the registration deadline is 5:00pm on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for Juniors and Seniors to take 1-2 NOVA courses at no tuition cost! Students are responsible for the cost of required textbooks.

Details and registration steps for the EOC program are linked here: https://www.nvcc.edu/online-early-college.

All sophomores, juniors, and seniors now have access to Khan Academy’s Official Digital SAT Prep through Clever. This invaluable resource is designed to support students in their preparation for the SAT, providing personalized practice and instructional videos tailored to each student’s needs. We believe this resource will significantly contribute to our students’ success, not only with SAT but also in their future academic and career endeavors.

PWCS recognizes that this time of year can be particularly challenging for many students. To ensure that every student has access to the support they need, we would like to remind parents that free mental health telehealth services are available to all PWCS students through Hazel Health. Together, we can make a significant difference in the mental well-being of our students now and beyond.

Visit the PWCS Hazel Health webpage for more information.

The Virginia Department of Education "Regulations Governing Secondary School Transcripts" mandates that local divisions include a student's test record, to include at least the highest score earned on college performance-related standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT on the student's secondary school transcript. Parents, guardians, or others having legal control or charge of a child may elect in writing to have their child's test record excluded from the student transcript (opt-out).

It is important for parents/guardians to understand that it is the expectation of four-year colleges which require an SAT or ACT score for admission that the test score is sent to the colleges directly from the testing agency (College Board or ACT). The score that appears on the high school transcript is for informational purposes only and does not serve as the “official” score for college admissions purposes.

If you do not want your child’s college performance-related standardized test scores such as SAT and ACT to be included on his/her official secondary school transcript, please submit the ACT/SAT Opt-Out Form (pdf) to the BHS school counseling department.

Join us in the library for optional FLEX activities! New in January - Wii Bowling, Sticker Day, Movie Trivia, and Rubik's Races! Make sure you're caught up so you don't miss out. Check out what else is being offered in January and sign up. Don't see something you like? Suggestions are welcome!

Our Bobcat Elves are having a great time wrapping all the fun gifts from our community. Wrapping is FREE and includes EVERYTHING!

Boxes, tissue paper, wrap, ribbon, gift tags and bows. Got a complicated gift to wrap? We got a bag for that too!! Hassle free.

Donations are greatly appreciated and will benefit the Class of 2025 Senior Grad Party.

THIS SATURDAY: DOMINION VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB BOARD ROOM (15200 Arnold Palmer Drive)

12/21 – 10am -3pm

THANK YOU BHS FAMILIES for helping us spread the holiday joy & showing our teachers & staff how much they're loved - so many donated/baked cookies, bought hot chocolates & made a monetary contribution to make this event a success! THANK YOU!!

Congratulations to Jessica Young and Chris Bradly for winning PTO's December Raffles! Please check your email and stop by the school office to pick up your prizes!

Bobcat Community, The Battlefield Journalism students are looking to share your good news, community events, business spotlights, achievements, community heroes, and novelty stories. Send your stories worth sharing to bridgej@pwcs.edu.

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