Burns High School Daily Announcements for 2013-14 3/10/14 Guidance If you plan to register for AP courses in 2014-15, you are required to attend a brief meeting for each subject area during Bulldog Block. At the meetings, teachers will discuss academic expectations, attendance, summer reading, and other summer work for courses in their content area. Due to the cancellation of school Friday, March 7, the English AP interest meeting will take place Friday, March 14 in Mrs. Heavners room during Bulldog Block. Also, any freshman interested in taking Advanced World Studies needs to attend this meeting. The ASVAB will be given at here at Burns on April 15th. Please come to the Career Center to sign up, and receive an information booklet. Registration for 2014-2015 has started. Please take this time seriously and make purposeful selections to ensure your success for next year. See a counselor or administrator with any questions. Completed registration forms are due to your first period teacher by Wednesday, March 12 (all courses, teacher signatures, your signature, parent signature, date). You will receive an appointment card in first period next week with the counselor/admin, day, and time of meeting. Report to his/her office. If you do not have internet access at home and need a copy of the registration guide, a limited quantity are available in guidance and the front office. Athletics Our baseball teams will play at home today against North Gaston. Good luck to them. Softball will play at home today as well. Cheerleading tryouts for the 2014-2015 seasons will be held March 31 - April 3 . Tryout information packets and forms can be picked up from Mrs. Ellis in room 106 or from Ms. Nichols in room 115. Please make sure to pick these up between classes or before or after school. Remember, all tryout candidates must have a current physical on file before the first day of tryouts. Forms are due back to Mrs. Ellis and Ms. Nichols no later than Friday, March 21. Clubs Anyone interested in being a part of the creative writing club, please meet in Ms. Parkers room - MU 4 Friday during Bulldog Block. Members of the Outdoor Adventure Club should meet in Ms. Kahn’s room, room 107, this Thursday during Bulldog Block. Any FFA Seniors that want a senior cord please bring $12 to Mr. McKee by March the 14th. Any FFA Member that is interested in going to White Lake this summer please see Mr. McKee. The totals for our Pennies for Pasta drive is quite depressing at this time. Our school has raised only $85.91! We have just over a week to raise at least what we raised last year, $2675! Please donate during your 3rd period. Remember this money goes towards the lymphoma leukemia society. Current standings are: 3rd place Mrs Ellis 2nd place Mrs. Kamlade 1st place Mrs. Linnens Other Are you interested in designing next years Yearbook? Applications to be on the Yearbook staff for BHS are hanging outside room 111-Mrs. Kathy Beams door. Pick one up today to be considered! Lunch today will Hot Dog w/ Chili, Baked Beans, Sweet Potato Wedges, Cole Slaw, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit 3/6/14 Guidance If you plan to register for AP courses in 2014-15, you are required to attend a brief meeting for each subject area during Bulldog Block. At the meetings, teachers will discuss academic expectations, attendance, summer reading, and other summer work for courses in their content area. History Today (Thursday) Centofanti – 108 English Friday, March 7 Heavner – 104 AP Calculus Tuesday, March 11 Holland - 124 A meeting for parents of students interested in taking AP courses in 2014-15 will take place Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 in the media center. AP teachers will be in attendance and able to answer questions. The ASVAB will be given at here at Burns on April 15th. Please come to the Career Center to sign up, and receive an information booklet. Registration for 2014-2015 has started. Please take this time seriously and make purposeful selections to ensure your success for next year. See a counselor or administrator with any questions. Completed registration forms are due to your first period teacher by Wednesday, March 12 (all courses, teacher signatures, your signature, parent signature, date). You will receive an appointment card in first period next week with the counselor/admin, day, and time of meeting. Report to his/her office. If you do not have internet access at home and need a copy of the registration guide, a limited quantity are available in guidance and the front office. Athletics JV baseball team won against Bandys with a score of 6-0. Bryson Clark received the win on the mound. Varsity won 15-2 and Cameron Fitch picked up the victory on the mound. Any student planning to play football next year will need to meet in the field house on Friday during Bulldog Block if you do have an assigned tutorial. If you have been assigned a tutorial you should not come to the field house on Friday. There will be a meet and greet with Coach Senseney, the new football coach, tonight in the gym at 7PM. Everyone is welcome. Clubs Any FFA Seniors that want a senior cord please bring $12 to Mr. McKee by March the 14th. Any FFA Member that is interested in going to White Lake this summer please see Mr. McKee. The French Club will have a meeting this Friday during Bulldog Block in Ms. Parkers room. Latin Club will meet today during Bulldog Block. Today and tomorrow we will be having a fundraiser for “Pennies for Pasta”. At lunch we will have a Duke and a Carolina bucket - donate your money for who you want to win! Remember this money goes towards the lymphoma leukemia society. Other If any senior wants a baby picture or a toddler picture in the yearbook needs to turn it in this week. Yearbook has a spread we are working on...please turn in so we can remember when! Yearbook also needs a few more selfies-these are pictures taken with your cell phone of yourself. Please turn these in by the end of the week-this is the final deadline! Students, please remember that food and drinks are not allowed in the media center. Lunch today will be taco cup w/ tortilla chips, taco salsa cup, corn, pinto beans and apple cobbler. 3/4/14 At this time all Juniors should be in their ACT testing site. Juniors will eat 5th lunch today. There will be NO bulldog block today. Students not testing will operate on the 1st semester regular schedule (non homeroom). The bells will be turned off until testing is complete so please pay attention to the time on your cisco phones. Regular Schedule 1st period 8-9:35 2nd period 9:40-11:12 3rd period 11:17-1:20 1st lunch 11:12-11:36 2nd lunch 11:39-12:02 3rd lunch 12:05-12:28 4th lunch 12:31-12:54 5th lunch 12:56-1:20 4th period 1:25-3:00 Guidance If you plan to register for AP courses in 2014-15, you are required to attend a brief meeting for each subject area during Bulldog Block. At the meetings, teachers will discuss academic expectations, attendance, summer reading, and other summer work for courses in their content area. Arts Wednesday, March 5 Colson – Band room History Thursday, March Centofanti – 108 English Friday, March 7 Heavner – 104 AP Calculus Tuesday, March 11 Holland - 124 A meeting for parents of students interested in taking AP courses in 2014-15 will take place Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 in the media center. AP teachers will be in attendance and able to answer questions. The ASVAB will be given at here at Burns on April 15th. Please come to the Career Center to sign up, and receive an information booklet. Athletics Good luck to our baseball, softball and soccer teams. They will all play away today at Chase. All varsity cheerleaders please stop by Mrs. Ellis room today and pick up an information sheet about the banquet. Clubs Any FFA Seniors that want a senior cord please bring $12 to Mr. McKee by March the 14th. Any FFA Member that is interested in going to White Lake this summer please see Mr. McKee. Other Students, please remember that food and drinks are not allowed in the media center. Lunch today will be ravioli casserole w/ breadstick, green beans, garden salad, baked apples and fresh fruit. 3/3/14 Guidance If you plan to register for AP courses in 2014-15, you are required to attend a brief meeting for each subject area during Bulldog Block. At the meetings, teachers will discuss academic expectations, attendance, summer reading, and other summer work for courses in their content area. Science Today (Monday) Glover – 208 Arts Wednesday, March 5 Colson – Band room History Thursday, March 6 Centofanti – 108 English Friday, March 7 Heavner – 104 Due to ACT testing, the AP Calculus meeting will take place Tuesday, March 11 during Bulldog Block in Mr. Hollands room. A meeting for parents of students interested in taking AP courses in 2014-15 will take place Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 in the media center. AP teachers will be in attendance and able to answer questions. The ASVAB will be given at here at Burns on April 15th. Please come to the Career Center to sign up, and receive an information booklet. Juniors - the ACT will be given tomorrow (tomorrow). You should report directly to your testing site to start the test by 8:00. Your testing site will be the same location you reported to for the non testing portion of the test. Athletics The JV baseball team won on Friday 5-1 over East Gaston. Trevor Spurling led the team with 2 hits and also picked up the win on the mound. The varsity baseball team also won with a score of 15-2. Brandon Alexander hit a home-run and Caleb Burnham picked up the win on the mound. Clubs Any FFA Seniors that want a senior cord please bring $12 to Mr. McKee by March the 14th. Any FFA Member that is interested in going to White Lake this summer please see Mr. McKee. Other Students, please remember that food and drinks are not allowed in the media center. Lunch today will be grilled chicken sandwich, broccoli casserole, lettuce, tomato & pickles, pears and fresh fruit. 2/28/14 Guidance If you took or are taking an AP course this year and you have not returned your AP papers to Mrs. Norman in Guidance, you need to do so ASAP! If you plan to register for AP courses in 2014-15, you are required to attend a brief meeting for each subject area during Bulldog Block. At the meetings, teachers will discuss academic expectations, attendance, summer reading, and other summer work for courses in their content area. Science Monday, March 3 Glover – 208 Arts Wednesday, March 5 Colson – Band room History Thursday, March 6 Centofanti – 108 English Friday, March 7 Heavner – 104 Due to ACT testing, the AP Calculus meeting will take place Tuesday, March 11 during Bulldog Block in Mr. Hollands room. A meeting for parents of students interested in taking AP courses in 2014-15 will take place Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 in the media center. AP teachers will be in attendance and able to answer questions. Juniors and Seniors - your career day forms are due back to Mrs. Hamrick, or your 1st period teacher by today (Friday). The ASVAB will be given at here at Burns on April 15th. Please come to the Career Center to sign up, and receive an information booklet. Athletics Good luck to our baseball teams who will play at home today against East Gaston. Good luck to the soccer team, they will play away at Fred T. Ford. The track team needs to be dismissed at 2:10 to go to Polk county. Good luck to them as well! Clubs Any FFA Seniors that want a senior cord please bring $12 to Mr. McKee by March the 14th. Any FFA Member that is interested in going to White Lake this summer please see Mr. McKee. Congratulations to the following people on being accepted into the Alpha Theta Mathematics National Honor Society: Nathan Hodges, Aaron Buff, Sierra Fortenberry, Emily Blanton, Kaliah Howze and Tyler Helms. They will be honored and receive their certificates at the math club meeting that will take place today during bulldog block in room 119. If you are interested in helping with set building, lighting, or props for the spring musical, there will be a meeting today (Friday) during Bulldog Block in room 110, Ms. McGuire’s room. Students there is a new game on campus called Crack the Code, sponsored by the Communities in Schools Graduation Coach Program. This game is to help you prepare for the ACT and SAT test. In order to play, please see Mrs. Hord, the Graduation Coach in the Media Center. A drawing for prizes will be held at the end of each month for students who Crack the Code. Good Luck! Other Attention seniors, the senior graduation picture for the yearbook will be taken today (Friday) in the stadium during bulldog block. You will need to report to the stadium at the beginning of Bulldog Block. Mrs. Heavner, Mrs. Bumgardner, Mrs. Kamlade and Ms. Parker will be holding ACT Prep Sessions during bulldog block today (Friday). Any junior is welcome to attend these sessions. See ACT Prep signs posted in the halls if you need help finding a room number. Show some love for a family member or friend and buy a heart for hospice. Make it out in honor or memory of them and see it displayed in our school. Buy your hearts for hospice during lunch for only $1. But, buy now! They only sold until the end of February. Lunch today will be chicken fajita w/ cheese, taco salsa cup, broccoli w/ dip pinto beans, peach cobbler and fresh fruit The FTA is sponsoring the END IT MOVEMENT this week. It is an awareness campaign to shine a light on modern slavery. Let’s be the generation to stand up for the 27 million men, women and children trapped in slavery around the world today. In brothels. In factories. In mines. On street corners. In homes. In the shadows, hidden. Yet out in broad daylight, in plain sight here in America. Stand with us. Raise your voice. Use your influence. Join the fight for FREEDOM. 2/27/14 Guidance If you took or are taking an AP course this year and you have not returned your AP papers to Mrs. Norman in Guidance, you need to do so ASAP! If you plan to register for AP courses in 2014-15, you are required to attend a brief meeting for each subject area during Bulldog Block. At the meetings, teachers will discuss academic expectations, attendance, summer reading, and other summer work for courses in their content area. Science Monday, March 3 Glover – 208 Arts Wednesday, March 5 Colson – Band room History Thursday, March 6 Centofanti – 108 English Friday, March 7 Heavner – 104 Due to ACT testing, the AP Calculus meeting will take place Tuesday, March 11 during Bulldog Block in Mr. Hollands room. A meeting for parents of students interested in taking AP courses in 2014-15 will take place Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 in the media center. AP teachers will be in attendance and able to answer questions. All Juniors and Seniors, Career Day is right around the corner. You need to pick up your forms from your homeroom teacher during Bulldog Block. These forms are due back to Mrs. Hamrick, or your 1st period teacher by Friday 2/28. The ASVAB will be given at here at Burns on April 15th. Please come to the Career Center to sign up, and receive an information booklet.
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