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EXAM SCHEDULE
Exams start tomorrow, December 16. If you need to check your student out early, you must do so during a break time or brunch. Students will not be checked out during an exam.
1st period – Tuesday (2 hour block in the morning) and shortened classes the rest of the day
2nd period and 5th period – Wednesday, early release at 2 pm
3rd period and 6th period – Thursday, early release at 2 pm
4th period and 7th period – Friday, early release at 2 pm
WINTER BREAK
Winter break will begin Monday, December 22, 2008. School will resume on January 6, 2009. Remember that the first two days after winter vacation will still be counted as part of Semester 1.
SPEAK UP
Brevard is once again promoting the annual SpeakUp Survey offered by Project Tomorrow. The Speak Up data represents the largest collection of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder input on education, technology, 21st century skills, schools of the future and science instruction. Education, business, and policy leaders report using the data regularly to inform federal, state, and local education programs. For each of the last two years, we have seen significant increases in our community response rates. In fact, in 2007 Brevard was recognized for having seven of the nation’s Top 200 schools according to participation statistics. The survey will remain open through December 19.
More information is available at http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speak_up_faq.html
TOYS FOR TOTS
Thanks to everyone who brought in toys! Mrs. Dean said the response to SADD’s Toys for Tots drive has been fantastic! The winner of Tuesday’s first period holiday sundaes is Mrs. Lengyel’s class.
ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONS
The Academic Team, consisting of Tim Barker, Andrew Calder, Jesse Greene, Jeff Heyes, Dean Kellogg, Max Kellogg, Chris Le, Nicole Salach, and Montana Sweet has clinched 1st place both for the season and at the County Tournament for the 3rd year in a row. Tim Barker will also be going to the State Competition for a 3rd time as part of “Team Brevard”. The next stop is the Florida Education Commissioner’s “Academic Challenge” next April 20 – 22 at Disney World in Orlando against the other Top 18 Division I teams from around the state.
CONGRATULATIONS POSTER AND POETRY CONTEST WINNERS
Congratulations to two eighth grade students Pallavi Shankar and Caitlin Close. They were honored at the School Board on Dec. 2nd for their first place poster and poem in the 43rd Annual National Career Development Association Poster and Poetry Contest. Their work will be entered in the state wide contest and could go on to national competition.
DRAMA NEWS
Drama students competed in the District XI (Brevard, Indian River and Osceola counties) One Act competition and placed in the top five out of 25 schools, thus allowing us to represent our District at the State Thespian Festival in Tampa in April. The students earned Superiors and individual awards went to Haley Denemark (won Best Supporting Actress) and Kira Moore (Member of the All-Star cast).
Palm Bay and Cocoa Beach are the only Brevard schools from this past weekend to represent District XI at State.
SAC MEETING
The School Advisory Council will not meet in December. Our next meeting will be January 20, 2009, at 5:00 pm in the front office conference room. We hope everyone enjoys the holidays!
SAC TRAINING
Parents, teachers, SAC members and all other community members are invited to attend School Advisory Training that will help them identify ways of getting involved in school-related decisions that impact student achievement.
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
WHERE: Brevard County Public Schools Education Services Facility
2700 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Training Room 8
6:30 - 8:30 pm
For further information please contact Sylvia Mijuskovic, 633-1000, ext. 328
STUDYING FOR THE SAT OR AP EXAMS? NEW TESTING DATABASE!
We are literally THRILLED to be able today to offer our students the opportunity to use the Gale/Cengage Testing and Education Reference Center!! With this electronic database our students can take full length practice tests that are just like the real thing. Some of the practice tests are ACT, AP, SAT, GED, and many, many more. There is also current info on colleges, scholarships, financial aid, eBooks on test preparation, and even graduate level prep tests.
The link to the Testing and Education Reference Center is on the “Research It” page of our website (http://cbhslmc.edublogs.org/) . Just click “Power Search” and the Testing Center is at the very bottom of the list. To take the practice tests, students just register as new users and go. The password for use at home is cbhs.
ZUMBA DANCE CLASS
Because of the exam schedule, Zumba dance class will be tomorrow, Tuesday (instead of Wednesday) from 3:30 to 4:30 pm in the cafeteria.
Zumba will continue after the Holidays every Wednesday from 3:30 – 4:30 in the cafeteria. Zumba is a core workout that targets the abs and back, and burns an estimated 600 to 1,000 calories. Zumba also includes interval training (exercising at aerobic and anaerobic levels according to each individuals heart rate), which provides an efficient workout in a limited time span. Participants can adjust their level of intensity to fit their particular fitness level. Price: $4 for adults and $3 for students. BRING A FRIEND AND PAY ONLY $2 each. Proceeds go to the Spanish Honor Society and the Spanish Club
NEW GUITAR CLUB
When school resumes in January, the Guitar Club will start meeting Wednesdays after school in Portable 5 until 4:30 pm. Bring your own equipment. Students in grades 7-12 who play all styles of music or want to learn are welcome. Talk to Mr. Morrill for details. The next meeting will be on Jan. 14.
MISPLACED ITEMS
PLEASE double check items and articles of clothing that your student has brought home and make sure that you are certain the articles belong to you. For example, we still have missing suit jackets and other such items from the Homecoming Dance. If you discover that you accidentally picked up something that does not belong to you, please bring it in.