Bolivar HS May Newsletter
"Learning for Life"
Finals Week is May 18-24
1. All students will be required to take a final for every course unless the student has met the requirements to opt out of one final. The final may be comprehensive but may also be a unit or chapter test.
2. Each student must take the final during the assigned time on the finals schedule unless permission has been granted from the principal. Any student requesting to take finals early must complete a preapproved absence form and submit it to the attendance office for approval. If approved, the student will present the teacher with the signed absence form to request an early final.
3. In order to opt out of one final, the student must meet the following criteria:
· Students who have at least 95% attendance will be eligible to opt-out of one semester final.
· The student will have the ability to choose which final they will opt not to take. However, the student must have a grade of at least 80% in order to opt-out of that final.
· Dual-credit courses will not be eligible for the opt-out.
· Students must follow all procedures to use this incentive. Specifically, students must meet deadlines in presenting their teacher with the opt-out form declaring their intent to not take the final in one class.
Please do NOT check students out of school during FINALS WEEK unless completely unavoidable. All students need to be present and finish the school year right to the end. Thank you for your cooperation.
May Calendar of Activities
April 30-May 4
EOC Testing Biology, English II
May 4
FFA Parent/Member Banquet, 7:00PM
Spring Choir Concert, 3:00PM
May 7-11
EOC Testing Government
Staff Appreciation Week
May 7-10
BHS Art Show
May 8
Incoming 9th Grade Transition Day, 9:00-11:00AM
May 9
Service Learning Day
Freshmen EdCamp
May 11
Athletic Celebration, 6:30PM
AC Dance, 9:00-11:00PM
May 14-15
Senior Finals
May 14-18
Student Appreciation Week
May 15
Senior Chromebook Return
Spring Band Concert, 7:00PM
May 16
Senior Scholarship Awards, 9:30AM
Seniors Walk the Halls at BPS/BIS
Baccalaureate, 7:00PM
May 18
Graduation Rehearsal, 9:00AM
Chromebook Return, Fresh, Soph, Juniors
May 18-24
Semester Finals
May 20
Commencement, 3:30PM
May 22
Faculty Choice Awards, 8:15AM
May 24
Last Day of School, Early Release 12:45
Service Learning Day 2018
Our project teams will travel to various local sites by school bus. Students have the opportunity to purchase a school sack lunch in advance or bring a lunch from home. Since it's Late Start Wednesday, we will be loading buses and heading out shortly after 9:00am.
All students had the opportunity to select their top three projects they wanted to help with, and we did our best to get them one of their top selections. This experience is a great learning opportunity. Students learn more about the work of nonprofit organizations in our community. They also learn to work with a team of other students and see how helping others can be very rewarding.
We ask that parents show their support for Service Learning Day by ensuring your child attends and participates fully in the day. If we don't have good attendance and involvement, we won't be able to do this in the future. We would like to make this an annual tradition for BHS.
Below are some pictures from last year's Service Learning Day. The feedback from the students was very positive last year. They really enjoyed working together and getting to do something meaningful and fun away from school.
Bolivar High School
Email: dgeurin@bolivarschools.org
Website: bhs.bolivarschools.org
Location: 1401 N Highway D, Bolivar, MO, United States
Phone: (417) 326-5228
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bolivarhighschool
Twitter: @LiberatorsNOW