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Greetings Legion Community,

The BHS school year is in full swing now with academics, athletics, and extracurricular events all making for a great experience for our students. Cross Country, Girls Volleyball, ASB Club Rush, our Early College, and Mock Trial began last week and our students are really digging in to learning in the classroom. I want to thank the dedicated BHS staff for such a great start to the year. Last week Assistant Principal, Heather Hoden, and I started our “Student Expectation Talks” with our 9th graders during the Symposium periods, and we will be continuing with the 10-12th graders this week. During these talks, we discuss the academic and behavioral expectations for all students. These expectations are found in our student handbook in the front of our student planners and can also be found as a link under the “students” tab on our BHS website: https://hs.bonsallusd.com/ The handbook contains important information for students and families including dress code, attendance processes and our instructional focus. I encourage parents to have a look at the handbook to help reinforce these successful habits in our students.

Instructionally, BHS is leading the way in providing the learning most necessary for student success in 2023 and beyond. For centuries, education centered around information in disciplines such as History, Science, Literature and Mathematics. While the information in these disciplines is important, BHS is focused on building skills to create effective historians, scientists, writers, and problem solvers. This excellent academic program coupled with outstanding extracurricular opportunities is what sets BHS apart!

In Partnership,

Daniel Smuts

Principal, Bonsall High School

• Club Applications are currently available in Mr. Robinson’s room (Luiseno). If you’re interested in starting a club, or continuing one from last year, grab an application and submit it by Friday, September 1st!

• Club Rush is happening Friday, September 1st at lunch. All students are invited to visit each club’s booth in the quad to find out more and maybe sign-up for one!

We will be offering a Counseling 110 course next month through Palomar College. This course can meet the required preliminary course for students who are planning to apply for the Early College program. The class is fully online and asynchronous. It must be completed in addition to your current course schedule, so please make sure you are fully committed to doing the work prior to signing up.

Course Information:

COUN 110 College Success (3.0) 3.0 hours lecture Transferability: UC/CSU Provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to reach their educational goals. Topics include academic learning strategies, college and life skills, diversity awareness and assessment of personal characteristics related to educational success. The role of race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation and age in higher education and personal identity is a central theme of the course.

The class runs online from September 18, 2023 - December 16, 2023.

To get signed up, click HERE for instructions or email Ms. Eryn at eryn.kjelland@bonsallusd.com

Click HERE to preorder your BHS Car Show T-Shirt with this year's design shown to the right!

BHS has established an online store with BSN for purchasing shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, hats, and more. Click on this link to check it out!