BOISE HIGH INSIGHTS
2016-2017 ~ 1ST QUARTER
From the Desk of Robb Thompson - Principal
Dear Boise High Families:
I hope this note finds you well and enjoying the start of the 2016-2017 school year. August and September were packed with a number of academic and athletic events and activities. October and November will be equally as exciting, with the completion of fall sports, the school day PSAT for sophomores and juniors, senior pictures, parent-teacher conferences, the National College Fair, and the installation of our Vyykn sustainable water system.
Our Student Council put together a fantastic Homecoming Week experience for our student body. With the theme, “Walk Like an Egyptian,” staff and students had many opportunities to don their creative outfits and participate in fun events to mark the start of another exciting school year at Boise High School. We hope you were able to view some of our tweets (@robbthompsonbsd on Twitter) of these exciting events. All of the events were a resounding success, including the faculty besting the football team at tug-of-war. The week concluded with a wonderful Homecoming Dance; the old gym was packed with approximately 900 students having a great time. We’re so proud of and thankful to our athletic teams, Student Council, and all students and faculty who made Homecoming week one of the very best.
Now that the fun of Homecoming has passed, we turn our attention to other endeavors such as Red Ribbon Week, the school day administration of the PSAT, Senior pictures, and parent-teacher conferences. On Friday, October 7th, Boise High will install the very first Vyykn Water System in the Boise Public Schools. Wednesday, October 19th, is the day of the PSAT for all of our sophomore and junior students. This day will be a late-start for seniors, who will use this opportunity to have senior pictures taken without interrupting class time; the schedule is included in this newsletter. Please encourage your student(s) to get a lot of rest and eat a nutritious breakfast so they are at their very best for this important academic milestone. Also please encourage your senior student(s) to follow the senior picture schedule that day (also included in the newsletter).
Please also remember to read the Brave Weekly and keep an eye on the Boise High Website and Calendar to remain informed of our many events and activities in October and November. All of our fall sports teams will be entering playoff season, and our musical groups and theater program will begin their concerts and performances. It will be a very busy couple of months as we complete the first quarter of the 2016-2017 school year and prepare for the holiday season.
Be sure to mark Tuesday, November 1st and Wednesday, November 2nd on your calendars for Parent Teacher Conferences, which will run from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., in arena-style format. All conferences will be in the Frank Church Building or the Old Gym. Because our teachers generally have at least 150 students, fitting in a conference for each student will always be a challenge, so we ask that parents keep the length of their conferences to 3-5 minutes’ maximum. Parent Teacher Conferences are designed for a brief, one-on-one discussion of your student’s progress, so if you have an issue that will take longer than that to discuss, please make an appointment with the instructor for a later date. We’re always happy to meet with parents who are advocates for their children’s educational success. We’ll send more details and reminders about Parent Teacher Conferences later this month.
As Boise High School continues to focus issues pertaining to sustainability, we would ask that you take a moment to complete this sustainability survey, which was masterfully crafted by a determined group of Boise High students with the assistance of Trustee Doug Park. Thank you so much Trustee Park. Speaking of surveys, in November we will be sending out school climate feedback surveys for both students and parents in our 2nd quarter newsletter. Please be sure to complete those surveys, as your feedback is very important to us and assists us in making data informed decisions at Boise High School.
Our Brave Parents have already provided countless hours of volunteer time, a wonderful back to school luncheon, summer birthday cake and dedication which demonstrates they are supporting our students and staff in countless ways. As always, we are incredibly grateful for the support of our Brave Parents and the Boise Braves Parent Board. If you’d like to join and help this tremendous group, please contact our BBPB President, Stacy Slattery. It takes all of us—parents, patrons, staff, and students to keep Boise High “Committed to Excellence” and continuously moving forward while still preserving our many wonderful traditions. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to making the start of the school year so successful! We are incredibly fortunate to be a part of such a wonderful community. Remember – every day is a great day to be a Brave!
Warm Regards –
Robb Thompson
ATTENDANCE OFFICE PROCEDURES!
Haley Myers - Admin Asst. mailto:haley.myers@boiseschools.org
**Messages to students
**Attendance issues
**PTL - Permission to Leave - it is very important that you give the attendance office at least one hour notice prior to the student receiving their PTL . Some classes go off campus for class time or they are testing, so please keep this in mind when asking for your student to be released with a PTL. Students must check out at the attendance office when they receive their PTL, and check in when they return.
Caleb Batten
Linnea Boice
Noah Brown
Jackson Centeno
Abbey Erwin
Winston Gee
Elliott Glass
Kathryn Hilburn
Eleanor Hunt
Kevin Jin
Garret Katayama
David Kirk
Minji Ko
Elizabeth Lee
Dennis MacKenzie
Thomas Maloney
Sara Matlock
Hayden Pickard
Theodore Ramey
Samuel Standal
Estelle Spanneut
Paul Vining
Megan Wong
Anne Xia
Ava Anderson
Jacob Chanlin
John Daniel
Peter Dean-Erlander
Mahalie Hill
Jack Hurty
Savannah Linz
Erica Ringer
National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®)—a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.6 million entrants each year—and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements. From the approximately 16,000 Semifinalists, about 15,000 are expected to advance to the Finalist level, and in February they will be notified of this designation. All National Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from this group of Finalists.
"Only one percent of students nationwide achieves National Merit Semi-Finalist status. The hard work and diligence of these students is paying off. Congratulations to each of our award winners and their families. The Boise School District is committed to providing the advanced, rigorous coursework and highly skilled teachers students need to earn this recognition." Superintendent Dr. Don Coberly
COUNSELORS CORNER
You can reach the counseling office at 854-4283
Kathy Leasure - Admin Asst. mailto:kathy.leasure@boiseschools.org
Dayna Showalter - A - Fe mailto:dayna.showalter@boiseschools.org
Angel Robison- Fi - Le mailto:angel.robison@boiseschools.org
David Chehey - Li - Ri mailto:david.chehey@boiseschools.org
Laura Mundy - Ro - Z mailto:laura.mundy@boiseschools.org
You can reach the Career Center at 854-4289
mailto:court.hanson@boiseschools.org
Court Hanson- Career/College Counselor
You can reach the Registrar at 854-4288
mailto:cindy.whipple@boiseschools.org
Cindy Whipple - Registrar -
If your student graduated prior to this current year you need to contact the district records office at 854-4125
CONGRATULATIONS TO COURT HANSON - on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from IACRO (Idaho Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers), in recognition of his service, dedication, support and advancement of students and higher education.
NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR
All Boise High juniors will be bused to the fair grounds during 2nd & 3rd periods.
Over 130 colleges and universities from around the country will be available to meet with you and your students.
Seniors and sophomores are encouraged to attend the evening session.
PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)
If a student "opts out" of the exam, they will be assigned a study hall for the morning, this includes foreign exchange students. Any student who did not get a practice PSAT booklet, please see Mr. Hanson in the Career Center.
To perform their best on the exam, students should get a good nights sleep before the exam and eat a good breakfast in the morning.
What TO bring and NOT to bring to the test!
WHAT DO I NEED FOR THE TEST?
- Check room assignment outside the Career Center & Library
- (2) #2 pencils - NO mechanical pencils allowed)
- Sweater or Sweatshirt
- Photo ID (required to take test)
- Water & small snack are okay to have in the testing room
ITEMS NOT TO BRING TO THE TEST!
- Backpack
- Phone, if a student has a phone in the testing room the student will be removed from the test.
- Please leave those items in your locker or locked in your vehicle.
WITHDRAWL FROM COURSES
FERPA OPT OUT
To learn more go to http://www.boiseschools.org click on Students and Families, and the click on Forms to follow the link to the FERPA - Release of Student Directory Information link. You may pick up a FERPA form from the Counselors office.
PSAT Bell Schedule for October 19th!
Grade 10 and 11 – PSAT testing:
-All 10th and 11th graders are required report to their assigned testing room by 7:45 am. --*All Buses will run on a normal schedule, this will NOT be a late start day.
-There is NO eating in the PSAT testing rooms and drinks are allowed only during breaks
-Lunch will be served from 11:35 am -12:21 pm
PSAT Bell Schedule for 10th and 11th grade students.
7:45 - 11:35 PSAT Test Administration
11:35 - 12:21 - Lunch
12:21 - 12:40 - 1st Period
12:45-1:07 - 2nd Period
1:12 - 1:31 - 3rd Period
1:36 - 1:55 - 4th Period
2:00 - 2:19 - 5th Period
2:24 - 2:43 - 6th Period
2:48 - 3:07 - 7th Period
BOISE HIGH Football team learns the Alma Mater
We raise our song
It's praises ever sing.
In triumph wave it's colors high
and to it honoring bring.
Thy name Boise High,
We will uphold
With Red an White so true.
The White our thoughts the Read our hearts
All glory be to you.
And so Boise High
As through the years
Our praise to thee we sing
Of Golden days, we'll share always,
Our thought our reveries bring.
Social Media Blitz!
Our students can keep up with all the happenings here at Boise High at the following social media cites:
TWITTER: @boisehighbraves
SNAPCHAT: @boisestudents
INSTAGRAM: @boisehighbraves
Selfie Anyone??
Principal Thompson joins the Braves for a selfie at the Boise vs. Timberline football game!
Keep up with our administrators on social media!
TWITTER: @robbthompsonbsd
District 2017-2018 School Calendar
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0ILbRrdBdkUUldwR1kxRXkxX0k/view
HOMECOMING PARADE 2016!
BEST Club or Team Represented - Mtn. Bike Club
BEST Theme -EARTH! Club
Most Artistic -Swim Team
School Spirit - Cross Country Team
Overall Float - BRAVES FOOTBALL
Photo Courtesy of: Abby Johnston
PLAYERS & TEACHER Jersey DAY!
CHEER SQUAD DECORATING LOCKER ROOM!!
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK!
National School Lunch Week
October 10-14, 2016.
The theme, ‘Show Your Spirit’ is all about getting parents, students and school officials to show their school spirit for school lunch.
During National School Lunch week, we will highlight our healthy menus and provide an exciting opportunity for students and school staff to try the following new menu items:
· Wednesday's: Steak Gorditas with Pico de Gallo
· Monday - Friday's: A new Flavor Station with various sauces to enhance your meal
The school lunches at Boise Schools are healthier than ever, with more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and less fat and sodium. Students in all our schools have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of healthy fruits and vegetables on the lunch line as well as healthy entrée options daily. So get enthused and ‘Show Your Spirit’ for school lunch!
FARM to SCHOOL - October!
Help us Celebrate National Farm to School Month!
Here is some great information about our Month Long Celebration of Farm to School in October!
Our goal is to nourishing healthy minds and bodies! Thanks for all your support of Child Nutrition!
Fact: Studies show school meals are more nutritious than packed lunches!
Oct. 10-14: We will be celebrating Smash Week- Local Potatoes
All week long with local potatoes on the Classic line at Secondary Lunch
Oct. 17-21: We will be celebrating Dunk Week - Local Dairy
ALL WEEK with Milk offered daily at ALL schools for Breakfast and Lunch
All week with Yogurt (regional yogurt) offered at all Secondary Lunch
Oct. 24-28: We will be celebrating Splash Week - Local Trout
October 24th with Sea Treasures and October 27th with Sriracha Fishwich on the menu at Secondary Lunch
What's on the menu at the Boise High Cafeteria?
Join us in the cafeteria for GREAT Breakfast and lunch time menus!
New this year for breakfast!
*Ham and cheese Quesadilla
*Smoothies -3 days a week
*Homemade cinnamon rolls
*Apple coffee cake
*Ultimate breakfast boat
...and for lunch?
BBQ line- Daily Bacon Cheeseburgers
Deli Line- Daily-freshly made sandwiches and name brand chips and PB& J's!
Classic line- Crispy Chicken Sandwich Calzones and Chicken Ranch pizza!
Specialty Line- Chili Cheese Frito's, General Tso chicken, Fried Rice and Egg Rolls, Lasagna, Mashed Potatoes and Popcorn Chicken, Alfredo Pasta!!!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
All families who had students who were free status (based on a 2015-16 application), that have not submitted a new 2016-17 application this school year, will be reverted to a Paid Status on Monday, October 10th unless they submit an application.
All households have received a letter from our office (sent last week) informing them of this expiration. Please remind families who are asking for applications that the easiest, quickest and most accurate method to submit an application is online at
BOISE BRAVES SPORTS!!
The Fall Braves Sports Season at Boise High School is in full swing and tournaments start this weekend!!!
Girls’ Soccer team is currently in 5th place and sitting on a 9-2-3 record for the season and 6-2-3 in conference play. They will play in the District Tournament at Centennial/Mountain View HS’s starting on Thursday, Oct. 6th. Updated brackets will be on the BHS webpage.
Boys’ Soccer team is having a great season and is going into district play seeded in 1st place. Their record for the season is 11-2-1 and 9-1-1 in conference play. They will start their district tourney on Oct. 8th at Timberline High School at 2:00 p.m. Updated brackets will be on the BHS webpage.
Braves Football team started their season with a huge win over Ridgeview 50-8. They have had some good games since then as well including a big win against rival Timberline at DLP 41-30.
Girls’ Volleyball team has been spiking it hard and has a 13-1 record so far and is 7-0 in conference play. They have four big games remaining before district tourney begins. They will start districts on Oct. 17th at Rocky Mountain High School.
Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country teams have had a ton of success and will be heading to the Boise City Race on Oct. 13th at Ann Morrison Park and the district race at Eagle Island State Park on Oct. 21st. Eve Jensen is leading the girls team and Graf Kirk is leading the boys team.
Swim Teams are crushing their opponents and are having a wonderful season. They will compete in their District tournament on Tuesday, October 25th at The West YMCA. State swimming will be the 4th and 5th of November at the West YMCA.
Please check the Brave Weekly for updates on all sporting events.
If you have any questions, please call or email.
Tracy Leinen
Athletic Director
208-854-4329
"Deutschland bewegt sich" (Germany gets moving)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ifuj5avi2666wfm/Deutschland%20Bewegt%20Sich%20.mp4?dl=0
"Deutschland bewegt sich" (Germany gets moving)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ifuj5avi2666wfm/Deutschland%20Bewegt%20Sich%20.mp4?dl=0
NEW PROCEDURES for visiting Boise High!
We will have a new system in place, starting Monday, October 10th, that will better administer the visitors to our campus.
When checking in at the main office, you will be asked to scan your Idaho Drivers License or state issued ID. Visitors information will enter a data base with the District. If there is a potential issue with a visitor, the system will alert us. It will then be up to the discretion of our principal to permit the visitor into our buildings.
With our campus being in the downtown core and the separate buildings on our campus, this new method will help us insure that our students and staff members are in a secure atmosphere, and the parents feel comfortable with those who visit during the school day.
BHS LIBRARY #1 Pick of the Quarter
A science-fiction thriller, in which an ordinary man is kidnapped, knocked unconscious--and awakens in a world inexplicably different from the reality he thought he knew.
About the Author: Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the novel, Dark Matter, for which he is writing the screenplay for Sony Pictures. His international-bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy was adapted into a television series for FOX, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan, that was Summer 2015’s #1 show. With Chad Hodge, Crouch also created Good Behavior, the TNT television show starring Michelle Dockery based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. He has written more than a dozen novels that have been translated into over thirty languages and his short fiction has appeared in numerous publications including Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Crouch lives in Colorado with his family
BSH LIBRARY #2 Pick of the Quarter
WAR CHILD by Emmanuel Jal
A memoir of Emmanuel Jal's upbringing during the civil war in Sudan in the 1980s and conscription into the Christian Sudanese Liberation army as a child soldier.
About the Author: In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven year old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer―with the Islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resources―Jal's family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, on one terrible day, Jal was separated from his mother, and later learned she had been killed; his father Simon rose to become a powerful commander in the Christian Sudanese Liberation Army, fighting for the freedom of Sudan. His life began to change when he was adopted by a British aid worker. He began the journey that would lead him to change his name and to music: recording and releasing his own album, which produced the number one hip-hop single in Kenya, and from there went on to perform with Moby, Bono, Peter Gabriel, and other international music stars.
Shocking, inspiring, and finally hopeful, War Child is a memoir by a unique young man, who is determined to tell his story and in so doing bring peace to his homeland.BSH LIBRARY #3 Pick of the Quarter
SALT in the SEA by Ruta Sepetys
"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--Provided by publisher.
About the Author: Ruta Sepetys was born and raised in Michigan in a family of artists, readers, and music lovers. The daughter of a refugee, Ruta is drawn to stories of strength through struggle. Her award-winning historical novels are published in over fifty countries. "Between Shades of Gray" was inspired by her family's history in Lithuania. Her second novel, "Out of the Easy" is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1950, and her third novel, "Salt to the Sea, exposes one of the greatest hidden disasters of World War II. Ruta lives with her family in Tennessee.
SENIOR PICTURE DAY!
On Wednesday, October 19th, Boise High will be administering the PSAT to all students in grades 10 and 11. This will be a late start day for Seniors ONLY, but the buses will run on their regular schedule. We will be taking Senior pictures on this same day, according to the schedule included in this email.
Grade 12 – Senior Picture Day - Wednesday, October 19th
-Students need to report to the Old Gym according to the picture schedule below. Once a student has completed their Senior Picture they will return to school for first period which will start at 12:21 pm.
-A Study Hall will be available in the lunch room from 8:45 am – 11:35 am for students wanting to remain on campus.
-Lunch will be served from 11:35 am -12:21 pm
*Please Note: Students will not attend Tech Center classes.
*The library will be closed until 11:45 am.
Senior Pictures - Seniors Schedule - Wednesday, October 19th
Morning - Senior Pictures - Report to the Old Gym
Report at: Last Name
8:45 - A - Fe
9:30 - Fi - Le
10:15 - Li - Ri
11:00 - Ro - Z
11:45 Lunch
12:21 - 12:40 - 1st Period
12:45-1:07 - 2nd Period
1:12 - 1:31 - 3rd Period
1:36 - 1:55 - 4th Period
2:00 - 2:19 - 5th Period
2:24 - 2:43 - 6th Period
2:48 - 3:07 - 7th Period
"SHOUT OUT" to our Brave Parents!
Thank you to Vicky Swerdloff and the hospitality committee for the monthly birthday cakes and lunches that you provide to our faculty & staff!
Thank you to Carol Hembree for putting out the Brave Weekly, a lot of time and effort goes into that every week and it is awesome!!
We so appreciate what a great support system our parents are. Boise High is a special place with parents who truly care. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO!!!
p.s. Just so you know....we have the best parent support in the district!!