High School Highlights
Weekly Updates from Big Walnut High School
November 30, 2018
December is nearly here! And with it comes a short two-and-a-half weeks until our Winter Break. Our teachers engaged in Professional Development activities on Monday, observing, hearing about and discussing new ways to implement the 2020 vision for our students. The rest of the week was filled with learning and assessment of the final units before semester exams! Our third evening of parent-teacher conferences will be this coming Thursday, December 6 from 4:00-7:30. A reminder that semester exams begin on Friday, December 14. Please see below for more information on both these topics.
As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teachers, school counselor or the administration if you have any questions or concerns. Feel free to contact the main office at 740-965-3766 between the hours of 7:00 and 3:15.
Third Round of Parent-Teacher Conferences
Semester Exam Schedule
You Are Invited to the Honors Biology HeLa Walk!
Honors Biology students read the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. As a culminating project for this book, they will be presenting a HeLa Walk in our Innovation Center on Friday, December 7, Monday, December 10 and Thursday, December 13. The following are the times/class periods:
2nd period: 8:32 - 9:20
3rd period: 9:24 - 10:16
5/6 period: 10:54 - 11:43
7/8 period: 11;47 - 12: 36
Please check in with Mrs. Mahle in the main office and she will direct you to the IC. We hope you can join us!
School Volunteer Background Checks
Seniors-Cap and Gown Orders
Jostens was here last week to collect orders for caps and gowns. (A Jostens representative will visit the DACC later this month to help those students who attend DACC full-time.) If you were not able to place your order, there is still time to do so! Please visit www.jostens.com to place your order as soon as possible. The Eagle package is still available online, which includes Big Walnut graduation announcements, thank you notes, apparel for seniors and a FREE cap & gown unit as well. If you prefer to print and mail a hard copy order, see below for the order forms that can be printed and mailed direct to Jostens at Jostens Service Center • P.O. Box 512 • Owatonna, MN 55060.
DEADLINE FOR ORDERS TO BE RECEIVED BY JOSTENS IS ------DECEMBER 1ST!
If you have any graduation related questions please call 1-800-Jostens.
Congratulations Class of 2019!
Updates from the School Counseling Office
DACC Application Information:
Before Thanksgiving, our sophomores visited the Delaware Area Career Center to see if it might be the right fit for the. Any interested sophomore should consider applying to the DACC for next school year. BWHS students are able to attend the DACC for the whole day or split half-day at BWHS and half-day at DACC. Transportation to and from the DACC is provided for our students. This year's priority application deadline is February 1.
FAFSA Completion Nights:
OSU Marion will be holding a number of FAFSA Completion Nights for parents to complete their FAFSA application. These events are FREE and open to all parents regardless of high school attendance or college attendance. Parents must register prior to the event due to limited space. Click HERE to register. For more information, click HERE.
Event Dates:
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 , 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Room 231, Library/Classroom Building
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 , 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Room 227, Library/Classroom Building
9th and 10th Grade Students:
This month all 9th and 10th grade students completed career interest inventories via Naviance. Naviance is an internet based college and career readiness program. It provides information regarding determining interests and skills, careers, majors, colleges, etc. To enter the Naviance site, students will need to use their student id/ lunch number and the password "goeagles". Ask your student (s) about their career interests/ clusters today.
School Counselors:
Meghan Vituccio (A-G)
Jeanne Collett (H-O)
Tammi Jordan (P-Z)
Cindi Strahler, Administrative Assistant
740-965-2243
Upcoming Events at BWHS
December 6: Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:00-7:30pm)
December 7: Application Day for Seniors in the I.C.
December 10: Academic Booster (PTO) Meeting @6:30 pm
December 12: BWHS Holiday Concert @7:00 pm
December 14, 17-19: Semester Exams
December 19: End of Second Quarter
December 20: NO SCHOOL-Start of Winter Break
January 2: School Resumes
Big Walnut High School
Email: firstnamelastname@bwls.net
Website: http://www.bwls.net/bigwalnuthighschool_home.aspx
Location: 555 South Old 3C Road, Sunbury, OH, United States
Phone: 740-965-3766
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigWalnutHS
Twitter: @AndyJados