Jostens made a Sophomore ring presentation and a Senior Cap and Gown presentation Wednesday, January 11th at school. Each student received a packet of information for their respective grade. Seniors do not have to pay for anything when they place their order, but it is imperative they at least order their cap and gown, as after a certain point, the price will increase. Jostens will return to BMHS February 8th to take orders for both class rings as well as cap and gown orders and answer any questions. After this time, all orders will need to be placed online only. All seniors are strongly encouraged to read the morning announcements EVERY day on the BMHS website. The announcements can be found by looking on the right hand side of the BMHS home page. This is where all information will be communicated with regards to commencement, prom ticket sales, and all other senior information as well as deadlines, along with daily general information they may wish to know.

Senior apparel can now be ordered through Friday, February 10, 2023, by using the link

March 1st is the free SAT at BMHS that your junior has already been registered for as part of state testing. All other SAT and ACT exams must be paid for and registered for by the student/family. We provide test prep at BMHS on February 15th for students interested in learning how to approach the test for $59. There is no prep that is so inexpensive and such high quality. The link to register is at the end of this email.

Test-optional college admissions is quickly disappearing! This fall over 400 U.S. colleges and universities are returning to test required or test-recommended admissions—with even more indicating that 2022 will be their last year for the test-optional experiment. To be sure, selective colleges, special programs, and scholarship providers see a student’s performance on the SAT or ACT as a highly critical factor in their evaluation of that student’s academic prowess. In short, in a post-COVID world, college entrance exams are regaining their importance.

Our six-hour preparation seminar helps demystify the SAT by explaining the test’s structure, the academic content covered on it, and testing and time management strategies students can employ to maximize their performance. Students learn specific, tangible strategies to answer more questions correctly, how to decipher questions designed to thwart their performance, and specific academic content that is regularly tested on the SAT.

Each participant receive six hours of live, engaging, interactive instruction, a guided outline of strategies to approach the SAT, a comprehensive 600-page, reference workbook, a 5-week SAT study plan, and a free, live, phone-in, pre-test tutoring.

Next Level Prep is a national leader in SAT and ACT preparation. We currently work with over 100 high schools here in Ohio alone and thousands of students (urban, suburban, & small town/rural) each year in states around the country. Our typical students see an 80 to 100 point increase on the SAT after taking our seminar. Our engaging instructors consistently score 94%, plus A ratings on student evaluations. So students emerge justifiably confident ith decidedly less anxiety bout their prospects on the test.

To learn more about our seminars, access our brief, 3:32, informational video at https://youtu.be/96iH4027ZgM or visit our website homepage https://nlpamerica.com.

Price is just $59 for Berea-Midpark High School students.

Register online at https://nlpamerica.com/product/berea-midpark-hs-sat-seminar-feb-15-2023/, using a credit card for the $59 payment. Registration closes on February 15th.

Please note that your high school asks us to conduct our SAT seminars on a school day to maximize the opportunity for student participation and to avoid extra-curricular, work, and family commitments that occur on evenings and weekends. Students are responsible for any missed classroom work for the day they are enrolled in this class.

Next Level Prep, 1805 O’Brien Rd., Columbus, OH, 43228

Call Dave Dobos at 614-580-7380 or email him at dave@nlpamerica.com with any questions.

The BMHS Drama Club is selling program ads for the spring musical “Shrek”. For only $5 you can have your name listed as a Patron of the Arts; for $10 you can send a "Shout Out” to a cast or crew member; for $50 you can have a half page ad; and for $100 you can have a full page ad. You can pay with cash or a check payable to BCSD. Money can be given to Miss Dorsey in Room B310, and all images and messages are to be sent to Miss Dorsey at mdorsey@bereaschools.org no later than March 10, 2023.

College Credit Plus:

The informational meeting to learn about the College Credit Plus program was Thursday, January 26. The first steps for students who are interested in taking courses through the CCP program are to complete the Intent to Participate Form and the college's CCP application. Links to the Intent to Participate Form and to Tri-C and LCC"s applications are available on our website: www.berea.k12.oh.us/Page/1079 Here you can also find step-by-step instructions for the CCP process. Please have your student make an appointment with their school counselor if they have any questions.

Countdown to National School Counseling Week:

National School Counseling Week is February 6th - 10th. Each day during this week we will be highlighting some of the many roles that school counselors play in helping students find success. For more information about the role of the school counselor, please visit: www.schoolcounselor.org/About-School-Counseling/School-Counselor-Roles-Ratios

Check out the list of students recognized last week for being respectful, responsible, and safe!

12th- Elijah Revay

10th- Marcus Thomas

10th- Belal Shakhidad

9th- Michael Kaszei

9th- Anton Poole