The Freshman FUNdamental
Team 2021 News and Updates
Marine Corps Visit on January 23rd
Let the SCHEDULING SEASON begin
- January 18th and 19th- Scheduling videos shown English in classrooms and worksheets distributed
- January 22-29-Students make requests for Grade 10 courses in PowerSchool
- January 31th-Mrs. Mehrtens will begin having one-on-one meetings to review course requests with students. These meetings will happen during English classes and are a great time to get all scheduling questions answered. Mrs. Mehrtens recommends keeping a list of questions ready for the meeting.
Following student-counselor meetings, students can continue to request changes to their course requests until April 30th.
On April 30th ALL SCHEDULE CHANGES ARE DUE TO COUNSELORS! NO CHANGES WILL BE HONORED BEYOND THIS DATE UNLESS REQUIRED DUE TO FAILURE OF A COURSE/NON-COMPLETION OF A PREREQUISITE COURSE.
Course Request Changes will NOT be Made Over the Summer or the Beginning of Next Year
Think about your courses now or it will be too late!
Scheduling Tid-Bits
- Alternate PE Credits MUST be finished by the end of Grade 10...without exception.
- If a student did NOT take a Social Studies Grade 9, he/she must take one Grade 10.
- All students must choose 1 semester of HEALTH and 1 semester of SPEECH
- All students must have an English, math, and science requested.
- Students wanting to earn their Academic Honors Diploma (AHD) must have 3 years of 1 world language OR 2 years of one and 2 years of another.
- World Language, PLTW, Performing Arts, and AP/Dual Credit courses are year long commitments.....please choose wisely!
Please see our Program of Studies for course descriptions, prerequisites, diploma requirements, and more. This can be found in the Guidance section of the BHS homepage.
Naviance
1. On the main BHS webpage, navigate to the tab on the left side of the page labeled "BHS Guidance"
2. Once there, find the Naviance tab on the left side of the page.
3. Username is the student ID #
Password is the student's birthdate as an 8 digit code. For example, if your teen's birth date is August 8, 2003, you would enter 08082003 as the password
4. Use the tabs at the top to explore the site. There information that is most relevant to freshmen is on the college tab and career tab.
- Please do NOT change the password
- Always use the Naviance that is on the BHS website. If you Google search, it won't work
Students Leaving School Due to Illness
Of course, as the parent, it's your decision on whether or not your child is well enough to come to school each day. Once students are here and entrusted to our care, we need to have them in the clinic if they aren't feeling well, and the nursing staff will contact home in the event a child needs to leave due to illness.
Gentle Reminder about Assignment Requests and Absences
Financial Planning....It's Never too Early to Plan for College
Lanyard Policy Information
Students who borrow a lanyard MUST return them to the Team office by the end of the same day. Failure to return a loaner lanyard at the end of the school day will result in a 30-minute detention and $2.00 fee. If your student has lost or misplaced their lanyard/ID, please send $5.00 for them to purchase a new one. Below is the policy listed by number of infractions:
3rd Infraction – Verbal Warning
4th Infraction – 30-Minute Detention
6th Infraction – Tier 1 (90 Minute) Friday School
8th Infraction – Tier II (3-hour) Friday School
10th Infraction – 3 Days in ISS
12th Infraction – One day OSS
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Birkofer at ext. 1601
Parent Meetings
- High School transition
- Academic Progress
- Future Planning
- Questions/Concerns
- Behavior/Discipline updates
- Attendance
- Special Programming
We typically do not include students in these meetings unless it is requested by the parent. Please let Mrs. Birkofer know if this is your intention.
Team 2021 Contact Information
Mrs. Lori Mehrtens Counselor ext. 1603 lmehrtens@brownsburg.k12.in.us
Mr. JB McCallum Academic Coach ext. 1608 jmccallum@brownsburg.k12.in.us
Mrs. Celestine Birkofer Admin Asst. ext. 1601 cbirkofer@brownsburg.k12.in.us