BHS December Newsletter
Liberators are "Learning for Life"
Semester Finals are December 14-19
All classes at BHS are required to give a semester final. The final exam may be comprehensive or may be a unit test. The final might also be a project, or presentation, or a written response to a writing prompt.
Requests to take finals early
All students are expected to be present in classes throughout finals week; however, occasionally there are unavoidable circumstances that require a student to miss one or more finals. In that case, students must complete a pre-arranged absence form and have it signed by a parent. The student will then need to present the form to one of the principals for approval. Once approval is granted by administration, the student will take the pre-arranged absence form to each teacher to request an alternate date for taking finals. Finals must be scheduled at a time that is satisfactory to the teacher.
Finals exempt attendance incentive
Students who have 95% attendance year-to-date will be eligible to opt-out of one semester final.
- The student will have the ability to choose which final they will opt not to take. However, the student must have a grade of at least 80% in order to opt-out of that final.
- Dual-credit courses will not be eligible for the opt-out.
- EOC tested courses will not be eligible for the opt-out.
- Students must follow all procedures to use this incentive. Specifically, students must meet deadlines in presenting their teacher with the opt-out form declaring their intent to not take the final in one class.
Upcoming Events
December 9th
- ACT Testing
- Bolivar Christmas Parade
December 12th
- Band Concert
December 13th
- Foreign Language Club Christmas Party
December 17th
- Christmas Concert, 3pm (Choir)
December 14-19
- Semester Finals
December 19th
- Last day of Semester
January 4th
- Return from Christmas Break
BHS Giving Tree
Students in Mrs. Clift's Business Management class are sponsoring a project to help provide gifts for Bolivar kids who might not have much otherwise. There are ornaments on the tree in the front office that describe what the individual student might like. Take an ornament and bring back a gift by December 18th. Our counselors are helping to identify students with needs for the project. Thank you!
BHS Parent Survey Results
Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey. Overall, your response was very positive, but we did find some areas we need to continue to work on. We appreciate your support and your willingness to work with us to create better learning for all students. You can view this year's survey results at the link below.
Bolivar High School
Email: dgeurin@bolivarschools.org
Website: bhs.bolivarschools.org
Phone: 417-326-5228
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bolivarhighschool
Twitter: @LiberatorsNOW