BCA December Newsletter
Senior Spotlight: Austin Forsberg
Plans after high school: Austin plans to major in electronic media production at MTSU.
Why are you interested in electronic media? Austin has a passion for behind the scenes media production, such as editing, directing, graphics, and sound productions.
Leadership roles: Co-captain of Swing Club, Ultimate Frisbee, NHS treasurer, and Eagle Scout
Capstone Project: Austin is filming a short documentary about teenage depression.
How will you advertised the video: Austin plans to share the video via YouTube.
Employment: O'Charley's
Interests beyond academics: Austin enjoys spending time with his pals.
Favorite teacher: “Coach McCreery is the teacher for my favorite class and has taught me a lot about my pathway.”
Senior Spotlight: Tyler Forsberg
Plans after high school: Tyler plans to study architecture at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Leadership roles: Boy Scouts (junior assistant scout master), Ultimate Frisbee, Chess Club, Swing Club, NHS
Capstone Project: Tyler is evaluating the cost and environmental benefits of solar energy and to study how BHS can hypothetically benefit from being run on solar panels.
Why did you choose this project? Architecture has a lot to do with sustainability, which is one of his interests.
Who has helped guide you throughout this project? Ed Willhite at Schneider Electric
Interest(s) beyond academics: Boy scouts, camping, and snow skiing
Employment: O’Charley’s
Favorite Teacher: "Joy Wilson is willing to put forth the time that her students are willing to put forth."
Senior Spotlight: Leah Darnall
Plans For College: University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Leadership Roles: Student body treasurer and co-president of Renaissance
Capstone Project: Leah's project deals with how nutrition affects academic success in classrooms and how it could be taught better in classrooms.
Interests beyond academics: Photography, Ultimate Frisbee, and Band
Future Plans: Leah's future plans include minoring in Spanish in order to become bilingual. She hopes to move to another country where she will be nursing there for a few years.
Favorite Quote: "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."
Senior Spotlight: Crystal Dangerfield
Plans For College: University of Connecticut
Leadership Roles: Crystal's leadership role is being a good student. She believes students and younger kids look up to her academically and behavior wise. Crystal is also a role model for younger players and children in basketball.
Capstone Project: Crystal's project focuses on extracurricular activities and their effects on school.
Interests beyond academics: Music, movies, and relaxing
Future Plans: Crystal wants to play with the Women's National Basketball Association and also become a CEO.
Favorite Quote: "To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month, or even one year but for a lifetime."
Upcoming Events
BCA Information Night
Monday, Dec 7, 2015, 06:00 PM
BHS Auditorium
Registration & Early Post-Secondary Information Night
Monday, Jan 11, 2016, 06:00 PM
BHS Auditorium
BCA Admission Interviews
Registration Suggestions for 2016-2017
- Upcoming sophomores: Honors English II, Honors Algebra II or Advanced Honors Geometry, and Honors Chemistry
- Upcoming juniors: AP English III, AP U.S. History or Dual Enrollment U.S. History, and Speech or Critical Thinking (highly recommended junior year before capstone)
- Upcoming seniors: Speech or Critical Thinking (if not already taken) and Capstone
BCA Speaker Series
The Blackman High Speaker Series is in full swing! Here is the speaker for the month of December:
- Wednesday, December 9th during Prime Time in the auditorium, MTSU Biology Professor Dr. Ryan Otter will be our speaker. He has written a book about high school students excelling in college. All BCA members and NHS members are expected to attend.
If you get an idea for a future speaker, we would love to hear it! Email Mr. Seadorf at seadorfb@rcschools.net
Speaker Series Recap: Butler Touchton
Butler Touchton, a banker and philanthropist, spoke at the Blackman High School speaker series on Wednesday, October 28th, during Prime Time. Georgia native Touchton graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1977 with a BA in Biology. Although his degree is in science, Touchton transferred to banking because his liberal arts background allowed him to "relate to people" and provided him with "practical skills" that could expand to any profession.
A former National Honors Society member, Touchton is able to share his advice with Blackman because he attends church with Brian Seadorf, librarian. A church meeting prompted the idea for his session, during which he asked the attendees "what [they] wished somebody told [them] when [they] had the ears to hear it." His first lesson was about honesty, which he defined as "telling one-hundred percent of the truth, one-hundred percent of the time." He continued with integrity, which he defined as "having the reputation of being honest all of the time." His final point focused on money and independence, and he advised students to be people "who figure it out for themselves."
Touchton did not have time to address one of his remaining points. He wants students to think about what they would do if they are wealthy. "If you've accumulated some wealth, that's great. But what are you going to do with it? You're saving money so that you can be generous and help others. You can save it for your children, or use it to better society, school, [and] the world."
Written by: Abby Morehouse, Editor-in-Chief of the Voice
Photo credit: Zach Adams
Senior Project Help
Dakota Frech
- Computer Refurb - Needs old computers and parts, specifically looking for a keyboard and mouse. Collection until Christmas break. Email Dakota at dakota.frech@yahoo.com.
- Creating a music video showcasing each of the fine arts. Looking for participants who are in Theater III or IV, Band, or Choir. Sign up in the counseling office.
Josh Miller
- Come support Josh Miller at his Ten Minute Play Festival on Saturday, December 12th at 7 p.m. in the BHS auditorium.
Extra Help
MTSU News
MTSU’s Huber shares leadership advice with Blackman students
Dual Enrollment
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Dual Enrollment program, students must:
1. be a junior or senior in high school;
2. have a minimum 3.0 high school GPA; or
3. have a minimum composite of 22 ACT (SAT composite of 1020); or equivalent ACT Plan test score
**Admission to MTSU and the Dual Enrollment program does not guarantee eligibility for all courses. Some courses require prerequisites and/or certain test subscores, including Math and English courses.
Cost
The tuition cost of a Dual Enrollment class is $166.00 per credit hour. This cost can be offset by the Dual Enrollment Grant, if the student applies and is ruled eligible. Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA for dual enrollment courses taken to stay eligible for the grant. The student should be prepared to pay the tuition cost in advance and then be reimbursed. Other anticipated costs include textbooks, $25 application fee, online course fees, and any applicable lab fees.
Dual Enrollment Grant
The total amount of grant money per student is $1200 total for their high school career. Current juniors get $500 for class one and two, which will cover the cost of a 3 hour class ($498 total per class). Current seniors were only set to get $300 for course 1 and 2, but MTSU decided to scholarship the additional $198 for the first two classes so that they too could have class one and two covered in full.
- Current seniors
Current seniors who have not taken two DE classes in the fall can still take advantage of this additional money provided by MTSU ($198) for the Spring term to cover class one and two in full. For class 3 and 4 they will receive $100 per credit hour leaving them a balance of $198 for class 3 and 4.
- Current juniors
Current juniors who have already taken two classes will receive $200 for class 3 (leaving a balance of $298) and nothing for class 4 (leaving a balance of $498).
*Although class 3 and 4 seem like a lot of out-of-pocket money, in-state undergraduate tuition cost is currently $1,011 for a 3 hours course, resulting in a savings of $513 when paying the full tuition amount for a dual enrollment course.
Textbook Rentals
MTSU Field Trip
Shout-Out
BCA Contacts
Principal - Dr. Leisa Justus, justusl@rcschools.net, ext. 22901
Assistant Principal - Ken Reed, reedk@rcschools.net, ext. 22973
School Counselor - Christine Bryan, bryanc@rcschools.net. ext. 22906
Academics - Andrea Holder, holdera@rcschools.net, ext. 22960
Communication - Lois Walker, walkerlm@rcschools.net, ext. 22701
Electronic Portfolio - Ken Hardison, hardisonk@rcschools.net, ext. 22988
Extracurricular - Tim Pedigo, pedigot@rcschools.net, ext. 22995
Events - Hollye Dabney, dabneyh@rcschools.net, ext. 22738
Life Experience - Geneva Cook, cookg@rcschools.net, ext. 22942
Monthly Speakers - Brian Seadorf, seadorfb@rcschools.net, ext. 23036
Research - Rebecca Jones, jonesre@rcschools.net, ext. 22993