The Senior Send-Off
News and Updates from Team 2021
Educational Responsibility
As senior year rolls along, we have more and more students turning eighteen. This is a fun and exciting time in a young adult's life, but while they are students at Brownsburg High School, educational responsibility remains with the parent regardless of the student's age. This means that students may not call themselves in absent, out for appointments, or other instances that have previously required parent contact. Even if your student has taken up residence elsewhere, we must hear from you as the parents on absences, appointments, tardies and the like.
Homecoming Parade and Dance Announcement
Due to restrictions on large gatherings statewide, Brownsburg High School will not host the Homecoming Parade before the football game on September 25th. While this annual tradition is a great celebration for our community, with limited admission to the football game and COVID-19 restrictions in place, it was determined that this was in the best interest of the safety of our community. Additionally, Brownsburg High School has cancelled the Homecoming Dance for students that was scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 26th. CHAIN Link, BHS student government, is working on ways to organize alternative celebrations to allow students and the community to show their school spirit.
College and Career Day - October 29th
Please click on the following link to a form for you to fill out with important information about our Annual College and Career Day for Seniors.
This day will take place on October 29th and Seniors WILL NOT be in attendance at school this day. Click the link below for more information and to complete the form.
Social Media Policy and Guidelines for Students
Social media has become a significant source of communication and community for young people today. While it has a lot of positive potential and benefits, it also carries a lot of potential for problems. Many cases of anxiety, poor self-image/self-esteem, and peer conflict stem from interactions that take place over social media and texting. Please take time to review the handbook guidelines with your student and stress the importance of keeping electronic posts – whether to a public or private contact – appropriate and kind. The full handbook can be found at https://www.brownsburg.k12.in.us/cms/lib/IN02200676/Centricity/Domain/77/2021_High_School_Handbook.FINAL%20030920.pdf, and a couple of key points are provided below.
- Recognize the value of open sharing, diversity of opinion, and civil debate. Do not use social media sites to publish harassing remarks about community members, extra-curricular or academic contest rivals, etc.
- Students should be conscientious of the privacy of BCSC students and faculty. Taking photographs or creating digital video recordings of BCSC community members either on campus or at off-campus BCSC events for online publication or distribution without their consent could constitute unlawful “invasion of privacy”.
Thank you for helping to keep our students healthy and safe, both in person and online.
We Need Your Help
- mbcmorgancanada@gmail.com
- poshelly@hotmail.com
- SnapChat: @mbcanada
- SnapChat: @poshelly1431
Though it's tempting, please avoid sending pictures that could cause embarrassment as it's not the students' intent to make their classmates feel uncomfortable.
College Applications
- Schoology Messages
- Schoology Updates
- Resource sections in our Schoology groups
- Personal E-mail- She sends messages there through Naviance
Though parents often feel anxiety related to college applications, it's important that you help your teens apply instead of actually applying for them. Ownership begins with the student.They may need your help, but they need to be the ones completing the applications and managing deadlines. If you are worried it won't get done, schedule some time to work on them together.
Reporting ACT/SAT Scores to Colleges
Center for Leadership Development
8 Skills Everyone Should Have by Age 18
Mrs. Mehrtens ran across this article on Business Insider and thought it was relevant to our students.
1. 18-year olds must be able to talk to strangers- This is how they will acquire help, guidance, and directions in the world.
2. 18-year olds must be able to find his/her way around- College campus, the town in
which they live, and city in which they are working.
3. 18-year olds must be able to manage their assignments, workload, and deadlines- Without regular reminders from an adult
4. 18-year olds should be able to contribute to the running of a household- Look after their own needs and respect the needs of others
5. 18- year olds must be able to handle interpersonal problems- Solving conflicts without adult intervention
6. 18- year olds must be able to cope with ups-and-downs- Life isn’t perfect and they aren’t always going to get what they want
7. 18-year olds must be able to earn and manage money
8. 18-year olds must be able to take risks- Success comes after trying and failing
Updated Immunization Compliance Plan 2020-2021 School Year
In order to be complaint with State Immunization Requirements, the following plan has been implemented to efficiently communicate with parents and staff. BCSC strives to be proactive in an effort to exclude as few students as possible after the 20-day waiver period.
· Friday, September 4th - Building nurse will make first contact with parent/guardian of any student with missing or non-compliant immunizations via School Messenger email feature.
· Friday, September 11th - Building nurse will make second contact with parent/guardian of any student with missing or non-compliant immunizations via School Messenger phone call feature.
· Friday, September 18th– Building nurse will give Principals and Health Services Supervisor a list of students that are non-compliant with immunizations. School nurses will send emails to those parents of students that are non-compliant as well as send home letter’s in child’s backpack.
· Friday, September 25th – Building nurse will give Principals and Health Services Supervisor a list of students that are non-compliant with immunizations. Building nurse will make contact with parent/guardian of any student with missing or non-compliant immunizations via personal phone call.
· Tuesdayy, September 29th, -Principals will make a final phone call to parents stating plan for exclusion Thursday.
· Thursday, October 1st – Students without proper documentation will be excluded from school until proper documentation is received.
Updated COVID Symptoms and Guidance on Household Exposure
NEW - Indiana State Department of Health Update (8/25/20) – COVID symptoms & guidance on household exposure
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) released updated guidance on Tuesday evening 8/25/20. Follow the link below for most recent ISDH screening document (Please note, BCSC fever policy is 100.0). If your child is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (updated symptom list below) they should stay home from school and you should contact their primary care provider. If your child has symptoms of COVID-19, they need to stay home from school until their symptoms are improving and it has been at least 10 days from the time the symptoms began - unless they have a negative COVID-19 test result or a note from a healthcare provider stating that there is an alternate diagnosis. If anyone in the household is being tested for COVID-19, students should remain at home until the student has a negative COVID-19 test result according to this new guidance from the ISDH.
https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/files/20_Parent%20screening%208-25-20.pdf
COVID-19 symptoms (updated 8/25/2020):
- Temperature 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth (or school board policy if threshold is lower)
- Sore throat
- Cough, especially new onset uncontrolled cough, or any cough causing shortness of breath or difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/ asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline)
- Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain
- New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever
- Loss of taste or smell
- Muscle or body aches or fatigue
Manage Your Child's Meal Account Online
MySchoolBucks ( www.myschoolbucks.com ) is lunch money simplified. Not only is it a simple and secure way to add money to your child’s meal account ($2.95 transaction fee for credit card transactions), it also allows you to set up low balance alerts , automatic payments and track purchases. For more convenience, download the MySchoolBucks mobile app (available at both the AppStore and Google Play) to have full access from your phone. Money can also still be added to your child’s meal account via cash or check without a transaction fee.
*Please note BCSC has temporarily discontinued automatic negative balance phone calls, emails and letters.
Dropping Courses
Current courses on students' schedules are now part of student academic records and cannot be dropped. Please encourage your sons and daughters to work hard and meet their academic challenges head-on. Remember....they will be college students next year, and all of their courses will be challenging