Issue III November 2013 Brunswick High School Dragon News€¦ · Issue III November 2013 Brunswick...

November 2013 Issue III

Brunswick High School Dragon News

Principal: Donna Borowick

Asst. Principal: Timothy Gagnon

Athletic Director: Jeff Ramich

Inside this issue:

School calendars 2/10

A Night of Swing... 3

All State Jazz Festival 3

Holiday Craft Fair 4

Student news 5-6

Yearbook order form 7

Community service 8

Opt out form 9

BHS PLAYERS PRESENT THE CRUCIBLE

The Brunswick High School Players will present their fall production The Cruci-ble Thursday through Saturday, November 21, 22, and 23 at 7PM in Crooker theater with an additional 2PM matinee performance on the 23rd. The Cruci-ble is playwright Arthur Miller's riveting drama about the Salem witch tri-als. Set in Salem Massachusetts in 1692, The Crucible focuses on farmer John Proctor, his wife, and a young servant girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. Proctor goes to court to save her and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The Crucible is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable about our contemporary society. Don't miss it!


SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2013-2014

First Quarter Ends........................................................ November 1, 2013

SAT Testing ................................................................. November 2, 2013

Fall Athletic Awards Night ............................................ November 6, 2013

Opus One Concert ....................................................... November 9, 2013

Veterans' Day (no school) ............................................ November 11, 2013

Hockey Boosters Holiday Craft Fair ............................ November 16-17, 2013

Fall Play Production ..................................................... November 21-23, 2013

Professional Development Day (No Classes) .............. November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving Break ..................................................... November 28-29, 2013

SAT Testing ................................................................. December 7, 2013

Early Release Day ....................................................... December 11, 2013

Winter Jazz Concert ..................................................... December 12, 2013

Winter Band Concert .................................................... December 17, 2013

Winter Chorus Concert ................................................ December 18, 2013

Holiday Vacation .......................................................... December 23-January 3, 2014

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school) ......................... January 20, 2014

Mid-Year Exams .......................................................... January 21-24, 2014

Second Quarter Ends .................................................. January 24, 2014

SAT Testing ................................................................. January 25, 2014

Early Release Day ....................................................... January 29, 2014

President’s Day (no school) ......................................... February 17, 2014

Winter Vacation............................................................ February 18-21, 2014

Winter Athletic Banquet ............................................... February 25, 2014

District III Jazz Festival ................................................ February 26, 2014

Music In Our Schools Month Band Concert with Casco Bay Band ..... March 3, 2014

Professional Development Day (No Classes) .............. March 14, 2014

Early Release Day ....................................................... March 26, 2014

Chorus Concert ............................................................ April 1, 2014

Third Quarter Ends ...................................................... April 4, 2014

Hot Country Nights....................................................... April 11-12, 2014

Professional Development Day (No Classes) .............. April 18, 2014

Patriot’s Day (no school) .............................................. April 21, 2014

Spring Vacation ........................................................... April 22-25, 2014

SAT Testing ................................................................. May 3, 2014

All Town Band Concert ................................................ May 13, 2014

Early Release Day ....................................................... May 14, 2014

Jazz Residency Concert .............................................. May 14, 2014

Talent Show ................................................................. May 23, 2014

Memorial Day (no school) ............................................ May 26, 2014

Spring Band Concert .................................................... May 28, 2014

Spring Choral Concert ................................................. May 29, 2014

Spring Athletic Banquet ............................................... June 3, 2014

Graduation ................................................................... June 6, 2014

SAT Testing ................................................................. June 7, 2014

Final Exams, grades 9-11 (Tentative) .......................... June 18-23, 2014

Fourth Quarter Ends (Tentative) .................................. June 23, 2014

Please Plan Vacations Only During Periods of School Vacation


On November 9th, the High School music department will be hosting a "Night of Swing and Jazz" featuring the BHS Jazz Ensemble and the Opus One Big Band. This event will be combined with a silent auction and raffle and is going to be a major fundraiser for the music department. We will be raffling off three items from now until the concert;

1) A brand new iPad. (32 gig of the current generation)

2) 100 Gallons of Fuel oil or Kerosene

3) A Flip Video Camera (4 gig) model

Raffle tickets are available now and are $5 for 1 or $20 for 5.

The silent auction will feature several items from local businesses. The event will be held at BHS in the cafeteria on November 9th. The silent auction and complimentary desserts begin at 5:30 p.m. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m in Crooker Theater.

Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased by contacting either Mike Scarpone or Ashley Smith at BHS ([email protected] or [email protected]) Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the concert.

You can go to http://brunswickmusic.org/music-boosters/ for a list of all the donated items that will be available for auction.

A NIGHT OF SWING AND JAZZ...

EIGHT STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR ALL STATE JAZZ FESTIVAL...

(reprinted with permission from the Times Record)

Congratulations to the eight Brunswick students who have been selected to participate in the 2013-14 Maine All

State Jazz Festival. The first week of January the students will travel to Bangor and work with internationally

known conductors a well as students from across the state. The event will culminate with a concert on Saturday,

Jan. 4. This is a huge honor of which the music department is extremely proud. These students will also be per-

forming in a concert with the BHS Jazz Ensemble and the Opus One Jazz Ensemble at the fall “Night of Swing and

Jazz” in Crooker Theater on Nov. 9.

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http://brunswickmusic.org/music-boosters/


learned about the types of research being conducted at JAX and they learned about research opportunities availa-ble for students at different stages of their education. JAX is renown globally for their work with genetically engi-neered mice.

In attendance from BHS were Emaleigh Aschbrenner, Brooke Trimmer, Shawn Bayrd, Christopher Tanner, Anna Turner, McKinley Stinson, and Hanna Guernelli. Mrs. King, who teaches Academic Biology and Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology, was also in attendance.

STUDENTS ATTEND JACKSON LABORATORY PRESENTATION...

MID COAST HUNGER PREVENTION PROGRAM AND BHS...

Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program (MCHPP) and BHS continue to grow our relationship each year. This year MCHPP and BHS are looking for 3-5 students to sign-up to help in the soup kitchen and food pantry on every sec-ond Thursday of the month. Students would be granted field trip permission (excused absence) to attend this from 8:30-1:00 in the kitchen or 8:30AM -11:00 in the food pantry. Students are required to be in good academic standing and are responsible for making up any missed work. MCHPP is also looking for help on Saturday morn-ings 9:00AM – 1:00PM. This will be an ongoing need for them each Saturday. BHS is committed to helping pro-vide volunteers for MCHHP and encourage students to sign up early with Mr. Wilson as these slots are first come first serve.

On October 30th, seven Brunswick High School attended a presentation by The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). While JAX is located in Bar Harbor the presentation was held at The University of Southern Maine. The students


AP BIOLOGY CLASS ATTENDS SYMPOSIUM...

(reprinted with permission from the Times Record)

On Friday, Oct. 18, students in Ms. Dumont’s AP Biology class attended a lecture at Bowdoin College by Dr. Dan-

iel P. Schrag, who teaches in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University and was ap-

pointed by President Obama to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in 2009. Dr. Schrag

spoke about the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide and the impact of climate change on human society.

Brunswick students were also able to listen to four student speakers as well as attend a symposium showing more

than 80 Bowdoin student projects in the David Saul Smith Union. Ms. Dumont praised the lecture as highly com-

pelling, and says that it was an amazing opportunity for anyone to have been able to attend.

SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER RECEIVES USM ATHLETIC AWARD...

The Richard A. "Doc" Costello Special Achievement Award, presented annually since 1992, is named for the for-mer USM Director of Athletics, and is given to a USM graduate who has distinguished them self through their com-mitment to student-athletes and athletics. This year’s award was presented to Mr. Gordon at a recent USM awards night. Congratulations Mr. Gordon!


Brunswick High School

Dragon Spirit 2014 Yearbook

Book Prices 1. Back To School Special - Two Weeks ONLY:

August 30th to September 13th ~ 55.00 2. Fall Price: September 14th - December 1st ~ $ 60.00

Dragon Spirit 2014 Yearbooks need to be preordered. Be sure to place an order this fall as

most issues sell out. Due to the high cost of publishing only a limited number of extra copies will be available

at a higher price in the spring on a first come first serve basis. All proceeds from book sales go directly to the

printing and production costs of the publication. Online ordering is available at

www.jostensyearbooks.com - be sure to select Brunswick High School- Maine (not Georgia).

Personalization

To help make your yearbook unique and prevent theft you can add your name/ nickname (25 characters) for

$6.00. Please complete the order form below and deliver with a check payment made out to BHS Yearbook

to the main office. Cash payments will only be accepted by the Advisor at break or afterschool in Room

135 for a receipt. Orders with checks may also be mailed to: Brunswick High School Yearbook,

Attn: Driscoll, 116 Maquoit Road, Brunswick, ME 04011 Thank you for your order.

The Yearbook Staff & Advisor, Mrs. Driscoll

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Dragon Spirit 2013 Brunswick High School

Yearbook Order Form

Book Prices Back To School Special - Two Weeks ONLY:

August 30th to September 13th ~ $55.00

Fall Sale Price: September 14th - December 1st ~ $ 60.00 (a $70.00 VALUE)

Date:___________

Quantity - 1 Dragon Spirit Yearbook @ ____ $55.00 price ... OR After Sept. 13th ______$60.00

Quantity - 1 Personalization @ $6.00 each ................................................................... $___________

Name on Check:_________________________________________ Total Enclosed $ ___________

Check # _____________________ Telephone #______________________ Cash Receipt #__________

Book Order __________________________________, _________________________ Grade _______ Student’s Last Name First Name

Book Personalization: Please print clearly - 24 characters including spaces:

_______________________________________________________________________(Cost $6.00)

Please use a separate order form for each yearbook ordered. These will be filed alphabetically by last

name until the spring and used to type the master book sales list. A check may cover more than one book.

Please make checks payable to: Brunswick High School Yearbook and mail or deliver to the Main Office.


Local Community Service Opportunities Posted On Line

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

- Margaret Mead

You have three options…

1) Visit the BHS Main Page http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhs

Click on the "Community Service" link and search the site or click on the "Current Events" category for the most

up to date opportunities or "List of Organizations" to search a community partner of choice.

2) Follow Volunteer Maine Website Directions: (It takes just twenty seconds to start making a difference…)

Go to www.volunteermaine.org

Click on the "Red Button"

Type in your zip code in the yellow box

* Note the box to the right gives you the opportunity to search "zip only" or for service opportunities within a par-

ticular number of miles - even just five miles within zip code area produces significantly more opportunities.

Hit the search button below the "Zip Code" yellow box

3) Visit Mr. Wilson in Room 203

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A reminder to please verify that the hourly amount under the community connections category on your report card

is correct. Any questions may be directed to Mr. Wilson at 319-1910 ext. 2203.

A review of the policy is as follows:

Students must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of community service as a graduation requirement.

Students need to earn five hours before their 11th grade year and fifteen before their 12th grade year to obtain

off campus privileges.

It should be noted, in 2008 the Brunswick School Board amended the policy to allow 8th graders to earn up to

10 hours towards their thirty hour requirement for graduation at Brunswick High School.

Certain job shadow opportunities may compliment the spirit of this requirement while also directly satisfying ca-

reer objectives suggested by the Maine Learning Results. To the extent that these opportunities exist, pre-arranged

and approved job shadow experiences may be used to fulfill up to ten hours of the thirty hour requirement.

Brunswick High School

116 Maquoit Rd

Brunswick, ME 04011

Tel: (207) 319-1910

Fax: (207) 798-5515

November 11 - No School, Veterans’ Day

November 27 - No School, Teacher Workshop

November 28-29 - No School, Thanksgiving Break

SEE PAGE 2 FOR ADDITIONAL DATES.

www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhs

For additional information, please visit our website.

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 First Quarter

Ends

2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Night of

Swing & Jazz

10 11 Holiday -

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 Hockey

Boosters’ Craft Fair

17 Hockey

Boosters’ Craft Fair

18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 No School

- Workshop Day 28 Holiday -

Thanksgiving

29 Holiday 30

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