UPCOMING EVENTS December 4
Winter Orchestra Concert
7:00 in PAC
December 10
Senior Ad Workshop
4:00—8:00 in Room 74
December 10
Booster Club Meeting
6:30 in Staff Lounge
December 11
Winter Band Concert
7:00 in PAC
December 13
ACT Exam
December 18
Winter Choir Concert
7:00 in PAC
December 22—January 2
No School
Winter Break
January 24
Sadies Dance
8:00 PM at BHHS
January 19
No School
Martin Luther King Day
January 29—31
Winter Musical
7:30 PM in PAC
February 5—7
Winter Musical
7:30 PM in PAC
DECEMBER 2014
Dear WolfPack Nation,
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving break and is ready for the 3 week push to
Winter Break! It is crunch time because when we return from break we will have 3 weeks until finals and the end of the semester.
Winter sports have started and we are getting into the games and matches for our
student athletes. It is vital that they get rest and organize their time so they can stay up on their classes. For those parents who have just finished a fall sport, you should have
received a survey on your student athletes’ season. Please take the time to fill those out
so we can get feedback on our season and coaches. The survey can also be found on the front page of our website.
In addition to winter sports, we have a number of concerts and events that occur in the
month of December. If you have not had a chance to attend a concert, I highly suggest
you do. We have an outstanding music program and it is well worth the time. On December 4th we will have an Orchestra concert, on December 11th a band concert, and
on December 18th a Choir concert.
As always we are hoping you can carve out some time to join and support the BHHS Booster club. Our meeting in December is on Wednesday, December 10th at 6:30 here in
our staff lounge.
One of the things I would like to get started here at Black Hills is a Hall of Fame. I would
like to start both an Athletic Hall of Fame and an “Overall Hall of Fame” (for a graduate that has gone on to do something extraordinary with their life post high school). These
are still in the infant stages, but I wanted to get word out to our community to see what
kind of support there is for these ideas.
Last, I can tell you that you are raising a wonderful group of citizens. The student body here at Black Hills High School is amazing and does positive things every day. I know we
are not able to send out all the good things that your sons and daughters are doing here
at school, but please know we see things every day that prove what wonderful people we have within our student body. Thank you for sending us your best on a daily basis.
As we continue to work to improve our school, feedback from the students, parents and
the community is an important part of this process. Anytime you have a concern, question, or feedback, please drop me a line.
I truly feel blessed to have the opportunity to be the principal here at Black Hills High School and I thank you for your support as we constantly strive to improve.
Have a Wonderful December and Winter break!! Write to you again in January!!
Sincerely,
Dave Myers Principal – Black Hills High School
Black Hills High School
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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
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Recent Attendance Policy Inquiries
Attendance and Students 18+ Students who turn 18 still need to have the parent/guardian excuse their absence or tardy. We do not allow the student
to excuse themselves.
What is Period 8?
When you receive a message from the auto dialer reporting an absence in 8th period, this is the timeslot assigned to the 30-minute PACK time following second period, where your student goes for extra help in another subject, other than
their second period class.
Absent in just one period on a certain date?
If you receive the automated system informing you that your student was absent for a particular class, but you feel the absence is in error, please have your student contact the teacher directly to discuss the absence. I am unable to change
the absence without the authorization from the teacher directly.
Contact Mrs. Barrett at 709-7815 if you have other questions about our Attendance Policy.
ART
EXHIBITIONEXHIBITION
ALL WEEK!
Monday thru Friday January 12
th thru 16th
Periods 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (not 6th)
VISUAL ARTS (Rm. 75)
Each class period is a different show! (To see a particular artist’s work, follow his/her class schedule.)
Bring your camera! Meet the artists! Refreshments provided by the artists!
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Career Center News Susan Jones- Career Center Specialist
This is the time of year with LOTS of community service opportunities. Seniors need to be finishing up their 30 hours of community service and resume. Please turn the pa-perwork into Mrs. Jones ASAP. Community service forms can be found on the school website under the Career and Counseling webpage or in the Career Center. Make sure you take one with you when helping out. Tumwater Middle School, Fall Family Festival Wed, November 25th 5:15-8:45pm @ the Middle School Come and help with this family activity. To sign up, please email Mrs. Erin Nutter @ [email protected]. *Percival Landing Saturday, November 29th 10am-1pm @ 405 Columbia St NW We will work on removing weeds and add mulch to the beds and tree circles in the park. Meet in the Pavilion. Waiver and Medical Alert are required. Forms can be found at http://olympiawa.gov/community/parks/volunteering. Tumwater Lions Club Christmas Tree Stand needs you! November 29-December 14th, ACE Hardware in Southgate Shopping Center, Tumwater. Sign ups for this event is in the Career Center. This is a great way to earn Community Service hours. There are two shifts daily. When the trees are gone, the stand shuts down so don’t wait! See Mrs. Jones for more details. Eagle Kids Magical Christmas Party 805 N 4th Ave East, Olympia December 7th, 11AM-?? Stay and help for however long you can. Lunch will be provided for volunteers. Don't forget to bring a com-munity service form. To sign up, contact Corey @ 349.6837 City of Tumwater Annual Tree Lighting Festival Tumwater City Hall Saturday, December 13th, 1:30-5:30pm Join the City of Tumwater and volunteer at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Festival on Saturday, Decem-ber 13th! Volunteer to help with arts and crafts projects including cookie decorating and ornament making or pitch in to clean up after the event. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old to participate and must com-plete a volunteer release waiver. A parent or legal guardian must complete the waiver for volunteers under 18 years old. Waivers can be found at www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/volunteer or in the Career Center.
Black Lake Elementary Dec. 12th, 6-8:30pm, Movie Night Jan. 23rd, 5:30-8:30pm, Bingo and Books Feb. 13th, 6-8:30pm, Movie Night March 28th, 3-8pm, School Carnival
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Career Center News—Continued Susan Jones- Career Center Specialist
Senior Updates
There are several steps throughout the senior year you need to check off your to-do list.
Step 1: If your student plans on attending a four year college or university, they should
have their applications completed by the first of the year. (University of Washington’s deadline is Dec.1st) Colleges may want official SAT or ACT scores. These must be sent through the testing clearinghouse. Any score sent by BHHS will be considered unofficial. If you still need to take one of these tests, register on line. You can have your scores sent to 4 colleges for free if you list at the time of registering for the test. Infor-mation can be found on the Counseling/Career Center webpage.
If your student is planning on attending a 2yr or vocational school, they should apply now as
well. You can go onto SPSCC’s website and apply to any community college in the state with that one appli-cation. There may be an application fee for some.
Keep track of important dates- scholarships, financial aid. Every college is different. Seniors should be looking at the Scholarship Bulletin on our webpage every week for new opportunities.
Step 2: Get your resume and community service hours into Mrs. Jones ASAP. Step 3: Verify your name as it should appear on your birth certificate. Do this in the Career Center. Step 4: Fill out your FAFSA as close to the Jan. 1 opening date as possible. To complete this, go to FAF-SA.gov. Both student and parent will be a PIN. This step is a must if you hope to receive financial aid or scholarships through the college, whether it is a 4yr, 2yr or technical program. There will be more infor-mation in January about available help with the FAFSA process. Step 5: Start preparing for you Senior Exit Interview. Signups will be at the end of January with inter-views scheduled in March. You must have all your community services documented as well as your final re-sume turned in before signing up. Information on the interview can be found on our website.
If you are a graduating senior male, age 18 and planning on attending college with the help of financial aid, you must register with the Selective Service. This should be done within 30 days of your birthday. To register online, go to www.sss.gov. ASVAB will be given on December 11th in the Career Center. Students can sign up in the Career Center.
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October Students of the Month
Jacob Noonan
Arts
Cleo Li-Schwartz
Math
Madeliaine Hendrickson History
Alexis Smith
PE
Collin Sturdevant
Science
Skyler Webb Technology
Jesse Lovely
World Languages
November Students of the Month
Lyndsie Bell
Arts
Shaun Peters
Math
Marissa-Ann Collins English Lit
Amber Fowler
PE
Julia Wojnar
Science
Kristofer Wong
Technology
Jasmine Langley
World Languages
Xena Sweet Lamm
English
Nick Anderson
PE
Tristen Sadler
English Cecilia Veria-Means History
Ryan Jones
PE
When weather or other events impact our ability to transport our students or to operate our schools, these are the procedures that we typically follow. Beginning at about 5:45 AM, the district provides delay and closure information to local television and radio stations using www.flashalert.net. Information is posted to both this site and to Tumwater School District site, www.tumwater.k12.wa.us.
At 6:00 AM we call and send an email to all District parents and staff using our SchoolMessenger system. To update your contact information, please call your school. You may also call the district’s information line 709-7999, watch KOMO Channel 4, KING Channel 5, KI-RO Channel 7, or KCPQ Channel 13 or check any of the following radio stations A.C.T. DAYS ARE IMPACTED BY LATE START
If weather causes a late start on a Friday A.C.T. day, students will be released at the regularly scheduled time. There will be no early release for teacher collaboration.
HOW ARE DECISIONS MADE? When weather events happen, there are always questions about the process for making decisions to delay or close schools. Here are typical steps that are followed. 3:00-5:00 AM: The Transportation Supervisor drives bus routes to determine road conditions. He also checks local, state and regional weather forecast information. 5:15 AM: The Transportation Supervisor makes recommendations to the Superintendent relative to school closure or late start. The Superintendent may check forecasts and consult with other local school district lead-ers before making the final decision by 5:45 AM, when he contacts staff to alert the media Snow Routes can be found on our web page under the headline: Storms this Year? Let’s Be Ready!
AM Radio Stations FM Radio Stations
KGTK 920 KPLU 88.5
KOMO 1000 KMPS 94.1
KGY 1240 KXXO 96.1
KITZ 1400 KGY 96.9
KIRO 97.3
KRWM 106.9
Congratulations to the following students on their acceptance into the WMEA All-Northwest Choir, All-State Choir, All-
Northwest Band and the WIBC Honor Band!
WMEA All-Northwest Choir
WMEA All-State Choir
WMEA All-Northwest Band
WIBC Honor Band
Emmelyn Affeldt Cameron Masters
Brooke Hawkes Emma Lindemeier Draevin Luke
Callie Bianco Lauren Davis Brooke Hawkes Sophia Kelly
Hannah Reed Merissa Simental Terissa Simental
Jacob Anderson Bailey Docter Samantha Schwartz
Brendan Lynch Hannah Reed
DISTRICT MUSIC CORNER
Are you looking for a fun, affordable family activity during this busy season? Check out all of the great music performances happening around the district in December! Attending a concert is an incredibly relaxing and enjoyable way to spend an evening. All concerts in the Tumwater School District are FREE to attend, so bring the whole family and enjoy!
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Tumwater School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status,
sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a
disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries may be
made to: Kim Howard, Compliance Coordinator at 360-709-7000, 621 Linwood Ave. SW, Tumwater, WA 98512