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THE BHS TALENT SHOW
DECEMBER 7, 2018 AT 7:00PM
Admission fee is $5 or donate a pair of pajamas for families in transition
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BHS and the 2018/19 Toys For Tots campaign!
- Please encourage your son/daughter to participate in the 2018/19 Toys for Tots campaign.
- To participate, donate a toy with your son/daughter’s Advisory teacher's name taped to the toy and deposit it in one of the many boxes throughout the school.
- Toys will be collected until December 14th, after which there will be a final tally and the Advisory with the most toys collected will win a holiday breakfast.
- We collected over 400 toys last year. Please help us break that record this year!
Click below for The Toys for Tots Video link to get pumped up!
Many thanks for your generosity this holiday season! - The Betsy Doyle and Govan Baird Advisories
Lost and Found:
Parents, Students, and Staff, If you have lost something be sure to check the lost and found!
- If you have lost clothing, coats, bags, books, etc. please look in the bins located by the concession stand in the Gym hall.
- If you have lost smaller items such as a wallet, keys, calculator or phone stop in the main office and we will assist you.
Important Dates and Events:
December 7th - Talent Show - 6:30pm - Theater
December 11th - Winter Concert - 7pm - Theater
December 17th- Manchester School of Technology visit during Advisory A
December 24 - January 1st - Holiday Recess - No School
From the Counseling Department:
November Counseling Bulletin for Parents(click to view)
From the Nursing Department
Save the date!!
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Stay up-to-date with everything for the BHS Yearbook HERE
IB Coordinator:
IB Exam Confirmation emails along with important information including Personal Codes and PINs (which are used in work submission and in retrieving exam scores) were sent on November 29 to all families and students who have registered for IB Exams. It was sent from the bhsib@bedfordnhk12.net email address. Please look for, read, and save this email.
As many BHS seniors have been completing college applications, I started thinking about IB and the college application process. I get asked often about how Universities view the IB Diploma, and students who take part in the program. Please take a look at this video series in which Assistant Dean of Admission at Stanford University, Debra Von Bargan shares her own experiences with the IB Diploma Programme.
Important December Dates:
- December 11: Visual Arts Comparative Study DUE
- December 12-19: English II (seniors) IOCs
- December 21: Biology II (SL) IAs DUE
Links:
- IB Assessment Calendar. This document contains all of the due dates for Internal and External IB Assessments for all IB classes.
- IB Diploma Calendar. Google calendar containing major IB events and deadlines.
- IB at BHS Website for anything and everything IB-related at BHS.
From the Deans:
December 11 - Winter Choral Concert
January 10 - Winter Band Concert
Food and Nutrition Department:
The breakfast program will be featuring a delicious and nutritious apple cranberry smoothie. Loaded with fresh fruit and vanilla yogurt for some beneficial vitamins, fiber and protein. In addition to breakfast combo meals, the kitchen will be offering a homemade whole grain fabulous peach streusel muffin. These featured items are so tasty! Don't miss out on the healthy, wholesome new breakfast items.
The hot lunch program is bringing in some new local items. Wednesday December 5th we will have shaved steak with provolone on a whole grain hoagie roll topped with local sauteed mushrooms, peppers and onions! On Thursday, December 6th the kitchen will be featuring homemade mac n cheese. It’s, a tasty meal to warm you up on these snowy, chilly days.
The salad bar will be featuring a bright and flavorful harvest salad. Ingredients include roasted butternut squash, pomegranate seeds, diced avocado, crispy bacon and hearty quinoa on a bed of mixed greens topped with parmesan cheese and a cider vinaigrette. We will be featuring this salad until December 10th. Stop by the salad station and try our new options!
Student Activities:
December 7th - Talent Show- 6:30 pm
GRADUATION: Caps & gowns:
If you are only interested in your cap & gown go to the following link:
To Order Your Cap and Gown Click Here choose the $18.00 Cap & Gown unit.
If you are interested in purchasing other senior items with your cap & gown, go to the following link:
And follow these directions:
After you hit the “Graduation Tab”:
Scroll to bottom and hit “Browse all products and Cap and Gowns”
Scroll to bottom of next page to see “Cap and Gowns” and click
It will be right there under individual items.
In Sports:
Alternative Programming:
MST: All Freshman and Sophomore students will be attending an informational assembly regarding programs offered at Manchester School of Technology during Advisory on December 17th. Details regarding the Career Week Field Trip to MST in January will be discussed and permission slips will be distributed. Interested students can see Ms. Woods in 229 for additional information.
RWL: Students can find RWL activities requiring volunteer sign-ups under the “Opportunities” tab when they log into their X2VOL accounts. Students may also continue to log hours on the X2VOL site.
From the SAU:
From the PTG:
HANNAFORD HELPS REUSEABLE BAG PROGRAM: Hannaford on Jenkins Road has chosen Bedford PTG to be the beneficiary of the Community Bag program in December. For every green Community reusable bag purchased at Hannaford, on JENKINS ROAD, in December, the PTG will receive a $1.00 donation.
STAND BY ME COMMITTEE: PTG is proud to sponsor Stand By Me , a day-long workshop event for all 7th grade students and their parents to be held May 31st, 2019 at SNHU. The parent committee is instrumental in organizing this program. If you are interested in finding out more about Stand By Me or would like to join the committee, contact Lurgio’s Guidance Secretary, Beth Fitzgerald or simply come to the next meeting on December 13th 9:30am, at Lurgio. You do NOT need to have a 7th grader to participate on the committee or as a volunteer for the event.
DETECTIVE MATT FLEMING PRESENTS…Social Media: A Predator’s Playground : Tuesday, December 4th, 7pm in the Ross A. Lurgio Media Center.
Bedford PTG and Ross A. Lurgio Middle School are proud to host Detective Matt Fleming of the Bedford Police Department as he presents about the dangers that teens face on social media. This 1.5 hour presentation is specifically geared towards parents, educators and community leaders who are looking to better understand the technology available to teens today and the ways in which child predators use it to exploit them. Parents who wish to bring their children should use caution as the subject matter is very mature. Click here for more information.
AMAZON SMILE! Did you know that every time you buy on Amazon, you can support the Bedford PTG? Simply visit AmazonSmile and select “Bedford NH PTG” as the organization that you’d like to support. Now, every time you shop at smile.amazon.com , Amazon will donate a percentage to the Bedford PTG. Thank you for your support.
BeBOLD NEWS:
There’s NO BeBOLD Speaker Series Event in December.
Our next Speaker Series Event will be Monday, January 28th from 7-8pm at the Bedford Library in the MacAllaster room.
If you were unable to attend any of our previous Speaker Series Events, most of them are posted on our website. Check them out at BeBOLDbedford.org!
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