Mr. . Keidel has given his permission for Brentwood High School to participate in the English-Speaking Union’s 2010 National Shakespeare Contest. Students in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades study, memorize, and perform a “monologue” from a Shakespeare play. The winner of our school competition advances to the Regional Competition, held on Saturday March 6, 2010.
On April 24-27, 2010, the Regional winner receives, all expenses paid, a weekend of theater, workshops, and sightseeing in New York City for the National Competition, held on the stage at Lincoln Center. The National Competition winner receives a summer acting course at the British American Drama Academy (BADA) in Oxford, Awards of $1,000 and $500 go to the first and second place contestants.
Encourage students in this
competition--think about the challenge and opportunity this
contest offers. If you know of any student in the 9th
through the 12th grade at BHS who would enjoy this learning
experience, please talk to him or her about entering the
competition.
Students can receive as much help (coaching) as they want.
All the information can be found at www.esuus.org Click on National Shakespeare Competition on the home page.
Email Mrs. Huddleston at leeh@wcs.edu for more information. She will coordinate the competition: asking for three judges to judge the contestants, placing bulletins around the school and in the BHS Announcements, and Bruins Doins.
Mrs. Huddleston will continue to keep you up-dated as to the date for our school competition--to be scheduled in January or early February of 2010. She will also be available to coach any student who might be interested in entering the contest.
Columbia State Dual Enrollment Students
It’s “Priority Registration Week”!
In case you don’t know, that means current students can
register early for spring classes (prior to
registration opening up to the new community students). This is
a great opportunity to get the spring class you want, on the day
and time you want/need it. With so many of you juggling high
school work loads, work hours and/or extracurricular activities,
this is a great opportunity to get the schedule you need. So,
don’t wait! Do it this week and hold your seat.
Remember you can drop and add if something comes up and you need
to revise your schedule.
Remember, your academic advising begins and ends with your high school guidance counselor. Most dual enrollment students will be eligible starting Thursday or Friday, based on the number of completed college hours earned thus far. Use the first part of the week to speak with your counselor to determine what course(s) may best work for your high school schedule.
Annual Fruit Sale Sponsored by the Band Boosters
If you would like to
order Navel Oranges, Tangelos, Ruby Red
Grapefruit, Red or Golden Delicious Apples,
contact any band family or e-mail Mr. Box at
randyb@wcs.edu to get your
order placed.
If you need to
send the check through the mail, the address is: Mr. Randy
Box, Brentwood High School, 5304 Murray Lane, Brentwood, TN
37027. You could also
Citrus: All Varieties,
including a 3-way mix that contains oranges, tangelos and
grapefruits
Large box (4/5 bushel) $27
Small box (2/5 bushel) $17
Apples – tray packed ½ bushel - $23.
Don't Forget the Attendance
Procedures for Absences
Parents should phone the Office of Student Services (472-4225) before 10:00 A.M. the day the student is absent. Student Services will inform the staff that your student is absent.
In order for
your students absence to be “EXCUSED,” written
verification* by a parent or guardian
or medical note
should be sent in. You may also
email the
Attendance Clerk at
naomio@wcs.edu The note will be
accepted up to
three days after the absence.
The note should include the following:
Dates absent
Reason for the absence
Phone number where the parent or guardian may be contacted during the day
*If the parent has not already called, the school will attempt to confirm the written verification by phone.
View the BHS Virtual Art Gallery
(Middle Tennessee Regional Art Competition)
There were over 430 pieces of art that were submitted into Middle Tennessee Regional Art Competition. Of those 430 pieces, 170 submissions were juried into the show. BHS had 45 of those 170 pieces of artwork accepted!
To see the actual artwork, you can attend the art exhibition at the Renaissance Center in Dickson starting on November 14 and continuing until December 18. See the Renaissance Center website for more details.
Middle Tennessee Regional Art Competition
| Prize Winners | |
| Jenna Hiebert | Best of Show |
| Jenna Hiebert | Best Painting |
| Elias Attea | Best Traditional Photography |
| Allen Clark | 1st Place--12th grade |
| Devon Greig | 1st place--11th grade |
| Leslie Crisp | 2nd place--11th grade |
|
Zoe Schlacter |
2nd place--9th grade |
| Sydney Rowe | 2nd place--10th grade |
| Ashley Aycock | 3rd place--10th grade |
| Sarah Christie, Allen Clark, Emily Lane, Matt Steinbrecher, and Katie Wehrmeyer | Honorable Mention |
Read Beyond Reality @ Your Library
Brentwood High School Library celebrates Teen Read Week during the week of November 16th – 20th in conjunction with two big movie events : the movie release of New Moon on November 20th and The Vampire’s Assistant currently playing in theatres.
You can participate daily by answering the question of the day from the Cirque de Freak and Twilight series. Students can report to the library ANY TIME DURING THE DAY with their answer. A winner will be drawn daily and announced in the afternoon.
To enter the Friday Grand Raffle drawing, students can do one of the following:
1. In the library, answer trivia sheets from Twilight or Cirque du Freak books
2. Check out a book from the library
3. Get caught reading
for pleasure and redeem those passes in the library
Come by the library and read beyond reality!
TSSAA play-off football tickets (BRENTWOOD vs.
FRANKLIN)
On sale: Thursday, November
19th and Friday, November 20th from
11:00 am -12:30 pm in the BHS cafeteria
After 12:30 pm on Friday:
Tickets will be on sale at 5:15 at the football
field
Remember your BHS season passes are NOT
accepted for play-off games
All boys interested in playing soccer this year should attend a short, mandatory meeting this Thursday, Nov. 19, at 2:45 in Coach Purcell’s room (E1C).
If you have any December 1st college application deadlines, the transcript requests should be in by THIS Friday, November 20th. With the calendar falling as it does this year, that is necessary to insure the counselors can meet the deadline.
Fall Semester Exam Schedule, December 15-18, 2009
The Board Adopted a School Calendar for the 2010-11 School Year
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Highlights of the Calendar |
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August 6 |
First Teacher Day |
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August 12 |
First Student Day (Full Day) |
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September 14 and 21 |
Half Student Day and Half Parent-Teacher Conference |
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October 18-19 |
Fall Break |
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November 24-26 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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December 20-31 |
Winter Break |
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January 3 |
Teachers Return |
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January 4 |
Students Return |
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March 21-25 |
Spring Break |
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April 22 |
Good Friday Break |
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May 24 |
Last Half Day For Students |
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May 25 |
Last Day For Teachers. |
We will be having a Pep Pally on Friday
Friends and Families of Williamson County
On November 21st from 8:00 am
- 2:00 pm, Century Court will be a busy location
holding events that will help residents properly dispose
of several items. The City of
Please visit http://www.keepwilliamsonbeautiful.org/ for details about these collections.
Volunteers are
needed and appreciated to
direct traffic and pass
out information.
November Issue of the Bruins Doins
Thursday, November 19, at 7:30 PM
Campbell Center
Admission: $5.00
All proceeds fund the Senior Class gift for 2010.
The Freshman Formal is coming on January 23rd!
There will be a planning and organization meeting for the freshman formal on December 1st in room A10 after school (3:00pm). We will be discussing all the details for the best freshman formal in history. You do not have to dress formally for the meeting. See you there!
Have you noticed the "outlines of bodies" that are in the hallways at BHS?
Luckily, no one has been "murdered" at BHS. Those outlines are for “The Great American Smoke-Out” which is officially celebrated on Thursday, November 19. The American Cancer Society created The Great American Smoke-Out to encourage users of tobacco to try and go one day (11/19/09) without smoking. If a person can go 24-48 hours without smoking, his/her chance of quitting increases.
If you have any questions or would like more info, please feel free to email the STARS counselor, Julieanna Huddle at julieannah@wcs.edu
Here is a "Great American Smoke-Out" testimonial from Marketing Teacher, Lisa Nease, about her father:
In 1991, a young student at my father’s school asked him to give up smoking for one day, November 19, Great American Smoke Out Day. Having been an avid smoker for 40 years, he reluctantly said yes and signed the contract that the young student had. He made it through the 24 hours and decided after the first 24 hours, he’d try another 24 hours. Then those 48 hours turned into a week, then two weeks, then a month, then forever. He is celebrating his 75th birthday today and has been smoke-free for 18 years. ……. And it all started with a young high school student caring enough about her teacher to ask him to quit for one day. If you don’t ask, you don’t get!!!! Ask someone to quit tomorrow…just for one day. You never know what a difference it might make.
Senior ad parent proofing for last names R-Z
Senior ad parent proofing for last names R-Z will be via email November 20-30 or in person Monday, November 30 during 5th and 6th periods (11:07-12:43).
If you would like to receive your son or daughter’s senior ad proof via email, please email ashleyp1@wcs.edu. Please make sure you respond with any corrections or suggestions by the end of the school day Monday, November 30 to ensure the corrections you want will be printed in the yearbook.
Interact is sponsoring the Salvation Army Angel Tree Thursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20. You can come adopt an Angel during your lunch period in the cafeteria. Come and find your perfect little angel.
The 5th Annual Limerick Contest has begun!
| 1st Place | $10 Cookie Store gift certificate |
| 2nd Place | $6 Cookie Store gift certificate |
| 3rd Place | $3 Cookie Store gift certificate |
What is a Limerick?
It is a poem in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme, and the third and fourth lines rhyme.
To Enter the Limerick Contest
Write the original limerick and submit it to your homeroom teacher by Monday, November 23rd. Your limerick may be about anything, but it must be ORIGINAL work. No cursing, profanity, sex, drugs, or anything else you wouldn't want to read out loud to your parents!
Example: By Kristine Gerdesmier
Line 1--
Mr. King, he has got quite the flair
Line 2-- To pull
limericks out of thin air
Line 3--
He says he's the master
Line 4--
That nobody's
faster
Line 5--
Could you doubt this? Well, I wouldn't dare!
BHS Boys Basketball Season Opener
The BHS boys' basketball team opens up at home on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. against Bethel Christian Academy out of Louisville, Kentucky.
This will be a great opportunity for all the TAILGATERS to come in and watch some exciting basketball action and to get in game mode for the big football showdown later in the evening.
Remember the unique starting time of 5:30 p.m. and the opportunity to get a glimpse of this years' varsity ballers.
NHS Blood Drive--It's still not too late to sign up!
NHS is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Friday, November 20, in the Campbell Center. You may still sign up in the Student Service Office to donate. Please remember that if you are donating to eat a GOOD breakfast and bring a picture ID to the GYM.
When it is time to donate, a NHS member will come to your class to get you. DO NOT come to the Campbell Center until instructed to do so.
BHS Grand Chorus presents "Messiah"
Thursday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m.
Brentwood United Methodist Church
Tickets, $8.00, are now available in school’s front office or from choir members.
