The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EIC) is having their Open House for potential students on Wednesday, February 1. If you are an innovator and an outside-the-box thinker, this is the class for you. The meeting will take place from 6:00-7:00 PM at the EIC Center in Franklin.  Please contact Paula Chilton with questions. 

SGA is hosting the 3rd annual Funuary!  
Each day for the entire month of February has a theme.  We are putting the Fun in February again.  

• Merit Monday: Teachers will nominate one student for a treat.  
• Trendy Tuesday: Students can participate in a current trend.  
  • Feb. 7th:  Adam Sandler Day
  • Feb. 14th: Country vs Country Club
  • Feb. 21st:   Anything But a Back Pack Day
  • Feb. 28th: Twisted Tuesday 
• Wake up Wednesday: Wear pj’s every Wednesday.
• Thoughtful Thursday: Bring in canned food to donate to a local charity. Drop off every Thursday morning in the front lobby.
• Free Friday:  Receive something for free! Usually, the hand-out is during lunch.

The 5th Annual BHS Raffle is in full swing!  Don't forget to grab your ticket for a chance to win a cash prize!  So far, 769 tickets have been sold. Please help us meet our goal of 1,000 tickets sold!  Last year we handed out over $4,500 in prize money! The more tickets sold, the bigger the prize money!!!

Proceeds go to help all students at BHS.

PLEASE BUY TICKETS on the BHS PTO website.

• Tickets are $20 each (online purchase only)
• The drawing will be Friday, February 10, 2023 at halftime of the BHS Boys Varsity Basketball Game.
• You do NOT have to be present to win.
• Three Lucky Winners will receive CASH PRIZES (based on tickets sold) and the remaining proceeds will be used to support all BHS students.
• Must be 18 yrs. old to enter. Winners are responsible for taxes. You must show your driver's license to claim a prize.

Coming Home is scheduled for January 30 - February 3, 2023. The theme this year is Bruin Channel and the dress-up themes are listed below. Coming Home Court Presentation will be at the Tuesday game.

• Monday: Jersey
• Tuesday: Tropical
• Wednesday: Black/Goth
• Thursday: Pink/Green
• Friday: Camo

The Freshman Formal will take place on January 28, 2023 from 8:00-11:00 PM.  Pre-sale tickets will be on sale in the cafeteria next week for $15.  At the door, tickets will cost $20.

Attention Juniors! ACT is moving to an online platform for the Junior ACT on March 7. Since BHS students have never taken the ACT on the computer, there is a mandatory Mock ACT session on Tuesday, January 24 during 2nd period for all juniors. This is NOT a full practice ACT, it is only a trial run for how to use the platform. All juniors will report to their testing location after 1st period on Tuesday. Rosters are hanging in the guidance windows so everyone knows where to report. All juniors need to bring their charged WCS chromebook on Tuesday, January 24!

Congratulations to the students below who were chosen for Academic Students of the Week for January 23, 2023:

• Career and Technology: Ann Marie Stallman
• English: Taylor Blandford
• World Language: Vivian Zheng
• Human Enrichment: Abby Grant
• Math: Wilmer Sterling
• Social Studies: Kennedy Peets
• Science: Henry Bradley

Dear Class of 2024 Parents,

Even though we are now only halfway through junior year, planning is already underway for our students' senior year! The 2024 Class Parent Leadership Team is collecting funds so that we can provide every Class of 2024 student with: 

• a monthly senior treat
• a class of 2024 t-shirt
• one graduation yard sign
• Senior Sunrise breakfast
• homecoming and spring weeks 
• Baccalaureate
• graduation rehearsal luncheon
• graduation flowers
• and so much more!

Gifts given will depend on funds collected and will be coordinated by the 2024 Class Parent Leadership Team and volunteers.

The ability to cover these expenses comes from your 2024 Class Parent donation. The recommended donation is $150 per student. This donation includes all senior gifts + 1 graduation yard sign per student. We need your help to make all of these special events happen!

To ensure that your student receives their Class of 2024 T-shirt and graduation yard sign, please complete the Class of 2024 Senior Celebration Form and make your payment by August 15, 2023.

"HELP! What have I paid so far?" Before completing the Class of 2024 Senior Celebration Form, log in to your BHS PTO account. Click the upper right corner head/shoulder icon and select "orders." Go through 2020 and 2021 to search for prior "Parents of Graduating Students/POGS payments." Deduct previous payments from $150 and enter that amount in the "Donation of your Choosing" option. Please note, we changed our name to "2024 Class Parents" in 2022 to better reflect our purpose. No payments were collected at the start of junior year.

Thank you for your support of the Class of 2024! 2024 Class Parent Leadership Team

• Bernadette Glasgow
• Laura Armistead
• Yasmin Patel

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center is now accepting student applications for the 2023-2024 school year. Students must interview and apply to be a part of this unique academic program. If you’ve ever wanted to have your own business and learn about what it takes to be an entrepreneur this is the program for you. For more information visit the EIC website. To apply now complete the EIC Application 2023-24 form. Applications must be submitted by February 10.

A Checkpoints driving course will be offered for students who are interested in obtaining a parking permit. This is the approved driver safety program for Williamson County Board of Education policy 6.311 that students must complete before obtaining a parking pass. 

The course is designed for students who have been driving for less than a year or have recently obtained their driver's license and must be attended by both the student and at least one parent / guardian. Throughout the course, a parent-teen driving agreement will be developed by each family.

Dates and times for the Spring 2023 Semester are as follows:

• January 5^th (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• January 7th (12:45 - 1:45 pm)
• January 17^th (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• February 2^nd (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• February 16^th (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• March 2^nd (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• March 7^th (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• March 21^st (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• April 4^th (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• April 20^th (4:00 - 5:00 pm)
• May 4^th (4:00 - 5:00 pm)

To register for one of the above sessions, check the BHS Checkpoints Registration page (requires a WCS Gmail account to register). More information and a Zoom link for each session will be sent upon registration. Families are strongly encouraged to log on 5-10 minutes early. During each session, cameras must be turned on to verify both student and parent/guardian are in attendance for the entirety of the program. 

If there is not a current date posted that works for your family, the course may be taken through any WCS school.   

Questions?  Email Adam Lopez

Yearbooks are on sale now! Please order at Yearbook Order Center with school code 12712. Prices will increase November 24, 2022. If you have questions, please contact Gini Moonshower.

Brentwood High School is proud to announce the following students as National Merit Semi-Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The 16,000 semi-finalists were selected from the more than 1.5 million entrants in the National Merit Program. Students entered the competition by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The semi-finalists represent less than 1% of each state's high school seniors.

• Audrey Aulino
• Lukas Bowman
• Logan Brownfield
• Jesse Cai
• Colin Carpenter
• Rhys Clark
• Owen Coulam
• Brent Driver
• Dhuhaa Fazili
• Raymond Gardocki
• William Hong
• Angela Huo
• Morgan Koerlin
• Nathan Lee
• Grace Lu
• Molly McMullan
• Reagan Nelson
• Landon Parker
• Corinne Porada
• Nihar Sanku
• Luca Santilli
• Zachary Villaruz
• Amy Xu
• Elaine Zhang

Brentwood High School is proud to announce the following students as National Merit Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. In addition to the 16,000 semi-finalists, 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.

Commended Students placed among the top 5% of more than 1.6 million entrants in the National Merit Program. Students entered the competition by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

• Ruby Baker
• Sohan Challa
• Dalton Cox
• Nathan Cox
• Reagan Doyle
• Solomon Duncan
• Joseph Ferraro
• Matteo Gomez
• Eli Gripenstraw
• Sloan Hoesel
• Virginia Johns
• Madeleine Jones
• Ryan Kelly
• Haaris Khan
• Dylan Rogers
• Sanjana Sitaram
• Adele Smith
• Jackson Stern
• Sofia Torre
• Akshat Vasisht
• Jason Wang
• Elizabeth Windley
• Leo Zhao

Beginning Monday, September 12, 2022, students who park on BHS property without a parking pass will be assigned to Friday school.  Sophomores and other upperclassmen who are not licensed at this time are eligible to purchase a parking pass after you are licensed and have completed the WCS Checkpoints safety class. 

Students should pick up parking passes at the student services office by completing the Parking Pass Request Form for their grade level below.  Please note, students must be signed in to their WCS Gmail account to complete the form.

• Senior Parking Pass Registration
• Junior Parking Pass Registration
• Sophomore/Freshman Parking Pass Registration

If you have questions, see Laura Quinn in Student Services. 

In order to access learning resources seamlessly in the classroom, it is expected that students bring their fully charged WCS chromebook to school each day.  If students experience any issues with their chromebook, they may turn in a Help Desk ticket (a link can be found on their Classlink Dashboard) or stop by the library for help in troubleshooting.  If the chromebook is found to have been damaged and/or in need of replacement, the following costs will be incurred:

• Lost/not returned - $200
• Multi-part Chromebook repair - $100
• Lost power cord with AC adapter - $40
• Broken screen - $75
• Broken hinge - $25
• Keyboard - $20