Information for new students
Freshmen and students new to the school are invited to attend orientation on Tuesday evening, August 22, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. An overview of the various activities and clubs, as well as academic information, will be presented to the group. Following, students will be given a tour of the building and can have their questions answered in a small-group setting.
The orientation program will begin in the auditorium, with SCA officers and administration serving as speakers. Parents are also welcome.

Registration day
All Campbell County schools will register on Wednesday, August 23, from 12:00 noon through 8 p.m.  On registration day, students and parents may pay fees, pick up class schedules, and fill out required release forms.

Fees
Checks for fees should be written to "Brookville High School."
$15.00 Materials fee
  5.00 Parking decal
  2.00 Freshmen class dues
  3.00 Sophomore class dues
  5.00 Junior class dues
  1.00 Senior class dues

Policy changes
During the 2000-01 school term discipline will be divided among the assistant principals as follows:Ms. Guthrie will handle bus discipline for all grade levels and tardies for all grade levels.  Mr. Johnson will see for discipline grade 10, 11 and 12, except for football players. Mr. Vasvary will see for discipline grade 9 and all football players. You will see changes in the discipline code in the following areas:

- Tardiness to class and school: A student accumulating the first set of five tardies will be assigned one (1) day of In-School Suspension and a letter will be sent home to parents.   If a student accumulates the second set of five tardies the student will be assigned two (2) days of In-School Suspension and a letter will be sent home to parents.  The third set of five tardies will result in Out-of-School Suspension.  (Bold indicates change from 1999-2000).

- Honor Code violations: Our honor code states,  "I have neither given, received, nor observed any unauthorized assistance on this test, exam, or assignment."    During the last several school terms we have experienced an increase in honor code violations and have had to discipline students for this.  A point of emphasis for the 2000 - 2001 school term will be the proper annotation for internet sources. Please refer to page 20 of the student handbook (which will be given to students the first week of school) for consequences for an honor code violation.
 

- Dress Code: Parents,  we need your help in this matter.  The dress code has been revised and developed so that a student's dress will not be a distraction to either the classroom teacher or other students.  Our building is air-conditioned and the necessity of dressing for classrooms with temperatures in the nineties does not exist at Brookville.

Please use the following guidelines when helping your son/daughter pick out attire for the school day:
Neat and appropriate attire is expected at all times.  Shoes must be worn at all times. In addition, all tops must have full backs, sides, must cover the shoulders, and must not be revealing.   (Bold indicates change from last year). The following clothing is not considered appropriate attire: hats, caps, headbands, or other head coverings; halter tops; mesh or see-through clothing; bare mid-riff shirts; shirts with profane, obscene or otherwise inappropriate messages; tank tops; sunglasses in building; jackets or outerwear in building; chains attached to clothing; any other items of clothing deemed inappropriate by the administration.

New computer programs in use
Campbell County has purchased two new computer software programs for administrative use.   The previous programs for grading, attendance, and bookkeeping have been upgraded from a DOS to a Windows program.   The installation of these programs occurred in early August.   Although we are not proficient at this time,  we will be better able to serve the students and public with these new programs.   We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding in this matter.

Internet use policy
The Campbell County School Board has developed guidelines for student and staff use of computers and the Internet, and requires students to have their parent's or guardian's approval before use. Students new to Brookville will be given the form, "Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement." Students will need to return their copy of the form with their signature indicating their understanding of the rules and regulations. In addition, there is a parent permission section for parents to fill in, giving the student permission to use the Internet.  Students who fail to return the acknowledgment form will not be allowed to use any computer with Internet capacity.

Meeting student's health needs
Parents and students are reminded that all medications must be dispensed through the school nurse's office. This includes any over-the-counter medications, such as aspirin or cold medications. A medical authorization form for each medication must be filled out by a parent before the medication may be dispensed.
 

Parents need to bring the medications to the nurse's office, where the medication will be logged in. If students must carry medication with them, such as an inhaler or epinephrin, a doctor will need to authorize the usage.
 

Parents who wish to send medication to school for their students must follow guidelines in order for the medication to be given. Authorization forms for medications are available from the nurse or from the main office.
 

If you have questions concerning the policy, please call or stop in the nurse's office at any time.

Emergency information
It is important that the high school office has accurate emergency information for each student on file. As you fill out the emergency card for your student, please make sure current phone numbers, addresses, and medical information are correct. The emergency contact person should be someone who is accessible during school hours.

If any information changes during the school year, please contact the school immediately.

Student parking information
The speed limit in the high school parking lot is 10 MPH.
Vehicles should always be locked and valuables stored out of sight.
Once the senior parking lot is full, seniors must park in the underclassmen's lot.
Students who park at Brookville High School do so at their own risk.

SAT information
The SAT Registration Bulletins are available in the Guidance Office. The first SAT will be given on October 14 and the registration deadline is Tuesday, September 12. If you have registered for an SAT before, you may re-register by telephone. Wait for the registration number before hanging up the phone. There is a $10 charge per call, plus all testing fees. A credit card is required to register by phone. You may also register online (www.collegeboard.org) which also requires a credit card, or by mail, using the envelope provided in the registration bulletin.

Brookville's school code, required for registration, is 471-285.

ACT information
Registration bulletins for the ACT are available in Guidance. The first ACT will be given Saturday, October 28; the deadline for registration is September 22 You may register or re-register via the internet (www.act.org) for any 2000-2001 test date. Payment must be made by VISA or MasterCard. After you create your record, you may take up to 72 hours to complete and submit it to ACT. If you register via the Web, you will receive your admission ticket about one week earlier than if you register by mail.

If you wish to re-register by phone, you will receive immediate confirmation of your test center assignment. There is an additional $10 fee for this service (see page 5 in bulletin).

PSAT information
PSAT's will be given on Saturday, October 21. We recommend that tenth and eleventh grade college bound students take this test. PSAT Bulletins and test information will be given to students in their math classes at the end of September through the first of October.

College Night
The area College Night program will be held at Heritage High School on Wednesday, September 13, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Representatives from over 100 colleges and universities will be present. The program will be held in the gym.

Juniors, seniors, and their parents are encouraged to attend. If you have questions, please see your counselor.

Senior classroom visits
Mrs. Kaplan will be visiting senior English classes during the first two weeks of school. Students will review the college application process, the financial aid process, SAT dates, ACT dates, the importance of deadlines, and other matters of importance to seniors.
Seniors are reminded that the SAT I and SAT II cannot be taken on the same day.

If you plan to attend CVCC or another Virginia community college, SAT's or ACT's are not required for admission. Community colleges administer their own placement tests.

Student schedules
Schedules have been finalized and changes from one course to another will be made only under the following circumstances:

- Failure of a course which is a pre-requisite for a scheduled course or a graduation requirement.

- Computer error.

- Failure under a teacher.

Parents, please call your student's counselor if you have questions or concerns.

Senior information
Seniors will receive in their government class a Senior Bulletin every two to three weeks. The Bulletin will list the dates college and military representatives will be available to see seniors, the dates of college open houses, scholarship information and other information pertinent to seniors.

Testing schedule
Stanford Tests will be given to ninth graders on September 26, 27, and 28.
The Otis Lenon Test will be given to ninth graders on Friday, September 29.
The Literacy Passport Test will be given October 5, 9, 10 and 11,  to those students who are scheduled to graduate in 2002, 2003, and 2004.

VT pre-college initiative program
The aim of this program is to increase the number of African American students who are prepared to enter college, moreover qualified to pursue majors in engineering, math, science, and other technical disciplines. This program is an on-going monthly pre-college program for ninth through twelfth graders who meet the qualifications. Deadline for application to be received by Virginia Tech is September 15. See Mrs. Kaplan in the guidance office for more information.

Graduation requirements, 2004:
Students in the class of 2004 must earn both units of credit and verified credits as defined under the Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia.

For a standard diploma, students must earn 22 units of credits. For an advanced diploma, students must earn 24 units of credits. Please refer to page A-30 in the BHS Student Handbook for the required units of credits for each type of diploma. To receive a unit of credit a student must pass the course.

A verified credit will be awarded upon the successful completion of course and the achieving of a passing score on the End of Course SOL Test for that course.

For a standard diploma, a student must earn six verified credits. For an advanced diploma, students must earn nine verified credits.

The next newsletter will provide more detailed information on the verified credits.

Welcome aboard!
New personnel at Brookville this school year include Mrs. Christine Brown, in English; Mrs. Michelle Bowyer, history, economics; Ms. Brandi Catron, art, Ms. Ellen Humphrey, biology, Ms. Kim Wilson, biology, Mrs. Jane Clay, special education, Mrs. Leslie Staley, history, sociology, psychology; Ms. Lori Watts, biology, earth science; Mrs. Jennifer Wilson, band,  Mr. Jeff Burnett, P. E., biology; and Mr. Tim Kennedy, math and ecology.  We welcome our new staff members and look forward to working with them.

PTSO news
The new school year is upon us. We are looking forward to an exciting year of parents working with the administration and students. We anticipate meeting parents at the freshman/new student orientation on August 22, at the open house on September 22, and at the academic awards breakfast. We hope all parents will join the PTSO and through it, learn what is going on at the school and how to get involved. Membership representatives will be on hand to answer your questions and sign you up at most school activities during the first month of school.

Band booster supply sale
The band boosters are now selling school supplies in the high school cafeteria Monday through Friday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. They will also be at BHS, BMS, and TES all day on registration day, August 23. All supplies listed on the supply lists prepared by each school are available for purchase from the boosters. Please support the band by purchasing your supplies from them!

The boosters will hold their annual Family Fun Night on September 16. Tickets include dinner and bingo. Please e-mail Vicki Hunt at vkhunt@juno.com for ticket information.

Athletic Boosters Club
The summer is gone and our first fall sports scrimmage has already taken place. The State Champion football team will no doubt "bee" a force to be reckoned with again this year.
Our fall sports program is scheduled to go to press on August 21. We are anticipating a full program of BHS sports supporters due to our tremendous success on the gridiron.

Senior parents, this is your last call to get your participating fall sports and band students baby photo and $10 to our booster mail box in the school office. Deadline is Thursday, August 17. "Senior corner" just won't be the same without your baby's mug.
Look for our Booster Club membership table on registration day. You will be able to display your colors by purchasing some great bee stuff to support our athletes.

The next board meeting is September 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room. Come and see how you can "bee" involved. Our first general meeting is September 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Submitted by E. Dean Nuckles, President (updated by Larry Lewis-9/5/00)

Address changes
As you may be aware, beginning July 1, 2000, the U. S. Postal service will not deliver any mail with the incorrect address.   All 911 changes need to reported to the school as soon as possible.   If you received this newsletter, obviously we have your correct address.  If a friend or neighbor indicates that they did not receive a newsletter please encourage them to call the school; the number is 239-2636.