Student Attendance

he Guidance Office has provided the following article from The Parent Institute:

“Attendance records follow your teen throughout school and life.

If your teen skips class, she may just think she’s getting herself out of a day’s work. But what she should know is that she may be getting herself out of much more – such as future opportunities she might have wanted.

Coming to school is not just about today, this grading period or even this school year. It’s an investment in your student’s future.

Here are some things to consider:

Classes and programs your teen may want to try as an upperclassman will not accept her if she is known to be absent. She must maintain a reputation of being a responsible student who shows up to class every day and on time.
Missing classes slams the door on many job opportunities. Employers often check school attendance records. They figure that if a person didn’t show up for school, she may not show up for work, either.”

Senioritis

enioritis is the tendency for high school seniors – feeling assured of a university slot – to lose motivation, stop showing up to class, drop courses, and generally slack off.

More and more universities and colleges are systematically revoking the admission of high school students who slack off their senior year.

Most students find out their admission status in the spring of their senior year and are asked to confirm by May 1 whether they are coming. But, acceptance to almost all schools comes with an often overlooked caveat stating that students must continue their work at an acceptable level through the remainder of their senior year.

Final transcripts are mailed to colleges from BHS’s Guidance Department before the end of June. At this time, college admission counselors review the student’s transcript to see if students have continued to maintain their academic status. If not, letters will be mailed rescinding the college’s offer of acceptance. The rescinded students usually are given the chance to perform well at a community college and be reinstated at a later date. For some students, there are extenuating circumstances and these can be explained to the admissions officer, but these are exceptions!

As counselors, we know that this can be a hard letter to receive after celebrating the admission to the college of your choice, but it is the reality of what is being done.

Please encourage your senior to continue to work up to his/her potential.

Sophomore/Junior Student Parent Night

he Guidance Department will host a Sophomore/Junior Student Parent Night on Wednesday, November 15. The program will be at BHS and will start at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. The students will have the opportunity to pick two out of four sessions to attend during the workshop. The sessions focus on what the students need to be accomplishing during high school to pursue their plans after high school. As a reward for attending, the students will receive a coupon to use for extra credit with a teacher of their choice. The session choices are:

1. Talk with and hear information from admissions counselors at 4-year colleges such as JMU and Elon.

2. Talk with and hear information from admissions counselors from CVCC.

3. Talk with and hear information from the military representatives (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines).

4. Talk with military recruiters about programs offered.

Each session will last approximately 45 minutes. The students and parents will leave with a wealth of information on where they need to focus and what they need to accomplish while here at BHS in order to pursue their goals after high school. Please give the Guidance Office a call at 239-2636 if you have any questions about this program.

SAT and ACT Information

The following tips are for students to remember the day before taking SAT or ACT tests:

· Gather up everything you’re going to need for the next morning. You don’t want to be frantically searching for your admission ticket just before you rush out the door. You’ll need the following items:

- Acceptable Photo ID

- Your SAT/ACT admission ticket

- Two sharpened #2 pencils

- A calculator with fresh batteries

· Write down the directions to the test center and how long it will take you to get there.

· Be well rested and ready to go. Get a good night’s sleep the night before the test.

· Set two alarms – one in your room and one in someone else’s room in case you hit the snooze button one time too many.

On the morning of the test:

· Eat breakfast. You’ll be at the test center for four hours and you’re likely to get hungry.

· Bring snacks. You will get a short break at the end of each hour of testing. You can eat or drink any snacks you have brought with you during these breaks. The snack will go a long way toward keeping you alert during the entire test.

· Bring acceptable Photo ID and your Admission Ticket.

· Bring two #2 pencils and a good eraser – a pencil is required for the questions and the essay. Mechanical pencils or ink pens are not allowed.

· Arrive at your test center no later than 7:45 a.m. Don’t risk getting locked out if you’re 30 seconds late.

· Give yourself plenty of time to get to the test center. Consider traffic, weather conditions, flat tires, and anything else that could slow you down.

During the test:

· Work only on the section you are supposed to be working on. You are not to go back to a section once that section has ended. You also can’t start the next section if you finish a section early.

· Do easier questions first. You earn just as many points for easy questions as for the hard ones.

· Make sure you use a #2 pencil on the answer sheet. It is very important to fill in the entire circle darkly and completely. If you change your response, erase completely as possible. It is very important that you follow these instructions for filling out your answer sheet.

· Use all of your time. Students around you may close up their test books and put their heads on their desks, but you know better. Go back to review problems you are not quite sure about the first time. Or, if you skipped any hard problems, use the time to try to work them out.

· Stay positive and focused. Keep your mind on your work, not your score.

· Try not to worry about whether you “nailed it” or “blew it.” It’ll be a long three weeks if you do. Know you did your best – and celebrate. You deserve it.

Good Luck!

Campbell County Technical Center

he Campbell County Technical Center will hold an Open House on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Don’t miss an opportunity to see what the Technical Center has to offer.

News From the School Nurse

he State of Virginia mandates screening all tenth graders and transfer students for vision, hearing, and scoliosis checks during PE classes.

Scoliosis checks were done in a private setting.

Please encourage your child to bring his/her glasses to school every day.

You will be notified if problems are detected. If you have problems or concerns, please call BHS at 239-2636 and ask for the Nurse’s office.

Chorus Concert

The Brookville High School Choral Department will be presenting their fall concert on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lynchburg College Chapel. This will be a program of “classical” music, accompanied by organ, piano, and brass. The Concert Choir, Women’s Choral, and a new group called the Chamber Singers, will present traditional choral music by composers such as Purcell, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Copland, and Bernstein. The students have been studying the history of choral music from the Middle Ages through the early 20^th century to give them a better understanding of the music they are singing. It is a very challenging program and the students have been working very hard. They would appreciate a large audience. The concert is free to the public.

ACE Team

CE, or Academic Competition of Excellence, is an academic sport sponsored by the Virginia High School League. Team members compete against other schools in the Seminole District in scholastic competitions where questions are read by a proctor and answered by team members. Each team consists of four members, and two teams compete at the same time.

Brookville ACE Team members for the 2006-2007 season include Captain Jack Carroll, Secretary Jenna Krotke, Andy Rolfes, Rodrigo Sarlo, Christine Jogerst, Kaitlyn Hickson, Brad Coles, Pooja Usgaonkar, Brandon Everett, Nick Collins, and Mark Coffer.

The team’s first competition was on October 25, 2006 at Brookville High School.

After Grad Party

ll of the After Grad committees have been busy making plans for the 2007 After Grad Party and we could use your help!

We are sending letters out to the parents of the Brookville High School students requesting your help with the party, financially or otherwise. This alcohol free, drug free night of fun for our seniors is the party they really look forward to as it is the last time they get to be with all the graduates at one function before they go off for the next phase of life.

Although there is no cut off date, if you are planning on making a financial contribution it would be a great help to us if you could send your donation in now and not wait until spring. NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL! You may mail in or drop off your donation in the green After Grad box in the Main Office. Please make checks payable to: Brookville High School PTSO. Mail them to Brookville High School, 100 Laxton Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502. Be sure to mark your check with the notation “2007 AGP.”

We thank you on behalf of the graduating seniors of the Class of 2007 for considering this request.

Band News

e invite all parents who have students in the Concert, Symphonic, Jazz, or Marching bands to become involved in the Band Boosters. There are many opportunities to volunteer or offer your support. Here are a few:

ü Buy a Brookville Bee Christmas ornament as a gift or for your tree! The cost is $8.00 each.

ü Annual Fruit and Candle sale beginning in a few weeks.

ü The Gift Wrap booth at River Ridge Mall is coming in November. Sign up now.

In case you missed it, Mr. Ralls was flipping hamburgers and serving shakes at McDonald’s on Timberlake Road on October 17, 2006. A great time was had by all! A portion of the proceeds went to the band.

Band Booster General Membership meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose room at BHS. Our next meeting will be held on November 14, 2006 because school will be closed on Election Day, November 7, 2006.

For complete information on Brookville Band activities or the Brookville Band Boosters, you can to www.bhsbees.com and look under clubs and organizations.

Political Science Club

he Political Science club is off to a great start. We have 20 members and have elected officers. The President is Aislynn Cannon, Vice-President is Luke Moser, and the Secretary is Jennifer Giang.

The club plans several debates, guest speakers, and a field trip. The club is still taking new members, so if you are interested in politics and wish to make a difference in your community and nation, join the Political Science Club.

Reminder to Brookville Alumni: Remember to vote this November!

2006 Homecoming Court

ongratulations to the following students who were elected to represent their class on the 2006 Homecoming Court:

Freshmen Class: Amber Sims

Chris Schure

Mindy Meritt

Zack McCray

Sophomore Class: April Cannon

Jacob Martin

Brittany Adkins

Logan Thomas

Junior Class: Joyous Tharrington

Derrick Smith

Amanda Brooks

Tony Goodman

Kristina Finamore

Jake Wilson

Senior Class: Emily Puzey

Eric Laughlin

Courtney Ware

Brad Weiss

Ashley Shores

Cody Rich

Congratulations to the 2006 Homecoming King and Queen, Ashley Shores and Cody Rich!

Key Club

his year’s Key Club is 76 members strong and is already busy with a fund raising project called “Kicking HIV/AIDS out of Kenya.” Members are collecting spare change (and larger) donations in orange “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” boxes. If you would like to contribute to this worthy program, please contact any Key Club member or call Mrs. Shannon Llewellyn at 239-2636. Thank you for your support!

Horticulture Club

The Future Farmers of America Club is having the annual poinsettia sale to fund activities for the year. The poinsettias are in 6 inch pots full of red blooms complete with wrap and sleeve. They are grown by a local grower in Bedford, Bill Kennedy of Turkey Mountain Greenhouses. The price is $10.00 per pot. See any horticulture student or Mrs. Stone to order. Orders will be taken from October 25 until November 17 for a first week of December delivery. No money is collected until delivery. Thank you for your support!

ABELL, KELSEY

ABRIL, HOLLY

ANDERSON, BRITTANY

ANTHONY, TANITA

ARELLANO, ALEJANDRO*

ARTHUR, CHRISTINE

ASHWELL, BENJAMIN

BARLEY, KILEY

BRANDT, DAVID

BRATCHER, NICHOLAS*

BRITT, ANDREW

BROADUS, BARBARA*

BROADY, RAVEN

BROOKS, RANDY

BURNETT, EDWARD

BURNS, ZACHARY

BUSSE, KIRSTEN

CLOWDIS, ELLIOTT

COFFER, MARK

COLEMAN, CHRISTOPHER

COLLINS, NICHOLAS

COUCH, DANNY

DEAL, ALEXANDER

DILL, III, THOMAS

DOLAN, KELSEY

DUNN, GLORIA*

DUNTON, EMILEE

ENLOE, TANNER

ENZINNA, ALEX

EPPERSON, JOSEPH

EVERETT, BRANDON*

FORAN, SAVANNAH

HAWKINS, NATHAN

HESSON, JESSICA

JENNINGS, AMBER

KING, JARED

LEDFORD, JUSTIN

LESTER, KENNETH

LITTLE, JOSHUA

LOPEZ, GABRIELA

MARINER, ZACH

MAYS, TREVOR

MCCORMICK, ALLISON

MCCORMICK, ERIN

MCCRAY, ZACKARY

MERITT, MINDY

MITCHELL, SHIAN

MOON, JOHN*

NORMAN, ADAM*

PERDIEU, KAYLEIGH

PERKINS, TENESHIA

RAYBUCK, RYAN

REID, ALLISON

RENFRO, KYLE*

RICHARDSON, EVE*

ROBINSON, ANDREA

SHARMAN, LINDSEY

SHOCKLEY, JASON*

SIMMONS, WADE

SPANGLER, JAY

SPIGNER, JOSHUA

STEWART, WARREN ZEB

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TYREE, ZACHARY*

VANLIERE, RACHEL*

VAUGHAN, KELLY

VEST, BRANDON

WALTON, ZACHARY*

WARRENDER, JACOB*

WATERMAN, TIFFANY

WATSON, LISA*

WENDT, MARY*

WHITLEY, KRISTA

WILLIAMS, ELISE

WILSON, NICOLETTE

WITCHER, NATHAN

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YEATTS, BRITTANY*

YEWON, JI*

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ZIEHR, KIRSTIN

ANDERSON, EMILY

ANDERSON, TYLER

ARTHUR, BLAKE

ASHWELL, MATTHEW

BALDINO, BRIANA

BARKSDALE, TEEAL

BLANKS, JAMES

BLANKS, MEGHAN*

BOLLING, MARY

BRODA, KYLE

BROWN, KENDALL

BROWN, KRISTIAN

BURNS, VICTORIA

CAMPBELL, LORIEL

CANNON, APRIL

CARROLL, ANN*

CARWILE, JUSTIN

CHRISTIAN, ASHLEY

COX, CALEB

CREASEY, JESSICA

DEACON, BRITTANY

DRAY, BRITTANY

FLOWERS, HAILEY

GOH, CHRISTOPHER

HAMAJAD, JUL-AINA

HAWKINS, AMANDA

HERZOG, NATHAN

HINES, LAUREN

HORTON, KATLIN

HOUSTON, STACEY

HUGGINS, DEQUAN

HYMAN, KATELYN

JOHNSON, JASON*

KIDD, ALYSSA

LLOYD, THOMAS

MADDOX, TABATHA

MARSHALL, TRAVIS

MARSTON, JESSICA

MATTOX, CHRISTOPHER

MAUZY, JUSTIN

MONTALBANO, DANIELLE

MOORMAN, KAYLA

MURPHY, AMANDA

NELSON, MELINDA

OCHOA, JESUS

OCHOA, JUAN

PANNELL, DEREK

PARKER, SHELLEY

PATEL, ANKIT

PAYNE, DANIEL

PETERS, JOSH

POWELL, NICOLE

REEVES, JANEL

REINHARDT, ALYX*

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RIDDLE, SARA

ROSSER, AMBER

ROSSER, JOSHUA

SAHADAK, JERICA*

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SHULER, NATHAN*

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THOMAS, LOGAN

THOMPSON, STEVEN

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TURNER, CHELSIE*

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WHEELER, KARA

WHITT, COURTNEY

WILLIAMS, ALISSA

WILSON, EMILY

WILSON, JOSH

WITT, CODY

WOODS, MEGAN

WORKS, SARAH

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AS OF 10/24/06

* INDICATES ALL A’S

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BURNS, JEFFREY

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CREWS, JONATHAN*

DAVIS, MEGHAN

DEACON, JOHN

DEWITT-RICKARDS, LAUREN*

DILL, JESSICA*

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DUONG, ANDREW

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FARMER, ANGELA

FINAMORE, KRISTINA

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GREGORY, DESIREE

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HARRIS, SAMUEL

HEDRICK, BRYAN*

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HICKSON, KAITLYN

HILDRETH, MARK

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HUGHES, ZACHARY

JACKSON, JENNA

JAMES, ASHLEY

JONES, KELSEY

JONES, SUMMER

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LANGE, ANDREW

LEWIS, CANDACE

LIGHT, BRECK

MADDOX, LAUREN

MAHANES, JOSEPH

METZLER, DAVID

MORSE, IAN

MOSER, JACOB

MULLEN, KYLE

MURRAY, CALEYAH

NEWMAN, ALLIANA

NGUYEN, JESSICA

NGUYEN, MY KIM

NUNN, JESSE

OGDEN, MEGAN

OWEN, JUSTIN

PEREGOY, MICHAEL

PETTYJOHN, ANNA

POINDEXTER, SARAH

RACANELLI, LIA

RAGLAND, PATRICK

RIBARIC, RACHEL

ROSE, JENNIFER

SCOTT, TAKENDRA

SEGARD, SEAN

SHARP, JAMES

SHOCKLEY, HILLARIE

SIMPSON, JOHNATHAN

SMITH, NICOLE

STAPLES, LAUREN

SULLIVAN, LINDSEY

TENPAS, ERIKA

THARRINGTON, JOYOUS*

THURMAN, KELCEY

TOLER, COREY*

TOLLE, KRISTOFER

TORDOFF, STEPHANIE

TURNER, NATHAN

USGAONKAR, POOJA

VAN NOORDT, RYAN

WILDER, DREW

WILLIAMS, BRITTANY

WILLIAMS, SABRINA

WILSON, JACOB

WILSON, KARA

HARVEY, COURTNEY

TWELFTH GRADE HONOR ROLL

AS OF 10/24/06

* INDICATES ALL A’S

AHMAD, KALEEM

ALLAMONG, KASEY

ALLEN, ELDRIDGE

ANDERSON, EDGAR*

ANGUIANO, MARK

AREY, DEREK

ATKINS, BRITTANY

BAKER, AMBER

BAUGHMAN, ANDREA

BISNETT, ASHLEY

BLANKS, BENJAMIN

BLOUNT, MICHAEL

BOLTON, LAUREN

BROADY, JASMINE

BRODA, ADAM

BROOKS, BRANDON

BROWN, MICHAEL

BURNETTE, BRITTANY

BURNETTE, MARK

BURNETTE, MATTHEW

CAMPBELL, ASHLEY

CANNON, AISLYN

CARDOZA, AARON*

CARROLL, JOHN*

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CASHMAN, THOMAS

CHRISTIAN, KELLY

COFFEE, CAITLIN

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CROCKETT, JENNIFER

DALTON, PHILLIP

DANIEL, STEVEN

FOSTER, MICHAEL

GIANG, HANH

GRAHAM, JENELLE

GRAVETTE, JOSH

HAMLETT, MARY ELIZABETH

HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER

HARTLESS, KATHERINE

HEAPHY, NICHOLAS

HIGHT, JAHMIE

HILL, MARK*

JOGERST, CHRISTINE

JOHNSON, KATIE

JONES, COURTNEY*

KIDD, HEATHER

KINCAID, JAMES

KITTS, KATELYN

KOMPELIEN, DANIEL

KROTKE, JENNA

LAUGHLIN, ERIC

LUTZ, PATRICK

MANN, CODY

MARSHALL, MICHAEL

MARTIN, COREY

MASON, BRITTANY

MASON, JAMES

MASSIE, JODY

MCLAUGHLIN, SHANNON*

MILANDER, SHAYNA*

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MOSER, LAUREN

MOSER, LUCAS

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PUZEY, EMILY

RAYBUCK, LINDSAY

RENFRO, RYAN

ROLFES, RICHARD

ROSE, SARA

SARLO, RODRIGO*

SAUNDERS, REBECCA

SHIREY, SARAH*

SHUPE, ASHLEY

SIMMONS, JESSICA

SIPPEL, AARON*

STONE, AMANDA*

TANNIAN, MICHAEL

THARRINGTON, SHEKINAH

TOMLIN, MEGAN

TUCKER, KAITLIN

TURNMIRE, MEGAN

VAN LIERE, HANNAH

VENCKUS, KIM

WARRENDER, AARON

WENZEL, BENJAMIN*

WESTON, GRIFFIN

WHETTON, JOSH

WHITE, CHRISTOPHER

WILLIAMS, KRISTEN

WILLLIAMS, MARIANNE

WINEBARGER, HALEY

WOOD, JESSICA

WOOLDRIDGE, JEREMY

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