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2010
Page 1… A.B.C. Club & the Counselors Office
Page 2…New Library books & Letter from Editor
Page 3…Teen
Read Week & 8th Grade Soar
Page 4…Morning Announcements & Clubs
Page 5…Clubs
cont., SCA & Class Information
Page 6…Classes
Page 7 …Winter sports schedule
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B e th
G e n try ) Welcome to the 2009-10 School Y ear,C hargers!
BCHS has experienced a smooth opening and first quarter for the 2009-10 school year thanks to the cooperation of
students, faculty, and administrators. Academics, athletics, clubs, and CTE projects are keeping students busy!
Spirit Week 2009 was “charged” with excitement! Students used color and style to display their school spirit. Mrs. Whitson
and her cheerleaders spent hours transforming the school into a black and orange extravaganza. The week ended with a
spirited pep rally and a win over Petersburg on Friday. Students dressed up and enjoyed the Homecoming dance on
Saturday.
A ribbon-cutting was held during the Homecoming football game for the new handicap access ramp to the bleachers. This
beautifully constructed wooden ramp, complete with railings, was fabricated by Mr. Altizer’s carpentry students. Students
are also constructing closet shelves, wall shelves, and other useful items for the school. Thanks, everyone!
Another topic which is continually in the forefront is the H1N1 flu. Plans are in place for the distribution of lessons in the
event of a pandemic. However, school will remain open as long as staff members are well enough to continue the
educational process. Should your student display flu-like symptoms, please notify the school and keep him or her at home
until a normal temperature remains for 24 hours. All absences are, indeed, absences. However, we are aware of the
potential for increased risk of flu this year; a parent note is essential for a student absence to be excused.
Now that construction is complete, students may be dropped off in the mornings at the atrium entrance. Although the area
is a no parking zone, drop-offs are allowed. This eliminates the congestion which sometimes occurs at the back Mertz
entrance and keeps our students safer.
Student drivers need to pick up forms from Mrs. Keyser and return them with a check for $25.00 for the year, $12.50 for a
semester. The parking fee is generously donated to the prom fund.
Once again, BCHS students are off to a fabulous start! Go Chargers!
P lease R emember:
A nother F riendly R eminder:
on school grounds, even outdoors!
Only students who areare
allowed to stay after school! products are to be used
A B C C LU B
Greetings, fellow chargers, from the
achievement booster club! We have
already begun the 2009-2010 school
year with a scrumptious “Welcome
back” breakfast for our faculty and staff.
This event was followed by a
successful “Hit-The-Spot” Luncheon as
a part of the orientation for our rising 8th
graders and new students and their
families! Thank you to all who helped
and made contributions for these
events!
With the new school year we try to
encourage great parent and community
involvement by asking folks to join the
Achievement Booster Club. Take a
moment as you look over your Childs
information found with the progress
reports, to read this brochure and fill
out the form to become a member.
Meeting attendance is good but not
mandatory. Many of our current
members are simply willing to be called
upon for help with things that we do for
student and teacher events (e.g. baking
cookies to be served at the talent show
intermission.)
With a larger membership, we hope to
foster a greater sense of being involved
with the school community as teammembers who are actively support the
students and staff in positive ways!
Since finishing our last 9 weeks, we are
looking forward to hosting our 1st reward
party, not sure on what special “treat”
we might have waiting up our sleeves?
Stay tuned-you will probably find out
“Thru-The-Grape-Vine”!!
Beyond our first reward party, we are
looking forward to “making a great year”
as we plan and carry out various
activities to celebrate individual and
group achievement. We are once
again responsible for the bulletin
board outside the cafeteria. We will
keep you up to date on the up-coming
events
and
encourage
your
participation.
Teacher: "Why do we
have a T hanksgiving
holiday?"
Student: "So we know
when to start
C hristm asshopping!"
F rom the C ounseling O ffice
H IN T S T O H E L P O U R C H IL D R E N ST U D Y B E T T E R
! " # # $ % # & ' ! $ ! " # $ $ ' ( ) $ ! * + , - + . ( % & & ' New Books added to the library this
fall:
1. Series - Great Scientific Questions
and the Scientists Who Answered
Them
• How Do We Know the Age of
the Universe?
• How Do We Know the Laws
of Motion?
• How Do We Know the Nature
of the Atom?
2. Chicken Soup for the Teenage
Soul: The Real Deal
3. Bill of Wrongs: The executive
branch’s assault on America’s
Fundamental Rights
4. Chasing Daylight: How My
Forthcoming Death Transformed
My Life
5. Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the
Toilet?
6. Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s
Soul
7. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
8. Thanking Our Troops: God Bless
America Touring Quilts
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Junior L ibrary G uild
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Slob, by Ellen Potter. "Picked on,
overweight genius Owen tries to
invent a television that can see
the past to find out what
happened the day his parents
were killed."
A Templar's Apprentice, by Kat
Black. "While trying to harness
his power for prophetic visions, a
fourteenth-century Scottish boy
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Each month we receive five new books
from Junior Library Guild. New books this
fall are:
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joins a Templar knight on his
sacred quest to unearth an
ancient relic."
Super Stock Rookie, by Will
Weaver.
"When high school
student Trace Bonham in offered
big bucks to be a stock car driver,
he wonders if the sponsor is
legitimate."
Along
for
the
Ride,
by
Sarah Dessen.
"When Auden
impulsively goes to stay with her
father, stepmother, and new baby
sister the summer before she
starts college, all the trauma of
her parents' divorce is revived,
even as she is making new friends
and having new experiences such
as learning to ride a bike."
Jack
Tumor,
by
Anthony
McGowan.
"Fourteen-year-old
Hector, suffering from severe
headaches, is diagnosed with a
brain tumor which speaks in his
head, calling itself Jack Tumor
and making an effort to improve
Hector's home life, increase his
popularity, and win him a girlfriend
before the operation that will
mean the end of one or both of
them."
Kaleidoscope Eyes, by jen
Bryant.
"In 1968, with the
Vietnam War raging, thirteenyear-old Lyza inherits a project
from her deceased grandfather,
who had been using
his
knowledge of maps and the
geography of Lyza's New Jersey
hometown to locate the lost
treasure of Captain Kidd."
The Roar, by Emma Clayton. "In
an overpopulated world where all
signs of nature have been
obliterated and a wall has been
erected to keep out plague-ridden
animals, twelve-year-old Mika
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refuses to believe that his twin
sister was killed after being
abducted, and continues to
search for her in spite of the
dangers he faces in doing so."
Absolute
Pressure,
by
Sigmund Brouwer. "Ian loves
scuba diving and working in his
uncle's dive shop in Key West,
Florida. At least until someone
tries to kill him--twice."
Blade: Playing Dead, by Tim
Bowler. "A fourteen-year-old
British street person with
extraordinary
powers
of
observation and self-control
must face murderous thugs
connected with a past he has
tried to forget, when his skills
with a knife earned him the
nickname, Blade."
The Orange Houses, by Paul
Griffin. "Tamika, a fifteen-yearold hearing-impaired girl, Jimmi,
an eighteen-year-old veteran
who
stopped
taking
his
antipsychotic medication, and
sixteen-year-old Fatima, an
illegal immigrant from Africa,
meet and connect in their Bronx,
New York, neighborhood, with
devastating results.”
F rom T he D esk of the E ditor – L ucas H odge
This is the first issue of the 2009 Bath County High School newsletter. It is also the first editorial written in awhile. It is even
my first time as an editor. This year has a lot of “firsts” around it and sometimes the first part of something may be the most
important. Whether it is first times, first steps, first attempts, it might even be your first year at the high school, it is those first
times that lead you somewhere. No matter what it is that you do, you make a first attempt at it. It means something
because it might take you somewhere you have never been, seen, or even heard about and that is what life is about. Life is
about reaching a place no one else can reach but you and all that starts with a first step. So go out and try something new,
make a first attempt on some stuff you have always wanted to accomplish, be as great as you want to be. Nothing will hold
you back more than never giving something an attempt, you will never know if you would have been happy with the results
or not. So a first something can be productive and maybe even lead to an unexpected outcome. This is the first newsletter
this year, maybe a great year, if today is the first to start it.
T een R ead Week O ctober
18 – 24,2009
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Whereas, the ability to read
and process information is a
basic survival skill in our global
information society; and
Whereas, the reading
proficiency of teens has
remained stagnant over the
last thirty years; and
Whereas, the number of
students who can read but
choose not to do so is
increasing; and
Whereas, the most effective
way to improve reading skills is
to read regularly and often;
and
Whereas, too few teens think
reading is a valuable tool for
enjoyment and relaxation as
well as for schoolwork; and
Whereas, regular daily reading
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for the fun of it creates the
reading habit for life; and
Whereas, parents, teachers,
librarians, and all concerned
adults can serve as role
models by reading for fun
themselves;
Therefore, be it resolved that
October 18-24, 2009 is
proclaimed Teen Read
Week(TM) at Bath County
High School and teens are
encouraged to read for the fun
of it.
Today’s teens seem to have less and
less free time, and there are
increasingly more activities for them
to take part in during what little
leisure time they have. That’s why
it’s important to encourage teens to
set aside some time to read. BCHS
joins thousands of other libraries,
schools and bookstores across the
country in celebrating Teen Read
Week(TM), October 18 – 24, 2009.
8th G raders SO A R ® in Study Skills
This year’s theme, "Read Beyond
Reality @ your library®," encourages
teens to read a wide variety of
materials that are out of this world,
just for the fun of it.
Special activities included a juice bar
in the library, give-always,
nominations for the BCHS favorite
book, and publicity for the bookmark
contest sponsored by YALSA (Young
Adult Library Services Association.)
For many students, as well as for parents, back to school
signals the return of school and homework frustrations.
demands warrants the development of innovative study
techniques. In short, students now need to study smarter,
not harder.
For many students, incomplete assignments, relatively
simple assignments that take hours to complete, and
rushing to finish last-minute projects, are among many of
the common issues that we encounter on a regular basis.
One time-saving strategy taught in SOAR® is to “read the
pictures” in a textbook. Publishers spend a lot of money on
color and detail, so illustrations serve as an effective tool for
increasing reading comprehension because what is written
in the text actually supports the illustrations.
SOAR® -which stands for Set goals, Organize, Ask
questions, and Record your progress - is an interactive
program currently being taught in hundreds of middle and
high schools around the country. We have adopted this
study skills program for our eighth graders this year during
exploratory classes. Students learn tips to manage
homework, projects and extracurricular activities, organize
materials, take meaningful notes, effectively prepare for
tests, increase reading comprehension, and communicate
effectively with parents and teachers.
The program is designed to be simple, straight-forward, and
student friendly. The author, Susan Kruger, created the
original program as a college student, after struggling for
years in school. "As a young student, I used to spend a lot
of time on homework, but my grades never seemed to
reflect my effort," said Kruger, a certified teacher and
reading specialist, specializing in study skills and
organizational strategies. As a teacher, Kruger observed a
similar lack of problem-solving and study skills among her
students. Kruger feels that these skills are not being taught
in most classrooms because of an already overwhelming
curriculum.
Kruger says lack of study skills is a rising epidemic among
students today and believes the increase in curriculum
For more information on how you can support your child at
home, you are welcome to visit the SOAR® website at:
www.SoarStudySkills.com and click on “Free Stuff.” From
there, you can sign up for a free Homework Rx® Toolkit.
Emails will come to you once a week, with helpful tips and
strategies to solve some of the homework frustrations.
This common sense approach to study skills is already
proving to be successful with our exploratory classes.
Skills learned now will have a lasting impact on your
student’s educational background. We encourage you to
get involved and support your child at home with
reinforcements to this program.
Turkey and First Thanksgiving
Feast
There is no evidence to prove if the custom a ry
turk ey w a s a pa rt of the initia l fea st. A ccording to
the firstha nd a ccount w ritten b y the l ea der of the
col ony , the food incl uded, duck s, g eese, venison,
fish, b erries etc.
D aily Wisdom in the M orning
A nnouncements
Make it a great day…or not. The
choice is yours! That's the message
being conveyed during the morning
announcements each day at the high
school through Project Wisdom, a
program designed to support students
by encouraging strong ethical thinking
(building
character),
motivating
students to do their personal best
(building self-esteem) and inspiring
students to contribute to the world
around them while honoring the
diversity that makes this country great
(building
community).
This is the third year of Project Wisdom
being implemented to add a new twist
into the morning announcements. It is
designed to encourage students to
make positive choices on a daily basis.
Project Wisdom is a series of
messages on a variety of topics read
every morning to the student body. The
focus of these messages is one major
theme - making choices. Making
choices is a part of who we are as
human beings. Unfortunately, not all
choices we make are positive and/or
productive choices. Mistakes can often
be small, but they can also be big
mistakes with big consequences.
By reading words of wisdom over our
PA system each morning, these
thought provoking messages may just
be what some student needs to hear to
help him or her make a positive choice
or change a potentially damaging
decision. While not every message will
touch every student, it provides thought
provoking messages that may inspire
them to do the right thing and make the
right choice in their lives.
proud of their athletes and we need
to display proper sportsmanship in
every facet of our game. Spectators
are encouraged to attend the games
and help cheer on the team with
respect and honor given to all in
attendance.
Keep your ears open for the morning
message—Make it a great day… or
not. The choice is yours!
Project Wisdom is part of the Character
Education program and the months of
September and October are focusing
on the trait of Respect. Students met
in September’s advisory period to
discuss “Sportsmanship High Fives” in
regard to respect. BCHS Chargers are
C lubs
FB LA
The FBLA, Future Business Leaders
of America, with over 90 members
this year is busy with many activities.
The club has done one fund-raiser
which
was
the
Homecoming
Carnations. FBLA is also currently
working on the fifth annual
Longaberger Basket Bingo.
The club plans to participate in the
Christmas Mother Program and
other community events including
convention held in April at Reston.
The Officers of FBLA include,
President- Andie Rosenberg, Vice
President- Hillary Jesse, SecretaryMary McCoy, Treasurer- Jared
Ingram, and the recorder is
Cheyenne Robertson
FC C LA
greeting cards to the Springs
Nursing Center and elementary
schools. Plans are to participate at
the Virginia Western Community
College Spring FBLA Regional
competition in preparation for the
state FBLA
Family, Career and Community
Leaders of America held their first
club
meeting
with
a
large
attendance. Members are reminded
to pay dues by October 26. Club
members decided to sell Virginia
Diner nuts in a Charger Themed
cans suitable for gifts or mementos.
Look for these in the November.
Officers elected for the 09-10 term
are as follows:
President- Remington Ryder, Vice
President of Local Programs- Jared
Ingram,
Vice
President
of
Membership & CorrespondenceJames Statham, Vice President of
Finance- Andrew Blazon, Vice
President of Public Relations- Chase
Smith
F oreign C ulture C lub
The Foreign Culture Club is planning
to learn about Cumbia, a Columbian
musical style and folk dance that
originated from the Caribbean coast
of Colombia and perform this dance
for us at the talent show. Cumbia
began as a courtship dance
practiced
among
the
slave
population that was later mixed with
European instruments and musical
characteristics. Cumbia was also
used during the Colombian struggle
for independence as an expression
of
resistance
against
Spain,
considering this most of its songs’
messages were related to freedom
or slavery.
M usic C lub
Music Club for the 2009-10 year has
12 dedicated members. A.J. LaGoe,
Andrew McConnell, Tanner Lacks,
Michael Leher, Ray Miller, Andrew
Lacks, Melanie Baughan, Sage
Tanguay, Lucas Hodge, William
Barden, Jacob Hyler and Alex
Cambata make up the club under the
supervision of Mr. Mike Williams and
Mr. Dave McGee. The club has an
array of talent ranging from guitars,
piano, vocals and drums. The club
will be playing in small groups, duos,
solo rock, folk, alternative and
bluegrass. Music Club is meeting on
various Sundays at the high school
and plan on performing at different
venues.
R adio C lub
The Bath County High School Radio
Club “Teen Frequency” is up and
projects. First. “1 can make a difference
with 1 can of Food” project has been
launched. We are encouraging students
and staff to donate 1 can of food 1 time
a month for distribution to the less
fortunate citizens of Bath County
through some neighborhood agencies.
We are hoping for much participation
from the whole school. Secondly, the
SCA is sponsoring the “Charger
express” dance after evening athletic
events this year. We hope to begin
during the football season. Finally in
December, 2009, The SCA will sponsor
its annual Christmas season food drive
under the umbrella of the Bath County
Christmas Mother program. Our goal is
to provide a food box for a less
fortunate family during the holiday
season.
rolling again. The radio club has
been doing the weekly calendar that
airs during Mr. Pitard’s show on
Wednesdays. They are already
setting up interviews with people and
some will even make news stories of
them. Teen Frequency is getting
ready to start on a radio play that will
air
sometime
during
Spring
Fundraiser week at Alleghany
Mountain Radio. This year members
include: Andrew McConnell, Jenna
Crummett, Thomas Blazon, Chase
Smith, Justin Webb, Dillon Ryder,
Aaron Hobbs, and Shaun Dujardin.
SC A
The Bath County High School
government (SCA) has begun the
New Year with some ambitious
C lass Information
President - Dasher Pasco
Treasurer - Sara Philpott
Vice President - Katie Cox
Secretary - Hillary Jesse
President - Mary McCoy
Vice President - Amanda Shiflett
Treasurer - Jenna Crummet
Secretary - Jordon Fry
Fundraiser – Donut Sale
Junior Class
Freshman
Senior Class
President - Randi Martin
President - Kortni Lindsay
Vice President - Savannah McLaurin
Vice President - Carrington Pasco
Treasurer - Elijah DeBoe
Treasurer - Greg Loan
Secretary - Rebekah Blake
Secretary - Angela Herscher
Fundraiser - Fruit Sale and a Car Eighth Graders
Smash
The Eighth Graders have yet to decide on
class officers or a fundraiser.
Sophomores
C ulinary A rts
Homecoming Spirit Cookies
Students baked, airbrushed designs,
packaged and sold cookies this year.
A big thank you to all Culinary
students for an outstanding
professional job making the spirit
cookies. If you did not get one, there
is a long wait until next year! Also,
thank you to Chase Smith, Morgan
Ryder and Nikki Webb for selling the
cookies at the Homecoming game!
C u l i n a r y A r t s s t u d e n t s K od i e C r i s e r , K a y l a
S i b ol d a n d R ob b i e A i l s t oc k w or k on
a i r b r u s h i n g u n i q u e d e s i g n s on e a c h
c ook i e .
F rom the A rt R oom
All students began the first grading
period drawing and shading with
pencil. Gaining confidence in our
drawing skills we then started
working with colored pencil. Colored
pencil compositions are currently on
display in the main hallway and
upper atrium of BCHS and the
central office in Warm Springs.
Art 1 students are currently studying
and painting watercolors.
We
learned about painter Winslow
Homer. Art 2, 3 and 4 students are
painting various themes with acrylic
on recycled windows. Our goal is to
display the windows throughout our
school.
Subjects chosen for the
windows vary from Pandas with
Bamboo, The Beatles, Beach
Scenes, Windows on Windows,
Nighthawks at the Diner, Shooting
Stars, and Winter Trees.
P hysical Science
Wow! Eighth graders rock! For our
first course of study we dove head
first into chemistry with a study of
matter: describing, measuring and
the states of matter, the atom and
the periodic table. Next, we will
conquer
chemical
bonds and
chemical reactions! As a reminder,
notebook checks count as 10% of
the student’s grade. Organization
and numbering assignments are key
to success with notebook checks.
B iology
This year’s biology students are a
fantastic group. We started the year
with an overview of biology, including
a historical perspective of significant
events and then we learned about
organic macromolecules. Now we
are studying cells! Our cell unit
includes this 9 weeks independent
study. Please check my web page
for instructions on this independent
study (due October 28th) as well as
links to notes and other shared
documents.
Social Studies
The Social Studies Department had
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Design/Multimedia Class
begun the New Year encouraging
the students to do their very best in
all of their academic courses. In
September,
the
department
sponsored
the
United
States
Constitution Week celebration with
daily announcements in the morning
and afternoon. Mr. Trumbo provided
the students and staff daily
announcements in the morning and
afternoon. Mr. Trumbo provided
students and staff daily seminars on
the Constitutional topics.
World History and government
students participated in a civics
project dealing with the United States
Supreme Court. Former Justice
Sandra Day O’Conner has pioneered
this project for all middle and high
school students nationwide. This
project
was
suggested
for
participation
by
the
Virginia
Department of Education. In the
future weeks we hope to participate
in Geography
week
and
a
celebration of Veterans Day.