October 2015 newsletter - Bella Vista College Prep

Bella Vista College Prep
O C T O B E R
Looking Ahead
Student Council
10/2—V-ball Home
4:00
10/5– V-ball Home
3:00
10/9—1st Qtr Ends
10/9—BV Night at Big
Earl’s Greasy Eats
10/12-16—Fall Break
10/19—School Resumes
10/19—V-ball –Away
10/23—V-ball—Home
The 2015-2016 BV Student Council Board: President– Sydney, Vice President– Randy,
Secretary—Hans, Treasurer— Justin, High School Representative— Kieran, Middle
School Representative—Victor
STUCO has already planned many exciting activities for our BV students
and families. A few planned activities
are: Teen Night at Big Earl’s, Halloween Door Decorating Contest, and Halloween Party! Meetings are every
Wednesday at lunchtime.
All are invited!
3:00
Varsity Volleyball
10/26—Chase Field
Tour and Lunch—all
grades
10/28—PSAT Exam
11/11—School Holiday
11/19—BV Family
Variety Show 6:30pm
11/25-27– Thanksgiving Holiday
12/1-3—CA
12/11—Early Release—12:00
12/18—2nd Qtr Ends
2 0 1 5
The volleyball season
has begun! This is BV’s
second season for the
sport and we are off to a
great start! Come cheer
on our team!
Team members are:
Monce, Taylor, Allie,
Joselyn, Sayako, Pami,
Sydney, Amanda
Game Schedule:
10/2—Home 4:00 Double Header
10/5—Away 12:45-6:00
10/19—Away 1:00-8:00
10/23—Home 3:00
10/31—Tournament—8:30am
2015 Varsity Volleyball Team
Meet the BV Faculty
Jenn Gantwerker
BA—Univ. Of Southern
CA-Theater, International
Relations BV—Theater
Susan Foster
BA-Bates College
Secondary English
BV-H.S. Literature and
Writing
Michal Miller
Bob Henrickson
BS—ASU
BS-West Chester Univ.-Health, Phy.
MA—ASU—Secondary Math,
Ed., Minor—History
National Teaching Accreditation
M.A.-Equivalency- Seton Hall Univ.BV— Algebra 3-4, Pre-Calculus,
Gen. Prof. Ed
Trigonometry
BV—Anatomy & Physiology
Master Hoon
Kenneth Paul
Glendale Comm. College, Kukkiwon
MBA-Thunderbird Graduate
World Taewkondo Headquarters 4th Dan
School of International ManDegree BV-Taekwondo
agement
BV—Global Marketing,
Wendy Dang
Economics
BS- Creighton Univ. -Elem.
Sra. Lupe Kraft
A.A.-Pasadena City
College
BV- Spanish, Math
Don Brown
MBA - Thunderbird Graduate
School of International Management
BV-Technology, Economics,
Athletics, Broadcast Journalism, Admin
Lisa Artenian
BAE-ASU Elem Ed
MAE-NAU- Ed Leadership, Bilingual, ESL/SSL
Endorsed
BV-Literature,
Admin
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Babs Whelton
BA-Hawaii Pacific University in
Psychology, Yoga CertificateCenter of Chopra Center of Wellbeing
BV-Yoga
Cindy Brown
BAE-ASU Elem Ed
BS-ASU Sociology
MAE-NAU Ed Leadership
Bilingual, ESL/SSL Endorsed BV– Admin, Math,
Kira Fisher
BS– Liberty Univ.- Ed.
Sp Ed.
BV– Elem./Middle Science, Lang. Arts
Ed.,
BS- Univ. MN– Speech & Lang
MS- ASU-Speech & Lang. Pathology
Jarrod Phillips
BS-AZ Christian University-Biblical
Science BV-People of the Bible
Faye Troisi
BA- Arizona State University,
Geology, Math Specialist, K-8
Certification BV– Algebra 1-2
Karen Maison
Bachelor of Music—Crane School of Music
Master of Music—Peabody Conservatory
Doctoral Studies—Peabody Conservatory
BV—Musicology
Jaime Maletz
BA-Univ. Of Mass– Independent Concentration (Theater, Music, Writing,
English) BV—Theater, Chorus
Tom Sylvester
BA—Harvard College—History
MBA—Thunderbird School of International Management—Business Admin
BV– H.S. History, Athletics Coach
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Broadcast Journalism Class for Juniors and Seniors—Issues and Answers with BVCP airs weekly on
KFNX 1100 AM, Sunday 8:00-9:00pm
Bella Vista Academy—Charter for the 6th grade adding 7th in 2016
Theater, Chorus, Taekwondo and Musicology Classes for all grades
BV Wish List
Individually wrapped snacks and drinks for the snack basket
Oh No! We need a new outdoor Ping Pong table! Can you help?
Cushions for a swing—3 seats
BV Fieldtrips and Festivals for this Semester
“Enriching field trips contribute to the development of
students into civilized young men and women who
possess more knowledge about art, have stronger critical-thinking skills, exhibit increased historical empathy, display higher levels of tolerance, and have a
greater taste for consuming art and culture,” the researchers wrote in Education Next. “We don’t just
want our children to acquire work skills from their
education; we also want them to develop into civilized
people who appreciate the breadth of human accomplishments. The school field trip is an important tool
for meeting this goal.” The Atlantic—9/13/14—Study:
Students Really Do Learn Stuff on Field Trips
10/26—Chase Field Tour and Lunch
11/19—BV Family Variety Show & Chili Cookoff
12/1, 2, 3 — CA—The Gamble House, Warner
Brothers Studio, Johnny Rockets, CA Adventure
Energy Waves Physics 201 Workshop, Whale
Watching
12/20—BV Choir performs at Christ the Lord
Lutheran Church in Carefree
BV Juniors and Seniors research topics to present on their
weekly radio show: Issues and Answers. The students are
responsible for the topics, research, producing, editing,
recording and hosting the show. Topics have ranged from
the Presidential Republican Debates, to China Currency
Devaluation to Ariana Grande’s behavior. The show airs
Sunday evenings from 8:00-9:00pm on KFNX 1100 AM.
Tune In!
By Jerusha Conner July 22, 2015
Sleep to Succeed
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...Sleep deprivation is a serious issue for many adolescents, as it affects emotional and behavioral functioning, overall
safety, and learning and development.
My research with colleagues at Challenge Success, a research and intervention project based at Stanford University, has found
that sleep deprivation is particularly acute at some schools. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adolescents get
eight to 10 hours of sleep each night. However, high school students in our sample, drawn from dozens of high-performing
schools from across the country, report an average of 6.8 hours, with the averages in some schools falling as low as six hours
during week nights. Furthermore, well over half of the students in our studies report experiencing frequent exhaustion or difficulty falling asleep due to stress. Other studies of nationally representative samples of high school students find that fewer than
10 percent obtain 9 or more hours of sleep a night, the guideline recommended for teens by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Ample research has documented the importance of sleep for healthy brain development and overall well-being. It is when one
sleeps that the brain strengthens the neural pathways that cement the learning that took place that day. Our research finds that
students who experience exhaustion are also more likely to report other mental and physical health problems, such as depression
and headaches.
So what can be done to help adolescents get the sleep they need during the school year? Here are three sets of suggestions for the
adults in these teens' lives, based on our 10 years of working with families and schools.
Parents should set boundaries around screen-time. Students tell us that they have social media sites open on their computers
as they are doing their homework, and that their smart phones keep pinging with incoming texts, Instagrams and Snapchats
throughout the night. The incessant interruptions can prove distracting, making homework take longer than it needs to and compromising any learning it may be designed to promote. And when left on a bedside table to buzz through the night, smart phones
can also disrupt sleep.
In one family I know, the parents confiscate all technological devices after dinner, making it necessary for their children to complete any homework assignments that require Internet access or word processing before the family repast. Other parents have
rules about where in the house their children can work on computers, and usually these designated spaces offer a vantage point
from which parents can monitor the potential intrusions of social media as their children work.
Teachers should work together to assign manageable homework loads. Many students in our studies describe their
homework as excessive, mind numbing and tedious. One national homework expert recommends multiplying the students'
grade level by 10 to get the optimal amount of time that should be spent on homework each night; this means that freshmen in high school should spend no more than 90 minutes and seniors no more than 120 minutes on homework each
school night. Instead, students in our study report spending just over three hours a night on homework on average.
In some schools, rigor is mistaken as load. But as the students are quick to point out, a heavy homework load is not rigorous if completing it precludes thinking deeply about an issue, exploring new lines of inquiry or contemplating a problem
from different perspectives. Some schools have successfully moved to modified block schedules, adopted test and project
calendars, and implemented new homework policies to ensure more reasonable homework loads for students.
School start times can be pushed back. It is important to recognize that teenagers are wired differently than either adults
or young children. Their circadian rhythms program them to stay awake later at night. Even those who try turning the
lights out at an early hour may find themselves unable to fall asleep quickly; however, as many parents know all too well,
trying to rouse a teenager before dawn can sometimes take Herculean effort. Nonetheless, with some notable exceptions,
the vast majority of high schools in this country start before 8:30 a.m., with 43 percent starting before 8 a.m. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends school start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.
As much as I value research, the evidence is already pretty clear. Teenagers need sleep. And current practices and policies
in most school districts countervail this need. What is really needed is the public pressure, political will, professional courage and personal commitments to change our approaches and do what we know is truly in the best interest of students'
learning and healthy development.
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PSAT
Wednesday, October 28th 9:30am
at BV
It is strongly recommended that Sophomores,
Juniors and if needed, Seniors take this exam.
Sign up with Mrs. Brown, fee is $30
Michael—8th Grade Class of 2007.
Michael was a graduate of BV
when it was a 6th—8th grade
school. He continued to play on
the BV varsity basketball team
throughout high school. Michael
graduated from ASU in 2014 with
a Bachelors degree in Business
with an emphasis in Sports Media.
Michael currently is working for
the SUNS in marketing.
Mrs. Dang and Mrs.
Kuyper with Michael.
The two chorus classes sang
for each other during lunch!
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