BISHOP GARRIGAN JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL November 2014 BGHS admits students and hires staff without regard to race, national origin, gender or disability. Notes from the Music Department The month of November has some exciting events coming in the Music Department. Five students have been accepted into the OPUS Honor Choir Festival in Ames on Thursday, Nov. 20. They are: Freshman, Sam Trainer and 8th Graders, Emma Thul, Megan Bronk, Eric Thul and Sam Vaske. They were chosen from recorded auditions submitted to a selection committee. There are eight high school vocalists who auditioned for the All State Music Festival to be held in Ames on Nov. 21 and 22. Students who auditioned were: Carolyn Baxter, Dorothy Kirsch, Levi Capesius, Caitlin Thilges, Mariah Bronk, Mark Fakler, Isabelle Davis and Samuel Trainer. All of these students have spent endless hours in preparation and made a strong showing at auditions. Students accepted into the All State Festival are: Carolyn Baxter, Dorothy Kirsch, Levi Capesius and Mark Fakler. The Music, Drama and Art Departments are busy finishing staging, costumes and rehearsals for the upcoming musical, “Sound of Music” to be presented in the Friedmann Auditorium on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 & 8. There are 50-plus students in grades 9 – 12 involved either on stage or behind the scenes as well as two elementary students in the children’s roles. Tickets are on sale by calling the BGHS office during office hours at 295-3521. Reserved seating (a cushioned chair) is $5 per person, with general bleacher seating also $5. Those wanting reserved seating are encouraged to call, as seating will be on a first come, first serve basis. Seating may also be reserved by e-mailing Mary McCall: [email protected]. Bishop Garrigan School Board At the October School Board meeting, the Board approved moving the 4th, 5th and 6th graders to the Bishop Garrigan campus for the 2015-16 school year. Counselor’s Corner Kids and Lying—Part 2 (Love and Logic) In part one of the article "Kids and Lying," I wrote about a situation in which the parent knew what her child had done, but what if you suspect a misbehavior but don't know for sure? Then what do you do? Janice's intuition tells her that her son Brad has been drinking at some recent parties. However, as they say on those cop shows, she just doesn't have the evidence to prove it. Lack of evidence shouldn't keep her from talking with him about it. "Brad, I've been getting this funny feeling that you are drinking at those parties. I just don't like to worry about things like that, especially since you are driving." "Aw, Mom, you don't have to worry about that. You know I don't drink." "That could be, Brad, but you've lied to me about some other things lately, so I am worrying about it." "Yeah, but why are you on my case about this? I'm not lying this time." "Brad, we are not talking about lying. We are talking about my worrying. And your job is to make sure I don't worry. I love you, and as a mom I have a duty to worry about drinking and driving. It's all about keeping you and others alive." "So?" "So, Brad, I know that if you are not driving, I won't worry as much. Figure out a good way to keep me from worrying and you'll get back the keys to the car." "But why do you think I'm lying?" "Brad, we're talking about worry, not lying. I'll be anxious to hear your plan to set my mind at ease. Thanks, pal. See you later." Could you use the same approach about brushing teeth, computer use, cell phone use, etc? Policy on sending transcripts JUNIOR HIGH NEWS Basketball In joining the new North Iowa Conference, the playing dates for basketball have changed some. The boys will begin practice on Oct. 30, and they will play all of their games except two of them before Christmas. This is due to the majority of schools in the NIC have wrestling after Christmas. The girls will begin practice on Dec. 8, because all of their games start after Christmas vacation and wrap up on Feb. 19. I hope this may clear up a little confusion some might be having. In addition, when we play Mason City Newman and North Iowa, those will be a single seventh grade game followed by a single eighth grade game. Connect with us on Facebook or on Twitter @bgprincipal Most people apply online. Give Sister Janet Goetz, Registrar, the name of the college and its address and an official Garrigan transcript will be mailed. An official transcript has the school seal and signature. Official transcripts are not faxed. The first transcript is mailed without charge. If you send more than one transcript to the same college, there is no charge for the second or third transcript to that college admissions office. After the first free transcript, each succeeding transcript (to apply for scholarships, jobs or to other colleges) is $2 each. This fee may be paid at the time the transcript is requested or at the semester. After graduation, the fee of $2 also applies. This fee is due when the transcript is requested. For these post-graduation requests, provide your full name, birth date and year of graduation. All official transcripts are mailed. Iowa Lakes transcripts are requested directly from ILCC and should be mailed by Iowa Lakes directly to the college. Do not have them sent to Garrigan. Contact Sister Janet if you have questions about transcripts. November 2014 BGHS NEWSLETTER --- PAGE TWO BISHOP GARRIGAN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH President: Mr. Lynn Miller Principal: Mrs. Christy Peterson Pastoral Director: Mr. Rob Meister Activities Director: Mr. Ron Patterson Deacon: Rev. Mr. Bill Black Counselor/Curriculum: Mr. John Byrkeland 1224 North McCoy St.; Algona, IA 50511 Quiz Bowl news Forty teams competed at the 2014 Bishop Garrigan quiz bowl tournament in October. The Bears had four teams among the top 16 overall. The team of seniors Tony Kollasch, Taylor Illg and Zach Kollasch, and junior Devin Degen finished in third place overall. The freshman team of Ben Degen, Noah Buscher, Sam Trainer and Trevor Darling made it to the quarterfinals before falling to the #1 seed in the tournament. The home tournament was the first of the season for the Golden Bear quiz bowl team. They will compete at Algona High in November and then at Spirit Lake and South O’Brien in December. Magazine drive A reminder that this year we will no longer be doing a formal magazine drive, but you can still support our student council by renewing your subscriptions online. There is a link at the bottom of the “What’s New” page on bggoldenbears.org that will take you directly to the fundraiser site to get credit for our school. You may choose to support a specific student if you wish. Forty percent of all sales come back to the school to support student activities. National Honor Society The National Honor Society induction ceremony for the 20142015 school year will take place Nov.18, at 2:30 p.m. in Friedmann Auditorium. Current members and new members and all parents will be honored at a reception in the school lunchroom following the ceremony. All juniors and seniors who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher have been invited to complete a Student Activity Information form. A Faculty Council then reviews these forms. New members are selected by a majority vote based on leadership, service, and character. Faculty Council members are changed each year to insure maximum fair consideration. Senior class notes Class flower, gold rose; colors, black and gold; motto, “Behind us are memories, beside us are friends, before us are dreams that will never end.” Baccalaureate will be Wednesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. Graduation will be Sunday, May 10, at 2 p.m. Prom will be Saturday, April 25, with the Grand March at 8 p.m. Tech Talk Students are using their Google accounts and Chrome Books multiple times daily. Teachers are also gaining momentum with Google Classroom. All are to be commended for digging in and using our technology to positively impact student achievement. Ongoing tasks include resolving some details on our network equipment, especially our server and firewall, relative to the change of our internet service provider from the ICN to Algona Municipal Utilities. Our increased bandwidth is helpful with the increased number of machines coupled with an increase in internet use by students and staff. Here is some feedback from the students: “It’s unique how homework is on Google Classroom, it makes it much easier and it saves a lot of paper.” -Kaila Cink. “Junior High students use technology a lot during class. We are learning to use technology during presentations.” - Emma Thul. “We have been using technology more in the classrooms which is very helpful to have laptops available anytime.” - Olivia Hall. “The opportunity for our knowledge has had the chance to expand because of the laptops, Chrome Books and Smart Boards in the classrooms. It’s very helpful to me and all the students.” Courtney Kirsch. Kindergarteners love playing the games on the IPADs! We used the IPAD to FaceTime all the way out to California with Mrs. Lind! Mrs. Lind says it was exciting to see her class too and talk with them about how they were doing on the lessons she left for them to do while she was gone! Second grader: “We like learning with technology! We have used the Mimio board and the Elmo during class. In small groups we use I-pads and our class lap top. We visit the Computer Lab twice a week to learn more about the reading and math skills we have learned in the classroom.” Third graders are learning to take pictures with the Ipad so they can incorporate them into a project later this year. Fifth grader: “I use it for learning and the teachers say, I use it for spelling and reading.” Many stated they loved using the ChromeBooks in the classroom versus the computer lab. They use the same web sites in either place - SpellingCity, keyboarding. everydaymathonline, and google docs. Another 5th grader : “Most of the time we use Spelling City with Mrs. Birkey. With Mrs. Hough, we use google docs to do reading vocabulary and to make graphs. We use Symbalo with Mrs. Birkey and Mrs. Hough. We have computers in the computer lab and Chrome books that the school uses. We also use typing club with Mrs. Birkey. We also have Ipads that are the teachers. We play every day math and in every room there is an Elmo and overhead projector.” 6th grader: “We use technology in our classroom by using Chrome Books to complete assignments online. The students also do research for papers and projects online and type up their reports using Microsoft Word. I use the Elmo to display information during class.”
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