Brethren Christian Junior & Senior High School
JANUARY NEWSLETTER 2015
ESLR = Expected Student Learning Results
Semester One ESLR has been LEARNERS
Semester Two will be COMMUNICATORS
See BC ESLRs to learn more.
In this Issue:
Main Newsletter, pgs 1-3
Prayer Calendar, pg 4
Yearbook Ad Forms, pgs 5-7
Financial Aid (college) mtg, flyer, pg 8
2015 Spiritual Emphasis Week
January 20 – 23
See www.bchs.net for schedules.
Click on Athletics, then the find the
team you need in the drop-down menu.
As it has been celebrated for decades
at Brethren Christian, Spiritual
Emphasis Week will again follow First
Semester Finals. This week of daily
chapels, specifically designed to grab
our attention, will be building on this
year’s school theme,
“What’s On the Inside?”
Be praying for your student as he/she
experiences this intentional and
challenging “renewal” week
of chapels.
Boys Basketball - Coach Jon Bahnsen
[email protected]
"...People judge by outward appearance,
but the LORD looks at the heart.”
School resumes Monday,
January 5, 2015.
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WINTER SPORTS
Girls Basketball - Coach Craig
Takashima [email protected]
--I Samuel 16:7
Boys Soccer - Coach Joel Vom Dorp [email protected]
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JH Girls Volleyball practice begins
Monday, January 5. Practice Calendar
is on school website. Coach, Sierra
Starke.
JH Boys Basketball tryouts are on
Tuesday, January 6. Calendar is on the
school website. Coach, Austin Loebe.
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YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS
Students who over-sleep, stay home
to study or complete assignments,
miss school due to hair appointments,
etc. will receive an unexcused
absence from the school resulting in a
1% grade reduction per period
missed. Referrals will be issued,
processed and mailed by the front
office. –-Refer to the Parent &
Student Handbook, “Unexcused
Absences,” page 38, for more details.
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WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT
It is imperative that you notify
Mrs. Helton, in the school office,
with a phone call, note, or an e-mail.
Reminder: Attendance is very
important. Students are only allowed
12 absences per semester.
If your student has an extended
illness, a doctor’s note is required
to avoid penalties.
Our Luncheon Tour Program
continues into 2015….If you know a
family that would benefit from knowing
more about enrolling their child/ren at
BC, please invite them to attend the
Thursday, January 22 program. It is
from 11:00am to 12:30pm, which
includes a campus tour and
complimentary lunch. RSVP in advance
is required and easily done from the
website home page, www.bchs.net, see
right side. (Designed for prospective
parents)
First Semester Finals are just
around the corner,
January 13, 14, 15.
For a complete timetable see
BC 2015 Jan Finals
Tuition needs to be current for
students to take finals.
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IMPORTANT
TUITION INFORMATION
 Please remember that tuition is due on
the first and late after the 10th of each
month.
 Finals are January 13-15.
The School
Policy is: Tuition needs to be current
for your student to take finals. If you
have questions contact us in the business
office, [email protected]
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AD SPACE AVAILABLE
in the 2014-15 BC Yearbook
Parents of seniors have the unique
opportunity to purchase a page or portion
thereof in the 2014-15 Yearbook.
Business ads can also be purchased.
Advertise your business.
Submit and pay by January 15, 2015.
See pages 5, 6, and/or 7 for the
necessary forms to complete and submit.
YOU are our best advertisers…encourage
your associates to check us out –After
all, we are the “BEST Christian School in
California…and one of the top 50
in the nation!”
and the following week is…
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Visitation Day
Enrich Your Family
January 28 8:45am - 1:00pm
Prospective students are welcome to "Be
a Warrior for a Day." They will visit
classrooms, meet teachers and
students, attend Chapel and enjoy a
complimentary lunch. Register online at
www.bchs.net under "Admission Events.
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Comedy Sportz, the high school
league…
Next performance is
January 10, 7:00pm
$ FINANCIAL AID (College) Meeting
January 7 at 7:00pm on campus
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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With an “International Experience”
HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT
 Host one or two semesters
 Receive a tuition discount
 Help fill classroom seats
 Enjoy a new culture
 Share God’s love with a teenager
from another country
For more details contact
Wendy Piantedosi at 714.932.0200 or
[email protected]
DATES TO REMEMBER
KING WARRIOR 2015
The *theme is Out of the Vault
WED Jan 7
SAT Jan 10
Jan 13-15
MON Jan 19
Jan 20-23
Jan 26-30
FRI Jan 30
FRI Feb 13
SAT Feb 14
MON Feb 16
WED Feb 18
THU Feb 26
FRI Feb 27
SAT Feb 28
THU, FRI
Mar 5, 6
FRI Mar 6
Mar 9-11
Financial Aid (college)
Mtg, 7pm
Comedy Sportz, 7pm
First Semester Finals
Martin Luther King, Jr
Birthday, NO SCHOOL
Spiritual Emphasis Week
KW Spirit Week
KING WARRIOR
BIG Night O’ Jazz, 7pm
Comedy Sportz, 7pm
Presidents’ Day,
No School
Grandparents’ Chapel
Concerto Concert (Bands)
@ FBCOL aka 1BL 7:30pm
Choir Spring Concert
Sadie Hawkins
ACSI Musicale @ Lake
Ave Church, Pasadena
Command Performance
Sixth Gr. Science Camp
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SCRIP UPDATE
A huge THANK YOU from the Scrip
Office! Faithful Scrip customers as well
as Newcomers to the program are so
appreciated!
Above and beyond the usual sales,
many Scrip Certificates were purchased
as well as Scrip Cards themselves for
this past Christmas season. We will
publish the November and December
sales in February so you can see just
how much your participation in this
worthwhile program really does assist
the school.
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From Marcella Flippin,
Academic Dean
All 10th and 11th graders who took the
PSAT in October 2014 will receive their
scores back in Bible class on Jan 22.
PSAT College and Career readiness
benchmarks have been established for
this test as an indicator for college
readiness. Students should meet or
exceed scores to be considered ”on
track” to be college ready.
For 11th graders: The benchmark in
critical reading is 45; in mathematics
47; and in writing 45; a composite of
142
For 10th graders: The benchmark in
critical reading is 42; in mathematics
44; and in writing 42; a composite of
133.
Ask your student for their scores and
have some conversations about their
progress and take advantage of the
many resources available through
College Board to work on weaknesses.
Game times: B JV 5:00pm;
G 6:30pm; B VAR 8:00pm
will be on Friday,
January 9, 2015. The Coffee is open to
all parents & grandparents. Meet other
families and hear the latest news from
Principal Niswonger, while enjoying
delicious homemade treats and
beverages. We gather in the teachers’
workroom behind the Office at 8:00am.
All are welcome…and encouraged to
attend! Bring your special morning treat
to share, if you like!
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Celebrate…ANYTHING!
The PFC is offering a special
“Happy Anything Celebration”
package.
Celebrate any event you like…
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Braces off
An “A” on a test
Passing driver’s license exam
Birthday
Whatever!
…$40 will provide a decorated locker door
complete with balloons, a “Happy
Birthday (name)” or “Congratulations”
sign on the main bulletin board in the
mall, and a dozen cupcakes to share with
friends at lunch. Reservations and
payment must be made at least one week
in advance with Mrs. Goehring at
[email protected].
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The Parent Fellowship Council
meets in the teachers’ workroom at
2:45pm on the second Wednesday of
each month. The next meeting will be
on Wednesday, January 14.
We are moving into full swing for the
“Black & White Bash” on
March 14th.
We love to have all our parents actively
participating! The meetings are an easy
and fun way to fulfill your volunteer
hours, too.
Lisa Holevas is the President; if you
have questions, feel free to contact her
at [email protected]
Congratulations
Freshman Knight, David Salas
Sophomore Knight, Owen Sweeney
Junior Knight, Sean Freeman
SENIOR KNIGHTS: Josh Duren, Curtis
Grossheim, and Matthew Holevas.
See you at Ocean View High School in
Huntington Beach, located next to
Home Depot at Golden West and
Warner for exciting Warrior basketball
and…
The ceremony at Varsity halftime when
the KW Court will be introduced and the
king will be crowned. See you then!
*Check out the theme reveal…
http://www.bchs.net/
and scroll down to
Brethren’s Featured Video Gallery
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Thank You
for your prayer support
throughout the year. Use the enclosed
Monthly Prayer Calendar to remember
students and staff in a special way.
REMEMBER…
The PRAYER WARRIORS meet
each Wednesday when school is in
session.
Join them on Wednesdays in the theatre at
8am. All are welcome.
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Check out
www.NETSMARTZ.org
for safety tips
to help keep your kids safe
while online.
The site has ideas
for all ages.
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It’s never too late to jump
into the Bible Reading Program!
Go to:
http://www.bchs.net/ourpages/auto/20
13/12/13/45913746/BCBibleReadingPla
n2014-03-18Update.pdf to download
the reading schedule. Additional
printed reading plans are available on
the counter in the office.
EASY
Ways to DONATE to
Brethren Christian
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DONATIONS
& MATCHING GIFTS
At this writing, mid-December, year-end
donations were nearing $50,000…with
two weeks to go! Praise the Lord and
many thanks to those of you who so
generously supported this ministry in
2014!!!
Matching Gifts from Raytheon,
Northrup Grumman, Boeing and
Edison International have doubled
the gifts of our families… Many
employers will match your gifts to a
charitable institution. Double your gift
of $1,000 to $2,000!! You will find a list
of companies who “match gifts” in the
literature rack in the office. Or check
with your HR office today! This is a
great way to double, sometimes triple,
the benefit of your gift.
BCHS has an IRS 501(3)(c) non-profit
designation. Call Janine Ransom at
714-962-6617 ext. 25 or check with
your personnel office at work to see if
they have programs like this.
Thank you for your donations to the
benefit of this important, foundational
ministry!
al ministry!
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BC now on AmazonSmile!
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Business Owners… Would
Amazon has a new program to
donate a percentage of your
purchase to the non-profit of your
choice. Simply click on the link that
follows to select Brethren Christian
as your beneficiary
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/953956057
and thank you!!
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Save your Boxtops
for Education. They are on food and
paper good items, including Avery
stationary products (like notebooks for
school). A “Boxtop Baggie” is
available on the cereal box on the front
desk for ease in collecting them. Be
sure to pick up one for you…and your
family, friends and neighbors. They will
be happy to save them for you! You all
have been doing an incredible job…the
cereal box was full to overflowing
already this year!! Next submission is
in April. Thank you to all who faithfully
participate and to Mrs. Navarro who
coordinates this program for us!
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you like to advertise your business to
the greater school community? Your
company logo can be placed on the
BCHS home page with a direct link to
your business web site. Go to
www.bchs.net and click on the
“Sponsor our School” box on the left
side. The form and information are all
there for you.
If you have questions, please contact
Janine Ransom directly at 714 9626617 x25 or [email protected].
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JANUARY 2015
Sunday
Monday
4
5
Nancy P (s)
Elizabeth V
11
12
Tuesday
6
13
Prayer Calendar
Wednesday
7
14
Thursday
Friday
1
2
3
Jeremy P
Robert H
Marcus N
Alyssa M
8
9
10
John V
Uni K
Daniel P
16
17
15
Tyler M
Dustin P
18
19
Donald H
25
Brooke F
Hunter S
26
Saturday
Joshua C
Mary D
Elex E
Sarah P
Samuel L
Sierra M
20
21
22
McKinna B
Logan E
Jay M
Shelly H (s)
Phoebe W
27
28
29
Kendall S
Cameron R
Darlene E (s)
23
24
30
31
Conner M
Ryan G
Sierra W
Marcella F (s)
BRETHREN CHRISTIAN JUNIOR & SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Senior Ad Form
2014-2015 Warrior Yearbook
Student Name _________________________ Home Phone (__________)_________________________
Parent Name __________________________ Work Phone (__________)__________________________
Cell Phone (_________)____________________________
Circle Size of ad:
Full Page—Plan 1($300)
Half Page—Plan 2($200)
Full Page—Plan 1($250)
Half Page—Plan 2($150)
Are pictures enclosed?
Yes
No
Is message enclosed?
Yes
No
Number of pictures enclosed ___________
Amount enclosed $ ________________
To reserve senior ad space:
Return this completed form with your payment (checks payable to BCHS)
You may also submit your message, pictures and payment to the following address:
Brethren Christian High School
21141 Strathmoor Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Attention: Mrs. Patrick
The final pictures and message are due by January 15, 2015.
BC
rethren
hristian
Junior & Senior High School
Quality Christian Education Since 1947
November 21, 2014
Dear Business Owner:
Greetings from the Brethren Christian High School Warrior yearbook staff! We are in the process of
seeking advertising for the 2014-2015 yearbook and would like to invite you to participate by purchasing
advertising space in the Warrior Yearbook. Your ad helps both of us. Your business gets the
advertisement in a book that is long-lasting and our extended school body will peruse for years! Revenue
from the ad helps us to fund a quality yearbook.
You are welcome to promote your business by submitting a business card that will be included on a
business ad page in the Yearbook.
To place an ad: Send in a business card
Send payment of $100 (checks payable to BCHS)
Brethren Christian Junior & Senior High School
21141 Stathmoor Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
ATTN: Mrs. Patrick/Yearbook
Your business card and payment are DUE THURSDAY, JAN 15, 2015.
Thank you in advance for your support.
In Christ,
Warrior Yearbook Staff
A Ministry of Greater Long Beach Christian Schools, Inc.
21141 Strathmoor Lane ● Huntington Beach, California 92646 ● (714) 962-6617 ext *874 ● Fax (714) 962-3171
Website: www.bchs.net ● e-mail npatrick @bchs.net
Brethren Christian Junior & Senior High School
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PICTURE SUBMISSION IN SENIOR ADS
As you choose the pictures you would like to place in your student’s ad, please be
assured that we will do our absolute best to ensure the safety of the pictures you
entrust to us. We will take every precaution to protect your precious memories.
There is, however, always a possibility for human error. While misplacement of
photos is not the norm, it is possible. You may want to do one of the following,
especially for exceptionally rare, one-of-a-kind photos:
1) Go to a photography studio and get a duplicate. This is more costly, but you
would give us the duplicate and keep the original, because a studio’s
reproduction of a picture would be high quality.
2) Get a reproduced copy from the Kodak Picture Maker. These yellow boxes
are located in many stores. These machines produce copies very near the
original in quality and are satisfactory for submitting to the publishers.
3) Send your digital pictures in on a CD. You can arrange them yourself with the
text (Plan 2), or you can just have the pictures included and we’ll arrange them
(Plan 1). The pictures should be submitted as a JPEG file to ensure the best
quality reproduction. Any digital pictures submitted need to be at least 300 dpi
quality. Low resolution scanned pictures will result in low quality production.
DO NOT cut the photos! Leave them their original size. The staff will crop (without
cutting) the photo so that the important part shows in the picture. If you have a
specific request regarding cropping, just write us a note.
Please write the first and last name of your student on every photo you
submit. We will return them at the end of the school year.
Do not send more photos than what is allowed for your size ad!
Please choose your pictures carefully and only send the maximum number of
pictures allowed for the ad you purchased.
We look forward to working with you to provide your student with a lasting
memory. If you have any questions, please mail Mrs. Patrick at [email protected]
Final payment, pictures, and message are due
no later than Thursday, January 15, 2015.
Brethren Christian High School presents
For: Senior Parents
College
Financial Aid
Information Night
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
7:00 PM
In Library
FAFSA
Cal Grant &
scholarship
information
Lori McDonald,
Concordia University
PLEASE RSVP with
June Helton by Monday,
January 5th
[email protected]
714.962.6617 ext 14