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Bobcat Bits
Principal Cody Diehl
Be Quiet and
Listen With Your Eyes
By Marisa Arambula
All languages are different and
unique, but have you ever thought of
communicating with your hands?
We use our hands for a lot of things,
like writing, eating, and opening things.
We need our hands so much that without
them everyday things would become
a big challenge. We really need ears.
Without them we would be confused
with the world around us. Many people
in this world have to face being deaf or
have hearing loss, but we don’t need to
hear or to speak to communicate. We
can use our hands.
Sign Language is an awesome way
to communicate. If you’re interested in
learning, Mr. Kidd teaches a class. You
can come to the Choir Room during
Cats1 to learn more about sign language
and even how to sign. It will take time
to learn of course, everything does, but
learning a new language would be an
amazing skill to have.
Maybe you have a family member
or a friend that has hearing loss; you
can learn and then show them how to
sign. Even learning just a few signs will
help you communicate with deaf people.
You can also use it with people that can
hear to just make sure you don’t mishear
someone, because we all misunderstand what people say.
Maybe you don’t have any family
or friends that have hearing loss or are
deaf, why not just learn sign language
for fun. Learn a new skill that you never
knew you had. It never hurts to try.
Congratulations to Our
Northwest New Mexico
District Honor Band:
Ashley John - Tenor Sax
Brianna Detsoi - Euphonium
Nathan Jacobs - Trombone
Sierra Drayton - Trombone
Assistant Principal Chad Burkholder
520 N. First Street
Bloomfield, NM
634-3400
Parent and Student Newsletter
December - Volume 8 Issue 4
Dean of Students Jarly Lopez
Discovering You!
By Rhese Beevers
Everything is all new this year for
art classes! There are new teachers,
new techniques, and new vibes! Our beloved teacher from the past, Mr. Latta,
retired from teaching High School last
year. He is still teaching art though at
San Juan College. This year, however,
the students were blessed with a new
teacher! Her name is Mrs. Firestone.
The students are also privileged to have
a student teacher helping this year,
Miss. Iatarola. Both teachers are fun,
and they both love to paint.
Through out the class so far this
year the students have done mendala’s
of their names, charcoal drawings of
faces, and they are currently painting
still lifes. The teachers for this year have
tried to base the projects off of getting
to know the student. They are learning
the student’s favorite techniques and
skills, and what they are capable of doing. There are three classes for art this
year, Art 1, 2, and 3. Mrs. Firestone and
Miss. I, also have a CATS class called
Thinking Outside the Box, where they
have their students create stuff for charity, decorations for holidays, and many
more other things!
The expectations for this year, for
the new teachers is to get to know the
people they are teaching, and what they
can do to engage them. The expectations for students this year, is the hope
that art will be fun and creative like it
always has been in the past.
Congratulations to Our
All-State Choir students!
Cheyenne Bilbrey, Andrea Clark,
Brant Freeman, ShaLeesa Gosar,
Braedyn Kidd, Jonwayne Krein II,
Talee Wise
Congratulation to Our
All-State Orchestra student
(even though we don't even have an orchestra)!
Cameron Rhames
Congratulations to Jordan York, Emily
Wheeler, Ali Wheeler, Brandi Perkins,
and Derek Andersen!
They got 2nd place in the Destination
Imagination Instant Challenge Fiesta
at McGee park!
Book It! - To the BHS Library
Online Holiday Book Fair
Kathy Lee - BHS Librarian
Giving a specially chosen book to
someone has several positive effects:
pleasure in the shopping; a long-lasting, usually cherished gift received; and
making a memory in sharing the story
of the book. All folks in our Bloomfield
Schools community have an opportunity to shop and find books for others (or
themselves!) via our new Online Book
Fair. This experience provides an easy
way to shop, lots of selection of titles—
both old classics and new best-sellers,
reasonable prices, good service, AND
the profits benefit the BHS High School
Library.
To access our Book Fair’s web
page, go to the following: http://www.
bhs-library.childrensbookstore.com.
Then, enter this code: 52087413. The
200,000+ titles available are for infants through teens. You can shop for
1)types of books, like animals, crafts,
humor, pop-up books, etc; or, by 2)
age group (choose 9-12 for our upper
grade kids—I’ve found all our popular
teen books here); and/or by searching
3)author or title (up in blank search field
in upper right corner area).
“In my book,” we’ve”booked” access to a great selection of books for
your shopping pleasure! Don’t make
me “throw the book” at you for neglecting this special opportunity!
The Rehearsal & The Little Mermaid
By Marisa Arambula
Students from Bloomfield School District performed two fantastic shows in this
fall’s productions of The Rehearsal and The Little Mermaid.
The first show, the Rehearsal was a short play performed by our very own BHS
students. The Rehearsal was a play about a high school cast rehearsing a new
musical for that year. The play shows the real struggles that high school productions
have to face. The students study lines, practice dance numbers, worry about their
grades, deal with conflict and try to perform without making fools of themselves.
The Rehearsal was very funny, leaving the audience laughing hard with tears in
their eyes.
The last performance was the classic, Little Mermaid. Performed by students
ranging from fourth grade students on up to the freshman. The performance of The
Little Mermaid was very good. The Little Mermaid showcased the talents of many
of our students. The cast played the roles of the little mermaid Ariel, Sebastian,
Flounder, Scuttle, Prince Eric, and more. Each scene was filled with great acting
and beautiful singing. A wonderful performance from our students.
The two performances wouldn’t have happened on their own without people
that were behind the scene. The stage manager for The Rehearsal, Brandi Perkins,
and the stage managers for The Little Mermaid, Elizabeth Culler and Emily Wheeler,
contributed to the success of the two productions. The two productions got help
from all kinds of people for painting scenes and constructing them. There were the
drama mamas that helped with all the younger kids. There were the people that
helped with the mics and lighting, as well as the people who helped with costumes.
The two performances were wonderful and would not have happened without
all the talent that went into it. All performances required a lot of work to achieve the
quality performance we were able to enjoy. So, next time a new production comes
to BHS, think about getting involved. You won’t regret it.
What Is Power Lunch?
By: Alison Troutman
Power Lunch is a lot of fun with free
food!
Power Lunch is a free lunch followed
by a bible study lesson led by the students at BHS.
They meet on the second Tuesday
of every month unless there is a holiday
or something.
They meet in Mrs. Crockett’s, room
number 623, during lunch time.
Anyone can come and join!
Go check it out!
Helping the Kids
By: Carmel Salazar
Ms. Shaggy’s English classes are volunteering every week at Central Primary!
Every Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which are block days, Ms. Shaggy’s English classes walk to Central to volunteer. It is a great experience for the English
classes to help the kids with stuff that is hard for them.
Ms. Shaggy’s 3rd hour which is 9th graders is volunteering in a 2nd grade class.
They work on stuff that the teacher has told the class to do, and they are supposed to help the kids with it.
The classes are volunteering to help the kids with reading, writing, and many
other skills they need help with. Volunteering with kids will be a great experience
for all the high schoolers to help the kids that are struggling.
Work out time!
By: Jaimie Kosea
Need to start building muscle or need
to start working out? Coach Griego, Allcorn,
and Adair have just the right class for students who want to work out.
The instructors for the Strength & Conditioning class are Coach Griego, Allcorn,
and Adair. These three coaches will help
the students get to where they want to be
or trying to get. Some of their workouts can
be very easy at times but also can be very
hard to do when some students are sore.
The work outs they do can be very
specific and targeting a muscle they want
students to build up or to work out. Before
they start any work outs they always do
a five minute run but they always have a
minute break in-between each minute. But
the coaches split their classes, one class
always runs first and the other does jumping jacks or some little exercise to warm
up their legs. After both classes are done
warming their leg muscles they do some
stretching exercises to make sure they
don’t cramp up or anything.
Horse play is not tolerated in the weight
room. The instructors explain that to the students at the first chance they get because
if students mess around in the weight room
then someone is going to get hurt because
of all the heavy weights and metal that is in
there. If students are caught horse playing
then they will get a warning or they will get
the whole class into trouble and do bleachers outside.
The equipment in there looks very
brand new because they keep the equipment very clean and they always take care
of the equipment in there. The instructors
make sure the students put the equipment
back the way they were and the way they
should be.
The instructors always put the students
with two or three other students because
it’s very important to have another partner
because their arm might give out and be
stuck trying to put the bar back up to rest
their arms. That is why it is very important
to have a partner all the time in strength &
conditioning.
Come join Strength & Conditioning
Coach Griego, Allcorn, and Adair would
love to have more students in their class!
Another Resounding
Success
The annual Thanksgiving
non-perishable food drive was
another resounding success. All
of the donations went to Bloomfield families and community
members. Special Thanks to
Farmers Market, Paulette Candelaria, the participating staff at
BHS and the BHS Bobcat football team. Without everyone’s
participation this program would
not be as successful as it has
become over the years.
Did You Know……? By: Isaac Sanchez (Information as of Nov. 21, 2014)
Bloomfield (Navajo: Naabiání) is a city in San Juan
County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Farmington
Metropolitan Statistical area. The population was 6,420 at the
2000 census. Bloomfield is located at 36°4239N 107°5858W
/ 36.71083°N 107.98278°W/ 36.71083; -107.98278
(36.710722, -107.982668). According to the United States
census bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles
(13.1 km²), of which, 5.0 square miles (13.0 km²) of it is land
and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.99%) is water.
Bloomfield High School is located in Bloomfield, New
Mexico. This is in the Four Corners area of Colorado, Arizona,
Utah and New Mexico.
The high school’s attendance area covers the town and
communities south and east of Bloomfield along US 550 and
US 64. The area includes 1508 square miles.
That BHS has a total of 848 students
That there are 415 males, there are 433 females. That
BHS has 270 Freshmen; 130 males and 140 female. BHS
has 220 Sophomores; 108 males and 112 females. BHS has
178 Juniors; 85 male and 93 female. BHS has 180 Seniors;
92 male and 88 female.
The Ethnicity of the students is 2 Asian/pacific islanders,
6 black, 242 Caucasian, 253 Hispanic, 345 Native American.
Approximately 28% of the students at BHS are Caucasian,
30% are Hispanic, and 40% are Navajo/Native American.