Bloomsburg Area High School
1200 Railroad Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
http://bloomsburgasd.schoolwires.com
March 2015
Dear Parents and Students,
With the 4th marking period just around the corner, there are a few items of interest that I would like
to inform everyone about.
The Keystone Exams are end-of-course assessments that help determine whether or not a
student has mastered the state standards associated with a particular course. Beginning
with the Class of 2017 students must demonstrate proficiency on the Algebra I, Biology,
and Literature exams to graduate.
Students currently enrolled in Fundamentals of Biology II, Honors Biology, Algebra I, and all 10th
grade English classes will be taking the exams later this year. Students who have not passed a prior
Keystone exam have already been notified about their status concerning exam re-takes. Our high
school “Keystone Camp” will begin on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 and run through Friday, May 1,
2015. Students were given information concerning the camp. If you are interested in attending,
please contact the high school office for more information at (570)784-6100.
Our next set of Keystone Exams will begin on May 13, 2015. The exam schedule will be the
following:
Keystone Biology – May 13 and 14
Keystone Algebra – May 15 and 18
Keystone Literature – May 19 and 20
There are many other exciting events taking place in our high school during the last quarter of our
year. We have our Graduates of Distinction Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1 in our
Auditorium. Our NHS Induction Ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 16, and will begin at
7:00 p.m. Please take the time to experience these events if you can. For additional event listings,
visit the Bloomsburg Area School District on the web at http://bloomsburgasd.schoolwires.com
Please remember to be on time for school during this important time of the year. (7:45 a.m. homeroom begins). Please look through this newsletter to view the latest happenings here at the high
school.
Sincerely,
Dan Bonomo
Principal
Bloomsburg Area High School
Message from the School Nurse
Hello Everyone!
We have been making some changes in the nurse’s office. Since the two
schools are connected, we have combined the Middle School and High
School offices into one. This will hold many benefits for the students:
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The nurse’s office will never have to be closed (unless of
an emergent situation).
Students and staff always know where to find a nurse.
There will be two medical opinions for students-from both the
school nurse and the health aide.
Student privacy will be maintained.
The combined nurse’s office is located in the old Middle School Health Room.
This is a short distance from the old High School Health Room.
Any medications that are brought in for students should now be taken
to the Middle School Front Office. This will help to ensure student privacy.
Also, all medication that is delivered to school must be signed by a parent or
responsible adult in the presence of the nurse.
We believe that this change will be beneficial to all students. If you have any
questions, please feel free to call us at 570-784-9102.
Sincerely,
Sara Talanca, RN, CSN
&
Geri Hewlett, LPN
Student Clubs / Group Activities
NAHS:
Members of the National Art Honor Society travelled to Beaver–Main
Elementary on March 3rd for Read Across America Day. 12 Students in 6 teams
read to an assigned grade level and completed an Art related project for their
book with their class. All had a great time and we completed the day and made
it back in time for the early dismissal.
The National Art Honor Society and the Student Council held a
“Tag Day” to dedicate the 300 Teddy Bears that were purchased from
their fund raiser “Show You Care….Buy a Bear” at the beginning of the
Winter. These bears are being delivered Tuesday, March 17, to the
Geisinger Danville Emergency room to be used for Pediatric Trauma
patients.
FBLA:
The following FBLA members have qualified to compete at the FBLA State
Leadership Conference in Hershey on April 13, 14, and 15.
Patrick Halye, Mac Seidel, Cong Zheng - 1st place in Management Information Systems
Olivia McGaw – 2nd place in Public Speaking I
Meagan Garman – 2nd place in Word Processing
Nicole Albertson – 3rd place in Economics
Brendan Erwin – 4th place in Word Processing
STUDENT COUNCIL:
BHS Student Council and American Red Cross hosted a blood drive on March 12 in
the High School gym. The students and faculty donated enough blood to save up to 174
lives!
Student Council would like to thank everyone who participated.
Bloomsburg H.S. Guidance:
TEXT / EMAIL ALERTS
The Bloomsburg H.S. Guidance office is using "Remind" this year to help keep parents
and students up-to-date about College and Career Prep information. Remind is a one-way text
messaging and email system. With Remind, all personal information remains completely
confidential. Guidance Counselors will never see your phone number, nor will you ever see theirs.
Currently there is an account set up for each class group as well as a separate Scholarship Alert
for Seniors. Parents and Students can sign up on the High School Guidance Webpage. It is
recommended that you choose to receive your alerts via email.
Dates to Remember:
April 1st (Wed) - Graduates of Distinction Assembly - 10:00 AM - HS Auditorium
April 2nd (Thu) - Early dismissal - 12:15 PM
April 3rd (Fri)
- No School - Spring Break
April 6th (Mon) - No School - Spring Break
April 8th (Wed) - End of 3rd Marking Period
April 9th (Thu) - Parent Group Meeting - 7:30 AM
April 14th (Tue) - Report Card distribution via email
April 16th (Thu) - NHS Induction - 6:30 PM - HS Auditorium
May 5th (Tue) - Band/Chorus Spring Chorus - 7:30 PM - HS Auditorium
May 12th (Tue) - Honors Banquet - 6:00 PM *by invitation only
May 14th (Thu) - Scholarship Awards - 6:00 PM - HS Auditorium—
All are welcome *recipients will be notified by the school
May 19th (Tue) - BHS Pops Concert - 7:00 PM - HS Auditorium
May 25th (Mon) - No School - Memorial Day
May 30th (Sat) - Junior / Senior Prom - 7:00 PM - Ponduce Farm
June 4th (Thu) - Baccalaureate Ceremony - 6:00 PM - HS Auditorium
June 5th (Fri)
- Graduation - 6:00 PM - Mitrani Hall @ BU
June 11th (Thu) - Last day of school - 11:15 AM dismissal
REMINDER:
All SENIOR OBLIGATIONS must be satisfied as follows:
*BEFORE your senior class trip
*BEFORE purchasing your prom ticket
*BEFORE NOON on Tues. 6/2/15 to participate in graduation
NOTE: No refunds will be given to those who fail to take care of their obligations
and are unable to go to prom or on the class trip because of it.