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Falcon Announcements: March 7, 2014
March Calendar Events:
March 7: AP Exam registration and fee due by 3 PM
March 10: Q3 Progress Reports available on the portal March 11: College Cost and Funding Night Grades K-10 6:30 PM in the auditorium
March 12: Social Media / Online Resources in the media center during break March 13: Winter Sports Awards night
March 17: World Language Dinner
March 19: Band & Chorus Concert Grade 5-12 March 19: Job Search Strategies 9AM
March 24: Spring Sports Preseason Begins March 26: Job Search Strategies 9AM
March 31: Meet the Spring Coaches Night
March 31: SAT Prep Class begins
Clocks Go Forward on March 9
We've got a time change coming up in the United States. Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday, March 9, which is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Most of the U.S. follows DST, but there are a few exceptions. These states and territories do not observe DST:
States - Hawaii, most of Arizona
Territories - American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Job Search Strategies for Teens Workshops
Bow High School has teamed up with the Baker Free Library to offer the Job Search Strategies for Teens! This work-shop series is a great way for high school students to learn the essentials of work-place readiness while earning ca-
reer exploration hours. The workshops will take place on Wednesdays during the month of March during Break (9:00-9:30am) in the Media Center Tutorial Room. Here are the details:
Job Search Strategies for Teens: Wednesdays in March, 9:00 - 9:30am, BHS Media Center Tutorial Room
March 12 Social Media / Online Resources - Ginger Dubois, NH Employment Security
March 19 Interviewing
Mary Ann Gaschnig, Bow High School Molly Milazzo, Baker Free Library
March 26 Job Readiness & Success
Lori Fisher, Baker Free Library
For more information, contact Mary Ann Gaschnig, School to Career Coordinator, 224-3095
x336, [email protected].
Winter Carnival Carnival will be the week of 3/10 - 3/14. We will have break activities and after school activities each day culminating with the assembly on Friday.
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Winter Carnival Schedule Monday
Break: No activities today Kick off for: Art Contest, Cake Decorating, and Vines due Thursday at break.
After School: BHS Idol Prelims Time: 3-4:30pm Auditorium No instruments Volleyball – Teams of 6 Games to 15 win by two
Tuesday
Break: Bow-mazing Race Kickoff (meet by the school store) 4-8 players per grade After School: Dodge ball – old school – Teams of 9, 6 on the floor as many games as possible in 7 minutes
Dance Contest Prelims - Any style, individual or groups, must provide music and routine
Wednesday
Break: Bow-mazing Race Continued, Pie Eating Contest
Afterschool: Mine craft , Ping Pong Tourney, Mini-gym (Doubles)
Thursday
Break: All cakes, art submissions and Vines are due. Bow-mazing Race continued, Ninja
Afterschool: Geek Pop Culture Trivia contest time 3-4:30, Floor Hockey Preliminary Round (Boys & Girls) Time: 3-5pm # of participants: 4 teams (one per class) 6 players per team
Friday
Break: No activities Assembly Period 8
Babysitting is Available at the Annual School Meeting on Friday, March 14 at 7 PM
Student Senate and NHS members from the high school will be offering free babysitting again this year at the annual
school district meeting. We will have a gym area open, arts and movies in the Media Center and snacks available.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. We do take infants but appreciate a "heads up" if possible.
Brenda Barth, Advisor [email protected]
Literary Magazine -The Falcon Vision Interested in seeing your work in print? Got ideas that you want to share? Here’s your chance to publicize essays, poetry, photography and other creative work. The deadline for all submissions to The Falcon Vision, BHS’s literary
magazine is April 11, 2014.
Questions and submissions can be directed to Mrs. Aubin or Ms. Burke in person or through email
([email protected] and [email protected]). FALCON VISION ART CONTEST - Open to all mediums, from photography to painting. The winner will have their
art featured on the magazine’s cover, while the runners-up will be featured inside. FALCON VISION DOODLE
Enjoy scribbling graffiti letters on your notes? Then put in an entry for the Falcon Vision Doodle contest. The win-
ner’s decorated lettering will be used as the magazine’s title.
Start drawing and best of luck! - The Falcon Vision Team
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Summer Opportunity This coming summer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is offering two on-campus, residential summer programs
for students interested in learning more about science and engineering. WPI Frontiers is for soon to be juniors and seniors and blends science, technology, and engineering programs with humanities and arts workshops and a full
schedule of social activities. WPI Launch is for students entering freshman and sophomore years in high
school. Launch offers programs in biology, chemistry/biochemistry, computer science, engineering exploration, in-teractive media/game development or robotics. Additional info is available at wpi.edu/+frontiers or wpi.edu/
+launch. See Mr. Duhaime if you have any questions.
NHHEAF has 60 minute college planning workshops and webinars coming up!
WEBINARS:
Understanding the Award Letter - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 6:15 p.m.
This session will help families understand the offer of financial aid (Award Letter) and evaluate financing op-tions. Register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/367282338
College Overview for Juniors – Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 6:15 p.m.
Applying for college admission and financial aid can be overwhelming. There are applications to be completed, dead-lines to meet, essays to write, award letters to be interpreted and complex language to understand. This workshop educates high school juniors and their families about the college admission and financial aid processes. (available for both high school seniors and juniors) Register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/241205538
LIBRARY WORKSHOPS in Our Concord Offices:
Understanding the Award Letter – Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:30 to 6 p.m.
This session will help families understand the offer of financial aid (Award Letter) and evaluate financing options.
Register here: http://www.nhheaf.org/events_ccp_registration.asp?event=239
Know the Score: Standardized Testing – Tuesday, April 22, 2014 1 to 2:30 p.m. Learn about the role standardized testing plays in the college process and gain simple tips to assist you in preparing for the SAT.
Register here: http://www.nhheaf.org/events_ccp_registration.asp?event=240
The Write Stuff – Tuesday, April 22, 2014 3 to 4:30 p.m. During this session, students learn tips and strategies for developing the written portion of the application focusing on the essay, creating a college resume and letters of recommendations.
Register here: http://www.nhheaf.org/events_ccp_registration.asp?event=241
Interact Interact is accepting applications from now until Monday, March 10. Interact is a community service club. We meet
twice a month at 7 am on Friday mornings. Applications can be found in the main office and in the Humanities
classrooms.
Our Friday, March 7 meeting is open to any interested person. We meet in the American Studies room at 7 am.
Please see Ms. Coe or Madame Barrett with questions.
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Bow High School / Bow Memorial School Athletic Administrator Report
I am pleased to inform the Bow School Board of all the great (championship) happenings in our athletic program.
We aim to make athletics challenging and fun for all our student-athletes!
Highlights:
Awards- Naomi Kramer recently captured both the Classical and Freestyle Nordic skiing Individual State Champion-
ships. The Championships ran Naomi’s career total to 5 Individual titles. Lily Naimie finished 3rd in Freestyle at the Meet of Champions. On Saturday February 22nd Peter LaRiviere (138 lb. class) and Tony Roberts (195 lb. class) won
Division 3 State Wrestling Individual Championships. The title is the 3rd for Peter and the 1st for Tony Roberts.
New- The Bow Unified Basketball team recently completed their first season with a 40-36 victory over previously
unbeaten Merrimack Valley. Our team received wonderful support and I personally thank those who have expressed words of praise for our team. The unified 5 athletes have received much deserved press but the other stars are the
eight partners. Allie Krause, Siera Welch, Rebecca Rotman, Sarah Lane, Julia Currier, Tucker Johnson, Jason Smick, and Ryan Murray “ you guys and girls rock”. Your unselfish caring for your unified athletes was special. Special thank
you to student Assistants Elyse Seward, and Kayla Adair. Dan Ferreira was a steady influence on all as the coach of
the team.
Program Accomplishments –The Girls Nordic Ski team recently captured the Division 3 State Championship. Con-gratulations to the girls who competed and Coaches Chris Naimie and Becca Cleary. The boys team finished 3rd in
the Division 3 states. The Bow Girls basketball team completed the regular season at 13-5 and next they paly Gilford
in the state tournament on Thursday February 27th at 7 pm at Bow High School. The Bow High hockey team is now 13-3-1 on the season with 1 regular season game to play. The team should end the season as the 2nd or 3rd seed in
the division 2 state tournament. The first playoff game will take place on March 8th at Everett Arena in Concord. You can check Schedulestar.com/ Bow High School for the time and opponent.
Coming Events:
March 17th –Athletic Academic Awards at Capital Center for the Arts 9:30 AM March 20st and March 21st -NHADA Student Leadership Conference at Courtyard Marriot.
March 24th all BHS spring sports start their preseason. March 31st first day (meeting) for BMS spring sports.
April 2nd – 8th grade student-athlete and parent BHS athletics orientation.
August 1st- Bow Boosters Golf Tournament at Canterbury Woods Country Club. September 26 and September 27th-Homecoming – our primary opponent is Bishop Brady.
Staff Positions- Alli Brooks has been hired as a Bow High School Girls Lacrosse Coach.
Thank you.
Jim Kaufman, CMAA (NIAAA Certified Master Athletic Administrator)
Bow Rotary's Annual 4-Way Test Speech Contest Bow Rotary's Annual 4-Way Test Speech Contest.
Prizes of $300, $200, and $100 for outstanding speeches based on Rotary's 4-Way Test.
All Bow Students grades 9-12 are eligible.
Contest will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, March, 28 at White Rock Senior Living Center. Application Deadline: March 14 (to the BHS front office)
Please see Joy Dustin for an application. [email protected]
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NH Jump$tart Coalition BHS students can learn fun, interesting financial fitness information with Jump Start Coalition! Our colleagues at NH
Jump$tart Coalition have launched their annual Virtual Quest/Get 10 Contest -http://www.jumpstartget10.org/.
Students answer 10 questions relative to personal financial literacy and if they answer all ten questions correctly,
they will be entered to win one of ten (10) $30 Amazon gift cards (randomly selected from pool of correct submis-sions). One entry (and the teacher named in their entry form) will be randomly selected to win one of two (2) $150
Amazon gift cards!
Deadline to enter is Friday, April 18, 2014. Good Luck!!
Support Bow Falcon’s Swim Team
By shopping at the Swim Outlet.com. We receive 8% on all orders!
Just shop through this link: www.swimoutlet.com/bowswimteam Not just swimming gear - find apparel and equip-
ment for many sports and fitness activities such as running, yoga, cycling, triathlons, scuba, surfing to name a few!
Check it out! All proceeds will be used to purchase new equipment and apparel for our Bow Swimmers.
Scholarships
Seniors should be checking the Naviance Family Connection frequently for new scholarships being posted daily. Re-
member deadlines are firm. If you need supporting documents from the guidance department please let us know
asap.
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Think Spring!
Mark Your Calendar:
SAT Exam March 8
Daylight Savings Begins March 9
Q3 Progress Reports March 10
Winter Carnival March 10-14
College Cost and Funding March 11
Job Search Strategies 9AM March 12
District School Meeting 7PM March 14
World Language Dinner March 17
Winter Sports Awards March 18
Job Search Strategies 9AM March 19
Band & Chorus Concert March 19
Spring Sports Preseason Begins March 24
Job Search Strategies 9AM March 26
Meet the Spring Coaches Night March 31
SAT Prep Class begins March 31
Mr. Falcon Pageant April 3
End of Quarter 3 April 4
Destination College April 5
Q3 Report Cards Available Week of April 7
Booster Club Meeting April 7
Early Release (12:50 PM) April 10
AP Pre Administration 9 AM April 11
Granite State Challenge 6PM April 12
ACT Exam at BHS April 12
Intersession April 16-18
Spring Vacation April 21-25
Spring NECAPS (grade 11) May (TBA)
SAT Exam at BHS May 3
Booster Club Meeting May 5
Purple Ribbon Run May 11
NH Scholars Day May 13
AP Testing May 5-16
Q4 Progress Reports May 14
*Memorial Day (observed) May 26
Spring Concert & Awards May 28
Prom at Pat’s Peak May 31
Booster Club Meeting June 2
SAT Exam at BHS June 7
Academic Awards June 9
Senior Awards Night June 10
Sports Awards June 11
BHS Graduation June 14
ACT Exam June 14
Final Exams (tentative) June 12, 13, 16, 17
Final Report Cards June 20 (tentative)
Bow Booster Golf Tournament August 1
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Bow High School SAT Prep Class
This three-week program will include general strategies for taking the SAT Reasoning Test with specific strategies for the various types of questions in the Math, Creative
Reading, and Writing sections.
WHEN: Monday and Wednesday evenings March 31, April 2, 7, 9, 28
and 30
TIME: 6:00-8:00 PM
LOCATION: Bow High School, Room 2303/2305
FEE: $100.00 includes all materials
REGISTRATION: Register in the guidance department no later than Friday,
March 21, 2014. $100.00 is due at the time of registration.
Checks can be made payable to: Bow High School. Registra-tions will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Pro-
gram is limited to 30 students.
QUESTIONS: Please call the school if you have any questions at 224-3095
ext. 312
Student name: ______________________________________________________________________
Grade: _________ Home phone: _______________________________________________________
$100.00 fee enclosed
Return this form to the Bow High School Guidance Dept. no later than 3/21/14
