Give One, Get One

BDCHS receives over-

whelming community sup-

port

Brooks DeBartolo Colle-

giate High School has made

continued efforts to increase

its visibility in Tampa Bay

and be an integral part of the

community.

Recently, several teachers

have been fortunate enough

tain focus. With consistent study-

ing, work completion, test per-

formance, and positive attitude,

students will finish strong. We

encourage students to take advan-

tage of their resources and to ask

questions if they need assistance

for anything they may need. We

are quickly approaching the time

for assessments: FCAT, EOCs,

AP Exams. Please pay close at-

tention to the assessment sched-

ule to ensure your child is well-

rested and encouraged to show

what they know.

We are proud of the learning that

occurs outside of the classroom

in the labs and on the field or

court. We wish our Science and

Technology ROV (remotely op-

erated vehicle) team well as they

prepare for the annual MATE

competition. It is truly amazing

to watch students problem solve,

collaborate, and apply the skills

they have learned to create these

ROVs. In addition to academic

competitions, our athletic pro-

gram is growing and developing.

I beam with pride when I hear

Student

Services

2

In the Com-

munity

3

Senior

News

4

Champions

Breakfast

5

PAC

Corner

6

School

Events

7

Athletic

Corner

8

Principal’s Corner

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I M P O R T A N T D A T E S

April 8 - FCAT Retakes (4/8-4/9);

PAC Meeting; 6pm

April 11 - Course selection

through Advisory

April 12 - MATE/ROV competi-

tion; Prospective Student Open

House 2pm

April 16 - FCAT Begins

April 17 - Report Cards distrib-

uted

April 18 - No school

April 21 - Senior recovery credit

deadline

April 24 - Quarter 3 Honor Roll

Breakfast

April 25 - Champions’ Breakfast

Construction is

underway for the

new addition.

Footers should be

going in next

week and things

are progressing

nicely. Within

our school community, we con-

tinue to progress with academics,

extracurricular activities, and

athletics. We began the fourth

quarter this week and students are

encouraged to increase or main-

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ISSUE:

to see this pay dividends by

means of classroom dona-

tions.

Using the highly beneficial

online charity organization,

Donors Choose, BDCHS

teachers have acquired and

are asking for all kinds of

instructional materials such

as iPads, ROVs, new and

classic novels, and an in-

structional mirror for art

class. An Apple TV was

also funded!

These projects are another

example of BDCHS finding

creative ways to improve

classroom instruction each

and every day for the benefit

of its students.

Click below for links to

teacher projects: Ms. Smith Ms. Walker Mrs. Lozada

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P H O E N I X N E W S

Brooks DeBartolo Colle-

giate High School believes

strongly in the importance

of promoting the growth of

civic responsibility among

the Phoenix student body.

Because Brooks DeBartolo

holds civic participation and

community service in such

a high regard, we are a Cer-

tifying Organization with

the President’s Volunteer

Service Award (PVSA).

The PVSA is a program that

recognizes United States

citizens and permanent resi-

dents who have accumu-

lated a specific number of

community service hours.

BDCHS is proud to honor

Phoenix students that dem-

onstrate exemplary service

to their community through

this program.

A Note from the Presi-

dent’s Volunteer Service

Award Program:

“Recognizing and honoring

volunteers sets a standard

for service, encourages a

sustained commitment to

civic participation and in-

spires other to make service

a central part of their lives.

The President’s Volunteer

Service Award recognizes

United States citizens and

lawfully admitted perma-

nent residents of the United

States who have achieved

the required number of

hours of service over a 12-

month time period – or cu-

mulative hours over the

course of a life-

time” (President’s Volun-

teer Service Award, 2014).

Phoenix students are en-

couraged to register with

the program to track their

service hours and work to-

ward meeting one of the

eligibility areas noted on

the program’s website:

Bronze, Silver, or Gold

Level, or the prestigious

President’s Call to Service

Award. Please click here to

register with the program,

or to learn more about the

President’s Volunteer Ser-

vice Award.

Note:

Students that register for the

program must have all ser-

vice hours entered in the

system by 5:00 PM on

April 16, 2014 for recogni-

tion of service prior to the

close of the 2013-2014 aca-

demic year. Students will

also need the BDCHS Re-

cord of Service Key to con-

nect them with Brooks De-

Bartolo Collegiate High

School as the Certifying

Organization: PCV-57860

We hope that your students

will participate in this

unique program. If you

have additional questions

about the program, please

contact Mrs. Ervin at

jervin@bdchs.org.

In Education,

Mrs. Jamie Ervin

Assistant Principal of

Curriculum

President’s Volunteer Service Award

...Principal’s Corner

continued

members of our community

compliment our coaches, par-

ents, and athletes for their

sportsmanship during victory

and defeat. They mirror the

school’s mission and vision.

I would like to thank each

member of the Brooks DeBar-

tolo family for what you do to

support the school and our stu-

dents. No contribution is too

big or small. From organizing

our lost and found to serving as

a coordinator for a school

event, anything you can do to

help the school is greatly appre-

ciated. If you are able to attend,

we encourage you to join us for

the Champions’ Breakfast on

April 25th featuring NFL Com-

missioner Roger Goodell. We

are thrilled that Commissioner

Goodell has taken the time to

be our keynote speaker in this

fundraising event to support the

school.

Sincerely,

Kristine Bennett

Principal

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Band receives ‘good rating’

Congratulations to the BDCHS

Concert Band for scoring an

overall good rating at the Flor-

ida Bandmasters Association

Concert MPA on March 28th at

King HS! This is the first time a

performing ensemble has repre-

sented Brooks DeBartolo at this

event.

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Phoenix Pride receives special

nomination

BDCHS Athletics has been nomi-

nated by the Florida High School

Athletic Association for the

Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship

Award. This award recognizes

schools who had no unsports-

manlike conduct ejections, and

demonstrate ethical and effective

administrative practices. If chosen

the athletic department could re-

ceive a commemorative plaque and

$2,500.

Thank you to all student-athletes,

coaches and fans for your continued

sportsmanship!

A special thank you also goes out to

Athletic Director Areon Atkinson and

Assistant Athletic Director Maggie

Hedley. They work countless hours

making sure all of our student-athletes

have everything they need to perform

their best on the field!

FHSAA Sportsmanship Award - BDCHS

Miles for Moffitt Cancer Walk Sign up for “BDCHS Phoenix”

to join this year’s team

This year’s Miles for Moffitt

event will be held at USF on

Saturday, May 10th. We en-

courage parents and students

who want to register to do so

under our team, “BDCHS Phoe-

nix.” Parents will receive vol-

unteer hours for participating in

this school related community

event for a great cause.

Phoenix shirts can be

ordered by contacting

Mrs. Dorta

(idorta@bdchs.org).

Shirts are $12 and or-

ders must be placed by

April 30th.

We ask participants to

bring water and/or

healthy snacks for our

base camp and we

hope to see you at the

event on May 10th!

BDCHS student performance

Senior Chorus student Janisa Av-

iles will be competing in Festa

Italiana’s “Italian Idol” this Satur-

day, April 5th in Ybor City from

12:00 to 4:00PM. If she wins, she

will perform again on Sunday

April 6th at 12:00PM. The com-

petition event on Saturday is free

and open to the public, and the

Sunday “Main Event” is $5.00

before April 5th and $10.00 on the

day of the event.

Win or lose, BDCHS Athletics prides

itself on displaying sportsmanship at all

times.

Visit http://

www.festaitalianatampa.com/

festasunday.html for more infor-

mation.

Concert Band a Success at 1st Florida Bandmasters

Above: BDCHS teachers and students joined forces

in 2013 to raise money for cancer.

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A BDCHS yearbook

highlights all the hap-

penings of the year,

and includes those fa-

mous portrait pages

we love to look at

years later.

BDCHS College Acceptances

2014 Yearbooks on Sale If you haven’t pre-ordered a

2014 Paragon yet, it’s not

too late!

Click here and use the

BDCHS code: 9248314.

Interested in paying by

check or in installments?

Email the Yearbook Advisor

at nsturtzel@bdchs.org.

This year’s theme is

“Beyond” and captures the

highlights of this exciting

2013-14 school year. Pur-

chase a book that your stu-

dent will cherish for many

years to come.

Pre-order price remains $80.

When these run out the cost

goes up. Check out same of

the great pages and layouts

here!

Class of ‘14 Important Dates Congratulations to more

members of the Class of

2014!

Ryan Fitzpatrick - Stetson

University

Ibrahim Apata - More-

house College

College Application Ques-

tions? Contact Student Ser-

vices:

egommermann@bdchs.org

Above: This year’s cover includes the face of

every BDCHS student! An impressive design.

Order your book at ybpay.lifetouch.com or click

on the link to the left.

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P A G E 6

Elections are being

held at the next PAC

meeting, which is

Tuesday, April 8

@ 6pm in the cafe!

Sign-UP to volunteer - We need your help!

PAC Corner - 14-15 Positions The purpose of the Parent Advi-

sory Council (PAC) is to provide

support for the school, opportuni-

ties for parent involvement, and to

enhance open lines of communi-

cation with all stakeholders.

The following PAC Board posi-

tions are available for the 2014-

2015 school year. If you are inter-

ested in any of these positions,

please email me at

PAC.BDCHS@gmail.com.

President: The president is

BDCHS’s PAC spokesper-

son. This individual sets the

agenda, directs and moni-

tors Executive Board meet-

ings and the general PAC

meetings. The president

also directs and supervises

all officers and chair peo-

ple, and is responsible for

monitoring the PAC budget

and PAC goals.

VP Programs: Monitors

the development of PAC

programs and various

BDCHS projects. Oversees

the following chairmen:

Hospitality, Clothes Closet,

BDCHS Teach-In, Carpool,

4th of July and Gasparilla

Parades, Teacher Apprecia-

tion Week, and other up-

coming programs.

VP Fundraising: Respon-

sible for overseeing fund-

raising campaigns spon-

sored by BDCHS PAC.

This includes monitoring of

committee chairs for each

fundraising event, Fall Fes-

tival, Phoenix Fund, Spring

Flea Market, etc.

Treasurer: Shall have cus-

tody of all receipts for

BDCHS PAC. Keeps accu-

rate account of receipts and

expenditures and shall make

disbursements in accor-

dance with the approved

budget as authorized by the

BDCHS PAC. Presents a

financial statement at every

monthly meeting and at

other times when requested

by the Executive Board.

Uses Money Minder non-

profit software. The treas-

urer works with the

school’s Business Manager

to maintain the account.

Recording Secretary: Must be present at all Ex-

ecutive Board and General

BDCHS PAC meetings.

Responsible for keeping

minutes of meetings and

sending out minutes via

email prior to the following

meeting. Monitors the PAC

gmail email account,

PAC.BDCHS@gmail.com.

Coordinates with BDCHS

personnel submission of

information for the BDCHS

newsletter and voicemail

blasts.

Corresponding Secretary: Responsible for communi-

cating all PAC information

to outside sources such as

local newspaper. Prepare all

written communications as

directed by the PAC Execu-

tive Board. Oversee all ad-

vertising of events and pub-

lications internal and exter-

nal.

Other Key Chair positions

available include: Volun-

teer Coordinator, Fall Festi-

val, Phoenix Fund, Spring

Flea Market, Clothes

Closet, Hospitality, Car-

pool, Education Committee

Rep, Recruitment Commit-

tee Rep, Grade Representa-

tives, and Parent Board

Rep.

Click on the links below to sign-up to vol-

unteer for upcoming school events:

Ice Cream Social Hand Out Flyers Honor Roll Breakfast

Left: The Rodriguez

and Canerday families

give much of their time

(and food) to the base-

ball team.

Congratulations to BDCHS

student-athletes

Jio Molina and Kiyani

Breaux for being selected

to receive the Heart of A

Champion Scholarship.

The Heart Award is a

$1,000.00 scholarship be-

ing given by Robert Gries

Jr. to one male and female

high school senior athlete

at each Hillsborough

County High School and

select Hillsborough

County private schools.

These two seniors were

selected for their leader-

ship and dedication

throughout the year.

BDCHS coaches sang

their praises and impor-

tance to team chemistry

this season.

Above: Breaux and Molina were both key senior leaders on their respective

basketball teams this season.

NHS Induction Ceremony Student Induction is special

Honor

BDCHS National Honor

Society recently inducted its

newest members on Thurs-

day, April 3rd. Families,

friends, and teachers were

on hand to celebrate these

students’ accomplishments.

BDCHS NHS Members:

Caleb Acquah

Maame-Yaa Asare

Jennifer Ascano

Breana Barker

Kay Barnley

Tatiana Browne

Kiana Blaine

Kelsey Bocchino

Trysten Cahl

Megan Chandler

Iris Cordova

Schylar Crampshee

John David

Reana Davis

Anthony Diaz

Brianna Doan

Elisabeth Sorondo

Cindy Fernandez

Marie Ficca

Andrea Findley

Keziah Flores

Rebecca Gleason

Mariah Grossman

Sheyene Grubbs

Genesis Grullon

Avery Hoag

Kameo James

Thurben James

Jeremy Jones

Theresa Kimball

Franklyann Knowles

Elizabeth Laches

Makenzie Young

Jonathan LaRosa

John Larson

Theophilius Lassey

Emily McLean

Hannah McNeely

Kenneth Neads III

Kristina O'Keefe

Autumn Oliver

Kyle Parrish

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Heart of a Champion Scholarship Winners

Hannah Perry

Alexis Santoyo

Anisa Scott

Jonathan Simmons

Aikeem Sims

Nisrein Suleiman

Edward Thinger

Destanee Villarini

Grace Weesner

Crystal Zayas

Above: Club Moderator Ms. Kelly Campbell

presents each NHS member with certifi-

cates.

“Progress is

the name of

the game.”

- Coach Gale

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P H O E N I X N E W S

Phoenix Sports Corner Coach Gale brings great

enthusiasm to new and fast

improving tennis program

“It seemed like yesterday

when the inaugural year of

tennis kicked off and the

student athletes were fright-

ened, apprehensive, trepida-

tious, and stomachs unset-

tled,” Coach Gale said.

“Now, 1 month later and the

progress is like night and

day.”

This was Coach Gales’s

analysis just a few weeks

ago as he described

BDCHS’ pioneer tennis

players. Since then, many

players have won their first

matches and are wrapping

up the season this week in

District Tournament play.

“G” Week Gatorade paid BDCHS a visit on Wednesday afternoon. Over 70 BDCHS student- ath-

letes attended this free event that educated them about the importance of proper nutri-

tion and hydration.

Thank you to our partners in education!

We are still in need of sponsorships for the

following rooms:

TV Studio

Media Center

Gymnasium

2 Technology Labs

2 Math classrooms

2 English classroom

3 Social Studies Classrooms

Fifth Third Bank

Derrick Brooks Charities, Inc.

DeBartolo Holdings

Kazar Electric

PDQ

Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce

The Cummings Group

Today’s Janitorial Service

Wells Fargo Bank

Lee Roy Selmons

Hillsborough Community College

University of South Florida

University of Tampa

Saint Leo University

Kitchen/Cafeteria - Chris Sullivan Founda-

tion

Fitness Center/Trail – Maney Gordon, P.A.

Science Lab – Asher DeBartolo Heldfond

Band Classroom – Lisa DeBartolo & Don

Miggs

Student Services/College Resource Center –

Wells Fargo

Math Classroom - David Mallitz & Family

Math Classroom - Geza Henni & Family

Terrace – Lee Roy Selmons

East Hallway - New Tampa Pediatric Dental

English Classroom – Apheta Family Offices

English Classroom – Elizabeth & Mike

Weems

Social Studies – Boys and Girls Club of

Tampa Bay

Foreign Language – Nikki DeBartolo &

Chad Chronister

Foreign Language – Matassini Law Firm

Conference Room – Jean & Jim Palermo

West Hallway –Karen & Lawrence Liebers

Science Lab – Broadrick Family Foundation

Inc.

PE/Health Classroom – McIlwain & Chiar-

monte

If you’re interested in sup-

porting one of these great

needs, contact Ms. Lydia Per-

nas at lpernas@bdchs.org.

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