Vol. 4, Issue 8 February 28, 2009

The Official Newsletter of Beehive Science and Technology Academy

Beehive Science and Technology Academy

1011 Murray-Holladay Road Salt Lake City, UT 84117 (801) 265-2782 office (801) 618-4115(fax)

www.beehiveacademy.org

A small school with big ideas The Buzz

Volunteer

1– Daily Lunch Hour Volunteers 2– Library Overseer Volunteers 3-- Running Club Volunteers Please contact the school office at 265-2782 with your avail-ability.

School Year Reminders:

• Call in or send a note to excuse your student’s absences. The school needs to be notified within two days.

• If you are moving or

have recently changed phone numbers, please let the office know.

• Check with the office to

make sure your volun-teer hours have been recorded correctly.

Open House March 14

Early Release Mar 20

End of 3rd Quarter March 20

NO School March 23

Upcoming Events Meet David Kocak

Lunch System

To order lunch go to Hogi-

yogischoollunch.com

Spelling Bee 2009 Champion

Congratulations to Henry Korous! He attended the Salt Lake Valley Spell-ing Bee on March 7th and WON! We are so proud of Henry for studying so hard and actually winning the region’s competition. Some of Henry’s words: nostril, nasal, interrupt, adagio, angstrom, analysis, minaret, pistachio, anachronism, precocious, hypocrisy, mirage. Henry will be one of only three students that will represent the State of Utah during the national competition held in Washington DC during May. Watch ESPN that will air the final stages of the competition in May. Henry’s winnings included two round trip tickets compliments of The Salt Lake Valley Journal, $1,000 scholarship money for college, a $100 savings bond, an Amazon gift card, and an enormous dictionary to be used to prepare for the national competition. Additionally, watch for Henry's story that will be covered in the next edition of all eleven Salt Lake Valley Journals delivered to your doorstep.

He was born in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. He lived in his hometown until he graduated from high school, and then attended the Uni-versity of Celal Bayar to study physics. After graduating from the University, he taught physics at a private school for three years. In 2006, he came to the United States to com-plete his master degree. He lived in Irvine and Huntington Beach, California earning his MA in Pedagogy from the University of Irvine before coming to Utah. He was hired by BSTA through ACCORD Institute in 2006 and has been teaching at Beehive Science and Tech-nology Academy ever since.

THE BUZZ, VOL 4 ISSUE 8

Hello, As the cold weather sets in on us, please take note that when the temperature drops below 32 degrees, the students are able to come into the lunchroom by 7:50a.m. They are able to study or read, something quiet while keeping warm until school starts.

Additionally, as I so much enjoy learning about our families, I’m incorporating a small weekly breakfast to accommodate my objec-tive in meeting everyone. I hope to have the opportunity to meet with all families by the end of the school year. Please await your invita-tional call to breakfast.

A great quote I recently ran across: Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none.

- Benjamin Franklin

—Mr. Frank

A Message from the Principal

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Upcoming Field Trip

On March 25, 2009 Students will be have the opportunity to attend the Cedar City Shakespeare Com-pany’s production of “Twelfth Night” which will be held at the Grand Theater. This is a small community theatre located within the Salt Lake Community Col-lege’s South City Campus.

Attention students! Currently, there are three different writ-ing contests to enter. The Water Conservation essay contest’s grand prize is $500. The Freedom Festival contest has cash prizes up to $200. The Change my World contest has a grand prize of a family vacation to Disneyland! Please see Mrs. Tracy for details. The deadlines are fast approaching so get started!

Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals

-69 cause cancer, smoking causes up to

300,000 cases of bronchitis and pneumo-

nia among infants and once inhaled smoke

reaches the brain faster then drugs. Do you

have any idea which smoking-related dis-

ease is the number one cause of death

among smokers? If you're thinking it's lung

cancer or COPD/emphysema, you're

wrong. While both of these smoking-related

diseases do claim a lot of

lives, it is heart disease

that holds the top slot in

the list of diseases that kill

smokers!

The Drama Club would like to invite all students to enter the VSA Arts script writing competition. The winner receives $2,000 and a trip to Washington DC to see their play performed. Students grades 6-12 are eligible to enter. Mrs. Fagundes is over this project. Deadline is

April 15th.

Congrats!

Congratulations to Widya Rhamadani- Her entry was chosen for the yearbook title page!!

Congratulations to Charlotte Pope- She won the free yearbook for this year!!!!

Congratulations to Travis Wald for his entry in Poetry Out Loud, heard at the Jeanne Wagner Theatre.

Mathmatters

I would like to share with you great news. Once again, our Mathcounts math team was invited to the state level along with 23 other teams from all around Utah. Now, BSTA shall host the 2nd Regional

Camp of this year for Advanced Science and Math Program (AMSP), which is a part of BSTA’s school model for gifted and talented students.

This will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2009.

Fund Raiser Student Event

BSTA is gearing up for the First Annual Dinner, “Food For Thought.” This is a dinner where people from the community come together to support our school. The event high-lights a silent auction, listening to Senator Jake Garn, followed by a fun trivia game. The Winter Dinner 09' will be held from 6 pm to 9 pm on Thursday, March 12th at La Caille Restaurant. Tickets are $50 per person. Gift Certificates are for sale at $35 per certifi-cate. These can be used after March 12, yet not on holidays nor during the month of De-cember. Please plan on joining us.

Payment of Registration Fees Due If your student is planning to attend BSTA next year,

please remember to send your registration fee for each of your children. This is fee is due March 26th.

Child Find Any parent who would like their child tested for special education, please contact Mrs.

Johansen at 265-2782 ext 108 or georgiana.johansen@beehiveacademy.org,

. She will complete a referral to see where the gap exists and will proceed as necessary.

Student Not Coming Today? Please notify the office as soon as you are able to do so if you student will not be attending school. This is im-portant as we need to know students are safe, and parents are aware they’re not in school. 265-2782 x 100.

Open Enrollment

Open enrollment began March 2nd! If you know anyone interested in Bee-hive, let them know it ’ s now open enrollment and they can now apply.

Yearbooks on Sale Now Currently $28, after March 16th $30, and can be ordered

through April 1st.

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BRING THE WORLD HOME

Share your heart, your home, Your country with a young person from abroad.

Become a Host Family! The mission of Beehive Science & Technology Academy (BSTA) is to provide an active learning environment for students from diverse backgrounds in order to enable them to develop the intellectual, linguistic, cultural, interper-sonal, and advocacy skills needed to succeed in high school, higher education, and their future career. (from Mis-sion Statement on website)

This year Beehive has four exchange students in the 11th grade.

Inez Rakhmawulan from Indonesia hosted by Saad and Sawsan Ibrahim

Kailin Gao from China hosted by JP and Victoria Bernier Widya Ramadhani from Indonesia hosted by Sami and Maysa Kergaye

Siti Abdul Hady from Malaysia hosted by Sami El-Koutli and Halimah Sallih

It is now time to plan for next year 2009-10. Won’t you open your home and share your life with a boy or girl from abroad? International exchange students arrive in August with PAX - Program of Academic Exchange on an academic home-stay program. Vicky Wason, PAX Community Coordinator is now taking applications for host families. Teens from the Italy, Germany, Thai-land, Korea, Serbia, and 30 different countries are interested in living with a Utah family and attending Beehive high school for the next academic year.

All PAX students speak English, have full medical insurance, and come with their own spending money. They also want to share the best of their culture with you! Exchanges foster understanding and love across the globe. Host families come in all shapes and sizes! All are welcome to apply including single parents, young couples and retirees. Families need only provide a place for the student to sleep and study, meals, and a warm, supportive environment. PAX Community Coordinator Vicky Wason is currently interviewing area families. She is available to meet with you to show you the profiles of arriving PAX students, so that you can choose the perfect match for your family. For more information call Vicky at (801) 908-0388 or the PAX National Office at 1 800 555-6211.

*PAX is designated an Exchange Visitor Program by the US Dept. of State.