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October 2014 Bishop McNamara’s Family Newsletter Vol. 25, No. 3
Bishop McNamara High School • 6800 Marlboro Pike • Forestville, MD 20747 • 301-735-8401 • http://www.bmhs.org
Homecoming Dance Saturday, October 4th; 8-11 p.m.
Tickets: $8.00 single; $15.00 couple
Only 650 tickets will be available and all tickets are sold in advance (no tickets will be available at the door). Tickets will be sold during lunches only starting on Monday, Sep-tember 29th and continue through the week until we sell out. Purchase your tickets early before they sell out! There will be no admittance after 9pm and once admitted, students may not leave the dance until 11pm. The dress is “semi-formal”- Gentlemen are required to wear a suit or blazer with a dress shirt and tie, dress slacks, and dress shoes. Tennis shoes or shoes resembling tennis shoes are not permitted for boys or girls. Ladies must wear semi-formal attire that reflects mod-esty. Bare midriffs, short skirts, or any other inappropriate clothing is not permitted at the dance. Young ladies should wear apparel with a modest neckline. The school administra-tors are the sole arbiters regarding appropriate dress. All guests must have a Dance Guest Permission Form. The dance is sponsored by the Senior Class.
Progress Reports
Progress Reports will be available on the parent portal after 4pm on Tuesday, September 30th– none will be mailed.
Instructions to gain access to the Parent Portal: Go to BMHS.org Click on the link symbol in the top right corner. Click on “Parent Portal” Click on “Go to Parent Portal” Log in is the same for both parent/guardian and student Forgot password? Email [email protected]
There are many resources available for your child should he/she need additional help. Students having trouble in a particular class may always speak with the teacher to schedule extra help during study halls, before or after lunch, or before or after school. The Counseling Center also offers a peer tutoring program ~ interested students should speak with his/her counselor to be matched with an appropriate peer tutor. Also,, the following departments offer regular after school help:
Math Power Hour ~ Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 in the library Modern & Classical Languages ~ Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 in the cafeteria (Senior Lounge). If you have any questions, about your child’s progress report, please contact the teacher or your child's guidance counselor at 301-735-8401: Ms. Di Clemente (Freshman Counselor ) ~ Ext. 145 or [email protected] Ms. Wilson (Sophomore Counselor ) ~ Ext. 143 or [email protected] Ms. Owens (Junior Counselor ) ~ Ext. 146 or [email protected] Ms. Treichel (Senior Counselor , A-K) ~ Ext. 140 or [email protected] Ms. Auchmoody (Senior Counselor , L-Z) ~ Ext. 144 or [email protected]
Winter Dress Code Begins Tuesday, October 28th--Be prepared! Consult pages 41-45 of your Student/Parent Handbook and Agenda. All students should have their blazers by this date. Questions? Contact Ms. Hayes at 301-735-8401 x119 or [email protected].
Used Uniforms Sale Friday, October 10th; 3-6 PM
Alumni Hall (in Mt. Calvary parking lot)
Contact Eva Stattel at [email protected]
STUDENTS BEGIN WEARING BLAZERS
ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
Homecoming Spirit Week Homecoming Daily Themes
Monday, September 29th-Class Color Day! Outfits should be at least 50% of your class color. 2015-Orange 2017 Red 2016-Purple 2018 Blue Tuesday, September 30th-Twin Tuesday-Find a friend (or friends) and match your outfits! 3:30pm Men’s Varsity Soccer vs. Gonzaga 5:30pm Women’s Varsity Volleyball vs. Paul VI Wednesday, October 1st –Wacky Wednesday-Dress as cRa-Zy as you can! (While adhering to the dress code of course!) 4pm Girls varsity Soccer vs. Wash. International School Thursday, October 2nd-Throwback Thursday-Dress in clothes from your favorite time period, 60s, 70s, 80s! Friday, October 3rd-Maroon and Gold Day! Go All Out to Show Your Mustang Spirit!!! Pep Rally 4:00pm Boys Varsity vs. Paul VI Saturday, October 4th 9:00am Alumni Soccer Game 2:00pm Varsity Football vs. Archbishop Carroll; Alumni 5th Quarter immediately following game. 8:00pm Homecoming Dance (Fine Arts Gym)
See the Athletic Calendar at www.bmhs.org/athletics for up-to-date information.
THE MUSTANG SHOP
50th Anniversary items are now on sale on the Mustang Shop Web Site. Order your 50th Anniversary Pins, 50th Anniversary Polo shirts, 50th Anniversary water tumblers and 50th Anniversary Wine Carafe and Wineglasses .
Graduation Diploma Forms Due October 10th
Forms verifying students’ correct names and spelling were distributed to all senior parents at College Information Night or to the students via in-school mail. They are due to Mrs. Mendiola in the counseling center by October 10th.
Theatre Program presents
2014 Fall Musical In The Heights
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Performances; Fri & Sat Nov. 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30pm Sunday, November 16 & 23 at 2:00pm
All tickets are $10.
Watch the BMHS Website for online ticket sales.
Questions? Email [email protected]
12:00 Noon Dismissal — October 15th
Students must make arrangements to be picked up immediately after school. After school study hall IS NOT offered on half days. Students on campus one hour after dismissal will be asked to leave the campus.
Picture Make-Up Day
LifeTouch Photography will be here October 15th for picture make-up day from 11:15am to 1:00pm for underclassmen make up pictures. If you have previously ordered a picture packet, please return it when you sit for your make up picture. If you have not previously taken a picture this will be your last chance to be photographed to be in the yearbook! Senior portrait make ups will also be October 15th. Appointment cards for senior portraits scheduled this day will be mailed by LifeTouch. Contact LifeTouch customer service at 800-445-1189 or [email protected] with any questions.
NHS Information
National Honor Society applications for those eligible were distributed at the end of September. Transfer students must be at McNamara at least one semester to be considered. Questions? Contact Ms. Corley at linda.cor [email protected]
Induction Ceremony is Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 at 6:30 PM
FINE ARTS NEWS
CLAIRE’S GOURMET Sept 9-October 6, 2014
Please support the BMHS dance program by placing your order with our Dancers.
Thanks for your support! Orders Due: October 6th and 7th, 2014 Order Pick Up: Oct. 23, 2014, 3-6 pm in main concourse.
Attention Seniors
Thursday, Nov 13th (Girls) & Friday, Nov 14th (Boys) During all 4 lunch periods
Balfour will be here to get the seniors' measurements for their caps & gowns and to take their graduation announcement orders. Seniors must return the order form with height and weight, even if they do not wish to order announcements.
Citrus, Citrus, Citrus! The Band, Choir & Orchestra programs are selling Florida Indian River Citrus to raise money for the Music Trip to Atlanta in April 2015.
First Sale Dates: October 6th – October 24th, 2014 First Citrus Pickup: November 17th, 18th, or 19th (Exact date will be announced)
Second Sale Dates: October 27th - November 14th, 2014 Second Citrus Pickup: December 9th, 10th, or 11th (Exact date will be announced)
Orders can be placed online at BMHS.org or with any Band, Orchestra, or Choir student to make a
BMHS Fine Arts Guest Artist Series
FADE Colloquium The Lyric Brass Quintet
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014; 7:00 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre
Free and Open to the Public! We hope to see you there!
Tri-M Music Honors Society Induction Ceremony
Wednesday, October, 22nd 7:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Theater
Free and Open to the Public
Class of 2016 Parents MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
The Junior Class Commissioning Ceremony has been scheduled for
January 29th at 6:00pm.at Mt. Calvary Church
Labels for Education The Parents’ Club is collecting labels from Campbell prod-ucts (soups and juices including V8), Prego, Pepperidge Farm, Swanson Broth, and Franco-American Gravies to earn free merchandise for McNamara. Check www.labelsforeducation.com for new partners in Labels for Education or for more information.
Please contact Sandi Hodges at 301-868-2402 with ques-tions. Collection box is located in the main office.
The BMHS ParentBoard members, our new principal and hear an informative talk by Mr. Gwyeth Smith, a nationally re-nowned guidance counselor who speaks at prestigious high schools across the country, about the college ad-missions process. Mr. Smith has written about the college admissions process for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Newsweek. Following the talk, Mr. Smith will answer questions from the audience.
Parent Volunteer Service Opportunities Alice Case, Parent Volunteer Service Hours Coordinator , may be reached at 301-735-8401 x122, e-mailed at [email protected] or faxed at 301-735-0934.
Fall Phonathon: Volunteers needed. Three-hour shifts are available for volunteers to call alumni, parents and current donors: October 12th (2-5pm and 5-8pm) and October 13th, 15th & 16th (6-9pm).
Each 3 hour shift counts as 5 hours of service. Contact Alice Case at [email protected] or 301-735-8401 x122.
Hospitality Committee: Looking for volunteers to join or lead the Hospitality Committee for the 2014-2015 school year. For more details contact Denise Payne at [email protected]
Redskins Games: See article below for more info. Contact Ster-ling Spriggs at (301) 832-0092 or [email protected]
Tenth Annual Fall Gala: Volunteers are needed to help solicit gifts and sponsors for “Golden Gala”, November 1st. Parents interested in working on one of the committees should contact Melissa Antonio Huar at 301-735-8401 x138 or email at [email protected].
Concession Stand Workers: Varsity Football: Parent Volunteers needed to work the games scheduled for Sept. 6 Georgetown Prep; Oct. 4 Archbishop Carroll; Oct. 25 St Johns; Nov. 1 Gonzaga; Nov. 8 Bishop O’Connell. Please call Diane McDuffie at 202-398-7846.
Parent Volunteers: are needed to help with Teens In Action pro-grams & activities. If interested, please contact Mrs. Pezzuto at [email protected] for more information.
**You can access the Parent Volunteer Hours brochure from the website www.bmhs.org, Parents/Parent Volunteers and then click on download Volunteer Information Form**
Redskins Games Concession Stand
BMHS has staffed a concession stand for all home football games and events at the FedEx Field for the Redskins games since the stadium opened back in 1997. The Redskins “donate” a percentage of our stand’s profits directly back to the school (almost $18,000 in 2013). This volunteer program requires 20-25 volunteers for each event (including students at least 16 years of age). ALL NEW VOLUNTEERS must attend a training session to get certified and receive a photo ID BE-FORE they can work at the stadium. ALL RETURNING VOLUNTEERS must contact Sterling Spriggs to get their badge reprinted. Registration with Sterling Spriggs is required for all training sessions. Training Dates: Saturday, September 6th @ 10:00 am, Sunday, October, 26th @ 11:00 am, Monday, November 10th @ 6:30 pm
Please RSVP to Sterling Spriggs if you are a returning volunteer or new volunteer and interested. New Volunteers cannot be added to our “approved” list of volunteers without this training. Please contact Sterling Spriggs at [email protected] or 301-832-0092 for more info or to sign up.
Dates Event Event Time Call/Reporting Time
Mon. Oct. 6 Seattle Seahawks 8:30 PM 4:30 PM
Sun. Oct. 19 Tennessee Titans 1:00 PM 9:00 AM
Sat. Nov. 1 Navy vs. Notre Dame TBD TBD
Sun. Nov. 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 PM 9:00 AM
Sun. Dec 7 St. Louis Rams 1:00 PM 9:00 AM
Sat. Dec 20 Philadelphia Eagles 4:30 PM 12:30 PM
Sun. Dec 28 Dallas Cowboys 1:00 PM 9:00 AM
BMHS Parent’s Club Meeting Join us for our next Parent’s Club meeting
October 28 Applying for Financial Aid and Scholarships
6:30 Light Dinner – 7:00 Meeting
2014-2015 Meeting Schedule & Topics
December 2, 2014 Effective Study Techniques
Test Preparation & Planning
January 20, 2015 Internship & Volunteer Fair
Service & Summer Opportunities
February 24, 2015 Social Media Do’s and Don’ts
Cyber Bullying
April 21, 2015 Parent’s Club Elections
Upcoming Events in November
1 Fall Gala
4 NO SCHOOL– Election Day
5-7 Junior Kairos Retreat
8 SAT at McNamara (Center #21291)
9 Admissions Open House 12:30-4:00pm
11 NO CLASSES
8-11am Report Card Conferences
12-2pm Senior College App. Session
14-16 Fall Musical “In The Heights”
18 6pm Fall Sports Awards Ceremony
19 Thanksgiving Liturgy
20 6:30-9pm Senior Thanksgiving Dinner
21-23 Fall Musical “In The Heights”
24-28 NO SCHOOL—Thanksgiving Recess
28 6:30pm Alumni Basketball Game
Bishop McNamara presents:
Golden Gala 10th Annual Fall Gala
Silent and Live Auction Entertainment * Dinner
Saturday, November 1, 2014; 6:00 pm Semi-formal Dress
Tickets Price$75/person ($85 after Oct.15th)
Workshops every Thursday starting at 6:00pm in Alumni Hall
Do you have a service or item to donate? Advertise your company in the Gala Pro-
gram Sponsorships Available
Donations of wine needed Please visit our Golden Gala page
on the school website for more information or contact Melissa Antonio Huar at
301-735-8401 x111 or [email protected]
Fall Gala Gift Items Include:
Redskin Suite
Jewelry
Weekend Get-a-ways
Dining Experiences
and so much more...
to donate, please contact Melissa Antonio Huar at 301-735-8401 x138 or
COUNSELOR’S CORNER
Once again the Counseling Department is here to support the personal, academic, spiritual, college and career de-velopment of each student. During the month of October, we will be coordinating three very important events to help accomplish our goals:
Wednesday, October 15th is standardized test day for our freshmen, sophomore and junior classes.
Freshmen will take the ReadiStep, which measures the skills students need to be on track for success in college and careers. It is the first step on the College Board’s College Readiness Pathway, an integrated series of assessments that will include the PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT in the future.
Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the PSAT with writing in preparation for the SAT. The juniors will also be participating in the National Merit
Scholarship Program.
Counselors will be speaking to the students in early October to prepare them for Testing Day. At that time, students will receive a practice test and their testing room assignments. The English and Math Departments will also spend some time in class helping to prepare students for the tests.
On Testing Day, ->All freshmen, sophomores and juniors will report directly to their assigned testing room at the regular time. ->Students must be on time; in accordance with test-ing guidelines, students who arrive after the 1st Period bell will not be permitted to test.
->Room assignments will be posted throughout the school and on the counseling page of the BMHS website in the week leading up to the exam. ->Students must be in full uniform with two sharpened #2 pencils and their calculators. ->Students should be well rested and have eaten a nutritious breakfast. ->Testing will end at approximately 11:30a.m. and stu-dents should arrange to be picked up immediately after school. If you have any questions please call the Counseling Center.
Tuesday, October 7th at 6:00pm is the Sophomore Parent meeting. Please join us in the Fine Arts Theatre for an introduction to your student’s new counselor, Ms. Dannel Wilson, who will talk about the PSAT test-ing, college planning with Naviance and the specific chal-lenges facing your sophomore student.
Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00pm is the Freshman Parent meeting. Please join us in the Fine Arts Theatre for a meeting with Ms. Erica Di Clemente, our
freshman counselor. Ms. Di Clemente will discuss the transition from middle school to high school,
the ReadiStep standardized testing and college planning with Naviance. We hope as many of you as possible will attend.
Please check the Counseling Center page on the BMHS website for
student enrichment opportunities, college and career fairs and workshops.
Delivery of Messages to Students In order to prevent disruptions to classes, no MESSAGES will be delivered to students except in extreme emergency.
Attendance Office Notes 301-735-8401 x149
Correct procedure for absent or early dismissal stu-dents: Contact Attendance. Attendance will notify all teachers concerned. This is a system that has worked for many years, please follow.
Early Dismissal—if your child needs to leave early for an appointment, please call beforehand or send in a note in the morning. Early dismissals without advance notice are very disruptive to the classroom routine.
Absences—please contact the Attendance office to report absences by 10am. Students should bring a note to the At-tendance Office when they return from an absence. Students will be allowed to make up any missed work upon their re-turn from an Excused Absence. Travel and vacations are not excused absences!
Tardies/Absences—All students arriving to school at or after 8:00 must sign in at the Attendance Office. Each tardy and/or absence your student incurs appears on their college transcript.
Sick Students If your student is sick (fever and/or vomit-ing) in the morning, please do not send them to school. They can make up all their work upon their return. Students who become sick during the day will call a parent/guardian from the Attendance Office to be picked up.
Contacting teachers
Email: please remember to insert your child’s name under “subject” in your email.
Voice mail message through our main line: 301-735-8401.
Schedule an appointment through your counselor.
Parents may not “drop in” to meet with a teacher without an appointment.
Admissions Open House Sunday, November 9th 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Prospective students and their families are invited to attend the annual Open House
Meet with faculty
Tour the school
Discover the educational opportunities available at McNamara
Encourage your friends & relatives who are interested in McNamara to attend. For more info call Pat Garber in the Admissions Office at 301-735-8401 x113.
From the Admissions Office Parents of current 8th graders are invited to contact the Admissions Office to schedule a shadow visit, “Be a Mustang for a day.” Dates are filling quickly. Please contact Mrs. Garber (301-735-8401 x113 or [email protected]) or Mr. Southworth (x102 or [email protected]).
Online registration for the admissions exam (HSPT) is available at www.ADW.org Students from non-Catholic elementary schools and transfer students into the 10th grade should register for the HSPT as soon as possible. Pre-registration is required. Bishop McNamara will be a test site on December 13th.
Class of 2019 Applications Application deadline for the Class of 20189 is Decem-ber 15, 2014. Applications are cur rently being ac-cepted. Call Patricia Garber at 301-735-8401 x113 with any questions.
Emergency Information Sheets are necessary for every student in the event of an emergency. All forms should have been turned in to the Main Office the first week of school. PLEASE remind your child to return his/her sheet as soon as possible.
Saturday detentions will be given if your student’s Emergency Form is not on record.
Bus Transportation
There are still opportunities for our families to utilize either one way or round trip bus transportation to/from school. For more information, please contact Mr. Her-man Gloster, Assistant Admissions Director, at [email protected] or 301-735-8401 x 108. Space is available; annual commitment required.
Financial Aid 2015-2016 School Year
Bishop McNamara High School
Tuition Grant Program FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment Service will once again conduct the financial need analysis for the upcoming school year. Families requesting consideration for financial aid must apply on-line and submit the necessary supporting documen-tation directly to FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. The online application will be available November 1, 2014 at www.factstuitionaid.com .
Paper applications are not available.
2015-2016 Archdiocesan Financial Aid Forms Applications will be available on October 1, 2014 at the
Archdiocese of Washington website tuition assistance page (site.adw.org/tuition-assistance ).
Make sure you download forms for 2014-2015 school year.
Please pay careful attention to the deadline of December 6th
No late applications are accepted.
FACTS Tuition Management Payments are deducted on either the 1st, 5th, 15th or 20th of each month. If you have any questions about your tuition account, please contact Mrs. Gessner at 301-735-8401 x158 or [email protected]..
SchoolReach Notification Please make sure to contact [email protected] if you need to change your contact information- including EMAIL and phone num-bers or if you have any questions. Please indicate in your email your student’s name.
School Closing Policy Bishop McNamara High School generally follows the Prince George’s County Public
Schools policy(www1.pgcps.org) in regard to cancellation, late opening and ear ly dis-missal of students. Please listen to local radio and TV stations for announcements. BMHS school telephone message system will announce any changes.
Families should, however, access local media, the school website or call the school to check for special information regarding BMHS in the event that the school schedule differs from the decision made by PG County. An evaluation by the BMHS administration will de-termine whether or not after school/evening events will take place in the event of an early dismissal.
Unplanned Canceled School Distance Learning: After two days of canceled school, one Maroon day and one Gold day, assignments will be posted on teachers’ websites by 9am for each day from there on after. Students are expected to work from a distance to maintain the learning process. These distance learning assignments will be for the classes scheduled on each day that was canceled, after the first two days.
Introducing the new BMHS Website and Maccess!
BMHS Website We are very excited about the launch on September 2nd of our new fresh, inviting, and user-friendly website! With this eye-catching and easy to navigate website, it provides all families and friends of Bishop McNamara High School the opportunity to communicate effectively throughout our community. Whether you want to view our mission statement, information on your student's Social Studies teacher, need to know the time of the Fine Arts play or the location of to-day's game --it is all here! And, the entire web experience automatically adapts your page to fit perfectly to the screen size of whatever device you are using, whether it be a large PC monitor or the small screen on your smartphone. There is even an iPhone App!
Student Maccess Students often drive change and innovation when it comes to technology in education. Introducing: the newBMHS Mac-cess Learning Management System, which combine to transform a student's learning landscape. BMHS stu-dents discover the robust online experiences and on-demand content, within a schoolwebsite, that changes and evolves the classroom into something that goes beyond the brick and mortar of our school. The entire web experience automati-cally adapts your page to fit perfectly to the screen size of whatever device you are using, whether it be a large PC moni-tor or the small screen on your smartphone or using the iPhone App!
Maccess for Parents The new BMHS Website and Maccess Learning Management System bridge the school-to-home communication. It helps to answer questions all parents want to know like: What's for lunch? Where is the game and how do I get there? When's the play and how to buy tickets? Where's that form? What assignments does my child have? How do I reach a teacher?
Our new system will be easy to access, maintain personal contact with Faculty and Staff, while ensur-ing your student's information is secure. The new format combines calendars, resources, news, classroom content, directory information and so much more into a single view to find information quickly. Automatically sized to your device, with the added advantage of an iPhone App. Coming in October! Watch for an email with all your access information. For more information, go to www.BMHS.org/
Teens In Action
meet weekly at Bishop McNamara High School in the School Library. The main meeting is on Thursdays with small groups meeting at various times throughout the week and weekends for service projects and leadership opportuni-ties. We are currently recruiting adult mentors to mentor service projects and to meet with youth in the the Waldorf, Bowie, Forestville, Fort Washington and Clinton areas These adults will meet in public places near students homes to help them with planning and implementing service projects. For more info and complete a mentor application, please contact Mrs. Pezzuto at [email protected] or [email protected].
Assistance is needed to help with the Teen Driving Safety Program- Our first events take place the third week of October. If you work for a company that is involved in driving, auto Maintenance, Public Safety- fire or Police, Insurance, or other groups inter-ested in Teen Health and Safety --Driving Safety, or Pedestrian Safety we need your help to educate our community. please con-tact Mrs. Pezzuto at [email protected] or [email protected].
We are planning Service Learning Road Trips for students. These are 3 day weekend trips that engage students in intentional ser-vice projects around a variety of themes including working with Children living in poverty, working with frail adults and those living in poverty, Working with the disabled, working with those who are economically poor, conducting Environmental Project along side a variety of populations including children, adults, and seniors who are economically poor and much more. Chaperones are needed to assist with these programs. please contact Mrs. Pezzuto [email protected] or [email protected].
Teens in Action Shirts for this year-- We are having a design contest for a new Teens in Action Shirt. For more info attend a teens in action Meeting or contact Mrs. Pezzuto
We need help making a movie on Teens in Action Service Activities. If you are talented and can help us--contact Mrs. Pezzuto . Please contact Mrs. Pezzuto at [email protected] or [email protected].
For an update on what's going on in Campus Ministry, check out the BMHS Campus Ministry blog at http://bmhsministry.com/
HOLY CROSS SERVICE PROGRAM
Service Agreement & Action Plan: All students must complete and submit the Service Agreement & Action Plan. Without this, student service hours will not be recorded. The document is being distributed in Theology classes and is available through the Holy Cross Service class in Maccess. Once this form is completed, it should be turned in to Campus Ministry.
Updated Contract Format: The Christian Service Contract has been modified. Please make sure students are using the most updated version, which is available for download through the school’s website.
Summer Service Hours: Students who did any 2014-2015 Holy Cross Service hours during the summer must submit their completed Christian Service Contracts by October 6th to the Campus Ministry office.
Service Reflection Papers: Every student is required to complete a reflection paper about his/her service experience, each school year. The assignment instructions are available through the Holy Cross Service course in Maccess. The completed paper is due by April 27, 2015. To submit the assignment, students will upload their typed paper into the DropBox on Maccess.
Service Sites: Pre-Approved Lists: Each grade level has its own list of pre-approved service sites, which provides a good starting-point in finding a place to volunteer. Students may choose to volunteer with any of these pre-approved sites (for their grade level). Lists can be accessed through the school’s website through the Faith & Service section. Approval of Sites not on Pre-Approved Service Site List: If a student wishes to volunteer with an organization that is not on their pre-approved list, they can submit it for review via the Approval Request Form. This on-line form is accessible through the school’s website in the Faith & Service section. Campus Ministry reserves the right to reject the hours for credit if the request is not completed in advance. Requests for approval cannot be submitted through email.
October/November Events Daily Mass at 7am in the Chapel Holy Cross Liturgy, Monday, October 20th at 8:15am Kairos Retreat, Wednesday, November 5th through Friday, November 7th Thanksgiving Liturgy, Wednesday, November 19th at 8:15 am
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Winter Sports Practices start November 8th
All students participating in a winter sport must have a current Physical and Medical Evaluation Form (dated after June 1, 2014), the Concussion Form and an Emergency Medical Authorization for Athletic Par-ticipation Form on file. All forms can be found on the BMHS website under "Athletics Downloads" on the Athletics page. For additional questions, contact Jessi-ca Nash ([email protected]).
Home Football Games Sat. 10/4, 2pm vs Arch. Carroll (Homecoming) Sat. 10/25, 2pm vs St. John's College HS Sat. 11/1, 2pm vs. Gonzaga Sat. 11/8, 2pm vs Bishop O'Connell
Adults: $5.00 BMHS Students with current ID cards: Free
From our Athletic Director, Tony Johnson
Welcome to the 2014 Fall season. This year br ings about the hope of new beginnings. Each of our fall ath-letic teams have prepared with great vigor for what hopes to be a promising athletic season. While victories on the field remain the primary goal of our school com-munity, we also recognize there are victories that come off the field that excite us as well. What you do in the stands sets the tone for how our community is repre-sented. Let us together strive to celebrate our victories with humility and deal with our defeats with dignity. Good sportsmanship from our players, parents, stu-dents and fans is a necessary ingredient for success with integrity to be achieved. You can help us create a “competitive exhibition of skills in a Christian educa-tional setting” by being supportive of our players and coaches. The athletic fields are an extension of our classrooms and our coaches are an extension of our faculty. We come together with you to provide our stu-dents-athletes with the support that they will need for a successful season. We look forward to an exciting sea-son of play and a year that we can all enjoy. Good luck and GO MUSTANGS!
For athletics updates, please visit the athletics' webpage at www.bmhs.org/athletics. Click on Teams & Schedules for individual sports or Athletics Calendar to view all that is going on in athletics.
2014 White House Ornament —$19 each
Contact Peggy Shelton at 301-292-7515,
Proceeds benefit the Men’s Soccer Teams
available now in school see Mrs. Walther in the Main Office
Driver’s Education Class Driver’s Education Class
Bishop McNamara is offering Driver’s Education classes on campus through Greg’s Driving
School. The class will cost $350 per student and students can be registered online at http://www.gregsdrivingschool.net/. The next course will be offered on
October 14th-27th, from 3:15 pm-6:30pm.
Class on October 15th will run from 11:45-3:00. Please contact [email protected]
with any questions.
ATHLETIC NEWS
FACE Club will be hosting
MONSTER BASH Thursday, October 30, 3:30-5pm
In the cafeteria Egg rolls, games, teacher smash, haunted house
and lots of fun!!
Stay up to Date! Go to www.bmhs.org for the latest
BMHS News
Attention Sophomore Girls: DEADLINE FOR MEDICAL RECORDS
JANUARY 20TH, 2015.
A current physical is required to participate in PE II. All sophomore girls have PE II second semester. If you have not done so already, please turn the fol-lowing forms in to Mrs. Vinci in the Counseling Office: 1. Current physical. (It must cover the student through the end of the school year –6/6/14.) Sports physicals will meet our requirements. 2. Medical Authorization & Permission to Treat Form 3. Concussion Form
Reminder To Parents of Student-Athletes All those participating in Athletics need to be signed up for the Athlete Portal. Please visit the Athletics page on BMHS.org website for more details on how to sign-up.
ALL WINTER STUDENT-ATHLETES MUST BE REGISTERED BY NOVEMBER 8, 2014
Questions: Contact [email protected] or 301-735- 8401 x105