The Eagle Eye - Bull Run Middle School
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The Eagle Eye - Bull Run Middle School
Volume 7, Issue 3 December 2008—January 2009 Bull Run Middle School The Eagle Eye To view principal messages please refer to the bullruneagles.org website. INCLEMENT WEATHER - SCHEDULE CHANGES & CLOSINGS Inclement weather occasionally causes schools to open late, close early, or close for the entire day. A decision on whether to close schools or let them remain open is generally made by 5 a.m. Radio and television stations are called between 5-6 a.m. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Science Fair Information Olweus Information 8th Grade News 2 Guidance News Clinic 3 Library News 4-5 Honor Roll 6—9 PTSO News 1011 Calendar 1314 Parents and students are requested not to call schools, school officials, or radio and television stations to find out if schools are being closed. It is essential that these telephone lines be kept open to enable schools and stations to receive notification about school closings. Parents may call 703. 791.2776 to hear a recorded message on school closing information, visit the School Division Web page at www.pwcs.edu, turn to PWCS-TV on Comcast Cable channel 18 or Verizon Channel 36, (watch PWCS-TV on the Internet), or sign up for PWCS E-news on the Web page. For more details about the school closing policies during inclement weather go to School Closing Information. A decision to close or open schools in cases of severe weather is based on the condition of the roads and the weather forecast at the time the decision is made. Weather can deteriorate or improve between the time the decision is made and the time children would normally leave for school. Road conditions may look normal in one area of the county but may be hazardous in another area. Occasionally individual schools must close because of other emergencies, such as power outages. Efforts will be made to notify parents and the public. However, parents should plan in advance to have a place for their children to stay in case schools are closed early. VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 7th Annual Science Fairs Come join the 7th & 8th grade students on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 and the 6th grade students on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 in the cafeteria to experience for yourself premier science fair projects created by our talented students. Again this year, there should be over 350 projects covering 14 scientific categories at both of these science fairs. If you were a judge last year, I will be contacting you later in the year asking for your assistance again. If you would like to be a judge, no experience is necessary and all the training materials will be provided. Volunteers for nonjudging tasks are also needed. Please feel free to contact me at troutjr@pwcs.edu if you would like to help out with our science fairs. Additional information about both science fairs can be found on the BRMS School Fusion website. Thanks in advance, John R. Trout, M.Ed. Science Fair Coordinator Olweus Bullying Prevention Program In November, Olweus class meetings focused on diversity issues and “cliques.” On November 19, 2008, students participated in “Mix It Up at Lunch Day!” Students were asked to step out of their comfort zone and take a new seat at lunch. Our students did a great job. Thank you to our Eagle Ambassadors and MAC Committee for helping out with the event. Olweus would also like to thank our Dance, Cheer, and Step teams for their great performances. In December, Olweus class meetings will focus on goal setting and random acts of kindness. 8th Grade Goes Medieval The 8th grade has planned its annual field trip to Medieval Times for April 17, 2009. All 8th grade students who meet the behavioral requirements (no referrals after March 2, 2009) are invited to attend. We will take private coaches to Hanover, Maryland. Lunch is included in the cost, as well as a very informative and entertaining show. This experience enhances students’ learning in their social studies, science and language arts classes. The cost of the field trip is $55.00 per student. Parents interested in chaperoning should contact their child’s advisory teacher. More information will be available in February. Watch for it! P AG E 2 VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 Guidance News It’s hard to believe, but we are quickly approaching interim time again. Many of you have already registered and received your EduLink password so that you can monitor your child’s progress on line. If you notice your child’s grades slipping, the first point of contact should be the teacher through email. The classroom teacher can give you specific information about how you can best help and exactly what kind of problem is occurring. If you feel the problem cannot be resolved after talking to the teacher, please contact your grade level counselor so that we can assist you. Parents of 8th graders, please continue to monitor the dates of the Specialty Program’s information night. These informational meetings are the best way to help you determine which high school is best for your child. As always, the deadline for application to Specialty Programs is February 15. You must submit an application for a Specialty Program even if that program is at your base high school. Ms. Walker and Dr. Stone will continue to be available to advise our 8th graders during the high school scheduling process. More information will be available in the next newsletter about specific dates that we will be doing high school scheduling. All of our counselors and counselors from Battlefield High School will be available to make scheduling easy for our students. Scheduling will take place in early February. 8th Grade: Ms. Walker & Dr. Stone 7th Grade: Mrs. Graney 6th Grade: Ms. Scott Guidance Aide: Ms. Daley Guidance Secretaries: Mrs. Altman and Mrs. Redic Health and Clinic Information Sarah Brodie, RN, school nurse NATIONAL HANDWASHING WEEK: December 7-13, 2008 Remember, the power to reduce or prevent the spread of illness is in your hands!! Good hand washing is the best way to avoid spreading illness-causing viruses and bacteria. Bull Run Middle School offers hand sanitizer in the cafeteria for student use. Parents are welcome to send hand wipes or gel for their student’s use or a supply for the classroom to share. Remind your students to wash their hands well and often! Here are a few other tips to help you weather the cold and flu season: · · · · · · Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth as a general rule. Germs must have access into your body in order to make you sick-your skin and mucous membranes are a great barrier. Treat mild cold/congestion symptoms prior to, or after school hours as often as possible. Students should be kept at home until they are fever-free (without medication) for 24hrs. Students who are coughing constantly or unable to contain nasal drainage should also be at home. Extra fluid is essential to hydrate the body and help resist illness: a good rule of thumb is to calculate ½ of body weight in pounds and drink that many ounces of (non-caffeine) fluid each day to stay adequately hydrated. More water is necessary when exercising. Extra rest will keep your immune system functioning and help you fight illness. When reporting an absence, please let the school office staff know your student’s symptoms: upper respiratory (cough/cold, pneumonia), flu-like illness (fever, body aches), gastro-intestinal illness (nausea/vomiting/diarrhea), or other illness. This helps us to track the frequency of certain types of illness present in our student population. This winter, enjoy the cold weather, stay active and have Healthy, Happy Holidays!! P AG E 3 VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 P AG E 4 Come do your holiday shopping at the BRMS Library in-store bookfair at: Sunday December 7 2PM-8PM Barnes & Noble th 8117 Sudley Road Manassas, VA 20109 (in the Westgate Plaza) See an exciting student art show Hear our excellent Chamber Orchestra at 3:00 PM Watch Incredible Dance Team routines at 6:00 PM BRMS Awesome Step Team performs at 7:00 PM • • • • Visit (http://bullrun-ms.schoolfusion.us/) or call (Mrs. Williams at 703-753-9969 ) for more information. VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 P AG E 5 Barnes and Noble Bookfair Vouchers Bull Run Middle School Bull Run Middle School Bull Run Middle School December 7, 2008 2 pm—7pm December 7, 2008 2 pm—7pm December 7, 2008 2 pm—7pm Barnes and Noble Barnes and Noble Barnes and Noble 8117 Sudley Road Manassas 8117 Sudley Road Manassas 8117 Sudley Road Manassas 401117 401117 401117 VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 P AG E 6 Honor Roll—First Nine Weeks 1st Nine Weeks Principal’s Honor Roll 6th Grade Samikshaya Adhikari Matthew Asper Chylene Babb Emma Boyd Morgan Burner Kristen Case Lauren Ciccone Julia Cosby Megan Daniels Andrew DeFusco Conor Dewey Ramnik Dhaliwal Jordan Dobak Katherine Douglass Austin Downing Elizabeth Finnan Claire Gloss Matthew Golder Emily Gomez Matthew Greene Kajol Gupta Kirsten Herzog Jessica Holbrook Margaret Hudak Kyleigh Hynes Holly Ingalls Laura Isbell Ryan Jakiel Monica Karas Emily Kriss Catherine Lamb Jason Lew Hyejune Limb Nicole Lyons Loren McAllen Sofia McDaniel Natalie Morrow James Otwell Devon Pratt Lauren Reheuser Allison Reichel Tayde Ana Revilak Fonseca Patrick Seise Kylie Speier Naomi Studtmann Alexis Swingle William Tickle Jr Anna Torres Timothy Toureau Jordan VanRoe Abigail Wentworth Kameron Wilhelm Grace Wilson Madalyn Young Principal’s Honor Roll 7th Grade Nikolaus Barnhill Katherine Barthelson Dominic Boykin Samantha Brosnahan Myla Brown Nicholas Bussian Ryne Caudle Ashley Chapman Michael Chehreh Jack Cunha Eduardo Davila Tallada Alyssa DeAngelus Gabrielle DeBardi Mary Dobis Joshua Fairbanks Daniel Figueroa Taylor Franklin Thomas Fricke Orbith Garcia Ellison Grove Jaclyn Hamric Katherine Iskander Madison Karegeannes Christina Kim Elizabeth Knight Kent Komine Katherine Kurz Soo Lee Derek Lew Katiso Mabulu Kathryn MacConnell Conner Maday Hope Martin Lillian Mason Robert Mello Ryan Miller Alexandra Moylan Benita Nam Connor O'Brien Tyler Ostrovecky Autumn Owens Sommer Porter Nicholas Rivera Benjamin Robson Rhiannon Sanders Sydney Sisk Kristin Smith Carlee Snyder Madison Sunderland Karen Taylor Karen Tran Kendall Trout Kristin Ullman Emily VanRoe Kaitlyn Yetman Principal’s Honor Roll 8th Grade Jumoom Ahmed Mary Alojado Sarai Arbus Andoni Arias Harnam Arneja II Margaret Bean Tyler Beans Stephanie Beaudette Nathan Blaine Emily Burtch Derrick Cardoso Abby Carter Anirudh Changkakoti Zachary Chapman Julie Craft Leslie Cruz Rivera Meredith Daniels Sierra DeBord Gabrielle DiRocco Aabha Gautam Andrew Giotta Patrick Gough Zachary Hardin Rebecca Henry Kayla Hewitt Alexandra Hickey Kimberly Howe Charles Husser Jr Briana Idrizi Jacqueline Javier Chae-Ok Jeon Kassandra Krivo Connor Lee Jae-Hyun Lee Hyebin Limb Michael Mahoney Michael Mannix Luke Mazzu Yelena Medovar Claudia Oropeza Edward Park Jacklyn Patten Benjamin Pfister Quang Pham Drew Poirier Bethany Przybocki Anastasia Rivera Daniela Rodriguez Ingrid Sandoval Samara Saunders Nicholas Sim Amrit Singh Anthony Smith Casey Stein Angela Sung Daniel Tavani Christopher Taylor Jack Taylor Tyler Theal Alexa Wagoner Faith Wells Bethany Wheaton Honor Roll 6th Grade Huda Abdulkadir Fahim Ahmed Kenikenihia Aikau Laura Alan Kyle Albert Zachary Allue Jessie Almquist Yasmeen Aloumouati Myriam Antayhua Rachel Antonious Anjelica Aquino Ana Aragon Rodriguez Alejandro Aramayo Camilo Arango Andrew Arlint Kartik Arora Michael Ascencio-Guevara Haidar Azim Wesley Bacon Alexis Barberoglou Luke Baumstark Connor Bazlamit Ethan Beach John Becerra Cassandra Bissett Nathan Bolling Danielle Boufford Courtney Bowman Katherine Boyle Gordon Bradley Michael Brock Emone'e Brown Logan Brown Logan Bruckschen Kayla Bruni Steven Buchanan John Buggy Michael Burns Rebecca Callison Efstathia Carayiannis Christopher Castor Sierra Cerniglia Savannah Cerretani Alexis Champion Nathaniel Chapman Anna Cho Jocelyn Cho Spencer Chrisman Dominick Clemente Rosemarie Clink Mary Colandene Maria Contreras Joanna Cornman Kamryn Cullen Kristen Dabu Alexandra-Kelly Dacey Karleen Daley Julie Dang Donna Darling Alexander Dean Lillian Diamond Matthew Diefes Elisia Diggs Omar Dirie Neil Doshi Abigail Dow Luke Driesell Samuel Drzal Madeline Duvall Austin Edwards Sean Ehardt Kristina Fauss Claudia Febres Christian Ferrante Brock Ferstl Jonathan Fimreite Tatiana Finley Joshua Flaherty Bailea Fleming VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 P AG E 7 Honor Roll—First Nine Weeks Jacquelyn Fleming Chun-Ting Fong Xian Forbes Sabrina Forster Sarah Fowler Anthony Fraga Grace Friedl Kristopher Gabhart Mary Gaegler Caitlyn Gallagher Matthew Gallagher Elizabeth Gangemi Yvonne Geller Jonathan Gill Brianna Gilmore Kiley Ginger Kristin Gobbi Brooke Golden Michael Gomez Lance Gomillion Luis Gonzalez Christine Gossen Margaret Gough Corinne Green James Greeves Wyatt Grove McKinley Groves Amy Guillen Megan Guthrie Caroline Guy Sean Haering Samantha Haeussler Kevin Han Ruksar Hanifi Richard Harryman Jacob Harvey Rebecca Harvey David Haynes Stephanie Hickman Nicholas Hilden Jared Holt Matthew Homnyom Rebecca Howe Brittany Hudson Hollie Hurdle Charles Hyer Jonathan Ianniello Anya Idrizi Connor Irwin Jon Jacobs Ersalan Jahangiri Cassidy Jimerson Damon Johnson Cole Johnston Luke Joslin Stephanie Judd Sung Jung Srijan Karan Kayla Kelly Thomas Kelly Jeffrey Kelso Paige Kennedy Alexander Kestenbaum Courtney Key Makayla Key Linda Kil Dae Kyung Kim Hyun Jee Kim So Jung Kim Brandon Kline Marinna Knight Victoria Krivo Alison Landrum Zachary Larison Madeline Laycock Cameron Lee Eun-Young Lee Samuel Lee Young Lee Morgan Leonard Natalie Leuenberger Jess Lewis Kevin Lewis Katelynn Linthicum John Litscher Joseph Long Paola Losada Matthew Loyaga Nicholas Ludeman Jared Lukenbill Gabriella Lutchman Haley Lysinger Taylor Lytle Brenda Macdonald Gunner MacDonald Kelsey MacKenna Megan Mahoney Lauren Maloney Alexander Manning Preston Mapp Edward Marney Meghan McDermott Sarah McDonald Jack McGeoghegan John McIntire Heather McIntosh Tiffany Meadows Alex Medovar Anthony Medovar Colson Meeks Ervin Mendizabal Elizabeth Meston Daniel Milihram Shawn Milione Alyssa Miller Lauren Milloy Alicia Mitchell Caroline Mohan Shannon Moldowan Joseph Monfort Pegah Moradi Madison Morin Noah Mormando Tiffany Mott Avi Mozumder Meryem Murphy Abigail Murray Arnav Nanda Andrew Naylor Trent Neely Alexander Neishell Joshua Newman Thomas Nichols Calvin Nisson Mallory OConnell Osawaru Oghagbon Evan Oosterveld Madison Padden Alan Pak Haydon Parham Corey Parker Scott Parker II Jalynn Payne Kyle Pederson Kyle Perry Sarah Pesce Detlev Peters IV Natalie Peterson Hailey Pfister Stephanie Pham Arion Pierre Alexandra Plaugher Emma Pointer Britney Poinvil Daniel Poirier Alejandra Portillo-Chavez Rebecca Post Andrew Powell Christopher Przybocki Samantha Pumphrey Mark Puppo Micah Quarles Alethia Quintero Alexis Reed Ariana Reeder Emily Regis Hannah Regis Jack Reiter Nicholas Ricks Erin Ritter Drew Roadarmel Nolan Robertson Devon Robinson Jordan Robson Sayed Rohani Gustavo Romero Serpas Nicolas Romero-Lovo Jayne Ross Tamana Sadat Samuel Saizan Nicole Salinas Aira Micaela Santos Rachel Saran Taylor Savage Anthony Scaramella McKayla Schaeffer Ethan Schow Matthew Scott Sedra SediQi Michaela Sedlak Zachary Sedlak Juan Segura Bhumik Shah Brooke Shank Steven Sheppard Madison Short Anmol Singh Harry Singleton III Brandon Smith Dixie Smith Gregory Smith Jr Hyun Young Son Lily Stanton Ryan Stark Hana Terrell Rithisak Thlang Tanner Thomas Henna Thukral Gabriela Tobar-Romero Micah Tortorich Alexander Trahan Clarence Tran Parker Treubert Bao Truong Leah Turner Unique Turner Kimberly Van Horn Nohemy Vaquera Reza Samuel Vargas Claudia Mae Velasco Jenna Ventura Christian Villatoro Richard Wagner Teresa Wagner Megan Wagoner Kanwalpreet Kaur Walia Kalle Wardlow Alyssa Warner Samuel Webb Erin White Virginia Whitticar Karling Wilhelm Jessica Wilkinson Kendall Williams Morgan Williams Andre Wilson Joshua Windt Tyler Wolfe Hunter Workman Mitchell Wright Seychelle xRichardson Daniel Yoo Nicholas Young Asal Yusupova Jaelyn Zeise Rachel Zernick Rebecca Zewdie Honor Roll 7th Grade Mohammad Abdo Rebecca Abel Omar Aguirre Luisa Ahearn Serna Hamnah Akmal Lexis Arensdorf Branden Arnold Anastasia Arthur Michael Asihene Iona Avor Alexander Bajbouji Reina Barahona Nicholas Barberoglou VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 P AG E 8 Honor Roll—First Nine Weeks Carlos Bazan-Alfaro Jillian Belcher De'Ja Bennafield-Fikes Jordan Blanchette John Bosque Samantha Bradley Maximilian Brady Dalton Brannan Ashleigh Bransky Jennifer Brothers Victoria Brower Andrew Bryant Kathryn Burgess Kyle Burke Mark Burns Karli Campbell Johana Campos Martinez Mia Cangiano Ryan Carneal Elisabeth Carver Galissia Cause Michael Chambers Celeste Chance Keonhee Cho Andrey Choi Corey Christensen Nicholas Cirigliano Tyriq Clay Randi Clayton Andrew Cliggott Briana Coleman Evan Collins Desiree' Cruz Cindy Cua Monroy Aidan Curran Joshua Custer Diana Dai Austin Dailey Thien Dao Nadia Davis Matthew Dehn Alonso Del-Arroyo Robert Delaney Jaime Delao Jose DelCid Frank Denniston Manuel Diaz Fuenmayor Marlyn Dominguez Matthew Dooley Neal Dora Aleena Dosky Deja Dozier Brette Driesell Jacob Dubois Erin Duray Brandon Eanes Skylar Edwards Morsal Eskandari John Eybers Jr Patrick Falk Nicholas Fargo Nicholas Feight Aura Filbert Jonathon Finley Jr Cort Fisher Kaitlin Ford Austin Fowler Kaitlyn Fowler Lauren Fraser Erin Fulton Elizabeth Gallion Alaina Gallucci Brian Ganow Brooke Gantt Christopher Garcia Daniel Gardeazabal Colleen Gawkins Dean-Anna Gayle Ashley Gibbs Ladera Gibbs Zainab Gilani Asia Giles Austin Goins Kelsey Goodwin Jaren Gregory Birna Gudmundsdottir Leigh Hall Daniel Han Gunhee Han Jessica Hardin Joseph Harris Justus Harris Matthew Hausman Kyle Henry William Hernandez Evis Hernandez-Azenon Haley Heston Jasmine Hill Kori Hill Shawn Hines Grant Hobar Dawn Hogan Morgan Hollis Brandon Hope Danielle Hornbaker Stuart Houser Erin Howell James Hraba Taryn Hunt Austin Huppert Christine Hutchinson Matthew Ibarra Eema Iftikhar Brianna Ingram Katherine Ivancic Emily Jacobius Naweed Jaghori Andrew Jatib Jessica Javier Sheila Jimenez Brianna Jones Caleb Kang Joseph Kaplan Daniel Karger-Penalosa Jessica Kaufman Drew Kerxton Rudy Kessinger Cory Key Hannah Kilby Grace Kim Miran Kim Jake Kinder Aryanna Kinkead William Ko Steven Kraft Mackenzi Kyle Kristofer Lambert Christopher Layne Nicolas LeBlanc Samantha Lebling Kristin Lee Natalie Leone David Lewis Deon Lewis Stephanie Lewis Brooke Lincoln Logan Lister Caroline Livingston Carlyle Lomax Luis Longo Timothy Lorzing Tiffany Lower Cody Lucas Joseph Macdonald Patrick MacGowan Chase MacKenna Abena Mainoo Molly Mangan Ocean Manlapaz Elijah Marrero Agar Martinez Rylie McKee Ian McVey William Miller Yelena Minasyan Zhanna Minasyan Katharine Mitchell Ethan Mohmand Sean Moldowan Philip Moon Devin Moone Patrick Moore Joseph Morris Nathan Morrison Adam Moya Zachary Muniz Amanda Najera Davan Narvaez Vannesa Nates Jeremy Nelson Stephanie Nguyen Bradley Nowak Kennedy O'Brien Matthew O'Brien Leonardo O'Gilvie DeShaun Ormond Jose Ornelas-Lopez Ivan Ortega Alvaro Ortiz Martinez Nilab Osmani Eugene Pak Rajin Palani Harold Pardo Do Park Edward Park Hyeona Park Won Sik Park Yu Eun Park Adam Parker Amanda Parnarouskis Andrew Parnarouskis Curtis Parsons Kevin Pfeifle Sebastian Phillips Lauren Pierson Drew Plott Thierry Michael Pradier Ruhe Shawn Procter Bryan Quach Haylie Reichner Gabrielle Reilly William Rhee Keon Hee Rho Chase Richardson Kaden Ring Jordan Robey Mara Robinett Aubrey Roche Isaac Roll Darion Romeo Zachary Roper Aarash Roshandel Jennifer Rutter Ahmad Salous Natalie Salter Jacqueline Sanchez Molly Saran Jada Schreibvogel Bruse Scott Joseph Sease Axel Serna Abena Serwaa Joseph Shaffer Nicholas Shannon Ryan Sharer Cassandra Sheets Stuart Shomaker Amber Shupe Sarah Shupe Mohammad Siddiqui Alexandra Siedlecki Charles Siegismund III Alana Simon Cynthia Sivick Cameron Skaff Matthew Skorija Aaron Sloss Daniel Sloss Hannah Snyder Trevon Sonnier Nicholas Sortzi Nathaniel Spooner Lexandria Stanford John Stapleton Parker Stuart Sarah Swinsky Victoria Tavenner Andrew Taylor Allison Teschke Kristoffer Thams Aiden Thompson Emma Thornberg Ryan Torres Kaylee Trautwein VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 P AG E 9 Honor Roll—First Nine Weeks Kayla Troiano Kendra Tucker Kelly Turnbull Andrew Tyson Brittany Vance Anthony Vanderveldt IV Patricia Villena John Walker Ryan Waltz Jacob Watts Tiffany Wayman Gannon Wells Nicholas Wells Abigail Wescott Jason Wheeling Justin Wilkens James Wilkinson Joseph Williams Katelyn Windsor Talia Ann Winstead William Winstead IV Dezmond Winston Devon Withers Logan Yates Honor Roll 8th Grade John Agnos Ricardo Aguilar Daphne Aguirre Sofia Alvarez Angelo Paul Andal Anthony Araujo Emily Argueta Flores Fransheska Armas Brianna Artz Brandon Attiliis Gameli Avor Kaylee Ayres Emilie Barbosa Connor Barrett Victor Bazan-Alfaro John Belotti Samantha Belotti Junior Bennin Jordan Best Jordanne Blackmon David Blackwell Kierstyn Bransky Courtney Bridges Rebecca Brothers Erin Buchanan Brock Burner Whitney Burns Garrett Butler Katherine Carroll Dominic Catacora Olivia Chan Minkui Choe Taylor Cockrell Bernard Coles IV Ethan Craig Erika Creque Veronica Crochet Raymond Carlos Cruz Juan Cua Monroy Kayla Cunha Kayleigh Dahl Zachary Dane Michael Dawson Thomas Dean III Victoria Deese Stephanie Delgado Veronica Demarest Rachel DeVore Rachel Douglass Timothy Driscoll Jessica Dubish Brandon Dukeman Jacob Duvall Natasha Dziarnowski Darrell Eiland Morteza Eskandari Devon Esteban Ryan Farthing Heather Ferguson Steven Fernandez Lauren Ferstl Alyssa Fletcher Lauren Fortner Samantha Fowler Andrew Franklin Karenna Friedl Meghan Garman Nicole Garrigan Connor Ginger Daniel Greene Nicholas Gressman Savana Griffith Jamie Hall Roman Hall Matthew Hamma Hye Jin Han Michael Hanlon Erika Harrington Emily Harris Tyler Harris Eric Hayes Christian Hernandez Kelli Herr Rachael Holt David Honkus Dane Howard Michael Hudak Katherine Irwin Kennedy Irwin Holly Jeffords Bianca Jenkins Taylor Jersey Evan Johnson Kierra Johnson LaShea Johnson Anna Johnston Noah Jones Eric Jordan Jr Allyson Keeney Jason Keller Aaliyah Kelly Chase Kennedy Rachel Kerxton Taylor Kerxton Kobrosli Mikayel Kodagolian Victoria Kushner Nicklaus Kwon Mikayla Kyle Myna La Jonathan Larios Meghan LeCaptain Jacob Leone Sean MacKenna Emanuelle Madison Craig Manning Lindsay Manning Cameron Maples Ally Marcus Paul Marinero Michael Marney Kerstenn Marrero Zachary Martin Caitlin McDermott Tiffany McKay Stuart McVey Steven Meston Marcus Milione Ryan Miller Samuel Min Sarah Mitchell Alex Moyer Lydia Mugnolo Katherine Munies Kayla Napper Alyssa Nessel Justin Nestlerode Kevin Newcomb Nicolas Newman Preston Nimtz Tori Nokes Erin O'Flynn Kofi Odum Garrett Ormond Jeffrey Overbye Cindy Park James Park Jordan Parker Kendall Parker Andrea Parsons Elena Patchan Mary Peacock Lauren Picard River Piercy Jeffrey Potter David Powell Masiha Rafiqzad Obaidullah Rafiqzad Steven Reece Samantha Reid Alexander Reynolds Christian Ricks Mariah Robinson Sadaf Rohani Jocelin Sanchez Simone Sawyer Devin Schaible Natalie Schroeder Connor Schweitzer Maria Segura Guleer Shahab Mansoor Sharifi Ryan Shelton Patrick Shire Philippe Simon Tiara Singletary Maya Sivels Sarah Sivick Justin Smith Ye Young Song Samantha Stoddard Kevin Strother Michael Sullivan Hunter Surface Ryan Swingle Daniel Tavenner Jr Sommers Taylor Alexandria Thayer Andrew Theune Alexander Thomas Andrew Thomas Vibha Thukral Tabatha Titus Ana Tobar-Romero Taylor Trace Lauren Trahan Nina Tremols Zachary Tuell Kimberly Turcios Nicole Turner Jessica Tuzo Katrina Vanderveldt Blaine Varley Michael Ventura Megan Villavicencio-DeLaFe Ian Walker Camille Wead Jeneva Weil Thomas Whitaker SaraJane White Dillon Williams Lonnie Williams Christin Woldorf Chloe Wooten Marisa Workman Brandan Worthy Dylan Yelinek Ashley Young Debres Young Danielle Zatkoff Nicole Zierke Joseph Zika VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 PA GE 1 0 PTSO News December / January 2008-09 Bingo was a blast! If you missed it, please plan on attending the next one in March. We had a lot of fun and won some really great prizes! Many thanks to Debbie Hobar for chairing this event, and to the many volunteers that helped. A job well done! Spirit Nights at Cold Stone Creamery have brought in nearly $300 already this year! Our next two spirit nights are December 3 and January 7. Come on by between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. for a sweet treat! New Spirit Nights are coming for Chili’s in Manassas and Five Below in Gainesville. Watch for these dates to be announced. Get ready for basketball season by purchasing your seat cushions and noisemakers through the PTSO. The PTSO will be selling concessions at the first Girl’s Basketball home game on December 8. Come out to cheer on the team! On December 16-18, the PTSO and the Builders Club will have items for sale at the annual Holiday Sale during all lunches all three days. The PTSO will have some nice jewelry, as well as other items for sale. The Builders Club will be selling the very popular bottle angels. All reasonably priced for the students. If you would like to volunteer, please contact us at BullRunPTSO@aol.com. The SpiritWear sales have been great! Thank you for your orders and your support. SpiritWear make great gifts, too! Order now to be sure you have it in time. Either pick up an order form from the PTSO bulletin board in the foyer, or download it at www.BullRunEaglesPTSO.org. Please remember that all items come in adult sizes only. New car magnets are in! They look really nice and are a great size. The cost is only $5 and they can be ordered by downloading the SpiritWear order form at www.BullRunEaglesPTSO.org. Have you seen how many different stores you can get gift cards for at www.glscrip.com? You can now go to this website, pick out what gift cards you want … no limits … and order by emailing Shannon Theal at BRMSscrip@live.com. Deliver your payment to the school and she’ll place your order and contact you when it is ready. We would really like to see this become our main fundraiser, but we need you to use it for it to be successful. Please visit our website frequently for updates and order forms. (My family is traveling to Texas for Christmas so, instead of shipping all our gifts this year, we are buying gift cards and taking them with us!) Do you shop at Giant, Bloom or Harris Teeter? If so, please make sure you have designated Bull Run Middle School for their different bonus programs. For more information and other ways you can help, check out the PTSO website. The total amount of Box Tops submitted were 2,815, which means $281.50 for BRMS. Please note that we cannot submit mangled or expired Box Tops. We will continue collecting throughout the school year, so please keep sending them in! Get your neighbors, grandparents, aunts and uncles, to help you get more. Box Tops for Education seem to be on a lot of the items we use for cooking over the holidays … don’t throw them away! By the way, one of you submitted a foreign stamp, so if you’ve been hunting all over and can’t find it, check with us. Our Teacher Appreciation Committee has been letting our teachers know how much we appreciate them with a special monthly treat. January 26 is designated for the Teacher Appreciation Brunch. Volunteers are needed to help serve the teachers on that day. Also, if you would like to provide food, or monetary donations toward the purchase of food, please contact Ruth Castor at rcastor@comcast.net. VOLU ME 7, I SS U E 3 PA GE 1 1 PTSO News Dec / Jan 2008-09 (cont.) Your contributions to help stock SERVE’s shelves have been wonderful! As of this writing (we still have several days of collecting left), the students have reached 72% of the goal to see Mr. Bixby slimed. Date and time of sliming to be determined when goal is met. It looks like Mr. Addington will be off the hook this time – unless we can get 3,500 more items in by November 26th! In November, the PTSO purchased and delivered two new picnic tables for the students to eat on outdoors. The tables were purchased from Osbourn Park High School where they are hand made by students. Our Innisbrook fundraiser sales (to date – we may not have all the statistics yet) were $7580.86. Well done, BR students! We’ll give you a better update later. Watch for pick up dates via School Fusion. The next PTSO meetings are scheduled for December 8 and January 12. We begin at 6:30 p.m. in the BRMS Library. Please remember that students and parents are encouraged to attend. Come see what is happening and how you can get involved! If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please contact PTSO President, Gail Burns, at BullRunPTSO@aol.com. May you have a blessed holiday season! December Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7th grade chorus 8th grade concert @ BHS rehearsel w/ PW 7:00 pm symphony @ Metz 7:30 pm 8th grade rehearsel w/ PW symphony @ Metz 7:30 pm Girl’s basketball at Parkside (away) 7 Library fundraiser @ Barnes and Noble Manassas 2 –8 pm 14 8 District band auditions TBA 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 Interims go home. PTSO craft fair PTSO craft fair PTSO craft fair at BRMs during at BRMs during at BRMs during lunches lunches lunches 26 27 Girl’s basketball vs. Gainesville (home) 8th grade chorus Advisory council @ BHS 7:00 pm 7—9 pm library PTSO meeting library 6:30—8:30 pm Girls’ basketball at Stonewall (away) 21 8th grade rehearsel w/ PW symphony @ Metz 8:30 pm 22 23 24 25 Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break 28 29 30 31 Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break 2008 January Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Winter Break Winter Break 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PTSO meeting 6:30—8:30 pm library 6th grade chorus Spelling Bee @ Bull Run MS 8:30 am— 7:00 pm Library Girls’ basketball vs. Stonewall (home) 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 18 School reopens Holiday 25 26 Teacher work day—No students Girls’ basketball at Gainesville (away) Girl’s basketball 6th grade band End of 2nd @ Marsteller concert @ Bull grading period (away) Run MS 7:00 pm All county All county orchestra @ orchestra @ Woodbridge HS Woodbridge HS 2009 Bull Run Middle School 6308 Catharpin Rd. Gainesville, VA 20155 (703) 753-9969 William Bixby Principal James Addington Assistant Principal Yvonne Donley Assistant Principal Lisa Vega Administrative Intern Web Page: www.bullruneagles.org THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SUCCESSFUL PERSON AND OTHERS IS NOT A LACK OF STRENGTH, NOT A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT RATHER A LACK OF WILL. -- VINCE LOMBARDI A+ Bonus Books Bull Run Eagles An easy way to support Bull Run Middle School is to join the Giant A+ Bonus Bucks program. Each time a customer uses their Giant Bonus Card, our school earns A+ BonusBucks. A+_BonusBucks convert to cash each month. The cash we receive is used to support our educational programs. This year’s program runs from October 3, 2008 through April 2, 2009. Please go to the following website to register: www.giantfood.com/aplus or you may complete a designation card at a Giant Customer Service counter. You must register and designate our school each year. If you registered last year you must re-designate our school for this year’s program. If you have children in other schools, you may register up to 3 schools. Please take a few minutes to support our school. School ID: 04375