Newsletter - Bishop Brossart High School

School Bulletin
www.bishopbrossart.org
January 2015
BISHOP BROSSART HIGH SCHOOL
Calendar For January
1 - Thursday
2 - Friday
5 – Monday
13 – Tuesday
15 – Thursday
18 – Sunday
19 – Monday
21-24 Wed-Sat
23 – Friday
26-30 Mon-Fri
28 – Wed
31 – Saturday
– New Year’s Day – No Classes
– No Classes
- Classes resume – Begin Q3/S2
-All School Mass – 9:45 at St. Mary
- PTU Mtg – Hegenauer Hall – 7:00 PM
- Placement Test Results –
Munninghoff Auditorium – 7:00 PM
- Product Survey 2:00 – 8:00 PM
- Snowball Dance –Reflections in
Cold Spring – 8:00 PM - Midnight
- MLK Day – No Classes
- March for Life- Washington, DC
- Ron Heiert Night at Girls BB Game
- Catholic Schools Week
- All School Mass - 9:45 AM at
St.Mary
- McGarr Euchre Tournament
Message from the Principal
Happy New Year! I hope that you and your family
have had a wonderful holiday season and that
Christ’s coming has brought peace to you and those
dearest to you.
As we begin the 2015 calendar year let me remind
you that your support of the BBHS Annual Appeal is
vital to the school. We look forward to the generosity
of our community to allow us to continue a toprated experience. Please contact our Director of
Development, Chris Holtz, if you have any further
questions.
Come participate in our winter activities by supporting
the girls’ and boys’ basketball, cheerleading,
academic team, and bowling. Also, we would like to
extend an open invitation to mass in our St. Francis
of Assisi Chapel. Mass is celebrated on the first
Friday of every month at 6:45 a.m. and is followed
with light breakfast for all community members who
attend.
With the winter months comes the possibility of
severe weather. Let me reassure you, first and
foremost, that the safety of the student body is
always a priority. We will use all available modes of
communication to inform your family of delays or
closures. Having said this, let me stress as well that
any time school is open and your personal judgment
is to keep your child home, we will always accept
your decision. While we will always strive to make
decisions that protect the safety of the students, we
cannot know the specific conditions that each and
every student may face.
Finally, thank you all for your support this year and
may God continue to bless us all and grant us a safe
and productive second semester.
In partnership with Christ,
Dan Ridder, Principal
Report Cards
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Please note that the students will be given their 2
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Quarter Report Cards on Thursday, January 8 .
Please ask your student to see his or her report card.
Parents, contact can be made via email, voice mail
and/or through the MSP program, if you have
questions or concerns.
Student Absences
With winter sicknesses starting to make an
appearance, here is a reminder of the absentee
procedure: Please call the office to notify us that
your child will not be at school that day. When they
return, please send a note with them. If they visited a
doctor, a doctor's note is preferred.
Newest Members of the Mustang Family
Congratulations to…
Mrs. Suzanne Bischoff – BBHS Spanish Teacher and
Dean of Discipline - on the birth of her son, Nathan,
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born on December 19
AND
Mrs. Andrea Higgins – BBHS Chemistry Teacher - on
the birth of her daughter, Lorelei, born on December
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20 .
Family Directory
We have been working on developing a BBHS family
directory. Many of the diocesan schools already
have these in place and find them useful to parents
arranging carpools, or for contacting parents
regarding other school or social events.
The information included in this directory will be
 Student Name
 Parent Names & Address
 Parent Email(s)
 Home Phone
 Parent Cell Phone
Our plan is to have this ready for distribution by
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February 1 .
If you wish to ‘OPT OUT’ and not have your
information published, please contact the school
office by phone or email Mrs. Miller at
kmiller@bishopbrossart.org.
Dress Code Reminder
As the weather gets colder, please review our
student dress code in the handbook! Dress Code
Guidelines are on pages 18 & 19 of the student
handbook. Uniform violations will result in a $2 fine.
Here are a few reminders regarding the dress code:
All hooded sweatshirts MUST be BBHS sweatshirts.
In lieu of a sweater, students may wear a solid color
fleece jacket/pullover that does not have a hood. The
colors must be hunter green, grey, white or black. As
always, the uniform shirt/blouse must be worn under
ALL sweatshirts and sweaters. If a school-approved
turtleneck is worn, the shirt or blouse must also be
worn.
Counselor’s Corner
Seniors should be preparing to complete the FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The
application for 2015-16 school year is available
beginning January 1, 2015. You DO NOT have to
wait until your 2014 taxes are completed to file the
FAFSA form. There are several opportunities
available to get assistance with completing the
FAFSA.
FAFSA Completion Initiative:
January 6, 2015 5pm – 8pm @ Northern Kentucky
University
January 10, 2015 10am – 1pm @ Campbell County
High School
January 10, 17, 24 10am – 1pm @ Thomas More
College
The sophomore class will be taking a field trip to visit
the C.E. McCormick Area Technology Center on
Friday, January 9, 2015. We are excited about this
opportunity for our students to explore educational
and career options.
Career Fair - We will have a Career Fair on April 23,
2015 for all BBHS students. We are currently
searching for potential participants who would be
able to attend the Career Fair and speak about their
specific career. If you are interested, or know
someone who may be interested, please call or email
Kathy Steffen at ksteffen@bishopbrossart.org.
Remaining ACT Test Dates for 2015 and test Fees –
No Writing = $38.00 / Plus Writing = $54.50
Test
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June 13, May 8
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ACT Test prep classes will be available here at
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school beginning January 12 . See flyer attached at
the end of the newsletter. Cost is $40 per subject
(Math, Science, English)
Torchprep ACT test prep classes - visit their
website for more information – torchprep.com
Weekend Warrior - Two Weekends (2 Saturdays and
2 Sundays): Each day take individual subject areas of
the ACT test and dive deep into strategy and content
review. This is an intense and detailed training.
Take full-length, timed ACT practice tests. Students
will learn strategy, and how to apply the strategies in
a proctored testing environment the same day.
Details – Location is Notre Dame Academy; 1/24/15,
1/25/15, 1/31/15, 2/1/15 – 9AM – 4:30PM.
Registration at torchprep.com.
NKYTutoring ACT test prep classes - visit their
website at nkytutoring.com
Community Connections ACT test prep classes –
visit their website at communityconnections.nku.edu
Juniors should begin visiting college campuses in the
spring of 2015. Students who wish to visit a campus
during the school day are permitted to do so twice
during the semester. They should see Mrs. Steffen
to get a permission form.
PSAT scores have been received and Mrs. Steffen
will visit with the junior class to review score results.
Ron Heiert Night - January 23
Beta Club News
During halftime of the Girls Varsity game vs.
Pendleton Co. we will honor Ron Heiert for his many
years of dedicated service to Bishop Brossart and the
community. Please join us in our celebration.
Beta brought much Christmas cheer to the
different organizations the Brossart community
supports. Some members made Christmas cards for
the Sisters of Good Shepherd in Fort Thomas. Other
students brought much needed cleaning supplies for
Catholic Charities to add to the Christmas baskets
they make for their clients. Cleaning supplies may
not seem like a Christmas present but for many
struggling families it is just what they need.
We were also able to share the real reason for
the season when we dropped off Turkey bowl items
we collected at the Urban Education Center and
Echo Soup Kitchen. Sr. Reinette and Karen Yates
were overjoyed with the generous supplies Brossart
gave them. I wish everyone could see the impact
that our Turkey Bowl collections make for the nonprofits we help on a regular basis! Thank you!
Additionally, we had volunteers help with the St.
Mary Breakfast with St. Nick, St. Mary’s St. Vincent
de Paul Society with their annual basket and
Christmas donations, and Jesse trees at two local
parishes.
Monthly we have duds days to support various
people or non-profit organizations. September’s
collection went to the Seminarians in Covington
Diocese and the Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll
Drive. October’s collection was to benefit those with
Autism. Needed school supplies are being
purchased to help local children in Alexandria and
their teachers. In November, the money collected
went to the French club. They support tuition for
schools in Haiti. And in December, we collected
money for the Care Mission and the Crosstown Food
Out. Cans are collected at the BBHS – CCHS
basketball games over the holidays to support our
local mission. These monthly collections, though
they are only $2 for each student, touch the lives of
many throughout the year.
We will be participating in another blood drive for
Hoxworth in February. Any student 16 and older
(weighing 110 lbs) can donate as well as parents,
alumni, teachers and staff. More information and a
permission slip for students will be sent home in
January.
We are looking forward to another great year of
doing service to help our community. Following is a
list of the activities planned for January:
 Wed., Jan. 7 Active Day Adult Day Care
 Sat., Jan. 10 HONK
 Wed., Jan. 14 Urban Education Center
 Fri., Jan. 16 $2 Duds day
-Ms. Glaab
Placement Test Results
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District 8 graders who took the Diocesan Placement
Exam will be returning to BBHS on Tuesday,
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JANUARY 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Munninghoff
Auditorium to pick up their test results. The evening’s
events will include brief presentations on review of
test results, academic information and course options
for freshmen, registration, announcement of
scholarships, and financial aid.
Art Dept. Request
The Art Department could use some cardboard or
paper. If anyone has sheets of cardboard or paper,
maybe from work that is just going to be discarded,
we may be able to put it to good use.
The larger the paper, the better.
Campus Ministry
Join us for rosary every Wed.
7am in our chapel.
January 5
5
15
21 – 24
28
All school Mass
St Mary 9:45
Final March for Life
payment of $50 due
“BELIEVE”
7 – 8:30 in
The Munninghoff
March for Life
Washington DC
All school Catholic
Schools Week Mass
9:45 St Mary
“BELIEVE”
Jan. 15, 7:00pm -8:30 BBHS in The Munnninghoff
Invite your family, friends, and neighbors, your youth
group, your prayer group, your Bible study group to
join us for contemporary praise, worship and
adoration to pray on behalf of our community.
All are welcome! Free admission!
“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper
darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive
out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive our hate;
only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Product Survey
Product Survey to benefit students traveling to Spain
this summer
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When: January 15, 2015 3:00-6:30
Where: Bishop Brossart- Hegenauer Hall
Who: Adults ages 18-65
The survey will take 30 minutes AT MOST
If you have questions please email Ms.
Rebholz at rrebholz@bishopbrossart.org
MSP Email Update
Please note, a new upgrade has been released for all
emails that are sent out from within
MyStudentsProgress. Now, emails that are sent out
on behalf of MSP will be delivered from the address
“messagecenter@mystudentsprogress.com”. This
change is being made to ensure all users have a
higher inbox delivery rate that are sent out from the
Communication Module, Parent Notifications, and
Password Retrieval.
To make sure you receive messages, please add
messagecenter@mystudentsprogrss.com to your
contacts list.
Development Office News
Opinions / Comments!!
Email… choltz@bishopbrossart.org
Contact: 635-2108 Ext. 1018
MUSTANG MONTHLIES… DECEMBER WINNERS
were: ($25 Each) $25 each - Jeanne Kremer, Angie
& Jim Wolfe, Brenda Steelman, Rob & Rhonda
Hickman, Kellen Elfers, Jana Hagedorn.
Next
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drawing will be on Monday, JANUARY 5 at 7:00
p.m. at the PTU meeting in Hegenauer Hall.
EMERALD GALA… Once again, a very special
thank you to everyone who supported this year’s
Emerald Gala. At this time, our net proceeds have
reached nearly $29,000.
16th ANNUAL JACK McGARR MEMORIAL
EUCHRE TOURNAMENT…Saturday, January 31st
will be the 16th annual Jack McGarr Memorial Euchre
Tournament in BBHS Hegenauer Hall. The $25 entry
fee includes food and soft drinks. Beer is available
for purchase. The optional “Skins Game” is an
additional $10 per person. Doors open at 5:30 pm
and all players must check in at door by 6:15 pm. For
questions/reservations please contact Amanda Henry
at 859-653-1699 or Peg Sheridan at 513-604-1960 or
email jackmcgarreuchre@gmail.com. All
proceeds
benefit the Jack McGarr Scholarship fund at BBHS.
FIRST FRIDAY MASS… Bishop Brossart High
School will have First Friday Mass in the St. Francis
of Assisi Chapel on the first Friday of each month
when school is in session. The next Mass will be
Friday, February 6th. Masses will begin before
school at 6:45 am. There will be a quick breakfast in
Hegenauer Hall after each mass. This is open to the
entire community. If you have questions please call
635-2108.
Athletics
Athletic Website: www.ihigh.com/mustangathletics/
Spring Physicals: Due by February 15, 2015
The winter sports seasons are now in full swing as
our boys and girls varsity basketball teams head into
their holiday tournaments. The boys will be playing in
the Henry County Holiday tournament beginning
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Monday December 29 . The Boy’s team won this
tournament last year and hope to do the same as
they open up against Sayre at 7pm.
The girls will be playing in the Conner Holiday
Invitation and will also be looking for back to back
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titles. They open up Monday December 29 at
8:30pm against Conner High School.
We also have our Cross-town “food-out” games
coming up against Campbell County High School.
This year’s games are hosted by Campbell County.
No passes are accepted because this is a charity
event. The girls games are on Friday January 2,
Freshman at 4:30, JV at 6, and Varsity at 7:30. The
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Boys games will be Saturday January 3 at the same
times. For the past few years, both schools have
come together to collect canned goods to be donated
to the less fortunate. If you would like more
information in this charity event, please contact the
front office.
Some other news from the athletic desk includes
updates that will be coming along as we approach
summer. We will be updating the NKAC
Championship plaque wall as we include all those
plaques that have yet to be hung. We will also be
renovating the gym banners and reorganizing and
including any banners that need to be hung. We will
also be looking to add a new addition to the walls in
the gym area that include our Mustang Hall of Fame
winners and NKAD Hall of Fame winners.
Finally, over the next couple of months, the
ihigh.com/mustangathletics site will be under
construction to get all of our sports up-to-date and in
full working order.
Thank you and Go Mustangs!
BISHOP BROSSART HIGH SCHOOL
CONGRATULATES THE
2015 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
2015 Athletic Hall of Fame Class
Cindy Rust Beck ‘80
Roger Keller Jr. ‘88
Evan McDole ‘05
Steve McGrath ‘83
Amy Ryan Pass ‘98
Lindsey Sendelbach ‘03
Thomas Seither Community Service Award
The Original
BBHS Development Committee
Team of Distinction
2000 Boys Basketball Team
Ceremony will be held
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
In the Seither Sports Center
Social Hour 6:00 PM
Dinner and ceremony 7:00 PM
$25 donation includes dinner and drinks
For reservations contact Ann Greely at
agreely@bishopbrossart.org
Or call (859)448-9434