Friday, November 3, 2017
BTHS Newsletter is sponsored by PTO
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Happy Veteran's Day!!!
Thank you to all of our active and/or retired military men and women and your families. Your bravery, courage, and service is greatly appreciated. What you have done or are doing for this country is commendable and in many families you've paid a high price. I can't say it enough - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
You are all AWESOME!!!
Remember parents/students, we have school on
Friday, November 10th. It is a Hurricane Make-Up Day.
BT Accreditation
We need your input!
Please click on the appropriate links below to participate in our Accreditation Survey and inventory:
Attendance
The Attendance Office at BTHS can only accept handwritten Parent Notes or Doctor Notes brought in by students. Please make sure the Student's Name and Birth Date are on the notes. We CAN NOT accept faxed or emailed notes. Thank you, Attendance Office.
Important Dates for this year
Sadie Hawkins Dance - TBD
Miss. Bartram - April 7, 2018
Grad Bash - April 14, 2018
Prom - April 28, 2018
Graduation - May 22, 2018
Thank you,
Nery DiDeo
BTHS Newsletter Editor/Art Director
BTHS Volunteer Coordinator
BTHS Academy Newsletter Editor/Art Director
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For specific information, please go to the BTHS Website
and click on “Daily Announcements” under “Important Links”.
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Dreams Come True - Car Wash!!!
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Come support Dreams Come True and get your car washed! DCT members will be washing cars on Saturday, November 4 from 11am to 3pm at the PDQ in Julington Creek. Hope to see you there!
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Mu Alpha Theta
,
the national math honor society,
is hosting math tutoring in the
Media Center
Tuesday and Friday mornings
starting at approximately
8:30
.
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Senior Fashion Design Students
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Project Runway
November 1 - November 12
Jacksonville Agricultural Fair
Senior fashion design students will be displaying their “Project Runway” pieces. They have been working alongside a prominent Jacksonville Designer, Linda Cunningham, to create couture designs made out of post-it notes and rubber bands. The students have been diligently working since the beginning of the school year to design and create these one-of-a-kind pieces that will be displayed all week at the fair for patrons to vote on their favorite. The students of the fashion design academy would appreciate your support and votes by visiting the Jacksonville Agricultural Fair and voting for your favorite.
Please VOTE when you go to the Fair!
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BTHS Chorus
Florida Vocal Association Solo & Ensemble Festival
November 9
th
and 10
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Mandarin Middle School
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Bartram Trail DECA
Will be selling Bartram Trail Pop sockets for $10 during all three lunches.
All Bartram DECA Members please see Mrs. Farina to sign up for the Pumpkin Carving social.
High-Q
Congratulations High-Q Varsity for your win against St. Augustine.
NHS
Treats For Troops
Left over Halloween candy? Send it into NHS (Mrs. Huber’s office) to earn service hours. We will be sending this to our Troops Overseas from 11/1 - 11/10.
Thanksgiving Baskets
We have adopted a couple of homeless families from our school district for Thanksgiving. NHS students please see Schoology for the signup-genius
11/3 - 11/15.
For a Full list of clubs and their sponsors please click here:
Clubs 2017-18
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Jostens Graduation Items
The link for Jostens Graduation items is live and can be accessed on the Senior Class page. Payments for existing orders as well as additional orders can now be placed via the Jostens online store.
Prices will increase on January 1
st
.
NHS Seniors may begin to purchase Stoll’s for
graduation beginning the 2
nd
week of November. The schoolpay link will be available on Schoology and on our BTHS Website.
Senior Important Dates
Grad Bash - April 14
Prom - April 28
Graduation - May 22 at 7:00pm @UNF
For more updated Senior information, please visit the Seniors web page on the BT Website or click on this link:
Seniors
There are many scholarship opportunities, please check the BT Website under Guidance.
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Order the 2018 yearbook before other expenses arise as well as time consuming tasks!
Additional information can be found on the BT Yearbook webpage.
Direct email questions to:
anne.irwin@stjohns.k12.fl.us.
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STUDENT APPOINTMENT TIME WITH SCHOOL COUNSELORS:
Students can visit counselors during all lunches. This is an OPEN DOOR time for students to drop in, ask questions, and find solutions. Students can make appointments by stopping in during lunch, before school, or after school to complete an electronic appointment request.
STUDENT CLASSROOM GUIDANCE:
Junior Goals – Rising Seniors and Transcript Reviews:
November 20-21
COURTYARD COUNSELING:
Counselors host Courtyard Counseling during lunches on select Wednesdays each month. Students are encouraged to stop by and visit with counselors at the Counselors in the Courtyard tent. Each Wednesday session will focus on key topics relevant to all grade levels.
College and Career Night
- November 1
st
and 15
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Preparing for Exams and Self Care
- December 6
th
and 20
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PARENT WORKSHOPS:
Parent Guidance Night Topics for all Grades in Aberdeen and Rivertown
Aberdeen Clubhouse on Tuesday, November 7th, 6-7pm
Rivertown Clubhouse on Thursday, November 9th, 6-7pm
COLLEGE VISITS AT BTHS:
This programming is available for juniors and seniors at BTHS only. Eligible students can reserve a seat by signing up in guidance. See Mrs. Moseley with questions. Check the BTHS Web Site under the Guidance tab for additional dates of visiting colleges.
University of North Florida
- November 7
th
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Community Service Opportunities
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Durbin Creek needs High School Helpers
A great way to get Service Hours!!!
Hi my name is Nicole Cooksey and I am the Extended Day Coordinator at Durbin Creek Elementary and wanted to reach out to you all to see about your awesome Bartram students volunteering during our after school hours. We currently have around 175, K-5
th
graders in our after school program from 3:00-6:00. I am reaching out to you all to see if you have any students that may be interested in earning service hours by volunteering their time to our kids/program. I would love to have high school students who are interested in tutoring, reading with, playing with, mentoring, basically anything and just being a part of our program.We could use as many kids as you all have interested and could use them any days M-F, any time between 3:00 -6:00. Please let me know what you think and also, if you all are not the proper people to be contacting regarding issues such as this, please let me know who to contact at BT. Thanks so very much and I look forward to hearing from you. GO BEARS!!
Nicole Cooksey
Durbin Creek Elementary, Extended Day Coordinator
Phone: 904.547.3882 • Fax: 904.547.3885
Address: 4100 Race Track Road, St. Johns, FL 32259
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As we embark on a great 2017-2018 school year please remember to adhere to the
St. John's County School District's Dress Code Policy
. We realize that off the shoulder tops and dresses are in fashion this season, however, they will NOT be permitted at Bartram Trail High School. Shoulder straps will need to be credit card width and dresses/skirts/shorts can not exceed 4 inches from the top of the knee. Lastly, please refrain from bringing/wearing hats to school, they are prohibited and will be confiscated.
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The Gifted Parent Advisory Council (GPAC)
meets four times per year to inform the school district about ways in which we can improve our efforts in serving our gifted students. Information about giftedness and ways to help our gifted students are presented at these gatherings. Parents of K-12 gifted students from throughout the district are encouraged to come to the meetings.
The Gifted Parent Advisory Council meetings have been scheduled for the 2017-18 school year. They are located each year in schools from different areas of the district.
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uesday, November 14 PVHS 6:30-8:00 p.m. Media Center
Thursday, February 15 BTHS 6:30-8:00 p.m. Media Center
Tuesday, April 17 NHS 6:30-8:00 p.m. Media Center
We hope to see you there!
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Parents as Partners
Here is the latest edition of our ESE newsletter, "Parents as Partners."
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First Coast Technical College
delivers an awesome education at a very affordable cost. Many people can do it debt free!
See a list of our current programs and start dates at
www.fctc.edu
With small class sizes and hands on learning, our students can achieve national industry certifications that immediately raise their earning potential where the jobs are. We pride ourselves on the ability to help our students find employment in their field.
Would you like more information? How about coming on a tour so YOU can see what the excitement is all about!
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Per district policy (that's listed in the student code of conduct), the new policy for courtesy bus rides/waivers is as follows:
Transportation Services Waiver
Schools are no longer authorized to issue Bus Passes or instruct bus operators regarding
bus ridership or stops. Instead, the Transportation Department is now responsible for
issuing provisional Transportation Services Waivers for a specific period of time due to
extenuating circumstances. Parents may apply for this waiver via the St. Johns County
School District webpage under the “Transportation Department". Waivers will not be
available from individual schools. This means temporary authorization to ride an unassigned bus is no longer attainable at the school level.
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KB Homes
- 10475 Fortune Parkway suite 100 Jacksonville FL 32256
Mattamy Homes
- 7800 Belfort Parkway #195, Jacksonville, FL 32256
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Support our Future...
PLEASE Join PTO!
100% of money raised goes to BT!
To Pay Online, please click on one of these links below to help support our students at Bartram.
Membership
Planner Pricing
Donations are tax deductible.
Click
here
for downloadable BTHS PTO form below.
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Other ways to help support BTHS PTO
Bozard Ford
has graciously donated oil change vouchers to PTO.
at Bozard Ford in St. Augustine. Your voucher will be mailed to you.
Amazon Smile donation to BT PTO
We have also set up a donation to our PTO if you purchase items thru "Amazon Smile".
In order for this to work you must log onto Amazon thru this website:
https://smile.amazon.com
. Then you select our organization. It is called "Bartram Trail High School Parent Teacher Organization". We will receive 0.5 percentage of everything you order. It's another way to help support our students and school, and every little bit helps :)
Become a Business Partner
Contact Lesley Mackie, BT Business Partner Coordinator, at: lesleymackie@watsonrealtycorp.com. Below are our levels, you can also click this link for a downloadable copy:
Business Partner Agreements
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Adult Volunteer Information
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School Access for this School Year
Previously Approved
If you are going to be volunteering or coming onto our school campus this year, please make sure you are an "Approved Volunteer". If you are not sure, please email me, Nery DiDeo, at:
BTHSVolCoordinator@gmail.com
. Please make sure you include your Full Name (as seen on your drivers license) and birth date. I can verify your status. Approved volunteer applications are active for 3 years. Please DO NOT fill out a new form unless you have had an email, phone or address change.
New Applicants
If you have NEVER filled out a Volunteer form for St. Johns County, please go to this link:
http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/volunteer/
and fill out the online form. YOU MUST be approved through our School Access Form Process for St. John's County in order to be on campus during school hours. That includes meetings and/or volunteering.
Training for Student and Adult Volunteers
If you are going to volunteer at BT or represent BT during a volunteering opportunity, please view whichever one of these PowerPoint presentations aapply to you. Thank you for volunteering this year at Bartram. We LOVE our Volunteers! We could not do ALL that we do without you :)
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Facebook - Bartram Trail PTO
Twitter - @BartramTrail
If you use Facebook or twitter, please look us up for announcements and updates.
Academy Parents
Academy parents and/or students...Another way to get Academy News is to join our Facebook group called:
BTHS Academy Supporters
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"BTHS serves as a center for academic excellence,
community involvement and character development,
while fostering a joy for lifelong learning"
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Bartram Trail High School
7399 Longleaf Pine Parkway, St. Johns, FL 32259 • (904) 547-8430
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