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From the Desk of the Principal
Dear Bishop Family -
Happy Easter! Hope you are enjoying the Spring weather and being active outside, but most important have you taken spiritual time to reflect with our Lord?
This Wednesday, we had a delightful turnout at our New Hurricane Welcome Night for our rising 9th-grade and new students. It was fabulous seeing many warm and familiar faces from our community – current siblings, return alumni families, and our newest families in attendance.
The word is out that Bishop is the place to be; remember we have so much to be grateful for, from our beautiful campus facilities to our dynamic and passionate faculty, staff, and coaches who embody saints and scholars to meet the needs of our global society.
If you have family and friends who are ready to apply to Bishop, please have them contact admissions@bmchs.com.
Take care and create peace,
Ms. Jenalisa Zummo
Principal
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Last weekend the juniors and seniors celebrated their Prom on Yacht StarShip in Tampa. I would like to thank Student Government for planning the event and the faculty and staff for chaperoning. In addition, I would like to share with the Bishop community the feedback that we received from the Yacht StarShip team. Jill Manthey, Vice President of Sales and Community Relations, said, “They (the crew) were so impressed by this group of young adults on how respectful, kind and courteous they were. We have done many events over our 21 + years and your group received some of the most wonderful comments from our crew that I thought we should forward along to you all. I know how hard raising teenagers can be and I can’t even imagine how hard of a job it is to be a teacher/educator right now so BRAVO to you all on such a fine caliber of students that you have at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School!! Whatever it is that you all are doing there, keep it up!!”
Thank you, parents, and I hope your children enjoyed themselves!
Sincerely,
Jill Phillips
Chemistry/AP Chemistry Teacher, Student Government Moderator
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SCHOLARSHIPS UPDATE!
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1 on Monday, March 27, expanding school choice options in Florida. The changes will take effect on July 1, 2023. We know many of you have questions about what this means for your family.
Following are some highlights from the bill and we encourage you to visit the Step Up For Students Legislative Updates page for more details. Please continue checking this page for more updates. Step Up For Students will be adding more information as it is available.
Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options
- Expands eligibility for all K-12 students, regardless of household income.
- Converts the scholarships into education savings accounts, or “ESAs” allowing families more flexibility in how they invest in their children’s education.
- For families who will use the scholarship for full-time private school tuition and fees, parents/guardians must agree to have their Scholarship Funding Organization, or “SFO,” commit scholarship funds on behalf of their students before using ESA funds for other authorized uses of program funds.
To receive more information about this opportunity, including notification of when it’s time to apply, please click here.
Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities
- The program cap has been increased, allowing more students to benefit from a scholarship.
- Scholarship funds may now be used towards the additional following OPTIONAL items:
- Approved pre-apprenticeship program.
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Fees for services provided by a Choice Navigator. This is an optional service made available to families. Please visit our Legislative Updates page to learn more.
To receive more information about this opportunity, including notification of when it’s time to apply, please click here.
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Seniors, Congratulations you're in the home stretch! Please CLICK HERE to see important Senior Class updates for end of year events. | | |
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Greetings,
It is that time of year! With much pride, your Senior students will now commence upon a new world and are prepared to shine. We will be collecting their Chromebooks along with every Chromebook throughout the whole school. Next school year, we will have new devices. If any parent would like to assist me in collecting these, please reach out to me by clicking here. Thank you!
Respectfully,
Alexander Velez
Director of Information Technology
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In order for your student to receive their course selection for next year, he/she needs to be re-enrolled, and fees associated with re-enrollment, need to be paid. Once the course selection form is completed and signed by a parent, and student, then the student can turn it into their homeroom teacher.
Thank you and have a blessed day,
Renee Harrington
School Counselor 9th/10th
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The Marketing Department is excited to promote class of ‘23 seniors during the month of May. The plan is to create 1 post for each graduate.
Please email marketing@bmchs.com, no later than May 3, 2023, any of the following for senior social media highlight*:
- 3-4 pictures of your seniors between 9th-12th grade
- College he/she will be attending
- 1 word or phrase to describe your family’s experience at Bishop
* Please note: this highlight will only feature senior families who send 1 of the above. Everything sent may not be included in the social media post as space and content are limited.
Let’s go Canes! #WeAreBishop
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A representative from Herff-Jones, will be on campus to meet with the Sophomore Class,on
May 5, 2023.
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Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School Events | |
Congratulations Student Athletes!
Bishop College Sports Signing Day.
Congratulations Cadey Ragsdale '23, Carys Ragsdale '23, signing with Ave Maria University to play soccer, & Logan McGann '23, signing with Trinity Baptist College for Baseball. #WeAreBishop
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To ensure the safety of our students, all volunteers must complete the three requirements below.
Each volunteer will need:
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A Volunteer Application Form: Click here
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Background/Fingerprinting. Background and Fingerprinting can be scheduled by the volunteer applicant at: https://dosp-scheduler.fingerprintlocations.com/landing (BMCHS does not pay for this.)
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CMG Safe Environment Training. CMG training is located at https://stpetersburg.cmgconnect.org/. Please email certificate to marketing@bmchs.com.
Link to Safe Environment Frequently Asked Questions: Click here
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School staff member you will be volunteering with.
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Parents don't forget to enter your service hours!
PARENT SERVICE HOUR REQUIREMENT (Handbook, p. 26)
As part of the Bishop family, parents are required to support the school’s mission and our students through volunteerism. Your presence at school activities is one way to show your support. School volunteer opportunities are NOT community service hours, but are volunteer hours through school-sponsored events. All BMCHS families are required to complete ten (10) hours of volunteer service per family each school year. All hours completed should be submitted through the FACTS Family Portal Upon successful submission of all hours, parents will receive an email confirmation. Parent service hours not completed for the school year will be fulfilled at a rate of $20/hour for the remaining balance due on May 12, 2023. Use the link below to sign up for upcoming events.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45ADA92FAAFA7-staff
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