Boulder Bulletin Message

From: "Boulder Bulletin" <webmaster@dvusd.org>
Subject: Boulder Bulletin Message
Date: April 20th 2017

Boulder Creek High School Bulletin for Thursday, April 20, 2017

Attention Dual Enrollment Students: We will be proctoring the Reading, Math and Write Placer Accuplacer tests here on campus April 24th & 25th. This week, students who have enrolled in a Dual class for next year will receive a letter explaining the registration and testing process. On April 24th and 25th, passes will be sent to students in their Language Arts class to test. In order to test, you must have enrolled as a Rio Salado student, have your 8-digit student ID#, and a valid picture ID. If not, you will not be permitted to test and will have to take the test at the college this summer. Please see Mrs. Tyrrell in the Counseling Department if you have any questions.

SENIOR CORDS ATTENTION SENIORS: Congratulations to the senior students who qualify for our Renaissance Recognition Program! These cords are to be kept and worn at your graduation ceremony. Seniors that earn cords should receive a total of 7 by their senior year if their grades and GPA is as follows. · * Gold Cords: All A’s and Honor B’s · * Silver Cords: All A's and Honor B's and Honor C's with a 4.0+ GPA · * Black Cords: All A's, B's, and Honor C's with a 3.5-3.9 GPA · * White Cords: All A's, B's, and Honor C's with a 3.0-3.4 GPA Please come and see Ms. Braidy to pick up your cords starting February 7th.

Annual Senior Awards Ceremony: Seniors! Save the Date! Our Annual Senior Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday, May 15th at 7 pm in the performing arts center. Please turn in your scholarships/awards notices to the counseling office before April 28th.

Core Values Survey: Her is your chance to make a difference. We recognize how important core values are to the DVUSD community and we want to be sure everyone has the opportunity to have a voice in the process. Please take two minutes to give us your input. Go to goo.gl/epquqq

West-Mec Programs: Seniors! Don't have a plan for after graduation? The following Careers have high opportunity and high demand in the workforce: General Construction, Air Conditioning Technician, Energy and Industrial Technology, Avionic/Electronics, Electrical Trade Specialty and Plumbing Trade Specialty. These West Mec Certification Programs are now open to current seniors to apply for the 17-18 school at a nominal cost. Come to counseling for more information today!!

The Virginia and David McElyea Scholarship for Educational Excellence: In 2011, Dr. Virginia McElyea, long-time education leader and former Deer Valley Unified School District Superintendent, created The Virginia and David McElyea Scholarship for Educational Excellence as a tribute to her late husband David. Since its inception, this scholarship has provided over $10,000 to assist Deer Valley students in fulfilling their dreams to pursue a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math. Sadly, Dr. Virginia McElyea recently passed away on March 25th. Per her family's request and in honor of Dr. McElyea's lifelong passion for education, her family has decided to continue her legacy. In lieu of flowers, they asked for contributions to her scholarship fund. Thanks to her friends and family, we are able to continue offering The Virginia and David McElyea Scholarship for Educational Excellence for at least the next 2 years. The Deer Valley Education Foundation is honored to announce The Virginia and David McElyea Scholarship for Educational Excellence! The application is attached. This $2,000 one time scholarship is offered exclusively to students who will be attending a four year college/university and pursuing a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math. To qualify to apply for this award, students must be a high school senior in DVUSD. Amount of scholarship: $2,000 Applications must be received at the DVEF office (located in the District office) no later than 4PM, May 2nd, 2017 Applications will be considered based on the following criteria: •Student must be enrolled in an accredited 4-year college/university in the fall 2017 and pursuing a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math. •Demonstrated academic excellence •Extra-curricular high school and community activities •Personal essay •Two letters of recommendation Applications must be returned to your school counselor PRIOR to the deadline date of May 2nd. Counselor needs to review, sign, and submit application to the DVEF office. Scholarship deadline is 4PM, May 2nd, 2017 Applications are in the counseling office.

Sport Events for this week: BCHS Sports Boys Varsity Baseball April 18th, 2017_ BC vs. Horizon. Away @ 6 pm. April 20th, 2017_ BC vs. Desert Mountain. Away @ 3:45 pm. April 21st, 2017_ BC vs. Desert Mountain. Home @ 3:45 pm. Boys JV & Frosh Baseball April 18th, 2017_ BC vs. Horizon. Home @ 3:45 pm. April 20th, 2017_ BC vs. Desert Mountain. Home @ 4 pm. April 21st, 2017_ BC vs. Desert Mountain. Away @ 4 pm. April 22nd, 2017_ BC vs. Coconino. Home @ 12 pm. Girls Varsity Softball April 18th, 2017_ BC vs. Horizon. Home @ 3:45 pm. April 20th, 2017_ BC vs. Desert Mountain. Home @ 3:45 pm. April 21st, 2017_ BC vs. Desert Mountain. Away @ 3:45 pm. Girls JV & Frosh Softball April 18th, 2017_ BC vs. Horizon. Away @ 3:45 pm. April 20th, 2017_ JV vs. Desert Mountain. Away @ 3:45 pm. April 21st, 2017_ JV vs. Desert Mountain. Home @ 3:45 pm. Boys Volleyball April 18th, 2017_ BC vs. Brophy. Away @ 4:30 & 5:30 pm. April 19th, 2017_ BC vs. Basha. Away @ 4:30 & 5:30 pm. April 20th, 2017_ BC vs. O'Connor. Home @ 4:30 & 5:30 pm. Track & Field April 17th & 19th, 2017_ BC vs. District meet. DVHS @ TBD.

Yearbook Help: I need help! Students and staff--I need pictures/video clips from Halloween or of siblings, best friends, couple, jobs, and pets. Staff second jobs would be fun too . Can you email them to me? selena.mattern@dvusd.org or bchsyearbookpictures@yahoo.com THANK YOU!!

Glassman Cup Award: Congratulations to Mikaela Mayhew for winning the Glassman Cup Award and raising the most funds for Students Supporting Brian Tumor Research.

Manga Club: “Mango Tuesday for Mango Club! We will meet Tuesday, April 25 in Rm 506 and don’t forget to bring a mango. Go Manga!” (use Japanese pronunciation)

Lunch accounts: Students: Please make sure you are listening to the cashier when they are giving you your balance. There is no negative balance allowed on the accounts. Online payments are not posted immediately. If you make a last minute payment and it has not posted you will not have access to the money. Please make online payments at least 30 minutes in advance to make sure the money is on your account.

PreMed Club: “PreMed Club will meet Monday, May 8 for our End of the Year Party. Bring your favorite food for our potluck party. There will be voting for officers for next year at this meeting. Text @bcpremed to 81010 for updates.”

Congratulations Engineering students: Congratulations to Boulder Creek Engineering students! Yesterday BCHS Engineering students took home several medals at various state competitions. Logan Ellsworth 9th grade placed 1st in Technical Drafting, earning the right to advance to nationals. Cameron La Rose 10th grade and Remington Harker 10th grade placed 1st in Mobile Robotics, earning the right to advance to nationals. Connor Parsons 9th grade and Emily Baldwin 11th grade placed 2nd in Mobile Robotics. Jordan Langston 11th grade placed 3rd in Related Technical Math. If you have these students please take the time to recognize their accomplishment!

Make-up Graduation Meeting: Attention seniors. If you missed the graduation meeting that was held this week, you must attend the make-up meeting April 25th Tuesday in the JAG center at 7:00 a.m. This is a mandatory meeting for any graduating seniors who missed the meeting last week.

FCA Members: FCA members - Don't forget the meetings today during both lunches! Bring a friend - we actually have had pizza left over the last couple of weeks.

DV Online Learning Program Students ONLY Attendance is required for all students that did not pay for their online class. Attendance is all time spent working, reading and participating in your class. This log verifies to the State of Arizona your attendance in an online course. The attendance log must be submitted each week. The expectation is that you work eight hours per week per course. Thank you for taking online courses with the DV Online Learning Program.