Welcome Back!

Dear Community,

We officially opened for business last Thursday and, man ‘o man, are we hopping.  First and foremost, I want to thank you for your efforts, as our opening was as smooth as a high school opening can be.  That’s not to say that it was wrinkle-free, but many have been ironed out and we’re ready to get on with the business of sinking our teeth into the 2014-2015 school year.  I feel really good about this one (truthfully, I feel good about all of them).

For new subscribers, please know that I use this weekly communication to offer a snapshot of what transpired during the week and window to events in upcoming weeks.  These messages are intended to be short and informative.  I have been known to offer a sketch of small, but meaningful happenings or shed light on neat, but less-celebrated things staff and students are doing on campus from time to time. I know teenagers don't share everything with we adults.  Consider this your inside track.

Quickly, we had grade level welcome assemblies this week.  Students were made aware of the many  opportunities available to them at BHS. We also use that time to reminded him of the new tardy and absence policy. This is the one you were sent via mail during the summer.   We are partners. Should a student begin down a bad path with absences or  tardiness, we will contact you.   The policy officially begins on Monday. Monday is also the first day of spirit week.  See below for the themes..

By way of reminder, if you have not already please send your child with the $5 activity/locker fee.

That's all for now.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Best,

Dr. T

9/15 Monday 

International flag day

9/16 Tuesday

Twin Tuesday

9/17 Wednesday

Wacky Tacky Wednesday

9/18 Thursday

Cartoon day

9/19 Friday

Brighton high school spirit competition

*Freshmen - yellow

*Sophomore - White

*Junior - Black (shirt or pants)

Seniors - Orange (shirt or pants)

**Football game at White Stadium vs East Boston High School, 6pm.

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From the BHS Library

Welcome to School Year 2014-2015!  Looking forward to working with you this year.  This email contains links to library services and a brief overview of library basics.  

*The library hours are 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday-Friday.  (open until 2:00on early release days)

*We are a Boston Public Library Branch with delivery twice a week. We receive BPL Deliveries of Books, DVD's and other materials on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Make requests with your library card barcode and pin (see library for help) at http://bpl.bibliocommons.com/

*NEW: There is a mobile app to search the catalog. It is available at:http://www.bpl.org/collections/mobile.htm

*NEW: emagazines in English and Spanish. Check out zinio at http://www.bpl.org/collections/zinio.htm

*BPS Library Webpage http://bpslibraries.org/ or the Brighton High Library Webpage for links to online reference, databases,  encyclopedias(English and Spanish language), Boston Globe Full Text & much more! Resources are aimed at Elementary, Middle, High School level & Professional Resources.  Many can be translated into multiple languages and have speech to text features.