Falcon Announcements:

January 5, 2018

January Calendar of Events: Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.

8: Fundraiser at Panera to benefit the Class of 2021! 9: Hockey Fundraiser at Chipotle 4-8 PM 12: Hood and Jesses The Princess Bride 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School) 15: Senior Community Service and Career Hours due 16-19: Mid-Terms 17: Screenagers 6 PM BHS Auditorium

The last date to order yearbooks will be February 14th — Yearbooks are on sale now at Jostens $85. 2017 All-USA New Hampshire Football Team USA TODAY High School Sports is proud to announce the 2017 American Family Insurance ALL-USA New Hampshire Football Team. Players were selected based on their athletic achievements from the 2017-18 season. Bow High School is extremely pleased to announce that two of our football players have made this team: Jack Corriveau (First Team) and Matthew Nichols (Second Team). Congratulations! Job well done!!

Hood and Jesses

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Mid Term Schedule 2017-18 The end of the first semester is quickly approaching and with it mid-term assessments. This year mid-term assessments will be held Tuesday, January 17, Wednesday, January 18, Thursday, January 19 and Friday, January 20. The schedule of assessments will be as follows: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 ..................................……………….. Period 1 Period 2 Make-ups Study/Instruction Wednesday, January 17, 2018 ….............................……………… Period 3 Period 4 Make-ups Study/Instruction Thursday, January 18, 2018 ..................................…………...... Period 5 Period 6 Make-ups Study/Instruction Friday, January 19, 2018 ..................................…………………… Period 7 Period 8 Make-ups All assessments will be two hours long. Students will be required to stay in both their assessments for the full two hours. Please remind them to bring a book or some work to do in the event they finish them before the end of the period. Cell phones and ipods must be kept away and may not be used during the exams. There will be two assessment periods each day. Each assessment will be preceeded by a thirty minute review period. The review periods will be from 7:30am to 8:00am and from 10:15am to 10:45am. Assessments will be held from 8:00am to 10:00am and from 10:45am to 12:45am. Teachers w ill be available for students from 12:45pm to 2:50pm each day. Students must be prompt for all of their assessments. Students who are late should not be admitted. Late students must report to the office and meet with the principal or assistant principal before make-up will be approved. A student must have a pass from the main office in order to be admitted to the make-up assessment. If a student is absent, parents must call and notify an administrator of their child’s absence and the reason for the absence. Midterm Assessments will cover all the information presented during the first half of the year. This assessment will (in effect) be a midterm for full year classes and will be a final for semester classes. There will be no exemptions from midterm assessments. Students will only be required to be at school during their assessment periods. Students who do not have an assessment must either be in a designated area of the school or must leave school property. No one will be permitted to loiter on or around school grounds during assessments. The follow ing areas w ill be open for students during assessment periods. The cafeteria will be open for leisure studying and the library will be open for serious, quiet studying. Here is a sample of the daily schedule which will be followed during midterms:

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7:00 to 7:20am........................…….

Buses arrive

7:25am.................................………

5 minute warning bell

7:30am.................................………

Review session begins

8:00am.................... First assessment period begins 10:00am................... First assessment period ends 10:00 to 10:15am......................…... Break - students may go to lockers and/or cafeteria (brunch available for purchase in café until 10:40am) 10:10am................................……...

5 minute warning bell

10:15am................................………

Review session begins

10:45am................... Second assessment period begins 12:45am................... Second assessment period ends 12:45pm to 1:15pm...................…..

A La Carte Items (sandwiches, beverages, etc.) for students and staff

1:15pm to 2:50pm....................…..

School will be open for students to study and teachers will be available for extra help

2:55pm..................................

Buses depart Bow High School

If school is canceled for inclement weather conditions, we will continue with the canceled day's schedule on the first day back. For example, if school were to be canceled on Tuesday, Tuesday’s schedule would be followed on Wednesday. I hope this information will help you and your daughter/son during midterms. If you have any questions regarding assessments or any aspect of the Bow High School program, please give us a call. Sincerely, Brian O’Connell Principal

Engineering Career Day Event BAE Systems will be hosting an Engineering Career Day event for high school students interested in engineering on the following dates: February 1st, 2018

March 16th, 2018

May 31st, 2018

A typical Engineering Career Day at BAE Systems allows students the opportunity to learn more about what BAE Systems does and what it is like to be an engineer. Students will get the opportunity to tour the facilities as well as participate in a hands on engineering project. For more information, please visit the BAE Systems website: http:// www.baesystems.com/en-us/exploring-your-career-at-bae-systems/interns-and-recent-graduates/engineering-careerday Engineering days are limited to 25 students and registration will be on a first come first serve basis. If you have any additional questions, please contact: William Forsling Defense ELDP I - Hardware Engineering, BAE Systems, ES, T: (603) 885-2917 | E: [email protected]

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We look to provide the viewing of Screenagers as a tool for families to continue the conversation about how children/ tweens/teens are growing up in a digital world. The following information came from screenagersmovie.com: Screenagers dives deep into how technology impacts kids’ development and the challenges of parenting in the digital world. We live in a world where parents must compete with video games, texting addiction, and social media. In Screenagers, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, Delaney Ruston (Physician and filmmaker) takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, Screenagers reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance. We also intend to have a makeup day of the 18th if the event is postponed for any reason on the 17th. 4

Destination College NHHEAF is an organization that gives free college help to all NH residents. Every spring NHHEAF puts on an event (free) for juniors about the college process. They have different 45 minute info sessions in the morning (financial aid, picking a major, using social media with colleges, first impressions, paying for college, scholarship searches, essay writing, etc.) and then a college fair in the afternoon with over 60 colleges. This year it is at SNHU (Southern New Hampshire University), just 15 minutes away! Remember these college reps are your first readers of your applications, so it is a great way to network and get your name known to them. You can come alone, with parents, with friends, or just your parents can attend. The event is FREE, but you MUST register at destinationcollege.org. The event does fill quickly, so we encourage you to register as soon as registration opens.

Lunch Menu for the Week of January 8-12 Monday Hot lunch: Loaded potato skins w/bacon, cheese, sour cream, broccoli, fruit & milk Ala carte: Assorted hot sandwiches Papa Gino’s pizza, veggies & fruit Special Salad: Greek Salad Special Sandwich: Chicken Pesto Panini Tuesday Hot lunch: Buffalo chicken salad on croissant, spinach salad, fruit & milk Ala carte: Chicken patty sandwich, buffalo chicken tenders Gill’s pizza, veggies & fruit Special Salad: Cobb salad Special Sandwich: Turkey, cheddar, bacon croissant Wednesday Hot Lunch: Pasta w/Italian sausage sauce, green beans, breadstick, fruit & milk Ala carte: Chicken parmesan sandwich, popcorn chicken Papa Gino’s pizza, veggie sticks & fruit Special Salad: Taco salad bowl Special Sandwich: Chicken bacon wrap w/lettuce, cheese, assorted sauces Thursday Hot Lunch: Breakfast burrito bowl, home fries, cinnamon roll, fruit & milk Ala carte: BBQ Rib sandwich, mozzarella sticks Papa Gino’s pizza, veggies & fruit Special Salad: Asian Salad Special Sandwich: assorted Friday Hot Lunch: Assorted hot and cold sandwiches Ala carte: Assorted Sandwiches Special Salad: Assorted

Becoming Eligible for Division 1 or 2 Sports in College Students thinking about playing Division 1 or 2 sports in college should click on the link below that will bring you to all the resources for student athletes. There are requirements for each division by way of courses and GPA that you should be aware of as we start moving into the planning phases of the 2018-2019 scheduling time frame later this month. http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/school-presentation-resources

Fundraiser at Panera The class of 2021 is holding a fundraiser at Panera on Ford Eddy Road in Concord on January 8 from 4-8PM. Present a flyer for your order to be counted toward our event. Please contact Ms. Picard or Mrs. Button if you have any questions. 5

Bow High School Placed on the College Board’s 8th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Student Access and Success 447 School Districts Across the U.S. and Canada Are Honored Bow School District is one of 447 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 8th Annual AP® District Honor Roll. To be included on the 8th Annual Honor Roll, Bow High School had to, since 2015, increase the number of students participating in AP while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that this district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP. National data from 2017 show that among American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students with a high degree of readiness for AP, only about half are participating. The first step to getting more of these students to participate is to give them access. Courses must be made available, gatekeeping must stop, and doors must be equitably opened. Bow School District is committed to expanding the availability of AP courses among prepared and motivated students of all backgrounds. “Congratulations to all the educators and administrators in this district who have worked to clear a path for more students of all backgrounds to participate and succeed in AP,” said Trevor Packer, head of AP and Instruction. “These educators and administrators are fostering a culture in their schools and classrooms that allows students to face new challenges and build the confidence to succeed.” Helping more students learn at a higher level and earn higher AP scores is an objective of all members of the AP community, from AP teachers to district and school administrators to college professors. Many districts are experimenting with initiatives and strategies to see how they can expand access and improve student performance at the same time. In 2017, more than 4,000 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, or both, and/or consideration in the admissions process. Inclusion in the 8th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years of AP data, from 2015 to 2017, looking across 38 AP Exams, including world language and culture. The following criteria were used. Districts must:  Increase participation/access to AP by at least 4% in large districts, at least 6% in medium districts, and at least 11% in small districts;  Increased or maintained the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/ Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students taking exams and increased or maintained the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students scoring 3+ on at least one AP Exam; and  Improve or maintain performance levels when comparing the 2017 percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher to the 2015 percentage, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70% of

its AP students earn a 3 or higher.

When these outcomes have been achieved among an AP student population in which 30% or more are underrepresented minority students (American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander) and/or 30% or more are low-income students (students who qualify for free or reducedprice lunch), a symbol has been affixed to the district name to highlight this work. The complete 8th Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found here: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/score-reportsdata/awards/honor-roll Bow High School is one of five New Hampshire schools receiving this honor!!

From the School Counseling Office Counselor assignments: A- Col : [email protected] Phone Extension-308, Com-Mas: [email protected] Phone Extension-307, Mat-Z: [email protected] Phone Extension-306, Martha Rae, Registrar [email protected] Phone Extension-312 The counseling office is eager to work with you. We are available for all your academic and post secondary needs. Students and parents can make an appointment here.

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Seniors: Start applying for scholarships! See the list in Naviance! All seniors should be researching their college searches in Naviance and have schools added to their “Colleges I am Thinking About” tab. If you have questions/concerns please make an appointment with your school counselor. Naviance Overview has A LOT of helpful information. Common application directions. Common application cheat sheet.

FAFSA: Free Application of Federal Student Aid

CSS Profile a financial aid document required by some colleges, for a list of colleges that require the CSS profile click Here Juniors: Mark your calendars! College Overview for Juniors: March 15th at 6:30 in the BHS auditorium An evening presentation to begin the conversation with high school juniors and their families about the college admission process. Topics discussed include: tips for searching and finding the “right” school, special programs and options to consider when choosing a school, advice for college touring and ways to stand out to a college. We hope to see you all there! Continue to update your resume, work on your career/community hours, work hard! Sign up to take the SAT’s: https://sat.collegeboard.org/register and/or the ACT’s: http://www.actstudent.org/ Sophomores: Continue to update your resume, work on your career/community hours, work hard! Freshmen: Please make an appointment with your counselor if you haven't already met us, we would love to help you use Naviance and talk about your transition to BHS! To make an appointment with your counselor click here: https://bow-high-school-counseling-dept.appointlet.com/ All students - should keep their resumes updated in Naviance Family Connection. Also, keep working on the 20 community service and 20 career exploration hours that will be due on January 15th of your senior year. Completed forms can be handed into Martha Rae in the school counseling office. Forms are available for pick up in the school counseling office and on the BHS website under “Students”, “Find a form I need”. For volunteer opportunities check out our website. Getting a job? If you are 14 or 15 years old you need to have working papers. 16 and 17 year olds need parental permission. Martha Rae, in the school counseling office, can provide the forms needed and can do the official working papers. Check out our job board outside of the school counseling office through out the year….there are usually many jobs available. Check out new school counseling website...we hope you find it helpful!

2017-18 Poetry Out Loud at Bow High School

Congratulations to freshman Rachel Budd (middle) for winning Bow High School's Poetry Out Loud competition this year! Congratulations also to senior Lina Patel (left) for winning the runner-up position. Both girls will be attending the regional competition at New England College in Henniker in February. Alumnus Lauren Percy (right) was the MC for the event. 7

South Africa Meeting 1/10/18 (sign up with Mr. Groves during FLEX), or 1/17/18 immediately following Period 4 exam -- attend either meeting if interested -- Rm. 2208. Once again, BHS is hoping to offer South African Ecology and Culture, an Extended Learning Opportunity for the 2018/2019 school year. Upon completion, students will receive one full science credit towards graduation. If you have an interest in learning more about the South Africa ELO course, which culminates in a 17 day immersion in South African culture, and studying the wildlife of the South African savanna in its natural environment near the Greater Kruger Park Area - summer of 2019 -- email Mr. Groves: [email protected] -- and be at the information meetings to be scheduled in the first two weeks of January, 2018. As this is a combined ELO venture with the Hopkinton School District, space - and therefore, enrollment must be limited. This course is pending BSD School Board approval.

Hockey Fundraiser

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Do you like to act? Do you want to take a 1 credit course at CRTC in January on Acting? The Concord High course will be running periods 1 and 2, so you would need that flexibility to have both periods free; going there daily from 7:30-9:25. If you are interested in this class, please contact your school counselor ASAP.

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Upcoming Important Dates Jan. 8: Fundraiser at Panera to benefit the Class of 2021! Jan. 9: Hockey Fundraiser at Chipotle 4-8 PM Jan. 12: Hood and Jesses The Princess Bride Jan. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School) Jan. 15: Senior Community Service and Career Hours due Jan. 16-19: Mid-Terms Jan. 17: Screenagers 6 PM BHS Auditorium Feb. 14: Last Day to Order a Yearbook Feb. 19: Teacher Workshops (Early release) Feb. 26—Mar 2: Winter Vacation (No School) March 9: Athletic Eligibility for Spring Sports March 12: Winter Sports Awards March 13: Teacher Workshops (No school) March 15: Junior College Night 6:30 PM March 20: District Music Concert 7 PM April 7: Destination College at Southern New Hampshire University April 18-20: Intersession April 23—27: Spring Vacation (No School) April/May: Junior Testing May 7-18: AP Testing May 19: School Prom May 28: Memorial Day (Observed—No School) June 9: Graduation 10 AM BHS Gymnasium June 8, 11, 12, 13: Final Exams (tentative) June 13: Last Day of School (tentative) June 20: Final Report Cards Available

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