Monday, September 24, 2018
Today is the 15th day of school. There are 166 days remaining.
SPORTS
Fighting illness, injury, and cold weather, the girls cross country team placed second at the Cardinal Stritch Invitational on 9/22. Scoring for our team were Bekah A., Sydney D., Ally B., Katelyn D., Mya O., and Zita L. Our team had a massive eleven PRs with impressive times from Harmony M., Izzy L., and Hannah S. The girls will look to remain undefeated in the SEC at their second conference Jamboree this Tuesday. Congratulations to all of our runners. Go Broncos!
On Saturday, the 8th grade volleyball teams dominated at the SEC tournament at Lincoln High School. All of the girls on both teams played great with a combined total record of 9-1 for the day. The red team plays at home today and the white team is home on Wednesday. Come out and support your Broncos!
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Student of the week for the week of September 24th is Mya O. She was nominated by Mrs. Jakubowski and here's what she had to say...
Mya is a creative and intelligent student with a positive attitude. She works hard in and out of the classroom, and is a role model based on her actions. Mya is not afraid to ask questions and always strives for excellence in Spanish.
TEACHER OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Mihalec is teacher of the week! She is a Language Therapist at both BJHS and MRE. She has been married for 6 years and has 2 amazing daughters, Myla (age 4) and Layla (age 2). She enjoys volleyball, swimming, cooking/baking, roller blading, and doing crafts with her girls. Her favorite foods are Italian and Mexican. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family.
MEET YOU AT THE FLAGPOLE
Attention everyone...Wednesday morning at 7:15am, we will be meeting at the flagpole in front of our building to pray. Everyone is invited to help us pray for our school, our community, and our country. Bring a friend and join us Wednesday morning at our flagpole.
START WITH HELLO 2018
September 24th-28th NJHS will be leading our school in participating in "Start With Hello Week". Start With Hello Week is organized by Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit organization led by several family members who lost loved ones at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14th, 2012. Based in Newtown, Connecticut, Sandy Hook Promises mission is to prevent gun violence BEFORE it happens by teaching youth and adults how to recognize the signs, intervene and get help for individuals who may be at-risk of hurting themselves or others. Start with Hello teaches students, grades 2-12, the skills they need to reach out to and include those who may be dealing with chronic social isolation and create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their school. Please join us this week as we work to help ALL students at BJHS feel connected by starting with hello and participating in our activities. Each day of the week starting Monday will be a theme.
Monday will be "Hey Day". NJHS students will be wearing "Hello my name is"tags. Students will wear name tags all day and say hello to someone new! If you are not a NJHS student and want to participate say hello to a NJHS student and ask for a name tag so you can participate too! NJHS students will also talk to homerooms about start with hello week using the presentation.
Tuesday "No One Eats Alone Day"- make sure to include everyone at lunch. If you see someone who is sitting alone invite them to join you for lunch and try out some icebreakers on the table to get the converstations going!
Wednesday "Green Out"- wear green to show your support for including others and preventing violence before it takes place!
Thursday "Random Acts of Kindness Day"- do something nice for someone! Be the reason someone smiles today and be kind without being prompted!
Friday "Compliments Day"- compliment someone today! Let someone know how much you appreciate them, how amazing they are, or thank someone for all they do! Tell them or write a note!
During the week in the lunchroom students can take the pledge to include others and help stop violence before it takes place by writing your name on a hand and adding it to our tree.
NJHS
Students please see Mrs. Copley Sansom in room 134 for your hello tags for "hey day".
FUNDRAISER
Keep selling your fundraising products. The end date is Monday, October 1st.
YEARBOOKS
Hip, hip, hooray!!! Buy your $30 yearbook today! It's the early bird special, so buy them now before October at yearbookforever.com. After September, the price goes up to $35.
KNIT AND CROCHET CLUB
Knit and Crochet Club meets tomorrow (Tuesday) in room #29. See Mrs. Adkins if you have any questions.
UPCOMING IN SEPTEMBER
24 Staff Meeting- Departments 2:40
24 7/8 Red Volleyball @ Home v Lincoln Middle School-Ypsilanti (Lincoln Blue) 4:15 PM
24 7/8 White Volleyball @ Tecumseh Middle School (Tecumseh Black) 4
25 7/8 Red Football @ Chelsea 4:15 PM
25 White Football @ Home v Adrian Middle School 4:15 PM
26 Homeroom Quizbowl Tournament begins
26 7/8 Red Volleyball @ Ypsilanti Community Middle School (Ypsilanti Gold) 4:15 PM
26 7/7 White Volleyball @ Home v Dexter Mill Creek Middle School (Dexter Maroon) 4:15 PM
