B a t a v i a C i t y S c h o o l D i s t r i c t

Batavia Highlights

News From the Principal’s Office

FEBRUARY 2020

Dear BHS Parents, Parenting is hard. I live that reality everyday as do all of you. When it comes to parenting teens we are trying to teach them to be young adults while still setting expectations and guidelines along the way. Our job as a parent is our most important work. We all fail sometimes but it is a job worth learning from our failures. I have a few thoughts below for you to consider. Say yes as much as possible to healthy activities. Encourage a school sport, music activity, or club. Encourage healthy volunteer efforts as well as community and/or church activities. Say no even when that is a word your child doesn’t want to hear. You have a right to know where your children are and what they are doing. Teenage brains are not fully developed until they are into their 20’s. Also, as adults we have acquired experience and wisdom that teens have not fully developed yet.

Looking back, I am glad from some of the times my parents told me no on things I wanted to do. While I was angry about their rules as a teenager, I am now thankful that they were able to protect me from making poor choices. If you are concerned about choices your child is making and you would like some assistance, our administrative team and counselors at BHS are here to help. We can assist in finding resources that will help you with our hard and most important job: Parenting.

Thank you, Paul D. Kesler Principal

Did you know you can follow BHS’s daily announcements on our webpage?

Go to: Bataviacsd.org -Select a School tab: Batavia High School

-HS Announcements tab

(You will find a BHS calendar of events on the announcements page. Check it out!)

BHS emails the daily announcements

to every BHS student using their school @bataviacsd.org email

account each school day. Encourage your student to check their email daily for emails from teachers, Class Advisors, Counseling Center, College and

Career Center and the Main Office.

The announcements are also posted in your students “Class Of” Google Classroom.

Help your students stay informed. Remind them to look for their “Announcements” daily .

Class of 2020

Important Dates To Remember

100 Days ‘til Graduation Celebration - March 20th, 8:00 a.m.

BHS Auditorium/Cafeteria Breakfast and Prizes!

Senior Trip - June 14th—16th, Cedar

Point and Cleveland, Ohio

Senior Prom - June 20th @ Terry Hills Golf Course

Graduation Rehearsal - June 25th @ GCC - Call Arena - 10:00 a.m.—12:00

p.m. MANDATORY

Graduation Ceremony - June 27th @ GCC - Call Arena @ 2:00 p.m.

Freshman Class The start of 2020 can be a great time to reflect on the successes and challenges of the first part of the school year. We are at the midpoint of the year and hopefully students have a good idea of their

academic standing in each of their classes. It is important for students to continue to work hard in all of their classes and take note of any areas that need improvement.

For the freshman parents, the emotional and academic divide between middle and high school can be daunting. More is expected of high school students and there is less hand-holding by teachers. Encourage your child to connect with their teachers and school counselors to discuss scheduling, school activities, and after school academic help. In addition, get your child involved in a positive activity...but don’t overextend. Research says that students who are involved in healthy activities are much more likely to have a positive high school experience and get better grades than students who are not involved.

Make sure that your child is challenged and taking courses today that will help meet future goals. School counselors will begin the process of course selection for the 2020-21 school year in the next few weeks.

BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL 1st MARKING PERIOD HONOR ROLL – 2019– 2020

Honor Roll – 9th: Aidan Anderson, Allyssa Antonucci, Aryanna Bartholomew, Alexander Bartz, Navea Bazile, Ethan Bisnett, Ella Bromsted, Christina Brown, Brendan Burgess, Nathan Canale, Joshua Capwell II, Bailey Chilson, Rashawd Christie, Aden Chua, Julie Cswaykus, Paul Daniszewski, Christian DeSantis, Ryan Dillon, Adelaide Dun, Lydia Evans, Tyler Fagan, Cooper Fix, Jordan Flint, Tieryn Fonda, Dominic Grillo, Ryan Hamilton, Skyler Hampton, Cody Harloff, Ian Harmon, Alexander Johnson, Olivia Kabel, Shawn Kimball, Sydney Konieczny, Michael Marchese, Robert McCarthy, Mathew McWethy, Abigail Moore, Cesia Murillo Rios, Julia Petry, Jack Pickard, Noah Pickard, Amari Pryor, Melanie Quinones Santiago, Lauren Reimer, John Riley, Garrett Schmidt, Maya Schrader, Brooke Scott, Olivia Shell, Sawyer Siverling, Hailey Smith, Kaydence Stehlar, Reagan Swimline, Casey Tatarka, Tyler Umlauf, Gavin Wagner, Eliana Williamson, Clara Wood, Hannah Ziminski. 10th: Makayla Andolora, Tanaja Banks, Maddie Barone, Michael Bartz, Maria Branche, Jack Bruggman, Noah Burke, Alexandra Christopher, Aurelia Colby, Parker Corbelli, Jayden Corcoran, Ayden Currier, Megan Currier, Jaylene Dersham, Alex DiFilippo, Alaina Every, Amber Fitzsimmons, Dustin Forsha II, Benjamin Frongetta, Sophie Fulton, Luke Geiger, Elsa Gentry, Vincent Grazioplene, Meghan Greene, Nicholas Grover, Olivia Halpin, Mackenzie Harmon, Brandi Harrington, Kai Hoag, Ella Houseknecht, Quinn Jensen, Jade Kendall, Kyle Kendall, Lilya Kotmel, Selena Kramer, Mackenzie Lavery, Robert Lin, Macey Martin, KayLeigh Mayeu, Elizabeth McCarthy, Lily Miller, Tanner Mountain, Morgan Murray, Naomi Peck, Lidia Pehrson, Emma Radka, Lucas Radley, Daniel Saeva, Gavin Schrader, Robin Scroger, Kurstin Smith, Matthew Smith, Katherine Spiotta, Kayla Stone, Kylie Tatarka, Nevaeh Umlauf, Noelia Ventura, Carter Wasilewski. 11th Grade: Tess Barone, Amelia Beckman, Sophie Beckman, Jason Berry, Ryan Bowen, Alexander Childs, Natalie Clark, Owen Coles, Caden Cropp, Steven Cunningham, Ariana DeSa e Frias, James Dobler, Kathryn Fitzpatrick, Tate Fonda, Tyler Fouquet, Claire Griffith Sarkis, Alex Hale, Kennedy Hamilton, Piper Harloff, Isabella Houseknecht, Faraz Idrees, Tyler Kleinbach, Kennedy Kolb, Kameron Kuszlyk, Dallas Lama, Laura Lepkowski, Jacob Long, Sadie Loria, Jonah Luplow, Riley Macdonough, Cooper Mattice, Alexis McDonald, Nathan McMaster, Hayley Mercer, Bannon Moore, Chase Pangrazio, Blake Paserk, Joseph Perl, Sean Pies, Evan Preston, Mackenzie Reigle, Casey Reynolds, Andresha Richardson, Luke Rindell, Maria Rita, Luke Rogers, Maxwell Scott, Max Sernoffsky, Stone Siverling, Nathan Stokes, McKyi Taylor, Haylee Thornley, Chloe Torres Brown, Timothy Tryon, Maranda Vanelli, Zachary Wagner, Lillian Whiting, Bryn Wormley. James Zurek. 12th Grade: Gloria Adams, Sarah Adams, Anna Amico, Margaret Andersen, Zachary Anderson, Jaydon Barber, Matthew Beach Jr., Jacob Bondaruk, Evan Boyle, Juliana Branche, Jayden Brooks, Arianna Brown, Camryn Buck, Macayla Burke, Charles Burton, Jeffrey Cherry, Maya Ciociola, Lukas Cochran, Kendra Cook, Sydney Della Penna, Talon DeLong, Stephanie Dibble, Caitlin Dickes, Ethan DiLaura, Aaron Dillon, Kayla Dioguardi, Olivia Ells, Brock Every, Derrick Fedus, Rhorri Fix, Erica Flint, Brian Forrest, Olivia Garrison, Wyatt Gaus, Joseph Gefell Jr., Lydia Geiger, Lucas Grammatico, Dominic Grazioplene, Paige Haile, Garrick Havens, Jacob Humes, Norah Janes, Parker Kemp, Erik Kesler, Emma Krolczyk, Rachel Laesser, Gabrielle Lawrence, Andrew Lin, Colton Martin, Andres Mateos, Emelie Maysonet Santiago, Nicholas Mirabal, Amanda Montemarano, Katie Moore, Jordyn Mott, Benjamin Paserk, Maximus Rapone, Alexis-Jade Reed, Bryce Reigle, Morgan Reimer, Maiya Reinhart, Adeena Riedel, Alex Rood, Mario Rosales, Grace Rudolph, Nathan Ryan, Emma Sallome, Gavin Schmidt, Riley Schrader, Megan Smith, Anastasiya Sobol, Anthony Sprague, Ryan Suozzi, Madeline Taggart, Jacob Torcello, Jadin Vasciannie, Lydia Wahr, Charissa Waldmiller, Brandon Warren, Joshua Weis, Camden White, Azalea Wierda, Leah Wroten, Courtnee Yasses.

BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL 1st MARKING PERIOD MERIT ROLL – 2019– 2020

9th Grade: Nicholas Ange, Calleigh Berl, Trevor Cole, Lucas Crater , Emily Damon, Timothy Day, Shoshana DeLorme, Gavin Fowler, Cooper Hamilton, Eziekiel Hanna, Trace Hawkins, Landon Helsdon, Mariana Higgins, Abigail Hoerbelt, Charles Kegler, Heather Lawrence, Ryan Lopez, Carter McFollins-Cramer, Cameron Miller, Ariana Oleandi, Hayden Pierce, Dominick Spoto, Lucy Taggart, Alyssa Talone, Alyssa Vickery. 10th Grade: Leda Bar tz, Kyley Beales, Benjamin Best, Liza Bondaruk, Elizabeth Clark, Evan Cummings, Vincent DiRisio, Colin Dunn, Jaequan Etienne, Taylor Foster, Abigail Fryer, Carter Havens, Ryan Jacek, Andrew Kasmarek, Alyssa Koladzinski, Gavin Konieczny, Taniciya Lang-Smith, Ethan Loaeza, Jillian Luplow, Kaden Marucci, Mikalina Pellegrino-Scott, Alannah Penkszyk, Gabriel Perez Lopez, Portia Ranalli, Maysie Rapone, Thomas Reardon, Jesse Reinhart, Gabriel Reyes Mercado, Tianna Rhim, Christine Sabb, Marla Schlaggel, Lucas Vickery, Isabella West, Amaya Williams, Cameron Williams, Rachel Wright. 11th Grade: Andrew Atwood, Riley Atwood, T’Mario Ayala, Mykola Bartz, Talidy Blijden, Jesse Bray, Zachariah Brown, Jaziel Childs, Rebekah Daniszewski, Lexia Davis, Samantha Davis, Monique DeCarlis, Jonah Epps, Zachary Gilebarto, Troy Helsdon, Elizabeth Kingston, Courtney Lougheed, Philip Lyman, Juan Martinez, Alyssa Ognibene, Matthew Pownall, Katrina Pragle, Emma Riley, Estrella Sanchez, Hope Sherman, Terrez Smith, Jianna Torcello, Cassidy Underhill Timothy Walsh, James Weicher, Sydney Ziminski. 12th Grade: Erick Chugg, Andrew Clark, Alyssa Escobar , Dor ia Gallison, Marcello Harris, Joshua McQuillen, Shayne Moak, David Mullin, Athena Nesbeth, Dylan Pehrson, John Petry, Joshua Pinney, Cristiana Rojas, Alesia Schmidt, William Smith, Mary Stefani, Brooke Sumeriski, Gavin Tucker, Caeden White, Madison Yonkin.

Grade: ________ Student Name:______________________________________________

Block 1 A/C Teacher______________________ Block 1 B/D Teacher________________________

Batavian 2020 Yearbook Sale Yearbook orders must be paid by check or money order ONLY; payable to Batavia City Schools; BHS yearbook on memo line.

Orders must be paid in full (check or money order) when submitted. Yearbook without a name =$54 (8% tax included)* **Yearbook with a name =$59 (8% tax included)* _______________________________ Name for embossing Check/MO #___________________________; Receipt # ______________________ **Name embossing is NOT available after February 28th. Orders ARE accepted until they are no books left to sell in June; however, if you want to be assured of a yearbook, orders should be in by April 1st. Orders can be submitted to room 220, Mrs. Ognibene, or left in Mrs. Ognibene’s mailbox in the main office. Receipts will be given for all purchases. If you do not receive a receipt back within 5 days of purchase in your first block class, please see the advisor in room 220 to ensure your order form has been received.

*The 2020 yearbook will be at least 300 pages.

160 Schools attended the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge. BHS sent 2 teams this year. It

was a wonderful experience for the

students.

Looking for a seasonal job???

You will need a work permit

Stop by the BHS Main Office to pick up an application and a physical

certification form. Return these forms along with proof of birth date (ie: birth certificate, state I.D. or drivers license).

BATAVIA SCHOLASTIC A WINTERGUARD

Batavia Winterguard “Fantastic Visions Competition”

celebrates its 20th year in existence on Saturday, February 15th in the Batavia High School gymnasium beginning at 5:00pm. Ticket price is $7.00 and well worth the cost. We are excited to showcase our circuit champions from 2019 in their new class, Scholastic A with a show called, “As we Grow Together.” The guard consists of 14 members, three

of them are seniors, Stephanie Dibble, Lexi Begin, and Margaret Richardson. The Cadet Winterguard will also compete on the 15th with a show called Kaleidoscope.

Eighteen other winterguards will be competing from Western NY and Canada.

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Z-Club ice cream party for the Junior Class, for the most food collected for the Salvation Army

Food Drive

Upcoming Recesses

February

Break

Feb. 17th—21st

Spring

Recess

April 6th—13th

NO SCHOOL FOR

STUDENTS

Batavia City Schools Budget Vote

Voter Registration

April 22nd

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Batavia City School District Office

Budget Vote & Board of Education

Member Election

May 19th

7:00 a.m. -

9:00 p.m.

@ BHS if you live south of Rte. 5

@ RM if you live north of Rte. 5

Mr. Batavia will be held on Friday, March 27th @ 7p.m. in the High School Auditorium. Tickets will be $8 and sold the week of the show and any left will be sold at the door. Over the years we have raised over $25,000 for local charities and we look forward to another great show! Please see Miss Robinson with questions or email her at lmrobinson@bataviacsd.org

BHS National Honor Society sponsored the annual Turkey Trot at the high school. The food drive gathers food that is donated to the Salvation Army. As an incentive to students Mr. Kirkwood, Mr. Weicher, and Ms. Przybysz competed to collect the most canned goods. Ms. Przybysz collected the most avoiding the dressing as a turkey. As for Mr. Kirwood and Mr. Weicher they spent Tuesday dressed as turkeys. NHS would like to thank the staff and students that generously donated to the food drive.

2020 Mr. Batavia Contestants

Zack Anderson Zeshaun Armstrong Derrick Fedus Luke Grammatico Garrick Havens Jacob Humes Andres Mateos Nate Ryan Gavin Schmidt Riley Schrader Tony Sprague Gavin Tucker Camden White

SURVIVING THE STUDENT DROP-OFF/PICK-UP LANE Here are some helpful hints for navigating the student drop off/pick up lane. The daily AM and PM drop off times cause anxiety and stress for many. Parents should use designated parent drop off/pick up lane only. Refrain from using the State Street lot and Staff parking for dropping off and picking up students. Please do not create a 3-car-wide lane as it is unsafe and causes more delays.

Follow these tips to increase efficiency and decrease frustration: 1. 7:40 to 8:00 AM is the heaviest traffic. Try dropping off between 7:15 to 7:40 AM. 2. Available space. Pull through to use All entrances and unload at the curb closest to the school. Avoid stopping at the main, “awning” entrance if there is room to pull up. Unload at “Mr. Weicher’s” entrance, or consider dropping off at the music wing. 3. Quick escape. Students should grab and go as soon as the car stops to unload. 4. Never park in the drop off/pick up lane. Use the parking lot if you need to come into the building.

What are the BLUE LIGHTS_above the outside doors at BHS? The BLUE LIGHTS are an indicator that NO visitors can come into the building

and NO students/staff can leave. These lights are used during drills and emergencies.

This includes parents. During a BLUE LIGHT EVENT parents are NOT able to release or

pick-up students. We understand that this might effect scheduled appointments but there can be NO exceptions. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We take the security and safety of our

students and staff very seriously. Thank you for your understanding.

The Attendance Office

When reporting an absence or to

have a child released early please

call the Attendance Office @

343-2480 ext. 2007. If your call

goes to voicemail please leave a

message, voicemail is checked

frequently.

Students will be released

ONLY by persons listed as a

contact in our records.

Please keep contacts current.

Keeping contact information current will avoid any

delays when calling or signing your student out of

school.

Parents/Guardians may be asked to show ID when

signing their student out of school.

Dropping notes off to the Attendance

Office first thing in the morning will

make early release appointments

easier.

Calling during the school day, last-minute for

immediate release may prove difficult to get

notices to students in study halls, clinics, lunch and

P.E. classes.

Batavia High School is a CLOSED

CAMPUS

students must remain on campus for lunch.

Students are not allowed to go back out to their cars

or student parking lot between the hours of 8:05 -

2:43.

All tardy notes must be received

by 2:00pm on the same day of

being tardy.

Reminder to all PM GVEP Students.

Students are not allowed back in the building until

2:43. Students may want to take any of their

belongings with them that they will need at the end of

the day when they sign out for GVEP, otherwise you

will have to wait in the lobby or outside until 2:43.

Please keep in mind that students

who are 18 years old MAY NOT SIGN

THEMSELVES OUT OF SCHOOL.

By NYS law it is the parent/guardians

responsibility to send in a signed not

authorizing permission for the

Attendance Procedures

Batavia City School District Board policy states that each student shall be required to remain in attendance until the last day of session in the school year in which the student becomes seventeen (17) years of age. PARENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY APPROVE OF A STUDENT’S ABSENCE AND HAVE NOTIFIED THE SCHOOL, BY NEW YORK STATE LAW AND BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY, SOME ABSENCES MUST STILL BE MARKED ILLEGAL. Parents are asked to notify the Attendance Office by calling 343-2480, ext. 2007 of a student’s absence. If no call is received, School Messenger will call the parent. The student is required to bring a written ex-cuse from his/her parent within 5 days of the absence to the attendance office. Phone calls do not make your child ’s absence or early release legal. This note should include: The students name, the date(s) of absence, the reason for absence, the parent/guardian’s signature, and parent/guardian contact information such as name and daytime phone numbers. Failure to return with a note will result in disciplinary action as that absence will be considered unexcused.

Take Care Of BHS! Calendar of Important Dates:

Dial 343-2480

(Main Switchboard of Batavia City Schools) Main Office……………………………………….……….…..ext. 2000 Secretary - Mrs. Caswell Secretary - Mrs. Brown Principal - Mr. Kesler

Assistant Principals Office……………………….……….ext. 2001 Secretary - Mrs. Ziccardi Asst. Principals: Mr. Korzelius…….L-Z students Mrs. Leone…..…..A-K students Counseling Center……………………………………….….ext. 2002 Secretary - Mrs. DiGregorio Counselors: Mr. Ciszak……...A-D………………....…….ext. 7525 Ms. Crumity…...S-Z…………………..….....ext. 7568 Mrs. Garner…….E-K………………….…….ext. 7290 Mr. Hussar……...L-R………………….…….ext. 7429 Student Assistant Counselor: Mrs. Meides-Judge…………………………..ext. 2011 College and Career Center…………………..….……...ext. 2012 Career & Resource Specialist - Mrs. Grover School Tools…..……………………………………...……...ext. 2008 (report change of address/phone number) Data Processor - Mrs. Pangrazio Attendance Office…………………………………….……..ext. 2007 (report absences & appointments) Secretary - Mrs. Shea Health Office………………………………….……….……...ext. 2004 Secretary - Mrs. Barber Nurse - Mrs. Haitz Athletic Director’s Office…………….…………….……..ext. 2003 Secretary - Mrs. Given A.D. - Mr. Bromley

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL

Batavia High School

260 State Street

Batavia, NY 14020

OR CURRENT RESIDENT

January 20 HOLIDAY – Martin Luther King Day – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS January 21 – 24 January 2019 Regents January 24 Quarter 2 Marking Period Ends January 24 Superintendent Conf. Day – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS February 1 Snow Ball 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. February 4 BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. February 8 ACT @ GCC February 10-14 Snowcoming Week / pep assembly Feb. 14th February 17-21 HOLIDAY – Presidents’ Recess – NO SCHOOL (Return to School Feb. 22

nd)

February 24 & 25 BOE Meeting – Special / Reports – BOE Conference Room @ 6:30 p.m. March 2,9 BOE Meeting @ 6:30 Budget Ambassadors March 8 25 week Interim March 10 BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.,

BHSPTG Meeting @ 5:30 p.m.

March 14 SAT Test @ BHS @ 8:00 a.m. – approx. 1:00 p.m. (Regular SAT Only) March 19 MIOSM Concert @ BHS @ 7:00 p.m. March 20 100 Days until Graduation Breakfast for Seniors – Small Cafeteria March 24 BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. March 27 Mr. Batavia @ 7:00 p.m. April 4 ACT @ GCC April 7 BOE Meeting – BHS Conf. Room @ 6:30 p.m. April 6 –13 Spring Recess NO SCHOOL (Return to School April 14th) April 10 Quarter 3 Marking Period Ends April 14 BHSPTG Meeting – 5:30 p.m. April 16 Bus Drills April 23 Tri-M Induction 7:00 p.m. April 30 Jazz Cabaret BHS Gym @ 6:30 p.m.