PatriotConnectionFor the Parents, Staff, Students & Community of Beyer High School

January 2016 Volume 9 Issue 1

Beyer High School

1717 Sylvan Ave.Modesto, California 95355

Phone (209) 576-4311Fax (209) 576-4301

Administration

Dan ParkPrincipal

Sara GilAssociate Principal

David AntinettiAssistant Principal

Nadene GalasAssistant Principal

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News from the Student Supervision OfficePERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS:

Students with perfect attendance in December will have their names placed

in a drawing for 5 $10 McDonalds gift cards. Students with perfect attendance during the month

of November had their names placed in a drawing for 5 $10 Jamba Juice gift card. The following students were awarded a $10 Jamba Juice card: Bethany Davis, Harrison Delahunty, Callie Strickland, Riley Wilson, and Rachel Bingham. Congratulations! The following students had perfect attendance in October and had their name drawn for one of five $10 Subway giftcards: Elizabeth Davis; Dong Fang Lin; Brooklyn Rego; Mary Sosa Raygoza and Dylan Weltmer!! The following 5 students had their names drawn for one of 5 $10 Starbucks gift cards for perfect attendance in September: Roberto Lozano, Ethan Moreno, Camila Lopez, Sarah Moore and Matthew Horton! Students with perfect attendance for the month of August had their names placed in a drawing for one of five $10 Starbucks gift cards!

CELLPHONES: Parents PLEASE make it a habit to check your students cellphone on a regular basis. Know your students pass code and check their emails, texts, pictures and social media sites frequently. Please ensure that your student is not taking / sending inappropriate pictures or engaging in any activities which might include cyberbullying or child pornography. There is an app out now that looks like a calculator and students can hide photos they dont want you to see inside this application.

DRESS CODE: Per our site-specific dress code, students are allowed to wear knit caps, solid-colored (white, black or grey) free of symbols, designs or bills during cold weather. Students may also wear Beyer spirit caps. Knit caps are only allowed to be worn OUTSIDE. Hats are to be removed inside the building. Hoods must also be down while indoors.

TARDY SWEEPS: We will continue to have tardy sweeps in an effort to ensure that all students are on time for class and dont miss valuable instruction time. Students who are not on time for class and get caught in a tardy sweep will receive a half-hour detention. Student on their 11th (or more) tardy referral will receive a Saturday School.

LANYARDS: As a reminder, students are required to have their ID lanyard on the minute they step onto campus. School issued ID lanyards are property of the school and student who deface their ID lanyard by blocking out their picture or cutting off their ID number or name will be required to purchase a new ID. Only black safety lanyards or Beyer PRIDE lanyards may be worn. After the 9th offense of not having their ID lanyard on at school, a student will be issued a Saturday School.

SKATEBOARDS/HOVERBOARDS: Students are not allowed to use skateboards nor hoverboards on campus. Students are required to check these items in with the Intervention Center monitor and may pick them up at the end of the school day.

Back row left to right: Greg Bockman; Intervention Center Monitor; Felipe Esparza-Davalos; TCII Translator. Front row: Melinda Trevino: TC II Clerk-Typist and Anna Tanis; Secretary)

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SARC Beyer High Schools School Accountability Report Card (SARC) is available in English and Spanish @ https://beyer.monet.k12.ca.us/school/about-bhs. The purpose of the report card is to provide parents and the community with important information about each public school.

Ways To Keep Your Teacher Happy Students, ever wonder how to keep your teacher happy? Check out this article in STEM Magazine online @ http://cloud.flipb.com/stem-magazine/gD15/index.html#?page=22. STEM Magazine, December 2015, Vol. 185

College Counseling NewsPSAT: College Board has advised us that PSAT test results will be available in mid-February. Students will be notified when test results are here.

Financial aid: FAFSA applications begin on Jan. 1, 2016. Parents can fill out the FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov Mrs. Pitts will be doing application workshops with all seniors through government classes from Jan. 20th- Jan. 22nd. Cal Grant GPA verification is sent electronically for all seniors, there is no paper form that is necessary. The deadline to file the FAFSA is March 2, 2016. You are strongly encouraged to file as early as possible.

MJC Testing/Advising: We will be doing MJC placement testing at Beyer on Feb. 16. Advising with MJC counselors for seniors to do their educational plan will take place March 3rd. See Mrs. Pitts for info.

EAP results/testing: Seniors planning to attend CSU campuses must check to see if they need to take Math/English placement tests. Please log in to your account on CSU Mentor, on the main page click on the red box on the lower half of the page that says PLAN, click on the third bullet that says, find out your EAP results. It will give scores and walk students through a road map that clearly directs them to what they need to do. Students who need to test must do so as early as possible. They can test at CSU Stanislaus no matter what CSU campus they plan to attend. Go to www.csustan.edu/testing to register.

Scholarships: The MCS Scholarship Bulleting is posted on the Beyer website main page, click on the scholarship link to find the latest scholarship postings. It is updated monthly.

Please advise Mrs. Pitts of all college admissions and scholarships that seniors receive. Senior Awards Night is held in May, 2016.

Love your Library! Electronic databases accessible in library or remotely 24/7:

Gale: http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=mode86562

(Contact Librarian, Mrs. James for username/password information)

Donations are greatly appreciated Credentialed librarian/Information competency instructor,

Jennifer James: james.je@monet.k12.ca.us or 209-576-4322 Special shout-out to the top 10 student checker-outters:

Raven Schippers Rylan Root McKenzie Celello Jesinda Williams Antonio Fallorina John-Carter Newman Sarah Christian Angelina Garcia Marialuisa Ramirez Emily Hartz Masters

Work Experience As the holiday season comes to a close, job opportunities are less plentiful. But in March, jobs become more available. I am willing to assist your son or daughter with strategies with job seeking.

Physical Fitness Testing February 1-26, 2016, Beyer Freshman will participate in the California Physical Fitness Test (PFT). The PFT is administered annually to all students in grade five, seven and nine. Performance standards are set by the California Department of Education and test students in the following six fitness areas: aerobic capacity body composition abdominal strength and endurance trunk extensor strength and flexibility upper body strength and endurance flexibilityAdditional information about the California PFT is available on the CDE web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/.

Important Calendar DatesJanuary 13 Early Release Day Teacher CollaborationJanuary 18 NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Jr. DayJanuary 27 Early Release Day Teacher CollaborationFebruary 3 Early Release Day Teacher CollaborationFebruary 8 NO SCHOOL Lincolns DayFebruary 15 NO SCHOOL Presidents DayFebruary 24 Early Release Day Teacher CollaborationFebruary 25 Open House Night Minimum DayMarch 9 Early Release Day Teacher CollaborationMarch 18 End of Quarter 3 Minimum DayMarch 25 April 1 NO SCHOOL Spring Break

Save the Date Open House Night!

Beyer Open House and 8th Grade Parent Night will be held Thursday, February 25. More information will follow soon! February 25th will be a minimum day schedule for students.

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Patriot Connection Jan. 2016Published Six Times Per Year

Modesto City Schools426 Locust Street

Modesto, California 95351-2699Issue # 1

Course Balloting for 2016-17! Although we are only at the mid-point of the current school year, it is time to look ahead to the 2016-17 school yearcourse balloting time is here! Class presentations by counselors and ballot distribution are set to take place at the end of January. All students must turn in their completed ballot to their English teacher. Prior to submitting their completed ballot, students and parents will need to review the course offerings available and make selections based upon interest and academic ability. Teacher recommendations are also provided based upon the students academic performance and effort. In addition, students must meet pre-requisites for select courses. Beyer will continue to offer a strong selection of elective and Advanced Placement (AP) classes to compliment the core academic college prep course offerings. A few new elective courses are on the ballot as well this year: AP Music Theory, Drama, Introduction to Structured Programming, and Robotics Engineering III. Every effort is made to provide your student their first elective course selection