BRHS PTA - Football and COLLEGE time

A parent asked about the Peyback Classic. Per our athletic director, Coach Hannan, IPS was uninvited to the Classic several years ago.

We need ATHLETIC PARENTS to step up and help with football concessions for the following games – especially the Chatard games- Chatard is a BIG money maker (we emptied 3 refrigerated units by halftime!)... Nine people would not be too many if that gives you an idea of their purchasing power. Diane wants to attend BR away games to watch her senior son play. Let’s help her out!

Sep 15 7:00 Rockets play Howe (homecoming?)
Sep 22 7:00 Chatard plays Seymour
Sep 29 7:00 Rockets play Arlington (senior night)
Oct 6 7:00 Chatard plays Northwest
Oct 13 7:00 Chatard plays Cincinnati Elder

Email BRHS_ABC@sbcglobal.net or leave a message for Diane at 259-0003

COLLEGE INFO – no it’s NOT TOO early to start looking. Senior year sneaks up and you need to have an idea by then where you might want to go.

Check it out:

HBC (Historic Black Colleges) Oct. 19-21
Sponsored by WHY! (We’re Helping Youth), Inc. and R.E. Patrick & Associates
Visit Tennessee State and Fisk in Nashville, TN and Clark Atlanta, Spelman, Morehouse and Morris Brown in Atlanta, GA Tours include transportation & accommodations, admissions presentation, tour, lunch, opportunity to meet student and staff
Registration Meetings: Sat., 3pm – Aug 26 Martin Luther King Jr
Multi-Service Center, 40 W. 40th Street, 46208
Cost: $250 (pd in full by Sept 26) payment plans available, $100 deposit
For information call Robert Patrick, 923-4581 xt.235 or www.whyis4u.org

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Cardinal Preview Days for sophomores / juniors to help you learn about BSU as you begin your college search. Register 800-482-4278, xtg. 4052
ONE WEEK before event:
Fridays, Oct 20, Nov 10, Mar 2 and Sat. Apr 21
Individual Visits include admission session, tour, lunch, academic appt. if requested. 2 WEEKS ADVANCE REGISTRATION. 866-770-3163. Mon-Fri 10am or 1pm; Sat. 10 am.
Sept 5-8, 12-15, 19-22, 26-30; Oct. 2-19, 23-27; Nov 1-9, 11-21, 27-30; Dec 1-8

INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Hour long presentations here in town:
Sun. Sept 10, 1-2 pm at Carmel High School Auditorium and 4-5 pm at Beech Grove High School Auditorium;
Sun. Sept 18, 7-8 pm at Madame Walker Theatre.
Campus Visit: group info session, tour, talk to academic people: Oct 2-Nov 17, M-F, 9am-3pm (all day event). 2 WKS NOTICE. Call 812-855-3512

PURDUE UNIVERSITY
2 WK NOTICE. 765/494-1776.
Special Visit Days: Sept 16, 10am-1pm then go to the game! (tour, admission, info fair, lunch)
Fall Preview Days: Oct. 13, 20, 27, 30, Nov. 6, 10. Catch the bus betw.8-9:30 am and return to your car no later than 4 pm. Beginning at 12:30 specific academic opportunities. Admissions, tour, lunch, talk to students
Daily visits: M-F, 9:45 or 1:45, Sat. 9:30 am; Aug 28 – Jan. 5. (except 9/4&16; Nov 22-25; Dec 16, 25, 26; Jan.1) 45 min. presentation, 90 min. tour, attend a class, meet an advisor, shadow a student.

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
800-742-0891. TWO WKS NOTICE
Sycamore Preview Days: admissions, tour, meet faculty in your academic area
Sept 30, Oct 9, Nov 13, Mar 24, April 2
Personal Visits, M-Th 9-4, Fri 8-4:30. Tours at 10, 11, 12, 1 and 2; Sat. at 11 am.

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Juli Van Wyk
BRHS PTA Secretary
www.BRHSPTA.org

Welcome American Literature Parents

Hello Parents,

I would like to welcome you and your student to junior American literature in Arts & Humanities.

I will be keeping you informed of major projects, assignments, and events throughout the year, including two coming up: essay due on Thurs., 8/24; first novel, Massacre at Fall Creek, assigned for out-of-class reading on Wed., 8/23 (the students should be prepared for the first reading on Thurs., 8/31).

Please feel free to visit the classroom any time you are available. Thank you for your continued support of our program, and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,

Ali Morguson

BRHS - PTA Update

Thanks to the 15 parents representing ALL four small schools who attended the PTA meeting tonight. We learned alot!

Athletic Events This Week:

8/21 - Varsity Soccer - Girls @ Decatur Central - 5 pm
Boys @ Decatur Central - 6:30 pm
8/21 - Girls Golf - @ Northwest - 3:15 pm
8/22 - Varsity/Freshman Girls Volleyball @ Ritter - 4:30 pm
8/24 - Boys/Girls Cross Country - home v. Tech - 4 pm
8/25 - Varsity Football - @ Richmond - 7 pm

Club Meetings:
Key Club (service club) will meet on Mondays
Brain Game - Tu, Aug. 22, after school (Room H119)
Publications - Tu, Aug. 22, after school (Room G211)
Contemporary Gospel Choir - Tu, Aug. 22, after school (Rm C166)
Student Council - Wed, Aug. 23, after school (Room H119)

GOLF
Congratulations Girls Golf! The Girls Golf Team have won three of their four matches. In their second match against Tech Katie Crist was medalist with a 44. Heidi Meyer, Natalie Monaghan, and Morgan Smith all had personal bests. Way to go, Lady Rockets!

CROSS COUNTRY
Any boy or girl interested in running Cross Country should see Coach Dearth in Room D312! Practice is at 2:45 and all runners should meet on the track, dressed and ready to go.

BOYS TENNIS
Gentlemen - if you are looking for something to do after school, why not check out Boys Tennis? No experience is necessary! Simply see Coach Todd in the Gym for more information and to sign up.

BOYS and GIRLS SOCCER - Good luck against Decatur Central! FOOTBALL - Tough luck on the home field v. Chatard. Brought to you by The Lettermen's Club, who remind you that if you're not an athlete, then at least be an athletic supporter!

CATCH THE ROCKET SPIRIT!!! This is the best deal of the year for sports fans of all ages! All sport - all season passes are now available! Student all-sport passes are only $30.00, adult all-sport passes are only $55.00, and a family all-sport pass is only $105.00. Come support
all our teams by purchasing your pass - passes are available at the ticket booth at all home games!

IndyFringe UPDATE! The BRHS Theatre Program will be presenting Left of Center at this year's IndyFringe Festival. The play was written and directed by Eva d'Ambrosio, class of '06, and stars many current (and a couple of former) BRHS theatre students. The play will be presented on Sunday, August 27, at 8:00 pm; Thursday, August 31, at 6:30 pm; and Saturday,
September 2, at Noon. All performances will be at the ComedySportz Club on Mass Ave. Admission is $13.00 - $10.00 for the play and $3.00 for the Fringe pass required for admission to any Fringe event. Hope to see you there!

ALL small schools will offer a study table one day a week after school for students needing a little extra help. 2:45-4:15; activity bus available WITH PASS showing you attended.

It's early but FREE TUTORING 247-IGEO

BEST BUDDIES... one on one friendship with a disabled student. Watch and listen for more information.

GOVERNOR's INSight 4 INShape. Requirements - sophomore, junior or senior with 95% attendance, 2.5 gpa, must be involved with a minimum of one other after school activity and have 3 student and 3 teacher recommendations.

ISTEP/GQE Sept 19-21. ISTEP is for 9th graders; GQE is for 10th graders and any juniors/seniors who did not pass one or both sections of GQE in the past.

Remember to recycle your mails, newspaper and magazines in the bin in the front of the school. It's picked up monthly and proceeds are divided amongst the small schools. Support your school, help the environment and get rid of your recyclables!

Current enrollment is about 1,160 kids. Hoping to get another 280 to get our current staffing. We have an average of 30 students to 1 teacher ratio.

Athletic Booster Club still looking for parents - ESPECIALLY ATHLETES AND THEIR PARENTS - to help work concessions. It was a busy, hectic night Fri. against Chatard - but we love taking their money!!

Homecoming and Senior Night is Sept 29

YES Lunch is now $1.75. A yellow flyer was handed out to the students - ASK THEM!

AVID is a new program. Each school nominated 10 sophomores who would benefit from this. Parents were invited to an information session and opportunity to sign up their kid. Meets once a day and helps the B/C or C student achieve higher grades. If you have a sophomore you think
would benefit from some extra guidance / motivation, email and we'll get your name to the appropriate person and see if there are still openings.

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Juli Van Wyk
BRHS PTA Secretary
www.BRHSPTA.org

Back to School

Welcome back to School. First day is Aug 17, 2006

Greg Allen
Principal
email

1115 Broadripple Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 693-5700

BRHS PTA - back to school, football, etc

FIRST PTA MEETING Mon. Aug 21, 6 pm, in new parent room H118... Come in the back, walk down that LONG hallway, turn left at big main foyer area to the next hallway - room off to your left that’s all window wall. We’ll talk about ATHLETICS and sport team minimums required THIS YEAR to field a team!

Big thanks to the moms who provided food, money or their help for the BRHS Staff Breakfast on Monday.

Everyone should have received connect ed messages from our principal Mr Allen and our superintendent, Dr White, asking for a MALE TO BRING STUDENTS TO SCHOOL THE FIRST DAY... Let’s show the kids -and school - support!

Come out and support the players, school and athletic staff at Friday’s football game against Chatard. Chatard fills their side of the stadium to overflowing. Let’s show them we can do the same!

Speaking of football, we still need help with home football games, Chatard games (they rent our field - and these are big money maker nights), and the Indiana Speed games (they also rent our field). See list below and help out our quarterback’s mom - Diane ought to get to watch Mark in action, not have to be in the concession stand! Thanks to those who have already signed up arrive by 6 6:30 if you’re helping Chatard always brings a large crowd.

If you know a convenient time you are willing to help, please send a quick note To Diane brhs_abc@sbcglobal.net or call 259-0003

Rockets vs Chatard, Aug 18
-Diane Kovacevic, Juli & Kelsey Van Wyk, Mrs. Flynn, Megan Smith
-NEED MORE!

Rockets vs Manual, Sept 1
-Diane, Silia & Emily Jova, Juli & Kelsey Van Wyk

Indiana Speed (Women's football league), Sep 9
NEED 4-6 VOLUNTEERS

Rockets vs Howe, Sep 15
- Diane
NEED 4-5 VOLUNTEERS

Indiana Speed (Women's football league), Sep 9
NEED 4-6 VOLUNTEERS

Chatard vs Seymour, Sep 22
NEED SOMEONE TO RUN CONCESSIONS AS WELL AS 6 VOLUNTEERS

Rockets vs Arlington Sep 29
NEED 6 VOLUNTEERS

Chatard vs Northwest, Oct 6
NEED SOMEONE TO RUN CONCESSIONS AS WELL AS 6 VOLUNTEERS

Chatard vs Cincinnati Elder Oct 13
NEED SOMEONE TO RUN CONCESSIONS AS WELL AS 6 VOLUNTEERS

FROM IPS RENEWAL
Indianapolis Urban League – Back to School Block Party
Sat, Aug 19th Urban League Center, 777 Indiana Avenue, 8:30am – noon
Volunteers needed to assist with backpack sorting, stuffing and distribution.
11:00am – 1:00pm – Volunteers needed for the IPS Renewal Team table. Contact Lisa Dandridge at 791-5920 or 446-0680 if you are interested in volunteering.
IPS Renewal Team – Annual Ice Cream Social Sat, Aug 19th, 4:00-6:00pm
an informal gathering of people at Monument Circle to celebrate the beginning of the new IPS school year. Last year we doubled the number of folks who had gathered together in 2004. Originally everyone bought ice cream from the shop on the Circle, but last year some folks opted
for Starbucks. Regardless of the treat, it is definitely a fun way to start the school year with friends, both new and old! Every year we would like to see this gathering grow - symbolizing the renewal movement we hope to see ignited in IPS. It would be great to have many of you
join us!

Coleman Back-to-School Celebration
Thurs, Aug 24th 6-9pm Coleman Academies, 1740 E. 30th Ave.
need 6-8 adults to work the table at this event. The set-up will be the same as the Children’s Museum event. Contact Jason Dorsey at Jason@redeemindy.org if you are interested in volunteering.

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Juli Van Wyk
BRHS PTA Secretary
www.BRHSPTA.org