Students, have a safety and happy summer!
Attention Students: Please practice Social Distancing while on campus. Wearing a Mask is not mandatory but is highly recommended. New quarantine policies do not require you to be sent home from contact tracing if you are vaccinated or were wearing a mask during the possible exposure. Please make sure you are doing your part to help everyone stay safe and in school.
This is the last week for Camp Milestones Volunteer Registration. Please see Mrs. Ray in the counseling office for an application.
Graduation will be held on May 28th at 8:30 a.m. in the BHS Gymnasium. All Seniors will be given six (6) tickets each. Tickets will be distributed to the Seniors on the LAST MANDATORY GRADUATION PRACTICE DAY. Mandatory practices are on May 25th, 26th, and 27th, starting at 8:00 a.m. each day. You MUST attend all three practices to participate in the graduation ceremony and to receive your tickets.
Attention Students: The Media Center is open before school until 7:30 and during lunches. There is no food or drinks allowed.
Students, there is now a Charging Station for up to five chromebooks in the Media Center. If you forget to charge your chromebook at night like you should, you may plug up in the Media Center between 7:15 and 7:40 a.m. or at your lunch. You are responsible for your chromebook! Do NOT plug it up and leave it unattended. See your library staff if you have questions.
Any student who drives to school and parks on campus must purchase a 2021-2022 Parking Decal at the cost of $15.00. Payments can now be made through the student portal or Mrs. Davis-Loyd in the front office. Students ticketed for not having a valid parking decal will be fined $15.00 for the first offense and $30.00 for the second offense.
Certificate of Attendance/Enrollment: Students requesting Certificate of Attendance/Enrollment MUST sign up online on the BHS website page; go to Quick Links, Certificate of Enrollment to sign up. Students must sign up by Monday midnight. Certificates will be available for pick up on Wednesday. There will be a $1.00 charge for certificates.
Morning Traffic Flow: All students coming from Bainbridge must enter the campus via the west gate (bus gate); only students entering campus from the east (Climax) should enter via the main gate. All student drop-offs are in the front of the school and parents dropping off students should enter through the main gate.
Honor parking is the first row nearest the English/Fine Arts wing. Senior Row is the second row from the English/Fine Arts wing. Only students with Honors Parking permits are allowed to park on Honors Row, and only seniors are to park on Senior Row.
SCHOLARSHIPS/COLLEGE INFORMATION
GOING MERRY SCHOLARSHIP ENGINE: Scholarships and grants are helpful ways to fund your college education. They provide you with free money that can go towards tuition or other educational expenses. To find and apply for scholarships through the Going Merry Search Engine, sign up for the Going Merry account -- it’s free! Going Merry has thousands of national, regional, and local scholarships. There are also opportunities for every grade level, from freshmen to seniors. https://app.goingmerry.com/sign-up#students Deadline: June 1, 2022.
TUCKER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship is for a graduate who is also a member of a church which is part of the Tucker Baptist Association. The applicant must be enrolled in a seminary, Bible college, or other educational institution where they are training for a Christian gospel ministry vocation. This may include but is not limited to, training as a pastoral minister, youth minister, music minister, educational minister, and foreign or home missionary. The training may be a degree program such as a Master of Divinity, etc., or the training may be a seminar or educational course related to ministry development. https://cfsga.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Tucker-Baptist-Association-Scholarship.pdf Application Deadlines are July 30, and November 30, 2022.
PB&J SCHOLARSHIP: The PB&J Scholarship is for students who have experienced personal challenges that may not have allowed them to perform well academically but who still have the drive to succeed. With no GPA requirement, students are encouraged to apply as this scholarship is meant to be inclusive. You must be a high school senior who plans to attend a two- or four-year college in the Summer/Fall of 2022. Deadline is May 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. https://scholarapp.com/scholarship/pbj-scholarship
SALLIE MAE FIRST GENERATION – THE COMPLETING THE DREAM SCHOLARSHIP: An additional Sallie Mae First-Generation Scholarship is the Completing the Dream Scholarship ($2,500). This is awarded on a rolling basis through August 31, 2022. Deadline is August 31, 2022. www.salliemae.com/landing/completing-the-dream
Seniors do not forget there are several ways to request transcripts. You can see Mrs. Boyd in Guidance, or you can request your transcripts in your GAFutures account on the BHS Guidance and Counseling Website, or by using Common App or Coalition App. Please do not send Mrs. Tabb an email telling her where to send transcripts. While some colleges request transcripts for you through an electronic transfer system, not all colleges do so, please be sure to follow up that your transcripts are requested and sent in the appropriate manner. A reminder about how to send transcripts is posted on your google calendar.
UNCF SCHOLARSHIPS: UNCF is the nation’s largest private scholarship provider to minority group members. Each year, they award more than $100 million in scholarships to students attending more than 1,100 schools across the country. For more information, read the link below. Deadline: Scholarship closes in May.
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