Yesterday, our amazing staff showed up in their Breast Cancer Awareness shirts to support one of our teachers as she began her treatment. While she’s facing a tough journey, she’s staying strong, and we’re standing with her every step of the way. Our thoughts are with her and her family, and we are so proud to be part of a community that lifts each other up in times like these. #BHASD #StrongerTogether #BreastCancerAwareness
Seventeen staff members spent Monday, October 14th getting certified in CPR, First Aid, Blood Pathogens, and Stop The Bleed. Thank you to Marc Wicke from Topton Ambulance for the amazing day of learning how to be prepared in an emergency to save a person's life.
#CPRSavesLives #ThankYouToptonEMS #SafetyFirstBHASD
Thank you to the families who participated in Night of Family Literacy! It was an evening filled with literacy activities, books, prizes, food, and family fun! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make the event possible as well as the PTC for donating the books!
Avast, me hearties! The time has come to celebrate National School Lunch Week, and we be settin' sail on a grand lunch adventure! Join our jolly crew as we discover the treasure of tasty and nutritious lunches fit for every young swashbuckler!
Congratulations to the Practical Arts Department Student of the Quarter, Sophomore Elizabeth Tomaine. Very proud of your work this quarter!
The virtual academy students explored buoyancy and Archimedes' principle while engaging in hands-on experiments illustrating how objects behave in fluids. By testing various materials in water, they discovered that the buoyant force acting on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.
To recognize the National School Lunch Program, serving nearly 30 million children each day, Brandywine Heights schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from October 14-18. The fun and creative campaign theme, "School Lunch Pirates: Find Your Treasure," highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student's success both in and out of the classroom.
Calling all Bullet Academy families! Join us for Open Gym tomorrow, October 10th. Open Gym is held at BHES and begins at 10:00 a.m. Hope to see you there!
High School students participated in the Youth Leadership Summit at Kutztown University. They collaborated with 22 other schools to begin planning activities and events focused around the theme, Going for the Gold with Inclusion. Students made a kindness chain, practiced leadership skills, and pledged to become catalysts of change in their districts!
BHHS cheer is holding TWO nights for BREAST CANCER AWARENESS! We will be collecting donations at the soccer games on 10/8 and 10/9!
Admissions will be voluntary donation to support the Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser.
On behalf of Shelly Sandom, the Brandywine Heights Cheerleaders are heartwarmingly helping to support her, a former class of 2000 Brandywine Heights Cheerleader and student, by helping to organize a fundraising effort to support women affected by breast cancer. With Shelly’s blessing, we have chosen the organization Unite for HER, which directly helped to provide support, guidance and education to Shelly through their services. All monies collected at the two home soccer games this week on Tuesday and Wednesday will go directly to Unite for Her to continue their efforts with supporting women such as Shelly.
Electronic donations can also be given by the link below:
https://givebutter.com/L1Jjj5
Shelly’s story is one that began September 2023, where a 17mm mass was found through her annual mammogram.
Shelly would like to urge everyone to perform self exams and to be sure to get annual mammograms. While survival rates are increasing with scientific advancements, cases of breast cancer in younger women are also rising.
We hope to see you there! Wear PINK!
New youth programs are being offered by Integrate for Good (https://integrateforgood.org/). This company empowers transition-age youth and adults with disabilities, the families and agencies that support them, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses to capitalize on the strengths and abilities of all people through social capital building, civic engagement, and community connection.
They have recently launched a number of new programs from inclusive volunteer projects to hands-on leadership cohorts, and social events going on every day throughout the week. All of the programs are linked here (https://integrateforgood.org/programs). They are also currently waiving all fees to allow people to try our programs and experience our new space. If you could please share these opportunities for youth engagement with your students, families, and respective networks that would be much appreciated.
On September 5th, Boys Soccer and Cheer hosted a Pediatric Cancer Night.
On October 3rd, Volleyball hosted a Pink Out Night.
We are proud of all three teams for hosting and fundraising for a student and family in the District.
Thank you for your efforts and compassion, Bullets!
Berks CareerLink will be hosting a Job Fair on Monday, October 14th, from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the DoubleTree Hotel in Reading. Nine companies will be set up with information for potential candidates. Please see flyers for more information.
Please see the flyer regarding the upcoming Parent Resource Fair that the BCIU will be hosting on November 7 from 5-7:30 pm. This supportive event is designed to connect families with valuable resources, information, and community services that may benefit them as a parent of a child with special needs.
The Virtual Academy's New Heights Award Winner for September is Madeline Roibu. Madeline exemplifies BHASD P.R.O.U.D. with her responsibility and adaptability as she successfully manages her hybrid schedule, which includes Virtual Academy courses and BHHS classes for music lessons and concert band. Congratulations Madeline!
NAMI Family-to-Family educational program for family & friends of adults with mental health conditions. Please see flyer for more information.
NAMI Peer-to-Peer educational program for adults with mental health conditions. Please see flyer for more information.
BHASD will be hosting their first Subway Lunch Day on Wednesday, September 25th. This lunch will also feature an all new 50 Cookie Contest. 50 Golden Tickets will be hidden in Sub Wrappers at each building for a chance to win a Free Dessert!
Caron's Education Alliance presents Prevention Resources and Education for Parents. Please see the flyer to register for an upcoming presentations on October 7th and October 10th.
Brandywine Heights students showed their goats at the Oley Fair this morning! Congratulations Jackie, Jesse, Heather, and Allis! We are so proud of you! 🎉🐐
