ALL STUDENTS/PARENTS- CARETAKERS
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The goals of the BHS Counseling/Guidance department and the school community overall is to encourage students to try their best in school while keeping their stress levels to a healthy level. If you are ever concerned about your student, please reach out to your student’s assigned school counselor.
 
This is WEEK A schedule
 
IMPORTANT DATE CORRECTION TO MIDYEAR SCHEDULE UPDATE -   MIDYEAR EXAMS HAVE SHIFTED TO TUES 1/28, WED 1/29, & THURS 1/30 WITH FINAL Q2 GRADES DUE ON FRIDAY 1/31 MORNING. There will be a special schedule on Mon 1/27 and Fri 1/31- see attached. Grades will likely be posted to the student/parent portal by later on Friday 2/7. 
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Now is the time for students to use the Help Centers at both the 115 and OLS campuses to seek support and improve any challenging academic situations before the end of Quarter 2.

Attached is the presentation from today's Sophomore Parent Breakfast

Dear Seniors and Parents/Caretakers,

Below is the partial list of scholarships available to qualified students.  You can find many more scholarships on fastweb.com and through your student’s Naviance account, under Scholarships & Money.
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BHS Scholarships
The Brookline High School Scholarship Committee announces that applications are now available for tuition scholarships to Boston University (2 full-tuition renewable scholarships) and Northeastern University (2 half-tuition renewable scholarships).  Applications are available online at the BHS homepage under BHS Scholarship Application.  Applications must be completed ASAP. To make fair decisions, the Committee requires that families fill out the CSS Profile financial aid form, available at CollegeBoard.com.  Please use code  #0424

ALL STUDENTS/PARENTS- CARETAKERS

IMPORTANT MIDYEAR SCHEDULE UPDATE!   MIDYEAR EXAMS ARE NOW SHIFTED TO TUES 1/28, WED 1/29, & THURS 1/30 WITH FINAL Q2 GRADES DUE ON FRIDAY 1/31 MORNING. There will be a special schedule on Mon 1/27 and Fri 1/31.
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REMINDER - The midpoint Quarter 2 IPRs were uploaded to parent/student portals on Thurs 12/19. Now is the time for students to use the Help Centers at both the 115 and OLS campuses to seek support and improve any challenging academic situations before the end of Quarter 2.

ALL STUDENTS/PARENTS- CARETAKERS
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The clean up from the 12/20 water pipe break at the 115 campus has been completed. All counselors with offices in the 285 counseling/guidance hub (Rich Gorman, Darby Neff-Verre, Ellen Herz, Nicole Bent, Kathy Whelan, Eric Schiff, and Clifton Jones) have returned to their office spaces. Bonnie Hatzielefteriadis, the new Guid/Coun Dept Senior Clerk, is back to 285 as well.  We ask for your patience, especially regarding timely responses to phone messages since we did not have access to our office phones/voicemails until end of day Friday.

IMPORTANT MIDYEAR SCHEDULE UPDATE!   MIDYEAR EXAMS ARE NOW SHIFTED TO TUES 1/28, WED 1/29, & THURS 1/30 WITH FINAL Q2 GRADES DUE ON FRIDAY 1/31 MORNING. There will be a special schedule on Mon 1/27 and Fri 1/31. 

Don't miss this year's USA Gap Year Fair event from 6-8:30 PM on Monday, January 13 at Brookline High School!  Among the programs attending the fair, some are free (for example, City Year), and many offer generous scholarships (such as Irish Gap Year and Up With the People).
PRE-REGISTER: https://www.gooverseas.com/gap-year/usa-fairs/programs?location=253403
 
Guest Speaker: 6-6:45 PM MLK ROOM
Gap year advisor Julia Rogers of Enroute Consulting will kick off the evening with a dynamic presentation explaining the ins and outs of gap year options and offering tips for navigating your gap year research.
 
Fair: 6:45-8:30 PM  CAFETERIA
During the fair, attendees will have the opportunity to speak with 42 gap year program representatives about their program offerings! ​

Welcome back to school and Happy 2020 to all!

Two important updates – Thank you from the BHS community as we continue to mourn the loss of a trusted and dear colleague just before the December break. Many Brookline High staff and students were impacted in challenging ways. Your continued patience and understanding is much appreciated.

Clean up continues from the Friday 12/20 frozen water pipe break in a section of BHS. Some offices and rooms have been relocated for a short time while additional work is completed.  THE COUNSELORS WITH OFFICES IN THE 285 GUIDANCE COUNSELING HUB (Rich Gorman, Darby Neff-Verre, Ellen Herz, Nicole Bent, Kathy Whelan, Eric Schiff, and Clifton Jones) will temporarily be available in either the MLK room or College-Career Center 280. Bonnie Hatzielefteriadis, the new Guid/Coun Dept Senior Clerk, will be in Room 161. All other counselors and social workers will be at their usual office spaces.