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H1N1 Update--On October 14, the school
district was notified of two test-confirmed cases of H1N1 at Bethel Park
High School and there have also been confirmed cases at Neil Armstrong
Middle School, Lincoln Elementary School, Memorial Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School. There have also been several
students throughout the district who have exhibited flu-like symptoms and
have been diagnosed by their doctors as having H1N1 or H1N1-like symptoms,
but their conditions were not officially confirmed via laboratory testing.
Please click
here to read a letter to all Bethel Park families from Dr. Knight, that
outlines what parents can do to help keep their children from
getting/spreading H1N1 or other viruses. If you or any member of your
family experience flu-like symptoms, you are encouraged to contact your
family physician. As always, the best defense against communicable
disease is proper hand washing. We ask parents to keep their children
home if they are exhibiting symptoms or do not feel well. Please
click here to
learn more about H1N1/Flu Tips. Please click
here to go to the
Bethel Park Health Services web page. |
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Go GREEN
and Help BPHS Students Fundraise for Their Trip to Germany/Austria--Several
BPHS students are selling orange and black BP reusable grocery/tote bags to
fundraise for a summer 2010 trip to Germany/Austria. Orders will be
accepted through November 16 and can be sent to Jennifer Kaminski at
Franklin Elementary School. Please click
here for
an order form. |
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Writing Center Welcomes 84 Grad and Professional
Writer Kristin Bair O'Keeffe-- The BPHS Writing Center celebrated
National Writing Day in grand style with one of its 984 alumna and writer
Kristin Bair O'Keeffe. The event gave BPHS students a variety of
seminars on everything from creative writing technique to the writing life
and how to get published. Mrs. O'Keeffe know what she's talking about, since
she published her first novel, Thirsty, in October.
Thirsty is a novel set in a steel mill community near Pittsburgh
near the turn on the 20th century. To see pictures of Mrs. O'Keeffe's
workshops and visit, please click
here. |
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Congratulations to the students in Mr. Smock's Transportation Power and
Energy Systems Classes for successfully writing and receiving a $1,000
N-Visioning a Brighter Future Grant from Westinghouse. The grant will
enable the students to use solar panels when they design and build a scooter
that will be used by campus security when finished. Approximately 80
students participate in this class. Bethel Park is one of five schools
to receive this grant. |
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12 Seniors Recognized by National Merit
Corporation--Congratulations to the 12 BPHS seniors who were
named either Semifinalists or Commended Students by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation! This number represents the largest number of
BPHS students recognized in this program since 2004 when 10 seniors were
named Commended. Please click
here to learn more! |
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28 Named AP Scholars--Congratulations
to the 28 BPHS students who were recognized by the College Board as AP
Scholars for earning high scores on the AP Exams they took last spring.
Please click
here to learn more! |
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8 Musicians Selected to Play in Honors Orchestra
Concert! Click
here to learn more! |
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11 Musicians Selected to Play in Honors Band
Concert! Click
here to learn more! |
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29 Students to Participate in Apprenticeship
Program--Click
here to learn more. |
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Three BPHS Musicians to Play Free Concert with
Pittsburgh Symphony Youth Orchestra--Congratulations to BPHS
seniors Morgan Fleming, Julie Hollis and Dan Salera, who are members of the
Pittsburgh Symphony Youth Orchestra. The PYSO will be playing a free
concert on Sunday, November 15 at Heinz Hall. Please click
here to learn more
about the concert and how you can obtain free tickets. |
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Congratulations to BPHS senior Alyssa Perkins, who was named the
October Student of the Month by the Bethel Park Rotary Club. |
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Join the Bethel Park Video Club Bethel Park Public Access TV is looking for interested BPHS students to join the Bethel Park Video Club. The Video Club is a great way to gain experience with some of the latest professional TV equipment or get experience as an on-air personality. The Video Club meets every Thursday after school at the BPTV Studio in the Municipal Building (5100 West Library Avenue). Please click here to find out more about the BP Video Club! |
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Edline Now Available for Bethel Park High School Parents! BPHS parents now have electronic access to their child's academic progress through Edline. Parents are encouraged to go to www.edline.net and activate their child's account
to see their child's interim grades posted for the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th weeks
each quarter for assignments, tests and quizzes, as well as attendance and final report card grades. Parents who have difficulty accessing Edline can contact
Donna Murphy (412-854-8581),
Wanda Gratton (412-854-8591), Judy Daley (412-854-8584) or Lynne Pieczynski
(412-854-8571). Parents who do not have access to the Internet can do so at the Bethel Park Library. Librarians are available to assist. |
