Exam Week

Exam week is here!   We made it!  Summer is just around the corner.  Our students just need to focus for FOUR MORE DAYS. 

What an amazing soccer game on Friday.  I believe that was the wettest sporting event I have ever attended, but I loved it.  I am so proud of our girls.  Way to go Lady Bruins!

A few of you have sent me pictures of spring sports.  I am working on a slide show to put on my next blog post.  I will try to have that completed for next week.

We will have breakfast for sale the next few days.  The best way to take an exam is with a good night of sleep and a great breakfast.  See the prices and items below.  These items will be available from 9:30-10:30 am during exam days. 

Breakfast Specials @ Basketball Gym Concessions

Exam Week (May 23 – 26)

Breakfast Burrito $1.50

Scrambled Egg, Bacon and Cheddar Cheese in a Flour Tortilla

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit $1.75

Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit $1.75

Spicy Chicken Biscuit $2.00

Spicy Breaded Chicken Patty on Southern Style Biscuit

Bruin Biscuit $3.25

Sausage, Bacon, Spicy Chicken Patty & Cheese on Southern Biscuit

Add egg patty $0.75

Ham & Cheese Croissant $2.00

Deluxe Ham with American Cheese on a 3 oz Croissant

Biscuit & Jelly (or Honey) $1.00

Yogurt $1.00

Yogurt Parfait $1.50

With Fruit & Granola

Fresh Fruit $1.00

Choose from Apples, Bananas, or Oranges

Breakfast Bars $1.00

Nutri Grain, Fig Newton, Granola Bars, etc)

Milk or Juice $0.50

Bottled Water $1.00

Other drinks available (soft drinks, Lifewater, bottled Mocha, etc.)

Tune in again!

Alecia

Review Week and Bruin Girls Soccer!

Go Bruin Girls Soccer!  State Championship Game is on Friday at 2:00 pm at the Fayetteville Soccer Stadium. 

I have some pictures of the recent games at the end of my posting for soccer and baseball compliments of Peri Gay Walker, Kevin Wood and Leslie Wiggins.    I also want to post some boys soccer and softball pictures as well.  So if you can email me those, I would really appreciate your help.

Valuable information for the game is below.

·         Upper School will dismiss at 2:40 on Thursday for a “human tunnel”.  Basically we will line the path to the bus and cheer on the girls as they load the bus.  Come join us if you can.

·         Any US student who wants to attend the soccer game on Friday needs to bring a parent permission note to the office by 8:15 am on Friday.  We will allow students to check out at 10:30 am to begin traveling to the game.  They will be excused to attend the game.  Unfortunately, we cannot provide a fan bus to the game.  So please work out the travel details with your student attending the game. 

This is review week.  All students should be actively reviewing for their exams next week.  Monday is a C day.  Exams begin on Tuesday and run through Friday.  We will follow our normal exam schedule.

Tuesday:  8:00 am to 10:00 am A1 and 10:30 am to 12:30 pm B5

Wednesday:  8:00 am to 10:00 am A2 and 10:30 am to 12:30 pm B6

Thursday:  8:00 am to 10:00 am A3 and 10:30 am to 12:30 pm B7

Friday:  8:00 am to 10:00 am A4 and 10:30 am to 12:30 pm B8

Locker cleanout is this week.  All students need to bring all their contents of their locker home Friday afternoon.  Trash receptacles will be around the hallways to help with the cleanout process.

We have an amazing graduating class for this year.  Many kids have been recognized in assemblies and in the PA Connections.  I wanted to share with you a link that a parent sent to me from AETN.  If you scroll to the second block, you can watch a clip on Lexi McClain.

http://www.aetn.org/education/academicallstars

I also wanted to share the link for the list of Presidential Scholars for Eric as well.  It is a HUGE honor.

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/awards.html

So proud of all the class of 2011!

Just a few more days!  Check out the pictures below.

Last Week for Seniors

What a great week honoring all the academic awards.  I want to recognize three class awards that were mistakenly omitted from Honors Night.   We honored so many students that night, I want to be sure these students realize how important their contributions to their classroom as well. 

11^th Grade           Katie Lants –                     Medal –               Pre-AP Spanish IV

11^th Grade           Sarah Alshami –               Certificate –        Pre-AP Spanish IV

11^th Grade           Drew Schmitz –                Certificate –        Pre-AP Spanish IV

12^th Grade           Anna Kathleen Plyler –    Medal –             Microbiology

12^th Grade           Anna Kathleen Plyler       Medal –              Government

11^th Grade           Sky Shaver                         Certificate –       Microbiology

12^th Grade           Bayley Gregory                 Certificate –       Government

Congratulate all the US Honors winners when you see them.  Their hard work and success is commendable.  I am so proud of all our students!

This week is a lively week at PA.

·         Mr. Topich, Mr. Musgrove and Mrs. Woody are escorting 24 students to see the Dalai Lama in Fayetteville today and tomorrow.

·         Spring Choral Concert on Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm in the CPAC.

·         Wednesday night baseball and soccer games will also be the senior night for spring sports. 

·         Spring Band Concert on Thursday evening at 7:00 pm in the CPAC.

·         Friday is Senior Signing Day at 12:30 pm.  Friday is a B7 day.  All seniors are expected to be in class getting their reviews, finishing up final work, turning in papers, etc.  Seniors will be dismissed from class at 12:15 to congregate in the upper senior lot.  Then they will do the traditional run through the halls and end up in the upper gym for signing day.  Signing day is a VERY SPECIAL EVENT!  The entire school is invited to attend.  After signing day, seniors will leave campus and go to a lunch provided by Mr. Johnson and myself at the Meyer Student Center.  Lunch is from 1 pm to 2 pm.  Seniors will be dismissed at 2:00 pm to leave.  They MUST leave campus as soon as lunch is over. 

Senior exams begin on Monday.  I know the juniors will be anxious to park in the coveted “senior lot”.  However, they must hold off the take over until all senior exams are completed.

Our soccer and baseball teams begin their state tournament games this weekend.  Soccer plays Friday and baseball plays Saturday.  Check the athletics website for game times and directions.  Go Bruins!

Also let me tell you that our MS/US parents and student drivers were awarded in the Arkansas Smart Drive Challenge for the Best Overall Seat Belt Use!  Way to be safe drivers!

Stay tuned to my next posting…..

Alecia Castleberry