Blythewood High School e-News October 23, 2006

Monday, October 23 Girls golf, 3A State Championship-Lowry. Go Bengals. (See more golf information below). Drama practice(Music Rehearsal) is in the auditorium from 5-8 pm. Education Foundation meeting will be held in the Main Office conference room at 6 pm.

Tuesday, October 24 HSAP Testing. Volleyball game @ BHS at 6pm. The second issue of Streak, the school newspaper, will be available. If you missed the first, make sure you see this one. Literacy group meets in room A107 from 4-6pm. There will be a walk through (no Company) for drama practice, 7-9pm.
 

Wednesday, October 25 HSAP Testing. Drama Practice-5:30-6:30 Rehearse choreography for Girls, Audrey. Drama practice 6:30-8:00 rehearse choreography for “Downtown/Skid Row” (Everyone).

Thursday, October 26 HSAP Testing. JV Football vs Eau Claire @ Eau Claire. Go Bengals. Drama practice 7-9 pm run through including everyone with Mr. Walters.

Friday, October 27 Varsity Football vs. Eau Claire at BHS. Come cheer on your team!

Saturday, October 28 BHS Marching Band @ 3A State Contest at Clinton High School. Good luck!!! Varsity Cheerleaders have a competition at the Colonial Center at 11:00. Go cheer for them! (See more cheerleading news below.) Cross Country State Qualifying Meet @ Crooked Creek Park. ACT Testing Day.

Miscellaneous info!

Library Cyber Center-Bring new or gently used children’s books to the Library Cyber Center to donate to the Children’s Garden, a childcare center serving homeless families in the Columbia area.

Early dismissal - When you have to get students out of school early, they are some procedures that will make it go much more smoothly. First, avoid the last 30 minutes of the school day if possible. On the day you need to take your child out early, please call the school (691-4090) and ask for Ms. Wilson at the Welcome Desk. Do this as early as possible, even if it means calling at 9 am for a 2pm dismissal. If someone other than the parent is picking up the child, the parent must call the school to make these arrangements. Hand written notes are not acceptable. Thanks for your cooperation.

The Varsity Cheerleading Team brought home 2nd place from the Lugoff Elgin competition on September 30, and 1st place from the Swansea competition on October 14. Way to go!

The Girl’s Golf Team finished their regular season on October 11th at Crickentree. They finished the season 16-3. They won first place at the Lower State Qualifier with a team score of 344. This was played at Beech Creek Golf Club in Sumter on October 16. Senior Ansley Smith was the Lower State Medalist with a 79. Other players at the qualifier were Tracy Cobb, Junior (84), Rachel Wyatt, 8th BMS (85) and Ashleigh Edwards, Sophomore (96) Coach Janet Hoffman believes they have a very good chance of winning the State Championship on Monday. Best of luck!

Girl’s Soccer Anyone interested in trying out for girls soccer should see Coach King or Coach Yturria as soon as possible.

Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars!

October 30 Basketball tryouts begin.

October 31 Boys soccer conditioning begins immediately after school on the track. You must have a physical form to participate.

November 2 Orchestra Concert in auditorium.

November 6, 2006, Mr. Bob Davis will be the guest speaker at the SIC meeting. Mr. Davis is the Chief Financial Officer for Richland School District II and will address the SIC regarding recently passed property tax legislation. Per Mr. Davis, "H.4449 is the most sweeping change in over three decades to the way K-12 public education in our state is funded." Parents, please join us that evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Library/Cyber Center.

November 9-11 - BHS Bengals Theater Guild will present Little Shop of Horrors at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students. If you need more information, please call 691-4090.

November 16 Mr. Willingham’s classes will travel to Clemson for a Wildlife Contest.

November 18 Mr. Blythewood will be held at 7pm in the auditorium. The pageant will be judged by professionals. The students may vote for Mr. Money Bags by placing money in the contestants jars in the weeks before the pageant. There are 27 gentlemen vying for the title. Tickets will be on sale the week before for $7 and at the door for $10. You don’t want to miss this!

November 19 Mr. Willingham’s classes will be helping with Farm City Week.