For The Parents, Staff, Students & Community of Brunswick High School
Principal’s Message Happy Summer Break to Students and Parents! Before you know it, alarms will be set to go off EARLY for the start of the school year! Until then, I hope everyone is enjoying summer and has taken time to relax and have fun with family and friends. Improvements to our heating and cooling system have been in progress most of the summer, and we are looking forward to more consistent temperatures within the building. Construction is always messy but the custodial staff has been quite busy cleaning and getting the school ready for another year. We have a few staff changes. Mr. Gary Brennan is joining our social studies department. He has recently served as president of the Frederick County Teachers Association but is excited about coming back to the classroom and getting into U.S. History again. Ms. Tracy Easterday, our new special education chairperson, has recently served as counselor and chair at the SUCCESS program for FCPS. Leslee Cramer, art, is coming from Urbana Middle but wanted to return to the high school level. Ceramics is her favorite art medium. Mrs. Lois Jarman from Catoctin High School joins our world languages department and will be teaching Spanish and Latin. Mr. Tom Graff joins us in the English/theater departments. He recently taught at Windsor Knolls Middle School and part of his summer time in NYC doing professional learning on Broadway. Mrs. Karen Haughwout, recently on leave, has taught math in Frederick County for a number of years. She will be with us in the fall semester. Mr. Michael Moore and Mr. Christopher Banks join our team of special education instructional assistants. Their skills will be a great addition to an excellent department. We continue to use more and more technology in the classroom that allows students to connect to instruction from home. All students have access to Google Apps for Education (GAFE), which is a set of web-based applications hosted by Google but managed by FCPS. GAFE is one way we prepare students to use digital tools as they prepare for college and careers. GAFE can provide a platform that allows students to securely store files that can be accessed and edited from a variety of locations using virtually any device. We, as a staff, have a commitment to the success of each student. No tools or technology can replace the dynamic instruction and positive interactions between students and educators. It is important that each student attends every day and makes each day count. You, as students, need to take time to mentally prepare for your success this year. Set academic goals, practice habits for success, get involved and contribute to making BHS the best school in FCPS. Reminder: Our 9th grade orientation is 6-6:30 on August 19, followed by our Back to School Night from 6:30-7:45. With Excellence in all we do at BHS, Nancy Doll, principal
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101 Cummings Drive Brunswick, MD 21716 Phone: 240-236-8600
AUGUST 2015