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Vol. 15, No. 1 www.cbhscircuit.com
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October 2015 (754) 323-0350
THE SCHOOL THAT
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Never sleeps BY DANIELLE BUSH EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“Ring Ring,â€? the bell has rung, signaling the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Forty-six hundred students pour out of the three buildings, and minutes later, the school is vacant. Although school was not in session, the Bay was in full swing over the summer preparing for the 20152016 school year to start. “The summer is a time where the administrators and guidance counselors can really get stuff done without interruptions from students and activities that might slow down everyday processes,â€? guidance director Marlene Sanders said. During the summer, the guidance department was busy registering new students and creating the student schedules for the upcoming year. At the start of the year, more than 250 new students registered, and approximately 100 students transferred or left the school. Mrs. Sanders said it was a hectic time trying to accommodate all of the parents wanting to acclimate their kids to a new environment and making sure they Ă€OOHG RXW DOO RI WKH QHFHVVDU\ forms to properly enroll. “The atmosphere in guidance
is always crazy during the summer, because we have parents coming in wanting to speak to the guidance counselors about schedules, and we have parents coming in to register their kids,â€? Mrs. Sanders said. “It is important that we stay organized to ensure everyone is taken care of.â€? Assistant principal Debra Hubert-Santoro is responsible for the master schedule, which enWDLOV Ă€JXULQJ RXW ZKDW classes would be provided and which periods they would be offered. Over the summer, Mrs. Santo- PHOTO BY AMANDA MASARO ro said she worked tirelessly to ensure there would be minLPDO FRQĂ LFWV LQ WKH PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JORDAN KAISER scheduling process, and the teachers were accommodated as much as possible. “Scheduling for over 4500 students, each having seven classes is like working...
FEATURES EDITOR
Alumna Alexa Ellman, 23, worked to be No. 1 in her class at the Bay and one of the 13.9 percent of applicants who was accepted to the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She did not stop there. Starting this fall, Ellman will be working as an associative consultant for Bain & ComSDQ\ D OHDGLQJ ÀUP LQ JOREDO management consulting. Her job description includes helping
Fortune 100 and 500 companies with issues they present to WKH Ă€UP ZKHWKHU LW EH GHFLGLQJ what product to launch next to the methods of doing so. “We’re essentially problemsolvers,â€? Ellman said. “It varies everyday. One month I could be working with McDonalds on launching a new product and the next month I could be workLQJ ZLWK %0: DQG Ă€JXULQJ RXW how to get their cars to Germany faster.â€? For Ellman, every day can bring new experiences. She said it can start off with her doing re-
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PLAN Assistant Principal Debra Hubert-Santoro (front) pieces together the master schedule for the 2015-2016 school year while Principal Charles Scott Neely (back) answers the phone.
PRACTICE
How did you spend your summer?
Defensive back Braxton Ward sprints up the hill at Vista View Park in preparation for the upcoming football season.
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Seniors work together to decorate their senior parking spots on Aug. 22.
Alumna shines in business world BY TARA BAGHERLEE
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