College Credit Courses Offered At BHS

Bucksport High School students have the opportunity to earn college credit while taking courses at BHS.  We have dual-enrollment agreements with Eastern Maine Community College and the University of Southern Maine.  We are looking to add more courses for next year and we are also in negotiations right now with the University of Maine at Fort Kent.

Students need to earn a C or better in the course to receive college credit.  BHS students will graduate with a BHS transcript and a college transcript, this will increase our students' chances for college acceptance and will save families money because some courses will have already been taken.  Courses that we offer are the following:

AP Statistics-USM and EMCC
Calculus A-USM
Calculus B-USM
Honors Algebra II-EMCC
AP English Language-EMCC

New Faculty Members Join BHS

We are excited about three new faculty members joining the BHS staff.  BHS is fortunate to find three great educators with years of experience to join our school community.

Guidance Counselor-Mrs. Kuhl
Mrs. Kuhl is a graduate of Iowa State University where she completed her undergraduate work in Liberal Arts.  She continued her education at the University of Maine and earned her Master's degree in counseling.  Mrs. Kuhl worked as a Guidance Counselor at Bangor High School for three years before being a "stay at home" mom the last seven years.  She knew she was going to go back to work when her children were old enough to go to school so she kept her certificate up to date and we were the first school she showed interest in working at.  Her enthusiasm, personality and people skills made her the perfect candidate and we are looking forward to our students, parents and community working with her.

English-Mrs. Bradstreet
Mrs. Bradstreet is a graduate of Wheaton College where she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree.  She continued her education at the University of Maine and earned her teaching certificate.  Mrs. Bradstreet worked at Searsport District Middle/High School for thirteen years, Manitowoe Public School District in Wisconsin and at Ellsworth High School the last two years.  Her extensive work in standards based education, overall teaching experience and enthusiasm to be at Bucksport High School really attracted us to Mrs. Bradstreet.  She will be teaching 10th grade English, Creative Writing and Conflicts III.

German-Mr. Schramke
Mr. Schramke is a graduate of University of Maine where he completed his undergraduate degree in German and Psychology and received his Master's degree in Teaching German at Portland State University.  He was a teaching assistant and teacher of German at Portland State University for two years.  This is Mr. Schramke's first experience of teaching high school students but is really excited about the opportunity.  Mr. Schramke is from Germany and has a great work ethic, positive attitude and is looking forward to teaching his students about his native language and country.

Class of 2012 Data

*Overall class grade point average-85.51.
*23 students graduated with a 93 or above GPA.

*Average GPA of Seniors involved in Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities.

Co-Curricular Activities:                                      Extra-Curricular Activities:

Student Council-95.14                                          Volleyball-85.13
Footloose Production-92.04                                  Golf-88.88
Boy's State-92.32                                                  Girl's Soccer-97.66
Girl's State-97.78                                                   Boy's Soccer-84.81
Outing Club-90.03                                                 Cross Country-95.32
Math Team-98.21                                                   Fall Cheering-98.42
Band-92.02                                                             Football-85.03
Jazz Combo-92.05                                                 Boy's Basketball-87.17
Chorus-96.75                                                         Girl's Basketball-90.24
Jazz Choir-94.13                                                    Boy's Indoor Track-90.77
Make-A-Difference-Team-90.21                           Girl's Indoor Track-93.76
Mock Trial-87.72                                                   Wrestling-87.09
Yearbook Staff-91.69                                             Baseball-81.26
                                                                               Track-90.84
                                                                               Softball-95.05

Class of 2012 Future Plans

Class of 2012

Post High School Plans

Attend College-68%
Join Military-14%
Join Work Force-9%
Returning for another year-7%
Joining Adult Education-1%
Didn't graduate and has no graduation plan-1%

BHS Students Represent Well At Skills USA Competition

Congratulations to our students who participated in the Skills USA competitions.  The competitions are an extension of the Hancock County Technical Center, which compete in a statewide competition that included over 800 students.  Victoria Grindle won gold in the Food and Beverage Service competition and will be competing this summer at the national competition in Kansas City, Missouri.  Winners for Bucksport are the following:

GOLD MEDAL WINNER:
Victoria Grindle-Food and Beverage Service

BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS:
Jordan Gross-Crime Scene Investigations
Lilly Harvey-Crime Scene Investigations
Kelleigh Riddle-Health Knowlwdge Bowls
Emily Comtois-Health Knowlwdge Bowls
Justin Gray-Diesel Equipment Technology
Levi Cunningham-T-Shirt Design

McCauley Named Student Of The Month

McCauley Donna was named BHS student of the month for February.  McCauley is a hard worker and terrific to have in class.  As English teacher Bob Cloutier said "McCauley Donna has great potential to be a high academic achiever, push him and he will respond."  Donna is not your typical high school student in Maine because he has a love for bowling.  McCauley has bowled a perfect score of 300 three times in his life.  He is the 2010 state champion for his age group in which he bowled a 300 in the final round of the competition.  McCauley will be attending Webber International College in Florida which is the largest bowling training center in the United States.  There are eleven gold bowling coaches in the world and three of them work at this training center.  Bowling is McCauley's spark that gives him life, energy and purpose.  Congratulations McCauley.

1st and 2nd Quarter Grade Comparisons

Here is new data collected comparing our first quarter grades to second quarter grades.  The second quarter grades tell us we are having less students fail classes but we are five percent lower in students getting A's. The data is taken by grades not by students, so the percentages may be higher in each category because one student could get multiple grades in one category.  The following is the breakdown by class:


                       9th Grade                     10th Grade                  11th Grade                   12th Grade


A's-100-93       Quarter 1-62.8%         Quarter 1-71.6%          Quarter 1-69%        Quarter 1-64.3%
                         Quarter 2-61.5%         Quarter 2-64.9%          Quarter 2-73.4%     Quarter 2-57%


 B's-85-92        Quarter 1-79.9%         Quarter 1-65.2%          Quarter 1-67.8%      Quarter 1-69.6%
                         Quarter 2-79%            Quarter 2-67.5%          Quarter 2-67.4%      Quarter 2-64.9%


 C's-76-84       Quarter 1-72.1%          Quarter 1-58.8%         Quarter 1-47.6%      Quarter 1-48.7%
                        Quarter 2-65.9%          Quarter 2-49.3%         Quarter 2-45.7%      Quarter 2-52.6%


 D's-70-75       Quarter 1-29.9%          Quarter 1-58.8%         Quarter 1-47.6%      Quarter 1-48.7%
                        Quarter 2-28.8%         Quarter 2-27.2%          Quarter 2-28.9%      Quarter 2-24.5%


 F's-69-0         Quarter 1-17.7%         Quarter 1-14.0%          Quarter 1-16.6%      Quarter 1-18.2%
                       Quarter 2-18.8%         Quarter 2-7.7%            Quarter 2-21.6%      Quarter 2-11.4%


School Totals for 365 Students:


A's-1st Quarter-68.3%, 2nd Quarter-63.5%
B's-1st Quarter-72.2%, 2nd Quarter-71.2%
C's-1st Quarter-56.5%, 2nd Quarter-56.6%
D's-1st Quarter-27.8%, 2nd Quarter-27.1%
F's-1st Quarter-16.9%, 2nd Quarter-14.7%








   

9th Grade Credit Recovery Being Offered

Credit recovery is being offered to freshman students who failed English or science for the first semester on February 20th, 22nd and 24th.  Students will have to choose between English or science if they failed both courses.  The classes will be from 8:00am-2:00pm, transportation and lunch will be the responsibility of the students who attend.  We are providing a fantastic educational service our students should take advantage of.

8th Grade Step-up Night Planned At BHS

The BHS annual "step up" night is scheduled for Thursday February 16, 2012 from 6-8pm.  Eighth grade students that are considering attending Bucksport High School will have an opportunity to learn about the following:

*Get a closer look at Bucksport High School and learn about our academic, co-curricular and athletic programs.

*Visit with teachers, administrators, coaches and students and ask questions about our school.

*Learn more about our BARR grant that was awarded to BHS and only three other high schools in the country--and how it's helping our 9th graders make a more successful transition to high school.

*Sign up for 9th grade classes, clubs and sports teams.

College Dual Enrollment Coming To BHS

Bucksport High School has solidified an agreement with Eastern Maine Community College to receive college credit while taking math classes at BHS.  Students who take and pass Honors Algebra II, AP Statistics and AP Calculus will receive credits from Eastern Maine Community College and Bucksport High School.  Math teacher Mike Cowing is teaching all three courses.  The agreement will start the 2012-2013 school year and will be open to any students that want to take these classes.  We are very excited to have this agreement in place and know students will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.  Students will be able to graduate from BHS with ten credits towards EMCC if they take all three math classes. 

Shelby Redman Named Student Of The Month

Shelby Redman has been named Student Of The Month for the month of December at Bucksport High School.  Shelby has earned a 97.0 grade point average and is ranked eighth in her class.  Shelby is captain and participates in soccer, basketball and softball.  She was the starting shortstop on the 2011 Eastern Maine Champion softball team.  Math teacher Josh Tripp comments "Shelby is a dedicated student and citizen of the high school.  Between sports and academics Shelby has a very busy schedule and is still very successful.  She is a leader and very well respected by her peers and her teachers.  I feel she is very deserving of this award."  Shelby plans to study Physical Therapy and has narrowed her college choices to Universiy of Vermont, University of New England, Springfield College, Northeastern University or Husson University.

Phil Ash Named Student Of The Month

Phil Ash has been named Student of the Month for the month of November at Bucksport High School.  Phil has a 90.45 grade point average and is a real self motivated student.  Phil is manager of the football team and baseball team and is a favorite among students, faculty and staff.  Technology teacher Joel Pelletier says "Phil is a quiet, hard working young man.  He manages the football and baseball teams.  He works hard in the classroom is polite to all he meets and loves to laugh."  Phil is undecided of next year plans.