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.

Search Institute Visits BHS

    Four members of the Search Institute from Minneapolis, Minnesota visited Bucksport High School this week for two full days.  The objective for the visit was to see how BHS is doing overall as a school with a concentration on the freshman BARR program.  Search Institute gave BHS a four year federal grant and this is the second year of the grant.  Four high schools in the U.S. received this grant and the Search Institute conducts visits to all the grant schools twice a year.
   Verbal feedback from all four members is they are very impressed with our school's academic level, the positive energy in the school, the student centered hard working faculty/staff members and the great attitudes and manners of our students.  The academic data of our freshman for the first quarter showed steady improvement in student performance throughout the quarter.  The same Search Institute team will visit again on March 29th and 30th and Commissioner Bowen of the Maine Department of Education will also be visiting BHS at that time.
   The Search Institute visit team, superintendent Jim Boothby and principal Dan Clifford met with Commissioner Bowen in Augusta to give some background on the federal grant and to report out the progress of the freshman program at BHS.  The Commissioner seemed very impressed and had a lot of questions which leads to his visit in March and also next October when BHS hosts the other three grant schools for three days.
   

1ST Quarter Highest Honors Announced

Congratulations to the following students for their academic achievement of Highest Honors for the 1st quarter of our school year.

Grade 12                                      Grade 11                                
Silas Fitzgerald                            Cassidy Adams             
Chris Powell                                Chloe Carmichael         
Seth Raymond                             Katelyn Hanson             
Megan Smith                               Kacie Hurd                   
Kaylie Trasco                              Katy Jones                     
Jennifer Wight                             David Kelly                    
Sadie Wight                                                  
Janelle Winship

Grade 10                                      Grade 9
Kelli Alley                                   Sarra Bridges
Samantha Boothby                      Nicholas Chouinard
Anna Boyle
Danica Brassbridge
Kayla Gray
Ila Grindle
Morgan Sorey

Sadie Wight Named October Student Of The Month

Sadie Wight has been named Student of the Month for the month of October.  Sadie currently holds an amazing 101.32 grade point average for her high school career.  She has narrowed her college choices to Boston University, Northeastern University, University of New Hampshire and the University of Maine to study Biology. 

Sadie is a member of the BHS Outing Club and Math Team.  She also participates in soccer where she is a two year captain and member of the All-PVC Team, a two year captain in basketball and was Big East 2nd team as a junior and member of the 2011 Softball Eastern Maine Champions team where she played second base and was named as the PVC Most Outstanding Player Award as a junior.  Sadie has great leadership qualities and has a will to achieve in the classroom and in competition.  Congratulations Sadie.

BARR Grant Schools Meeting In Hemet, California

The four high schools in the United States that received the Building Assets Reducing Risks grant for our freshman St. Louis Park High School (Minnesota), Sanford High School (Maine),  English teacher and site coordinator Maryanne Mytar, English teacher Matt Morrison, math teacher Michelle Grindle and Principal Dan Clifford will meet at Hemet High School November 5-9 to report out how the freshman program is going so far.  Hemet High School has a population of 2400 students, St. Louis Park has 1200 students and Sanford High School had 1200 students.  The workshop will give each high school an opportunity to share experiences and help each other with issues they have dealt with.  A workshop in the spring is also planned at St. Louis Park High School to report out information on the first year of the grant and plans for next year.  The grant pays for all expenses while traveling and BHS has the grant for the next three years.

Chris Powell Named September Student Of The Month

Chris Powell has been named Student of the Month for the month of September.  Chris is ranked number ten in the senior class with a grade point average of 96.03.  Chris is a member of the BHS National Honor Society, Student Council and Outing Club.  Chris plays football and was a state champion in wrestling last year.  Chris possesses great leadership skills, is self motivated, always respectful, is responsible and seems to always be smiling.  Chris is interested in attending the University of Maine, Husson University, University of New Hampshire or Plymouth State College.  Great job Chris and well deserved.

BHS ART STUDENTS RECOGNIZED

Adrian Appleby, Terra Ashworth, Tristan Crawley, Katy Jones, Schyler Phillips, Brandon Snow, Ashleigh West and Sadie Wight will be honored on September 27th at the Blaine House in Augusta.  The Maine Department of Education is hosting a celebration to recognize the artists whose work is currently exhibited at the Department of Education offices.  Thank you to our art teacher Mrs. Bertrand for submitting our student's work.  Great job and congratulations BHS students!

BHS FALL OPEN HOUSE

Our Fall Open House is scheduled for Wednesday September 21st.  The annual freshman dinner is from 5:00-6:30 in the gymnasium.  Mr. Cloutier's special spagetti will be on the menu.  The grades 9-12 Open House will be from 6:30-8:30.  Parents/guardians will have ten minutes in each of their child's class to meet teachers and go over expectations for the course.  We hope to have a great turnout.

COMMUNITY SERVICE-NOW A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

Forty hours of community service as a BHS graduation requirement passed through the school board on Tuesday August 16th.  The new graduation requirement will start with this years freshman only, the class of 2015. 

Through community service Bucksport High School students will be given opportunities to become contributing citizens by helping others while learning responsible citizenship and fostering growth.  Our students will learn at an early age how important it is to be an active citizen in the community they live.  Students will complete 40 hours of community service throughout their high school career, an average of ten hours per year.  The 40 hour requirement will be prorated for students entering Bucksport High School after their freshman year which would be equivalent to ten hours per year.

Community service activities are those students perform to benefit at least one other unrelated person and for which they receive no compensation or academic credit.  Community service may be performed at any time during a student's high school career, from the first day of school their freshman year to the last day of school their senior year.  This includes non-school times during the week, weekends and vacations within the freshman-to-senior time frame.  We hope this new graduation requirement will add to the overall educational experience at BHS.