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.