Good Afternoon Jaguar Families,
It’s hard to believe that next week will be the start of November. This week our Sophomore and Junior students had an opportunity to attend the first ever Hilliard City School Career Expo. Our students had an opportunity to meet and talk to a number of different trade professionals and learn about possible career opportunities in their future. Our students represented Bradley well and we are looking forward to this event next school year.
I would like to take the time to thank all of our families and staff that have had an opportunity to come out and support our performing arts students this fall. Our band, choir, theatre and orchestra students have done a wonderful job starting off the year with some great performances that many of you have attended. Thank you for your support.
Finally, our football team is hosting a home playoff game against Lancaster tonight at 7:00pm, and the Jaguar marching band is playing in the OMEA State Championship hosted at Bradley High School on Saturday morning at 11:45am. We are looking forward to seeing you at these events.
Have a great weekend and Go Jags!
Counselor News – October 2021
Time is short to finish work on your common application process, remember that November 1 is a deadline for most colleges to receive financial aid. Your application must be submitted by the November 1 deadline.
Colleges are coming to Bradley to talk about their schools. Please sign up through Naviance, you will find the dates and time of their visits. The school counselor web site has a link on how to complete the common application process, check it out.
The school counseling office is offer three groups to support our mental health concerns for our students. They are the following, if you child might be of interest please contact our mental health specialist, Ms. Burgos and Mrs. O’Neil.
“JAG Social”
This group is for students who are new to Bradley, or are having trouble acclimating, and those who could benefit from opportunities to form connections with peers. This group will be (mostly) unstructured and we will have activities and conversation starters to help with peer connection, bonding, and sense of belonging. This group will take place during/immediately after students’ lunch, so ideally, it should not affect class time.
“Healthy Relationships Group”
This group will focus on ways to integrate healthy communication, boundaries, and conflict resolution into our relationships, while learning how to identify and prevent problematic unhealthy and/or abusive relationship behaviors. This group will also discuss difficult topics such as teen dating violence and assault in all forms. Because of some of the sensitive nature of our discussions, the mental health specialists will be screening membership for this group to ensure a healthy group dynamic.
“Mending Mindset”
This group will be focused on all things anxiety and learning about your mind and how to cope with anxiety. These groups will be held once a week and will occur during the school day. During this time, we will focus on understanding what anxiety is, where it comes from, and how to help! Our topics will include ways to be mindful, ways to use coping strategies in our daily routines, how to problem-solve to help avoid anxiety, and more!
Concessions Volunteers Needed
We Need You!! Please consider volunteering to work concessions for our home events – Winter Sports are just around the corner. To sign up visit the Fall/Bradley Memorial Sign up Genius page. Concessions profits go back directly to both music and sports programs.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d44aeaa2fa3fdc07-winter
Senior Pictures due December 10th!
Seniors, plan when/where/how you’re going to take your senior photos now! Go to the Bradley Yearbook website for a list of requirements and details about submission. The deadline to submit your senior photo to the yearbook is Friday, December 10th, 2021.
- Tuesday, November 2 – No School – Professional Development Day
- Tuesday, November 9 – Tolles presentation to Sophomore Class
- Wednesday, November 24 – Friday, November 26 – No School
District to Hold Off on Levy Request
The last time Hilliard City Schools was on the ballot was in 2016. However, this week at the Board of Education meeting, Treasurer Brian Wilson delivered the five-year forecast with news that due to tight fiscal management, the district will not need to ask taxpayers for a levy increase until 2024. That will be a full eight years between levy requests. You can read more by clicking here.
Deadline to Register for Online Academy Tonight
Families interested in the Online Academy for the second semester must register their student by tonight, Friday, October 29 at 11:59pm. You can find more information about the OA and register on the OA webpage.
Create Your Own Makey Makey Guitar – Middle School Stem Opportunity
ACM-W, a student organization at OSU dedicated towards empowering women in computer science invites all middle school students to sign up for a free workshop to work with an OSU mentor to create and program your own guitar using cardboard and a Makey Makey kit. This will take place November 14th from 10 am to 11:30 am
It is a free event but you must register. Click here to register by October 31.
Girls’ Tech Day
Join AWS for Girls’ Tech Day 2021, a fun-filled tech program where you can explore coding, robotics, cloud computing, problem-solving, and more! This virtual event will take you on your very own space mission, and you’ll experience an all-star lineup of speakers, hands-on learning sessions, and fun activities. The AWS mission is to inspire and motivate girls and young women, ages 8-24, to develop and pursue their interests in technology. Click here to sign up for your mission, which begins November 13!
