November 2013 Issue III Brunswick High School Dragon News Principal: Donna Borowick Asst. Principal: Timothy Gagnon Athletic Director: Jeff Ramich Inside this issue: School calendars 2/10 A Night of Swing... 3 All State Jazz Festival 3 Holiday Craft Fair 4 Student news 5-6 Yearbook order form 7 Community service 8 Opt out form 9 BHS PLAYERS PRESENT THE CRUCIBLE The Brunswick High School Players will present their fall producon The Cruci- ble Thursday through Saturday, November 21, 22, and 23 at 7PM in Crooker theater with an addional 2PM manee performance on the 23rd. The Cruci- ble is playwright Arthur Miller's riveng drama about the Salem witch tri- als. Set in Salem Massachuses in 1692, The Crucible focuses on farmer John Proctor, his wife, and a young servant girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraſt. Proctor goes to court to save her and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The Crucible is both a gripping historical play and a mely parable about our contemporary society. Don't miss it!
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November 2013 Issue III
Brunswick High School Dragon News
Principal: Donna Borowick
Asst. Principal: Timothy Gagnon
Athletic Director: Jeff Ramich
Inside this issue:
School calendars 2/10
A Night of Swing... 3
All State Jazz Festival 3
Holiday Craft Fair 4
Student news 5-6
Yearbook order form 7
Community service 8
Opt out form 9
BHS PLAYERS PRESENT THE CRUCIBLE
The Brunswick High School Players will present their fall production The Cruci-ble Thursday through Saturday, November 21, 22, and 23 at 7PM in Crooker theater with an additional 2PM matinee performance on the 23rd. The Cruci-ble is playwright Arthur Miller's riveting drama about the Salem witch tri-als. Set in Salem Massachusetts in 1692, The Crucible focuses on farmer John Proctor, his wife, and a young servant girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. Proctor goes to court to save her and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The Crucible is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable about our contemporary society. Don't miss it!
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SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2013-2014
First Quarter Ends........................................................ November 1, 2013
SAT Testing ................................................................. November 2, 2013
Fall Athletic Awards Night ............................................ November 6, 2013
Opus One Concert ....................................................... November 9, 2013
Veterans' Day (no school) ............................................ November 11, 2013
Hockey Boosters Holiday Craft Fair ............................ November 16-17, 2013
Fall Play Production ..................................................... November 21-23, 2013
Professional Development Day (No Classes) .............. November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving Break ..................................................... November 28-29, 2013
SAT Testing ................................................................. December 7, 2013
Early Release Day ....................................................... December 11, 2013
Winter Jazz Concert ..................................................... December 12, 2013
Winter Band Concert .................................................... December 17, 2013
Winter Chorus Concert ................................................ December 18, 2013
Holiday Vacation .......................................................... December 23-January 3, 2014
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school) ......................... January 20, 2014
Mid-Year Exams .......................................................... January 21-24, 2014
Second Quarter Ends .................................................. January 24, 2014
SAT Testing ................................................................. January 25, 2014
Early Release Day ....................................................... January 29, 2014
President’s Day (no school) ......................................... February 17, 2014
Winter Vacation............................................................ February 18-21, 2014
Winter Athletic Banquet ............................................... February 25, 2014
District III Jazz Festival ................................................ February 26, 2014
Music In Our Schools Month Band Concert with Casco Bay Band ..... March 3, 2014
Professional Development Day (No Classes) .............. March 14, 2014
Early Release Day ....................................................... March 26, 2014
Chorus Concert ............................................................ April 1, 2014
Third Quarter Ends ...................................................... April 4, 2014
Hot Country Nights....................................................... April 11-12, 2014
Professional Development Day (No Classes) .............. April 18, 2014
Patriot’s Day (no school) .............................................. April 21, 2014
Spring Vacation ........................................................... April 22-25, 2014
SAT Testing ................................................................. May 3, 2014
All Town Band Concert ................................................ May 13, 2014
Early Release Day ....................................................... May 14, 2014
Jazz Residency Concert .............................................. May 14, 2014
Talent Show ................................................................. May 23, 2014
Memorial Day (no school) ............................................ May 26, 2014
Spring Band Concert .................................................... May 28, 2014
Spring Choral Concert ................................................. May 29, 2014
Spring Athletic Banquet ............................................... June 3, 2014
Graduation ................................................................... June 6, 2014
SAT Testing ................................................................. June 7, 2014
Final Exams, grades 9-11 (Tentative) .......................... June 18-23, 2014
Fourth Quarter Ends (Tentative) .................................. June 23, 2014
Please Plan Vacations Only During Periods of School Vacation
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On November 9th, the High School music department will be hosting a "Night of Swing and Jazz" featuring the BHS Jazz Ensemble and the Opus One Big Band. This event will be combined with a silent auction and raffle and is going to be a major fundraiser for the music department. We will be raffling off three items from now until the concert;
1) A brand new iPad. (32 gig of the current generation)
2) 100 Gallons of Fuel oil or Kerosene
3) A Flip Video Camera (4 gig) model
Raffle tickets are available now and are $5 for 1 or $20 for 5.
The silent auction will feature several items from local businesses. The event will be held at BHS in the cafeteria on November 9th. The silent auction and complimentary desserts begin at 5:30 p.m. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m in Crooker Theater.
Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased by contacting either Mike Scarpone or Ashley Smith at BHS ([email protected] or [email protected]) Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the concert.
You can go to http://brunswickmusic.org/music-boosters/ for a list of all the donated items that will be available for auction.
A NIGHT OF SWING AND JAZZ...
EIGHT STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR ALL STATE JAZZ FESTIVAL...
(reprinted with permission from the Times Record)
Congratulations to the eight Brunswick students who have been selected to participate in the 2013-14 Maine All
State Jazz Festival. The first week of January the students will travel to Bangor and work with internationally
known conductors a well as students from across the state. The event will culminate with a concert on Saturday,
Jan. 4. This is a huge honor of which the music department is extremely proud. These students will also be per-
forming in a concert with the BHS Jazz Ensemble and the Opus One Jazz Ensemble at the fall “Night of Swing and
learned about the types of research being conducted at JAX and they learned about research opportunities availa-ble for students at different stages of their education. JAX is renown globally for their work with genetically engi-neered mice.
In attendance from BHS were Emaleigh Aschbrenner, Brooke Trimmer, Shawn Bayrd, Christopher Tanner, Anna Turner, McKinley Stinson, and Hanna Guernelli. Mrs. King, who teaches Academic Biology and Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology, was also in attendance.
STUDENTS ATTEND JACKSON LABORATORY PRESENTATION...
MID COAST HUNGER PREVENTION PROGRAM AND BHS...
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program (MCHPP) and BHS continue to grow our relationship each year. This year MCHPP and BHS are looking for 3-5 students to sign-up to help in the soup kitchen and food pantry on every sec-ond Thursday of the month. Students would be granted field trip permission (excused absence) to attend this from 8:30-1:00 in the kitchen or 8:30AM -11:00 in the food pantry. Students are required to be in good academic standing and are responsible for making up any missed work. MCHPP is also looking for help on Saturday morn-ings 9:00AM – 1:00PM. This will be an ongoing need for them each Saturday. BHS is committed to helping pro-vide volunteers for MCHHP and encourage students to sign up early with Mr. Wilson as these slots are first come first serve.
On October 30th, seven Brunswick High School attended a presentation by The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). While JAX is located in Bar Harbor the presentation was held at The University of Southern Maine. The students
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AP BIOLOGY CLASS ATTENDS SYMPOSIUM...
(reprinted with permission from the Times Record)
On Friday, Oct. 18, students in Ms. Dumont’s AP Biology class attended a lecture at Bowdoin College by Dr. Dan-
iel P. Schrag, who teaches in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University and was ap-
pointed by President Obama to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in 2009. Dr. Schrag
spoke about the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide and the impact of climate change on human society.
Brunswick students were also able to listen to four student speakers as well as attend a symposium showing more
than 80 Bowdoin student projects in the David Saul Smith Union. Ms. Dumont praised the lecture as highly com-
pelling, and says that it was an amazing opportunity for anyone to have been able to attend.
SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER RECEIVES USM ATHLETIC AWARD...
The Richard A. "Doc" Costello Special Achievement Award, presented annually since 1992, is named for the for-mer USM Director of Athletics, and is given to a USM graduate who has distinguished them self through their com-mitment to student-athletes and athletics. This year’s award was presented to Mr. Gordon at a recent USM awards night. Congratulations Mr. Gordon!
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Brunswick High School
Dragon Spirit 2014 Yearbook
Book Prices 1. Back To School Special - Two Weeks ONLY:
August 30th to September 13th ~ 55.00 2. Fall Price: September 14th - December 1st ~ $ 60.00
Dragon Spirit 2014 Yearbooks need to be preordered. Be sure to place an order this fall as
most issues sell out. Due to the high cost of publishing only a limited number of extra copies will be available
at a higher price in the spring on a first come first serve basis. All proceeds from book sales go directly to the
printing and production costs of the publication. Online ordering is available at
www.jostensyearbooks.com - be sure to select Brunswick High School- Maine (not Georgia).
Personalization
To help make your yearbook unique and prevent theft you can add your name/ nickname (25 characters) for
$6.00. Please complete the order form below and deliver with a check payment made out to BHS Yearbook
to the main office. Cash payments will only be accepted by the Advisor at break or afterschool in Room
135 for a receipt. Orders with checks may also be mailed to: Brunswick High School Yearbook,
Attn: Driscoll, 116 Maquoit Road, Brunswick, ME 04011 Thank you for your order.