Bearcat Daily Bulletin
Friday, February 4, 2022
“BHS NEWS”
STUDENTS- Our first ever Spring Fling – Carnival de Bonita is coming on Friday, February 25th from 6-9pm! This will be a casual dance with a DJ and dancing, food, and a festival with booths and games on campus. It’s kind of like Homecoming but more casual. The cost is $20 with ASB and $30 without. Tickets are on sale now, and prices will increase after February 11th! Permission slips are available in the front office. You must have a permission slip completed before you can buy a ticket.
STUDENTS- Parking permits are no longer available. Students who do not have a parking permit will need to find parking on streets where parking is permitted near the school.
STUDENTS AND PARENTS- American Red Cross is having a blood drive at Bonita on February 16th from 1pm-7pm. All donors will receive a $10 Amazon E-gift card. See attached flyer for more details.
To make an appointment go to www.redcrossblood.org and use the sponsor code: BEARCATS
ALL STUDENTS- The Spring 2022 CSF Application is now available to submit your Fall 2021 grades. The deadline for the application is Friday, January 28th. Please contact Ms. Dolfi at r.dolfi@bonita.k12.ca.us or visit room 907 if you have any questions or need help completing the application. https://forms.gle/wsXQsgnWTHMJnmuF8
PARENTS/STUDENTS- Bonita USD has again partnered with Paper – this means students in grades 3 -12 now have access to on-demand, high-quality academic support 24/7. Through Paper, students can speak to a tutor anytime, anywhere for free. Students already have access through Clever, https://clever.com/in/busd. See attached memo.
STUDENTS AND PARENTS- Our Peer Tutoring Hours are Monday – Thursday 2:45pm – 3:45pm (1:45pm – 2:45pm on Compact Days) in the Library AND Monday – Thursday 6:00pm – 7:00pm Via ZOOM!!
NO APPOINTMENTS NEEDED!!! Just show up!!!
See attached flyer for zoom link and official information! If you have any questions regarding the tutoring program, please contact Mrs. Tilford at tilford@bonita.k12.ca.us
PARENTS- Our updated school calendar is attached. Parent conferences will now take place on March 8th and we will have a minimum day on March 9th. We will move the currently scheduled minimum day on February 28th to March 9th, therefore there will no longer be a minimum day on February 28th.
STUDENTS- if you need Free Tax Help, the Accounting students can help. See Mrs. Sekhri in Room 906.
STUDENTS- are not permitted to go their cars during the school day. Please bring all necessary supplies, snacks, water, etc into school at the beginning of the day.
“SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS”
SENIORS- The La Verne Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2022 scholarship program is open for applications. Through the generosity of the members there will be over $5,000 to distribute this year.
The eligibility requirements have been updated this year to include 2022 graduating seniors whose primary residence is in La Verne or attend High School in the City of La Verne. Please see the application attached with all the information.
Application Attached
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY– The Latino & Latina Roundtable of the San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys have established a $500 scholarship for students that plan to attend a university or community college, and have interests in social consciousness and activism. Please see the ATTACHED SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION for more details. Deadline is March 1, 2022.
“CAREER CENTER”
10th – 12th GRADE STUDENTS- The ASVAB Career Exploration exam will be available for students 10th – 12th grade at Bonita on Friday, February 18th.
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program can help students understand their skills, abilities, and interests in order to make the best decisions about their future.
Whether planning on college, technical school, military, or unsure, the ASVAB Career Exploration Program is designed to help students find their dream job.
SIGN UP: Email Mrs. O’Grady at ogrady@bonita.k12.ca.us, go to the career center, or see your counselor no later than February 14th.
“BHS ATHLETICS”
EVERYONE- Come out and support the Bonita High School Wrestling team at Panda Express in La Verne on Tuesday, Feb. 8th from 10 am to 9:30 pm! Anything you purchase when showing our flyer will get the team 20% of the proceeds!
Have lunch and/or dinner at Panda and help support the Wrestling Team! Here is the link for the flyer or see attached.
BOOSTER MEETING- will be on Thursday, February 10th at 6:30pm (location TBD).
PARENTS- Athletic event tickets will all be sold ONLINE only. You can purchase your tickets from www.gofan.co and look up Bonita High School events. Tickets will be redeemed on your electronic device at the gate/entrance by our staff member. You will need to show the actual ticket not a screen shot or picture.
If you want to save time at the gate purchase your tickets ahead of time at www.gofan.co
PARENTS- a good resource for information regarding covid questions can be found on this URL https://sites.google.com/bonita.k12.ca.us/covidinformationforfamilies/home which is found on the District website (at the top of the page) under “Updates Covid-19”
