The Academic Placement Testing Program’s Math Placement Test is required for many of your students who may be attending public universities in Washington for Fall 2010.  You will find links to the letter detailing fee and scheduling information, along with a brochure that will help answer questions you or your students may have about the test under the Counseling tab.

If you have further questions about the Academic Placement Testing Program, please do not hesitate to contact Alaina Giesbrecht, University of Washington at 206.543.1790 or visit APTP on the web at www.placement.washington.edu.

Imagine Tomorrow
Contestants have called it a “life changing experience,” and “a launching pad.”

Imagine Tomorrow is Washington State University’s annual problem-solving competition.

How would you power the energy revolution?

There are more than $100,000 in cash that will be awarded to high school students and their schools. Students team up and present their ideas to address the world’s energy problems. It doesn’t matter if a student’s strongest subject is science, social studies, business, engineering, or art and design--their viewpoint matters in Imagine Tomorrow. Last year’s Grand Prize winners took Home a total of $30,000, including $5,000 for their school.

Come join competing high schools on May 21-23, 2010. This competition will be held on the WSU Pullman campus. There are not registration fees. Visit imagine.wsu.edu and power up your ideas to win.

Remember

• This will be held at WSU Pullman campus

• There are NO registration fees

• imagine.wsu.edu

Kayla Reopelle and Joey Shultz, theatre students at Bethel High School, recently auditioned for universities located across the United States in recruitment and scholarship auditions. These events are sponsored by The International Theatre Educators Association. Kayla’s audition was held at the International Theatre Association Festival, held in Lincoln, Nebraska, June 2009, and Joey’s audition was held in Seattle, weekend of October 10.  The purpose of these EDTA events  are to insure that the talented students in our state are visible  to recruitment professors from university theatre departments in many locations.
 
Both students meticulously prepared audition monologues and songs taken from play scripts and musical comedy scripts for their auditions.  They constructed a 5-minute timed audition. They both submitted their grade point average and had theatre educator and a counselor’s signature to enter.   Both students were recognized as exemplary theatre students and received many call backs from several auditors. Kayla performed for 37 universities and was called back by 30 schools. She obtained the largest number of callbacks at the International Testival.
 
Joey’s audition day was viewed by 14 universities, whose theatre department staff and auditors traveled to Seattle for the event.  Out of the 14 schools represented, Joey received 10 callbacks.  Both students are looking forward to next year, but have not made a choice of schools. They were pleased and happy with their outcomes and the possible choices they now have for the coming fall.   

Bethel School District provides credit retrieval opportunities for students who have failed required courses. Click on the Counseling tab at the top of the Web page to find out more about Credit Retrieval. The link at the bottom of the page will allow you to obtain the general information for signing up for the course(s), cost, procedures, and deadlines. Please read the information carefully and contact your counselor.

The Bethel High School Counselors
(253) 683-7049

Find out more about registering and taking the PSAT, ACT, and SAT test for college. Below are links you can click on to get additional information, dates, costs, and Web site addresses.

Testing_Information_2009-2010.doc

Below is a PowerPoint presentation that gives lots of great information. Once you have watched the PowerPoint, if you still have questions, please call the Bethel High School Counseling Office and Mrs. Abney will be glad to direct your call to one of the counselors: 253.683.7049.

Tobacco Policy
If a student is using or possessing tobacco on campus during the school day, the following consequences will be enforced:

• First Offense will be a three day suspension and $103 ticket from law enforcement.

• Second Offense will be a six day suspension and $103 ticket from law enforcement. Three days of this suspension may be held in abeyance.

• Third Offense will be dependent on the situation and it will be dealt with the same as repeated or cumulative violations.

• All days, as well as the ticket, can be held in abeyance as long as the student meets expectations set forth by Parma Osorio our Intervention Specialist.

BHS Yearbook 2010 goes on sale on September 2, Brave Beginnings. Don’t miss out on purchasing a yearbook early and saving some money. The prices are:

September – October $47
November – December $48
January – February $49
March – April $50
Through May $51
Yearbook Day & After $52

*Nameplates (1 or 2 lines) will be available for $5 through March

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Please Note: The Bethelonian is a non-profit project of the yearbook production class. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors who take this class must maintain a 3.0 GPA and be highly recommended by their teachers. Students work hard and take every effort to produce an accurate and representative record of the school year; any error is unintentional. You may return your book for a full refund of the purchases price if you are not completely satisfied with the product.

Girls Track – Five individuals qualified for State and the team placed 6th in the West Central District as Jackie Brown placed 1st in the Discus and 3rd in the Shot Put, Danielle Tabb placed 5th in both the Discus and Shot Put, Lauren Hoskie placed 4th in the 100, Jordan McCann placed 2nd in the 800 and Hayley Lawrence placed 4th in the 300 Hurdles.

Boys Track – Travis Otis qualified for State by placing 6th in the Pole Vault while Travis Rimstead qualified by placing 1st in the Shot Put, 2nd in the Discus, 2nd in the 100 and 200 in the Wheelchair Division.

Baseball – Joshua Amundsen was named to the SPSL 2nd Team All League as a DH.

Fastptich – Alyssa Rupp was selected 1st Team All League while Shyla Holloway, Elisha Salas and Ashly Flores were selected to the 2nd team and Hailey Haukeli and Becky Holloway were named Honorable Mention.

Girls Golf – Jackie Brown will compete at the State Golf Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday and then do a quick turn around to compete in 2 events at the State track Meet on Friday.