BAY HEAD SCHOO MARCH/APRIL 2017

A BITE OF BAY HEAD BHS NEWS, ARTICLES, EVENTS, AND

MORE!

Winter Wonderland Dance By: Claire Kenny

Bay Head School held their first winter dance on January 27th 2017. The night was an absolute hit filled with dancing, games, food, and a rockin’ DJ from Mo-talent Entertainment! Students from Antrim, Lavallette, and Bay Head School attended the event. Mrs. Galarza, 6th grade homeroom and science teacher, organized the dance. She and members of Student Council put so much planning and effort into making it the best it could be. Sparkling decorations covered the auditorium and students could take their picture in front of the dazzling photo booth backdrop. Beatrice Karron said, “It was the best dance Bay Head School has held. The DJ had such fun activities to do with us and the food was delicious! I had such a great time dancing with my friends. I can’t wait for the next one!” The next dance will be May 12th! Luau!

BHS PopSockets By: Laine Pritchard

This past week during lunch Student Council sold PopSockets during lunch. The PopSockets were $10 each, and came with either a black or white grip. PopSockets can be used as a photo grip, a text grip, a tablet grip, a media stand, and a cord grip. But they can be used for much more as well, like a jewelry stand, and even just to play with! All proceeds from the PopSocket sales go towards the Early Act Club.The Early Act Club’s big project is building a shelter box to send to those in need. These boxes contain supplies like tents and food, costing about $1,000. The Student council is raising money to help the Early Act club buy the box! If you haven’t joined Early Act you should definitely check it out! The Early Act is a club where students from 3-8th grades help clean up the environment and participate in community service. For more information see Mr. Lewis. Thanks to everyone who bought a PopSocket!

Scholastic Olympics By: Emily Jones

On March 14th the Bay Head School seventh grade class competed in the 24th annual Donovan Catholic’s Scholastic Olympic academic competition. Bay Head School has been participating in this event for over 15 years, and each year the seventh grade does a great job to represent BHS. Two students competed in each of the eight different categories: science, history, English, spelling, art, math, technology, and music. In the art competition contestants had to sketch a still life picture using the objects that were given to them. The spelling group competed in a spelling bee style competition, and the rest of the categories completed a multiple-choice test in their respective area. After all of the scores were tallied students received medals for the top three spots in each division. It was a great event for the entire seventh grade. Costa Demetriades said about the event, “I think that the Scholastic Olympics was a great experience for the whole seventh grade to participate in. I participated in the English section with my partner Madelyn Akersten. Although neither of us won, I had a great time just being there at the school and I bet all of us did.” When asked about her experience experience at her event, one of the contestants for the science category, Haley Nelson, said, “The Scholastic Olympics was a wonderful experience for the seventh graders at Bay Head School. The students who supported those participating were so encouraging, while the students participating in the Olympics thrived while showing their skills in each subject matter. What a great opportunity and experience for all!” Ms. Wills, who accompanied the seventh grade to the Olympics, said, “Bay Head is so proud of all of the students who participated in the Scholastic Olympics this year.” I am pleased to announce five 7th grade students placed and received medals for their endeavors. Lakshmi Yannam- Gold- Mathematics Kenley Koch- Gold- Art Haley Nelson- Bronze- Science Tanner Curtis- Bronze- Music JJ Leonard- Bronze- Music “The camaraderie and support between the 7th graders was the true prize of the competition. I was honored to escort the 7th graders and experience this event with them,” says Ms. Wills.

Open House By: Beatrice Karron

On April 1, Bay Head School held it’s annual open house. The open house is an opportunity for people who are interested in BHS for their children to come see the school and learn about all the things that we do here. Student Council members hosted the event, and Law Club, Anime, Stock Market, and Newspaper club members all helped out too. Each club and activity made a poster board showcasing they highlights of each club .The faculty each created boards giving a little information about themselves their interests. As people came in, BHS student took them on tours of the school, showing off the clubs, trips, activities, and programs the students participate in. After the event ended, all the student felt a sense of pride in their school, and were proud to show off BHS to the community.

Bay Head takes a Bite out of Theater Week By: Laine Pritchard

This years students perform in the Theater Week production, “The Golden Goose”. “The Golden Goose” is about three depressed princesses. The king and the queen try to make their daughters happy by

bringing different people in to make them laugh. Theater Week is offered to students from grades 1-8. There was a wide range of students in all grades participating. Michael Taubenslag runs Theater Week every year for Bay Head School. The students who participated in Theater Week put much time and effort into learning their roles. Practices were from 2:30-4:30, everyday after school for a week. This led up to the performance on Friday, at the Sacred Heart Church. Everyone got to make their own costumes, whether it was different articles of clothes from their closets or fun and creative dresses from the program. Sixth grader Trevor Kalb says his favorite thing about Theater Week is the rehearsals and just having fun!

Boys Wrestling By: Abby Antognoli

Put your hands together for the Bay Head and Antrim wrestling team! The boys fought hard all year, from grinding at practices, to giving their all on the mats. This season there were five boys from Bay Head School who participated in this fascinating sport at Antrim. The boys were Seamus Dolan (7th grade), Reid Neibling (7th grade), Jonah Bowers (7th grade), Tyler Stamos (5th grade), and Owen Marcoux (8th grade). These boys earning the title of state champs through their hard work! It took a lot of effort and determination from all the boys to accomplish this. Owen Marcoux stated “It was a fun experience and I will miss this amazing team next year. I have made many friends throughout the years and I am excited to attend high school with them.” The boys wrestling team made both history and new friendships this year!

New Shark Wear! By: Beatrice Karron

Bay Head School is excited to announce we have new shark wear! You can now buy BHS jackets, pajamas, socks, sweatshirts, sweatpants, windbreakers, and a variety of shirts, along with sweat bands and tank tops. New in 2017 are BHS shorts and baseball caps. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, sprit wear from 2016 is still available.You can see all of the shark apparel on the wall outside the gym, where there are also order forms. Shark apparel can also be ordered on the Bay Head School website. For more information, contact Holly McPherson or contact the office. Shark wear makes great gifts and are a great way to support BHS!

Luau Dance By: Emily Jones

The Bay Head School Student Council will be hosting a Luau themed spring dance. It will be

held for students in grades 5-8, and the admission fee will be $10. It is a Bring A

Friend Dance so you are able to invite friends from any other school you would like that are in grades 6-8. There will be a permission slip that needs to be signed for each person that is attending the dance. Mo Talent Entertainment will provide the music for the night. There will

be a photo booth, drinks, snacks, and an

Aloha Spirit Award given out to the person with the most Hawaiian spirit! All of the

money raised will go the BHS Student Council for future projects.

More information www.bayheadschool.org

Ask Jaws!

Ask Jaws questions or advice about anything and it will be answered in the next month’s newspaper! Put your questions in the “Ask Jaws Box” on the table next to the office. All questions will be anonymous!

YOUR MESSAGE HERE! For just five cents a word, you can put your own message in the classified section of the newspaper! Say happy birthday to a friend, or advertise a club meeting! Send any messages into the office, along with the money. Classifieds will also sometimes be sold during lunch and recess.

ClassifiedsHappy birthday Abby! Have fun being 14! - Beatrice Karron

Thank you for teaching me Miss Kiss and Mrs. McGoey. - Eevi

Great job testing! Enjoy your spring break! - Mr. O’Connor

Sharlene I love you. I love you mom and dad. - Gavin

Supercalifragilicticexpialidocious!-Dana

Have fun on spring break everyone! - Claire

Max is super awesome everyday. - Max

Wishing everyone a happy spring break and holiday! - Newspaper Club

Letter From the Editor: The past few months at BHS have been quite eventful, and much more is to come with the final months of school! I know this year has gone by so quickly for my classmates and I; we can’t believe it’s already almost over! In the past two months we’ve had PARCC testing, field trips to the Algonquin theater, the Holocaust museum in New York, and Insectropolis. In addition, seventh grade participated in the annual Monsignor Donovan Scholastic Olympics, where they won 4 awards! Students have been busy with track, baseball, softball, and tennis, which have begin their seasons. BHS has also held an open house, positive partner activities, and numerous other events. It’s been a busy few months, but everyone has had so much fun, and everyone is looking forward to the events to come along with the warm weather! From, Beatrice Karron: Chief Editor