Greetings Bearcat Families,
Welcome to our Battle Creek Central Family Newsletter! We will use this tool to share news, announcements, and upcoming events to support our commitment to clear, consistent communication.
This week, we have a few key announcements to share. We've shared these announcements through the all-call and ask for your partnership in communicating with students at home.
- 💙 Welcome to the best school year yet! We are excited to work with Every Student, Every Dream, Every Day.
- 🍳 Advisory has been blended into the first hour of the day, and class starts promptly at 7:30. Doors open at 6:50, and breakfast is served until 7:45. We look forward to the second semester with you!
- 📚 There is no school for students on Monday, February 23 for winter break.
- 👩🏿⚕️In honor of Black History Month, we have a Spirit Week this week: Tuesday - Roots and Royalty Day, Wednesday - Icons and Influencers Day (past and present), Thursday - HBCU Day, and Friday - Black Out Day.
- 💻 There are FAFSA work sessions for caregivers and students on February 24 (2:45-5:00) and February 25 (2:45-5:00) in room 1236.
- 🌞We have caregiver/student/staff conferences on Tuesday, February 24 from 3-7 and Wednesday, February 25 from 3-5.
- 🎓There is a Senior Family Meeting on Tuesday, February 24 at 5:30 in the McQuiston Center.
- 💵 BCC is hosting a Financial Wellness Night on Wednesday, February 25 from 3:30-5:00.
- 🏢 Freshmen will be visiting Albion College and Grand Valley State University on Thursday, February 26.
- 🎬Play practice on Thursday and Friday from 3-5.
- 🎓Attention Seniors! FAFSA applications, BC Advantage Applications, and BCCF Scholarship applications are due by March 1.
- 🦋 There is a job fair at BCC on March 4 from 9:00-2:00 for Juniors and Seniors.
- 🕰 Students have a half day of school on March 6.
- ⚾️ Conditioning has begun for spring sports: men's baseball, women's soccer, women's softball, coed track, women's flag football, and women's tennis.
- 📱 Cell phones must be put away from 7:30 to 2:40 every day. We appreciate your cooperation!
- Our Winter Sports Schedule for the week:
- 🏀Women's basketball - February 26
- 🏀Men's basketball, swimming, and wrestling - districts and regionals
Sports physicals are available through Grace Health.
- 📲 Please make sure the Welcome Center has your current email address, mailing address, and phone numbers. We regularly send out information about grades, absences, and upcoming events, and we want to ensure you have accurate information every week.
- 🔮 We hope all students will consider joining an after-school club or a sport. Some of our after-school clubs are: Bearcat News, Tabletop Gaming, Voices of Diversity, Magic Club, Robotics, National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Red Cross Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance, Maker's Club, Robotics Club, and Hispanic Heritage Alliance.
- ✋Attendance: Good school attendance is the first determinant of high school graduation. Students who miss 10% or more of school throughout the year miss out on significant class time and can quickly fall off track for graduation. Please help us support your children's success by ensuring they are in school on time daily.
