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. We've shared these announcements through the all-call and ask for your partnership in communicating with students at home.
- 💵 Applications for the SEED scholarship (Save Encourage Educate Dream) are open. The SEED scholarship is $500 deposited into a savings account which grows over time, and can be used for post-secondary education expenses. See you advisory teacher for more details. SEED applications are due January 31, 2025.
- ✈️ An overseas trip is being planned for the summer of 2025 to Amsterdam and Paris. You can receive high school and college credit for the trip. See Ms. Shiller if you are interested.
- ❄️Winter break begins Saturday, December 21 and we return to school on Monday, January 6, 2025.
- 🏀 The Chuck Turner Holiday Classic is on December 27 at the Field House beginning at 10:00 AM. Support our Bearcats and see some old friends!
- 🎉 Second semester begins January 6.
- 📚 There is a half day for students on January 17.
- ⭐️There is no school on January 20 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 💵 There are three parent sessions for FAFSA. The first is January 16 from 5:30-7:00 pm, the second is January 30 from 9:00-10:30 am., and the third is February 11 from 5:30-7:00. A meal and door prizes will be provided.
- 🩺 Grace Health completes sports physicals for winter sports if you are interested.
- 🧮 BCC now has a math lab! Students can receive support in math after school on Wednesdays in Room 2132.
- Athletic schedule for this week:
- 🏀 Women's basketball has games on January 10, 14, and 17.
- 🏀Men's basketball has games on January 9, 14, and 17.
- 🏊♂️Men's swim has meets on January 9,11, and 16.
- 🤼 Wrestling Team has meets on January 4,8,11,15, and 18.
- 📲 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: Tabletop Gaming, Voices of Diversity, Magic Club, Robotics, National Honor Society, Craft Club, Science Olympiad, Red Cross Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance, NAACP Heritage Quiz Bowl Team, 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.
