Tuesday, January 16 Morning Announcements

Brunswick Junior High

January 16, 2024

MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Code of Ethics Winners this week are: 

6th grade: Sera Jordan
7th grade: Trenton McKinnon
8th grade: Fiona Hallett

BUS CHANGES: Bus 18 is 54 Until Further Notice

                             Bus 53 is 46 until further notice
                             Bus 11 is 42 until further notice
                             Bus 49 is 44 until further notice 
                             Bus 15 is 43 Until further notice

Early Dismissal today at 11:30!

All sports and clubs are canceled today!

REMINDER:  Water only is allowed during school hours!  This includes lunch period!  No energy drinks, coffee, soda, etc.

Congratulations to the Chebeague Island Spelling Bee Champions, Katie Woodruff and Sean Funderburk, and Alternate Sophia Robertson. After 8 grueling rounds, they finally defeated master speller, David Venegas to represent our team in the School Spelling Bee.

Would you like another try to become a contestant in our School Spelling Bee? Then come to the WILD CARD BEE!  Two winners from the WILD CARD Bee will become participants in the School Spelling Bee.  The Wild Card Bee will be held after school on Wednesday, January 17th in Mrs.  Sullivan's Room 313 at 2:45. Just show up - no sign up needed, just make sure you have a ride home!!

There will be a homework club on Mondays starting January 22!  See Mrs. Brewer for a permission slip if you would like to attend and get help with your homework!

The next civil rights team meeting will be on the 22 of January. If you are interested in joining see Mr. Kosak or Mr. Levy for a permission slip. We meet after school on Mondays. It is not required to attend each meeting so don’t worry about the musical or any sports. Currently we are in the process of a Black History Month event and are in need of ideas for spring.

The 2023-2024 BJHS Yearbook is on sale!  A yearbook is $27.00 and there are additional packages/extras if you are interested.

You can order online through ybpay.com and by entering our school's Yearbook ID number: 15139924

You may also order by returning an order form and payment to school with your child.  If you need a paper order form, contact the Main Office.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Landry at llandry@brunswicksd.org.

Check out the Winter Explorers Club!  For grades 6-8 on Wednesdays from 2:15-4:15 from January 10-February 14.  This is brought to you by Teens to Trails. The fee for the program is $35.   Please contact Priscilla Trimbel at ptrimble@brunswickme.org to sign up!

SPORTS: 

No Sports today due to early dismissal!

Registration is now open for Wrestling on Powerschool!

BJHS partners with MTA for Wrestling. Practices are held at MTA afterschool. Students will need to have their own transportation to MTA. The season will begin the last week of January. Stay tuned for more info coming soon!

Registration is open for Unified Basketball on Powerschool. Unified Basketball will take place February 5 through the end of March, 2 days per week. We are looking for 5-6 Unified Partners (grades 6-8) to participate (see description below). There will be a referral and interview process with the Coach and Ms. Robbins in order to be part of the team. We are also seeking unified student athletes to participate.

Unified players are as follows:

  • Unified Student Athlete: A student will be eligible as an athlete if that person satisfies any one of the following requirements: i. The person has been identified by an agency or professional as having intellectual disabilities as determined by their localities. ii. The person has a cognitive delay, as determined by standardized measures such as intelligent quotient or “IQ” testing or other measures which are generally accepted within the professional community in that Accredited Program’s nation as being a reliable measurement of the existence of a cognitive delay. iii. The person has a closely related developmental disability. A “closely related developmental disability” means having functional limitations in both general learning (such as IQ) and in adaptive skills (such as in recreation, work, independent living, self direction, or self-care). However, persons whose functional limitations are based solely on a physical, behavioral, or emotional disability, or a specific learning or sensory disability, are not eligible to participate as an athlete, but may participate as a unified partner or other volunteer position.

  • Unified Student Partner: Any student that meets the student eligibility criteria outlined in MPA

More info to come!

Daily Activities and Club List

  • Monday

    • Tabletop Gaming Club will meet from the walker bell until 3:30 in room 308 

    • Civil Rights Club - meets from the walker bell until 3:30 in Room 312

    • Yearbook Club in room 317 from the Walker Bell until 4

    • Coding Club meets in room 319 from the walker bell to 3:45.

    • Homework Club in room 310 - Starting January 22!

  • Tuesday

    • Chess Club meets weekly in Room 317 at the walker bell and will end at 3:30. 

    • Whose Crime is it Anyway in room 207 from the walker bell until 3:30.

    • Student Council meets in the cafeteria from the walker bell until 4:00. 

    • Homework club in room 205 

    • 6th Grade Art Club from the walker bell until 4:00

  • Thursday 

    • Coffin Food Market - Open to all Brunswick Residents with school aged kids - Market is open from 3 to 5 pm weekly.

    • Creative Writing Club will meet from the walker bell until 3:45 in the library 

    • Youth for Action Club will meet from the walker bell until 3:45 in the Cafeteria - next meeting is February 6.

    • 8th Grade Math Team meets in Room 208 from the walker bell until 3:30  

    • Homework Club meets in room 305 from the walker bell until 4:00

    • Robotics Club - meets in room 314 from the walker bell until 4:00 

    • 7th and 8th Grade Art Club from the walker bell until 4:00

  • Friday 

    • Q&A Club - in the cafe until 3:30