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Student and Parent Announcements

Student and Parent Announcements

THE WEEK AHEAD - Important Events for all to know!

  • ATHLETICS - find out what events are this week!

ALPINE SKI TEAM

Do you like to downhill ski? Then the Burnsville/Shakopee Alpine Ski team is for you! The team provides competitive racing in a friendly team environment.

Downhill ski experience needed – race experience recommended but not required.

Boys and girls grades 7-12 are welcome.

An informational meeting will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday October 27th at Burnsville High School Room C180 – 600 State Hwy 13,  Burnsville MN 55337. Refreshments will be served!

Check out our website at https://blazealpine.wixsite.com/mnbhsalpine for more information.

Join us for an exciting and unforgettable winter!


BHS CONFERENCES are SOON!

Register here for inperson or virtual conference: https://www.myconferencetime.com/bhs/

  • Thursday, November 3rd - 4:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Friday, November 4th - 8am - 11:30am
  • Monday, November 7th - 12:00pm Noon - 8pm

Thank you for confirming your commitment to your child's education by signing up for conferences.  You will have the option to come in person to Burnsville High School to meet with teachers, OR, if you prefer, connect with them online through Google Meets (A Google account is required - if you do not have one, you can join the meeting using your student's chromebook and login).

NOTE: Conferences are by Appointment only.  There will be no walk-in conferences.

The Sign-Up for appointments begins on Wednesday, 10/19.  Signups will end on Tuesday 11/1 for Thursday Conferences, on Wednesday 11/2 for Friday Conferences, and on Thursday, 11/3 for Monday Conferences. 

If you miss the opportunity to schedule with a teacher before the sign-up is closed,  please email the teacher directly to see if there are any openings available.


FAFSA Workshop - Thursday, November 3rd, 4:00 - 7:00pm 

Our College and Career Center will be offering a great Workshop during Conferences!  This workshop is for Senior Parents who need help to complete the FAFSA forms for Financial Assistance for their college-bound senior. You can attend the workshop any time during the 3 hour block.   Stop by the College and Career Center for FAFSA support, and questions regarding college financial options.


ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

Attendance is a key factor in student success! Parents are strongly encouraged to schedule appointments outside of the school day. If your student must miss school, please follow the following procedures in accordance with our attendance policy to ensure the absence is excused: 

All Day Absence – Parent/Guardian must call the attendance line (952-707-2104) as soon as possible in the morning to report the absence. If this is not possible, parents may send a signed note to school when the student returns.  

Arriving Late to School – Parent/Guardian must call the attendance line (952-707- 2104) as soon as possible in the morning AND the student must complete the sign-in form in the Main Office when they arrive to school. If a call is not possible, the student can bring a signed note to the office when they arrive to school AND complete the sign in form. If the student does not sign in upon arrival to school, they will not be excused.  

Leaving Early from School (for an appointment, etc.) - Parent/Guardian must call the attendance line (952-707-2104) before 10:00 am AND the student must pick up their departure pass before leaving school. With the pass in hand, they are able to walk out of the building at the appropriate time eliminating the need for parents to come into the building. If the student is returning to school after the appointment, they should bring their departure pass back into the Office and get signed back in to school. 

PLEASE NOTE: If students are leaving school due to illness, they need to check out through the health office in order to be excused. A parent/guardian needs to be contacted by a nurse, and a pass will be issued for students when leaving school. We cannot go back and excuse students who do not check out before leaving. If they do not check out, they will not be excused.


School Musical - Little Shops of Horros!

Tickets are on sale NOW!

Burnsville High School Theatre Guild is excited to kick off Season 62 with the horrifically delicious sci-fi rock musical Little Shop of Horrors. Directed by Erika Sasseville, the production will include seven performances November 10-19.

Based on the film by Roger Corman, with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, Little Shop of Horrors begins with meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn discovering a new breed of plant that he names “Audrey II” (after his coworker crush). This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivorous plant promises unending fame and fortune to the down-and-out Seymour, as long as he keeps feeding it human blood!

Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7 p.m., and a Saturday matinee on Nov. 19 is at 2 p.m. All performances are at Burnsville High School’s Mraz Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $12 for adults, $11 for seniors and $10 for students. Show run time is about 2.5 hours, including a brief intermission.

For tickets or more information, visit https://mrazcenter.ludus.com/index.php.


Future Teachers of America

We will have our next meeting Tuesday Oct 25th in Room E116 at 7:30am and at 2:45pm.  We will have a guest speaker and snacks.  We will also discuss what college to go to for our field trip.  Hope to see you there.


HOSA - Moulage Day on October 31! Limited to 50 students! Click on link for more information!


CAREER CENTER

Financial Aid Night

Are you wondering how to pay for college? Questions about the FAFSA? Wondering how to find scholarships and grants?

Burnsville High School will be having a Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, October 26th at 6:30pm in the Mraz Center. 

Michael Crider is a financial aid expert at Dakota County Technical College. He will provide information about all aspects of financial aid and paying for college, and will be answering questions at the end. 

College & Military Visits @ BHS

  • Mon. Oct. 24 Presentation: Learn about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 10:45
  • Mon. Oct. 24 Cornell College (IA) 1:00
  • Mon. Oct. 24 Viterbo University (WI) 1:50
  • Tues. 10/25 Air Force Reserve 1:00
  • Tues. 10/25 Drake University (IA) 1:50
  • Wed. 10/26 Presentation: How to Pay for College 11:45
  • Wed. 10/26 MN National Guard - Cafeteria - Lunch modes
  • Wed. 10/26 Financial Aid Night for PARENTS and SENIORS - Mraz Center 6:30-8:00
  • Thurs. 10/27 University of St. Thomas 9:00
  • Thurs. 10/27 Savannah College of Art & Design - SCAD (GA) 1:50

YEARBOOK

All yearbook information can be found at burnsvilleyearbook.com

  • Senior portraits need to be submitted (to the website) by January 6, 2023

  • Yearbooks are $70 until November 22nd, price goes up at $75 until yearbook delivery in the spring, and then they are $80 until we sell out. They can only be purchased in advance online.

SCHOOL PICTURES

If you haven’t received the link to student pictures, please call Kemmetmueller at 952-473-2142 or email them at info@k-photography.com.

For those that did picture retakes, you should have your link in the next week.  


FOOD PANTRY

191 Community Pantry Free Food Distribution 1st/3rd Tuesdays at DEC

The 191 Community Pantry is a free, drive by/pick up food distribution open to the public including BHS students and families on the 1st/3rd Tuesdays starting at 2 PM at Diamondhead Education Center, Door 9 Pleasant Avenue entrance. The Pantry also has a Fresh Produce Distribution the 2nd/4th Tuesdays through the end of October -- same location/same time. For more information please visit: www.tinyurl.com/brainpower191.


BRAINPOWER IN A BACKPACK

BrainPower in a BackPack is back in action and providing weekend food packages to students in need across District 191.  For those new to District 191, Brainpower in a BackPack is our hunger relief program providing food assistance to students, families and community members in need. BrainPower's Thursday pack is an opt-in program providing a weekend food package to students; the 191 Community Pantry is a year round, pop up food pantry distributing a grocery bag of items the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at Diamondhead.

We try to have all the important information listed and updated in regards to BrainPower including the year round 191 Community Pantry pop up food distribution at Diamondhead.

BrainPower in a BackPack -- Thursday weekend food pack

BrainPower is available to all District 191 students Preschool - 12th grade. 

We are currently distributing to students at all preschool, elementary, middle and high schools

To sign up a student, contact your school's social worker or email Pam Voigt at pvoigt@isd191.org or visit the BrainPower online student sign up link below.