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Wednesday
Mar162016

Multicultural Fair

Dear BTHS families,

The Spanish Honor Society is excited to be hosting our 4th annual Multicultural Fair on Thursday, April 7, from 6:00-8:00 pm. You are cordially invited to attend. The event consists of performances by students, activity booths led by students, and lots of delicious FOOD! All family members are welcome.

In lieu of selling tickets, we ask that each family bring a food item or a beverage that represents your culture or any culture about which you are enthusiastic. The food can be homemade or purchased. Please bring a list of ingredients for the benefit of those with food allergies or sensitivities. Students are welcome to bring in food that morning, but if the item needs to be heated up or kept refrigerated, we ask that you bring it at the time of the event.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. The Multicultural Fair is always a fun evening of celebration and we hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Andrea Olsen
Spanish Honor Society Advisor

Thursday
Mar102016

BTHS Summer Bootcamp Volunteers

For Sophomores & Juniors

Application Form

Monday
Mar072016

Joanna Barton: 2016 BTHS Caring Award Recipient

BTHS proudly names Joanna Barton as its recipient of the 2016 Monmouth County Guidance Director Association's Caring Award!

Joanna embodies the spirit of service that is such an important part of the IB Mission & our school culture. Throughout her high school experience, Joanna has participated in many exemplary service and leadership projects in memory of her brother Michael Barton.

Joanna, along with her parents, Mr. Brown and Mr. Meehan will attend the Caring Award Ceremony on March 17 where she will be presented with the award and the video highlighting her service accomplishments will be shown:

Friday
Mar042016

Arts & Entertainment Club's Spring Coffeehouse

By Sonal Mahindroo 

By 6:30​ PM on Friday, February 26th, Biotechnology High School's MPR was completely transformed into a beautiful space for students to perform music. The Arts and Entertainment Club's Spring Coffeehouse was about to begin.

2016’s first coffeehouse had an amazing turn out, with 25 acts, including jazz, acoustic, and acapella performances. Straight Out of Composition, the BTHS Choir, the Broletariat (the boy's a capella group), and the A&E Officers were among some of the amazing groups who performed at the coffeehouse.

The Arts and Entertainment Club embraces students' talents outside the classroom, and it really showed on stage. Sophomore Phoebe Dijour said "I thought all the performers did an amazing job! Our school is filled with talent!"

Special thanks to Mr. Dannen for his help in setting up for the coffeehouse and his constant hard work, Mr. Meehan for supporting A&E, and everyone who helped set up, clean up, and perform.

All proceeds from the coffeehouse will go to the spring musical, Willy Wonka. The cast, crew, band, and directors have been putting an incredible amount of time in order to put on a great show. Our very own Biotech students will be acting, singing, dancing, and playing instruments, so make sure you're there at 7 PM on Thursday, April 28th and Friday, April 29th to witness it!

 

Sunday
Feb212016

Random Acts of Kindness Week 

By Emma Mueller 

February 14th-20th is Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week, an event in which BTHS is taking part in again this year. Headed by the Students of Service, RAK Week activities have been taking place all week in the name of positivity, happiness, and kindness.

The “I AM” wall (pictured above), placed under the TV in the lobby, is comprised of little slips of paper written on by students describing something that they are. Some of the responses included, “fabulous,” “creative,” and “human.” The goal of the “I AM” wall is to allow people to embrace who they are with pride. The Secret Admirer, a Facebook page where students could anonymously send in compliments and positive messages to their friends, was running throughout the week. There were over 400 messages sent in and posted to the Facebook page here. A Big Brother Big Sister clothing drive is also taking place, with collecting bins in the lobby. This drive is still going on, so bring your clothing to donate to someone in need!

In addition to several overarching projects, each day of the week had a theme. Tuesday was Hey Day, where people were encouraged to greet as many people as they could in the hallways. Wednesday was Students Support Staff day, where students showed their appreciation for the custodians, cafeteria staff, and secretaries! Thursday was both Pass on Kindness and Treat Day. In the morning, a group of students gave out kindness cards to brighten up peoples’ days. In honor of Treat Day, students were given free food as they walked out of school. Finally, Friday was a Mix It Up Buddy Lunch, were the buddy lineages were encouraged to sit with each other.

RAK Week at BTHS is always a great way to promote a positive environment. But as the week ends, it’s also a good reminder that we don’t need a special week to be kind to others!