Bixby 9th Grade Center

Week of September 26 - September 30, 2022

Great Expectations for the month of September
Character Trait: Creativity- involving the imagination or original ideas.
Quote of the month: "Creativity can solve almost any problem" - George Lois
Focus: We will not laugh at or make fun of a person's mistakes nor use sarcasm or putdowns.

Upcoming Events:
This week:
All week- HOCO week. Please see below for dress up days
Wednesday, Sept. 28th -> Oklahoma State University- 2nd hour

Future Events:
*Interact wants new members! We are a service club sponsored by Rotary International. We meet the first and third Tuesday of each month during lunch in room E-18. We serve the community to make a difference; plus, we look great on college applications. Come check it out.
*Oct. 4th- Josten's will meet with SOPHOMORES for the ring presentation and to pass out ordering information @ 9:00am in the Auditorium. Bring a writing utensil with you to the presentation.
*Nov. 1st- School picture retakes.

Homecoming is the week of Sept 26-30th
Monday- PJ Day
Tuesday-Country Club or Country Western
Wednesday-Initial Day (wear something that starts with the same letter of your name. Example- Bob could wear blue)
Thursday- Adam Sandler Day (baggy clothes-hat backward- cargo shorts-hoodies)
Friday- Spirit Day

Upcoming College Representative Visits
Please sign up with Mrs. Webb in the counseling office or via email jwebb@bixbyps.org if you are interested in attending an upcoming College Representative visit. Location information for the visits will be provided closer to date visit.
September 28th --> Oklahoma State University- 2nd hour
October 5th --> Texas Christian University- 2nd hour
October 7th --> University of Tulsa- 2nd hour
October 10th --> Wichita State University- 2nd hour
October 11th --> University of Alabama- 5th hour
October 13th --> University of Arkansas- 5th hour
October 17th --> University of Chicago- 5th hour
October 25th --> Tulsa Community College- 2nd hour
October 27th --> University of Oklahoma- 5th hour
October 31st --> Northeastern State University- 2nd hour
November 2nd --> University of Oklahoma- 2nd hour
November 8th --> Oklahoma State University- 5th hour
November 15th --> Tulsa Community College- 2nd hour

Check the Visits Counseling Office website regularly. Additional visits will be added soon.
https://www.bixbyps.org/o/bixb...
Please note that you are responsible for any classwork or assignments missed during these events. Many colleges and universities will have have more than one visit per semester.

Fundraisers
BHS Choir has begun their annual Pansy sale! These beautiful flowers, grown locally at Sunnyside Greenhouse, are sure to brighten your yard as the weather begins to cool. Flats are $25 each and contain 18 plants. Purchases can be made at tinyurl.com/22bixchoirpansies23 or through your favorite singer in the BHS Choir. Sale ends Thursday, Sept 29th, orders are expected to be delivered Oct 6-7th.

Cafeteria News
Breakfast and lunch are no longer free. Breakfast is $1.55 and lunch is $3.10

Senior 2023 information
Oct. 4th @ 10:30 AND 12:30- Please attend one of these times. Josten's will meet with the Seniors for Grad product and Cap & Gown presentation. They will also pass out ordering information.
Oct. 11th from 10-12 -- Josten's will be on campus in the commons during those times to take your order and payment for Senior Grad Products.
Oct. 27th from 4:30-7:30 -- Josten's will have a table set up in the Common's during Parent/Teacher Conferences if any parent has questions to go over their Senior's order and/or to turn in any order form.

Parking Permits
Student parking permits can be purchased from the following: https://www.bixbyps.org/o/bixb...

Students will need to do the following to purchase a parking permit:
1) Must pay $15 for an athletic drug test on My School Bucks
2) Must pay $20 for parking permit on My School Bucks
3) Fill out Google Doc on BHS website... make, model and tag number of your vehicle
Once all 3 steps are complete, Mrs. Simic can issue you a permit. She's located in the Assistant Principals office, next door to the Attendance Office in the east hallway.

Also, a reminder that Bixby High School is a closed campus for all lunches and all students are expected to eat in the cafeteria areas. Further, students are expected to remain in those areas for the duration of the lunch period. Students SHOULD NOT BE IN THE PARKING LOT OR OTHER AREAS OF THE SCHOOL DURING THEIR ASSIGNED LUNCH PERIODS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OFFICE. If you arrive at school during your lunch period, you should proceed immediately to the cafeteria areas. Students in violation of these policies will be subject to discipline.

Tutoring for students
We are very excited to announce that the high school will be offering virtual tutoring during the entirety of the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. The Google Meet tutoring format will provide a convenient way for you to receive additional instruction and help with assignments. English, Math, Science and Spanish will begin tutoring on Sept. 6th

The virtual tutoring will be available every Tuesday & Thursday from 6:00pm-8:00pm

To access these Google Meets sessions, please go to meet.google.com and click on Join Meeting. Type in the meeting nickname listed below. Be sure that you are signed in under your BixbyPS Google account.

English- englishbhs
Math- mathbhs
Science- sciencebhs
Spanish- spanish

If you have any issues joining the virtual tutoring, please contact the following teachers:
English- Mrs. Obrien kobrien@bixbyps.org
Math- Mr. Burge bburge@bixbyps.org
Science- Mrs. Brewer lbrewer@bixbyps.org
Spanish- Mrs. Grovenburg ggrovenburg@bixbyps.org
If you have other questions regarding virtual tutoring or the tutoring schedule, please contact Mrs. Rhonda Taylor at 918-366-2303 or rhondataylor@bixbyps.org

If you would like anything added to the bulletin, please contact Allie Simic asimic@bixbyps.org