Bixby 9th Grade Center

Week of February 6th-10th, 2023

Great Expectations for the month of February
Character Trait: Patience - ability to wait calmly.
Quote of the month: "Have patience. All things are hard before they are easy." - Saadi
Focus: We will encourage each other to do our best.

Upcoming Events:

This week:
ALL WEEK Feb. 6th-10th --> Penny Drive for Special Olympics. Money will be collected every day during 4th hour.
Monday, Feb. 6th --> PRISM meeting 4:00-4:30 in Choir Room

Future Events:
Wednesday, Feb. 15th --> Auditions for this year's musical OKLAHOMA will be held in person from 4:00-7:00. See the student life section of Canvas for additional information.
Friday, Feb. 17th & Saturday, Feb. 18th --> come watch the hilarious play about a boy wizard. Puffs will be at 7pm in the HS auditorium. Adults are $10 and students K-12 are $5. Child(ren) under Pre-K are free. Tickets are available online at My School Bucks or at the door the night of the show.

*Art Club will meet the first and third Tuesday of each month.
*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.

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.
Monday, Feb. 13th --> Missouri Southern State University - 2nd hour
Thursday, Feb. 16th --> Tulsa Community College - 5th hour
Wednesday, Feb. 22nd --> Oklahoma State University - 5th hour
Thursday, March 9th --> Tulsa Community College - 2nd hour
Monday, April 24th --> Tulsa Achieves Lab
Tuesday, April 25th --> Tulsa Achieves Lab

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 more than one visit per semester.

AP Exam Late Registration Information

Students have until March 9, 2023 to complete late registration for their AP Exams. Information for late registration can be found on the BHS AP Exam newsletter.
If you are unsure if you have or have not registered and paid for your exam please check College Board. If you are registered for your exam then the course icon in AP Classroom will show “Registered for Exam given by Bixby High School”.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Heidi Jenkins (hjenkins@bixbyps.org) or Ms. Kari Smith (karismith@bixbyps.org).

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

Senior 2023 information
Graduation will be May 17th, 2023

Parking Permits
Parking permits are required to park on campus. You must have a current 2022-2023 parking permit, old permits will not work and could result in getting a parking sticker on your car. 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 now offering tutoring during school hours.
If you are struggling or know of a student who is, please have them reach out to their counselor or Assistant Principal so we can get a day/time set up.
Math is available Monday and Wednesday with Mr. Burge during 2nd hour.
Science is available with Mrs. Galliart Monday and Wednesday during 5th hour or Mr. Meyer on Tuesday and Thursday during 6th hour.
English is available with Mrs. Coulson on Tuesday and Thursday during 6th hour
Evening tutoring is not available at this time.

Useless Weekly Fact
A lemon contains more sugar than a strawberry. A lemon contains 70% sugar and the strawberry contains only 40% of sugar. The reason that the lemon tastes sour even having more sugar than a strawberry is that the lemon contains a high amount of citric acid, usually 3%-6%, that dominated the sweet taste of the lemon and results in a sour taste.

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