Week of Oct 14- Oct 18th, 2024
Great Expectations for Oct:
Character Trait
: Esprit De Corps - Devotion among members of a group for each other and the group's purpose.
Quote of the month
:"The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to matter - to be productive, to be useful, to have it make a difference that you have even lived at all." -Leo Rosten
Focus
: We will use good manners, saying "please," "thank you," and "excuse me" and allow others to go first.
Upcoming Events
This Week
:
Wednesday, Oct 16th - PreACT Testing for all 10th graders. Distance Learning for all 11th and 12th graders
Thursday, Oct 17th - NO SCHOOL
Friday, Oct 18th - NO SCHOOL
Monday, Oct 21 - NO SCHOOL for students. PD for staff
Future Events
:
Tuesday, Oct 22nd - Picture retakes 8:30 - 1:00
Multiple dates - Tulsa Tech Forums for 10th & 11th graders Oct 28th, 29th & 31st
Upcoming Test Dates
:
Wednesday, Oct 16th - PreACT Testing for all 10th graders. Distance Learning for all 9th, 11th and 12th graders
Wednesday, Oct 23rd - PSAT Testing. 8:00 - 12:30 in the Practice Gym for 9th - 11th graders who sign up
Oct 24th - Oct 29th - PreACT Make-ups. 8:00 -12:30 for 10th graders who missed 10/16. Location TBA
Upcoming College Representative Visits
:
Please sign up with Mrs. Webb in the Counseling Office or via email at jwebb@bixbyps.org if you are interested in attending an upcoming College Representative visit. Location information for the visits will be provided closer to the date of visit. All of these visits will be on the BHS Campus.
Thursday, Oct 24th - University of Arkansas - Elevate
Multiple Dates for Tulsa Tech Forum - 10th & 11th graders on Oct 28th, 29th and 31st
Tuesday, Nov 5th - University of Central Oklahoma - 2:20-2:50
Upcoming College and Career Events
:
Monday, Oct 28th
- OK College Start Career Plan Builder. 10:50 - 11:20 during Elevate 10th -12th graders
Wednesday, Oct 30th
- Tulsa Tech Build My Future. 9:00 - 1:00 Tulsa Tech Riverside for 9th and 10th graders
Thursday, Nov 4th
-OK College Start Plan of Study. 10:50 -11:20 during Elevate for 10th - 12th graders
Thursday, Nov 7th
- Parent FAFSA Night. 5:00 and 6:00 in the Media Center for 12th grade parents only
Wednesday, Nov 13th
- ASVAB. For 11th and 12th graders. Time and Location TBD
Monday, Nov 18th
- OK College Start Checkpoint. 10:50 - 11:20 during Elevate for 10th - 12th graders
Check the Counseling office website regularly. Use the following link and then select Scholarship Information or College Events. https://www.bixbyps.org/o/bixby-high-school/page/counselor
Additional visits will be added throughout the year as well as scholarship information!! Please know that you are responsible for any classwork or assignments missed during these events.
Therapy Dogs will be on campus the following dates:
Nov 8th
Dec 13th
Jan 10th
Feb 7th
March 14th
April 11th
Senior 2025 Info
:
Wednesday, May 21 - Graduation @ ORU
Parking Permits
:
Parking permits are required to park on campus. You must have a current 2024-2025 parking permit. Your permit needs to be facing outwards and hanging from your rearview mirror so we can see the current permit. Old permits and backwards facing permits will not work and could result in getting a parking sticker on your car. Student parking permits can be purchased from the following link:
https://www.bixbyps.org/o/bixby-high-school/page/parking-permits
Students will need to do the following to purchase a parking permit
:
1) Please pay the $15 for the athletic drug test on My School Bucks.
2) Please pay the $20 for the parking permit on My School Bucks.
3) Fill out the Google Form on the BHS website.
Once all 3 steps are completed, you can pick up your permit from Mrs. Simic in the Assistant Principal's Office, which is located next to the Attendance Office in the East Hallway.
Also a reminder that Bixby High School is a
closed campus
for all 3 lunches and students are expected to eat in the cafeteria area. Further, students are expected to remain in those areas for the duration of the lunch period. Students
SHOULD NOT BE IN THE PARKING LOT, VEHICLES OR OTHER AREAS OF THE SCHOOL DURING THEIR ASSIGNED LUNCH PERIODS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OFFICE.
Students in violation of these policies will be subject to discipline.
Cafeteria News
:
Breakfast for students is $1.75 and lunch is $3.35. Adult lunches are $5.00 If you are needing assistance with free and reduced meals, please see Ms. Spalding in FA1. Or you can click on the link to fill out the form. https://www.nlappscloud.com/
Lunch Menu for the week
:
DAILY a la carte
: Sparky's pizza, fruit & veggie bar, assorted fruit juices and milk
Monday, Oct 14th
- Frito chili pie, seasoned green peas
Tuesday, Oct, 15th
- Spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic toast, steamed broccoli
Wednesday, Oct 16th
- Crispy chicken tenders, mashed potatoes & gravy, seasoned green beans, dinner roll
Thursday, Oct 17th
- NO SCHOOL
Friday, Oct 18th
- NO SCHOOL
Random Fact
: Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
Word of the Week
: Prescind - Latin, mid-17th century; 1)Leave out of consideration. 2)Cut off or separate from something.
If you would like anything added to the weekly bulletin, please email asimic@bixbyps.org