October 2021
Badger High School Newsletter
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RECEIVE DENTAL CARE RIGHT AT SCHOOL!
LGMS Students - October 4, 2021
Badger Students - October 6, 11 & 12, 2021
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Jostens will be at Badger to take senior class orders on Wednesday, October 27 during lunch periods (11:06 - 1:12pm) and again from 5:00 - 6:30pm. They will also be here on Thursday, October 28 during lunch periods (11:06 - 12:20pm). Please be sure to place your order during this time. Late orders are not guaranteed to be in time for graduation. |
Financial Aid Workshop -
College Goal WI
College goal Wisconsin is back in person and virtually!
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Student Fee Payments
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Parents, when you are making a payment using RevTrak - our online payment system - you MUST log in to your student's PowerSchool account using your parent log in. Scroll down and on the left hand side you need to click on "balance" and then "make a payment". This will automatically link to PowerSchool and post the payment.
If you log in to RevTrak from our website main page, you MUST click on the PowerSchool Payments box in order to get it to link and post correctly to your student's PowerSchool account. DO NOT USE THE GENERAL PAYMENT BOX. THIS WILL NOT POST TO POWERSCHOOL AND WE HAVE NO IDEA YOU MADE A PAYMENT.
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October 7
7:15 am - 12:30pm
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The first of three Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Wednesday, October 20 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. Watch for more information to follow. |
Two Badger Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Semi Finalists
Today officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSCR) announced the names of two Badger High School Seniors who have qualified among approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th National Merit Scholarship Program. Nolan Cassidy and Thomas Whowell are among the academically talented high school seniors with an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next spring.
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What a great start to the school year! Our freshmen are comfortable with their schedules and are getting involved in clubs, sports, and other activities. Our theater is rocking with rehearsals for the One Act Play and the November musical, Newsies. Let’s keep the energy going well into the fall - please continue to attend events at Badger to support our Badger community.
Speaking of keeping the energy going…. We have all heard the saying “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. And nowhere is it more important than in the learning process. Research in the Principal Leadership journal indicates that students who skip breakfast “make more errors and have slower memory recall” than teens who eat a healthy breakfast. Students cannot focus on the intensity of learning when they are hungry. Badger offers a variety of breakfast selections for our students including a “grab and go” breakfast for students who need to finish eating as they head off to class and a “second chance” breakfast between periods 1 and 2. Please have the discussion at home about the importance for the brain of starting off the day with a healthy breakfast. A reminder this school year breakfast is free to all students (and lunch).
October is a month of much student activity. With teens on the roadways heading home from school activities at various times, please take a moment to discuss safe driving with your teen. Consider this: 4.6 seconds is the time texting takes your eyes off the road. At 55 MPH this is like driving the length of a football field blindfolded. A good tip before starting your car is to set the automatic response on your phone to let people know you are driving and will get back to them once you stop. For more information on distracted driving check out this link on distracted driving - but not while you are driving.
Badger is very proud of all the course offerings available to students that help drive their future. Currently, the fastest growing segments of the national job market are wind turbine service technicians, anything in the medical field (including an increase in the need for nurse practitioners), and cyber security assistants. Badger High School offers course work that teaches the soft skills that will be required of every career listed AND through programs such as AP and the Academies of Badger, students obtain the academic knowledge required as well.
Badger strives to maintain a safe learning environment with students who are respectful, responsible, and prepared learners. With that in mind, I have one cautionary tale as we head into the month of October: TikTok and the “Devious Licks” challenge. The “challenge” motivates students to either damage school property or steal items from school and then post the footage onto the TikTok social media platform. This vandalism, destruction of property and theft is obviously not tolerated at Badger. I’ve spoken with students about their responsibility as a consumer of social media to watch out for platforms like this attempting to manipulate them. Please have the conversation with your student about this trend and reinforce that this is not the kind of behavior they should engage in or support.
There is so much good happening at Badger High School and I thank our students who are engaging in behaviors that make us all proud and contribute to a fun and successful year.
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Upcoming Dates to Remember |
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October 5, 2021
- College Goal WI FAFSA Night, 5:30pm Registration, 6:00pm Prompt Start
October 6, 2021
- Bridging Brighter Smiles
- DECA General Meeting Recital Hall 6:00pm
October 7, 2021
- Picture Retakes 7:15am - 12:30pm
October 8, 2021
- Ag Science Day
- NHS Executive Meeting 7:00 am
October 11, 2021
- Badger Board Meeting 6:30pm
- Bridging Brighter Smiles
October 12, 2021
- Powderpuff Football 5pm
- Bridging Brighter Smiles
October 13, 2021
- PSAT
- FFA Meeting Room 312 5:00pm
- Homecoming Movie Night 8:00pm
October 15, 2021
- Homecoming Parade 4:45pm
- Homecoming Football Game 7:00pm
October 16, 2021
- Homecoming Dance 7-10:00pm
October 18, 2021
October 20, 2021
- Parent-Teacher Conferences 4-7:00pm
- College Prep Night 6pm Recital Hall - Hosted by FFA
October 21, 2021
October 22, 2021
- NHS General Membership Meeting 7am Recital Hall
October 27, 2021
- Jostens Senior Orders During Lunches & 5:00 - 6:30pm
October 28, 2021
- Jostens Senior Orders During Lunches
October 29, 2021
- No School - Teacher Inservice
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PSAT
Badger High School is administering the PSAT test to 80 junior or sophomore students who would like to take it on Wednesday, October 13th from 7:45 – 12:00 at Badger. The PSAT is a great way to get ready for college as it measures reading, writing, language and math skills in a format similar to the ACT and SAT test. This test also provides the opportunity for students to compete for recognition and scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Program.
To sign up for the test, students need to bring in a $18.00 check made payable to Badger High School and give it to Ms. Ingersoll in the Counseling Center.
The deadline to register for the PSAT test is this Friday, October 8th. We are unable to take any late registrations so make sure to have students turn in their check right away so they do not miss this opportunity.
If you have any questions, please contact the Counseling Center!
WEF College Fair
The Wisconsin Education Fair (WEF) will be taking place on October 7th at Delavan-Darien High School. We will be leaving Badger at 8:30 and returning at 10:15. There will be 100+ colleges to gain information about during this time! To sign up and get a field trip permission slip, please stop into the counseling office.
College Representatives
Watch for information in your email and the announcements on when college representatives will be at Badger to meet with students. In person meetings are back for this year and many schools will be scheduling visits with us throughout the fall. The library also has virtual reality tours for many out of state schools!
Transcripts
Students needing to send transcripts anywhere need to use www.parchment.com. The account is free to set up and 2 copies can be sent for free. They are $7.15 each for each additional copy. If a paper copy is needed for any reason, please contact Mrs. Ingersoll in the counseling office.
ACT scores
Colleges that request ACT scores can be sent through www.act.org. If an account is not already set up, students will need to create an account to send scores. Many colleges will not accept paper copies or emailed copies. They will need to be sent directly from ACT.
Worker's Permits
If you are in need of a Worker's Permit, you'll need to bring the following to Mrs. Ingersoll in the Counseling Center: Social Security Card, $10 Cash and a letter from the employer stating that you will be working. If Mrs. Ingersoll is not available, you can get a worker's permit from City Hall in Lake Geneva.
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Congratulations to Badger Golfers Luke Abram, Christopher Bakken, and TJ Walton for being named Academic All-State Honorees! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3rd5nye
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