Experience Innovation in Education

Week 2 - Fall Semester 2023/24

Principal's message:

Two weeks into the school year, and things are humming along. It feels like these first two weeks have gone by very fast. I would like to start this week by recognizing all our students who have embraced the In-Class/On-Time Campaign that was implemented this year. Not only have we seen a drastic decline in our tardies, but students are also in class more, and attending school at a higher rate. To give you some concrete data from this past week, we are now averaging over a 50% decrease in tardies compared to last year, and have had 18 passing periods over this past week with less than 10 tardies across the whole school. Even coming back from lunch is getting better and better each day. Great job Coyotes for embracing responsibility! The only period that remains an issue is 1st period. And while it's still significantly lower than in years past, it is still not to our new standards. So parents, this is where we need your help. Please work with your student(s) to ensure they're here prior to 8:25 (9:25 on late start days). The most tardies we had all week was 1st period on Wednesday, a late start day. So let's work together to remedy that for next week! Keep up the good work Coyotes!

Today was Club Rush 2023...and it was big success! There were dozens and dozens of clubs represented, and the sign up pages were numerous. It's great to see the involvement of our students and the increased engagement from our newbies. With lots of new clubs, it's nice seeing all of our organizations provide ways for students to explore their passions.

BPHS has also continued its push toward staff and student safety. Our committee held their first meeting of the year this week to go over processes and safety needs for the year. We also held our first evacuation drill of the year. The drill was very smooth and showcased a great response from our staff and students. Great job to Mr. K and our staff for their professional response and execution.

Student(s) Spotlight of the Week

Congratulations to the following Coyotes who have received Academic Honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs!

Welcome to The Pack!

We'd like to welcome new staff members: Itzel Ortiz Garcia and Rob Summers to the the Coyote Pack. Itzel is also our new Cheer coach, and Rob is our new Asst. Varsity Boys Basketball Coach.

Lastly, I hope to see many of you this coming Wednesday as we kick off our Parent Ambassador Team. If you're passionate about spreading the good news about BPHS in the community I would hope to see you there! I'd especially like parents who represent the wonderful cross section of students from our community (athletics, arts, academics, cte, various cultures and backgrounds, in-district, out-of-district, etc.) We're going to get the word out that BP is a Destination HS for ALL students.



It's looking like this weekend will be a typical August weekend (unlike the last one). Have a great weekend Coyotes!

Dr. Berg

Calling all Parents!

I want to invite all parents/guardians who'd like to be part of a new BPHS Parent Ambassador Group. See the invite below and Save the Date!

Click on the pic to see the "Get Involved" video

Getting Involved!



Our coyotes show their eagerness to have new people join their clubs at club rush today!

photo: Senior Chloe Jimenez

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Trivia question of the week

This week's spirit week was "Barbie and Ken Day." Barbie took the US by storm and transformed the toy business with its launch in 1959. But 1959 was also an important year for two states in our union. What significant event happened in 1959 to the United States (hint: it has to do with the number 49 and 50)

This week, the winner gets a BP shirt of their choosing! (email your response to sberg@fjuhsd.org)

HEY COYOTES! This is your ASB executive president Joshua Labrador! Don't forget to follow our ASB Instagram and TikTok @buenapark_asb for all the updates, spirit days, events, and info you need on everything going on! Today was CLUB RUSH!! Hope you were able to check out all of our amazing clubs and what they have to offer and even joined some! 

(Check out some pics in the Club Rush section above)

This week's Theme Thursday was Barbie vs. Ken! Loved seeing so many students and staff dressed out in pink and light blue to participate! It looks like we had a lot more pink so Team Barbie definitely won! Hope you guys had fun! We posted a lot of pics on instagram, as well as Mr. K. posting a montage of him as Ken with lot's of Ken and Barbies :)

HOCO is also just around the corner! This year, our theme is GALA OF THE GODS!! Watch the Homecoming theme reveal video here:

HOMECOMING 2023

Homecoming will be Saturday, September 9th from 7-11 PM in the Gym, and tickets are on sale now! Homecoming contracts and tickets are available in Room 16 everyday until September 6th! Tickets will be $30 with ASB and $45 without ASB, then starting August 31st they will go up to $40 with ASB and $55 without ASB! We also have food vouchers for $5 that comes with a burger, chips, and drink ($10 at Homecoming). Make sure to purchase tickets before prices go up and you MUST turn in your signed contracts BEFORE purchasing your ticket! Homecoming court nominations are also out now on Five Star, so make sure to nominate your friends for prince, princess, king, and queen by Sunday at midnight!! See you in Olympus Coyotes!

Gils Golf

They are in the swing of things getting prepared for their first match in two weeks vs Westminster HS. Our girls are training hard for a very competitive season.

Hello, Coyotes!

We survived the first week of SCHOOL!

I am so excited about our year together. Each week, at the beginning/ and or the week, I will be sharing something that encourages, reminds, or supports your holistic wellness. Part of my role is to continue to foster and prioritize wellness for ALL OF US! These emails will have quotes, links, activities, and/or resources that support your personal and professional wellness (each week may vary). 

This month we will focus on starting a new year! My desire is to remind all of us that we get to choose, today, how our year will go. We can't control people, places, and things and we cannot predict what tomorrow brings. However, we can choose, today, the mindset we will have when facing all of that.