THE GREEN & GOLD GAZETTE Principal s Message April 2018 Happy Easter! I hope that your Easter celebrations are a time of prayer, family and renewal. For those who get to take a break, I hope that your time off is restful. Noteworthy items: Class Retreats: The Sophomore Class Retreat will be held on campus on April 16 th and the Junior Retreat will be held off campus on April 23 rd. The school expectation is that ALL students attend the retreats. Knowledge Bowl Team: Congrats to the Knowledge Bowl team for their second place finish in the Ventura County competition. Student-Athlete Scholar Recognition: Congratulations to all of our students who compete in athletics. All eighteen teams had a cumulative Grade Point Average over 3.0 for the first semester this year. This is an outstanding accomplishment since seventy five percent of our students participate in sports. Science Fair: Twenty students participating in eight categories received first or second place awards in the Ventura County Science Fair. Congratulations! Re-registration Forms: Class selection forms for next year are overdue. Please turn them in ASAP. Please contact the school if you are planning to attend another school next year. Registration fees are also due at this time. Texas Hold Em Tournament: Our Annual fundraising card playing event will be held on April 14 th either in the parish hall at OLA or the Seraph Athletic Center. This is an important Booster Club fundraiser. Fiesta: Sunday, May 6 th, all day God Bless, Marc J. Groff Mr. Marc Groff Principal St. Bonaventure High School 3167 Telegraph Road Ventura, CA 93003 www.saintbonaventure.com Office: 805-648-6836 Fax: 805-648-4903 Office Hours: 7:30-4:00 Mr. Marc Groff, Principal Mrs. Tina Castro, Vice-Principal
Message from the Dean of Curriculum Our March Faculty Meeting began with some interesting information about students and distractions in the classroom using technology. Keeping students on task while on any type of electronic device is a challenge in the classroom, and from what you have told us, at home as well. A lot of times, students think they can keep up with everything educational, personal, technological, through a class period; multi-tasking through class lectures and assignments, group work, Facebook posts, Instagram, texting friends. The idea of multi-tasking is great when trying to accomplish many tasks in a short time period, that don t require you to build a foundation and recall at a later date. Current classroom studies show that students focusing on one task at a time, will then retain that information and be able to apply it at a higher level. Keeping students focused on a subject or concept being taught can become a challenge when competing with social media pop-ups, alerts and texts. We can help students self-monitor themselves, teaching them to stay focused and engaged throughout the lesson, lecture or assignment. Understanding objectives and the meaning of the lesson for a specific period keeps students informed and gives that lesson purpose. Keeping the objective of the lesson interesting and the length to the lesson appropriate, can help students stay on task in the classroom. Asking students to turn off or delete social media, so that these outside technology distractions do not become a distraction in the classroom can help as well. Monitoring this at home while your student is completing homework will support what we are trying to do in the classroom. This is currently an ongoing discussion with the faculty as we aim to enhance and support student learning. We will continue this discussion, and help students use technology to their benefit and to use it responsibly. Below is a graphic taken from Scholastic magazine. It is interesting to see where the average student s time is spent.
Counseling Center News We are so proud of this year s senior class! They will be moving on to a wide variety of colleges and universities around the country. The list of acceptances so far includes: Azusa Pacific University, California State University at Channel Islands, University of San Francisco, Belmont University, UNLV, Humboldt State University, Chico State University, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, University of Northern Colorado, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of California at Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, Johns Hopkins University, Santa Clara University, California Lutheran University, Loyola Marymount University, Northwestern College, ASU, Colorado School of Mines, Alabama, Pepperdine University, Texas Christian University, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Ventura, Moorpark and Santa Barbara City College. As April comes to a close, we will have the complete list (students have until May 1 to commit to a college). SAT/ACT REGISTRATION DATES: Juniors should begin taking the SAT/ACT in the spring. SAT ACT May 5 - Register by April 6 June 9 - Register by May 4 June 2 Register by May 3 July 14 Register by June 15 JUNIORS JUMP START YOUR COLLEGE PLANNING The last half of the junior year is here and that means it s time to spring into action. Ideally, you ve already been thinking about college and investigating your choices, but now is the time for action. Just ask any senior; time goes by very quickly. Continue to take challenging courses. When registering for senior year, don t just sign up for easy courses, because that will hurt your chances for college admission and you ll pay when you arrive at college and can t handle the coursework. Begin to make a preliminary list of colleges you would like to investigate further. Surf the Internet and use college resources in the Counseling Office or Library. Fill out a college comparison worksheet. You can download one at http://www.actstudent.org/college/pdf/ comparison/pdf. Make plans to visit colleges this spring (when classes are in session) or summer. Start or update an academic resume. If you don t have a Social Security number, get one as soon as you can. You ll need it for college applications. If you have one but don t know what it is, ask your parents. Register for the SAT and/or the ACT now. You should be academically ready for it in May and/or June. If not, plan to take it in the fall, as it will be given every month, beginning in September & October. Check into applying to colleges online. Investigate scholarship opportunities. Please read the Prepping for College Newsletter for information on: Scholarship Opportunities Ventura College Information College Application Boot Camp for Juniors Test Prep Services
Around Campus Ventura County Science Fair Left: AJ Masmela, 2nd place Engineering Right: Camryn Macias & David Campos 1st Place Botany Category Left: Sofia Contreras, Jayna Landeros & Gisele Ortega 2nd Place Earth, Space & Environmental Science Right: All of the SBHS Science Fair Winners Left: Mock Trial Team 7th Place out of 40 Ventura County Schools Right: New Logo at center court of gym
Outreach News Saint Bonaventure High School is still accepting admissions applications for the 2018-2019 school year online at www.saintbonaventure.com. Questions regarding freshman admissions can be directed to Mr. Palomares at dpalomares@saintbonaventure.com and admissions to all other grades can be directed to Mrs. Castro at tcastro@saintbonaventure.com. Congratulations Congratulations to Will & Jeremy Juengermann who competed on the East County High School Hockey Team and won a League Championship. The game was played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The team has since won a State Championship. Congrats! Science Fair Results: Animal Behavior & Social Sciences 1st Place: Kenneth Bevens, Dean Braza & Daniel Perez Behavioral & Social Sciences 1st Place: Miranda Martinez & Tommy Huang 2nd Place: Claire Dragoo, Jo Dragoo & Sophia Cruz Biochemestry 2nd Place: Alexis Rangel, William McReynolds & Jacob Jaramilla Botany 1st Place: Camryn Macias, David Campos & Michael Paz Earth, Space & Environmental Sciences 2nd Place: Sofia Contreras, Jayna Landeros & Gisele Ortega Engineering 2nd Place: AJ Masmella Physics 2nd Place: Olivia Chee & Chloe Decas Special Award (Certificate and Cash Prize) Channel Islands Chapter of Air & Waste Management Sofia Contreras, Jayna Landeros & Gisele Ortega
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