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Message from the Principal

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Dear Families,
The bittersweet moment has arrived to say goodbye for the summer. It’s hard to believe that another school year has passed. Thank you for an amazing year!
We’ll miss those who graduated this past week and are now moving on from BCCHS. You’ll forever be part of this community that feels more like family.
Please note that the building is closed for the summer. We look forward to seeing you on the first day of school – mark your calendars: Wednesday, September 5th.
Have a wonderful summer,
Alicia Perez-Katz

Emergency PTA Meeting

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The school administration would like to host a half day workshop for teachers on Monday September 24th. Because this is not a DOE scheduled half day, the PTA must vote to approve it. We will have a very short PTA meeting on Tuesday July 10th at 8AM to take the vote. This will be the only item on the agenda.

Emergency PTA Meeting : July 10th at 8AM
For more information, please contact Shino or Sheryl at baruchpta@gmail.com

History Teacher Spotlight

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Marc Harper grew up in Zambia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe before attending the University of East Anglia in England were he graduated with a B.A. with honors in Sociology and Politics.

Aaron Sparrow is currently in his thirteenth year of teaching, all at Baruch College Campus High School. Prior to embarking on his teaching career, Mr. Sparrow worked as a research assistant at two Washington, D.C. public policy think tanks, and attended graduate school in economics at Princeton, from which he holds a master’s degree.

Michael King decided to pursue a career in teaching after an 18 year career on Wall Street, working as a Foreign Exchange trader and a hedge fund portfolio manager.

Read more about our History teachers here

Math Teacher Spotlight

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The Math Department is made up of four passionate individuals who enjoy teaching mathematics and strive to help their students see both the importance and beauty of the subject. As a department, they push their students to ask questions, not give up, and believe they can be a better math student today than they were yesterday.

Brooke Feld teaches 9th grade Algebra Skills and Geometry
Ruth Cogan teaches 9th and 10th grade Geometry as well as 10th grade Algebra 2.
Jocelyn Forman teaches10th and 11th grade Algebra 2
Laird Jonas teaches 11th grade Precalculus, 12th grade Calculus, and A.P. Statistics.

Read more about our Math teachers here

PTA Meeting – June 13, 2018

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College Insights from 12th Grade Parents

Don’t miss this must-attend year-end PTA meeting to hear from a panel of 12th grade parents. They will share tips for applying to college including what they wished they knew at the end of 11th grade, what they learned along the way and mistakes to avoid.

This meeting is for any interested 9-12 grade parents. We hope to see you there.

SLT Elections

Our School Leadership Team (SLT) election will take place at the June 13th PTA meeting.
  • There are 3 positions open
  • To nominate yourself or another, please complete the online form, below
  • You do not need to be present at the June 13th PTA meeting in order to be elected
  • If you have questions about this election, please contact Mary Vallon (Marylee.vallon@gmail.com)
  • SLT Nomination Form

BCCHS Gold Standard

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Baruch College Campus High School was rated as being among the best high schools by US News and World Report.

BCCHS was awarded a gold medal and ranked #362 nationally and #49 in New York State based upon reading and mathematic proficiency, college readiness, and percentage of students taking and passing advance placement exams. BCCHS’s 99% graduation rate and diverse student population was also noted.

To read more, click here

Guidance for Families Who are Active Military Personnel

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As a part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), all schools must identify students with a parent or guardian who is a member of the armed forces on active duty to help understand the best ways to support these students. Please review this form or translation The notice asks families to sign and return the form letter if at least one of the student’s parents or guardians is on active duty in the armed forces.

Spotlight on Restorative Practices & Staff Development

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Ms. Rhetta Barron is the Restorative Practices Coordinator at BCCHS. Restorative Practices are ways of pro-actively developing relationships and community, and repairing community when conflict or harm arises through the use of advisory circles, peer mediation, and disciplinary procedures focusing on accountability and restitution rather than punishment.

Dr. Laura Rigolosi is a Staff Developer at BCCHS.
Dr. Rigolosi taught English at BCCHS from 1999-2003, and then began mentoring and coaching NYCDOE teachers while earning her doctorate in English at Columbia’s Teachers College in 2015.

Once a week Dr. Rigolosi comes to BCCHS and and helps teachers hone their instruction by helping them create engaging, relevant lessons that are rooted in research. She works with individual teachers, teams of teachers, facilitates the after school professional learning, and leads workshops for teachers on increasing their classroom literacy practices.

“I honestly look forward to coming to Baruch every Monday. The teachers, administrators and guidance counselors are dedicated to being the best educators they can be…it’s so inspiring!” -Dr. Rigolosi

Course of Study Selection and AP Opportunities

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All courses at BCCHS are taught at an honors level. Each subject is designed with a course sequence, laying a foundation in 9th and 10th grades, and preparing students for advance coursework in 11th and 12th grades.
Requirements and options may vary by subject and year.
Advance Placement AP English is built into the curriculum and students may opt to take the AP Exam.
In other subjects, such as Math, Science, History, and Spanish, AP is an elective or additional course offering.
Students complete a year of visual arts and have the opportunity to complete a 3 year Visual Arts sequence.
There are additional requirements for Physical Education, Advisory, and Community Service.
  • Review BCCHS subject course sequence, requirements, and options with your child.
  • Discuss which Advanced Placement AP classes they would like to prepare for.
  • Students in grades 10 and 11 will fill out an interest survey in Advisory this week.
  • Entrance criteria and applications will be sent to those students in grades 10 and 11 who indicate interest on the survey.

Ramadan Mubarak

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Ramadan Mubarak!

May 15 – June 14

Below are some rooms that are open to students who are fasting during Ramadan and would like to go to an alternative space instead of the cafeteria.

Period 5 Rooms

Room 213: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Room 306: MondayThursday

Room 407: MondayFriday

Room 413: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Room 517: Tuesday, Thursday

Period 6 Rooms

Room 309: Monday

Room 307: Tuesday, Thursday

Room 306: Thursday

Room 513: Friday

Speech Spotlight

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Joanna Lamb has been Baruch’s speech-language pathologist since November 2016 and has been with the DOE since 2010.

She holds a BFA in Theater from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MS in Speech-Language Pathology from Adelphi University. Ms. Lamb loves that her job is never boring and always brings new challenges. She particularly enjoys working directly with her students on vocabulary, grammar, and conversational skills as well as collaborating with her colleagues.

Ms. Lamb is at Baruch Mondays and Wednesdays and when she’s not here, she is evaluating students all over Manhattan for speech services. After school, she provides speech therapy for adult and geriatric patients. While her career goals shifted after college, she still enjoys watching and performing in theater during her free time. Ms. Lamb can be reached at lamb.joanna@bcchsnyc.net.

 

Course of Study Selection and Advance Placement AP Opportunities

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All courses at BCCHS are taught at an honors level. Each subject is designed with a course sequence, laying a foundation in 9th and 10th grades, and preparing students for advance coursework in 11th and 12th grades.

Requirements and options may vary by subject and year.

Advance Placement AP English is built into the curriculum in 11th and 12th grades and students may opt to take the AP Exam.

In other subjects, such as Math, Science, History, and Spanish, AP is an elective or additional course offering.

Students complete a year of visual arts and have the opportunity to complete a 3 year Visual Arts sequence.

There are additional requirements for Physical Education, Advisory, and Community Service.

Review BCCHS subject course sequence, requirements, and options with your child.
Discuss which Advanced Placement AP classes they would like to prepare for.
Students in grades 10 and 11 will fill out an interest survey in Advisory this week.
Entrance criteria and applications will be sent to those students in grades 10 and 11 who indicate interest on the survey.

Click Here For More Information and Links to Classes 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022

Science Spotlight

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BCCHS PTA Update – Science Teacher Spotlights

Tamar Klein teaches 11th grade chemistry. Read more about Ms. Klein in the below link.

Angela Oldenburg teaches 10th grade Earth science and Forensic science. Read more about Ms. Oldenburg in the below link.

Sam Zimmerman has been teaching physics at BCCHS since the last millennium. Read more about Mr.Zimmerman in the below link

https://www.bcchsnyc.net/2018/05/20/science-spotlight/

 

 

Baruch Ball

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PULL UP TO BARUCH’S FIRST EVER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Performances by BIG WILL, KIDTHEWAVE, 

Foy (BEJOY), Quincy (MARS), Mo, and more. 

All proceeds will help provide laundry services for the homeless students at p.s. 111 and 51. 

BARUCH BENEFIT CONCERT

Wednesday, May 23rd 

3:15 pm at the Baruch Cafeteria 

Tickets $3 in advance $4 at the door

Snacks will be available for purchase 

NHS Application 2018

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Hello 10th and 11th Graders!

The application for the National Honor Society (NHS) for the 2018-19 school year was emailed to 11th & 10th graders. Please read the application to learn more about NHS and what we do. The eligibility requirements are written below. If you are eligible, we HIGHLY encourage you to apply!

Student Eligibility: 10th and 11th grade students who have an 85 or above GPA, a stellar attendance record, and over 20 hours of a diverse range of community service each year.  Students who have not yet fulfilled their 20 hours for the current year can still apply. Students who do not meet this criterion are not eligible candidates and should not apply.  Students who are currently members of NHS and would like to be members next year do not need to fill out this application.

The application for NHS is due on Friday, April 27th by 8:30 am in Mr. King or Ms. Feld’s mailbox in the main office. Late applications will not be accepted. Email Mr. King or Ms. Feld for an application if you did not receive their email.