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VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS STATE CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Tennis Team for capturing the 2021 New York State Team title on
Friday, November 5th at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. The girls raced through the Semi-Finals
and Finals undefeated; finishing with a resounding 5-0 victory over the Friends Academy. Without
a single blemish on their record, the girls have concluded their season by bringing home the THIRD
team state championship and the FIRST girls team title to Tripp Lane. Go Bobcats!
JAKE LEVY, EWA MIANO, AND VALENTINA MARINO ON STAGE.
INSIDE THIS EDITION
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
MUSIC NEWS
YEARBOOK UPDATES
ALUMNI BREAKFAST UPDATE
A NOTE FROM THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE COUNSELOR
WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS
BATTERY AND LIGHT BULB DRIVE
PERSONAL BEAUTY CARE TERRACYCLE
DECEMBER SOFT SKILL
QUALITY CONTENT
UPCOMING EVENTS
ATHLETIC UPDATES
ATTACHED FLYERS
THE MAN WHO PARENT TEACHER YEARBOOK UPDATES
CAME TO DINNER CONFERENCES ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK NOW!
The Varley Players present Please remember that our Parent Between now and January 31,
The Man Who Came to Dinner, Teacher Conferences will be held 2022 yearbooks are available
a comedy play by George S. on Thursday, December 2nd. There for pre-order at the “early bird”
Kaufman and Moss Hart. The play will be two conference sessions price of $85. Prices go up on
is set in the small town of Mesalia, from 11:50 am - 2:30 pm and 6 pm February 1. Early bird prices are
Ohio in the weeks leading up to - 8 pm. To access the conferences also in effect for Senior tribute ads
Christmas in the late 1930s. The remotely, use the Zoom link from now until 12/17/2021. See
famously outlandish New York provided on the Google calendar the flyer in this issue of FOCUS
City radio wit Sheridan Whiteside appointment slot. For parents
for more information. To place
is invited to dine at the house who chose the in-person option,
an order, go to yearbookforever.
of the well-to-do factory owner please remember that masks
com. Questions? Email Arch22@
must be worn in the building at all
Ernest W. Stanley and his family. byramhills.net.
times.
But before Whiteside can enter
the house, he slips on a patch MUSIC NEWS
of ice outside the Stanleys’ SEND US YOUR PHOTOS!
front door, injures his hip, and is On December 2nd, composer
Do you have great photos
confined to the Stanleys’ home. Soon Hee Newbold will be visiting
from the first day of school,
Brilliant, witty, and highly beloved Byram Hills to work with BHHS
Orchestra students to prepare for homecoming, a game, a team
he may be but Whiteside has
their Winter Concert performance. dinner, or any other school event?
the behavior of a mischievous,
Soon Hee is the composer of one You can share them via Yearbook
sarcastic, and entitled princeling.
of the pieces that the orchestra Snap at yearbookforever.com.
Demanding control of the
will be performing, and she will The access code for our school
entire household, Whiteside
be leading a seminar with the is bobcats. Upload images with
commandeers the telephone, orchestra on her piece. This is a a .tif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, or .heic
fills the library with penguins unique experience to collaborate
and cockroaches, and invites a extension. Note: You may not
with a live composer on her
band of paroled convicts over for use images pulled from the web.
vision of her original work. Thank
lunch. you to Cultural Enrichment for Also, we recommend you upload
sponsoring this special visit! the largest photo possible (25MB
Filled with fascinating character max). While we cannot guarantee
roles and winking homage to the Congratulations to Rebecca we’ll publish all the photos we get
intellectual and popular culture Frieden who will be participating through Yearbook Snap, we try to
of the 1930s, this play is both a in the All-State NYSSMA Choir in get them in. Send them In!
great period piece and a timeless Rochester, New York December
2nd through December 5th. Questions? Email Arch22@
classic.
Rebecca was selected for this top
byramhills.net.
choir after completing a rigorous
Come see The Man Who Came to
adjudication process. She will be
Dinner tonight, December 1st, at performing with other top choir ALUMNI BREAKFAST
7 pm. Purchase tickets HERE. students from across the state. UPDATE
The BHHS Winter Concert This year’s Alumni Breakfast has
Season is here! Please join us on been canceled. We are hopeful
Thursday, December 16th, in the that we will be able to continue
BHHS Theater to hear the Choir, with this tradition in December of
Orchestra, and Band perform live. 2022.
The doors open at 7:15 pm for the
7:30 pm performance.
A NOTE FROM THE STUDENT BATTERY AND LIGHT
ASSISTANCE COUNSELOR BULB DRIVE
The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout/Vapeout The Byram Hills Sustainability
is an annual event that encourages and offers support to smokers to Initiative will be hosting a week-
make a plan to quit smoking/vaping or to quit smoking/vaping on long spent battery and light bulb
the day of the event - the third Thursday in November each year. By collection drive from November
quitting - even for one day - smokers will be taking an important step 29th until December 3rd. Spent
toward a healthier life and reducing their cancer risk. batteries and light bulbs should
never be disposed of in the
This year, the event took place on November 18th and members of trash as they can leak harmful
the Youth 2 Youth (Y2Y) Club helped to raise awareness at BHHS. chemicals and toxins into the
A bulletin board was created, daily announcements were made, a earth and groundwater. To
flyer was distributed on Byram Hills social media platforms, and encourage households to dispose
information was provided to students, faculty, and staff via Google of their spent batteries and light
Classroom and email. bulbs properly, we plan to run
collection drives twice a year
Thank you to all who helped support the Youth 2 Youth (Y2Y) Club (November and April), so please
and this very important campaign! continue to set aside these items.
If you have any questions, please
contact Courtney Bogren at
WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS cbogren@byramhills.net.
Every Wednesday, from 7:45 am to 8:05 am, SWAC will be hosting
PERSONAL BEAUTY
WELLness Wednesdays in the library. This time and space are
dedicated to giving students and faculty the opportunity to set
CARE TERRACYCLE
their morning intentions for the day! By creating a comfortable and We all have our beauty regime.
peaceful environment students can settle in the library and give Unfortunately, it results in a lot
themselves time to plan, organize and begin their day clear-headed, of wasteful packaging that will
fresh, and focused. Over the course of the year, the morning will inevitably end up in landfills. To
center around a wellness theme. Some of the topics include nutrition, reduce the impact, The Byram
mindset, movement, sleep, gratitude, relationships, and of course Hills Sustainability Initiative will
minimizing stress and maximizing health! be collecting various personal
beauty care items for a local
The purpose of WELLness Wednesday is for students to take Terracycle program during
ownership of their physical, emotional, and social wellness. See the December and January. Please
flyer for additional details. All students are invited to attend. place these items in a separate
bag and drop them off at the
Terracycle receptacle located
in the vestibule at the front
entrance of the high school.
Please see the attached flyer for
an explanation of items we will be
collecting, as well as additional
drop-off times and locations.
Please see the flyer in the Flyer
section of this FOCUS. If you have
any questions, please contact
Courtney Bogren at
cbogren@byramhills.net
DECEMBER SOFT SKILL UPCOMING EVENTS
Resiliency: The ability to react positively in the face of a setback, Wednesday December 1st
crisis, or trauma. The American Psychological Association has a - The Varley Players present
terrific primer on developing resiliency which can be accessed by The Man Who Came to Dinner
using THIS LINK. 7 pm
Thursday December 2nd
- 11:10 am Dismissal
Parent Conferences
- Evening Parent Conferences 6 pm
- NYSSMA Conference
Friday December 3rd
- NYSSMA Conference
Saturday December 4th
- NYSSMA Conference
Sunday December 5th
- NYSSMA Conference
QUALITY CONTENT Monday December 6th
- Hanukkah Ends
Tuesday December 7th
- PTSA Exec Mtg. @ DO 9:30 am
- Board of Education Meeting
7:30 pm
Saturday December 11th
- ACT Test
UPCOMING
ATHLETIC
EVENTS
December 2021 - Focus
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1-1 2-2 3-3 4
11:10 am Dismissal - Parent
Conferences
The Varley Players 7pm Evening Parent Conferences
6 pm NYSSMA Conference NYSSMA Conference
NYSSMA Conference
5 6-4 7-5 8-6 9-7 10-8 11
PTSA Exec Mtg. @ DO 9:30
NYSSMA Conference Hanukkah Ends am
ACT Test
Board of Ed. Mtg. 7:30 pm
12 13-1 14-2 15-3 16-4 17-5 18
Winter Concert:
Band/Orchestra/Choir
7:30 pm
19 20-6 21-7 22-8 23 24 25
Snow Date: Winter Regular Athletic Schedule No Athletic Games or
Concerts HCC & BHHS Practices
Holiday Recess Holiday Recess Christmas Day
Schools & Offices Closed Schools & Offices Closed
26 27 28 29 30 31
Regular Athletic Schedule Regular Athletic Schedule Regular Athletic Schedule Regular Athletic Schedule No Athletic Games or
Practices
Holiday Recess Holiday Recess Holiday Recess Holiday Recess New Year’s Day (Observed)
Schools Closed/Offices Open Schools Closed/Offices Schools Closed/Offices Schools Closed/Offices Schools & Offices Closed
Open Open Open
YEARBOOK AD ORDER INFORMATION
Dear Family and Friends of the Class of 2022,
Create a lasting tribute to your graduating senior in the
IMPORTANT YEARBOOK DATES
yearbook! An online submission process will enable you to November 17: Senior Portraits, 2pm-8pm
upload your text and pictures electronically and pay online
using a credit card, debit card or Paypal. The yearbook staff
November 20: Senior Portraits, 9am-noon
will then download your materials and create a beautiful custom December 17: End of “early bird discount” for
ad. You will receive a proof to review and approve before it Tribute Ads
goes to press.
December 17: Senior Portrait selection due
As an added incentive and to help us meet our first
printing deadline, orders received before 12/17/2022 January 30: Last day to order a yearbook with
qualify for a discount. imprinted namestamp
Go to www.yearbookforever.com and enter our school name January 30: Final deadline for Senior Tribute
to get started. orders
Senior Tribute Packages and Prices
Size Package Number of Photos allowed Text (characters, not Early Bird Price Regular Rate
including spaces) (now to 12/17) (12/18-1/30)
Full A 1 Large and up to 9 small photos 600 $300 $350
Full B 1 Large and up to 7 small photos 1,000 $300 $350
Half C 1 Large and up to 6 small photos 350 $150 $175
Half D 1 Large and up to 4 small photos 600 $150 $175
Quarter E 1 Large and up to 2 small photos 350 $ 90 $100
Please note that payment and all materials must be received by 12/17/2021 to qualify for the discount rates.
The examples shown are intended to serve
as a general guide. Placement of pictures,
text, name and graphics will be determined
by designers based on photographs and
text submitted. Photos will be reproduced in
color, but you are wlecome to submit black
and white images.
Because of copyright regulations, we
cannot accept any Prestige Portrait
proofs for tributes. You must purchase the
photograph from Prestige Portraits if you
want to include it in your tribute. If you email
us the image number, we can request a
digital version.
FINAL TRIBUTE ORDER DEADLINE: JANUARY 30, 2022 Questions? email Arch22@byramhills.net
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