A Message from Principal Fernandez:
Dear Parents,
Here we are in November and with it comes all the excitement the upcoming holiday season brings. It is a busy time and the perfect time to begin to reflect on this year. Multiple holiday breaks are beginning to happen and we want to make sure everyone remains focused to end the semester on a positive note.
Life at school has been very busy. Many of our fall sports have come to an end and most of them had a record-breaking year. In addition, we have numerous students who participate in sports at their home school and their performance has been amazing. Make sure to check out our web page for constant updates.
The campus has also been abuzz with the perspective student open house, PAC meetings, college and career night and many other events for clubs and organizations.
Last month we received notice that we were one of five highs schools in Hillsborough County designated a “School of Excellence” by the Florida Department of Education. This designation comes as a result of us improving to an A rating and maintaining that rating for multiple years. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the faculty, staff, students and parents for their continued support. This recognition would not have been possible without your continued support.
Progress reports are quickly approaching and grades will be updated in CANVAS by the end of the day on November 11th. Conference night will be held Monday November 14th. Teachers will be reaching out if your student’s grade drops below a 70%.
Arrival to school has shown some improvement and we have been keeping an eye on traffic situations to accommodate late arrivals. Your support with getting your student to school on time is greatly appreciated. Classes begin at 8am and late arrivals disrupt instructional time.
Please make sure to bookmark our website. There you will find day to day updates on events going on at BDCHS and other important information. You will also find a BDCHS app in the Apple store and coming soon to the Google app store.
Important Dates:
November 11 Veterans Day – School Closed
November 14 Conference Night – 4-6pm
November 18 Teach In
November 21-25 Fall Break
November 30 Prospective Student Open House
Once again, thank you for your continued support as we “Continue the Tradition of Excellence”.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Fernandez
Principal
College Fair is tonight! We will start promptly at 5:30pm. We hope to see you there!
Hey Phoenix family! This is the last weekend to sell cards. Envelopes are due Tuesday, Nov 8th! You can purchase $10 PDQ gift cards for just $7 each, with $3 from every card sold going directly to support our programs here at BDCHS. Buy online at bit.ly/PDQcards or send in cash and checks to school with your student's PDQ envelope.
THANK YOU: To all of our guests for attending our Prospective Student Open House! It was very well attended. Our amazing teachers and student leaders shared about what makes BDCHS SOAR! Our next Prospective Student Open House is on November 30th at 5:30pm.
Congratulations to Christyan Chazares for being named a 2022 Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarship Program Winner!
https://positivecoach.org/the-pca-blog/pca-announces-the-2022-triple-impact-competitor-scholarship-program-winners/
Hey Phoenix family! Reminder that our PDQ fundraiser is underway. From now until Nov 8th, you can purchase $10 PDQ gift cards for just $7 each, with $3 from every card sold going directly to support our programs here at BDCHS. Buy online at bit.ly/PDQcards or send in cash and checks to school with your student's PDQ envelope.
Congrats to our Boys and Girls Cross Country Team on their 22-23 season! Here are some photos from the Regional meet at Holloway Park yesterday.
Assistant Principal, Ms. Serra visited Mr. Floyd’s 8th grade Avid class at Pizzo K-8 Middle School. His eighth-grade class shared their research surrounding high school options with Ms. Serra. Some of this students chose to research BDCHS! Students were excited to hear more about BDCHS during the visit.
Order your photos today!
Support our School! Order your PDQ cards today! https://bdchspac.square.site/product/pdq-gift-card-fundraiser/36?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false
It's Homecoming Spirit Week! As a reminder, please ensure all costumes abide by our dress code policy as well as match the daily theme.
Our PDQ fundraiser is happening now! You can earn money for your favorite club, sports team or student organization. Join our "$50 for 50" kick-off challenge! Students who turn in sales of 50 cards by Monday morning before 8am to the front office receptionist will be entered into a raffle for a $50 gift card of their choice. Winner will be drawn Monday during homeroom. Start selling today and earn your chance to win $50!
This week, several of our school leaders attended the Florida Charter School Conference in Orlando, FL. The conference is an annual gathering of charter school advocates, educators, and governing board members.
In attendance: Mr. Healey, Assistant Principal, Ms. Hodgens, Board Member and Conference Presenter, Ms. Fernandez, Principal, and Ms. Jones, Intervention Specialist and Department Head.
Our PDQ fundraiser is happening now! You can earn money for your favorite club, sports team or student organization. Join our "$50 for 50" kick-off challenge! Students who turn in sales of 50 cards by Monday morning before 8am to the front office receptionist will be entered into a raffle for a $50 gift card of their choice. Winner will be drawn Monday during homeroom. Start selling today and earn your chance to win $50!
South University will be on campus Thursday, October 20th during all three lunches to inform students about their college options.
Winter Sports Tryout Information:
All paperwork must be completed and your student athlete must be cleared on www.athleticclearance.com prior to tryouts.
Varsity Boys Soccer Tryouts:
Wednesday, October 19th and Thursday October 20th
3:45PM-5:45PM
Temple Terrace Soccer Fields (6610 Whiteway Drive, Temple Terrace 33617)
Coach Isaac’s email: rudyisaac42@gmail.com
Varsity Girls Soccer Tryouts:
Thursday October 20th
3:45PM-5:45PM
Temple Terrace Soccer Fields (6610 Whiteway Drive, Temple Terrace 33617)
Coach Sharpe’s email: richardsharpe@msn.com
Varsity Girls Basketball Tryouts:
Monday, October 24th
3:15PM-5:30PM
BDCHS Gym
Coach Wilbur’s email: ewilbur@bdchs.org
JV and Varsity Boys Basketball Tryouts:
Monday, October 31st
Time TBD
BDCHS Gym
Varsity Coach Dumont’s email: ldumont@bdchs.org
JV Coach Atkinson’s email: aatkinson@bdchs.org
Hey Phoenix family! Our PDQ fundraiser is officially underway. From now until Nov 8th, you can purchase $10 PDQ gift cards for just $7 each, with $3 from every card sold going directly to support our programs here at BDCHS. Buy online at bit.ly/PDQcards or send in cash and checks to school with your student's PDQ envelope.
Congrats to Ms. Spivey, one of our Sunshine Committee members who collected the most spiders today in our spider escape competition! There may be some spiders still on the loose, as not all of them were accounted for at the end of the day...
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Our teachers participated in several trainings today. We partnered with Frameworks of Tampa Bay who provided a workshop for our teachers that focused on Social/Emotional Learning.
THANK YOU: To our amazing PAC for yet another surprise for our hard-working staff!
