Bruins Doins - Williamson County Schools

Freshman Parents,
It is hard to believe that we are more than halfway
through the first semester of high school. We hope
everyone is having a great year. Lots of exciting things
have already happened and there is still plenty more to
come. You will want to mark January 19 on your
calendar as that is the date for the Freshman Formal.
This event will be held in the BHS cafeteria and your
participation will be greatly needed. We will have an
informative meeting in the near future so look for an
email giving you a specific date soon.
We also wanted to remind you of the $15 POGS donation
if you haven’t already sent it in. As of now we have only
collected from 153 of our 415 families. This money is
used to provide a teacher luncheon each year and goes
toward gifts for our students when they are seniors so
we hope you will help by contributing. You can send in
payment to the office in an envelope marked POGS Class
of 2016 and the staff will make sure it gets to us.
Thank you for your support!
Anna Coggin, Michele Hendry, and Sheila Montgomery
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PTO News
Hello out there Doin’ Bruins. The Bruin nation has been doing it
all fall. From our 7-­‐1 football team, to girl’s volleyball, to both
cross country teams winning regional titles and on their way to
State, soccer on the winning track, a great fall. Our Choir put on
an amazing performance in a well-­‐put together venue
considering the bare bones of the Campbell Center they had to
work with. The band has entertained us with a dazzling new
show.
Our students have their first quarter under their belts, and a lot
of sports and clubs for the winter are just getting ready to jump-­‐
start. Amidst all this activity and the hustle of our schedules, it’s
easy to let things slip through the cracks. For those of you who
have already made your payments to the 2013 fundraising
effort, I want to personally say “thank you for your civic
spirit”. It’s easy to think that someone else will do the job, or
that your $75 won’t make that much of a difference. That
couldn’t get any further than the truth. If everyone gave just $75
per student, the PTO we would have over $120,000 to put
toward all the needs this school has. Real needs that are not
covered by the county budget, and need to be taken care of for
your school to operate in even a minimally successful
manner. Did you know that PTO funding pays for all of our
athletic fields to be mowed? That’s right, it is not in the school
budget to mow our grass. And yes, the band and athletic booster
clubs work very hard to raise funds for our children’s activities,
but they receive almost $15,000 each toward their budgets each
year from the PTO. The Student Enrichment Committee receives
the same. Without our funding, grants to such SEC programs as
Forensics, Model UN, Teacher Grants, and more would not be
possible.
These programs are before we even get to the $55,000 we are
attempting to raise to equip our classrooms with the bare
necessities in technology to keep your student competitive with
all the other young men and women competing for college
acceptance. To date, we have raised only $35,000, which is not
even enough to pay our base program needs. We all know times
are tight. There are many families who have paid in more than
the bare minimum to help get us there. Please make your
contribution today for the academic excellence your child needs
right now. Be proud to be the Doin’ Bruin Nation.
Regards,
Mike Dennison
BHS PTO President
615-­‐260-­‐6782