January 22, 2007

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This Week's Calendar:

It’s time for the Senior Class photo!!  Seniors only…..be prepared to assemble on the front steps during break this Thursday, Jan. 25.  Come at the beginning of break…..Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity!

Bravo!!  Ian Dobie and Allison George, both violinists in the Boise High Chamber Orchestra & Symphonic Orchestra, just returned from a "once in a lifetime" experience in New York City .  They were both chosen, through auditions in the summer, to perform in the National Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (Presented by Mid-America Productions).  They had the tremendous opportunity to perform under the direction of Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and professor at the New England Conservatory.  The orchestra consisted of high school and college students from all over the country.  Ian and Allison were both chosen to play in the first violin section.  The orchestra rehearsed for 16 hours together over the period of two and a half days, then played the final concert in Carnegie Hall on Sunday evening (January 14, 2007).  The orchestra performed the Tchaikovsky "Symphony No.5".

–Mrs. Hartman

The newly proposed School District Boundary Maps will be displayed in the Main Hall of the Old Building from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM on Monday, January 29th, and Wednesday, January 31st.  Parents have a third opportunity to provide input on the proposed boundaries before the School Board makes a final decision at the February 12th Board Meeting.

Boise High’s “Focus the Nation” group will show Al Gore’s global climate change movie: An Inconvenient Truth on Wed, Jan. 31, 6:30 pm, Boise High Auditorium.  A student-led discussion will follow.  Admission is free.  Focus the Nation is a national catalyzing event that will culminate on January 31, 2008, and includes high schools, universities, businesses, churches, and civic organizations joining forces to change the environmental course we are on through specific actions.   Special thanks to the following founding students:  Brianne Gratton, Manon Gentil, Kelsey Tyson and Katie Forsythe.

Valentine’s Day is coming…...and so is Karnations for Kids…...Key Club is selling Karnations (6 for $7.50 or $1.25 each) to help kids at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. You may order Karnations (to be delivered with your special message to your Valentine at BHS). All orders must be in and paid for by February 6th!!!  Order yours NOW.   Make checks payable to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.  Return your check and the message you want w/ your Karnations to: Boise High School , 1010 W. Washington , Boise , ID ,  83702 , Attention: Karnations for Kids – BHS Key Club. Spread some love and surprise your loved one.  You will make some special kids very happy. 

Varsity Girls Basketball:  The Lady Braves lost a close contest to Borah on Saturday night, 43-42, at Boise High.  Starting point guard Macy Egerman went down with a sprained ankle early in the first quarter, however the team rallied behind its excellent fan support and continued to play hard.  Senior Kayla Kumar stepped up her game as floor leader in Egerman's absence.  Complimenting her play was an impressive 14 point/15 rebound effort by freshman Jordin Juker and some key three pointers by junior Kristen Simonson. 
The ladies may have "been behind" when the final buzzer sounded, but their efforts were much enjoyed by the Brave Faithful! Just two home games remain, and you don't want to miss out on an opportunity to check out this team on the rise!  Come support the team at their rematch with Capital on Saturday, January 27th and to show your appreciation for our seniors in their last home game on Tuesday, January 30th.  GO BRAVES!   --Coach Brydges

Sophomore Boys Basketball:  The Sophomores dropped a tough game to Borah on Friday night losing 36 - 51. Tony Schmitz led the charge for the Braves with 8 points and 8 rebounds.  Gregg Simonds added 7 points and Zack Fox dished out 4 assists. This week the boys travel to Eagle HS on Tuesday and are at home against the Capital Eagles on Thursday.  –Coach Lange

Varsity Hockey Update:  Boise High Hockey improved their record to 11-3-2 with a 6-0 win over Eagle on Friday night.  The team played quite well and was led by a hat trick by Jimmy Ottomeyer and an impressive shut-out by sophomore goalie, Eric Lyons.  Braves hockey will be finishing their regular season schedule with games on January 26 at 8:00 pm vs. Centennial and February 9 at 9:30 pm against Canyon County .  Both games will be played at Idaho Ice World.  Please come out and support Braves Hockey as it tunes up for post season play!  --Coach Beckett

JV Hockey News:  The JV Braves defeated the BK Knights on Saturday for our 4th win of the season.  BK began the game with no goalie - but once Eagle's goalie came to fill in, we scored 3 goals to their 1.  The Braves played hard and earned the victory.  This game was a nice way to rebound from last week's game against Centennial and a great way to go into a 3 week break with our next game being February 10 against Eagle. –Coach Cindrich

Second semester parking permits will be on sale Jan. 30 - Feb.1.  Cost $5.  Street zone #2 and Baptist Church Permits are available.  Seniors – Tues, Jan. 30; juniors – Wed, Jan. 31; sophomores – Thurs, Feb.1.  Sold in the auditorium before school, at lunch, and after school.

The Sports/Activities Liaison meeting has been rescheduled for 7:00 pm, Monday, Jan. 29, in the Library at school.  Any parent with a student in a sport or an activity at BHS is encouraged to attend. 

Wizard of Oz auditions are Wed-Fri this week.  Sign-ups are posted on the auditorium doors.  Students should prepare a two minute monologue and a short piece of memorized vocal music.  The musical will run Thurs, May 3, through Sat, May 5.

Valley Visions Literary Art Magazine applications are due Friday, Jan. 26!  Turn in your entries this week.  See your Art or English teacher!

STUDENTS: If you are interested in pursuing a future career in the health field, Boise High Sports Medicine is an outstanding gateway pre-college program! We offer courses involving extensive study in general human anatomy and physiology as well as injury and illness prevention, care, and rehabilitation. Credit incentives are in place both for high school graduation requirements and at the college level. For more information, please contact Nikki Clark at ext.160 at Boise High. GO BRAVES!

Boise Brave Booster News:   BBB Website is up and running:  www.boisebraves.org    

Please refer to this for information regarding parental involvement at BHS.  If you have not yet joined, please follow the links and do so.  If you do not have email or computer access, please make your membership check payable to Boise Brave Boosters and leave it in the office.  This is a tax deductible donation.  All monies are used to further the Academics, Athletics and Activities of all students at BHS.  This year alone, we allocated $14,000 to the students at Boise High School thanks to past donations.  Details on the web.  This would not have happened without Boise High parental involvement.  The students and staff thank you. – Dixie Dykman, BBB President