August 27, 2007

It’s the first week of school at Boise High!  The Brave Weekly looks forward to reporting on the academics, activities and athletics at BHS on behalf of the Boise Brave Boosters and Brave Parent Board.  Our distribution list is in transition, so please be patient while the new data entry is completed.  Here’s to a fabulous year!

This Week's Calendar:

Sophomore Parent orientation and barbecue will take place tomorrow night, Tuesday, Aug. 28.  The free BBQ will be at the quad and cafeteria at 6pm and is sponsored by the Brave Parent Booster Club.  At 7pm, members of the Boise High staff will conduct a panel presentation in the auditorium to acquaint sophomore parents with the staff and what they do.  Basic policy and procedures, resources and how to access staff resources will be presented.  A representative from the Brave Booster Organization will be there to tell parents how to get involved with our school.  Please plan to join us for this parents only orientation.  We look forward to meeting you.

Lost and found: All of the belongings that were recovered from the lockers last year will be available in the main hall for people to rummage through this week. 

There will be a meeting of the National Honor Society Class of 2008 in Room 206 on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 12:10 PM.

Invisible Children, the captivating movie about three young Americans who travel to Uganda and record the current crisis, will be shown in the Boise High auditorium at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, September 19th.  After viewing Invisible Children last spring, a group of Boise High students decided to act and raise awareness for the current crises in Sudan and Uganda .  The students met to create a new club at Boise High that promotes social justice.  The club's inaugural event is the showing of Invisible Children. After the screening, there will be a brief question and answer period facilitated by a representative from Invisible Children.  Local refugee agencies will also host tables with information on volunteer and donation needs. The screening is free and open to the Boise community.  We hope you will join us! –Sharon Hanson

BHS senior, Kyle Knutson, has put together an event, Boise ’s first Got Guts? 5K Run/Walk. This event will help raise funds for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America whose mission it is to cure and prevent these diseases through research and to improve the quality of life for children and adults, like himself, who are affected by these digestive diseases through education and support. Please come out and join his efforts to make this event a success. You may register for the event at www.ccfa.kintera.org/idaho/walk or email Kyle for more information at knut@cableone.net

Got Guts 5K Run/Walk                                            

Sunday, October 7, 2207

Ann Morrison Park / Old Timer’s Shelter

Race start at 1:30 pm

$20.00 entry (includes t-shirt)

Stick around for post race music raffles and fun!

Where are the home games? Please note that home games for boys and girls soccer are at the Willow Lane Athletic Complex, swim meets are at the West YMCA, home games for varsity football are at BSU’s Bronco Stadium and those for JV Football are at Ray Dilulo field at Boise High.  Home volleyball games are at Boise High.  Cross Country meets are at different locations and will be printed in the weekly calendar.  Come on out and support our Braves!

The Boise High Girls Cross Country team is ranked #4 in the Pre-Season Northwest Regional poll. Teams ranked 1-3 are: Jesuit (OR), Fairbanks (AK), and Gig Harbor (WA).  Full details can be viewed www.dyestat.com//?pg=us2007NTNNorthwestPreSeasonRankings.

JV Cross Country – Saturday, the Cross Country team had its first meet of the 2007 season.  While many members of the team weren't able to compete because of too few practices, 25 members of the team made excellent efforts. The JV girls did very well finishing 2nd as a team. Amanda Mosher, 3rd, ran 1 minute 35 seconds faster than last year and Rebecca Fusselman, 8th, was 57 seconds faster.  Conner Shelton , 15th; Haley Willison, 16th; Janis Blaugher, 23rd; and Megan O'Neil, 29th, ran their first high school cross country races. Hannah Lawrence, 19th, had a tough time with the heat but did a good job of holding her pace.  The JV boys didn’t have a complete team, but all four boys did a very good job.  Austin Prohl, 17th; Max Delawer, 29th; Jackson Reid, 33rd; and Drew Ross, 61st, all ran the course for the first time. See all results at http://www.boisexc.org/.

Varsity Cross Country – At the Jim Driscoll Invitational meet on Saturday, the Varsity Girls ran very smart races, not going out too hard in the heat and letting the other teams set the early pace. They beat two excellent teams in Bishop Kelly and Eagle.  Congrats to Anne Lovelace for her first win of the season; excellent races by Sarah Olson, 3rd; Kate Jamboretz, 5th running her first high school cross country race; Jacque Sahlberg, 11th; Fiona Wilhelm, 12th; Ellen Mering, 15th; and Katie Lovelace,19th.  Next week, the girls team will attempt to defend the Caldwell Invitational championship they have won the past two years. The Varsity Boys were paced by two excellent races by Max Hardy, 1st and Eric Fitzpatrick, 2nd. Max improved on a nearly identical course from last year by 57 seconds. He out-kicked Eric for the victory in the excellent time of 16:34. Eric improved his time on the same course 1 minute 31 seconds. Walker Grimshaw, 12th, had a great day as well improving his time 1 minute 14 seconds. First timers on the course, Taylor Molenaar, 11th and Kenton Freemuth running his first high school cross country race in 22nd, continue to improve everyday and will really come on as the season progresses. Tim Ronan, 16th, is learning to make pain his friend and will improve a great deal by the end of the season. Seth Hull, 38th, put in a very good effort and will only get better as he runs more.  The team finished 2nd, a mere six points behind Eagle but will improve on that as they will be at full strength next week. See all results at http://www.boisexc.org/.