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September
4, 2007
We
are hoping to start distribution of this newsletter from
Boise
High today. Please
continue to direct all correspondence to thebraveweekly@msn.com.
If you receive
duplicate newsletters, email
The Brave Weekly
with “duplicate” in the subject box.
Thank you!
This
Week's Calendar:
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
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3
Labor
Day – No School
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4
Sophomore
Election Applications due, 8am
Soph/JV/
Varsity
Volleyball vs.
Caldwell
, Home, 4:30/5:30/
6:30pm
JV/Varsity
Girls Soccer @
Mt View, 4:30/6pm
JV/Varsity
Boys Soccer vs. Mt View, Home, 4:30/6pm
Swim
Team Parent Meeting, Room 222, 7pm
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5
JV
Football vs.
Caldwell
, Home, 4:30 pm
JV/Varsity
Boys Soccer vs.
Meridian
, Home, 4:30/6pm
JV/Varsity
Girls Soccer @
Meridian
, 5:30/7pm
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6
Soph/JV/
Varsity
Volleyball @ Timberline 4:30/5:30/
6:30pm
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7
Soph
Election Petitions Due, Room 304/Mr.
Arnold
, 3pm
Varsity
Boys Soccer vs. Sandpoint, Home, 4pm
Varsity
Football @ Sandpoint, 7pm
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8
Cross
Country
Military
Reserve Run @
Fort
Boise
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9
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Boise
Brave Parent Boosters:
If you haven't had an opportunity to return your Parent
Booster membership/volunteer form yet, please do so
soon. Your membership and donation are very important
to our organization. Any amount that you donate,
large or small, is tax deductible and goes directly
towards supporting Academics, Athletics, and
Activities at
Boise
High School
. And, it goes without saying, that any amount of volunteer
time that you are able to contribute is greatly
appreciated too! You may send your form to the school
office or mail it to
2200 W. Bison Dr.
,
Boise
,
Id.
83703. Thank you to all of you who have already
joined and contributed to the Brave Parent Boosters. –Val
Rudd
Sophomores
-- Come and sign
up to run for office. You
may pick up an application in the ASB office and then return
them today, Tuesday, Sept. 4 to Mr. Hettinga in the
attendance office. The
year has only just begun, so let’s make it a ton of fun!!
Clubs
Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 4:
French Club, Room 527
History Club, Mr. Arnold’s Room 504
Senior Mentors, Choir Room, 12:15pm
Fat Tire Club, Room 504, lunchtime
Senior
Class officers
will meet in Ms. Quilici’s Room 311 today, Tuesday, Sept.
4 at lunch! Please
be there!
Mock
Trial Team -- It’s
time to go to court again!
Boise High’s Mock Trial Team is having its first
meeting Wednesday, Sept. 5 in Room 215 at lunch.
If you would like to be a clever attorney or a
convincing witness, come by and enjoy our success!
The
Music Department
is selling Entertainment
Books. Please
contact Mrs. Hartman, Mr. Smyth or Mr. Swenson if you would
like to purchase one for $20 and help out our music
programs.
Career
Center
News:
--Students
looking for a little spending money?
There are several good
part time jobs currently being advertised in the
career center. Check
it out today!
--Are
you a tether ball champion?
Then the Lunch
Buddies program needs you.
We are looking for a few good students to serve as
mentors for elementary student, one lunch hour every week.
For information or an application see Mr. Hanson in
the career center.
--Seniors
planning on applying to college should schedule to take or
retake their SAT
and ACT tests
now! The first SAT is Saturday, October 6 and the
registration deadline is Monday, September 10. The
first ACT is Saturday, October 27 and the deadline to
register is Friday, September 21. If you are
planning to apply early to college you should be
taking your exams by these dates. Fee waivers are
available for those students who qualify for free or
reduced lunch. See Mr. Hanson in the career center
for a fee waiver.
---The
PSAT is
scheduled for Saturday, October 20. You must take
this as a junior to qualify for the National Merit
Scholarship Competition. Tickets will be available
in the ASB office.
--The
National College
Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, November 6 at the
Boise
Center
on the Grove. All juniors and seniors will be
released after lunch to attend with parent permission.
There will also be an evening program with
informative college planning sessions.
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!
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Last
Week’s Scoreboard
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Date
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Event
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Boise
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Oppon.
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Date
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Event
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Boise
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Oppon.
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8/27
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Boys
Soccer vs.
Caldwell
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8/30
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JV
Football vs. Kuna
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Varsity
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8/30
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Volleyball
vs. Eagle
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JV
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Varsity
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L
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W
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8/28
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Volleyball
vs. Capital
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JV
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Varsity
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W
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L
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Sophomore
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JV
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8/30
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Girls
Soccer vs. Timberline
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Sophomore
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Varsity
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1
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0
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8/28
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Girls
Soccer vs.
Caldwell
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JV
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4
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1
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Varsity
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4
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0
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8/30
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Cross
Country,
Caldwell
Inv.
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JV
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9
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0
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Varsity Girls (out of 9 teams)
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1st
Place
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8/29
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Boys
Soccer vs. Timberline
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