Bath County High School 645 Chenault Drive, Owingsville, KY. 40360 (606) 674-6325 Paul Prater, Principal Melanie Erwin, Assistant Principal Tamela Porter, Guidance Counselor Melinda Crockett, Guidance Counselor

Monthly Newsletter JANUARY 2015

Sarah Price was nominated for the McDonald's All American game. Final selections for the 25 member team will be announced on January 17th.

Pictured: Sarah Price and BCHS Girls Coach, Melanie Rogers Board Spotlight for December 2015

Upcoming Track & Field Home Meets: 3/19/16 Wildcat Warm-up 4/12/16 Bath County Invitational (7 team limit) 4/22/16 Eastern Kentucky Conference 4/30/16 TRACKCAT Invitational 5/7/16 KTCCCA Area 7 Championship

Bath County High School enrollment as of January 08, 2016

09 – 161 10 – 147 11 – 150 12 – 141

14 – 1

Student TOTAL = 600.

Go BCHS!

January 12 – SBDM Regular Meeting – 6:00 pm January 14 – ASVAB Testing (sophomore class) January 14 – KMEA All-District 8 Band – Morehead State Univ. January 15 – New students receive they Course Syllabi January 15 – KMEA All-District 8 Band – Morehead State Univ. January 16 – KMEA All-District 8 Band – Morehead State Univ. January 18 – NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 22 – Alive at 25 –sponsored by KSP (Junior Class) February 2 – Faculty Meeting February 4 – Course Progress Reporting Window Closes February 4 – School Wide Vision and Hearing Screenings February 5 – Course Progress Report Grades POSTED February 6 – ACT National Test Date February 8 – Course Progress Reports PRINTED February 8 – 12 – Random Acts of Kindness Week – Be the Change! February 9 – Course Progress Reports DISTRIBUTED February 9 – SBDM Regular Meeting – 6:00 pm February 12 – Club Day #4 – Yearbook picture Day for Clubs February 15 – NO SCHOOL – President’s Day February 22-26 – Sign Ups for 5th Annual Student & Staff Talent Show February 25 – College and Career Fair February 25 – Midterm – Second Semester CLOSES February 26 – Second Semester Midterm Grades POSTED February 29 – Second Semester Midterms PRINTED

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13 Band Students will be participating in the All-District Band on January 14, 15 & 16th in Morehead. Good Luck! Stephanie Darnell (2nd Chair Clarinet), Amber Faudere (Clarinet), Brianna Shields (Clarinet), Allison Hartley (1st Chair Bass Clarinet),

Kailyn Dickerson (2nd Chair Bass Clarinet), Morgan Hager (2nd Chair Oboe), Mariah Abner (Alto Saxophone), Natalie Bartholomew (1st Chair French Horn), Matthew Woodard (Trumpet), Ben Crouch (2nd Chair Trombone), Samuel Barker (Tuba), Aaron Martin (Percussion), Mason Emmons (Percussion)

http://www.nationofblue.com/mitch-barnhart-visits-bath-county-high-school-to-speak-to-fca/

Submitted by: Jon Hammons

DEC 18, 2015

University of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart visited Bath County High School this morning to speak to student members of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

BCHS had been on the news quite often lately with multiple tragedies affecting the student body, including two recent car accidents taking the life of one student and seriously injuring another (Aaron Williams). Mitch spoke words of spiritual encouragement and instruction to over 115 students in the school gymnasium.

He is pictured here with students and teachers in the BCHS FCA leadership team.

Twenty-One Bath County High School Students Obtain Their Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Industry Certifications Pictured are as follows: Front row: Matthew Meadows, Landan Swartz, Harvey Stapleton, Pashley Griffith, Allison Karrick, Talyn Alderman, and Joshua Neal Back Row: Nathan Davis, Spencer Pergrem, Jordan Davis, Kylen Messer, Lane Rogers, Chandler Otis, Hunter Riley, Jake Porter, Abby Henderson, Madelyne English, Brynn Collinsworth, and McKenna Moore Absent from the photo: Desirae Fogle and Megan Hutson Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification is the leading IT certification in the world. More than 1 million MOS exams are taken every year in over 140 countries. MOS certifications ensure that one has the the knowledge, skills, and abilities to productively use Microsoft Office. MOS enables one to tap the full features and functionality of the Microsoft Office system, resulting in heightened levels of individual performance, confidence, and differentiation. Some of the advantages of MOS certification include the following: MOS certification helps build individual distinction and helps prepare students for an increasingly competitive workforce. For business, MOS maximizes office productivity and efficiency for the organization and increases job satisfaction and heightens career achievement among employees. In workforce development, MOS prepares and places job candidates, ensuring they possess the skills employers require. (From http://www.certiport.com/portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=664&roleid=101.) MOS tests are difficult to pass and students are required to pass three exams in the Microsoft Suite in order to be industry certified. Several Bath County students in Mrs. Kristal Robinson's and Mr. Sean Bailey's Digital Literacy classes set a goal to obtain their MOS certifications in three areas in order to become industry certified. Usually, the cost of a single MOS exam is around $100; however, the students at BCHS were able to take their exams for free. The Kentucky Department of Education offered school districts MOS vouchers at no cost with the implementation of the Microsoft IT Academy. Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Bailey feel that the program has been a success and are pleased with the results. With much practice and studying, 19 freshmen and two juniors successfully passed three MOS certification exams and are now industry certified. An additional six students have successfully passed two MOS exams and seven have passed one exam. The students may continue to work on their certifications until they graduate. We congratulate all of those students who have become Microsoft Office Specialists!

STLP Regional Showcase - Morehead State University

Students from Bath County Schools traveled to Morehead State University on December 14, 2015, to compete at the STLP Fall

Regional Showcase. They were supervised by advisers Kristal Robinson, BCHS; Vickie Moriarity, BCMS; Michelle Lyons and Jessica Haynes,

CES; and Shannon Hill, OES. Jeremy Weaver and Keith Crouch, Bath County Schools Technicians, as well as Vickie Moriarity, BCMS Adviser,

judged at the event. Each chapter is required to provide a judge in order for their groups to be allowed to compete. Each school had a project

invited to enter state competition.

Winners from the different events will be moving on to the State STLP Showcase at Rupp Arena on April 22, 2016, are:

BCHS - Kendra Willis - Live Reporting Event