Information about the Homecoming Dance - October 8th, 2016

Dear B-CC Community,

The annual Homecoming dance is being held on October 8^th from 8pm – 11pm in the main gym of B-CC High School. Tickets to attend the dance must be purchased in advance and will be sold during lunch in the auditorium starting on Thursday, September 29^th. The last day for your student to purchase their Homecoming dance ticket is on Friday, October 7^th during lunch.  No tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets will cost $15 on September 29 – October 5^th and $20 on October 6 – 7^th.  

If your student wishes to bring a guest who is not a student at B-CC, a Guest Permission Form must be filled out, signed by parents and administrators, and presented when purchasing the ticket. These forms can be located in the main office of the high school, outside the door of room C207, or online on the B-CC Website (starting on Monday).

We look forward to an exciting dance where all students are safe and have a fun evening!

Sincerely,

Kirsten Pasquale

Class of 2017 Sponsor

Student Town Hall on Monday

What: Student Town Hall
When: Monday Sept 26th @ Lunch
Where: Choral Room
Why: To discuss recent policy changes with homecoming court.

HistoryMakers to Visit BCC

HistoryMakers Billy Martin and Terry Jones will be speaking to BCC students on Wednesday, September 27th. Their visit is a part of the Back To School With The HistoryMakers program that provides students with direct contact with black leaders. Messers. Martin and Jones will personally recount their own school experiences; reflect upon the struggles they encountered, on their paths to success; and encourage students to commit to high achievement, and successful college entry and matriculation. Each year approximately 500 HistoryMakers go back to school in 77 cities and 35 states. TheHistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit dedicated to recording and preserving the personal histories of well-known and unsung African Americans. The Library of Congress serves as the permanent repository for The HistoryMakers Collection.

Billy Martin, Esq.

• Attorney General Eric Holder describes him as “sophisticated” and a “good tactician.”
• It’s been a long time since Billy Martin, 57, stood in a Mississippi courtroom to represent a White Philadelphia corporate client, and the judge, thinking that because Martin was Black he must be the defendant, started to address Martin’s client rather than him
• Martin’s clients also have included former U.S. senator Larry Craig, the Idaho Republican who pleaded guilty in 2007 to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after a sex sting in a men’s restroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport....Craig paid a $575 fine and and missing intern Chandra Levy's parents.
• He was an average student, with modest aspirations, who had to work hard for his grades,
• Father worked in steel mill, mother worked as a cook and housekeeper for a nearby family
• He got a work permit at 12 and began caddying at a country club.
• He saved his money and enrolled at Howard University, returning home during semester breaks to work in the mills to pay his tuition.
• He was the only one of the eight siblings to graduate from college
• How does the Pennsylvanian want to be remembered? "As a good man, a good lawyer and as someone who cares about his family."
• In high school, Martin believed his ability as a basketball player and track star would land him a scholarship at a top-notch university. When it didn’t, he found himself at the local community college with an uncertain future.
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Terry Jones

Terry Jones is a founder and general partner of Syncom, a group of telecommunications and media venture capital funds. Jones says his engineering training at Trinity developed his skills in math, analytical thinking, and the scientific approach to reaching conclusions—assets for any businessperson. Moreover, studying engineering in a liberal arts environment enabled him to explore broad topics, issues, and problems that math and science couldn’t solve.

Jones, one of only three African American students in his class, became the founder of Trinity’s first black student organization. In the spring of 1968, Jones and his cohorts gained campus fame for their takeover of Williams Memorial. The sit-in was staged to show support for the creation of scholarships for disadvantaged students from the inner city. After Mr. Jones earned an M.B.A from Harvard, he headed for Africa, where he helped start a savings-and-loan institution in Kenya and other ventures.

With a mission to diversify the ownership of media and telecom in the United States, Herb, along with his long-time partners Terry Jones, Duane McKnight and the Syncom team, adopted a winning approach by investing in deals other venture capital firms refused, and sharing the risks and rewards of their investments with other minority venture capitalists through syndication-style investments.

he gatekeeper for Black entrepreneurs in the broadcast industry.  He was so dedicated to opening that door wider and wider, single-handedly opening doors of entry to minority broadcast owners.

B-CC High School Announcements 9/23/2016

B-CC High School Announcements

Event: STEM Talk from NASA Research Scientist on 9/23/2016

Location: A218

Time: 11:15 am to

Sponsor: Rita Pascale, Rita_R_Pascale@mcpsmd.org

Details: Join us for the first installment of the 2016-2017 Girls Rising In Technology (GRIT) Speaker Series! Our

first speaker is Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, a research scientist from NASA. The event will be held in room A218 on

Friday, September 23rd at lunch. Food will be provided!

Event: International transition club pizza lunch on 9/23/2016

Location: Counseling office

Time: 11:15 to 11:54

Sponsor: Mia Showker, 2407400420

Details: All new international students and club member are invited to a pizza lunch this Friday in the counseling

office! Come and enjoy lunch and meet other new international students!

B-CC High School Announcements

Event: Post Secondary School Abroad on

Location:

Time: to

Sponsor: Patricia Parmelee, Patricia_B_Parmelee@mcpsmd.org

Details: Juniors and Seniors: Interested in attending college abroad? The process and timeline are different

than in the U.S. Four upcoming information sessions will help you in your selection and application process:

1. Come to a regional meeting from King’s College of London. Learn how to apply to a UK school, reasons

to study in England, reasons to study in London and London school choices. Monday, September 26, 3:30-430

PM in the B-CC auditorium.

2. Learn about the opportunities and benefits of studying in Europe. Options from Amsterdam to Sophia,

Paris to Budapest, Helsinki to Rome. Come to an information session by Beyond the States on Wednesday,

September 28 at 10:27 in the College and Career Center.

Battle of The Classes!

This year’s Battle of The Classes Event will take place on Wednesday Oct 5th from 7- 8:30 PM.

• Events will include Tug of war between classes, Pop Trivia, Relay Races, Human anagrams, Connect four tournament, Water pong/ping pong tournament

• Pre-­Sales for Tickets will be during lunch on Monday October 3rd, Tuesday October 4th, and Wednesday October 5th.
• Tickets will also be sold at the door from 6:30-­7:30 pm the night of the event.
• Wear your class color:

SENIORs- black

Juniors-white

Sophomores-red

Freshmen-yellow

• BRING Canned Food! For every can/non-perishable item you bring your grade gets one point

Homecoming Spirit Days

Homecoming Spirit Days!

SEPTEMBER 30TH - OCTOBER 7TH

Friday: Jersey Day

Monday: No School

Tuesday: PJ Day

Wednesday : Maryland Day;

SENIORs- black

Juniors-white ,

Sophomores-red

freshmen-yellow

Thursday: USA DAY

FRIDAY: BLUE AND GOLD DAY

TWO DAYS LEFT TO BUY CLASS SHIRTS

Time is running out to purchase a class shirt! The sooner you order the better. Deadline is now Sept 21st.

B-CC Class of 2020 Homecoming Shirts: https://www.customink.com/g/xgd0-00aq-ddt8

B-CC Class of 2019 Homecoming Shirts: https://www.customink.com/g/xgd0-00aq-pznn

B-CC Class of 2018 Homecoming Shirts: https://www.customink.com/g/xgd0-00aq-nag9

B-CC Class of 2017 Homecoming Shirts: https://www.customink.com/g/xgd0-00aq-dc9r