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— Shanna Crofton

Please visit www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhs to stay up-to-date on schoolnews and upcoming events. We hope to see you on campus soon!

When you think back to high school, what first comes to mind?For many, it is the memory of a teacher or an extra-curricular activity.At Brunswick we are lucky to have talented educators who strive toprovide a high quality education and a natural side effect of this arepositive memories for our students.

The opportunities to get involved at BHS are endless. And forthose students with an area of interest for which a club does not exist,all it takes is a little initiative to create a new group.

Take for example Anna Callahan, one of our senior students. Annacame to me last year to inquire about our school food waste. She wascurious as to whether we had a formal composting program set up. Atthe time, we did not and she volunteered to start a group that wouldwork to solve this issue. Since then, Anna has been working toincrease student involvement and has been meeting regularly with var-ious agencies to help BHS manage our compost.

When Anna looks back, I hope that her work on this club is one ofher cherished memories. I also hope that all of our students will getinvolved in something that they are passionate about. I encourageeveryone to get involved to make memories that can be treasured inthe future!

As we look ahead, there are many events at BHS to lookforward to, so please visit BHS’s website(http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhs) to stay up-to-date.

B10 The Times Record Monday, October 3, 2016

International Exchange Students at BHSIntroducing you to our newest class of exchange students at BHS.

They represent cultures on three continents and six different countries.

BHS Students BikeCross Country

Elina Woolever and Nolan Deck spent most oftheir summer biking across the United States .They took part (and completed) Apogee Adven-ture’s guided cross country bike trip that tookthem 43 days averaging 85 miles per day, 2,755miles through 9 states from the Atlantic Ocean tothe Pacific.

When asked what they thought about the adven-ture….Nolan Deck replied - It is difficult to comeup with one take away, it was challenging, superrewarding, and truly incredible.” Elina says; "Over-coming such a challenging feat with a group of peo-ple who experienced all the highs and lows rightbeside me created a sense of accomplishment that we will all share for a lifetime." And if you'relooking for the details of the trip, here is the link to the Apogee Adventures America Coast toCoast page: http://www.apogeeadventures.com/teen-adventures/america-coast-to-coast/

READERS: If you have any story ideas or questions forthe ORANGE and BLACK, please contact Rick Wilson

by emailing rwilson@brunswick.k12.me.us.

Aruzhan Bekzhan - Aruzhan is from Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan. Yelizaveta (Liza) Pedash - Liza is from Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine.

Manuel Asens - Manuel is from San Rafael, Argentina. Maliha - Maliha is from Peshawar, Pakistan.

Riccardo Ferraglia - Riccardo is from Parma, Italy. Alejandro Garcia Sancho Garayzar - Alejandro is from

Ensenada, Mexico on the Baja Peninsula about90 minutes from San Diego.

A special thank you goes out to all the families who have volunteered to hostthese fine ambassadors of their respective countries. So far they have all

successfully merged with our school and community and are becoming activelyinvolved in a variety of sports, clubs, and volunteer work.

Maquoit Bay BecomesOutdoor Laboratory

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BHS has been awarded a large grant fromMaine EPSCoR’s SEANET program. Thisgrant came together with work from RickWilson (Community Outreach and ServiceLearning Educator), Dan Devereaux(Brunswick’s Harbormaster & MarineResource Officer), Susan Olcott (TidelandCoalition (NPO) Education Coordinator,Brunswick resident, & grant writer), andAndrew McCullough (High School MarineSciences teacher). The town of Brunswickwill be finding a piece of suitable tidal mud-flat that will be available and accessible for

educational purposes year round. With the funds from this grant, students from BHS willhave an opportunity to do exciting field research and data collection on clam species, greencrabs, and other ecological marine subjects.

BHS Players will presentThe Great Gatsby

as their fall production November 17, 18, and 19 at 7PMwith an additional matinee performance at 2PM on the17th. This stage adaptation, written by Simon Levy, isfaithful to Fitzgerald's iconic novel depicting the glamorand the decadence of the Roaring 20’s. Mark your calen-dars now and don’t miss this lavish opening productionby the BHS Players to be followed by the musical LesMiserables this spring.Tickets will be available for purchase online this year by going towww.onthestage.com and searching either The Great Gatsby or Brunswick HighSchool Players.

Brunswick Area StudentAid Fund

Helping Seniors Achieve Dreams!Here are last year’s BHS seniors who benefited from our

good work. Become a part of our legacy today and donate.Visit: www.studentaidfund.org

Established in 1956, BASAF currently manages 45 namedfunds. The Alex Labbe Scholarship Fund is the most recentlyestablished fund. BASAF grants scholarships to students inthe communities of Brunswick, Topsham, Harpswell, Bow-doin & Bowdoinham. BASAF annually awards scholarships(based on financial need) to qualifying students pursuing alltypes of post-secondary education.

Please consider planned giving or donate today and makea difference!

RYLALeaders

Tiana Bernier, Lily Mateus,and Emily Coffin were ourRYLA leaders this past summer.RYLA is Rotary's youth leader-ship training program.

The Brunswick Rotary andthe Coastal Rotary sponsorBHS. RYLA emphasizes leader-ship, citizenship, personalgrowth and service. In late Juneof each year, clubs throughoutDistrict 7780 send 120 highschool sophomores to theRotary Youth Leadershipawards conference held atCamp Hinds in RaymondMaine. Students spend 4 daystogether exploring leadershipconcepts through a series ofpractical situations whichinclude team building activi-ties, group problem solving,confidence building and soloevents.

Using grant funds awarded from Brunswick Community Education Foundation's grantawards in 2016, Brunswick High School was able to bring the entire incoming 9th grade tocamp Ketcha for team building exercises. To see more grants in action, join the mailing list,donate or learn more about the Brunswick Community Education Foundation, check outwww.brunswickcef.org and “Like” them on Facebook.