2019 Selection Process is about to begin!!

Students will be invited to begin the 2019 NHS Selection Process this week! Emails will be sent to school Google accounts and then any questions can be directed to Ms. Doyle (doylej@sau25.net) and Mrs. Hagadorn (hagadornl@sau25.net).

Volunteers for Destination Imagination Tournament at BHS

BHS is hosting the state tournament this Saturday, April 7th. I need 3 volunteers 8.45-5pm approximately OR 6 to split it. First shift is 8.45-12; second shift 12-5. We can offer lunch if finishing up at 12 or 11.30 if starting at 12. Please reply to russellm@bedfordnhk12.net with the time you are interested in. Everyone will be in the same Instant Challenge area. For more info on what DI is all about, check out our website www.nh-di.org
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Marie Russell
Bedford DI Advisor

Volunteers/participants needed for senior project

For my senior project, I have decided to research how art/expressive therapies work and the positive effects they can have for people in a variety of situations. One major aspect of my project is to determine how art can be incorporated into someone's daily life to manage stress and anxiety. I am holding a mini "art therapy" session for my AOK after school in room 118 from 3:00-3:45 on Thursday, March 15th.

I am seeking a few volunteers to help with set-up (starting right after school), as well as participants who are willing to try it out. No prior experience is necessary and snacks will be provided! If you are interested, you can either sign up with this link:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a4eaea92aabff2-arttherapycaitlin

Or, contact me directly at 9961568@bedfordnhk12.net. Thank you!
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Caitlin Fletcher

Week of Service Proposals Due February 22nd

Submit a hard copy proposal form to Mr. Ahnert, Ms. Doyle, or an officer by February 22nd.

There is no meeting on the 22nd (barring weather events), but proposals must be in and approved by the March 8th full member meeting.

Consider this to also be the deadline for submitting interest in running for office for next year.

Peter Woodbury School Family Fun Night Volunteers Needed!

The theme this year is "Family Olympics - A Night of Games and Activities". When: Thursday February 8th (Snow Date February 15th) Times: First Session - 3:45 to 5:30pm, Second Session - 6:00 to 7:45pm We need volunteers to help our elementary students and their families with games and activities. We also need volunteers to serve pizza, ice cream, and water, as well as helping to clean up after the event. Please email me directly at armstrongs@sau25.net and indicate which session (or both) that you would like to help. We are looking for 30+volunteers. We will give each volunteer a voucher for a free slice of pizza, an ice cream, and a bottle of water.

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Sue Armstrong

armstrongs@sau25.net Elementary Teacher Peter Woodbury

Anything Goes Ushers Needed!

Hi everyone, Anything Goes opens in a couple days and we need ushers! For each show, we will need about 6 or 7 ushers. You would arrive about 45 minutes before the show at Bulldog Corner, and will be able to see the show for free! The dates are 11/9-11 at 7 pm, 11/12 at 2 pm, and 11/17-18 at 7 pm. If you are able to help for any of the shows or have any questions, please contact Sarah Dobbin ASAP at 9956580@bedfordnhk12.net. Thanks!
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Sarah Dobbin

Inner-City Peer Tutoring Opportunity

Hello, everyone! For my Senior Project, I am starting an after-school tutoring program for Manchester High School students. I am looking for BHS volunteers to peer tutor for the first session of the program. The program will be taking place every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 pm at 351 Chestnut Street in Manchester (in the old police station, right next to a fire station).

If you are interested and need peer tutoring hours, please fill out the google form below and a volunteer schedule will be emailed to you: https://goo.gl/forms/zySDglxIvmHWpBvd2

For general questions, contact Sara Clark at: 9956745@bedfordnhk12.net

For more information about location and parking visit: http://www.thezealmovement.com/
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Sara Clark

PTG Color Blast 5K Volunteers Needed

Bedford PTG Color Blast 5K is coming on Sunday, June 4th!! Not a runner but would still like to be involved in the event…we need lots of volunteers to make this a successful community run/walk.

Please click here http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F45ACAA22A2F49-bedford to see the opportunities available and sign up to help out. Feel free to sign up for more than one slot and plan on spending a colorful day with us!
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Sue Jenanto
PTG Co-President

Collection Drive - Homeless Women Presentation Follow Up

As a follow up to the homeless woman feminine hygiene presentation (which had a great turnout, thank you to all who attended!), a collections drive is being held for feminine hygiene products that will be donated to homeless shelters like New Horizons or Families in Transition depending on their need for these items. There is a collection bin in the Main Office behind the desks, so just tell the secretaries you would like to donate to the homeless women hygiene drive and they will direct you! It has been decided that one hour of community or chapter service will be given for 2 donated packs of a feminine hygiene product. If the donors would like credit, put your name on the products somehow and myself or those involved with the drive will be able to sign community service forms. Thank you very much!
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Sasha Neefe

Concert - Senior Project

For Nick Kafejelis's senior project, a concert will be held in the commons on this Friday, May 19th. If you went to Battle of the Bands and remember the opening band So It Goes, this is the band that will be performing an hour and a half of songs from 6-7:30 this Friday! It's going to be a super fun time with some snacks and room to dance, or to sit and relax and listen to music. Admission fee is $2 to be donated/pay for snacks. Since for our purpose, the commons has a 100 person maximum capacity, please sign up using this google form for the concert, so that we can keep track of our attendance numbers. Link: https://goo.gl/forms/0p2aDWEHYl28HTav2 Thank you all very much!
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Sasha Neefe
So It Goes lead guitarist

Dodgeball Tournament

Hello everyone! For my senior project I am running a dodgeball tournament on Friday, May 5 from 7-9 pm. It is $5 a person and teams of 5. The money goes to a great organization and school activity hours can be handed out for those who need them. The more teams the better so feel free to sign up in the link below. You can also show up to play if you cannot fill out the form. https://docs.google.com/a/bedfordnhk12.net/forms/d/1fjAJXp85dxyxlaZ63loOsDi-aQwsp6WNmbFNeN9tKjA/edit
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John Belhumeur

Participants needed

For our CAS Project, we are helping to organize and host an Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk through the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The event is at Bedford High School on May 13 and registration begins at 10 am. Sign up online at: https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=4946
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Morgan Cappa

Presentation: Advisory block 4/17

There will be a presentation in the theater tomorrow, Monday April 17th, during the advisory block. The goal of the presentation is to bring awareness towards the issue of homeless women lacking feminine hygiene products, and the consequences that follow. Once this issue is presented to and understood by the audience, there will be a collection drive for these feminine hygiene products that will be donated to homeless shelters in the area.      

RWL: 30 min of community service and/or cultural enrichment
NHS: 30 min of individual or chapter service
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Sasha Neefe

Week of Service Day 3

Snack cart is back in the conference room this morning!

BulldogMUN Volunteering

Hi everyone, BHS's Model UN team is looking for student volunteers to help host our annual conference, BulldogMUN. BulldogMUN IV will be held on Saturday, April 15th from 8:30AM-5PM at school (volunteering can happen in shifts, but if you're free, stay as long as you can). We'll need about 8-10 volunteers to help carry out a range of activities like paging (passing notes in committee), copying papers, taking photographs to document the conference, and running the charity refreshment stand. This is a pretty relaxed/fun service opportunity, and we could really use your help! Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Adviser Note: I'll put this in x2VOL shortly after approving it. I hope we can staff both events, so keep in mind that we've not got Our Promise to Nicholas and Model UN going on the same day.
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Neelam Sandhu
Secretary-General of BulldogMUN IV

Week of Service: Monday

It's not a five-star continental, but remember that as part of our celebration you can stop by the library conference room Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning for a fruit, granola bar, or treat breakfast snack.

As you're doing your activities today, make a note of how much hours people are giving to your event. We'll want to start keeping a running total. Our 1,200 hours from last year is going to be tough to beat!

Important Announcement for Treats for Tails Volunteers!

For everyone who signed up to bake Monday after school: Unfortunately, there was a scheduling error with the FACS room, so this will have to sadly be cancelled. We apologize for this being such late notice!

There is still room on x2vol to go around to advisories and talk about/collect dog supplies if you need more hours!

For everyone going around to advisories: Be sure to let the advisories know that along with giving the supplies to you during the week, they can also put supplies in a box what will be located outside of the commons. You can simply place collected items in the box after getting everything from advisories. The main supplies we are looking for include dry dog food, toys, leashes and collars- there is a list on the Animal Rescue League website!

 For any questions, please email Sarah at 9956580@bedfordnhk12.net. Thank you for your help!
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Come to Bollywood Night!

Hello, everyone. We're hosting Bollywood Night on May 5th, from 6:30 p.m to 11 p.m, at Bedford High School. Admission is $7 for people 8 years old and up, bring your family and friends! Cultural Enrichment hours available! At the event, there will be: - A Bollywood movie showing - A dance performance - INDIAN FOOD!!! - FREE henna PLEASE RSVP HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/LJiKQDICKH6Qy2tZ2 All proceeds will be going to the North South Foundation. Their mission is to develop human resources by giving scholarships to brilliant but needy students in India entering colleges, regardless of religion, gender, caste or creed. Donations besides the admission fee would be appreciated!
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Siri Dabbi and Rhea Tumminkatti

Week of Service: Boys and Girls Club Painting Activity

Hey everyone, I am coordinating an event for WOS. It will consist of the following: 15 volunteers will transport themselves to the Manchester Boys and Girls Club (carpooling can be arranged), and will assist the kids with a painting so the kids can have some creative opportunity. We will have to brainstorm the best way to coordinate the painting, whether it be printing out pictures for inspirations or having a guided painting. Each volunteer will probably be responsible for 2 kids for the whole time so they can bond and have some fun with them, there will be about 30 kids participating. Depending on funds, each volunteer may have to pay $5 for the supplies; I will know for sure this weekend. The activity will be taking place on Thursday from 3-4:30 ish, after school. It should be pretty chill and lots of fun! Thank you!
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Sasha Neefe

Scholarship Opportunity

Hello seniors! For my senior project, I am hosting a film screening for my film "The Shakedowns" on Friday, May 5th at 7 pm in the BHS Library. The admission price will be 5 dollars and all of the ticket sales will go towards a scholarship awarded to either one or more students (depends on how this process goes). I thought I would open this up to all of you seniors because college is expensive and I would love to help alleviate that burden! What's great about this scholarship is that you don't need to write me an essay, get recommendations or show me your grades. All you have to do is shoot me an email and we'll set up an interview! I will be taking your requests until April 11th at 2:35 pm, so if you want a chance at the scholarship, contact me before then! The winner(s) will be announced at the film screening. Definitely consider contacting me because money is money, every little bit counts towards less student debt! Thank you! My email is 9956812@bedfordnhk12.net Hope to hear from you soon!
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Jill Tokac