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Academics 2-3School Counseling 4-5Athletics 6 Debate Team/Choir 7-8PTSO 9DECA 10Project Graduation 11-12

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Many thanks to our SCA for organizing and orchestrating a week full of festivities for our Homecoming Week! The dance and game were great, parade had perfect weather, murals are outstanding, and each day brought forth very creative attire. Also, many thanks to the students, staff and parents for their help with the homecoming dance. On November 11, we will send home report cards. We are also having a school wide open house November 11, due to it being Veteran’s day. If parents want to visit the school for all or part of the day, please let me know. Over the past few weeks, we have been implementing a Digital Citizenship curriculum which provides information to students regarding how to make appropriate choices on-line. We are completing these lessons through our PE and English classes. For more information regarding BYOT and Digital Citizenship, you may go to the BYOT link on our school web site. Thanks to the PTSO and many of our student service groups for putting on a cleanup day this past November 3rd. We have nice landscaping that requires a lot of work. We appreciate the community support. American Education Week is November 16 – 20. On November 18, we will

have an Academic Recognition ceremony at 2:45. Letters for those students involved will be mailed home. We will also have guest author on November 19 in the morning. School safety is in the forefront of our minds and it is of the utmost importance to all of us. As a reminder, please have your identification ready when you enter the school. All visitors must check in with the main office.

Yours in Education,Dave Spage

David Spage, Principal www.lcps.org/brhs November 2015

BRHS ADMINISTRATIONPrincipal Mr. David SpageAssistant Principal Ms. Jennifer HvozdovicAssistant Principal Ms. Nicole KezmarskyAssistant Principal Ms. Melissa SargeantAtthletic Director Mr. Jack KirbyActivity Director Mr. J.J. TotaroGuidance Director Ms. Casey Sarafinas

The Spartan Spotlight is produced by Mr. Neil Dennis and his journalism classes.

Any questions pertaining to this publication should be directed to Ms. Jennifer Hvozdovic @571-252-2300

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Main Line (571) 252-2300Guidance (571) 252-2314Athletic Dept. (571) 252-231024 Hour Parent Phone-In Attendance Line (571) 252-2302

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READING MATTERS (November)

To improve comprehension, literacy skills, and academic skills, Broad Run encour-ages students to read for pleasure. In addition to 15 minutes of recreational read-ing during study hall, Broad Run now has a book club for all interested students.To become part of the book club, known as “Chat and Chew,” students read the selected book and then discuss the book during a lunch block. The first Chat and Chew occurred on October 16th. The book “We Were Liars”, written by e. lock-hart, was read and discussed by both staff members and interested students during all lunch shifts. Dessert was provided for the students who attended.

The next “Chat and Chew” will take place during all lunch shifts on Friday, Decem-ber 4. Students will discuss the book “A Monster Calls”, by Patrick Ness. This book is part of the one book, one community project sponsored by Loudoun County Public Library. Patrick Ness, a native Virginian and published author, who now lives in England, will be speaking about his writing on November 18th at 7 p.m. at Smart’s Mill Middle School in Leesburg.

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Art wraps up Quarter one with some great results. With the building under construc-tion we have tapered back on exhibiting work in the main senior hallway. But, be on the look-out in the main office the science wing showcase space and the main lobby for some new artwork.

Art I did some exploring of mediums and worked on a positive and negative space as-signment they developed using contour line drawing. Here are some examples:

Nishanth Shetty

Natalie Rios

Art II students were asked to bring in items that represent them in order to create a realis-tic Still Life Self Portrait piece. Student’s set up their objects and drew from observation and produced realistic color pencil Self-portrait Still Life’s.

Art II: Still Life Self Portraits

Alena Crespo

Art III, IV, AP worked with their medium of choice to produce a snack inspired work of art. They will have an in class exhibit and then will have their work on display in the main lobby. BRHS Main Lobby - November 8 – 22nd advanced art student’s exhibit – Snack Attack will be on display.

Art III, IV, AP: Snack Attack

Emily Rodriguez

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http://www.lcps.org/domain/813Our team is still available to address your needs and our website has valuable information and resources to help answer many of the questions you have.

Continued est wishes on continuing a productive and successful school year!

Meet Our School Counseling Department! Ms. Casey Sarafinas, Director Casey.Sarafinas@lcps.orgMs. Kimberley Harris, Counselor (A – Coo) Kimberley.Harris@lcps.orgMrs. Lauren Pasek, Counselor (Cor-Hen) Lauren.Pasek@lcps.orgMs. Vanessa Koubratoff, Counselor (Her-Min) Vanessa.Koubratoff@lcps.orgMr. Luke Mason, Counselor (Mir-Sal) Luke.Mason@lcps.orgMrs. Monique Chavez, Counselor (Sam-Z) Monique.Chavez@lcps.orgMs. Leona Chalmers, Career Center Leona.Chalmers@lcps.orgMrs. Susy Langstroth, Registrar Susana.Langstroth@lcps.orgMs. Corrin Jasinski, Transcript Secretary Corrin.Jasinski@lcps.orgMrs. Monika Deaton, Secretary Monika.Deaton@lcps.org

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COLLEGE & CAREER PLANNING

Students interested in attending NOVA (Northern Virginia Community College) are encour-aged to attend an interest meeting for the Pathways Program on Monday, October 19 in the Career Center during all lunch shifts. Program benefits include: early registration for classes, help with financial aid, access to college advisor throughout senior year and more!

Monroe Shadow Day, December 2. This is a great opportunity for students to learn about cours-es offered at Monroe Technology Center. Pick up a permission slip in the Career Center. Thinking about what career field you want to pursue? JOB-4-A-DAY gives juniors an oppor-tunity to spend one day with a person in the community who is involved your career field of interest. Complete an online application and submit a resume: https://webinter.lcps.org/JobFor-ADay/ by 10/30/15. Scholarships & Leadership Opportunities (see Ms. Chalmers in the Career Center)

PERSONAL & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

School Counselors will be partnering up with LCPS School Social Workers and School Psychol-ogists to discuss depression awareness through Health/PE 9 classes on October 22 and 23.

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ATTENTION PARENTS & STUDENTSWELCOME TO THE NEW 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR FROM PEER, Broad Run’s Student Counseling Group.We encourage you to seek out our services this year, which include:

• Helping new students feel at home at Broad Run• Helping students to deal with frustrating situations: school, teachers, assignments, etc.• Helping students to manage stress• Helping students to manage anger• Helping students with teen issues• Helping students with loss through death, divorce, or break-up• Just being there to listen when students need to vent or have someone to listen to him or her.

We are a teen-to-teen program, and we are CONFIDENTIAL! *Unless you are harming yourself, someone else, or someone is harming you. Please re-quest our help from your Guidance Counselor or send an email to Amy Buckley at amy.buckley@lcps.org.

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Application for Season Passes:

Thank you for purchasing a season pass. The money from your purchase stays at Broad Run and directly supports our athletic program!

PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE REDUCED THE FAMILY SEASON PASS PRICE THIS YEAR BY $50.00 AS WE WILL ONLY HAVE TWO VARSITY FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON HOME GAMES AND ONE HOME FRESHMAN AND JV FOOTBALL GAME.

These passes are good for all REGULAR SEASON HOME GAMES ONLY (does not include playoff or tournament games) at Broad Run High School for the School year 2015-2016. Pass entitles admission for person whose name appears on it. It is non-transferable; any misuse of ticket may cause it to be revoked with no refund. The “NO RE-ENTRY RULE” will be enforced.

If you attend all Broad Run home games this year, you will spend over $400.00 per person on tickets. Season passes can be a tremendous saving to families of athletes involved in multiple sports. Kindergarten and under and 62 and over are free of charge to all games. Simply fill out the order form below, make check payable to Broad Run High School and return to school either by mail or in person to the Athletic Department. If you wish to use a cred-it card, follow this link to make your purchase: http://cheerssports.com/school-stores/broad-run/spartans-24.html. Passes may also be purchased at any home game. Please provide your email address and phone number in case we need to contact you. Passes will be available for pick up at Broad Run and also at home games. For information, please call the Athletic Department at 571-252-2310.

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Strong Start

October left our Broad Run Debate & Speech Team with no question that the 2015-16 tournament season had begun. Students competed in four tournaments, ranging from WACFL competitions in Virginia to national circuit events in DC and Michigan.

The team also was awarded recognition for being in the top 10% of high school speechand debate teams in the United States.Broad Run received notice from the Nation-al Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) that it is now a member of the organization's prestigious "100 Club." The path to joining this elite organization requires winning 100 or more awards in the past calendar year through the combined efforts of all debaters and speakers, which is not an easy feat. As a member of the 100 Club, Broad Run in the top 10% of high schools in the nation. "This recognition is remarkable since it represents outstanding commitment to teaching stu-dents essential life skills—including com-munication, research, listening, writing, and organization,” according to the NSDA, in a letter to Principal Dave Spage.

Broad Run Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Con-gress, and Public Forum debaters compet-ed against hundreds of other teams at our first two of thirteen Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League (WACFL) tour-naments of the year, with Congressor Tyler Hess (Speech Captain) winning Third Place recognition and qualifying for a post-season Metrofinal appearance. The Varsity Policy Debate teams of Michael Logue/Achal Patel and Megan Marshall/Shreya Singh placed Fourth and Fifth places respectively, accom-panied by the Junior Varsity Policy team of Syed Hasnain and Ben House (all qualified

for Metrofinals). Additionally, Dinh Tran was named Third Speaker in the JV division. Broad Run also sent two of its

Varsity Policy teams to compete at the Capitol Beltway Classic, with the partner-ship of Javaria Abbasi (Team Captain) and Anshul Nanda (Policy Captain) capturing top honors as tournament champions. Not only did Javaria and Anshul navigate the six preliminary rounds without losing a single round, they emerged victorious from the elimination rounds undefeated for the two-day tournament, winning every one of the 12 judges’ ballots.

Travelling to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to compete in five days of Policy Debate competition were seniors Rittwik Dhar and Rahul Soni. Ritt and Rahul distinguished themselves by placing second in the Varsity Round Robin, meeting and besting some of the top teams in the country in the process.The team overall distinguished itself as well by successfully hosting the largest debate tournament ever at Broad Run. Fulfilling one of our responsibilities to the WACFL

Capitol Beltway Classic Tournament Champions Javaria Abbasi and Anshul Nanda, with Achal Patel and Megan Marshall.

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VMEA Honors Choir Selections

Congratulations to Joel Clemens and Chris Panetta for being selected for the Virginia Music Educators Association’s prestigious Honors Choir. Over students auditioned for this elite choir. Chris was the 6th highest scoring Bass 1 in the state, and Joel was the 3rd highest scoring Bass 1 in the state. They will performing at the annual VMEA Con-ference in Norfolk, VA on November 21st. Way to go gentlemen!

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organization, we managed a tournament comprised of 453 student competitors and 94 adult judges, pretty much filling every available classroom, the cafeteria, the audi-torium, and the library. One of our biggest challenges was to feed lunch to those hun-dreds quickly enough to get them back into competition, and we couldn’t have done it without the dozens of parent and student volunteers who pitched in beginning at 7:00 in the morning.

Large thank yous go to Parent Liaison Sarwet Abbasi and Treasurer Liz Hess who led the following team of workers who contributed time and food: Teddy Chu, Manisha Nanda, Doreen Varblow, Marianne Chacin, Jagdish Patel, Nandini Yedulla, Oriana Figueroa, Amanda Wong, Juliet Varblow, Nikhil Sastry, Abhijit Adhikari, Daphne deHaven Santosh Shetty, Manisha Adhikari, Zenia deHaven, Elise Varblow, Nandhini Nallamotu, Vani Valluru Nallamotu, Taylor Lee, Heidi Myers, Swati Podury, Moneeka Dhar, Sarah Mar-shall, Noella Pengal, Archesh Soni, Tammy Reynolds, Javaria Abbasi, Rimsha Abbasi, Greg Hess, Amanda Hess, Patty Alexander, and Jeff Alexander. (Our apologies to any-one’s names we’ve overlooked; you and your contributions are not, however.)

The team also thanks Heritage Landscape Services, Paisano’s Pizza, Giant Food of Ash-burn Village, Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant, and Chick-fil-A for their generous support and valuable contributions to the team and the tournament. It’s never too late to join one of the top teams in the nation, and any interested Spartans should drop into an af-ter-school practice on Tuesdays and Thurs-day, or contact Coaches Ron Richards and Jim Dunning.

PTSO

Please join the Broad Run High School Parent-Teacher-Student Organization (a 501(3)(c) organization) for the 2015-2016 school year.

WHY SHOULD I BECOME A MEMBER?Let’s face it, the beginning of school brings about a mountain of paperwork, forms, need to spend money here, need to spend money there…it can be overwhelming. So you may be looking at this form and wondering, why should I join? Well, here is why:

The membership fee for BRHS PTSO is only $35 per family, but what we give back to community is much more. Last year only 16% of families joined the PTSO, but through fundraising efforts, we were able to spend, on average, $21 per student on educational support and enrichment programs.

There funds pay for programs/efforts such as the following:

• Programs to enrich the education and school life of the students of BRHS, including the Men-tor Program, Freshman/New Student Welcome Reception, Parent/Student College Preparatory Programs, Homecoming parade, and AIDS Aware-ness Program.

• Teacher requests – Some items or events that are not in the yearly school budget and would not be possible without the help of the BRHS PTSO. Some examples: Battle of the Books Club/Spartans Read, Special Needs Field Day, TechEd Projects, Student Art Displays, Magazine Sub-scriptions for English classes, Impact club (for students dealing with a significant medical/death related family change), and school based clubs and organizations such as NHS and DECA.

• Scholarships - Each spring the BRHS PTSO awards up to ten $500 college scholarships to the most deserving BRHS graduating seniors regard-less of gender or educational path.

• Project Graduation - The BRHS PTSO contrib-utes to the Project Graduation All-Night Party that is a yearly event held after graduation night at a local venue. It is a nationwide effort to pro-vide graduating seniors with a fun, safe place to celebrate their last night together as high school students.

• Hospitality - The BRHS PTSO supplements the

Hospitality committee needs when parent dona-tions are not sufficient to provide for food and drinks at many school events including: Back to School Kick-Off, Academic Awards Night, Na-tional Honor Society Induction, Foreign Language Induction, Teacher Appreciation Week, Junior Ring Ceremony.

Imagine how much more we can provide for the BRHS students and teachers if we can achieve full membership of all BRHS families!

NO FRILLS FUNDRAISERWhen completing the membership form you will also have the opportunity to participate in the PTSO’s “No Frills Fundraiser.” We realize that sometimes it’s easier to donate money in lieu of your time…with hectic lives, teenagers and their busy schedules; it’s tough to do it all. Consider making a donation to our “No Frills Fundraiser” to help fund the BRHS PTSO programs. Do-nations made to our “No Frills Fundraiser” are tax-deductible!

DOES YOUR COMPANY MATCH EMPLOYEE CASH DONATIONS?Some companies will match donations that their employees make to 501(3)(c) organizations so please check with your company to see if they have a matching program. We can do so much more with a little help from everyone!

HOW DO I BECOME A PTSO MEMBER?There are two ways to become a BRHS PTSO Member:

1. Click here to complete the membership form online AND pay for your membership with a credit card:

https://fs20.formsite.com/ashburn/form12/index.html

2. Download the attached Membership Form form from below and return the completed form and check to the Main Office at BRHS or mail. it to BRHS PTSO, 21670 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, Virginia 20147.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

BRHS PTSO Annual Membership - Open Enrollment

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Broad Run DECA’s Hurricane PINK project touched down in NYC on November 1! The Broad Run marketing students headed to New York City to promote their project, Hurricane PINK. The DECA Chapter took 47 passionate marketing students to create awareness about Loudoun County’s local breast cancer charity and network, Loudoun Breast Health Network. In New York, they were on the TODAY Show, and even got a personal interview with Dylan Dreyer! What an experience this was for our students!!! They represented our school and community in the most honorable ways, all while creating awareness for breast cancer and for LBHN! Not only did they make it on the TODAY Show, but Hurricane PINK also has its own awareness and spirit week October 29 – November 6. The final event will be Friday, November 6, at the home football game against Tuscarora! We invite everyone to come out and to purchase their own Hurricane PINK t-shirts (long sleeves are $15 and short sleeves are $10) to support this cause! Also, at the game, we will have a raffle with amazing prizes and even a bake sale – all to benefit LBHN! All proceeds from our t-shirt sales, raffle, and bake sale will be donated to Loudoun Breast Health Network! LBHN (http://www.lbhn.org/) is a local charity and network that supports women and families who are going through cancer treatment. At LBHN, the board of directors are all volunteers! They do not take salaries for all their time and efforts; all the money that is raised and donated goes directly to breast cancer patients and their families! Thank you for all your support for this project and cause! The students leading this project are Lauren Stevens, Josh Wohlgemuth, and Anna Deutsch. For more information, please contact them at: hurricanepink15@gmail.com. Follow the project at Twitter: @Hurricane_PINK / Facebook: Hurricane PINK / Instagram: @hurricanepinkk Hurricane PINK: Beware of the Storm…. Supporting the Fighters, Admiring the Survivors, Honoring the Taken and NEVER Giving up Hope!

Hurricane PINK Sweep Through the Big Apple!

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BRHS Project Graduation PresentsThe 2015 White House Christmas ornaments honors Calvin Coolidge, the thirtieth presi-dent of the United States and the First National Christmas Tree Lighting in 1923. A depiction of the first National Christmas tree, it is illuminated (LED light incorporated into the design) from within and hung with ornaments representing the events of President Coolidge’s unique life and presidency.

To order your ornaments by mail, please complete the following information and send the form along with your payment to Jean Marie Logue, 20351 Snowpoint Place, Ashburn, VA 20147.

Please make checks payable to “BRHS Project Graduation”. Please contact Jean Marie Logue at logues4@verizon.net or at 703- 724- 835 withquestions.

Name:_____________________________________________

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Email: ____________________________________________(Cost: 1 - 9: $20 each, 10 or more: $19 each)

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Thank you for helping keep the BRHS 2016 Graduates safe on Graduation night!!!Additional forms and information can be found at www.brhspg.orgPr

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$25 per sign for Delivery OR $20 per sign for Pick Up Order deadline is April 23, 2016

All proceeds will benefit theBRHS Class of 2016 Project Graduation - All Night Grad Party

Signs are 18”x24” and include a lawn stake. When ordering, you can choose to have the sign delivered to your front yard (or the yard of your choice) by May 15, 2016 or you can pick it up yourself. Delivery in Ashburn area only. Questions? Please contact the Project Grad

committee at brhspg@gmail.com. If purchasing signs for multiple graduates, please submit a separate form for each. You may pay for multiple orders with one check.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY!

Your Name: _______________________________________________________

Email: ________________________ Phone #: ____________________________

Address sign to be delivered to: ___________________________________________

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Name to print on sign: _________________________________________

Check Order Option below:

$25 - Please deliver my sign to the address listed above.

$20 - Please contact me by email when my sign is ready to be picked up.

Completed forms can be mailed to: Samantha Bailey, 43908 Felicity Place, Ashburn, VA 20147. Checks should be made payable to BRHS Project Graduation. Order forms may also

be dropped off along with payment to the school office - please make sure to put “Project Graduation” on the front of the envelope. Thank you for your support!

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GRADUATION YARD SIGNProudly display your graduate’s special day with a “Class of 2016” graduation sign. Signs will be personalized with the graduate’s name.