International Baccalaureate
at Bartow High School

Messages from Faculty and Administrators

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Volunteer Opportunities, College and Scholarship Information as well as a copy of the Baccalaureate Buzz can be found on our 2nd site look for the Guidance Corner link on our other site.

The IB program requires a total of 20 hours of community service/cultural hours during the 9th and 10th grade. Students may use a visit to a museum, or a concert or play for their cultural hours (no more than 15 of these hours are allowed), and may use many different options for community service, such as tutoring elementary school students in a school setting, or volunteering at the library, a hospital, or other non profit agency. The forms to document these hours are found in a plastic holder outside of Mrs. Cavanaugh's office, and every student received one last Friday. These hours may be turned in to me as completed, or all at one time by May of their sophomore year.

Other Notices

• Visit http://www.facts.org to tour the site and learn of its many benefits. Students may access their high school transcript, apply for colleges, explore careers, etc.
  


• Lockers are still available in Room 301 for $1.
  


• Regarding homework, usually a 9th grader in the IB program will average about two hours of homework per night. Of course this differs depending on assignments, tests and how the student works.
  


• BESTT Academic Achievement Contract 2011 – All students were given this contract to take home and sign, have parent sign, and return to Mrs. Patton.
  


• For study skills, visit http://www.onstudyskills.com/. This site helps students build study skills. Students were given the password to use in Mrs.Patton's class.
  


• Bright Futures brochures with qualifying information were given to all students.

You can e-mail us at ibatbhs@gate.net.

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