Spartan Spotlight

News from Broad Run HS for the Week of May 11-15

From the Principal

Spartans,

This coming week many of our students will participate in AP testing. I want to encourage and congratulate our students who have been preparing for and are participating in this challenge, especially given the changing circumstances. Thank you to those who helped us provide well wishes to our faculty and staff for Teacher Appreciation Week.

Seniors, you should have received information about a senior celebration. Please see the school web site and look for BRHS Class of 2020 Virtual Celebration for more information.

Students/Parents grade 9-11, if you know that your student will not be returning to BRHS for SY 20/21 please contact Mrs. Pendleton at laura.pendleton@lcps.org to complete a summer withdrawal form and make arrangements to return your students Chromebook.

The BRHS PTSO will be holding its officer nomination and election process electronically this year. The Nomination form for PTSO board positions can be found at the link below. Please consider donating some of your time to support the organization that provides broad benefits to all students and teachers at Broad Run. Nomination Link: https://fs20.formsite.com/ashburn/form25/index.html

Submit your name by May 15th. Electronic elections will be held in May. If you have any questions, contact the PTSO at brhsptso20147@gmail.com.

I know distance learning has been a challenge for us as teachers/staff, students, parents. Our mission speaks to ‘working together to promote’ each other individually. Let’s be sure to work on that, no matter how far apart we are.

Mr. Spage

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World Languages and Cultures

The WLC department is excited to announce that over 40 seniors have qualified for the Seal of Biliteracy. The languages include French, Spanish, Arabic, German, Latin, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, and Russian.

What is the Seal of Biliteracy?

The Seal of Biliteracy is an award made by a state department of education or local district to recognize a student who has attained proficiency in English and one or more other world languages by high school graduation. The Seal serves to certify attainment of biliteracy for students, employers and institutions of higher education. It is a statement of accomplishment that helps to signal evidence of a student’s readiness for career and college, and for engagement as a global citizen.

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Social Studies

The Social Studies Department is excited to announce the addition of Dani Cook, a former Broad Run graduate, to our teaching team this fall! We are thrilled to have her! Dani also coaches Golf and Softball here at Broad Run.

Also, in social study news, we will offering a new elective. Myron Curtis will be teaching African History! We are looking forward to offering this engaging course to students at BR.

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Sigma Tau Sigma

Thank you to all of you that applied to become a member of our freshmen mentoring program, Sigma Tau Sigma. We will be notifying applicants in the next few weeks. If you are a junior and served as a mentor last year, you may apply to be a part of our executive board. Applications are posted in our google classroom, the same place you uploaded your application.

These applications are due May 8. We look forward to welcoming the class of 2024 to Broad Run this Fall!