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Congratulations to all of our DECA members that competed in the State Leadership Competition this month. Jon Shaw, Becca Lee, Simon Hwang, Connor Leake, Katherine Wren, and Paula Billingsley placed in their competitive events taking the stage. Additionally, heading to the DECA National Competition in Louisville, KY next month are Connor Leake, Paula Billingsley and Erin Mihelcic, Ashley Shaner and Victoria Guzdowski, Laura Sandtner and Sam Faulkner, and Maria Bruno and Lindsey Hunter. Overall, DECA took home the award for the chapter with the most community service hours per member and placed in the top 10 best overall chapters in the State of Virginia winning the Blue Chip award!

Please follow this link to an article regarding the recent achievements and activities of the Battlefield Future Business Leaders of America.

The last day to sign up for cap & gown photos is Friday, March 19th. No appointments will be made after this time. Please sign up in the main office by Friday if you are interested.

The Battlefield Battle of the Bands Fundraiser event will be held from 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM on Friday, April 9. This fundraiser will benefit the 2010 After-Grad Celebration. We need parent volunteers to be ticket takers / hand stampers, stage doors / band doors guards, and concessions salespeople. To volunteer please contact Denise Paoli at dpaoli5349@verizon.net.

The annual Faculty vs Senior Class basketball game will be held on Wednesday, March 24 at 7:00 PM. The cost of admission is $5.00 and all proceeds go to the senior class trip.

Battlefield yearbooks for the 2009-2010 school year are still available to purchase (in FULL color!) for $70. Click here or download the attached form to purchase yours! There aren't many books left, so make sure you purchase yours by the end of March before they run out!

BHS will host the third in a series of Career Networking Events on Thursday, March 25, from 7 PM until 8:30 PM. This event's highlighted careers will include:
 
- agriculture, food and natural resources
- architecture and construction
- manufacturing
- science, technology, engineering and mathematics
 
This event is for students and parents to meet and talk with professionals in a variety of careers related to these four main career clusters; learn about what education, training, and experience are needed to enter specific career fields and what high school students can be doing to start to prepare for specific careers (e.g., what classes to take, what extracurricular activities might be helpful, what part-time jobs or internships to consider, what post-secondary education and training might be appropriate).  If you have questions about this event and/or have an appropriate career and would like to volunteer to be a career participant, please contact emcphie@nvcc.edu.

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Swim Teams! We had four girls make it to states: Lara Crider, Holly Criscuolo, Natalie Martin and Nina Tremols. The 200 Medley relay consisting of all four girls made it to the B Final and finished in 11th place.  Natalie Martin finished in 9th place in the 100 breast. The boys had 5 make it to states: Justin Bogle, Jacob Croasdell, Nick Mathis, Nick Tremols and Ford Whitticar. The boys 400 freestyle relay consisting of Bogle, Croasdell, Tremols and Whitticar made it to the A Final and finished in 8th Place. Nick Tremols finished 4th in the 200 freestlye and was the State Champion in the 100 Fly. The boys also finished 13th overall (out of 35 teams) and were the highest ranking team from Prince William County.

The Athletic Training program at Battlefield will host its second annual 5K Race this spring. The race will be held on Saturday morning, March 20, 2010, at 9 AM. Registration for the event is already open at www.signmeup.com/67779. The cost is $15 and includes a race t-shirt and other goodies. All participants will also be entered in a raffle to be held afterwards. The race is held in recognition of National Athletic Training month and all proceeds are used to further the Athletic Training program here at BHS. Please come out and run with us! Any questions can be directed to Christi Nelson at nelsoncl@pwcs.edu or 571.722.6489.

The remaining meetings of the BHS PTO are set for April 13 and May 11.

The BHS PTO (www.BHS-PTO.com) will be offering graduating seniors scholarships again this year. Seniors who have earned at least a 3.0 GPA, have been accepted to college, have financial need, and have a family member in good standing with the PTO may apply for one of two $500 scholarships. Eligible seniors may download the application form (in either MS Word .doc format or Adobe Acrobat .pdf format), or pick up a copy from the Counseling Center. Applications are due by Friday, April 30, 2010.