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The Bear Bulletin
Family & Community Newsletter
September 20, 2024
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Fri, 9/20 - End of Six Weeks
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Mon, 9/23 - Teacher workday - no school
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Tues, 9/24 - See You at the Pole (7:40 am in front of new gym)
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Fri, 9/27 - Early Release (12:00 pm)
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Fri, 10/11 - 3 week grade check
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Mon, 10/14 - School Holiday - No School
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Fri, 9/27 - Texas Value Card fundraiser ends
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Mon, 10/21 - 1st Grade field trip
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Mon, 9/23 - Fri, 9/27 - Homecoming week activities (details below)
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Tues, 9/24 - World of Work (all HS)
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Thurs, 9/26 - Jr & Sr Meeting with Jostens (10:15 am)
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Thurs, 9/26 - Letter jacket fitting (1:00 pm)
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Thurs, 9/26 - JH & JV Football @ Roby
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Fri, 9/27 - Varsity Football vs. Roby (Homecoming)
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Tues, 10/1 - Senior ACT Testing
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Wed, 10/2 - JH & HS Cross Country @ Trent
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Wed, 10/2 - Go for the Gold Presentation (1:00 pm)
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Thurs, 10/3 - JH & JV Football vs. Eden
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Fri, 10/4 - Varsity FB at Eden
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Sat, 10/5 - Big Country Marching Festival
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Wed, 10/9 - JH & HS District Cross Country
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Thurs, 10/10 - Fall Sports Pictures
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Thurs, 10/10 - JV & JH Football @ Gorman
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Fri, 10/11 - Varsity Football vs. Gorman
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Sat, 10/12 - Concho Classic Marching Festival
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Thank you to all the parents for allowing your girls to participate in our Mini Cheer Camp! We all had a great time.
Join us on Friday, September 27th at the Homecoming pep rally downtown at 5:00pm to watch the kids perform!
- They will also be performing at the Homecoming game in the 1st & 2nd quarters!
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Homecoming Parade & Pep Rally
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We invite all Teachers, Students and Alumni to participate in this year’s Homecoming Parade on Friday, September 27th at 4:30 pm.
The pep rally will follow at 5:00 pm at the Depot.
We will meet and line up in front of the Elementary School at 4:00 pm.
All are welcome, including Bicycles, Horses and Floats. Let’s show our Bear spirit and have the biggest and best Parade ever.
***A Pizza Party will be awarded to the best class float!
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Homecoming Concession - Help Needed
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The junior class will be in charge of the concession stand at the Homecoming game next week. We need some junior class parents to help us work it.
Please email, text, or call Cathy Dyer to sign up. Thank you!
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Homecoming Football Program Ads
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If you would like to purchase an ad for the Homecoming Football program please send your information to me no later than Wednesday, September 25th.
- 1/4 page is $20.00
- 1/2 page is $35.00
- full page is $50.00
You may send your information to pgrimes@bairdisd.org or text to 325-320-3895 or you can drop it by the school.
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Teen Accounts on Instagram
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Meta recently introduced Teen Accounts for Instagram, which is aimed at users aged 13-17 and focused on enhancing safety and parental oversight. These come with several new protections, including automatic default to private accounts, restricted messaging (limited to existing contacts), stricter content filters, and features that encourage healthier habits, such as sleep mode and daily usage reminders. Teens will also have restricted mentions and tags, and parents can view who their teen has messaged, though not the content of the messages.
On the positive side, these updates address rising concerns about keeping teens safe online by giving parents more control and insight into their child’s Instagram activity. Meta also says they are focused on filtering content to be age-appropriate, taking steps to remove sensitive topics like violence and graphic material from teen feeds. The changes aim to create a safer, more positive online environment for young users.
While the new Teen Accounts add valuable features like stricter privacy settings and content filters, they fail to tackle a bigger issue: the platform’s inherently addictive design. Key features like infinite scrolling and algorithm-driven content suggestions, which are known to encourage excessive screen time and expose teens to potentially harmful material, remain unchanged. Critics argue that while these updates give the impression of improving safety, they don’t address the core problem—Meta’s engagement-focused design, which prioritizes profits and keeping users on the app for longer periods. Without addressing these deeper problems, the new changes may only provide superficial protection for teens.
It’s unclear if these updates will impact the outcomes of the lawsuits brought by over 40 states against Meta. However, the litigation revolves around more significant issues than what these changes address, particularly Meta’s platform design and its effects on youth mental health.
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9/26 - White
10/3 - Camo
10/10 - Neon
10/17 - Pink
10/24 - Pink
10/31 - Orange
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Week of 9/23 - Homecoming week
- Monday - no school
- Tuesday - Dress your best for success! (Career day)
- Wednesday - Rhyme without reason
- Thursday - Jersey Day
- Friday - Red out for Bear Pride
10/4 - 'Merica
10/11 - Pink Out
10/18 - Athlete vs. Mathlete
10/25 - College Pride
11/1 - Black Out
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Elementary PTO Fundraiser
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Elementary students are selling Texas Value booklets between now and September 27th. These coupon books contain coupons that are good until 12/2025!
If you are interested in buying a book, ask any elementary student or come to the elementary office.
The first 4 students who sell 20 booklets will receive a Baird Bear Blanket, and every child who sells 5 will receive a prize.
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Ring the Bell!
Celebrating Success
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Congratuations to the Varsity Bears for their victory over Highland last Friday.
#RTB
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