BHSN DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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The African-American Read-In will be at IU on Friday, February 6. Join us for the annual celebration of Black music and poetry. Anyone interested in attending should pick up a permission slip from the main office or in Mrs. Sweeney's room, 609. Permission slips are due January 31.
See attached file for info on the African American Read-In 2026

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Do you know high school students interested in exploring African Diaspora dance forms? Students who are undecided about college or looking to visit IU Bloomington's campus? Students who need a community and a 'safer' space for their future academic endeavors?
Previously known as the African American Dance Company (AADC) Annual Dance Workshop, the legendary AADC is excited to host KUKUSANYA, its 28th anniversary dance intensive on Feb. 27-28, 2025 on IU Bloomington's campus. KUKUSANYA: International Africanist Dance Intensive exposes participants to dance from the perspectives of African American culture and the broader African Diaspora through master classes, a panel discussion, and showcase. Directed by Baba Stafford C. Berry Jr., the intensive features a faculty of esteemed dance artists, percussionists, educators, performers, and scholars.
We are pleased to offer scholarships to eligible high school students once again this year. We hope your students will apply! Applications are due Jan. 19th, before midnight. Notifications will be sent by Feb. 3rd in order to allow time for travel preparations. 
The application can be found here: http://go.iu.edu/kukusanya-scholarship. Please let us know if you have any questions at all. 

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Students, faculty, staff and families of Bloomington High School North help us support Special Olympics Indiana by Freezin' For A Reason. Members of the BHSN Unified Sports Teams and Student Athletic Board have taken the plunge year after year to support this wonderful cause. Will you? Sign up for Team Bloomington North!!!! The Plunge will be at Memorial Stadium, Henke Hall on February 14th. Registration from 10-11:30AM and Plunging begins at 12PM. You must raise a minimum of $125 to be considered a plunger.

https://support.soindiana.org/team/789800
 

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The dentist is coming to our school on April 1st! The School Smiles dental program provides on-site dental care at our school for ALL students that sign up to participate. The dental team will set up inside our school and they accept Medicaid, private insurance, offer self-pay rates and grants through their foundation. Registration is now open online at: www.schoolsmiles.com/student-signup with over 100 languages to choose from when completing the online form. As a reminder, School Smiles requires a new registration form be filled out each school year.

Upcoming College Visit information can be found on our counseling web site here: https://north.mccsc.edu/counselingcalendar

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Interested in scholarships, graduation requirements, college resources, etc...? Check out the BHSN Counseling website!
https://north.mccsc.edu/19070_2

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Trip to Japan in Summer 2026: Enrollment is now open — Enroll now with this link: www.eftours.com/2873908BD

Robotics, Engineering, and the Future of Cities in Japan | EF Educational Tours Robotics, Engineering, and the Future of Cities in Japan www.eftours.com

**Space is limited, and is first-come, first-served! For more information see: Parent Guide to Travel 
Additionally, once you enroll, you will have access to your individual fundraising page and will be able to apply for EF's Global Citizen Scholarship. Still have questions? EF's Traveler Support team can help through their online chat at https://www.eftours.com/contact-us or by phone at 800-665-5364. 
P.S. Check out this video to learn what parents & guardians like you thought about their own children's EF tour experiences.

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