Tuesday, February 7

Girls Basketball at Home vs. Skowhegan: Frosh @ 4:00 PM, JV @ 5:30 PM, Varsity @ 7:00 PM

Boys Basketball at Skowhegan: JV @ 5:30 PM, Varsity @ 7:00 PM

Wednesday, February 8

Girls Basketball at Home vs. Bangor: Frosh @ 4:00 PM, JV @ 5:30 PM

Boys Basketball at Bangor: JV @ 4:00 PM

Varsity Ice Hockey at Home vs. Lawrence @ 5:00 PM

Thursday, February 9

Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Bangor at Bangor Auditorium @ 5:30 PM

Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Bangor at Bangor Auditorium @ 7:00 PM

Friday, February 10

Boys Swimming and Diving at PVC Championship at Husson at 3:00 PM

Saturday, February 11

Indoor Track at PVC/EMITL Championship Meet at UMaine @ 3:00 PM

Cheering at State Championships at Augusta Civic Center

Girls Swimming and Diving at PVC Championship at Husson @ 7:45 AM

Wrestling at Eastern Maine Regionals at Westbrook

Varsity Ice Hockey at Home vs. Houlton at 1:00 PM

JV Ice Hockey at Home vs. Orono @ 4:45 PM

Brewer High’s annual Winter Carnival will be held during the week of February 6-10.  The theme for each day are as follows:

Monday – Ugly Sweater Day

Tuesday – Bad Hair Day

Wednesday – Formal Wear

Thursday – Pajama Day

Friday – Loyalty Day

We are also holding a door decorating contest.  The homeroom with the best decorated door will win a box of donuts.  Student Council members will judge the doors on Thursday, February 9.  The rules are that nothing can be touching the floor or covering the windows.  Our pep rally will take place on Friday, February 10 in the gym.  Have a fun week!

Mentor Check-In: Friday, February 17 from 7:30 – 8:00 AM in Student Services

Lecture with Dr. Todd Gabe, Professor of Economics at the University of Maine: Thursday, March 1 from 9:00 – 10:30 AM.  Topic is “What’s Happening to America’s Middle Class?”

Seminar with Dr. Edward Brazee of Brazee Digital Learning Services: Wednesday, March 7 from 2:15 – 4:00 PM.  Topic is “Digital Portfolios and Digital Citizenship in the 21st Century”

Field Trip to the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Science in Boston: Tuesday, May 22nd.  Permission forms due by April 30th.

Midyear Exams will be given starting on Tuesday, January 17 at Brewer High School. There will be a break period each day of the exams during which time there will be pizza slices and drinks for sale in the cafeteria. Students can also request a bag lunch in advance from the Main Office. Good luck students! Here is the schedule for the week:

Monday, January 16: No school – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 17: Classes held for periods 2, 3, and 4. Midyear Exam for Period 8, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 18: Period 2 exam (7:55-9:55) and Period 3 exam (10:25-12:25)

Thursday, January 19: Period 4 exam (7:55-9:55) and Period 5 exam (10:25-12:25)

Friday, January 20: Period 6 exam (7:55-9:55) and Period 7 exam (10:25-12:25)

Recently students in the Honors Diploma Program visited Bowdoin College and the University of Maine. Megan Pike and Lexi Gray took photographs of their experience:

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Students in Mr. Rand’s Honors Senior Seminar ended a four week unit on the Occupy Wall Street movement and the history of protest and dissent in America with a visit from Dr. Sunny Skye Hughes. Dr. Hughes is a professor in the Journalism Department at the University of Maine with a specialty in First Amendment issues.  She is an active participant in Occupy Bangor and she shared her experiences with the movement.  Dr. Hughes also touched upon how the current financial climate is affecting college students.

Maine Department of Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen came to Bangor High School on December 8 to talk with students about what makes an effective school and an effective teacher. Students from Brewer HS as well as some from Bangor High School came together to share their thoughts with Commissioner Bowen. Read more about this day and their ideas:

Link to the Department of Education article “Students offer thoughts on accountability”

Florence Pierce was a math teacher at Brewer High from 1923-1946.  Her daughter, Jean Margaret Pierce, has left $222,000 to the Brewer High School Scholarship Fund in her mother’s memory to be awarded to students pursuing math and science careers.  Ed and Maxine Harrow of Holden, whose son Seth and daughter Amy attended Brewer High School, have also donated $5000 to the fund.  The scholarship fund now totals $530,000.  We are extremely grateful for these generous gifts!

Bangor Daily News Article

The Brewer High School Air Force JROTC is selling t-shirts with a logo personalized for the program. The shirts are gray and are being sold until Friday, December 16th.  Prices are:

Short Sleeved T-Shirt – $13

Long Sleeved T-Shirt – $17

Crew Neck Sweatshirt – $21

Hoodie – $27

Add $2 for XXL and $4 for XXXL.  You can order by contacting Chief Steve Hughes

The Brewer High School music department’s annual winter concert will be held on Sunday, December 18th at 2:00 PM at the Performing Arts Center at Brewer Community School. There will be performances by the honors chorus, concert choir, and concert bands. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students and seniors.

2011 Winter Concert Flyer