Parents
Principal’s Message
Brewer High School is a four-year comprehensive secondary school. With the goal to prepare all students for post-secondary educational opportunities, Brewer offers a challenging variety of classes. Honors and Advanced Placement courses are among the most comprehensive in New England. Students may choose to attend United Technologies Center in Bangor to pursue classes that target technical skills and specific vocations. Students with learning disabilities receive a wide-range of assistance from our special education department. Students are provided with the opportunity to go off campus for class work through guidance internships. Students may begin their college education during their senior year by pursuing early admissions courses at nearby schools such as the University of Maine, Husson College, and Eastern Maine Community College.
The success rate of our graduates is significant. In the past few years, Brewer High School students have continued their education in colleges throughout the country (Harvard, Columbia, Yale, West Point, and University of Pennsylvania) as well as in state institutions (Bowdoin, Bates, Colby, The University of Maine System, Husson and EMCC). Some graduates enter one of the armed services branches and others join the work force.
To supplement our excellent academic program, many students become actively involved in a variety of clubs, activities, athletic teams, and music programs. We encourage student involvement to provide additional learning opportunities, to build character, to assume leadership, and to make new friends. Research shows that students involved in co-curricula and extracurricular activities perform better in their academic programming than those who do not participate.
In closing, it is our desire to offer first class educational opportunities for all students who willingly accept the challenge and responsibility for their learning. We are dedicated to provide the atmosphere, courses, extracurricular offerings and teaching staff to enable our students to reach their potential and achieve success.
Rebecca L. Bubar
Principal
Brewer High School
A Community of Caring School
Dear Parents, Students, Teachers, and Community:
The Community of Caring is a tested and proven program of school-based values education that is aimed at preventing early sexual involvement, adolescent pregnancy, substance abuse, dropping out of school and self-destructive actions. Students learn to avoid risk-taking behavior through responsible decision-making and thoughtful future planning as well as through the observation of caring and responsible behavior modeled by parents, teachers, school personnel and community leaders and members who are participating in the program.
The Community of Caring holds that the basic principles of family, caring, responsibility, respect, and trust are the foundations on which responsible decisions and behaviors are based. The program emphasizes that the ability to reflect and act on these principles is essential in shaping lives, guiding decisions and illuminating the responsible goals for young people.
Through discussion and exploration, young people begin to understand the relationship between their principles, their decisions and actions. They learn decision-making skills that will help them make responsible choices when faced with situations that conflict with their principles.
The Community of Caring program acknowledges that multiple influences in the environment affect adolescent’s behavior. It seeks to structure the social climate to provide positive life experiences for young people.
The Community of Caring is designed to build students’ self-esteem, self-respect and confidence by enhancing their ability to take control of their future. It pursues this goal by creating strong support systems for students within their schools and homes and by helping them build some decision-making skills. The program opens a continuing dialogue among family, peers, teachers, administrators, and the community at large. The goal of the Community of Caring, simply stated, is to create a school and community that will help students to develop positive values. I invite all of you to help us in working towards this goal; it is the key to a more positive future.
Rebecca L. Bubar
Principal
AWARDING OF CREDITS
Credits are awarded based on the semester average. In courses which are a full-credit in value, credit will be issued as follows:
Pass first semester and fail second semester and yearly average is below 70 = ½ credit
Fail first semester and pass second semester and yearly average is below 70 = ½ credit
Pass the course with a yearly average of 70 or higher = 1 credit
Courses are evaluated by teachers using numerical grades ranging from 0 to 100.
Full credit courses shall represent courses that meet every day for one period and carry a value of one credit. Credit for one or multiple credit classes (UTC; AP Sciences) will be awarded at the end of the year. Half-credit courses are scheduled to meet for one half year (one semester) and credit will be awarded at the end of the semester. Half-credit courses may also meet every other day for the year (e.g. Chorus, PE, and OE). The half credit will be awarded based on a yearly average of 70 or higher.
Vision Statement:
Our vision of the future of Brewer High School is that it will be a Community of Caring that promotes academic excellence in a safe and nurturing environment, empowering all students to achieve their potential.
Mission Statement
The mission of Brewer High School is to create a community of learners where students develop the skills, knowledge, and work ethic to become contributing members of society.