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🎶 Our high school music students gave outstanding performances at the BHHS Spring Concerts at the end of April! 🌸 The concerts featured the Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Treble Choir, and Jazz Choir, and also included a special performance by the student-run band Big Lunch. 🎤🎺🎹🎸 Thank you to family, friends, and community members who came out and watched the livestream to support our music students! ✨ A huge thank you to BH Music alumnus Alexa Fink for the photos! 📸 : @alexafink.jpg

Celebrating Student Success + Staff Shoutouts! 🎉 We’ve got some major wins and well-deserved recognitions to share from our last Brandywine Heights Area School District Board Meeting: 🏃‍♂️ Athletics Achievements • Jonathan Shuey set a new school record in the 110m hurdles – 16.63 seconds! • David Bates broke the 100m sprint record with a time of 10.89 seconds. • Matt Sterner hit a huge milestone with 100 career strikeouts, including 13 in a single game vs. Oley! 🔧 SkillsUSA Standouts • Brandon Lenhart took 1st place in Diesel Technology and is headed to Nationals in Atlanta! • Owen Miller earned 3rd place in Power Equipment Technology – way to go! 🎓 Graduation Support A big thank you to the Brandywine Heights Education Foundation and The Perk Up Truck for supporting this year’s graduation celebrations — including a generous $500 donation toward our program printing! 🌟 #NewHeights Award Honorees Congrats to our May recipients who go above and beyond: • Mrs. Melissa Molis – Intermediate School • Mrs. Christine Miller – Intermediate/Middle School

🌿 Big shoutout to our 7th grade conservationists! This winter, they dove into the importance of riparian buffer zones and designed posters that helped shape a brand-new permanent sign—now proudly on display near the stream. It's more than just a sign… it’s a symbol of the meaningful work our students are doing to protect and educate. 💧🪧

🎉 School’s almost out… 🚲 but this ride is just getting started. 🎟️ Enter our E-Bike Raffle for a chance to roll into summer in style. $20 a ticket. Big prize. Bigger vibes. 📱 Scan the code on the flyer or grab your ticket now!

🎶 Here are more photos from the Treble Choir trip to Philadelphia. Thank you to Mrs. Hanych and Miss Yusella for chaperoning and to the BH Music Boosters for their support! 😁

🎶 The BHHS Treble Choir spent the weekend in Philadelphia at the beginning of May. 🏙️ The group attended a joint concert by the Singing City Choir and Nashirah, the Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia, which was phenomenal. 🎼 They also explored Center City, including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Love Park, Rittenhouse Square, and Reading Terminal Market. Some students even went to a Phillies game, and some ate at Chickie’s and Pete’s. ⚾ 🐔 It was a fun and educational weekend! ✨

💧 Friday is Stay Hydrated Day! 💧 Don’t forget to wear BLUE this Friday as a reminder to drink water and stay hydrated! 💙 Water is essential for our brains to function, our bodies to feel good, and our emotions to stay balanced. Let’s make hydration a healthy habit! #StayHydratedDay #WearBlue #HealthyHabits #HydrationMatters #WellnessWeek

Mrs. Hook’s 4th graders are in the middle of a novel study on The BFG and today’s focus was Phizzwizards—very good dreams. ✨ Students created their own dream jars and used circuits to make their Phizzwizards come to life, refreshing their knowledge of how batteries work to complete a circuit. A fun mix of reading, dreaming, and science! 💡📖🌟

For today's Mental Health Awareness video, we're doing "Count Down to Calm." Try it with us here: https://youtube.com/shorts/dKRBU5YEKqw Need a gentle way to unwind after a long day? Try Countdown to Calm—a simple bedtime practice to ease your mind and body. Start with Five Finger Breathing: ✋ Trace each finger as you slowly breathe in and out. Then move to High Five Hands: 🫱 Breathe In – open your hands 🫳 Breathe Out – close your hands 🔁 Repeat 5 times while counting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… This calming ritual helps slow your breathing, relax your nervous system, and prepare your body for rest. Try it tonight—you deserve the peace. 💙 #MentalHealthAwareness #CountdownToCalm #BedtimeRoutine #MindfulBreathing #SelfCare

🏃‍♂️ Get Ready for Active Day 🏃‍♀️ Tomorrow students are encouraged to wear sports gear to school as a fun reminder to stay active, reduce stress, and take care of both our bodies and minds 💪🧠. Whether it’s your favorite team jersey, athletic wear, or sneakers—let’s move through the day with energy and purpose! #ActiveDay #HealthyBodiesHealthyMinds #StayActive #StudentWellness

Check out today's Mental Health Awareness video here: https://youtu.be/Lrp2HWkVpeY Feeling overwhelmed? Try the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique—a simple way to bring yourself back to the present moment using your senses. ✨ It helps reduce stress, calm anxiety, and reconnects your mind and body. Take a few quiet minutes to go through each step. Let your senses anchor you in the here and now. 🧘‍♀️💚 #MentalHealthAwareness #Mindfulness #GroundingTechniques #54321Method #SelfCareTools

🌿 Reminder! 🌿 Tomorrow is Mental Health Awareness Day! Let’s come together to support, uplift, and spread awareness by wearing GREEN 💚. Join us in showing that mental health matters — for our students, our staff, and our community. #MentalHealthAwareness #WearGreen #EndTheStigma #WeSupportEachOther

🧠 Check out our latest Mental Health Awareness week video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B5RFqjL18QU Mental Health Awareness Week Tip Take a moment to breathe deep and reset with this simple technique: Hot Chocolate Breath 🍫💨 It’s a fun and easy way to reduce stress, calm anxiety, and boost overall well-being. Here’s how: 1. 🌬️ Imagine holding a warm cup of hot chocolate. 2. 👃 Smell the delicious aroma as you breathe in slowly. 3. 😮‍💨 Cool it down with a gentle breath out. 4. ☕ Sip and quietly say “ahhhh…” 5. 🔁 Repeat 3 times. This calming exercise helps relax your nervous system, improve lung function, and bring you back to the present. Try it—your mind and body will thank you. 💚 #MentalHealthAwareness #BreatheDeep #SelfCare #HotChocolateBreath #MindfulnessMatters

🌞 Tuesday is Sunshine & Positivity Day! 🌼 Let’s brighten the halls and our hearts by wearing orange and yellow tomorrow to spread warmth, kindness, and support for Mental Health Awareness Week. 💬 A smile, a compliment, or a helping hand can go a long way. Let’s lift each other up and shine some light together! ✨🧡💛 #MentalHealthMatters #SunshineAndPositivity #WearOrangeAndYellow #BrightenSomeone'sDay

🌱 Feeding Futures: Grab & Go Summer Meals 🌱 We’re back for another summer of FREE meals for Brandywine Heights students, thanks to the incredible support of Friends of Brandywine! 📅 Start Date: Thursday, June 12 📍 Pickup Location: Intermediate/Middle School (200 West Weis St.) 🍴 Meals Include: 5 breakfasts & 5 lunches every week ✅ Sign up now: https://www.bhasd.org/page/food-services Let’s keep our students nourished and thriving all summer long! #FeedingFutures #BHASD #CommunitySupport #SummerMeals

🌱 How Nature Heals Us 🌳✨ Did you know spending time outside can boost your mood, lower stress, and even improve sleep? 💚 Check out our latest video to learn more about how nature helps us heal: https://youtu.be/lk23DbaUqYE #MentalHealthAwareness #NatureHeals #StepOutside #Wellbeing #Biophilia

🌽💥 Science in Action! 💥🌽 Last week in Gifted, we dove into the world of Ag literacy — and what better way to kick things off than with some delicious popcorn experiments? 🍿💡 Did you know that the moisture level in corn affects how it pops? We put it to the test by popping kernels that were: 🔥 Baked in the oven for an hour 💧 Soaked in water for an hour 🌱 Left as regular kernels And the best part? We had a few extra 'teachers' on hand for Bring Your Child to Work Day, making our popcorn science lesson even more fun!

🧠💚 SPIRIT WEEK with a PURPOSE! 💚🧠 Starting Monday, we’re turning up the school spirit while turning the spotlight on mental health awareness! Each day is packed with fun themes and powerful messages to help us all pause, reflect, and support one another. ✨ Let’s break the stigma, boost each other up, and show that mental health matters just as much as school pride! 📸 Check out the image below for daily themes and join the movement! #MentalHealthMatters #SpiritWeek2025 #WellnessAndWeAre

🦸‍♀️ Shoutout to our School Lunch Heroes! 🧃🍕🥦 Friday, May 2nd was National School Lunch Heroes Day! Our heroes aren’t just serving food—they’re serving superpowers! 💥 From pre-dawn prep to the final tray wipe, you keep our bellies full and our hearts. 💛 Thanks for making lunchtime legendary! 🙌

Happy School Nurses Day! ❤️‍🩹 From tummy aches to band-aids and everything in between. Today we celebrate the calm in the chaos, the heart behind the help, and the nurses who always know how to make us feel better. Thanks for taking care of BHASD! 🩹