It's time we call for new parent volunteers to join us in the next school year! If you are interested in any of the positions, please email [email protected].
Co- President
Secretary
Co-Treasurer
Book Fair Chair
Book Fair Co-Chair
Bronco Night Parent Volunteer Coordinator
Bronco Branding
8th Grade Promotion Dance Chair
Math Olympics Chair & Co-Chair
Pest Chair
Project Cornerstone Chair
Project Cornerstone Co-Chair
Volunteer Coordinators
Donation Drive
The Bret Harte Community Club is delighted to announce that we have exceeded our donation drive budget for the 2021-2022 school year! We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who was able to help us meet our goal! Through these kind donations and corporate match amounts, we have raised nearly $63,000 for our Bret Harte students, teachers, and staff.
The funds will be spent over the course of the school year on the following: technology, books, parent education events, safety/emergency prep, staff appreciation, PEST, Cornerstone, Everyday Heroes, Career Day, Cultural Fair, and Bronco Nights. The BHCC Board is also researching new programs to bring to your students and we hope to announce these in early 2022. Please note that it is never too late to donate to the Community Club. We accept contributions all year long through Pay Pal, Zelle, and check. Any amount is greatly appreciated.
If you contributed to BHCC in 2021 and would like a tax donation letter, please contact our donation drive chair as soon as possible at: [email protected]. Letters will be emailed to donors in PDF format for printing upon request.
Thank you again for helping BHCC reach and surpass our donation drive goal!
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We are asking for a $250 donation per student or any amount that you are able to contribute. Ways to donate:
o In your bank's mobile app, choose "Send Money with Zelle"
o Enter [email protected] as the email address to send to
o Enter the desired amount to send
o Indicate your student's name(s) in the memo field so we can associate the donation with your child
Indicate your student's name(s) in the memo field so we can associate the donation with your child
Check made out to BHCC and dropped off by your student at the office or given to her or his first-period teacher
Use "Bret Harte Educational Association" as our organization name for any corporate matching or charitable giving programs. Contact [email protected] if our tax ID number is needed for your forms or you need assistance.
Support BHCC while you shop! Use the link below every time you order from Amazon and a portion of your purchase will be donated to BHCC, smile.amazon.com/ch/77-0342966.
BHCC Career Fair: May 4th, 2022
Bret Harte Community Club (BHCC) invites you for an exciting volunteering opportunity to showcase your professional journey BHCC Career Fair Where: Online ( Zoom link will be shared)
What: Volunteers will record a 5 minutes video sharing their journey and what excites them about their profession (instructions below) How: Career fair organizers will share volunteers speaker's video recordings via a Career Fair weblink with all the Bret Harte students. All the videos will be available for a week. Then, We will have an online interactive Q&A session for kids with volunteer speakers. When: The Live Q&A session is tentatively planned for a weekday evening (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, PST), on May 4th, 2022. How to volunteer?
As a parent of a middle school student, if you wish to share your thoughts and ideas about your careers, we would love to hear from you! If you are interested and willing to provide a video by April 4th, 2022, please fill out this form.
For suggestions about content that you may want to include in your video, click here.
You can address the students in your video recording in an informal format, or on-site at your place of work. You could even screen-record a presentation.
Once recorded, upload your videos to a cloud storage platform (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc). Then, email this link to [email protected].
For instructions on how to screen record your presentation, please check this zoom link
BHCC Career Day - Presentation/Video content suggestions
Points you might want to include in your presentation/video: Check here
We look forward to hearing from you
BHCC Career Fair Committee.
Congratulations to the Winter 2021- 2022 Everyday Heroes! A total of 33 students were nominated by their peers for demonstrating HR2 traits. 7th grade had the most Everyday Heroes with 16 nominations followed by 6th grade with 13 Everyday Heroes, and 8th grade with 4 Everyday Heroes. Special congratulations to Gowri P., Tara S., and Isaac J. for being nominated by multiple peers!
The acts of this group of Everyday Heroes ranged from "always nice to all of his peers and making sure no one gets left out" to "making sure that you feel like there is someone there for you." Another student commented "I have learned how to be nicer just by being around her" while another appreciated that the Everyday Hero "helped me when I struggled with some classwork." Thank you to the Everyday Heroes for promoting a positive school climate at Bret Harte!
Each Everyday Hero received an award certificate, a prize, and a chance to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card. Congratulations to this period's Amazon Gift Card winners: Suhas G., Julia N., Caleb K., Lasya M., and Rhea B.
Stay tuned for the Spring Everyday Hero nomination period later this school year.
New After School Programs for BH Students
ANNOUNCING A NEW BRET HARTE STRINGS MUSIC PROGRAM!
The Bret Harte Community Club (BHCC) board is excited to announce that it is in the process of planning an after-school strings music program. This program will start in the Fall of 2022 and run the course of the 2022-2023 school year. We would like to offer two classes: beginner strings and advanced strings. Instruments in both classes will include violin, viola, cello, and bass. The classes will likely be on Wednesdays starting in September and run from 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm for beginners and 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm for advanced strings. If your child is interested in participating in the after-school strings program planned for next year by BHCC, please contact our BHCC Secretary so she can send you more information. Please note that the cost will likely be $50 per student to register. A Fall and Spring performance will be included with the classes. For more details reach out at [email protected]