9-20-22
Yellow Jacket Sports (September 19 – September 25)
9/20 Boys and Girls Swim Dual Meet vs Captain Shreve @ Town South Pool, Shreveport, LA | 7 PM
9/20 CE Byrd Volleyball Freshman, JV, and Varsity vs Parkway @ Home | 4, 5, 6 pm
9/21 CE Byrd Volleyball JV and Varsity vs North Caddo @ Home | 5 and 6 pm
9/22 CE Byrd Football vs. Captain Shreve @ Lee Hedges | 7 pm
9/24 Boys and Girls Swim YNWL High School Invitational @ YMCA BHP Billiton, Shreveport, LA | 12 PM
New Today
Parents – Please complete this short school climate survey by October 1. The entire survey only takes about five minutes. Byrd High Parent Survey: CLICK HERE
Stamp Collecting Club will meet in our cafeteria during the EIP TODAY. Our theme is Baseball Parks on Postage Stamps. Also, if you wish to join our Stamp Collecting Club, please stop at Room 204 for the application and your official club card.
Astra Club Members – Mrs. Prothro needs volunteers to work at Reruns Are Fun on 9/29, 9/30, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 10/4, 10/5, 10/6, 10/,7, 10/8, 10/9, 10/10, 10/11, 10/12, 10/13 and 10/14. This is an opportunity to get lots of ours during fall break. See Mrs. Prothro for the time and place.
Students – Win a free year of Raising Cane’s! The Byrd Girls Varsity soccer team will be selling chances for 1 year of Free Canes. Buy your chance for 2.00 and see if your tennis ball comes closest to the target. Tickets can be purchased at the Shreve game and the tennis ball throw will occur at Halftime.
Students – The National Beta Club is an academic, leadership and service organization for high school students. Students have opportunities to compete at conventions, earn scholarships, serve their school and community and participate in leadership conferences. Beta club applications are available outside s112 and the main office. Applications and dues will be collected after school Thursday and Friday.
Students – Caddo Parish is hosting a college fair on Thursday, October 20. If you are interested in attending, please complete the google form in the link below. Once we know how many students are interested, we will be assigned a time and permission slips will be distributed. Please complete this interest form by Friday, September 30th. https://forms.gle/n5KHqc8bkG8ySJAC6
MORE INFORMATION
Students – Senator Bill Cassidy and members of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation will be hosting a Service Academy Day event on Saturday, September 24 at the Capitol Park Museum from 8:30 AM to Noon. Service Academy Day will feature presentations from all five Service Academies, namely the U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Academies. Those Academies provide graduates bachelor’s degrees and commissioned officer positions in the Armed Forces, and at least three of the Academies are tuition-free. Additionally, there will be presentations from Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC units attached to local Universities, and a presentation on the Congressional nominations process. To attend most Academies, students are required to obtain a nomination. Afterwards, parents and students will be able to ask questions of the Academy, ROTC and Congressional nominations at their booths. Service Academy Day is free to attend. People who want to attend should RSVP by emailing the contact on the attached flyer.
Students – The National ‘See You at the Pole’ Day is Wednesday, September 28. Come join us at the pole in front of the school at 7:45 am!
Students – Boys interested in playing lacrosse this spring, please fill out the interest form using the QR code or link in Instagram bio. No experience necessary. Open to all grade levels and all multisport athletes. https://docs.google.
Juniors and Seniors – If you are planning to aspire to become a physician and would like to attend the Day with Docs and AHEC Day at Northwestern State University, University of Louisiana at Monroe or LA Tech, please see Mrs. Prothro by September 30 to get more information. The Day with Docs will be January 25, 2023, and the AHEC Day date will be determined at a later date.
Students – There will be an ACT Boot Camp on October 1 from 9:00 until 12:00. It will be held here in the Learning Center. To reserve your spot, please call Sherri Moss at 318-572-5507.
College Visits – Marines • October 21
College Visits – Xavier • October 24
College Visit – University of Arkansas • October 25
ACT Fee Waivers are available in the Counseling Office for juniors and seniors who meet the criteria for free/reduced lunch. Students are eligible for 4 fee waivers during their junior and senior years. When registering for the ACT with a fee waiver, students receive free ACT prep available through their ACT accounts. Please see your counselor if you have any questions.
Staff and Students – Salads made from fresh lettuce grown in our own hydroponic lab will be on sale today during both lunch shifts. You can buy them in the hydroponics lab at Jack’s Landing. Large salads are $4 and small are $3.
ATTENTION SOUTH HIGHLANDS GRADS!
Miles for Smiles is a mobile dental care service offered to students at our school. For more information go to milesforsmiles.com, or call Mrs. Prothro at 364-5455. See attached for more information. CLICK HERE for application.
4-H Club – Anyone interested in joining 4-H may come to Room S201 today during EIP.
Support Your Fellow Jackets!
Support Byrd FCA! Shirt sale! CLICK HERE for link.
Student Opportunities:
Senior Astra Club Members – If you would like to volunteer at the Red River Revel on Monday, October 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., please see Mrs. Prothro. You must get a signed permission slip, and you must provide your own transportation.
Astra Club Members – Our first service project will be making Christmas shoeboxes for children in El Salvador. The list and directions are in the PTSA email. CLICK HERE for directions.
Astra Club Members – Did you attend South Highlands Magnet School? Would you like to volunteer at their Fall Carnival? The date is Thursday, October 27 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sign up in Mrs. Prothro’s office!
Students – Providence House is pleased to announce the re-launch of our YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC). These young leaders will give a voice to a chronic issue that plagues our community: homelessness! YAC will serve as a 14-member advisory group to our current Board of Directors, have the opportunity to participate in board meetings as well as establish and lead their own initiatives and projects. The application deadline is Monday, October 31, 2022. CLICK HERE for application.
Volunteer Opportunity
Students – TAC (teen advisory council) is looking to get back started! TAC is a group from the YWCA LEAD Program. The young ladies that take part of this opportunity would take on leadership roles and assist with guiding the LEAD Program here at YWCA. The LEAD Program serves pre-teen and teen girls in our community through empowerment sessions. The sessions address topics such as: leadership, social skills, proper communication, self esteem, etc. THIS LINK will provide the girls with an overview of expectations and an application. Or call 318-771-3858 should you need any further information. CLICK HERE for application.
Scholarships & Contests
Students – If you are interested in entering any poster contests, please see your teacher or Mrs. Prothro. CLICK HERE for info.
Students 9-12 th grades – Do you have 100 or more volunteer hours from March, 2022 to March 1, 2023? If so, you are eligible for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award which is a national award to recognize people who are committed to community service to make our world a better place. Please bring your volunteer sheets with your total number of volunteer hours to Mrs. Prothro or email them to her at MProthro@caddoschools.org. If you have any questions, please call (364-5455) or email Mrs. Prothro. Any community service through school, nonprofit organizations and church activities can be counted toward your total number of community service hours. Attached is a volunteer log sheet if you would like to use it; however, you do not have to use this one. I will accept any log sheets that has the activities and hours listed. The deadline is March 1, 2023. CLICK HERE for log.
CLICK HERE for all scholarship opportunities.
CLICK HERE for a full list of community service opportunities.
CLICK HERE for a full list of contests.
CLICK HERE for printable Byrd Blast.