http://www.bhsec1pta.org Wed, 05 May 2010 03:34:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Gala will feature both silent and live auction items.  Come prepared for fun, food and good company - all in support of a good cause! Click here for a preview of our live auction listings:  live-auction-listing2010_0504 Click here for a preview of silent auction items:   silent-auction-listing2010_0504 http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/heres-what-is-for-auction-at-the-salsa-beat-gala/ Dear BHSEC Families: Many of your children knew Professor Wynne Wu of BHSEC's Chinese Language faculty from their language modules as ninth graders or in subsequent Chinese language classes. Wynne was one of BHSEC's original faculty members and not only helped create the Chinese language program at BHSEC but also taught ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/announcing-the-wynne-wu-fund/ Click here to go to the Gala page More gala than auction, we’ve tried to up the fun quotient and minimize the work. This year we’re planning a night of Salsa, steel drums, and dancing with appropriate refreshments. A limited number of fun and exciting auction events will round ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/spring-gala-auction-may-2010/ The Public Theater is offering two exciting Shakespeare programs for teens.  For more information on either program please visit publictheater.org or contact ihersey@publictheater.org or 212-539-8656 Shakespeare Spring Break is an in depth arts exploration of the two plays that make the Public's rep season in Central Park's Delacorte Theater this summer: The Merchant ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/two-shakespeare-programs-for-teens-spring-break-summer/ Parents, students and visitors who enrolled in the first “Knowledge College” at BHSEC on Saturday, Feb. 6, have given the program high marks. The four-hour afternoon event, offered as an innovative fundraiser, featured seminars and classes on topics ranging from solid waste disposal to creative writing to teen psychology. BHSEC ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/huge-success-for-the-first-knowledge-college/ Below is a copy of a letter from Dean Martha Olson to the BHSEC Political Advocacy Committee outlining what parents can do to help strengthen our most recent letter writing initiative to Albany. If you need copies of the six letters the Advocacy Committee is asking us to send please send us ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/protect-bhsec-funding-letters-to-albany-still-needed/ See the Volunteer Opportunities page for an updated list of volunteer opportunities. We need your help! http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/how-you-can-help-now/ An evening for parents, faculty and staff to explore and enjoy a variety of wines. No previous wine knowledge needed! This is a series of evenings to get to know one another and have some fun while supporting the school. For more information, please contact Eileen McColgan at mccolgane@gmail.com ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/events/world-of-wine/