Homecoming Weekend Includes Community Open Houses Plus “Saturday Academy” for Big Bear Middle Schoolers

Big Bear Lake, CA, September 15, 2010, 12:00 noon – This weekend is Homecoming for Big Bear High School with a Junior Varsity football game beginning at 10:45am and the Varsity game at 1:30pm against Arrowhead CHR at Minder Field on Saturday, September 18th held at the Big Bear Middle School on Jefferies in Big Bear Lake.  In honor of Homecoming Weekend, Big Bear High School and Big Bear Middle School will be having a Community Open House also on Saturday, September 18^th from 9am to 11am at both schools.  Alumni and community members can tour the schools that have been refurbished with the financial backing of Measure Q funding.  This Saturday is also “Saturday Academy” at Big Bear Middle School.  Middle School students who have at least one absence can attend “Saturday Academy” from 9am to 1pm to recapture instruction missed and allow for the School District to recapture funds missed for the absence.  The four hour period accounts for one school day.  “Saturday Academy” usually focuses on fun activities for the kids while they learn.  This Saturday students will learn the process of how information is transferred onto DVD’s and CD’s from a lazer light expert.  Extra incentives for attendance at “Saturday Academy” include free slurpees for all who attend.  Some teachers even offer extra credit.  Registration forms must be submitted to the Middle School office by Thursday, September 16^th for students to attend “Saturday Academy” as parental permission is required.