Today, Illinois State Police Trooper Rodger Goines addressed BHHS on the dangers of drinking and driving and other distractions while driving. The overall theme was "safety" in all driving situations, but especially tomorrow while BHHS students attend prom at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville. All students thanked Trooper Goines with a round of applause for his message and his service.
Due to us not having enough players, the softball game at Carrollton for tonight is canceled.
This is it!! The LAST REMINDER to get that 2023 Rewind Yearbook!
In person sales end when the final bell rings today, Friday, April 28th. Online sales will end Sunday, April 30th at Midnight!
Mrs. Wilkinson will be available until 3:30 today to check if a yearbook has already been purchased. There are only 55 books sold at this point which means that the contract order will be reduced and little to no extras will be ordered. DON'T MISS OUT!!
The website to order from is www.yearbookforever.com
High school students visited 2nd grade today at Wolf Ridge to read Clifford's Good Deeds. They also completed a writing activity about what good deeds they could do at school and their community. Every 2nd grader got to keep their book.
This week, the BHHS FFA talked to the 3rd, 6th, and 8th graders about agriculture and what FFA is. They also played agriculture bingo!
Our Minutemen came out on top tonight with a 13-3 win versus Maryville Christian. Great job guys!
This past Wednesday, Mrs. Eschbach's College Prep English 4 class had Dr. Collin Vorbeck, Assistant Professor of Theatre from Blackburn College, visit to talk to students about different opportunities at college like Theatre. They were able to act out a fun script, and as you can see, they had a blast!
Today, our staff and students dressed up as different generations for spirit week.
Seniors- Grandparents
Juniors- Parents
Sophomores- Toddlers
Freshman- Babies
May 6th, join us at the High School for the Minutemaids Homerun Derby Fundraiser!
Mrs. Wilkinson was able to take next year's yearbook club editors, Mady Landreth and Lynzie Hill, to the zoo for the 2024 Yearbook Inspo Day Event hosted by publisher, Walsworth. They enjoyed a zoo-based photo scavenger hunt, a great lunch, and a great opportunity to brainstorm ideas for their senior yearbook!
There will be a meeting for all parents and players to meet the new basketball coach next Tuesday, May 2nd in the BHHS library at 5:30pm.
Several baseball and softball fans were out tonight to watch our Minutemen and Minutemaids compete against Gillespie. Although we came up short in both games, our athletes played hard and made some outstanding plays!
Macoupin County Public Health Department executes a Mental Health Awareness Contest every year. Each piece of artwork has an explanation on the back of the canvas. The students who participated in this contest are Dakota Schwallenstecker, Aedyn Heflin, Trinity Throne, Kayleigh Trimm, and Kylee Crider.
Due to our bus driver shortage, we are moving 4 game times next week.
Boys volleyball on 4/25 @ Marquette will now start at 5:00.
Softball on 4/26 @ Greenville will now start at 5:30.
Softball on 4/27 @ Lincolnwood will now start at 5:30.
Softball on 4/28 @ Carrollton will now start at 5:30.
What you cant see from this picture is that right behind the first basemen there was about 4 inches of water on the field that morning. Our maintenance crew has been doing an amazing job giving these kids a chance to play this spring. Thanks Ryon and Ron for your hard work!
Congratulations to our BHHS FFA for placing 4th overall in Ag Business Management with Tom Sander placing 9th and Logan Helling placing 1st in the varsity division!
Minutemen baseball earned a big win tonight vs. Mulberry Grove. Final score was 17-3. Way to go guys!
BHHS softball went to an overall 9-2 and 6-0 (conference) record tonight with a win over visiting Alton Marquette. Our boys baseball and volleyball teams came up short, but played very hard tonight against tough opponents.
The BHHS PE classes held a community pickleball lesson this afternoon at the Mae Meissner Whitaker Park. Our students and community members had a lot of fun together! We hope to expand similar school-community activities in the future.
Finishing out our busy and extremely successful day at BHHS, we honored our Seniors and their parents at the boys volleyball game. The Minutemen came out on top, beating Granite City High School in 2 sets tonight! If you have not made it out to see a game, it is very exciting to watch and these you men are improving very quickly. The next home game is tomorrow night. JV starts at 5:00.
