Minutemen baseball was victorious this evening with a 6-5 win over EAWR. Congrats guys!
Our Minutemen Tennis Team split tonight vs. MetroEast Lutheran High School--3 to 3. Overall, our boys are improving tremendously in both skill and confidence!
At the Staunton Invitational Friday night Grant Burch placed 4th in the discus and Zoey Watkins place 4th in the 100m, 5th in the 200m, 5th in the Long Jump with a personal record of 14’2” and finished 3rd in the 300m Low Hurdles with a personal record of 54.73.
Today, BHHS partnered with the Macoupin Center for the Developmentally Disabled to celebrate neurodiversity day. Everyone enjoyed lunch, an art project, science lesson, and an "I Spy Hunt and Share" activity. It was an awesome experience for all!
Congrats to BHHS's Silver Medallion Award winners! Noah Thyer, Julianna Scroggins, Ruth Gibson, and Grant Burch represent the top 8% of the Class of 2023, earning them the award for academic excellence.
Our BHHS career's class put together our annual career fair held today. We want to thank all of our participants for helping make this career fair successful!
-Ervin Cable, ISAC, All Type Hydraulics, 3rd Street Realty, Express Employment, Macoupin County Health Department, Jones Chiropractic, Anderson Hospital, Rather Relaxing Massage, Blackburn College, US Army, US National Guard, Instaglow, Heneghan & Associates, Tiger Plumbing, Paul Mitchell, Illinois State Police, Illinois Conservation Police, Ranken Technical College, Sheet Metal Workers, Midwest Solar Solutions, Iron Workers, Mid America Carpenters, Lewis and Clark Community College Nursing, Lewis and Clark Community College Medical Assistant, Illinois Department of Corrections, Lewis and Clark Community College Pharmacy Technician, Lewis and Clark Community College Child Development, Lewis and Clark Community College Criminology, Lewis and Clark Community College Occupational Therapy, and SWIC Culinary Arts.
With a 3-0 win over Father McGivney last night, our softball team improved to 7-2 on the season with a 5-0 record in the Gateway Metro Conference! Their next home game is Tuesday against conference opponent Alton Marquette at 4:30.
Yesterday the High School Track Team took some time off of practice to help clean up trash around BHHS! Thanks for helping improve our community!
There is a Homerun Derby at BHHS on May 6th!
Cheer tryouts are beginning at the end of this month!
The BHHS science department participated in the Living Lands and Waters "Million Tree Project" to which over 400 oak and hickory trees were distributed throughout our community. The Million Tree Project's goal is to promote native hardwood restoration and biodiversity in the Midwest.
Schedule Changes:
Softball tomorrow (4/12) vs Roxana is canceled.
Boys volleyball today (4/11) at Metro East Lutheran will now start at 5:15. Bus time is 4:10.
Boys volleyball tomorrow (4/12) at Collinsville will now start at 5:30. Bus time is 4:05.
BHHS students will be teaching the rules of pickleball April 18th from 12:30-2:30. Join us!
Bunker Hill HIGH SCHOOL yearbook sales are almost over! Don't miss out on your opportunity to get your 2023 Rewind BHHS Yearbook. You can order online at https://yearbookforever.com by simply searching for Bunker Hill High School or you can bring a check or cash to the school ($60) and complete an order form. SALES END APRIL 30th ONLINE. If you are ordering at the school, have it here by April 28th. If you are unsure if you've purchased, please contact Mrs. Wilkinson, rwilkinson@bhcusd.org.
Tonight's boys volleyball game vs Gibault will be played at Immaculate Conception School in Columbia, IL. The address is: 409 Palmer Road, Columbia, IL 62236. JV starts at 4:30.
Both the baseball and softball games for today (3/30) have been canceled due to the threat of severe weather.
Congratulations to Zoey Watkins! Zoey is a freshman member of the Bunker Hill High School track team and she earned an astounding 30 points for the team at Thursday night's meet at Southwestern. She earned 1st place in the 300m low hurdles, the 100m dash, the 400m, and 2nd place in long jump. Pretty impressive at her first ever high school meet!
On March 7th, BHHS students and community members donated 22 units of blood for Impact Life. The Bunker Hill High School Student Council would like to thank everyone who donated. BHHS helped to save 66 lives.
On Wednesday, the Bunker Hill FFA chapter headed to Springfield, IL for Ag Legislation Day. They joined chapters from all over Illinois to thank the people that add agriculture to their budget!
On Tuesday, the Bunker Hill FFA chapter took a trip to Greenville to participate in a Dairy Cattle CDE where Kiersten Carlson placed 8th, they placed 4th as a team! The weather was beautiful, and they enjoyed using their knowledge of dairy cattle to compete against neighboring schools.
That same night Sophie Rull and Kiersten Carlson competed in an FFA Public Speaking contest where they were given topics at the event to speak about. This gave the girls a chance to share their speaking skills and gain more confidence.
