A group of BHHS students recently visited the University of Illinois in Springfield to participate as "nurses for a day." Students participated in several hands-on activities, toured the campus, and collaborated with several professionals in the field and student nurses. When arriving back to the BHHS campus, students were very excited to share their experiences with faculty and students. Students represented BHHS very well during this experience!
Today, Mr. Marshall's Driver's Education classes welcomed Trooper Rodger Goines from the Illinois State Police. Trooper Goines discussed traffic safety, distracted driving, seatbelt safety among many other important topics with BHHS students. He also discussed internet safety with Mrs. Strohmeier's 8th grade students.
Welcome to an Enchanted Evening at BHHS. Homecoming week is full of fun and excitement!
Things coming up:
Decorate Floats
Talent Show/Pep Rally
Parade @5:30
Powderpuff Game/Bonfire/Chili Cookoff @6:30
BHHS welcomed the Bricklayers (Local 8) of Illinois for a demonstration and hands-on activity today. BHHS students also learned that Local 8 provides apprenticeship opportunites while students are still in high school.
Our football team finished out our Start With Hello Week today. This was a great way to start our Friday!
Start With Hello Week on Thursday was with the volleyball team. They were very enthusiastic!
Congrats to Roland Thyer! Roland was given a board salute at last night's school board meeting as a "National Rural and Small Town Award" winner. He earned this honor due to his high GPA and outstanding performance on the PSAT, SAT, and Advanced Placement exams.
Our High School Cheerleaders were our greeters today for Start With Hello Week.
Our theme for Start With Hello Week today is Comfy and Kind. Our Student Council Members said hello to our students today!
Start With Hello Week started out strong with BHHS FFA!
The final vote for STUCO officers is complete. The following students are STUCO officers for the 2023-2024 school year. President- Kierston Carlson, Vice President - Jadalyn Black, Event/Media team is Lynzie Hill, Sophie Rull, Miley Walkington, and Trinity Throne.
BHHS Spanish students recently participated in a fun lesson! Students ran a relay race where they would relay information about different Latin American traditions when it comes to the "Carrera de San Silvestre" or the "Running of the Bulls."
We had a pair of Minutemen getting the crowd fired up last night at the volleyball game! JV improved their record to 8-1 with a win over Tri City. Varsity played hard, but came up short. There is a home game next week on Monday and Thursday.
Blackburn College visited BHHS today to talk to students about their future college and career plans. Pictured here are a few 8th grade students learning about what Blackburn has to offer.
2022-2023 High School Yearbooks are here! There will be a pickup/signing event Monday, 9/18, at 5p.m. hosted by the PFK. If you ordered last year's HIGH SCHOOL yearbook join us for free popcorn and soda and have classmates sign your yearbook. If you are unable to attend the event and have already graduated, please contact Mrs. Wilkinson at rwilkinson@bhcusd.org to arrange a time (after the event) for pickup. If you are unable to attend the event and are still a student at BHHS, AFTER THE EVENT you can see Mrs. Wilkinson before school or after school to pickup your yearbook. If you are unsure if you purchased a yearbook, please email Mrs. Wilkinson at rwilkinson@bhcusd.org.
This is our newly formed high school art club that meets after school periodically. We had 15 students.
The Bunker Hill FFA Chapter recently competed in a horse-judging contest where they placed 6th overall and Nick Rull placed 7th as an individual.
On Tuesday the Bunker Hill FFA Chapter traveled to Decatur, IL to attend the 2023 Farm Progress Show. There, they talked to various colleges, companies, and organizations all related to agriculture. This was a good opportunity to broaden their horizons and see the steps that are taken to promote the future of agriculture.
Mrs. Dissen's 8th grade Spanish class is having a fun time learning Spanish! They are using TPRS (Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling), a platform that uses body movements to learn vocabulary. Who knew that the "chicken dance" could be used to learn Spanish!
Here is an opportunity for any athletes interested in playing in college.
