9/6 BHRA Daily Announcements

Jenny Huffman

September 6, 2023

Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School Announcements Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

Advisory Period Meetings (Be sure to check in with your advisory period teacher before going to these meetings).

  • Mondays - FCA in Tidwell’s Room

  • Tuesdays - Student Council in Russell’s Room

  • 9/6 - Lab Assistants - Mr. Hasty’s Room

  • 9/12 - U of I Admissions Rep - Counseling Lobby

  • 10/5 - Millikin University Admissions Rep - Counseling Lobby

  • 10/11 - McKendree Admissions Rep - Counseling Lobby

  • 10/12 - Indiana State Admissions Rep - Counseling Lobby

Apparel On Sale

  • BHRA Student Council has teamed up with Hometown Hype Apparel to bring you a new screen printed BHRA shirt each month. BHRA Student Council will receive $1 from each subscription each month!  Sign up at www.hometownhypeapparel.com.  Purchasing 2 or 3 subscriptions?  Use promo code MULTIPLE for 10% off at checkout.  Purchasing 4 or more subscriptions?  Use promo code FAMILY for 20% off.

  • Football Apparel: https://rizzathletics.com/ols/categories/blue-devils-football

Announcements

  • Jostens will return TOMORROW (Thursday) to collect Senior & Sophomore packets.  She will be located in the commons around lunch time (and before students go to DACC).

  • Homecoming Week Schedule/Dress-Up Days/All Things Homecoming

  • BHRA Fall Sports Pictures - Order by September 10th for free shipping to the school.

  • BHRA Fall Senior Banners

  • Boys Volleyball Homecoming Activity!  Wednesday Morning!  No practices are required, but you need to check in with your coaches.

    • Senior boys should find Ella McFarland, Aubrey Peters, or Addison Wallace to sign-up.

    • Junior boys should find Ava Acton or Draycee Nelson to sign-up.

  • Freshman who signed up to be on the homecoming committee:  There will be a meeting in Señora Frerichs room during advisory today, Wednesday 

  • All freshman:  class T-shirt orders are due by 10 am Thursday with payment no later than Friday.  A google form was sent out Tues. See Señora with questions.

  • Blue Devil Booster Club meeting on September 27th at 6pm in the cafeteria.  If your student is going to Disney, please make plans to attend!

  • Smile Illinois dentists are coming to school September 26. If you have not already, please take this opportunity to have your student visit the Smile Illinois dentist at school at no cost to you if your student is covered by Medicaid, All Kids, or Private Insurance. If you have private dental insurance they will see your student for $70. 

    • If you are interested in having your student see the dentist please go to www.MySchoolDentist.com and complete the online form.

  • Starting TODAY: School ids are in the process of being distributed.  These need to be kept for your breakfast/lunch.  If you do NOT have a lunch card, you need to go to the end of the line (after freshmen).  If you need a new id, you need to stop in the office before 3rd hour, pay $1, and we’ll have it ready at lunch time (anything after the beginning of 3rd hour will be ready the next school day).

  • Parking passes need to be visible in vehicles.  Mr. Benjamin is doing random checks.

  • Attention Sophomores: If you are interested in purchasing a homecoming t-shirt for class color day, please see Mrs. Leigh or Mrs. R Campbell with your shirt size. You have until noon TODAY to request a shirt. The cost is $10.

  • The homecoming parade will be on Friday, September 15th.  If you have an entry for the parade, let Mrs. Russell or Mrs. Guminski know.

  • Seniors and sophomores that didn’t get packets from Jostens should stop in the office.

  • Date request forms can be found on the table outside the office or you can print it here.  These need to be turned in WITH a copy of your date’s photo id to the high school office by Wednesday, September 13th.  Any date that DOES NOT attend BHRA, must have a form filled out and turned into the office.

  • Patriot Day Coin Wars are happening now and run through September 8th!  Drop pennies & paper bills in your 1st hour class!  Drop silver coins in the classrooms that you DON’T want to win.  Winner gets breakfast cooked by Mr. Rademacher!

  • Hall decorating will be Sunday 9/10 from 3pm-8pm.  Everyone is welcome, including parents.  Please bring supplies needed to decorate your hall to fit your class HOCO theme.  Baskets for donations are in the commons.  Thanks!

  • Homecoming Playlist Request!  BHRA Students - fill out this form for input on what music is played at Homecoming this year.

  • Seniors will have the opportunity to attend the 43rd Annual College Day at DACC on September 14th from 9-10 AM. This day is designed to provide information to senior level students regarding four-year colleges and universities and trade schools. In 2022, 55 different colleges attended from 6 different states, so College Day is the perfect place for students to gather first-hand information concerning application deadlines, costs, housing, academic programs, and financial aid. All students will ride the bus to and from DACC so they can return to the school in time for the Homecoming Assembly that morning. Seniors must sign up using this form and return permission slip to Mrs. Stephens by Friday, September 8th.  FFA kickoff meeting is next Wednesday the 30th at 6:30pm at the school. We'll have outdoor games, food, and a parent meeting! Come see what FFA is all about and help us celebrate the start of the year!

  • The Blue Devil Booster Club needs you!  The Blue Devil Booster Club supports athletics & activities throughout BHRA.  Their fundraiser is the football concession stand!  We need help rebuilding!  Reach out to Mr. Foster (tfoster@bismarck.k12.il.us) if you are interested in being on the board, being in the committee, or even just helping in the concession stand (we always need this!)  The Booster Club pumps a lot of money back into our school, but they can’t do it without YOU! 

Menu September Lunch - September Breakfast *indicates change

Adding lunch money through TeacherEase

  • Monday 9/4

    • B: No School

    • L: No School

  • Tuesday 9/5

    • B: Pop-tarts, Beef Sausage Stick, Fruit, Juice, Milk

    • L: Chicken Patty on Bun, Green Beans, Cinnamon Applesauce, Rice Krispy Treat, Milk

  • Wednesday 9/6

    • B: Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit, Graham Crackers, Fruit, Juice, Milk

    • L: BBQ Pork on Bun, Chips, Fruit, Milk

  • Thursday 9/7

    • B: Cinnamon Roll Pull Apart, Colby Cheese Cubes, Fruit, Juice, Milk

    • L: Pizza, Salad, Breadstick, Jonny Pop, Milk

  • Friday 9/8

    • B: Assorted Cereal, String Cheese, Fruit, Juice, Milk

    • L: French Toast Sticks, Sausage Links, Yogurt Cup, Fruit, Milk

Announcements from Mrs. Stephens - Website - Documents

  • BHRA will be offering the optional PSAT/NMSQT to 11th grade students.  The PSAT/NMSQT test will take place the week of October 23rd - 27th (Test is digital this year, specific date TBA).  The test will only be offered once and there is no make-up date. The cost of the exam is $18. To sign up for the exam, please bring payment to Mrs. Stephens by Friday, September 8th.

  • Weekly updates for Juniors & Seniors

  • Scholarships

  • Interested in Dual Enrollment? Click on the link for more information. 

  • DACC Program Spotlight

  • If you are a student-athlete interested in playing sports at the college level, see this link for a free webinar on how to prepare for NCAA Certification. NCAA Student-Athlete and Families Webinar

Community Service Opportunities

Athletics (BHRA 8to18 Website):

  • Schedules:

  • Tuesday, September 5th

    • 4:00pm - Golf vs Westville, Oakwood, & Salt Fork @ Harrison Park

    • 4:30pm - Soccer vs Rantoul High School (V/JV) @ Rantoul 

      • Bus leaves @ 3pm

    • 5:00pm - Volleyball (F/JV/V) vs Heritage High School 

  • Wednesday, September 6th

    • 1:00pm - Champaign Invitational @ U of I Orange & Blue

    • 3:30pm - Volleyball - Media Day @ DACC

  • Thursday, September 7th

    • 4:30pm - Soccer vs Hoopeston 

    • 6:00pm - Volleyball (F/JV/V) @ Oakwood

      • Bus leaves @ 3:45pm

    • 6:00pm - Freshman Football @ Clifton Central High School

      • Bus leaves @ 4:00pm

  • Friday, September 8th

    • 4:00pm - Golf vs Hoopeston & Iroquois West @ Hubbard Trail

    • 7:00pm - Football vs Hoopeston Area - Patriot Day

  • Saturday, September 9th

    • TBA - Viking Invitational

    • 8:00am - Golf @ Blue Ridge Invitational @ Farmer City Woodland CC

    • 9:00am - Cross Country @ PBL Invitational - PBL High School

Additional Information:

  • The Dates to Remember calendar is loaded into Google.  You can save time and add them to your calendar through this link:

  • Reminder!  If your student will not be attending school for the day, please make sure you call the office and let us know.  Please call us by 9am each day your student is absent.  You must call each day your student is absent.  (Students may not call themselves in, it must be a parent/guardian).  

  • Chromebook cases, styluses, and chargers for sale in the office.  Styluses are $30 and chargers are $35.  Cases are $20 new and $10 used.

  • Athletic Passes on sale now.  Individual $60 and Family $124 (includes all members of 1 household).  Send cash or check to Jenny with a list of all members in the household if purchasing a family pass.

  • BHRA/BHCUSD Alert Phone Numbers

    • 98900 - BHRA/BHCUSD Text Alert System

    • 765-371-9870 - BHRA/BHCUSD Voice Alert System number

    • Download our app!  It’s full of information!!!!!

Here’s What’s Coming:

  • 09-11-23 - College Day at DACC for Seniors

  • 10-23-23 - Picture Retakes - BHRA Code 80126W

  • 10-27-23 to 10-29-23 - Fall Play in BHJH Gym

  • 04-30-24 - Spring Concert - 5/6 @ 6:00pm & JH/HS following

Links:

Contact Us:

Office Staff - You can also call us at 217-759-7291.  If we don’t answer, leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as we can.

Athletic Director - Tony Foster - tfoster@bismarck.k12.il.us

School Counselor - Mendy Stephens - mstephens@bismarck.k12.il.us

School Nurse - Amy Downing - adowning@bismarck.k12.il.us
Social Worker - Traci Wilt - wiltt@vase.k12.il.us