Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School Daily Announcements Monday, March 28th, 2022
Announcements
Tonight’s track meet at Hoopeston has been canceled.
Cheer informational meeting during advisory period on Wednesday. If you are interested in trying out for cheer, please try to attend.
Seniors who plan to attend DACC next year need to turn in their permission slip for DACC Registration Day by Friday, April 1st. (Print here). Paper copies on the table outside the office.
Music Boosters meeting, Wednesday, April 13th at 6pm in the cafeteria. If you have a student in our music department, please make plans to attend.
Attention Student Council Members:
Check the Calendar of Events and the Senior Citizen Menu for important information about Sunday's Senior Citizens Dinner. If you have not signed up to bring food, please do so ASAP by sending Mrs. Russell an email.
Student council meeting on Tuesday in MPR. Please make every effort to attend.
If you are able, please donate a $10 gift card to be used as prizes for the Senior Citizens Dinner and Freshman Fun Night. Please give them to Mrs. Russell or one of the officers.
Spring Athletic Fees are in TeacherEase. You can send cash/check to the office or pay online through TeacherEase. Let Jenny know if you have questions.
If you are interested in being a Leadership Intern for Bismarck’s Camp Invention June 27th-July 1st this summer, please see or email Mrs. Carpenter ASAP for more information. This is a super fun, high energy, hands-on STEM camp for 1st-6th graders. Leadership Interns are the right-hand-man for the instructors (Mrs. Heinrichs and Mrs. Powell) and receive 40 hours of documented community service hours for working with the younger students. Interviews for the positions will start at the end of April.
Cheer Try-Outs for 22-23 will be held on Saturday, April 9th at 10am. Practices will be Tuesday, April 5th & Thursday, April 7th from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Informational meeting during advisory period on Wednesday, March 30th. You can print your packet here or find them outside the office.
All juniors will be taking the SAT test on Wednesday April 13th. To help prepare for the SAT, we are offering a SAT Test Prep course. This course will consist of 4 sessions offered on the following dates.
Monday March 28th - Math Review Session 1 5-7 PM
Monday April 4th – Math Review Session 2 5-7 PM
Students will be able to take a practice test, go over sample questions and get helpful hints on test taking.
Payment of $35.00 is due Monday March 7th. Make checks out to BHRA. If you would like to sign up to attend, please complete this google form - SAT Test Prep Sign Up
Yearbooks are on sale now! You can send cash/check to Mrs. Stephens for $60 or order online HERE.
Advisory Period Meetings (Check in with your Advisory Period teacher first!)
03/30/22 - 22-23 Informational Cheer Meeting with Mrs. Tidwell
Notes from Nurse Kelly
When testing to return to school, only PCR tests are accepted. Rapid (antigen tests) are not valid.
List of Covid Testing sites in Vermilion County listed at vchd.org.
**Updated Quarantine Guidelines as of 1/7/22** - The Illinois State Board of Education has adopted the new CDC guideline for positive COVID-19 cases. The number of days a positive case must remain in isolation has been reduced from 10 days to 5 days.
For free home COVID tests go to www.covidtests.gov The tests are expected to ship at the end of January. 1 set of 4-tests per address.
Community Service Opportunities
Additional Information:
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. (Students may not call themselves in, it must be a parent/guardian). You need to call us each day they are out.
Students may not attend school if they are experiencing any of the potential COVID-19 symptoms: Fever of 100.4 or higher, NEW ONSET of a moderate or severe headache, shortness of breath, NEW cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, NEW loss of taste or smell, fatigue from unknown cause, and muscle or body aches from unknown cause. If the student or someone in their household is waiting on COVID-19 test results, please do NOT send them to school until results come back negative.
Chromebook cases, styluses, and chargers for sale in the office. Styluses are $30 and chargers are $25. 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!!!!!
Happening this Week:
Monday 3/28
Girls & Boys Track @ Hoopeston - CANCELED
Baseball Varsity @ Unity - 4:15pm
Softball vs Rantoul - 4:30pm
Tuesday 3/29
Girls & Boys Track vs Oakwood - 4:00pm
Softball vs Fisher - 4:30pm
Baseball JV @ Georgetown Ridge Farm - 4:30pm
Wednesday 3/30
Baseball Varsity vs Rantoul - CANCELED
Softball vs St. Joe - 4:30pm
Thursday 3/31
Baseball Varsity @ Fisher - 4:30pm
Boys & Girls Track @ Paxton-Buckley-Loda - 4:30pm
Baseball JV vs Oakwood - 4:30pm
Saturday 4/2
Baseball Varsity vs Tri-County - 10:00am
Announcements from Mrs. Stephens - Website
The DACC Foundation Scholarship application is now open and will close March 7th. Seniors will be meeting with Mrs. Tonya Hill from the foundation next Thursday the 13th to receive instructions for completing the application. Juniors who plan to take dual enrollment courses AT DACC next year (not at BHRA - Rhet, Calc, Western Civ where tuition is waived) or plan to graduate early and attend DACC in the spring of 2023 should also complete the application.
A link to the application and all other scholarships can be found in the List of Scholarships Google Doc – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N0cjwPtcBrMv3XfZZcM9IJGjTR8VILuzcQjIJ3bE-b8/edit?usp=sharing
Menu - March Menu
Monday - Chili, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Carrots/Dip, Rice Krispie Treat, Milk
Tuesday - Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Mixed Fruit, Roll/Butter, Milk
Wednesday - Chicken Nuggets, Green Beans, Pineapple, M&M Cookie, Milk
Thursday - Pizza, Lettuce Salad, Breadstick, Frozen Fruit Bar, Milk
Here’s What’s Coming:
04-05-22 - Cheer Tryouts Practice # 1 - 6:30pm-8:00pm
04-07-22 - Cheer Tryouts Practice # 2 - 6:30pm-8:00pm
04-09-22 - Cheer Tryouts for 22-23 @ 10am @ Wilcox Gym
04-13-22 - PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10 and SAT Testing
04-13-22 - Early Dismissal - Professional Development - 2:05pm
04-15-22 - Good Friday - No School
04-18-22 - Discover DACC Day
04-26-22 - Golden Ruler Banquet - 6:30pm
04-27-22 - Calendar Change - Regular Dismissal Day
04-30-22 - Prom
05-05-22 - Spring Concert - 5th-8th 6:00pm-6:30pm / BHRA 7:00pm-8:00pm
05-10-22 - Honors Night - 7:00pm - MPR
05-17-22 - 05-18-22 - Senior Exams
05-22-22 - Graduation @ 1:30pm - Payton Moss Field
05-23-22 - 05-25-22 - Freshmen-Junior Final Exams
05-26-22 - Last Student Attendance Day - 11:30am Dismissal
05-26-22 - Carle Sports Physicals - 8:30am-11:00am - MPR
05-27-22 - Teacher’s Institute (8am-1pm)
06-20-22 - 06-24-22 - Basketball Camp (9am-12pm)
09-15-22 - SMILE Dentist - Register Here
09-16-22 - SMILE Dentist - Register Here
09-23-22 - Patriot Day at BHRA
10-07-22 - Homecoming Football Game
10-08-22 - Homecoming Dance
10-14-22 - Fall Sports Senior Night
Links:
Student Sign-In/Sign-Out (You must still check in the office before leaving).
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.
Brent Rademacher - brademacher@bismarck.k12.il.us
Phil Benjamin - pbenjamin@bismarck.k12.il.us
Jenny Huffman - jhuffman@bismarck.k12.il.us
Sharon Packard - spackard@bismarck.k12.il.us
Athletic Director - Tony Foster - tfoster@bismarck.k12.il.us
School Counselor - Mendy Stephens - mstephens@bismarck.k12.il.us
School Nurse - Nurse Kelly - kstrader@bismarck.k12.il.us
Social Worker - Traci Wilt - wiltt@vase.k12.il.us