Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School Daily Announcements Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
Announcements
DACC/College Express Picnic Information: If you are in DACC/College Express and have class on Thursday – you need to go to class. We will feed you first if you’d like to stay for picnic food! All other DACC/College Express students that are finished with classes, if you would like to stay for the picnic, please report to the MPR after the 4th hour bell.
Important Senior Meeting regarding all things graduation will happen Friday at 9:30am in the MPR.
Girls basketball meeting for any girl interested in playing basketball next year - Friday during advisory period in the Wilcox Gym.
Congratulations to the May student of the month....Braden Sackett! You were chosen for your positive outlook and dedication to learning. Other nominees this month were: Murphy McCool, Gracie Pattison, Maci Long, Devin Bennett, and Jacob Coffey.
Sideline Photography will be here doing cap and gown pictures during graduation practice. All seniors need to be dressed and ready for practice in the MPR on Friday, May 20th @ 10:00am. Picture order envelopes will be sent home with your seniors at the end of this week. You can also find a copy here.
Senior clearance forms are available outside the office. Please return them to the office once they are completely filled out. Seniors will turn in their Chromebooks when they turn in their Senior Clearance Forms (the last day they are in school). Be sure you have your charger and stylus with it. Replacement fees are $25/charger - $30/stylus if they are missing.
Spring Final Exam Schedule for Freshmen - Juniors can be found here. Permission slips to leave early / arrive late will be available to students on Monday 5/16. These permission slips must be filled out and returned to the office for the student to leave early / arrive late - they should be returned once completed and signed by the student & parent/guardian.
Youth Summer Camps are being scheduled now! See below for more information and links! Students do not need to attend BH or RA to come! Invite your friends!
BHRA Basketball Camp - June 20th - 24th from 9am-12pm
Offensive Basketball School - July 1st - 15th from 9am-11am (same form as above)
BHRA Youth Football Camp - July 18th-21st, 2022 from 8:30am-10:30am
Camp Invention at BHES - June 27th - July 1st, 2022 from 9:00am - 3:30pm
Registration discount of $15 through 5/18 using EXPLORE15
Senior class trip will be on Wednesday, May 25th. We will be heading to Kings Island. The bus will leave at TIME HAS CHANGED - COMING SOON! Students will pay $41 for the ticket - please turn money into Mrs. Tidwell or Mrs. Post.
All library books and chromebooks borrowed from the LIBRARY must be turned in to the library by Friday, May 13!!
Sports physicals will be held in the MPR from 8:30-11:00AM on Thursday May 26. Eligible students are those who will be in grades 5-12 next Fall and plan to participate in a school sport. If you would like your student to participate, the forms are located on the table outside the high school office. The forms must be completed and signed by a parent/guardian and returned to school with a check to Carle for $15. Students will not be seen by our providers unless the physical form is complete and signed. Packets are available on the table outside the office or can be printed here: https://5il.co/19vty
Do you have pictures of Prom, spring sports or anything else that would be great in the yearbook? You can upload them at https://yb360.walsworthyearbooks.com/login/webBannerRedirect.html?snap=1-5H-978&schoolstore=
Type in BHRA for the school and BlueDevils for the code.
Student council members that would like to run for a student council office for next year, can pick up information from Mrs. Russell.
Extra graduation announcements available in the office while supplies last. $1.50/each or 25/$35.
Advisory Period Meetings (Check in with your Advisory Period teacher first!)
05/13/22 - Girls Basketball in Wilcox Gym
05/17/22 - Student Council T-Shirt & Sponsors Committee Meeting in Mrs. Russell’s Room
Menu - May Menu
Wednesday - Sub Sandwich, Chips, Jonny Pop, Milk
Thursday - Pork Tenderloin/Bun, Corn, Mixed Fruit Cup, Milk
Friday - Chicken Nuggets, Green Beans, Pears, Cookie, Milk
Community Service Opportunities
From the Bismarck Men's Club: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! We have so many fantastic things planned for the 150th Anniversary Celebration, but we need YOUR help to make it all run as smoothly as possible. We are needing to fill MULTIPLE volunteer positions throughout the day. Whether it's an hour or all day, we will take what you can give. Contact Klayton Finley at 217-260-8761 if you can volunteer on Saturday June 18th.
Athletics this Week:
Rosters
Baseball
Boys Track
Girls Track
Wednesday, May 11th
Baseball vs Salt Fork - 4:30pm
Softball vs Salt Fork - 4:30pm
Thursday, May 12th
Softball @ LeRoy - 4:30pm
Friday, May 13th
Track & Field - Sectionals (Girls) @ Salt Fork - 4:00pm
Track & Field @ Shelby Open (Shelbyville High School) - 4:30pm
Baseball vs Kankakee Bishop McNamara - 4:30pm
JV Baseball @ Kankakee Bishop McNamara - 4:30pm
Announcements from Mrs. Stephens - Website
Notes from Nurse Kelly
Effective 4/19/22: We are accepting results from COVID home tests. Students sent home from school for symptoms of COVID must bring the negative test result into school when returning. If using a commercial/medical testing center results must be provided electronically, by fax, email or on paper. Students may not return to school without proof of a negative test. Nurse Kelly has a limited supply of home COVID tests available if needed.
Covid Testing sites in Vermilion County listed at vchd.org.
**Updated Guidance for Schools as of 3/22/22 - The number of days a positive case must remain in isolation has been reduced from 10 days to 5 days if student has been fever free for the previous 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication, and symptoms have improved, and student consistently masks through day 10. If unable to mask, isolate for 10 days.
For free home COVID tests go to www.covidtests.gov.
Our schools have partnered with Smile Illinois, the mobile dentists, to offer in-school dental care. You may sign your child up today at www.MySchoolDentist.com or complete the attached form and return to school. Insurance is accepted, including Medicaid. For those without insurance, a self-pay option is available.
We are scheduled for September 15 & 16, 2022 for the 2022-2023 school year.
Dental Exams and proof submitted are a requirement for all Kindergarten, 2nd, 6th and 9th grade students. You may choose to have the examination done by your family dentist, or to have the examination completed by Mobile Dentists. If you have any questions, please contact Nurse Kelly at 217.759.7291.
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!!!!!
Here’s What’s Coming:
05-12-22 - School Picnic
05-16-22 - 05-19-22 - DACC Exams
05-17-22 & 05-18-22 - Senior Exams
05-20-22 - Graduation Practice / Pictures - Ready in gowns @ 10am in MPR
05-22-22 - Graduation @ 1:30pm - Payton Moss Field
05-20-22 & 05-23-22 - 05-25-22 - Freshmen-Junior Final Exams
05-25-22 - Senior Class Trip - King’s Island
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)
08-29-22 - School Picture Day
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
10-17-22 - Makeup School Picture Day
10-08-22 - Homecoming Dance
10-14-22 - Fall Sports Senior Night
02-18-23 - Regional Math Contest
04-18-23 - State Math Contest
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