Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School Announcements Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Announcements
Advisory Period today!
Freshmen in MPR - Check in with your advisory period teacher first!
TONIGHT!
Volleyball game! It’s tie dye night! Wear your tie dye and come cheer the girls on to a victory over DHS! Freshmen start at 5:00pm with JV & Varsity following.
6:30pm - JV Football vs Hoopeston Area High School
4:30pm - Soccer - JV/V vs Georgetown-Ridge Farm
XC practice is from 2:45 to 4:15 tonight, this is a change from your practice calendar.
Jessica from Josten’s will be here to meet with Sophomores & Seniors on Wednesday, August 31. Seniors will meet at 7:30am in the cafeteria - sophomores will meet during their advisory period in the cafeteria. She will return on Wednesday, September 7th and set up in the Commons to collect orders. Please let Jenny know if you have any questions.
Mrs. Stephens is looking for volunteers for the Chris Oberheim Memorial Softball game on Sept. 17th. Please use this form to sign up - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9A72EABFCC34-2ndannual See Mrs. Stephens with any questions.
BHRA FFA Alumni and Supporters are hosting a cookout in conjunction with the BHRA FFA kickoff meeting. Interact with the BHRA FFA students and discuss upcoming events and how you can be involved. Meet at the BHRA High School Softball field at 6p. Hamburgers/Hotdogs, chips and cookies served at 6:30. Bring a lawn chair.
Pep Rally Friday @ 2pm in Wilcox Gym - Please dismiss cheer, devilettes & band @ 1:45pm.
Make plans to join the Devilettes at Culvers on Tuesday, September 6th from 5pm-8pm for their share night. 20% of sales will be donated to the Devilettes. You must bring one of these coupons with you or show it on your phone.
Saturday’s fan theme for football against Dwight - Wacky Whiteout - Creative twist on ways to wear white.
Attention Drivers: Be sure you are parking in your purchased parking spot and that your parking tag is showing. Students should be parking in their assigned spot only, not in any other area around the building. Mr. Benjamin will be doing random checks in the parking lot. If you are found to not be parking in your spot, you will lose your driving privileges.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Class Officers: President – Amber-Christine Reed, Vice-President – Andrew Stephens, Secretary – Ava Robinson, Treasurer – Madeline Thorlton. The junior class officers and student council members will meet today during Advisory in Mrs. Stephens’ office.
PICTURE DAY IS TODAY!!! You may order your pictures online at inter-state.com/order - BHRA order code is 68806NA or pick up an envelope to pay with cash or check outside the office.
ALL THINGS PATRIOT DAY @ BHRA - September 23rd, 2022 vs Oakwood Comets
T-Shirts - Wear your shirt to the game and get free admission. Orders due 8/31!
Cash/Check order form - turn in to BHRA office
Flags - Help us circle the field with flags honoring our loved ones and community members! You may take your sponsored flag home after the game.
50/50 Golf Ball Drop Raffle Information COMING SOON!
ISAC will be here to meet with Seniors for College 101 on Tuesday, September 13th. Students with early release and 8th hour study hall will attend from 1:30pm-2:00pm, and Seniors in Mr. Abbed’s advisory period will attend from 2:20pm-2:40pm.
Only one milk comes with lunch. Additional milks are $0.50. In order to purchase an additional milk, a positive amount must be on account to purchase that additional milk.
BHRA Softball members from last year or those interested in trying out this year have an opportunity to volunteer for a great cause. The Chris Oberheim Memorial Softball Game is being held Saturday, September 17th at Danville Stadium. This is a fundraising benefit for Peacemaker Project 703 with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Survivor Resource Center. Softball players, please contact Coach McCord or Coach Andrews if you are interested in helping out at the stadium that day. Your time will consist of helping with food, tickets, and door prizes.
Lunch money: If you need to put lunch money on your student’s account, you can pay by credit card through TeacherEase OR send cash or check (made out to BHCUSD) to school – there are envelopes outside of the office - write their name on it and drop it in the lunch box outside the office door.
You’re invited to be a part of the First Annual BHRA Wrestling Golf Outing. See this flier for more information on how to sign up!
If you would like to import the Dates to Remember into your calendar, you can do that by clicking here. This is a Google calendar, so Google works best, but other calendars are able to access it.
Dates to Remember has been revised - you can download it here.
Advisory Period Meetings (Check in with your Advisory Period teacher first!)
8/30/22 - Freshmen in MPR
8/31/22 - Sophomores in Cafeteria - Jessica from Jostens
9/1/22 - Student Council in Mrs. Russell’s Room
9/8/22 - Student Council in Mrs. Russell’s Room
9/15/22 - Student Council in Mrs. Russell’s Room
9/22/22 - Student Council in Mrs. Russell’s Room
9/29/22 - Student Council in Mrs. Russell’s Room
Thursdays - Student Council in Mrs. Russell’s Room
Menu - August Menu *indicates change* September Menu
Tuesday 8/30 - Corn Dog, Chips, *Peaches*, Oatmeal Cookie, Milk
Wednesday 8/31 - Fish Sandwich/Bun, Potato Salad, Applesauce, Fig Newton, Milk
Thursday 9/1 - Soft Taco, Mexican Rice, Pears, Milk
Friday 9/2 - Pizza, Breadstick, Lettuce Salad, Cookie, Milk
Community Service Opportunities
Mrs. Stephens is looking for volunteers for the Chris Oberheim Memorial Softball game on Sept. 17th. Please use this form to sign up - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9A72EABFCC34-2ndannual See Mrs. Stephens with any questions.
Athletics (BHRA 8to18 Website):
Fall Athletic Schedules - *All schedules are subject to change*
Tuesday 8/30
4:00pm - Golf @ St. Joe Ogden - Rantoul’s Willow Pond - CANCELED
4:30pm - Soccer - JV/V vs Georgetown-Ridge Farm
5:00pm - Volleyball (F/JV/V) vs Danville High School
6:30pm - JV Football vs Hoopeston Area High School
Wednesday 8/31
4:00pm - Golf @ Oakwood High School @ Harrison Park
Thursday 9/1
4:30pm - Soccer (Varsity Only) @ Watseka High School
Bus leaves at 3:15
5:00pm - Volleyball (F/JV/V) @ Villa Grove High School
Bus leaves at 3:30
Announcements from Mrs. Stephens - Website
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).
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 (22-23 Dates to Remember):
09-12-22 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
09-15-22 - SMILE Dentist - Register Here
09-15-22 - College Fair at DACC for Seniors
09-16-22 - SMILE Dentist - Register Here
09-23-22 - Patriot Day at BHRA
10-07-22 - Homecoming Football Game
10-11-22 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
10-17-22 - Retakes! School Picture Day
10-08-22 - Homecoming Dance
10-12-22 - PSAT/NMSQT Test - 8am-11:30am
10-14-22 - Fall Sports Senior Night
11-14-22 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
12-12-22 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
01-09-23 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
02-10-23 - Pink Night vs Salt Fork
02-13-23 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
02-18-23 - Regional Math Contest
03-13-23 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
04-10-23 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
04-18-23 - State Math Contest
04-22-23 - Prom
05-08-23 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
06-12-23 - BHRA Board Meeting @ 5pm
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.
Principal, Brent Rademacher - brademacher@bismarck.k12.il.us
Assistant Principal - Phil Benjamin - pbenjamin@bismarck.k12.il.us
Secretary - Jenny Huffman - jhuffman@bismarck.k12.il.us
Clerk - Amy Jameson - ajameson@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