Bureau Valley Junior High/Elementary

Camp Opportunity! Our high school softball team will be offering a one-day camp opportunity for all students in 3rd-8th grade currently. Camp Details: 📅 Date: Wednesday, May 7 🕓 Time: 4:00–6:00 PM 📍 Location: High School Softball Field 💵 Cost: $10 Participants should wear softball pants or leggings, socks, a BV shirt, and cleats and tennis shoes (in case the event moves indoors). They’re encouraged to bring their own bat and glove. More info is available on the flyer, and Coach Sheppard is helping coordinate the camp in place of practice that day. Students do not have to register for camp, they are just to arrive with the cost of the camp. All proceeds will be going towards the high school softball team. If you have any questions please email Danicka Benavidez @ 28dbenavidez@bureauvalley.net Go Storm!

Please remember to turn in your permission slips by Wednesday, April 23rd to attend the Junior High dance this Friday, April 25th! The dance will be from 5:30-7 pm in the high school gym.

Used Book Sale Alert!! Mrs. Heing will be selling used 3rd-5th grade books beginning on April 28th and running through May 9th. All books are 25 cents, if your child may be interested please contact their classroom teacher.

Mrs. Price's 6th graders are using their best detective skills to solve mysteries this week! Between "broken trophies" and "missing principals" they will have their work cut out for them!

What a great opening night for this year's Drama Club Play! Congrats to all the cast, tech crew, and Ms. Ackerman on a great performance. You can still catch Saturday's matinee at 2:00 tomorrow in Manlius where Drama Club 8th graders will also be recognized. Go STORM!⛈️

Our 7th grade students hosted a Presidential & First Lady Tea! Each student researched and portrayed a U.S. President or First Lady, dressing up and sharing speeches about their lives and legacies. So proud of their hard work!

Some students celebrated the end of math state testing by building a robot and coding it to dance!

The Bureau Valley Junior High Track Team had a great first home meet on Thursday, April 10! Here are some highlights: 1st place 8th grade boys: Waylon Miller (400 M) 1st place 8th grade girls: Harper Wetzell (1600 M), Kynzleigh Garza (100m Hurdles), Lola King, Aubrey Endress, Abby Stabler, and Madisyn Shipp (4x200 Relay), Aubrey Endress, Harper Wetzell, Abby Stabler, and Madisyn Shipp (4x400 Relay), Harper Wetzell (High Jump), Madisyn Shipp (Long Jump) 1st place 7th grade boys: Travis Birkey (800 M) 1st place 7th grade girls: Jenna Galassi (100m Hurdles), Jenna Galassi, Brianna Crownover, Harper Swearingen, and Jacey Schaill (4x200 Relay) 2nd place 8th grade boys: Waylon Miller (100 M), Cash Thompson, Reid Kalapp, Cash Stull, and Wyatt Smith (4x200 Relay) 2nd place 8th grade girls: Abby Stabler (200 M, High Jump), Lola King (400 M), Avery Pratt (1600 M), Brooklyn Ganschow (100 M Hurdles), Aubrey Endress (Long Jump) 2nd place 7th grade boys: Carter Brady (Shot Put), Lincoln Ledergerber (Long Jump) 2nd place 7th grade girls: Jemma Cade (Shot Put), Jenna Galassi (Long Jump) 3rd place 8th grade boys: Wyatt Smith (200 M) 3rd place 8th grade girls: Audra Wasilewski (400 M), Jennifer Lundeen (800 M), Samantha Gross (100 M Hurdles), Jessica Lundeen, Kynzleigh Garza, Samantha Gross, and Jennifer Lundeen (4x100 Relay) 3rd place 7th grade boys: Lincoln Ledgerber (800 M), Lincoln Ledergerber, Travis Birkey, Brantlee Bryan, and Carter Brady (4x100 Relay), Travis Birkey (Long Jump) 3rd place 7th grade girls: Elin Johnson, Kaya Olson, Jemma Cade, Myla Wilt (4x400 Relay), Jenna Galassi (High Jump) Overall: 8th grade boys: 6th place 8th grade girls: 1st place 7th grade boys: 4th place 7th grade girls: 3rd place

Bureau Valley Junior High & Elementary has earned a school award on the student art gallery website Artsonia! Over the last 9 years, Mrs. Knapp has had students upload their artwork to the website, create a title, and write artist statements. We just reached 10,000 pieces of art uploaded! Great work everyone! Check out our Artsonia her --> https://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=19739

Kind reminder:Please join our BVJH Drama Club tomorrow night and Saturday, April 12th for their production of "OMG! Opposite Machine Gadget." Friday's performance will be at 6:30 and Saturday's performance will be at 2:00 with it being in the Manlius Auditorium. We look forward to watching all the students and celebrate all their hard work! Go Storm!

🍞🥞 The 7th grade Home Ec students got hands-on in the kitchen making delicious French Toast! Golden, fluffy, and oh-so-tasty! 😋

8A held held a mock trial during ELA to see if the character in Touching Spirit Bear is gulity.

🧁✨ The 7th grade Home Ec students put their baking skills to the test! They made both packaged muffins and muffins from scratch to see which they liked better. Which one would you choose? 🍫🍓

Junior high students have been busy preparing for next week's IAR math testing with review games. Good luck!

Sixth grade artists created clay cylinders using slab construction methods. This week they have been busy transforming the cylinders into their own unique designs. Students are building clay art, spatial understanding, problem-solving skills, and perseverance.

Drama Club Announcement!! Please join our BVJH Drama Club on Friday, April 11th and Saturday, April 12th for their production of "OMG! Opposite Machine Gadget." Friday's performance will be at 6:30 and Saturday's performance will be at 2:00 with it being in the Manlius Auditorium. We look forward to watching all the students and celebrate all their hard work! Go Storm!

Third grade artists are finishing their Heart Art with watercolor in the background. Great work!

We want to congratulate all our students who participated in IESA Solo and Ensemble on March 29th at Logan Junior High. We had 26 events perform with Bureau Valley receiving 23 Division I ratings and 3 Division II ratings. We had four best of day performances (out of seven that were chosen by the judges) Congratulations to: Abby Stabler: Best Brass Solo of the Day Aubrey Endress: Best Piano Solo of the Day, Brianna Crownover and Jenna Galassi: Best Vocal Ensemble Sierra Endress and Kylie Endress: Best Vocal Duet We are so proud of all our students and directors hard work and way to represent Bureau Valley!! Go Storm!

Here is the junior high track team in their new team shirts designed by Sights Ink! BV did a great job at their first meet at Mendota on April 1st. They battled the cold and wind, but they made BV proud! It’s going to be a fantastic season. Some highlights: Boys 8th grade- 200 M Waylon Miller (3rd place) 400 M Ryan Williams (2nd) 4x200 Relay: Cash Thompson, Wyatt Smith, Ryan Williams, Waylon Miller (1st) Shot put Wyatt Smith (1st) Boys 7th grade: 400 M Christopher Morris (1st) 800 M Travis Birkey (1st) 800 M Christopher Morris (2nd) Long jump Christopher Morris (2nd) Girls 8th grade: 400 M Audra Wasilewski (2nd) 800 M Abby Stabler (2nd) 1600 Harper Wetzell (3rd) 4x200 Relay Lola King, Abby Stabler, Aubrey Endress, and Madisyn Shipp (1st) 4x200 Relay Brooklynn Ganschow, Linden Ferrell, Audra Wasilewski, Jennifer Lundeen (3rd) 4x400 Relay Avery Pratt, Kynzleigh Garza, Jennifer Lundeen, Jessica Lundeen (3rd) Discus Izabel Terbush (3rd) Long jump Madisyn Shipp (1st) Girls 7th grade: 400 M Jenna Galassi (3rd) 100 M Hurdles Jenna Galassi (3rd) Shot put Jemma Cade (3rd)

Please be aware the phones are currently down on the Manlius Campus. We are working on it and you can still email the office if needed.