Congratulations to Kylie Endress for her participation in the Regional Spelling Bee at Augustana College on Saturday, March 1st. Bureau Valley Junior High is proud of Kylie! She did a great job representing the Storm.
Mrs. Bell's 4th grade students' book projects for the 3rd nine weeks was based on a Who Is or Who Was book. The students did a great job!
Ms. Bitting's third graders were given the opportunity to join Mrs. Ledergerber's students to dissect and learn about the parts and functions of a sheep's brain!
Congratulations to our February IReady winners this month! They were Morgan Dowacter, Teegan Yepsen, Owen Lanxon, Myles Mahnesmith, Quinn Salisbury, and Kendra Brumley! They had the most lesson passed this month out of their classes. Way to go Storm!
Congratulations to BVE February Students of the Month. These students have a positive influence on the BVJH student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service and leadership. ⚡️
Congratulations to BVJH February Students of the Month. These students have a positive influence on the BVJH student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service and leadership. ⚡️
The Scholastic Bowl team is off to a great start for their season! The A team's record is 4-4 and the B team's record is 5-3. We celebrated a big win over Streator 325-90 with ice cream at practice this week. Great job scholars!!
🏐 Good luck tonight to our 8th Grade volleyball team as they compete for 3rd or 4th place in the SRC Conference Tournament vs Mendota! Game starts at 5:30 at Ottawa Shepherd. Good luck Ladies!
GO STORM!
The BVJH Newspaper Club would like to thank the BV Foundation for their generous donation. We were able to purchase microphones, an iPad stand, and a clapboard to make our videos even more professional. Thank you!
Mrs. Bell's class wrote formal letters to national parks. Today they walked to the post office to mail the letters.
Congratulations to the 6th graders who did well in their scholastic bowl tournament this morning! They lost the first match 115-190 and won their second 270-130!! Shout out to the "assistant coach" of the day, 8th grader Augie who boosted morale and helped keep score!
Mrs. Kuelper‘s fifth grade class learned all about moon phases this week in Mystery Science. Today the students created all the phases of the moon using Oreo cookies.
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🎉🏐 8th Grade Volleyball Night! 🏐🎉
We celebrated our amazing 8th-grade volleyball players last week on Thursday! Their dedication, teamwork, and hard work have made a huge impact on our program. We wish these ladies the best of luck in the conference tournament next week, as well as the IESA Regional.
Thank you, 8th graders, for your leadership and commitment. Your future is bright, and we can't wait to see all that you accomplish! 💙 #8thGradeNight
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🎉🏐 8th Grade Volleyball Night! 🏐🎉
We celebrated our amazing 8th-grade volleyball players last week on Thursday! Their dedication, teamwork, and hard work have made a huge impact on our program. We wish these ladies the best of luck in the conference tournament next week, as well as the IESA Regional.
Thank you, 8th graders, for your leadership and commitment. Your future is bright, and we can't wait to see all that you accomplish! 💙 #8thGradeNight
Hello Storm Families,
Our book fair is approaching, and EVERYONE can NOW create an eWallet. GET THE eWallet WORD OUT by sharing your homepage address! Don’t forget to tell people to share their eWallet link with friends and family – grandparents love to donate to eWallet to help their grandkids buy books!
Here is a video on the EWallet Process:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/videos/intro-to-ewallet-fair-files.html
We are looking forward to our BVE/BVJH Book Fair in March!
BVJH/BVE families, please remember that all required items for rollerskating are due to the office tomorrow! 🛼🛼
🎉 Congratulations to Our John Ourth Award Recipients! 🎉
We are incredibly proud to recognize Payton & Kylie for their dedication, hard work, and excellence! 🏆 Their commitment to academics, leadership, and character truly sets them apart. Mrs. Platz attended the IPA breakfast this morning to recognize the students with their families.
👏 Join us in celebrating their achievements! Keep shining, and continue to inspire those around you!
7th grade Life Science students completed peer critiques while their classmates presented their Organ System project.
7th/8th Grade Volleyball Game Update:
Olgesby Washington's 8th grade boys' basketball team made it to state and will play on Thursday. The administration has asked to reschedule our 7th/8th grade volleyball game to Wednesday, February 19th. The bus will leave at 3:45 and the 7th grade game will begin at 5:00. Thursday, February 20th the girls will have practice from 3:00-5:00.
Thank you for your flexibility.
Go Storm!
Good evening. Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, school will start 2 hours late due to forecasted cold temperatures. All bus routes will also be delayed by 2 hours. Breakfast will not be served, and there will be no morning Pre-K classes. PM Pre-K will operate at its regular time. All morning activities are canceled and may be rescheduled for after school. Please stay safe and follow local weather advisories. We will provide updates as needed through email, our website, and social media.