Congratulations to all three of our junior high volleyball teams on a very successful day! 8th grade finished 2nd in their tournament, 7th grade finished 1st, and 6th grade won the consolation championship. It was a great day to be a Storm volleyball player!
Way to go ladies!
Go Storm!
Congratulations to our five elementary all-state students on a wonderful performance!!!
Congratulations to the January BVE Students of the Month. These students showed a positive influence on the BVJH student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service, and leadership. We are proud!
Good luck to our 8th grade boys basketball team tomorrow as they open their regional at Rockridge! Good luck boys!!!
Go Storm!
Good luck to our 6th grade volleyball team as they travel to JFK to open up the JFK Tournament with Ottawa Intermediate at 5:30. The tournament will continue tomorrow with them playing at 9:00AM. Good luck ladies!
Congratulations to the January BVJH Students of the Month! These students showed a positive influence on the BVJH student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service, and leadership.
Good luck to our 7th & 8th grade volleyball teams as they have their Bureau Valley Tournament this weekend! Good luck Storm!!
Congratulations to Stone Sabin, 1st place, and Ashten Salzmann, 2nd place, as they competed in the Geography Bee today! Good job to all the Geography Bee competitors as well! Way to Go Storm!
Good Luck to our Robotics Team this weekend as they will be competing in the State Competition in Champaign! Good Luck Team!!
Go Storm!
7th grade students in Mrs. Hoyt’s Life Science classes are comparing businesses with either the parts of a plant or animal cell. Such businesses include a pizza parlor, donut shop, factory, hospital, town, and school.
Sixth grade artist's in Mrs. Knapp's class created line drawings based on Neurographic Art. They chose a color family and are adding watercolor to complete their "tiles."
3-5 PE in Manlius celebrated the 100th day of school with some exercises. The students had to complete 10 exercises, 10 times each. 10x10=100!
We hit on all of the health related components of fitness.
Heart Awareness Night Update (February 2nd):
The Parlor will be selling red and pink drinks for $5 at our Heart Awareness Night and they will be donating half of their proceeds to the American Heart Association.
You can choose from 3 flavor options
Strawberry, Raspberry or Cherry lime!
It can also be made as a fizzy drink which is like a carbonated soda.
***They are also available in a NON-caffeinated option on request***
6th grade Earth Science identified sedimentary rocks today! This concludes their rock unit! They have identified metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks!
Important Update on Heart Awareness Night!
We will now be hosting all three levels (6th-8th grades) on February 2nd. The 6th grade game will begin at 4:00 following with 7th and 8th grade. Today is the last day to get your t-shirt as well. The link is below. Come out and support on February 2nd! Go Storm!
https://bvjrvolleyball2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Mr. DeVenney’s class took ownership of their own learning during Social Studies. They learned how to find critical details, summarize, and take their own notes for a nonfiction text. They will be applying those skills when they start researching the origins of Illinois town names.
Big Special Shout out!!
We want to send a huge congratulations to Libby Endress and Stone Sabin in being recognized for the John Ourth Student Recognition Award. The purpose of this award is to honor two exceptional students from Bureau Valley. These students exemplify qualities that reflect what Bureau Valley values the most. Good job Stone & Libby!! Great representation of our district! Go Storm!
Congratulations to the 2023 BVJH Geography bee finalists. 6th grade: Kylie Endress, and Alexander Nally, 7th grade: Caitlyn Egan, Damon Lyford, and Joseph Siri, 8th grade: Alex Attig, Tyler Donnelley, Libby Endress, Garrett Gross, Lucas Hartz, Marek Johnson, Aiden Litherland, Stone Sabin, and Ashten Salzmann.
These students are the winners of the classroom Geography bee. They are now finalist for the Bureau Valley Junior High Geography Bee. It will be held on Friday, January 27, at 11:00 in the Bureau Valley Auditorium in Manlius.
Good luck to all finalists!
Students in Mrs. Kuelper’s fifth grade science class are learning about ecosystems and food webs. Students had to match the animal to their ecosystem. They also had to complete a food chain for a forest, ocean, and rainforest.
Thank you to Central Bank Illinois, Bureau Valley Boosters, Justin York, and Bureau Valley 340 for helping getting the Robotics team to State comfortably in a charter bus. Both Storm Bot teams are so grateful! (Along with the coaches and families.) Go STORM!
