Mr. Ryan Schisler has been recognized by the Illinois High School Association with a "Teacher Spotlight" honor, which recognizes educators who go above and beyond in and out of the classroom. Check the IHSA webpage and social media sites on March 10th to read more.
Special BVHS Update:The BVHS Scholastic Bowl team won the Wethersfield Regional Championship this evening! They advance to the Elmwood Sectional on Saturday, March 12th. Congrats to all team members and coaches! This is an outstanding accomplishment!
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Congrats to Mr. Gehm and all of our BVHS students who performed on Saturday at the 2022 Sole and Ensemble Competition at Monmouth-Roseville HS. We are very proud of all of you! Keep up the good work!
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This young man had an outstanding senior basketball season! Tonight he made 9 3’s at the Mendota Sectional falling just short of qualifying for the IHSA three point championship at the U of I. Good luck at the next level Carter!
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An amazing turnout at the Prairie Arts Center’s Art gallery in Princeton for the opening night of a gallery of artwork by the super talented BVHS artists. The gallery will remain on display throughout the month of March. Great work Mrs. Nichols and Art 4 students!!!
Adam Johnson BVHS DAR winner pictured here at todays luncheon. Congrats to Adam and to proud parents Craig and Anne as well! Elite group of kids right here in this picture!
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Good luck to Carter Salisbury as he represents Bureau Valley at the Mendota Sectional IHSA Three-Point Shooting Competition. Carter will shoot around 5:30 this evening. No ticket will need to be purchased to watch Carter shoot. The gym will be cleared following the competition.
What a special night at Westwood in Sterling. Super proud of all our BV track athletes! Finally back on the track indoors. Thank you to the participating teams, coaches and volunteers for making tonight a success. It is going to be an exciting track season at BVHS!
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Force vectors have a strength and direction. Physics students are using a force table and trigonometry to determine the sum of the three force vectors.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different masses because they contain different numbers of neutrons. Physical Science students are working to calculate the average atomic mass of the newly-discovered element M&M-ium.
Congrats to Sterling Horner on her logo design being chosen for this year’s 150th Walnut Days Celebration! Her design will be on t-shirts, drink koozies, and other memorabilia!
BV Sports Boosters:
Spring yard sign and decal store is open until March 13.
https://bureau-valley-spring-sports-2022.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Clothing store is open until March 18.
https://bureauvalleysportsboostersspring2022.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
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Congrats to Kate Salisbury for being named to the 2nd team east division basketball all-conference team. B/G track teams open up with an indoor meet on Thursday, March 3rd. (4:15 field events/5:15 track.) Good luck to our baseball/softball teams 1st practice today!
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BVHS Athletic Department Announcements:
Congrats to Carter Salisbury on Advancing to the Mendota Sectional in the IHSA Three-Point Shooting competition. Carter will shoot on Friday at 5:30.
NO weight lifting afterschool this week. Student-Athletes are maxing out in Advanced PE
BVHS Art 4 Seniors are proud to display their artwork during the whole month of March at the Prairie Art Center in Princeton. Artists include Ella Entas, Hope Richardson, Thomas Sullivan, Sterling Horner, and Grace Zeman. Opening night reception is Friday, March 4th from 5-7pm.
Huge congratulations to Miss Johnston on being recognized as a finalist for the Golden Owl Award! The honor places her as one of the top 5 agriculture teachers in the state of Illinois.
Illinois Association FFA Vice President Jaton Shaffer helping Ag Construction students design Rube Goldberg machines. Their goal is to turn on a light switch!
Ionic compound or covalent compound? Chemistry students test the chemical and physical properties of different chemicals to determine if they are ionic or covalent compounds.
Learning about odds, ratios, and percentages with a simple deck of playing cards and a box of M-n-Ms.
Tuesday, March 1st will be high school Parent-Teacher conferences from 4-7:00 p.m. If you haven’t already, please call the high school office to schedule times to meet with your child’s teachers.