BMHS Parent/Family Update

Homecoming tickets are on sale THROUGH WEDNESDAY. Tickets are $20 for one, $35 for two.

• Homecoming Parade - Friday, September 19th - 5:30pm. All groups participating in the parade should begin lining up at 5:00pm at the Callahan Community Center. Any outside group wanting to participate in the parade, should contact Staci Paff at staci.paff@bellevue.kyschools.us.
• Homecoming Football Game - Friday, September 19th vs. Iroquois - 7:30pm.
• Homecoming Dance - Saturday, September 20th - @ Bellevue High School - 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
• Dance Theme: Y2K Glow

Congratulations to the following students for being nominated to our 2025 Homecoming Court!

King Candidates

Arion Stuckey

Patrick Vogt
Tristan Woodyard
Serigo Cuevas
Ben Trimnell

Parker Kern

Finn Hamilton

Queen Candidates

Elizabeth Erskine

Chloe Meyers
Bella Meece

Kara Potts

A big THANK YOU to our students and parents for their support on High Attendance Day. The middle school had an overall attendance percentage of 96%! The high school had an overall percentage of 92%. As a building, we had an overall percentage rate of 92%. That is impressive even with all of the illness currently going around.

Congratulations to the 7th Grade (96.55%), and the Freshmen (95.31%) for winning a pizza party courtesy of Mr. Spicher. They will get their reward on Friday, September 19th.

Our Broadcasting/Podcasting class led by Mrs. Means, has created a new podcast series called, Voice of the Vue. This student led podcast gives our students a voice in all things Bellevue! Give their first episode a listen below.

This past week, our Seniors took a tour of Eastern Kentucky University. This gave them the opportunity to learn about all of the great opportunities EKU has as they start planning out their life after high school. A big THANK YOU to our Transition Coordinator Dave Pelgen for arranging this great trip for our Seniors!

Each year, we work to make sure every student in our school receives the support they need to achieve success and experience positive outcomes on our campus. Ongoing screening in both academic and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning can identify students that need additional support to increase their academic performance and improve overall well-being.

Screening tools help school staff develop effective plans and allocate resources at the school, class, and individual levels. We will administer the Youth Needs Screener on Wednesday, September 24th. The Youth Needs Screener is completed by students in grades 6-12 and can be accessed at here for your review. To administer the screener, we need parent consent. You can either give consent or deny consent using the form below. We ask every parent or guardian to please fill out the form below by the end of the day on Friday, September 19th.

The results will be used as one data point in a proactive process that supports students with mentoring, organizational strategies, social skills, coping strategies, and other supports that help them fully engage in their learning. Should our team identify your child as needing additional support, you will be notified just as you would with academic interventions on our campus.

We encourage every child to participate in the Youth Needs Screener as it gives us important information about how well we are doing at the school level and how to best support each student in our school. If you have any questions, please contact BMHS Guidance Counselor Erin King at erin.king@bellevue.kyschools.us.

In an effort to better support the needs of our students, we have created a form that teachers, parents, and students can fill out to proactively request help from the school for things like academic concerns, behavior concerns, social/emotional wellbeing, mental health wellbeing, or other possible issues happening outside of school. This form is part of our broader multi-tiered system of support for students and families. To submit a referral, please fill out the attached form below. If you have any questions about the form or if you should even fill it out, please contact our School Counselor Erin King at erin.king@bellevue.kyschools.us.

We are now taking applications join the BMHS Student Council. Student Council is a great way for students to get connected to the overall school community. The student applications are now live in Clever when students log in to their computers. Student applications and two teacher recommendations are due by October 1st. If you have any questions about Student Council, please contact Ms. Jerdon at emma.jerdon@bellevue.kyschools.us

Our Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be holding a See You at the Pole event on September 24th at 7:00am. Everyone interested in attending should meet at the flag pole in front of the building. The next meeting of our Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter will be on Friday, September 26th at 7:00am in Coach Montgomery's room. This is open to all students that attend BMHS. You do not have to be an athlete to attend.

1st Quarter progress reports will be coming home on Friday, September 19th.

With the change in the start of the school year, we have updated our 1st semester important dates information. This can serve has a handy reference guide. Dates and events could be added as the school year progresses. As always, please reach out with any questions.

We are excited to announce that we are starting an Educators Rising chapter here at BMHS! Educators Rising is a program that mentors students who want to possibly be K-12 teachers. The first Educators Rising meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 24th during ENGAGE on Club Day. Any interested student should contact Mrs. Tiffany Hicks for more information at tiffany.hicks@bellevue.kyschools.us.

As we approach the first game at the newly renovated Gilligan Field, we would like to offer all Tigers fans the opportunity to purchase a Bellevue Tigers stadium chair, or stadium blanket. The stadium chairs are $60. The stadium blankets are $50. You can purchase each item using the links below and pick up your item at the game on September 12th.

Tickets for all Bellevue High School and Middle School athletic events must be purchased online using GoFan. You can download the GoFan app and search Bellevue High School, or you can purchase online using the link below.

As the school year gets ready to start, our fall athletic teams are in full swing preparing for the upcoming season. Please see the links below for the upcoming schedule of games for each sport.

• Varsity High School Football
• Varsity Girls Soccer
• Varsity Girls Volleyball

In order to promote a safe and healthy school environment, we encourage all of our students to report suspicious activity, safety concerns, or mental health concerns to a trusted adult. If they do not feel comfortable talking to an adult in the building, they can always report concerns to the Kentucky Safe Schools Tip Line at 1-866-393-6659. All reports to the Kentucky Safe Schools Tip Line are completely anonymous.