B.H.S. Monthly Newsletter ~November

October was a great month at BHS! We want to thank all of you for supporting us in getting back the Impact Aid form in a timely manner. Your students did a great job!

If you are ever wondering what is happening on a daily basis here at the high school, you can find an "ANNOUNCEMENTS" link on the Blackfoot High School website (https://www.blackfoothigh.org/) page that will take you to our daily announcements. These are the announcements that are read to the students every morning to let them know what is going on and what is coming up. We invite you to read them also!

Blackfoot high school’s math department consists of 13 highly committed & well-qualified individuals that are focused on developing well-rounded students. Not only are the math teachers contributing to the growth of students’ mathematical skills, but are also actively involved in many extracurriculars throughout the school such as: NHS, after school tutoring, esports, coaching, ticket-taking, assisting in the running of sporting events & Sources of Strength. BHS offers courses from general math all the way up to college level courses allowing students many different courses through which they can develop their logical thinking and reasoning skills.

**New Bell schedule can be found on the Blackfoot High School website. Advisory is now between 2nd and 3rd hour on Mondays and Tuesdays.

**Booster Soup Auction Wednesday Nov. 2nd. Soup at 6:00pm, Auction at 7:00pm.

$5 individual, $20 family.

**Girl's basketball tryouts will be happening the first of November with a parent meeting November 3rd @ 6:45 pm in the Library.

**Wrestling will hold a parent meeting November 3rd @ 7:00 pm in the old gym.

**Boy’s basketball will be having tryouts the 3rd week of November with a parent meeting to follow as well.

**NOVEMBER 5th Thrifty Sadies- on Nov. 5th. Take your date and buy clothes at the thrift store, the best dressed couple wins a prize! Carnival games, snacks, and dance. 8:30-11p.m. in the old gym.

**Winterguard is doing a tryout November 9-10 @ 6:30 and the 11th at 9:00 am in the old gym.

**November 10th Veteran's Day Assembly, 10:30am in the BPAC.

**November 17th end of first trimester.

**Thanksgiving break November 21-24th. School resumes November 28th.

**The Blackfoot High Drama Company is excited to announce auditions for Romeo and Juliet. The Blackfoot and Snake River Drama departments will be working together to put on Romeo and Juliet this January. Auditions are open to anyone in the school. Auditions are on November 1st and November 7th, 4:45-6pm after school. The November 1st audition will be at Snake River High School, and the November 7 audition will be at Blackfoot High School. Please prepare a one minute monologue from Shakespeare, but it does not have to be memorized! We hope to see you there!

**The BHS Photography Club is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual Christmas Photo Sessions. Christmas Family photos will be offered soon! Please watch our Instagram bhsphotography.23 for more information, dates and appointment availability.

Students' grades are checked every week with their Advisory teacher as well as weekly by the Dean of Students. When students are failing 3 or more classes for 2-3 consecutive weeks, they meet with the Dean to discuss concerns and ways to help. Every student that meets with the Dean for failing grades or attendance is placed on a contract to notify parents of the school's concern and to ensure students are able to meet the graduation requirements. Resources we have available for struggling students include Student Collaboration on Wednesdays & Thursdays and After-School Tutoring on Tuesdays & Wednesdays. If you have concerns about your student's grades, please reach out to their teachers for help or contact the Dean of Students for additional assistance.

Blackfoot FFA's Livestock Evaluation team has been working hard this trimester. We had a team place second place at the EISF last month in the livestock evaluation contest. We also traveled to Elba, ID on 8/8/22 to compete in a contest. We took two teams and had a great time. One of our members, Madison Wren, was able to place 3rd high individual out of over 60 contestants.

Attached is a picture of the students that went, as well as advisors and coaches.

From left to right: Mr. Hanson (advisor), Kaelin Walton, Kash Lish, Cooper Wadsworth, Aly Rudolph, Madison Wren, Paige Burnett, Ellie Haight, Bailey Richey, Mrs. Bender (advisor), Carson Prouse (coach).

BHS CTE Program

9:00 to 12:00 on the Following Fridays:

Nov 4 & 18

Dec 2 & 9

Jan 13 & 27

Feb 17 & 24

Students with an IEP or 504 plan are invited to participate in building a shed that will be auctioned off. Instructors will be Mr. Dahle, Mr. James, Mr. Lance, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Wren, and possibly other BHS instructors.

Dates/ Times:

From 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Fridays in November, December, January, and February

November 4 & 18

December 2 & 9

January 13 & 27

February 17 & 24

Please sign up as soon as possible so we can plan.

These classes can count as seat time for students that need to make up time.

Contact Mrs. Winward @BHS to sign up or with any questions.

winwheat@d55.k12.id.us

208-785-8810

Funding Provided by

Idaho Vocational Rehabilitation.

Woodworking, Carpentry, Welding, and Home Repair Skills

Our fall sports are starting to come to an end. We had a very busy and exciting month of October.

• Golf competed for the first time in the fall season. They had a good season transitioning from a spring sport to fall sport. We came away with 1 qualifier, Parker Christiansen who headed to the state tournament.

• Girl’s Soccer finished the season with their best upset against Idaho Falls in the district tournament.

• Boy’s Soccer had a great season and came away with a State 3rd place finish over their rival Idaho Falls. Thank goodness for those penalty kicks!

• Cross Country has been running their hearts out. Our boy’s team took 3rd at districts, Matt Thomas took 1st at district and Emily Despain qualified as well. They will be headed to compete at state soon.

• Volleyball has had its fair share of ups and downs. They were the 5th seed headed into districts. They came back and eliminated 3 teams to qualify for state. This was a very big accomplishment since the last time they went to state was way before these girls were even born back in 1978!

• Football has enjoyed playing in this warm fall weather. They are currently continuing their run for a state title. They beat Bonneville at their Senior night game and we had one of our seniors Ja’Vonte King named Athlete of the week the week of October 10-15.

Great job fall sports!

Winter sports are now starting to get underway. Girls’s basketball tryouts will be happening the first of November with a parent meeting November 3rd @ 6:45 pm in the Library. Wrestling will hold a parent meeting November 3rd @ 7:00 pm in the old gym. Boy’s basketball will be having tryouts the 3rd week of November with a parent meeting to follow as well. Go Broncos!

Aden Porter - Science

Cassandra Eskelsen - Fine Arts

Kayla Salazar - Student Services

Creed Wray - English

Caden Bache - Social Studies

Jack Schroeder - Business

Baedon Julander - Math

Need a reason to pick up a book? Consider these facts from http://healhyhappyimpactful.com

* Reading may reduce stress up to 68%. More so than listening to music, having a cup of tea, or taking a walk. (University of Minnesota)

* Reading is 300% better at reducing stress than walking and 700% better than playing video games. (Toner Buzz)

* Lifelong readers have a lower rate of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia than their peers, (Toner Buzz)

* Students are exposed to almost 2 million words per year just by reading at least 20 minutes a day. (Every Child Reads)

* Despite the rising popularity of e-reading devices such as Kindle, Kobo and others, print books remain the most popular format for reading, with 65% of adults saying they have read a print book in the last year. (Statista)

The Blackfoot High School Library has both e-books and print books for our students' enjoyment. Check one out today.