Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th. It is a month of celebrating and honoring the history, culture, and contributions of Americans whose families hail from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

✨The 2024 theme is: Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together, encapsulating the “spirit of innovation, resilience, and unity that define the Hispanic experience.”

In remembrance of 9/11, Buccaneers hand out star stickers to students as they enter the building.

BHS welcomes Mr. Maeng to our Math department. Mr. Maeng comes to us from Minnesota where he taught various levels of Math including algebra I, algebra II, geometry, and pre-calculus. Before that he lived and worked in South Korea. He is a great addition to our Bogota family and we are fortunate to have him in our school community.

"As I start my new school year in Bogota High School, I am looking forward to learning more about my students, staff, and administration by pursuing successful mathematics learning facilitation in my math classes and by becoming a part of this great learning community."

-Mr. Maeng

Original pen used by President Lincoln to sign Emancipation Proclamation in 1863

Students have been experimenting with basic printmaking techniques using found objects from nature such as leaves.

Neurographic art is a simple way to work with the subconscious mind through drawing. This creative method is known to stimulate new neural pathways by combining art and psychology!

The new Music Production class is off to a great start! Students are starting to learn how to use the music software "BandLab" and how to create their own loops of music to use in their own beats. They will be building their knowledge from there to eventually create full songs!

-Mr. Prachthauser

Students have been learning about the historical impact of photography and have begun exercising utilizing compositional elements of photography with taking photos.

Featured is a photograph taken by student Fergie Onate Avila using contrasting colors within her photograph.

Students are using Adobe Photoshop to create a digital design of their names using the elements of line, shape, space, typography, and much more.

Leah graduated from Bogota Jr./Sr. High School with the Class of 2017. Since then she continues to be a devoted Buccaneer as she has continued to serve us in the capacity of a Teacher's Aide, a Substitute Teacher and in Athletics. Leah is currently working on her internship to become a Guidance Counselor. Keep up the good work Leah, we are so proud of you!