In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all Bellevue Independent Schools will be CLOSED on Monday, January 20th. School will resume on Tuesday, January 21st.

During this past week, we held all of our class meeting to recognize our students for their academic acheivment over the last quarter and to set some goals for the 3rd quarter.

• We had 77 students in Grades 6-12 recognized for earning a spot on the A/B Honor Roll for the 2nd Quarter
• We had 72 students in Grades 6-12 recognized for earning a spot on the All A Honor Roll for the 2nd Quarter.
• We also set a goal to see a 50% reduction in behavior referrals for the quarter for students in Middle School, our Freshmen, and Sophomores.

We are proud of all of our students accomplishments in the classroom. Keep up the great work!

Attention all rising sophomores. Did you know that you could possibly taking some courses at Gateway Community College that counts both as a credit here at Bellevue and as college credit? Here is what you need to know:

• The deadline to apply is March 15th. Pick up an application from Mr. Pelgen.
• Sophomore students must have a 3.5 GPA.
• You must take an ACT exam and hit at least one of the following benchmarks. Visit act.org to register.
• English - 18
• Math - 19
• Reading - 20
• ACT scores must be reported to the school before the start of the 25-26 school year.
• Bellevue families are responsible to pay the discounted dual credit tuition rate during the sophomore year.

Congratulations to our Academic Team who wrapped up the regular season with a 22-1 win over Pendleton County. They finished the year with a 9-2 record. Next up will be the District Tournament at Bellevue on January 25th. Good luck!

Come support both our Girls and Boys basketball teams as they plan in the historic Hoosier Gym where the movie Hoosiers was filmed. The girls will take on Oldham County at 10:00am. The boys will take on Oldham County at 12:00pm. Tickets are $10 cash at the door. For more information visit the link below.

Congratulations to Jayda and Jaylah Dowell for being named to the Girls Basketball 9th Region All A Classic All Tournament Team!

Congratulations to the following girls soccer players for being named to the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Girls Soccer All Star Team!

• Myleigh Wight
• Paulina Long
• Jaylah Dowell

Our Bellevue Tiger football team was named the LNKY/OrthoCincy Team of the Year and received their award this week. Senior Brayden Sizemore also received a $500 scholarship courtesy of OrthoCincy!

There will be a parent information night for any middle school girl interested in playing soccer this spring. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 22nd at 6:30pm at Ben Flora Gym. Come meet Head Coach Chris Williams and learn more about the program. This meeting is for any girl attending Bellevue Middle School or Grandview Elementary School in grades 5-8.

Parent voice is extremely valuable here at Bellevue Middle School/High School. We would like to give you the opportunity to nominate one of our staff members as our Staff Member of the Month for the outstanding work they do to serve our students and our community. To nominate a staff member, please fill out the form below. We will recognize our winners every month at one of our early release day activities.

Calling all students who may have an interest in pursuing a career in the health care industry. Check out the information below regarding a volunteer program through St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

Click on the links below for the schedules for both Boys and Girls Basketball. Come out and support our Tigers! #TigerPRIDE

Thank you for the great work during the statewide High Attendance Day! We had a great day with right around 95% attendance across Grades 6-12. 11th and 12th grades were the highest in the building with 98.11% attendance. Let's keep up the great work!

In order to promote a safe and health 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.