Panther Update
Panther Adventures in Costa Rica
We were a small but mighty group of Bonney Lake Panthers in Costa Rica - we learned a lot! We visited three different sustainable farms. Two were large-scale and produced coffee and pineapple (found frozen at Costco). The small farm we visited in Monteverde fully supplies their homes and their farm-to-table restaurant, where we made Costa Rican tortillas, empanadas, and candy directly from fresh-pressed sugar cane. We learned about cloud forest ecosystems and saw so much local wildlife at the national parks and nature reserves we visited.
BLHS Choir Success in NYC!
76 Bonney Lake High School Travelers went to New York City to perform in the Heritage Festival. We were there for 5 days!! I told them that the moments we remember are not the trophies, but the relationships and experiences of the performance. While we were singing our 9/11 tribute song, titled "Fear Not," sirens went off in the most appropriate part and in the same key. We all experienced a surreal moment of live music making and raw emotion from memories of 9/11. We also sang the piece at the peace pools at ground zero. Follow us on blhs.choir on Instagram for videos and more!
Panther adventures in Belize
Our Panther adventurers have returned from Belize with some great experiences. They planted trees to prevent soil erosion, monitored turtle, bat and aquatic bugs to determine water and rain forest quality/health, dissected the invasive Lionfish to determine its fish diet on the reef, and picked up nurdles on the beach for plastic clean up. They also got to zipline through the Belizean jungle, snorkel on the longest living reef, make tortillas and chocolate from scratch and explore the fruits and plants on an organic sustainable farm. Jerry Turner and I had an amazing adventure with this group of students!
Spring Musical “Annie”
- 4/18 - Opening Night - “Annie” @ 7:00pm in the PAC
- 4/19 - “Annie” @ 7:00pm in the PAC
- 4/20 - “Annie” matinee @ 2:00 pm & evening 7:00 pm in the PAC
- 4/21 - Spring Musical - “Annie” @ 2:00pm in the PAC
FCCLA Blood Drive- May 1st!
FCCLA IS hosting a blood drive this spring with our new partner- Bloodworks NW. It will be a smaller drive- only one blood mobile, as this company tries to pick up the school drives that were cancelled with Cascade Regional Blood Services. We are excited to move forward with a spring blood drive!
Link to the Website https://blhspanthersathletics.com/events
Athletic Game Schedules - All Sports
Our athletic teams have all passed the mid-season point on their schedules and we are quickly approaching the end of league competition. We will be celebrating our Seniors over the next couple of weeks and many of our teams are making their push to the postseason, so continue to come out and support our Panthers.
Here are some postseason dates to be looking out for:
5/2 - Girls Tennis
5/4 - Boys Soccer
5/7 - Baseball
5/9 - Track & Field
5/16 - Softball
May 6-11 - Boys and Girls Lacrosse will begin postseason play
Dark Outside and Icy Roads
Please take extra care when dropping students off in the morning.
It is getting dark in the mornings and students and staff members can often be hard to see.
Also, with the changing weather comes icy conditions. Despite having deicing protocol, roads and parking lots can become slippery.
Here is a Link to our district webpage that describes the Inclement Weather Procedures.
Please share this information with your new drivers.
If you have a parking permit please review the Student Handbook pages 9-10 to ensure that we avoid as many issues as possible.
Third, please review this flow map for drop off and pick up.
Blue = Entrance Red = Exit
Students are free to use their cell phones before/after school, during passing times, and during lunches.
Students are not allowed to use their cell phones and headphones or have them out during class time.
The goal of our cell phone policy is to maximize the safety and the learning of our students in our classrooms while reducing inappropriate and unsafe behavior on electronic devices including; buying and harassment.
The goal is not to be a barrier for parent to student communication.
- Parents can message their students and they can respond during passing period, during lunch, or before or after school.
- In the case of an urgent message, please call the BLHS Main Office at 253-891-5700 and we will coordinate connecting you with your student.
We know this will be unpopular with many students but we care too much to ignore this important need.
