Panther Update
Key Club brings home the Single Service Award and Advisor of the year!
Our Key Club just won the Single Service Award out of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Also, our Key Club Advisor was just named Advisor of the Year for that same District.
Daffodil Queen Coronation
Princess Addie did a phenomenal job representing Bonney Lake High School on Saturday at the Queen's Coronation event. Although she was not crowned queen, she will continue her duties through the summer as Daffodil Princess for the Daffodil Festival and representing our school. Congratulate her on a job well done!
Come see her at the Grand Floral Parade on Saturday, April 6th. The parade goes through Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting.
Sumner Bonney Lake Spanthers Special Olympics Basketball team
Congratulations to Sumner Bonney Lake Spanthers Special Olympics Basketball team. They competed at the State Tournament on March 1-3, 2024 IN Wenatchee. These Athlete's consist of students from Bonney Lake High School (Panthers), Sumner High School (Spartans), and Community Base Program, therefore the combination of the names Spartans and Panthers became the Spanthers.
These athletes represented our district in a big way and they are extremely excited about having state banners hung in the gyms of their schools alongside their peers.
Dance and Drill
Our Dance and Drill Team brought home yet another State Title for Kick this past weekend. Congratulations ladies! Championships are not won at these competitions but in the hours and hours of work you put into your practice, planning, team building, and so much more. Your Perseverance, Ownership, and your Work Ethic show in all you do.
Robotics
Our Robotics team qualified for the PNW Championships over the weekend! Such a huge accomplishment. They also won their 1st ever Engineering Inspiration Award. This is the highest non-robot Award that a team can receive in a single year. It celebrates Outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team, school, organization, and community. By winning this award our team advances to compete at District Championships with 7 other teams to represent our district at worlds.
Jazz Choir
This was the first time our BLHS jazz choir “Vocal Persuasion” performed at the Commencement Bay Jazz Festival in Fife.
There are three different divisions based on school size and we are in the largest with Roosevelt and Ingraham to name a few. Roosevelt was the winner last year. We got invited to sing in the evening concert so we knew we placed….
Drumroll….
We won! We took 1st place!!
HOSA State Competition
Our HOSA State Conference attendees did an amazing job representing our Panther POWER values. Unfortunately, competitions didn’t go as well as we hoped this year and we will not be continuing on to Internationals - it’s hard to know how to prepare for a competition you’ve never experienced and have no student mentors to learn from either, and HOSA competition is pretty fierce.
Culinary Arts Restaurant Management Team
Please congratulate these wonderful young ladies: Mira Tynes, Mabel Anderson and Clara Jensen.
Their restaurant, Fairies’ Hideout “Where Wings Flutter and Tea Flows Freely” will be Off to nationals in Baltimore!!!
WOOP!
Fun Facts:
-this is our 3rd State Championship in Restaurant Management (2nd in a row with Mira Tynes)
-we also have 3 State Championships in Culinary Arts
= the Panthers have the most state championships in Washington state
-each student has received a $1000 scholarship to the school of their choice from the Washington Hospitality Association. Every one of them will be using it!
-special thanks to our industry partner/mentor Mike Ventura
FCCLA State Leadership Conference
Our BLHS FCCLA chapter attended the 2024 FCCLA State Leadership Conference! We have two National qualifiers in Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation! The conference was full of competitions, students volunteering and evaluating projects, as well as attending leadership sessions and workshops. Here are the Bonney Lake FCCLA State competition results!
1st Place and receiving a gold medal in Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation and National Qualifiers- Mira Tynes and Clara Jensen.
4th Place and receiving a Gold medal in Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation- Matthew Nissan
3rd Place and receiving a Silver medal in Professional Presentation- Xander Bediones Receiving a Gold Medal in Career Investigation- Reilly Schick
Receiving a Bronze Medal in Professional Presentation- Bella Allen
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.
