B.H.S. Monthly Newsletter~December

It's December! We can't believe it's the second trimester already! Time is flying and we are enjoying every moment with your students. If you are ever wondering what is happening on a daily basis here at Blackfoot High School, please check our announcements that are read to your students daily:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkSNRY6avdNkdsbHPkRikF3iB1m1KmGBgckhnN2rEjE/edit

We hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season!!

**December 5-8 is HOSA week. Dress up days are as follows:

-Monday 5th; wear Christmas P.J.'s

-Tuesday 6th; Care for the Elderly (dress elderly)

-Wednesday 7th; Wounded Day (wear braces, bandages, etc.)

-Thursday 8th; Career day (dress for your career, school dress code applies, or scrubs)

**December 9th and 10th: Stampede Showdown dance and cheer competition at BHS. Dance competition will be held Dec. 9th in the New gym, Dec. 10th will be the cheer competition also in the New gym.

**December 9th and 10th: Debate tournament

**December 13th: Juniors and Sophomores will be attending a career fair at Snake River High School.

**December 22nd: 2-hour early release

**December 23rd-January 2nd: Christmas Break, No School

**January 3rd: School resumes

Parents/Guardians, we will be sending the following documents home with our students on December 8th:

• 1st Trimester grade reports
• The juniors will be given a copy of their ISAT results from the spring of 2022.
• All students will be given results for our fall Math and Reading STAR Assessments.

Please review the information and contact your student's Advisory teacher if you have any questions. Our Advisory teachers will be working with their students to create growth goals based on their ISAT and STAR Assessments.

If you took the PSAT in October you can look at your scores by going to your College Board account. If you need to make an account go to collegeboard.org

Blackfoot High School's code is 130035.

The Photography Club is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Christmas Photoshoot. It will be held on Saturday November 19th and December 3rd from 8 am to 8 pm. $20 per family.

Call or text 208-557-3917 for an appointment.

We have held auditions for our winter play, "Romeo and Juliet", and will be announcing our cast soon! We are doing a collaboration with the Snake River Theater Company, complete with green and purple costumes and decor! BHDC is also proud to announce our spring musical, "Grease!" which will be performed in March by our own talented BHS drama students.

NYC in 2023!! Mrs. Hoge is taking students to New York City! We will see 4 Broadway shows, meet Broadway performers, see the Statue of Liberty and more! We have several spots left but we need you to sign up by December 15!! If you have any questions see Mrs. Hoge in room 802.

We will be starting our annual food drive right after Thanksgiving. We have the opportunity to award 55 families in our community with a Christmas dinner. We are asking for food donations from our students from Nov. 28- Dec.8. We also have the opportunity to participate in the "Keep Ukraine Warm" project. We will be collecting hats, gloves, and warm socks to send refugees there. Please consider helping us out.

The Idaho Music Educators Association recently announced the list of students chosen for the 2023 All-State Honor Groups. Top Musicians from around the state will meet in Pocatello, February 1st - February 4, 2023, on the Idaho State University campus. Students will rehearse with nationally renowned conductors of the All-State Band, Orchestra, and Mixed and Treble Choirs. The final Gala Concert is open to the public Saturday, Feb. 4th.

Congratulations to the following students for selection to their respective Honor Groups;

Students under the direction of Chris Dunbar, Vocal Music Teacher at Blackfoot High School:

Kylee George - Senior - Mixed Choir

Devin Lindsay - Junior - Mixed Choir

Ryan Hammond - Sophomore - Mixed Choir

Allie Hoge - Senior - Treble Choir

Mekina Stuart - Senior - Treble Choir

Audrey Vail - Junior - Treble Choir

Brecken Weaver - Junior - Treble Choir

Sage Howell - Sophomore - Treble Choir

Molly Whyte - Freshman - Treble Choir

Students under the direction of Amanda Empey, Instrumental Music Teacher at Blackfoot High School;

Chris Hammond - Junior - Band

Cassandra Eskelsen - Senior - Band

Students under the direction of Chad Barker, Orchestral Music Teacher at Blackfoot High School:

Sydney Stuart - Senior - Orchestra

Furthermore, the Blackfoot High School A Capella Choir submitted recordings and has been selected to be a featured performing group at the conference. This is a great honor and signals this group's talent relative to other high school groups in the state. They will be performing Friday, Feb. 3rd 2023, at 9:30 am. (location TBD)

As stated above, the IMEA All-State Conference will be held at ISU this year. There has been a lot of discussion about permanently moving this event to NNU which would make this the last time that we would host the event on this side of the state. It would be a great opportunity to hear these talented musicians from across the state, as well as to support and honor our very own A Capella Choir as they perform at the conference.

I hope you're all able to join us!

We haven't had much to report in November other than our winter sports are all underway. The Girls Basketball team is headed to Boise this weekend to take on 5A Middleton and 5A Timberline. The boys will be playing at home against 5A Capital.

Wrestling is sending all 3 teams in different directions this weekend - Varsity to Boise to compete in the Buck's Bags Tournament, the girls to Salem Hills High School in Utah, and JV to N. Fremont. Checkout our sports schedule below:

If you would like to join a book club to be held on club days please go see Mrs.Nelson in the library.

We have had quite a few inquiries about our attendance codes. Below are the attendance codes we use and what they mean. If you have any questions feel free to call the attendance office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

TARDY: Student arrives less than 20 minutes late without a note from an administrator, counselor, or teacher.

STUDENT ABSENCE: If a student is not in class he/she is absent and is to be marked as such.

TEST ABSENCE: Used when a student is testing: ISAT, ACT, AP, Compass.

UNVERIFIED ABSENCE: Absence not cleared by parents/guardian.

VERIFIED ABSENCE: Absence which is excused by a parent/guardian, court, or administration and submitted to the attendance office within 48 hours of the absence. Verified absence will be recorded by the attendance office.

TRUANT ABSENCE: An absence that has not been verified by parent/guardian within 48 hours.

MEDICAL ABSENCE: Absence which is excused by a medical doctor due to due illness and is submitted to the attendance office within 48 hours of the absence. If credit is lost due to medical absence, a student may appeal to the administration to have the credit reinstated.

OUT OF DESIGNATED AREA (ODA): When a student is not in an assigned/approved area.

PRESENT CHECK IN (PCI): When a Parent/Guardian checks a student in school within the first 20 minutes of a class period.

PRESENT CHECK OUT (PCO): When a Parent/Guardian checks a student out of school within the last 20 minutes of a class period.

Seniors:

Nicholas Walker - Science

Cadence Christensen - Office Staff

Ceciley Walker - Fine Arts

Kaydence Genera - Student Services

Camryn Anderson - CTE

Kirsten Howell - English

Deegan Hale - Physical Education

Caden Bache - Social Studies

Tania Ortiz - Business

Angela Trejo - Math

Juniors:

Amy Juarez - Science

Laci Chandler - Office Staff

Ridge Mays - Fine Arts

Ruger Capson - Student Services

Jarisbel Martinez - CTE

Keionna Roy - English

Brianna Freeburne - Physical Education

Ellie Kirkpatrick - Social Studies

Cactus Caldwell - Business

Aiden Hashem - Math

Sophomores:

Ben Wood - Science

Eugene Pubigee - Office Staff

Caleb Satterthwaite - Fine Arts

Roberto Lora - Student Services

Luisrey Morena Zamora - CTE

Mason Inskeep - English

Nash Lindsay - Physical Education

Caden Hendricks - Social Studies

Ryanne Boyd - Business

Celeste Wallace - Math

Freshman:

Kimberly Gutierrez Mendoza - Science

Jordyn Grimmett - Office Staff

Max Mendenhall - Fine Arts

Liam Felton - Student Services

Ellie Haight - CTE

Norma Hall - English

Makenna Rasmussen - Physical Education

Paige Christiansen - Business

Shad Hansen - Math