BHS Monthly Newsletter

• April 4th - Senior Slideshow pictures due.
• April 15th - Parent Teacher Conference 5-7:30pm in New Gym
• April 18th - Senior Lagoon trip paperwork due.
• April 27th - Prom 8:30-11:30pm @ Waterfront at Snake River Landing
• May 13th - Blackfoot High School will hold their award ceremony on May 13 @ 7pm in the BPAC. This will be a chance for us to celebrate all those students who have received local scholarships, honors, and outstanding awards.

We will begin our ISAT testing for the 2023-2024 school year on April 15th. This year there have been some proposed changes to the use of the testing results that are very important to understand. The ISAT for this year's junior (11th grade) students may impact higher education opportunities in a similar way as the SAT and ACT have in the past. It is critical that our students take the test seriously and they do their absolute best.

Here is an outline of the testing schedule:

1. Testing will begin April 15th and continue for approximately two weeks.

2. Testing will take place in the BHS library.

3. We will test one content area at a time (ELA, MATH, and SCIENCE).

4. Students will be excused from the classes they miss during testing (they will have to report to the library for three separate tests on three different dates).

5. If students miss test days, they will be called into the library on a make-up day.

6. ISAT test scores may impact higher education opportunities in the same way that the ACT and SAT have in the past.

7. PHONE WARNING!!!! If any student has a cell phone during any part of the testing window (complete or not complete with the test), the cell phone will be confiscated and it may be sent to the state for analysis to protect the integrity of the assessment.

Please reach out to Mr. Shannon Lance at Blackfoot High School if you have any questions or concerns regarding ISAT testing.

April 25: Last day for seniors to check out library books

April 29: Last day to check out library books (9th, 10th, & 11th grade)

April 30: Idaho Teen Reading Challenge due (early submissions welcome)

May 9: All Seniors' library books due

May 13: All library books due

If you need to keep a book until finals are given, please make prior arrangements with the librarian, Mrs. Nelson, to avoid receiving late fees.

Support Services provides specialized teaching and related services to help students with disabilities make progress in school. Related services like speech therapy, occupational therapy, or counseling are also provided for those who qualify.

Blackfoot High School believes that all students should have the opportunity to succeed in life. To ensure this happens, Blackfoot High School partners with students, parents, and outside agencies to offer opportunities to help transition students to life beyond high school. In addition to specialized teaching and related services, students are given the opportunity to participate in experience-based learning that provides direction toward individual future career choices.

The Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is an instrumental partner in helping fund and plan these opportunities. Students can take part-time workplace experience classes in the community with job coaches/trainers, where they are taught vocational skills.

Students can participate in part-time Summer Work-Based learning at the school district or businesses throughout the community. Students are paid a $12.00 hourly wage while learning job skills from familiar school district employees. It’s a great opportunity to build working relationships and explore career options. The Summer Work-Based Learning program takes place Monday-Thursday and goes through June and July, with the week of July 1-4 off.

Students also have the opportunity to participate in summer Career-Technical Education classes, including Welding, Woodworking, Cooking, Cosmetology, and Robotics/3D Printing/ Drones. Students learn applicable skills that they can use throughout their careers. These classes also allow students to develop relationships with teachers in a small group setting. Classes are held for three hours, Monday through Thursday, for three weeks in June.

These services are offered to any student who qualifies for special services or a 504 plan. If you have any questions or if your student would like to participate, please contact Blackfoot High School.

This year the math department held a Pi Day where they had activities in the math classes on 3/14. There were 4 different rooms with different Pi Day activities for the students. One room had Pi Art, one room students discovered Pi , one room had a Pi related scavenger hunt, and one room students ate pancakes, played and played a game. It was a lot of fun and we hope to do it again next year.

Spring sports are officially underway! Well at least the calendar says so. The weather has not been cooperating with the spring sports yet and we have had to cancel or reschedule some games. We are hopeful it will be getting better going forward. Currently we have Baseball, Softball, Tennis, and Track all playing and/or competing. We are excited to see what the season brings!

We have had a few student athletes sign their letter of intent to continue playing their sport while continuing their education. First we had Zaybri Franz sign to play softball at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Arizona. Next up was Michael Hammond who signed to play soccer at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton Oregon. Sy Callister signed to play golf for Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton Oregon.

All Conference Teams were also announced for Boys Basketball and for boys/ girls Wrestling.

Basketball:

Colby Bodkin - 1st Team

Dax Whitney - 2nd Team

Cater Andersen - 3rd Team

Austin Arave - 3rd Team

Sy Callister - Honorable Mention

Dawson Jackman - Honorable Mention

Wrestling:

Mack Mauger - Outstanding Wrestler

Keanna Conrad - Outstanding Wrestler

Jett Hone - 2nd Team @ 113

Sam Smith - 1st Team @ 126

Ty Adams - Honorable Mention @ 132

Bradyen Cosens - 2nd Team @ 138

Tanner Ellis - 2nd Team @ 145

Porter Dansie - Honorable Mention @ 152

Tyson Welker - 2nd Team @ 160

Kylan Guerra - 1st Team @ 170

Dawandey Dilus - 1st Team @ 195

Myriam Riley - 1st Team @ 107

Ava Savage - 2nd Team @ 132

Milly Bartolo - 2nd Team @ 152

Congratulations to all of these athletes!! What amazing accomplishments!

As always if you would like to come out and watch these great athletes follow us on Facebook or click on the link below for the schedule