Bureau Valley Junior High/Elementary

🌟 April Student of the Month 🌟 We are proud to celebrate our April Student of the Month! These students have shown outstanding effort, kindness, and a positive attitude both inside and outside the classroom.

🎉📊 March i-Ready Winners 📊🎉

Congratulations to our April i-Ready Winners! These students showed outstanding effort, growth, and commitment to their learning. We are so proud of their hard work and dedication—keep it up! ⭐

🏆April i-Ready Winners:
- Owen Lanxon
-Taryn McCoy
-Charlotte Davis
-Charlotte Hasbrook
-Sadie Endress
-Zach Nutter

Way to go! Your perseverance and focus truly paid off! 💙

Student council invites all junior high students to participate in a Hawaiian dress up day this Friday, May 1st! 🌺🏄🌊🏝️🐚

Some of Mrs. Hartz's classes have been doing "gallery walks." Well done to these students in 7th grade who created posters and taught their classmates about topics involving perimeter, circumference, and area!

BVE/JH would like to invite our retired teachers and staff of Bureau Valley Elementary/Jr. High to our retirement breakfast. Retired teachers and staff can RSVP to join us at 9:00 on Thursday, May 21st.

Mrs. Price's ELA classes participated in the state-wide writing competition, Letters About Literature. Students had to choose a book that changed their perspective on life or a specific topic. Students were recognized for their writing with certificates from the state.

Students in Mr. Henegar's and Mrs. Schoff's social studies classes researched a U.S. President and First Lady, bringing history to life through speeches, storytelling, and character portrayal. Each student introduced themselves as their chosen figure, highlighting key accomplishments and their impact on our nation. The speeches are in alphabetical order starting with 7A, continuing with 7B, 7C, and 7D.
https://youtu.be/b-O3Q7BZcxE?si=XDKDBeRtJQ491Rjl

Our Brainstorm After School Program had a fantastic time at Pirate Night! Students enjoyed a fun evening filled with games, activities, creativity, and plenty of pirate spirit. From treasure hunts to themed challenges, it was great to see so many smiles and such great participation.

A big thank you to our staff and volunteers who helped make the night so memorable for our students. We appreciate the time and energy you put into creating these fun opportunities! ⚓️

🎶 Congratulations to Our Solo & Ensemble Best of Day Winners! 🎶

We are incredibly proud of our Bureau Valley musicians who were recognized with Best of Day honors at the IESA Solo & Ensemble Contest a few weeks ago! This recognition is awarded to select performers who demonstrate exceptional tone, technique, musical expression, and overall performance.

Jenna Galassi and Brianna Crownover received Best of Day for the vocal ensemble, Samantha Kalapp received Best of Day for her vocal solo, and Brianna Crownover received Best of Day for her woodwind solo.

Your hard work, dedication, and passion for music truly stood out. Way to represent Bureau Valley with pride! 🌩️🎶

WOW!! 173 pounds of pop tabs donated by BV at the IAJHSC to support the Ronald McDonald House! Congratulations to 8D on winning our contest and earning a pizza party. Thank you to all who supported our collection. Start saving for next year!

Congratulations to the 26-27 Northwestern District Representative, Stevie Davis!! Stevie was voted as one of seven individuals over the state of Illinois to represent our district to lead the Illinois Association of Junior High Student Councils. We are so proud of you!

The attending members stepped out of their comfort zone and ran for district representative their first year at the conference. Stevie Davis and Kinley Gruber ran for the Northwest district representative. Lexie Marshall and Leah Donnelley assisted as their campaign managers. Each had to present a speech and campaign for votes.

Junior High Student Council represented Bureau Valley at the 67th Illinois Association of Junior High Student Councils Conference. Members learned about leadership, ways to support our school and communities, and made connections with other schools.

Due to the timing of the incoming weather tonight, the BVJH Drama Club play for tonight has been postponed to Sunday at 2:00 PM. Drama Club students will be riding our 5:00 PM shuttles to hometowns unless parents have made arrangements to pick them up in Manlius. Saturday's play is still set for 2:00 PM!

Our 7th graders brought history to life at our Presidential & First Lady Tea! 🇺🇸 Students dressed as the leaders they researched, shared speeches in front of the green screen, and enjoyed tea and cookies together. Stay tuned for a special video—next stop: Washington, D.C.!

Junior High Student Council invites all 6-8 students to this year's dance on Friday, April 24th from 5:30-7 pm in the high school gym. Permission forms are due by next Wednesday, April 22nd. Let's Glow Crazy!!!

Mark your calendars!

Junior High students were challenged to read at least 5 of the 20 Rebecca Caudill books from the 2025 list this school year. Forty-three students completed the challenge and were celebrated with refreshments, awards, stickers and bookmarks today!

🎭 Bureau Valley Jr. High Drama Club Presents: Goldilocks on Trial! 🎭

Our talented Jr. High Drama Club has been hard at work preparing their upcoming production of Goldilocks on Trial, and we’re excited to invite the community to come support our students!

📅 Showtimes:

Friday, April 17 at 6:30 PM
Saturday, April 18 at 2:00 PM

🌸 Special Opportunity: Carnations will be available for purchase at the door—3 for $5. All proceeds from the flower sales will go directly back to supporting our Drama Club and future productions.

Come out, enjoy a fun performance, and support the hard work and creativity of our Jr. High students. We hope to see you there! 🎭👏

This Friday, April 17th is the last day to bring in pop tabs for this school year! Thank you for supporting junior high student council.