Bureau Valley Junior High/Elementary

Mrs. Knapp's 5th-grade artists are finishing the year with a splash! 🎨 🐟

For their final project, students have been drawing and painting vibrant Koi fish. Beyond just practicing their technique, they’ve explored the rich symbolism of Japanese culture, choosing colors that reflect their own personal meanings.

In Japan, the Koi is a powerful symbol of perseverance. It’s a fitting theme for these artists, who have shown incredible determination and growing confidence as they brought their visions to life. We are so proud of the grit and creativity they've shown!"

Quick update on The Challenger: With construction, the Challenger will be later then planned. The buses will arrive at the junior high at 3:45-4:00. Thank you for your patience!

Student council invites all junior high students to participate in the last dress up day for the school year this Friday, May 15th. Blast from the past, dress as you did the first day of kindergarten.

Ms. Bitting's third graders have been pen pals with a third grade class from South Dakota since September. They have written and sent letters back and forth through the mail all school year and today, they were excited to meet their pen pals through a Zoom meeting!

Congratulations to our Bureau Valley Junior High track athletes who have officially qualified for the State Track Meet this upcoming weekend!

This is an incredible accomplishment and marks the MOST athletes we have ever sent to state as Bureau Valley Junior High! We are so proud of the hard work, dedication, and teamwork these student-athletes have shown all season long.

Best of luck to all of our state qualifiers as they represent Storm Nation on the biggest stage this weekend! ⚡🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

#StormStrong #BVStorm #StateBound #TrackAndField

Final Elementary STEM of 2025/2026 School year 3rd graders used their engineering skills to create a maze using a paper plate, straws, construction paper, tape, and a marble. 4th and 5th graders used their engineering skills to design and construct slides out of cardstock paper and tape.

Mrs. Kuelper’s 5th graders spent the morning at Princeton City County Park learning about Soil & Water Conservation,
Monarch Butterflies, Aquatic animals, and Native Americans.

Mr. Henegar’s 6th Grade Social Studies classes gave their Living History speeches last Friday. All of the students looked and sounded great!

6th grade and 8th grade ELA classes learned how to use adjectives in class today.

Mrs. Bell's 4th grade students each read a Who Is/Who Was book. Then, the students created the person they read about as part of the book project.

Ms. Crabtree's class took a field trip to City County Park and spent the day learning about Illinois nature & wildlife conservation.

Join us tonight for an evening of music and celebration as our Elementary and Junior High students present their annual Spring Concerts! 🎶🌸

🎵 Elementary Spring Concert — 6:00 PM
🎵 Junior High Spring Concert — 7:15 PM

We invite all families, friends, and community members to come out and support our talented students and enjoy a great night of performances. We look forward to seeing you there! #StormPride

Join us as we celebrate an outstanding year of junior high athletics and activities at our Jr. High End of the Year Assembly! 🌩️🎉

We invite families and community members to help us recognize the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of our students throughout the school year.

📅 Thursday, May 14
🕐 1:05 PM
📍 Auditorium
🚪 Please enter through the high school doors

We look forward to celebrating our students and another great year at Bureau Valley School!

Huge congratulations to our Junior High track athletes for an outstanding performance at the SRC Conference Meet on Monday! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

We are proud to recognize the following event champions:

4 X 200 Meter Relay: Chayse Ioder, Chris Morris, Carter Brady, and Cayle Ioder.
Distance Medley & 4 X 400 Relay: Myla Wilt, Brianna Crownover, Jenna Galassi, and Macey Buckley
800 Meter Run: Jenna Galassi
100 Meter Hurdles: Macey Buckley
Distance Medley, 4 X 200 Relay, and 4 X 400 Relay: Daelyn Benavidez, Madi Goossens, Ellie Endress, and Kinley Gruber
Long Jump: Kinley Gruber
Our track teams represented extremely well at the conference meet and are looking forward to competing at Erie High School this coming Saturday! ⚡💙 #StormStrong

⚡️ BVJH April Student of the Month ⚡️ These students have a positive influence on the BVJH student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service and leadership. Congratulations and keep leading with Storm pride!! 🌩️💙

🌟 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.