🌟 BV FFA Members had an incredible opportunity to attend the Whiteside County Cattlemans Association annual banquet, featuring guest speaker Dr. Temple Grandin! Dr. Grandin is a distinguished animal behavior expert and advocate for autism awareness. Her insights on both topics were invaluable to our members. A huge THANK YOU to the Whiteside County Cattlemans Association for this unforgettable experience! 🐮🎉
🌟 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made our Annual BV FFA Petting Zoo a hit! Your contributions helped educate over 450 elementary students about agriculture. Hats off to Mrs. Shimmin's Pre-Vet students for planning an AMAZING event! Special shoutout to Mr. Harris and Mrs. Nichol's art students for creating a face in the hole photo op, Mrs. Chamberlain's Child Care class for creating take-home activities, Culver's for joining us for the day and passing out scoopie tokens, and so many more! We can't wait for next year! 🚜🐷
BVHS Athletics Scheduling Update:
Wednesday, April 24th
Varsity Baseball & Softball HOME vs. Newman (4:30)
JV Boys & Girls Track & Field Invite @ Erie
4:30 Field Events
5:15 Running Events
TRAC Art Festival @ Monmouth-Roseville (4:00)
Go Storm!
BVHS Athletics Scheduling Update:
Tuesday, April 23rd
JV Baseball HOME vs. St. Bede (4:30)
JV Softball HOME vs. St.Bede (4:30)
**UPDATE**
Boys & Girls Track & Field @ Eureka
Meet is now Thursday, April 25th because of anticipated bad weather on Friday, April 26th.
Go Storm!
BVHS Athletics Recap:
Monday, April 22nd
Varsity Baseball won 9-7 @ Princeton
JV Baseball lost 6-2 @ home vs. Princeton
Varsity Softball lost 10-3 @ Princeton
Boys & Girls Track BOTH won @ Home
Boys 222 points/Amboy 2nd 105
Girls 202 points/Amboy 2nd 161
Go Storm!
Cast members from "Singin' in the Rain" were invited for an Encore performance at Liberty Village. Our wonderful audience recognized many of the songs and enjoyed viewing and participating in our show. Theatre is a great way to connect people and share memories.
A huge thank you to the Behrends family for delivering over 200 stuffed animals to the SAFE (Stuffed Animals For Emergency) program. Thank you to everyone who donated animals and thank you to the Bureau Valley students who helped wash, sort and repair them prior to delivery.
Chemistry students are learning to name ionic compounds and write their formulas. The difficult task is made a little easier by using the pink and blue shapes (which represent the positive and negative ions) and a little more fun by playing a game of "Go Fish ... for an Ion"
BVHS Track & Field Update:
Monday, April 22nd
Coed Track Meet @ Home-7 Schools
Senior Night
4:30-Field Events
5:30-Senior Recognition
5:45-Running Events
*Senior athletes & parents will line up at the finish line for introductions starting at
5:30!
Go Storm!
BVHS Baseball & Softball Update:
Monday, April 22nd
Varsity Baseball & Varsity Softball @ Princeton 4:30
*Softball parking stay off the new planted grass at the softball complex.
*Baseball parking use the new parking area in Right Field.
JV Baseball HOME vs. Princeton 4:30
Don't forget to RSVP for April's Tiny Twisters!!!
Yesterday was another opportunity provided by our Mental Health Grant. The SIP day consisted of mini-courses, gym activities, music bingo, and our guest speaker Harvie Herrington! Thank you to Harvie for sharing with our students that dreams are still possible, even through hardships. We are so grateful to be able to provide our students with these days!
📷 credit: Mr. Trone
🔍 Exploring Legal Land Descriptions in Intro to Ag! Our students dove into the intricacies of the rectangular survey system, staking their claim as 'landowners' and describing their 'properties' with precision. 🗺️
BVHS Track & Field Update:
Thursday, April 18th
Boys & Girls Track & Field @ Dixon CANCELLED!
Friday, April 19th
Boys & Girls Track & Field @ the Rocket Invite
4:00 Field Events
5:45 Running Events
Go Storm!
BVHS Baseball & Softball Scheduling Update:
Thursday, April 18th
ALL Baseball & Softball games vs. Kewanee POSTPONED until tomorrow!
Friday, April 19th
Varsity Baseball & Varsity Softball
BV @ Keweanee 4:30
JV Baseball HOME vs. Kewanee 4:30
Go Storm!
BVHS Baseball & Softball Scores:
Wednesday, April 17th
BV vs. Mendota in Manlius
Varsity Baseball BV won 3-0
Varsity Softball BV won 10-0
JV Baseball BV won 6-2
JV Softball BV won 13-6
Clean sweep!
Go Storm!
BVHS Baseball/Softball Scheduling Update:
Wednesday, April 17th
Varsity Baseball & Varsity Softball
HOME vs. Mendota 4:30
BOTH JV Baseball & JV Softball
HOME vs. Mendota 6:15
NOTE:JV Baseball will be HOME tonight after the varsity game.
Go Storm!
From learning to sizzling! 🥩 Thanks to the generous support from Bureau County Cattlemen, our students got hands-on with USDA Beef Grading. With their donation, we purchased sandwich ribeyes from Wyanet Locker and turned them into mouthwatering steaks. A big thank you to our community partners for helping us provide valuable learning experiences! 🌟
Exploring energy sources in Intro to Ag! 💡 From batteries to bulbs, our students are powering up and diving into the impact of energy on agriculture. Here's a glimpse of their hands-on experiments with mini light bulbs and motors. 🔋
BVHS Baseball/Softball Scheduling Update:
Tuesday, April 16th
ALL Baseball & Softball vs. Mendota for today will be postponed.
Games will be rescheduled to tomorrow Wednesday, April 17th
Varsity games in Manlius at 4:30
JV Softball after the varsity game.
JV Baseball still TBD