Bronco Bulletin
Bedford Junior High School Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 27
MARCH STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
MADELINE HOANG
GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
MADDOX VICKERS
Maddox has stellar character and is a great example to all her peers. She demonstrates great kindness and respect to everyone around her and works extremely hard.
JACKSON BOSWELL
Jackson has a quick mind and is always eager to learn. You can give him any challenge and he’ll rise to meet it. He doesn’t let things just go in one ear and out the other. He retains knowledge and knows how to apply it.
SABRINA WILLIAMS
Sabrina is respectful and hard-working and has a great mind. She listens well, is dedicated and consistent, and treats everyone around her with honor.
MARCO PATINO
Marco is an extremely hard-working student who is always focused on completing his work thoroughly. He asks thoughtful questions and has a great work ethic.
4TH SIX WEEKS A HONOR ROLL
SUPERINTENDENT'S SCHOLARS PROGRAM
These students received this prestigious award by earning a high score on the PSAT test. Only 270 freshman out of over 1700 enrolled in HEB ISD have qualified for this honor and Bedford JH has 20% of them! Superintendent Steve Chapman was on campus this week applauding their accomplishments and communicating the educational opportunities that will arise from their performance.
Congratulations once again, we are very proud of you and your academic progress!
BEDFORD THEATRE WINS 3RD PLACE
The Bedford JH Theatre program competed in their UIL One Act Play this weekend and the students did an amazing job. They competed against some tough competition but they held their own and had a wonderful day celebrating and watching theatre.
We left the building with 3rd place overall show and 5 individual awards:
All star tech crew: Kaylie Kilcoyne (9th)
All star honorable mention: Shelby Catron, (9th) Tobin Clifford (7th)
All star cast: Erin Park, (8th) Reese Holsinger (7th)
Congratulations to everyone in the BJH Theatre program.
Cast
Brooke Walker
Abrahem Sawan
Jesse Tamayo
Hannah Hutsell
Erin Park
Reese Holsinger
Tobin Clifford
Shelby Catron
Alexis Gamble
Coal Sapp
Tucker Jamieson
Rose Smith
Crew:
Stage Manager: Kaylie Kilcoyne
Lights: Hayden Turner
Sound : Avery Bartholomew
BJH CHOIRS COMPETE IN UIL CONTEST
On Thursday the Bedford Junior High participated in the UIL concert and sight-reading event under the direction of Hannah Ware and Meredith Sontag. Six choirs attended – Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys, Mixed Choir, Concert Girls, 7th Grade Girls Choir, and Combined Concert and 7th Grade Boys. Students performed 3 pieces for each concert and read a piece of music that they had never seen before in the sight-reading room. Each choir received a Sweepstakes – a superior rating in Concert and Sight-reading (the highest award possible) – making Bedford the only school in the district to receive 6 Sweepstakes at Choir UIL. This was also the first time that BJH has brought back 6 sweepstakes. Congratulations to all of the hard working students on a job well done!
ABRAHEM SAWAN ADVANCES TO STATE GEOGRAPHY BEE
Congratulations to Abrahem Sawan for qualifying for the Texas State Championship of the National Geographic’s Geography Bee! He is one of 100 qualifying students out of over 1,000 students who took the qualifying test after winning the BJH Geo Bee. He will compete in the state competition at Pat May in HEB on March 29. If he wins state he will receive $1,000 and a trip to Washington DC to compete for $25,000, lifetime membership to National Geographic and a trip to the Galapagos Islands!
2019-2020 BJH CHEER TEAM SELECTED
On Friday March 1, HEB hosted cheer tryouts for the 2019-2020 school year. There were several people who tried out and everyone did a great job! Congratulations to the following girls who will represent BJH for the upcoming school year:
- Sophie Campbell
- Sara Cantrell
- Izzy Rougeux
- Isabella Kamm
- Kennedy Meyer
- Maddie Winslow
- Emma Lasoi
- Logan Osborn
- Ava Lynn
- Reese Johnson
- Kaitlyn Wronko
- Taylor Copen
- Amanda Alcala
- Avery McIntyre
- Kaitlyn Glaze
- Naomi Okunji
- Emily Gossett
- Mallory Still, Mascot
Thank you again to everyone who tried out!
BJH STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR L.D. BELL CHEER TEAM
We would also like to congratulate the following Freshman who made the cheer team at L.D. Bell:
Junior Varsity: Destinie Grimes
Varsity: Mackenzie Baugus and Sydney Elliot (not pictured)
RICHATTA BURPHY
Mrs. King would like to recognize Richatta Burphy for her "willingness to aid a teacher." Richatta was a big help to Mrs. King while she was tutoring other students. Richatta went to the library and got the supplies she needed. Richatta also helps her fellow students understand the lessons and she appreciates her. Thanks for being a helpful Bronco!
SOUP/CHILI COOKOFF WINNERS
Bedford JH teachers and staff displayed their culinary prowess in a competition of soups and chili. This year Coach Hurtada and Mrs Romero walked away with the traveling trophy as they were voted by our judges to have the best soup and chili recipe.
Special thanks to our guest judges, Bedford Police Chief Gibson, Adopt A School sponsor Todd Bigham and Asst. Superintendent of Technology Scott Forrester.
L.D. BELL COLOR GUARD TRAINING SESSION
Training sessions for the 2019 L.D. Bell Color Guard begin on Wednesday, March 20 from 6-8 pm in the Band Hall at L.D. Bell High School. Training sessions will be held on Wednesdays: March 20, March 27, April 10, and April 17. The final audition is April 17. No experience is necessary! Students should wear athletic or dance-type clothing. Visit the Band website at www.ldbellband.org for more information. We hope to see you there!
SWIM TEAM TRYOUTS
YEARBOOK PRICE CHANGE
All yearbooks are $50 until Spring Break. Please send cash or checks made out to BJH to room C109 Mrs. Keneda’s room. This book is proving to be an amazing one, so please do not wait to purchase!
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
BIOLOGY CREDIT RECOVERY
ATTENTION 9TH GRADE BRONCOS:
If you have not turned in your contract and $25 for Biology credit recovery, it’s due to the counseling office at this time. Biology credit recovery class begins on Tuesday, March 19. This is an excellent opportunity to earn the .5 credit from the fall semester. If you wait to take the class during the summer, it will cost $125 plus a registration fee. Stop by and see your counselor today if you have any questions.
The dates below are for 9th grade Biology A credit recovery. Any questions? Contact the BJH counseling office.
Biology I-A Credit Recovery Course
March 19, 20, 21 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
March 25, 26, 27, 28 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
April 2, 3, 4 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
HEB DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT ENTRIES
Parents, Don’t forget to submit your entries to the HEB District Spotlight. We know Bedford is Best, and we want everyone to know about it!
If you have a great photo and a short write up, you can submit your entry on the HEB website.
We love to hear stories and shout-outs about BJH events, dances, theater, band, art, sports, etc….
7TH GRADE CAMP CONNECT OFFERED THIS SUMMER
HELP WANTED AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Please consider helping out your kids school by volunteering a little of your time. Bedford Junior High offers multiple opportunities that currently need some assistance. Morning Crosswalk Duty, Workroom Responsibilities, and as always Concession Sales on Fridays and game days. We would love to see you involved in your kids school and this is a great way to start.
BJH Circle Drive Crossing Guard
BJH Concession Stand Volunteers
Just make sure you have a current background check on file with VIPS.
ATHLETIC NEWS
BEDFORD UNITED SOCCER TEAM
Bedford United took an early lead Wednesday night against the league leaders, Hurst United, when forward Elijah Montoya chased down a ball to back heel a pass to midfielder Mateo Mohler. Mateo was fouled in the box to earn a penalty kick, and slotted home the PK into the net for the 1-0 lead. Defender, David Soto played with confidence and was shutting down all of the offensive efforts by Hurst United, until he was injured and forced to leave the game. This was a game changer, and Hurst United took advantage, to close out the half with a goal. The score was leveled 1-1 at half. Hurst United scored three second half goals to defeat Bedford 1-4. Players of the game: defender David Soto and goalkeeper Eliab Cortes.
BEDFORD GIRLS GYMNASTICS
Bedford girls gymnastics had their district meet Monday night and came out victorious for the third year in a row. They were dedicated and ready to fight from the beginning. Harwood also bringing their A game were tied with Bedford after the third event. Bedford stuck some solid beam routines to finalize the team wining score of 110.35.
- Joanna lian placed first on vault, bars, beam, floor and is your district all around champion.
- Valeria Aragon placed second on beam and fourth all around.
- Emma Muldowney placed fourth on floor
- Abby Johnson placed fifth on beam.
Valeria Aragon, Abby Johnson, Joanna lian and Emma Muldowney contributed to the team score earning Bedford their third district championship.
On a side note: The girls wore pink ribbons in support of a team mom currently fighting breast cancer.
BEDFORD BOY'S GYMNASTICS
Monday night Bedford Boys Gymnastics had their district meet placing in fourth as a team with solid individual scores.
Hector Alvarez placed second on vault.
Ethan Nahidi, Hector Alvarez and Rafael Robles competing on all events to support the team.
USEFUL WEBSITES
Boys Atletics- https://sites.google.com/hebisd.edu/bjh-athletics
Girls Athletics- https://sites.google.com/hebisd.edu/bjhgirls-athletics