The Elk Call
3/5/17
Burleson High School
Website: bhs.burlesonisd.net
Location: 100 Elk Drive, Burleson, TX, United States
Phone: 817-245-0000
Facebook: facebook.com/Burleson-High-School-BHS-Elks
Twitter: @bhselks
Principal's Message
ELK Family,
Here a couple reminders as we head into spring:
1. Only a student's parent/guardian may bring him/her lunch. This information is found in the BISD High School Student-Parent Handbook on pages 56-57:
OUTSIDE FOOD
Students may bring a home prepared sack lunch or purchase lunch from the cafeteria. Parents/Guardians who wish to bring outside food to their student will be required to prearrange with their student, prior to the start of the school day that the outside food must be retrieved from the office by the student. Lunches not retrieved by the student will not be delivered to the cafeteria by campus staff. Additionally, parents need to deliver lunch no earlier than 10 minutes prior to the time their student goes to lunch. Parents are not allowed, by law, to supply food to any other student but their own.
Thank you for help with this matter!
2. Spring Break is March 13 - 17, 2017. School will resume on March 20. The Elk Call will resume on Sunday, March 19.
Go ELKS!!
Wayne Leek
Principal
Administration
Academic Associate Principal
Kappa House (serving students with last names beginning A - G)
Principal - Robert Whatley
Counselor - Debi Blevins
Sigma House (serving students with last names beginning H - O)
Principal - Angelia Sifford
Counselor - Nita Fields
Omega House (serving students with last names beginning P - Z)
Principal - Diana Kroeker
Counselor - David Brown
Counselor's Corner
This Tuesday!
Counselors and Administrators will be hosting Parent Information Meetings on Tuesday, March 7th to discuss graduation plans, endorsements, and students requesting courses, among other topics.
Incoming 9th grade (current 8th grade) parents should attend from 6:00-6:45 PM and incoming 10th-12th grade parents (students currently in 9th-11th grades) should attend the meeting at 7:00 PM.
Both meetings will take place in the cafeteria at Burleson High School. See you there!
For more information, visit the BHS Counseling website.
Advanced Academics and College & Career Readiness
BURLESON OPPORTUNITY FUND
BOF applications opened February 1st and will close March 31st.
Scholarships
All Scholarships are posted through online Career Cruising under the Financial Aid Tab. Student accounts are already created; their username is their BISD username with BISD- in front and their password is their BISD password.
SAT/ACT/TSI Test Prep
SAT (encouraged for 11th and 12th)
If students have a College Board account already, they will want to link their account with Khan Academy.
ACT (encouraged for 11th and 12th)
TSI (encouraged for 12th and students wishing to take dual credit)
Students go to the website and add the product to their cart.
Students go through the checkout process, but it is FREE.
Students receive an email with an access code.
Students will use the access code to set up an account.
Students can choose to:
Learn as they go (by subject) OR
Take a practice test (by subject)
NEXT ACT EXAM
Exam Day: April 8th
Last day to register for the April ACT Exam is March 3rd.
Click here for ACT Registration Instructions (scroll down to page 2)
SENIOR INFORMATION
SENIOR ACCEPTANCE LETTERS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Make sure to turn in ALL of your acceptance letters and scholarships as you receive them to Ms. Knight in the Academic Office.
SENIOR TSI
Hill College will be at BHS administering a spring TSI on Wednesday, May 17th. Information will be distributed to seniors after spring break.
FAFSA FOR SENIORS
FAFSA is still open. If you have not completed and submitted FAFSA, now is the time! Obtain your FSA at fsaid.ed.gov first and then visit fafsa.ed.gov to start a new FAFSA.
WEEKLY EVENTS
March 7th College Recruiter:
University of Central Oklahoma
March 8th Military Recruiters:
ARMY
Follow the BHS College and Career Center on Facebook or Twitter or visit the website.
Project Celebration
Project Celebration 2017 March Fundraiser
Looking for Senior parents and students with baking skills!!
A bake sale is planned at City Market in Burleson on Saturday, March 11, from 1-4 pm.
All proceeds go to Project Celebration (BHS' parent sponsored after Prom Party)! Please email Julie Cook at jlc_cdc02@yahoo.com if you're able to participate. We look forward to hearing from you and making this bake sale great!!
Elk Strutter Tryout Information
Teaching Practicum 2017-18
Burleson High School Athletics
Elk Powerlifting
1st place Boys:
Mason Cottam 2nd
Cesar Ledesma 3rd
Tyler Robinson 1st
Jacob Moss 5th
Dakota Tidwell 6th
Ethan Haynes 1st
Chandler Brown 2nd
Campbell Masteller 1st
Hunter Cunningham 3rd
Hayden Lewis 4th
Jordan Mauntel 2nd
Jaterrius Pleasant 2nd
Elk and Lady Elk Varsity Tennis
Connor Williams and Brooke Brunson - 1st place Mixed A doubles
Cole Channon and Naomi Mitchell - 1st place Mixed B doubles
Andrew Musselman - 1st place Boys A doubles
Tanner Robertson - 2nd Place Boys B doubles
Brinley Brown - 2nd place Girls A doubles
Nithure Rema - 3rd place Girls B doubles
Joe O'Brien and Devin Richardson - 2nd place Boys A doubles
Robby King and Garrett Brooks - 2nd place Boys B doubles
Alexis Baker and Hali Dinwiddie - 2nd place Girls A doubles
Katie Kirkpatrick and Natalia Kaiser - 1st place consolation Girls B doubles
Levi Porter - 1st place consolation Boys B Doubles
Burleson ROTC
MSgt (Ret) Richard C. Mims
Aerospace Science Instructor
Do you want to win a CAR?
- Must be enrolled in the Burleson ISD for the entire six weeks grading period.
- Earn 1 ticket per six weeks for perfect attendance.
- Earn 4 bonus tickets per semester for perfect attendance (Fall & Spring).
- Earn 10 bonus tickets for the year for perfect attendance.
- Earn a maximum for 24 tickets per school year.
- Car Giveaway Date: May 2017
2016 Strive to Drive Winner - Payton Hudak!
Upcoming Events
Monday 3/6
- Elk and Lady Elk Golf
- Lady Elk JV Black Soccer vs Benbrook (Home) at 4:00 pm
- Lady Elk JV Red Soccer vs Alvarado (Home) at 5:30 pm
- Project Celebration Meeting at 6 pm in BHS Cafeteria
- Lady Elk JV 2 vs Arlington Heights (Home) at 6:30 pm
Tuesday 3/7
- Lady Elk V, JV Softball vs Cleburne (Home) at 6:00 pm
- Elk Varsity Soccer @ Cleburne at 6:00 pm
- Elk Strutter Parent/Candidate Meeting at 6:00 pm in Lecture Hall
- Parent Registration Meeting at 7:00 pm
- Lady Elk Varsity Soccer @ Cleburne at 8:00 pm
Thursday 3/9:
- Elk and Lady Elk Track Meet at Boswell
- Elk Varsity Baseball Tournament @ Western Hills
- Elk JV Red/JV Black Baseball Tournament @ Centennial
- Strutter Spring Trip to LA begins
Friday 3/10:
- 3rd Week Progress Report End
- Choir Spring Trip to Washington DC/New York begins
- Elk and Lady Elk Varsity Golf @ Cleburne Links
- Elk Varsity Baseball Tournament @ Western Hills
- Elk JV Red/JV Black Baseball Tournament @ Centennial
- Lady Elk V/JV Softball @ Joshua at 3:00 pm
- Elk Varsity Soccer vs Arlington Sequin (Home) at 6:00 pm
- Lady Elk Varsity Soccer vs Arlington Sequin (Home) at 8:00 pm (Senior Night)
Saturday 3/11
- SAT
- Elk Varsity Baseball Tournament @ Western Hills
- Elk JV Red/JV Black Baseball Tournament @ Centennial
- Elk Powerlifting Regionals (Home)
Monday 3/13
- Spring Break
- Elk JV Red, JV Black Baseball @ Granbury at 5:30 pm
- Lady Elk V, JV Softball vs. Centennial (Home) at 6:00 pm
Tuesday 3/14
- Spring Break
- Lady Elk Varsity, JV Softball @ Arlington Seguin at 12:00 pm
- Elk Varsity Soccer @ Crowley at 6:00 pm
- Elk Varsity Baseball vs. Granbury (Home) at 7:00 pm
- Lady Elk Varsity Soccer @ Crowley at 8:00 pm
Wednesday 3/15
- Spring Break
Thursday 3/16
- Spring Break
Friday 3/17
- Spring Break
- Lady Elk Powerlifting State in Waco
- Elk Varsity Baseball @ Joshua at 7:00 pm
Saturday 3/18
- Lady Elk Powerlifting State in Waco
- Elk JV Black Baseball vs. Joshua (DH) (Home) at 10:00 am
- Elk JV Red Baseball @ Joshua (DH) at 10:00 am
April 14 - Good Friday Holiday
May 25 - "Elk"cellence, Senior Picnic, Panoramic Picture, Powder Puff
May 26 - School Holiday/Bad Weather Make up Day
May 29 - Memorial Day Holiday
June 1 - Last day of School/Early Release Day at 12:45 pm
June 6 - Class of 2017 Graduation Ceremony
For more information or to see future events, visit bhs.burlesonisd.net