BHS Weekly 12/5 - 12/11
Spirit ~ Pride ~ Honor
Upcoming Events
Dec 6: UIL Lose/Regain Eligibility
Dec 6: English I EOC Retakes
Dec 6: FFA Christmas Meeting, BHS Cafeteria
Dec 6: OAP Auditions
Dec 6: Christmas Tree Lighting, 6:00-8:00 pm
Dec 6: Register to vote
Dec 6: F/JV/V Lady Dawg Basketball vs. Salado 5:00/5:00/6:30
Dec 6: F/JV/V Bulldog Basketball @ St. Stephen's 5:30B/5:30A/7:00
Dec 7: Algebra I, Biology, US History EOC Retakes
Dec 8: English II EOC Retakes
Dec 8: TSI Testing
Dec 8: FFA Rabbit Validation, Burnet County Fairgrounds
Dec 8: SPH Meeting
Dec 8: HS/MS Choir Holiday Concert @ HS Auditorium, 7:00 pm
Dec 9: TNT Awards delivering Senior catalog items purchased
Dec 9: F/JV/V Lady Dawg Basketball vs. Canyon Lake, 5:00/5:00/6:30
Dec 9: F/JV/V Bulldog Basketball @ Cedar Creek 5:30B/5:30A/7:00
Dec 9: JV/V Lady Dawg Soccer Scrimmage @ Fredricksburg 5:00/7:00
Dec 9: JV/V Bulldog Soccer vs. Canyon Lake 5:00/7:00
Dec 9-10: Region Band Clinic & Concerts, Location TBD, 9-5:00
Dec 10: Highlandettes perform at Christmas on the Square
Dec 10: Winter Formal, 8:00-11:00 pm
Southwest EMS Academy coming to BHS on December 15th!
Staff Spotlight - Elizabeth Drake
Elizabeth Drake, an alum of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, began teaching in 1992 as a middle school English teacher in San Marcos. She transitioned from the classroom to the library after attending The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information in 2002. In 2007 Mrs. Drake moved with her family to Burnet when she joined the Liberty Hill Middle School team in their library before becoming a part of Burnet High School where she has met the nicest and most sincere group of educators and students to work with.
Mrs. Drake met and married Bill Drake, the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Highland Lakes, while attending Texas State. Their two daughters graduated from Burnet High School in 2013 and 2016. In 2019, Kathryn completed a masters in Violin and Suzuki Pedagogy from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York and joined the faculty of the Ithaca Talent Education School to teach young people from the age of 3 through highschool. Kathryn and partner, Chris, currently live in Ithaca. They live in a great apartment and spend their extra time exploring new places and the great hiking trails of the Finger Lakes area. Addison is living in Burnet where she greets shoppers at Circle K with enthusiasm and continues to delve into new and exciting topics of interest and continues to find interesting facts to do a deep dive into research.
Staff Spotlight - Blake Parrish
Blake Parrish is a graduate of Lampasas High School and a proud Alum of Texas A&M. She has been in education for the past 3 years. Her roles have varied from Middle School to High School CTE classroom positions, along with coaching and as a Student Activities Coordinator. No matter the position, her absolute favorite part of being in education is having the opportunity to foster healthy relationships with her students. Mrs. Parrish currently serves as the Digital Art and Yearbook teacher at Burnet High School.
Mrs. Parrish married her High School sweetheart, Clayton, in 2020 and is a proud dog mom of Millie (Golden Doodle) and Ripley (Lab). She loves to travel, spend time with family and friends, and is extremely competitive in sports and card games.
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Burnet High School
Website: https://bhs.burnetcisd.net
Location: 1000 The Green Mile, Burnet, TX, USA
Phone: (512) 756-6193