Bronco Bulletin
BJH School Newsletter, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 30, 2022
THIS WEEK AT BJH
BLACK VS. BLUE FOOD DRIVE
It looks like BJH is in the lead right now but Hurst JH is gaining on us! Are we going to keep our lead? Please help us and the community out by donating to this great cause.
Would you like to see Ms. Gregg get a pie in the face? If we can raise $500 between now and Monday by 10:00 AM, then the student who donated the most will get to pie at Mrs. Gregg! Another $500, gets Mrs. Lowe, and another $500 gets Mr. Martinak!
Don't forget that every 5 items or $5.00 gets your name in a drawing.
This year there are a few items that are worth more than one point. Check out what they really need in the list below:
- Canned meat (tuna, chicken, SPAM) (Double Points)
- Chili
- Canned fruit
- Canned Chicken Broth (Canned ONLY)
- Canned Cranberry Sauce
- Canned vegetables
- Spaghetti
- Canned Spaghetti Sauce
- Tomatoes (canned or sauce)
- Peanut butter (Double Points)
- Jelly (plastic please) (Double Points)
- Flour (Double Points)
- Oatmeal
- Cornmeal
- Cereal
- Pancake mix
- Crackers
- Bagged Rice
- Dried beans
- Pancake syrup
- Hamburger helper
- Mac and cheese
- Please NO RAMEN NOODLES
- Please NO BEVERAGES/WATERS
Remember You can support you by making a donation to 6 Stones online by using the link below. Every dollar donated = 2 items and we will add that to your total. Make sure you add your students homeroom under comments so we know who to give the credit to and also make sure you add Bedford Jr. High as the school name.
To give click this link, www.6stones.org/give, enter your information, select Black and Blue Food Drive from the drop down menu, and include your school name in the comments section so that your school gets the credit. Donations made by October 3, 2022 at 3 PM will be counted toward your schools winning total.
We will have a campus competition in order to promote the event. Ask your student for details.
FIRST SIX WEEKS A HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to the students listed for earning straight A's for the first six weeks grading period. These students have demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence by maintaining an average of 90 or above in all of their classes.
Choir Concert Tonight 5:00
Tonight our Choir students will be performing their first concert. This is a brief "intro to choir concerts" for them where they will demonstrate some of their new skills!
7th grade and concert girls choir will perform at 5pm
7th grade and concert boys choir and varsity choirs will perform at 5:30pm
Last Friday campus Admin celebrated students with perfect attendance for the first six weeks with popsicles at lunch!
BJH JUNIOR WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
PRINCIPALS OF ENGINEERING CLASSES LEARN THE DESIGN PROCESS
Principles of Engineering students in Coach Burlison's class created a paper book cover using the concepts and steps of the Engineering Design Process. Students followed a multistep process using a designated design process. They had to go through each step in the process and explain what they did in each step to create the book cover. The principle of the project was to show the students what engineers go thru in the creative and design process. In addition, they must work with constraints and limitations of specific materials. In the end, they had to make sure that the cover would work with a textbook that was provided.
CAFETERIA HELPERS ENJOY TREATS PROVIDED BY DONUT PLAZA PLUS!
SPANISH CLUB NEWS
Principles of Human Services learned kitchen safety this week. Students were quizzed using a Crime Scene Kitchen. Mrs. Keneda says there are 10 errors, can you find them?
JOIN US FOR THE L. D. BELL HOMECOMING PARADE
POSITIVE REFERRALS
LEXI PEREIDA
DESTINY STUMP
ALICE ROCHA
LILLIAN SHIELDS
IVAN MELENDEZ
JOSEPH GOMEZ
DOMINICK DURGAN
SYDNEY WOOD
JACKSON SAMSILL
MYLES STILL
GAVIN ROBEY
BRIANNA ARAGON
JOLIE LANDRETH
SUMYA ALI
AUGUST STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
REAGAN HANACIK
KOLE MARTIN
FERNANDA QUINONEZ
JASON HOVLAND
DUONG NGUYEN
ANDREW DAVIS
YEARBOOK AND SCHOOL PICTURES
YEARBOOK ORDER INFORMATION
UPCOMING EVENTS
CHESS CLUB IS BACK!!
PARIS TRIP AVAILABLE TO BJH STUDENTS.
Bedford JH, Harwood JH, and Bell HS are going to Paris and the south of France in June! Students must be enrolled in 8th grade or a higher level to attend. There is an informational meeting Thursday, September 8th at 6 pm in the BJH library. Please use the link below to RSVP so that Dr. Santamaria can make sure there is enough seating available.
ATHLETICS THIS WEEK
FRESHMAN FOOTBALL
8TH GRADE FOOTBALL
The A team had an impressive win 41-0. There were great performances across the board, as it was a total team effort. On Offense, Braylon Harris was calling the shots all night, running for 4 Touchdowns all over the Hurst Defense. Gery Sanchez and Jeremy Martinez chipped in Touchdowns of their own. The O-Line had a great night too, with Ivan Melendez and Frenson Wichep punishing the Hurst D-Line. Defensively the Broncos pitched a shutout behind aggressive play from Xzavier Williams, Tyler Cramer, and Asa Young. Paul Watkins, Levi Boyer, and Kody Scott all had huge turnovers on Defense as well.
The B team started the night on the right note, winning 26-0. Kie'von Fields scored 2 quick touchdowns to start the game, and Marco Tijerina and Usiris Moreno finished the game out with touchdowns of their own. The defense also blanked the Red Raiders behind efforts from Seven Riegel, Connor Brewer, and Shane Bonafiglia.
Both Teams look to build off this momentum next week when we play Central Jr High at Pennington Field
7TH GRADE FOOTBALL
B team was on fire as they played with poise, strength, and determination. The Broncos had great plays from Myles Still and Nathan Roe with a long TD pass for over 50 yards, with Anthony Price and Carlos Betancourt leading the way with a rushing score each. The final score was 18 to 0 with your broncos season record at 3 and 1. Shoutout to the starting O-Line! Pryce Alford, Sam Merritt, Aaron Islas, Petey "Pushin P" Vasquez, and Luke "The Duke" Tabor.
A team played the last game of the night against Hurst. Although they fought hard the Broncos came up short. The players of the game were Draven Thomas, Elijah Campos, Lincoln Bittinger, and Layton Moore. Next week the Broncos take on Central Junior High at Pennington Field. Come out and support.
FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL
8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
Team 1 got out to great starts each set with consistent service pressure from Talia Soliai-Tui, Haylee Blocker-Smith, Sarah Thapa-Magar and Kenslee Turner. The spike attack was led by Reagan Ingram, Talia Soliai-Tui and MuRae Horn. The defense and receive was solid led by Christa Lopez, Mia Sebastian and Talia Soliai-Tui. Team 1 defeated Hurst 25-11, 25-18. This team is 3-1 overall and 2nd place in the Sweet Sixteen District.
Team 2 played two great sets as well winning 25-8 and 25-18. Truly Taylor-Maroney, Kaylee Rinn, and Brooklyn Williams led the service attack. Serenity Williams led the match in setting assist. Isabella Darce, Jazz Williams and Madeline Dean led the spiking attack. This team continues to improve and looks to continue their winning ways next week vs Central.
7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
The 7th grade volleyball team took two huge wins Monday night against cross town rival Hurst.
Team 2 came out and made a statement first, taking down the Red Raiders in set one 25-18 and leaning on their service pressure led by Cora Berry, Eva Moore, and Gennisis Morales to seal the win in game two 25-17. Great back row passing by Kynzie Case, Juliana J, Brook Mclain, Ava Diviney, Alexis Tabor, and Brooklyn Carlson led to some great front row attacks by Aliya Johnson, Ayanna Weang, Aisha Tsing and Morgan Stralow. Everyone contributed and played a role, coach Schulz is very proud of ya'll!
Team 1 finished up the sweep, taking down the Raiders in two games by scores of 25 - 10 and 25 - 2. Brooklyn Morgan, Valentina Benaourt and London Morgan led the service pressure, racking up several aces each in the dominating wins. Our defense was also lights out with several players showing huge improvements in passing consistency including Jillian Smith, Reagan Bennett, and Ellie Bragg. Again, everyone played a role and Coach is very proud of the teamwork. Our hard work is paying off!
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS NEWSLETTER
BEDFORD JUNIOR HIGH PTA
BJH PTA VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
Thank you to our September volunteers Charity Mercer, Joclyn Boyer and Rubi McCollum for helping with the lunchroom and the workroom. They volunteered a combined 8 hours in two weeks. The school really appreciates your assistance!
BJH SCHOOL INFORMATION
S.M.I.L.E.E. AWARD NOMINATIONS
Has someone on the campus of Bedford JH provided you or your student a GREAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE? We want to hear about it and recognize them for helping make Bedford Best!
All teachers and staff! (Administrators, Counselors, Teachers, Office Staff, Librarian, Aides and many more...)
VISITOR PROCEDURES
TO ALL HEB ISD PARENTS AND FAMILIES
HEB ISD issues electronic devices to all students. If a device issued to a student is damaged or lost, the student's parent or guardian may be responsible for replacement or repair costs, in accordance with the HEB ISD Technology Student/Parent Device Agreement.
HEB ISD provides an opportunity for parents to purchase voluntary student device insurance through School Device Coverage. Participation in this insurance program is strictly voluntary. For more information, use the website link below or download the device insurance PDF below.
It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to return the completed enrollment form and premium payment directly to the insurance company. Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD will not collect forms or payments for this coverage.
Should you have any questions regarding the voluntary student device insurance, please contact School Device Coverage at 1-888-978-3515.
EXAM EXEMPTION POLICY
HEB ISD recently published information on Exam Exemptions for Junior High and High school students. Please reference the document link below for criteria to earn an Exam Exemption.
More recently an additional clarification was provided in regard to absences: Covid absences will not count towards the exam exemption attendance requirement so long as the student completes the proper reporting process by completing the online form.
BJH SCHOOL HOURS
- Tutorials begin 7:45 am
- Doors open for all students 8:00 am
- School Begins at 8:20 am
- School Ends at 3:35 pm
- Tutorials available every day before and after school
BJH DROP OFF/PICK UP INFORMATION
Front Circle Drive: Two lanes of traffic for loading and unloading, parking is only allowed in the outside lane closest to Carolyn Dr. Please watch for students in crosswalk.
West Parking Lot: Lane closest to the school is reserved for buses. Please pull down the middle lane to drop your student off by the gym.
BJH BUS ROUTE INFORMATION
Parents, you can save time by checking bus route information online:
To check whether your home address is eligible for bus transportation, please visit our bus routes online webpage using the button above.
CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES
School Breakfast and Lunch
National Breakfast & Lunch Update
• The USDA waiver for FREE meals expired June 30th, 2022
• All students must have an application on file by September 21, 2022 or be Directly Certified by the state to receive meal benefits (free or reduced price meals). As of September 22, 2022, students without an application on file will be charged full price for their meals.
You can apply for meal benefits here: www.schoollunchapp.com
• Our charge policy allows students to charge meals for two (2) weeks before they are provided an Alternate Meal. Lunch consist of Cold Cheese Sandwich and Unflavored Milk and Toast and
Unflavored Milk for Breakfast.
You can also deposit money into a prepaid account so your student can just scan their id and it will debit their account. Accounts roll over from year to year, or you can create a new one here: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home
CUSTOMER SERVICE
HOW ARE WE DOING?
Has someone on the campus of Bedford JH provided you or your student a GREAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE? We want to hear about it and recognize them for helping make Bedford Best!
All teachers and staff! (Administrators, Counselors, Teachers, Office Staff, Librarian, Aides and many more...) Just fill out the form and let us know!
HELPFUL WEBSITES
Boys Atletics- https://sites.google.com/hebisd.edu/bjh-athletics
Girls Athletics- https://sites.google.com/hebisd.edu/bjhgirls-athletics