Bedford Choir took 40 students to the All-Region auditions, and 20 students were placed in the choirs! This is nearly double the placements from last year. In addition, 7 of those students placed in the top 5 chairs - with Zach Harsha and Inara Young placing first chair for their sections!!

The following students will be representing BJH at the All-Region Clinic and Concert in April:

Lennon Campbell

Santiago Castro

Acadia Rice

Kaylee Rinn

Andrea Aragon

Ash Luquis-Ducklow

Meredith Kocurek

Morgan Stralow

Sophia Evans

Kenyon Loeffler

Kate Knapp

Brooke Cole

Tori Bates

Inara Young

Zachary Harsha

Justin Epp

Lorelai Dixon

Isabella Mireles

Natalie Roach

Phoebe Kneeburg

Top 5 Chairs:

Inara Young - 1st Chair

Zachary Harsha - 1st Chair

Justin Epp - 2nd Chair

Lorelai Dixon -3rd Chair

Isabella Mireles - 4th Chair

Natalie Roach - 4th Chair

Phoebe Kneeburg - 5th Chair

Congratulations to all!

Today our 9th graders performed in the 9th grade solo contest. For the first time, 100% earned a 1 or superior score on their solos! In addition, 8 of those students earned the extra distinction of "Outstanding Performer"

The following students received a 1:

William Knight

Francisco Perez

Madison Thomas

Addison Gilliam

Rhae Wieland - Outstanding Performer

Cassandra Wisecarver - Outstanding Performer

Abigail Phillips

Zeinab Oumar

Chloe Lee - Outstanding Performer

Alani Rojas

Natalie Stout - Outstanding Performer

Dina Gomez - Outstanding Performer

Divine Masoka-Ngalula - Outstanding Performer

Mateo Reynaga

Sergio Rincon - Outstanding Performer

Davion Robinson

Samir Oumar - Outstanding Performer

Jayden Creecy

The Student Council has been working hard on community service hours. Students went to help out with the PTA clothes closet by folding, sorting, and hanging up clothes. This was a joint event with StuCo's from Trinity and Bell HS. Combined our students put in 32 hours!

Challenge by Choice is a program benefiting the 7th grade students in HEB Independent School District. The program encourages students to take as many challenging courses they can during their high school years, so they will be better prepared for higher education or to join the workforce. It’s a fun and rewarding program that can make a lasting impact on young people. Pictured below we had former HEB ISD School Board President Dr. Faye Beaulieu speak with our students this afternoon.

Mr. Martinak would like to say thank you to these ladies who helped to raise the flags this week. Great job ladies!

Welcome to a new school year and a new yearbook to celebrate all of the achievements for the new school year! October 1, the price of yearbooks increased to $50. Tribute Ads for ninth graders are $50 for 1/4 of a page and $30 for 1/8 of a page. These sales will close on January 28, 2023. Once your ad space has been purchased, a link will arrive in your email from Balfour. Sometimes these links end up in your spam folder, so please look there if you have not received your link within 48 hours. The ad program allows families to edit and save their design before their final submission. Any questions, email Susannah Keneda at susannahkeneda@hebisd.edu.

Congratulations to the boys and girls gymnastics team for placing first at their meet against Central and Hurst Tuesday night!

For the boys all around:

10th place: Jackson Samsill

9th place: Tyler Bowmer

4th place: Noah Harris

3rd place: Quinn Gassert

1st place: Christian Huber

For the Girls all around:

8th place: Finley Gassert

5th place: Sophia Evans

2nd place: Natalie Roach

1st Place: Kaylie Garek

Come support the gymnastics team at their meet on Monday at 6:00!

This past weekend, our Freshman's girls’ soccer team closed out their tournament with a strong win vs. Boswell's JV 2 team. Ella Trevino opened the scoring with a perfectly placed lofted shot. Forward Najiba Tasnim's hustle created an opportunity that Elena Garcia hammered home to put the team up 2-0. And Bedford' s central defensive mid, Alani Rojas, nabbed the final goal for the 3-0 victory. The freshman girls have an away game at Chisholm High School this week.

The Freshman girls’ soccer team defeated Chisholm Trail High School with a solid team effort. Ella Trevino scored the first goal with an assist from Amira Yassin. Ella Trevino created the second goal with a lobbed shot that Alani Rojas perfectly placed to Aliya Kershaw, who scored and secured the victory. Final Score: Bedford 2, Chisholm Trail 0.

The 8th grade A team Lady Broncos competed in a home tournament this weekend and blew out the competition. The girls played against North Oaks on Friday night winning 54-9. Brooklyn Williams and MuRae Horn led the team with 11 points, followed by Mia Easter Clark with 10 and Jazz Williams with 8. Madeline Dean, Tia Iafeta, and Kenslee Turner all chipped in 4 points.

Saturday the girls had to face the Central Spartans again in the Championship game, but it was no competition. The girls’ full court pressure gave us a 26-4 lead after the first quarter. The girls kept the Spartans under 10 points each quarter winning the tournament 62-21. MuRae had her season high with 36 points! The girl could not be stopped. Madeline Dean and Mia Easter Clark had 6, followed by Brooklyn Williams, Jazz Williams, and Tia Iafeta with 4. Proud of the girls defending the home court!

Both A and B teams will travel to bring back home two wins against Harwood this Thursday!

Our 8th grade Lady Broncos traveled across town to compete again with rival Harwood Junior High Thursday night and came home with two wins!

The B team played a tough & battled till the very end. They worked together to score against a zone defense! Addy McCollum and Mia Williams had some sweet & critical shots that kept us in the game. Key rebounds by Shalom Harkins, Danika Lambert, and Kaylee Hartman kept us alive in overtime. Our full-court pressure in overtime kept us alive & Haley Bedlington had the last four points to win us the game! Way to seal the deal, Lady Broncos!

Our A team had a slow start against Harwood's zone defense, but our defensive pressure kept them from scoring more than 2 points in the first quarter. After some team ball & full-court pressure by MuRae Horn, Jazz Williams, and Brooklyn Williams, the gap got bigger and bigger. Birthday girl, Kenslee Turner, had 3 threes last night. Haley Blocker-Smith and Mia Easter Clark had some big-time rebounds and steals. Regan Ingram was the back-side rebound stud & Tia Iafeta and Madeline Dean kept the offense running. Way to defeat Harwood, ladies!

The girls have their last home game next week against Grapevine Middle School! The girls look to continue their winning streak!

7th grade girls team 1 brought home the championship from the Haltom tournament this weekend. The girls dominated the tournament winning big in all 4 games. These girls have put in the work and it is paying off. Let’s keep in going!

The 7th grade girls Team 1 battled against Harwood Monday night winning 31-16. The girls battled through some adversity but continued to play hard. Sariyah Crater led all scores with 16 points. Reagan Bennett had 6, Kylnee Horn had 5, London Morgan, Charlotte Martinez, and Genesis Morales all had 2 points each. Defensive pressure by Jillian Smith, Kynlee Horn, Reagan Ingram and Alexis Tabor created several steals helping us get easy baskets. So proud of this group!

Monday night the Lady Broncos 7th Grade basketball Team 2 lost a hard fought game to Harwood 20-22. Leading scorers were Maddy Martinak with 7 points, Tina Betancourt with 6 points, Aliya Johnson with 5 points and Cora Berry with 2 points. Coach Shack would like to thank the team for the great effort the team played with.

This weekend the 8th grade A team boys basketball squad played in the North Richland Tournament. The Broncos played a very tough North Ridge team who started the night off hot. In the End, your Broncos came up short against North Ridge.

Saturday morning proved that your Broncos were ready to finish what they started defeating Meadow Brook Middle and playing cross-town rival Hurst for the Consolation Championship.

The Broncos fired on all cylinders against the red raiders and displayed great team basketball take how the Championship! Congrats to all the basketball teams who participated in their tournament. All the coaches are proud of you all.

Our 8th Grade boys’ basketball B team took on the Harwood Hawks at home Thursday night in a very tough matchup. The score stayed close up until the last quarter when Harwood began to pull ahead. The Broncos were unable to close the gap as time expired. The final score was 44-38 HArwood. Top offensive players of the night were Diego Guzman with 11 points, Jake McAlister with 8 points, and Dom Williams with 7 points. The Broncos had great defensive performances by Luke Pryor, Dom Williams, Channing Humphrey and Asa Young.

The 8th Grade A Team also took on an aggressive and determined Harwood team also Thursday night in a heartbreaking loss for the Broncos. Bedford fought back from a 10 point deficit coming out of the half to tie it up by the end of the 3rd quarter. Unfortunately Harwood's long range shooting allowed them to pull away and we could not match them shot for shot. The final score was 52-49 Harwood. Top offensive players were Andrew Mull with 12 points, Braylon Harris with 13 points, Gavin Roberson had 14 points. There was also great defensive play by Braylin Harris, Tyler Cramer, and Big Gavin Roberson.

BJH seventh-grade boys competed in the 7th Grade Big 12 Invitational Basketball Tournament over the weekend. Starting the tournament off Friday night against North Oaks Middle School, the BJH boys defeated them 53 to 16. Playing the next morning against Haltom Middle School, they defeated the Buffaloes 36 to 52. Playing in the championship game later that afternoon, the Broncos defeated Smithfield middle school 33 to 47 to take first place in the 7th Grade Big 12 Invitational Basketball Tournament. Coach Cooper would like to give a huge shout-out to all the boys Tayvian Morris, Daeton Noriega, Sean Jackson, Brayden Loren, Manace Kalala, Miles Bracken, Noah Due, Oliver DeArmond, and Daniel Kapuya for all of their hard work this weekend!

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