Each year the staff and students kick off the holiday season with a Holiday Spirit week! The big event of the week is the annual Holiday Sweater contest!

It was a blast to see all the creative and festive creations this week. The winners were announced at the pep rally.

Congratulations to: Morgan Nguyen-Zubroski, Kenslee Turner, Giselle Nino, and staff member Coach Gilchrist.

7th Grade: Ms. Reckmeyer

8th Grade: Mrs. Shaw

9th Grade: Coach Gilchrist

Elective: Senora Ceballos

Our spirit award winner for our Holiday pep rally was Pierce Renfro!

This month Makerspace Club made Holiday Ornaments; using stencils, a wood burning pen and paint. Thank you to all who participated! I am always impressed by the artistic talent and enthusiasm you show during our club time.

During the month of November, the Spanish club together with the JWAC, JNHS, and FRENCH CLUB, joined forces to involve their students in a community project to make boxes for underprivileged children as Christmas gifts. Our purpose was to take knowledge beyond the school by connecting students through an activity that allows them to meet, contrast and connect with a community in another geographical point where the culture, language and use of resources is different. As of December 6th we have already filled around 50 boxes and we still have a little more with personal hygiene items, toys and school supplies to fill about 5 more boxes. These boxes will be delivered this Christmas to the community of Duqueza in the Dominican Republic.

Mr Martinak meets with his Principal Advisory Committee periodically to gather student input on campus systems and procedures. The group consists of students from all three grade levels.

The 7th grade girls choir went and spread some holiday cheer at the Discovery Village nursing home on Tuesday! They performed some of their concert pieces for Friday and solos by Avery Ramsey, Kate Knapp, and Meredith Kocurek.

The Bedford Varsity Choirs went on their winter tour on Monday. They performed carols and joyful winter music at Bedford Heights, Donna Park, Harrison Lane, Shady Brook, and Shady Oaks Elementaries. Great job representing BJH and spreading Christmas cheer by singing loud for all to hear!

The BJH Symphonic Band visited 5 of our feeder elementary schools to play some holiday tunes for the future Broncos! The Symphonic Band students put on 5 stellar performances, created so much interest in joining the fine arts, and spread holiday cheer!

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.

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.

The freshman girls basketball team lost a nail biter Tuesday night to Euless, 26-27. We came out strong & aggressive offensively with Ella Trevino , Natalie Luna, Savannah Williams and Zoey Herring all scoring in the first few minutes. The game went into halftime tied, 17-17, although both teams played tough, physical defense that put them in bonus for fouls early. We did our job in the 3rd quarter, holding them to 4 pts while Jaylin Wilson scored 6 for us to get us ahead by 2. The fourth quarter was back and forth both ways, but we fell short at the buzzer.

7th grade girls A team dominated Colleyville 39-22. Leading the way was London Morgan with 14 points, Sariyah Crater with 12 points, Charlotte Martinez with 5 points. Defense was led by Reagan Bennett, Jillian Smith, Genesis Morales, Kynlee Horn, Sydney Pietzsch, Emlyn Dibble and Alexis Tabor coming up with huge steals throughout the game. Coach Hurtado is so proud of all you girls. Keep up the good work.

Tuesday night the 7th Grade Lady Broncos team defeated Colleyville 20-18 in a double overtime sudden death finish. Offensive leaders were Tina Betancourt with 10 points, Aliya Johnson with 6, and Maddy Martinak and Eliot Bragg with 2 each. Maddy Martinak and Brooke McClain were defensive stoppers. The team played from behind the whole game until tying the game in the last quarter, played two overtimes and then sudden death where Aliya Johnson hit the game winning shot! I am very proud of the team and their determination to win.

Monday night your BJH 7th Grade B team took on Colleyville Middle School. Coming out strong, the B team took an early-moment swing. Giving up a few second-chance rebounds Colleyville Middle School was able to outlast the Broncos of BJH. The 7th B team would love your support as we take on Hurst Jr High Monday at 5 pm.

With the second game of the night, your BJH 7th grade A team also took on Colleyville Middle School. Talk about scrappy play, your BJH 7th A team fought hard to pull out their first victory of the season. Down by one point at the end of the first three quarters, your BJH boys pulled ahead in the fourth quarter when it mattered to win the game 42-41. With an all-around outstanding effort by each player on the team, Coach Cooper would like to thank DJ, Miles B, Oliver, Daniel, Lorenze Jackson, Price, and Due. The offensive MVP is Manace, scoring 15 points and a big three-pointer late in the game to keep your Broncos in the game. The defensive MVP could've been the entire BJH 7th-grade team, but Coach Cooper has to give it to Anthony P. Please show up Monday @ 6:15 to cheer on the 7th grade A team as they take on Hurst Jr High.

Bedford United started their Liga HEB season with a strong showing. After surrendering an early goal to Harwood's Blackhawks Soccer club, Bedford United battled back to a 2-1 win with goals from Dominick Aldana and Jamel Senweh. Congrats to the players of the game: Defender, Efri Lekunga and forward, Sladen Reams.

Both girls and boys gymnastics teams won first at their meet against Hurst Jr High and Central Jr High! Congratulations!!

The BJH Girls Cross Country team has been working hard the last month and continues to improve. 7th Grade top runners include, Elliot Bragg, Reagan Bennett, Alexis Tabor, Lily Lacey, Kylee Horn, Jillian Smith, Emma Luera, Marina Howland, Arabella Jacobs, Verity Thompson, Hannah Vargas, Chloe Davis, Antonella Alfeo, Megan Fry, Olivia Moreno, Savannah Shaw, Elexa Mitchell and Yzabellauh Mitchell.

8th grade top runners include Aylin Erbatur, Mia Garcia, Kimber Ceja, Inara Young, MuRae Horn, Camille Nelms, Ridgely Keith, Micaela Monzon, Christa Lopez, Sylvia Reilly, Alexis Phillipe, Meredith Hamilton, Mallory Deweese, Ana Flores, Miag Gallegos, Brooklyn Williams, Lizabeth Martinez, Grace Neil, Sara Thapa-Magar, Shalom Harkins and Fernanda Quinonez.

Both Teams look to win the HEB District Championship tomorrow at Meadow Park. Way to Go Lady Broncos Cross Country!

Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade girls cross country teams for their hard work and effort in Tuesday's HEB District Championships.

8th Grade individual top runners were led by 6th place Aylin Erbatur, 9th place Mia Garcia, 12 place Kimber Ceja, 13th place MuRae Horn and 16th place Ridgley Keith. The 8th grade cross country team together ran a great meet and many had their best personal records on their way to a 2nd place finish in the HEB District Championship

7th Grade individual top runners were led by 1st place District Champion Runner Elliot Bragg, 5th place Reagan Bennett, 8th place Alexis Tabor, 10th place Lily Lacey, 20th place Kynee Horn and 21st place Jillian Smith. The 7th grade cross country team together ran a great meet and many had their personal best records on their way to a 2nd place finish in the HEB District Championship.

Congratulations Bedford Girls Cross Country!

Bedford JH 8th Grade boys participated in the HEB ISD Junior High District meet on Tuesday Dec. 6th, 2022, at Meadow Park in Bedford, Texas. The runners were looking to improve on their times and compete again the other HEB schools in the district. We had 6 runners that places within the top 25. This was a competitive field and the Bronco runners were able to place 3rd as a team. Top finishers were Gavin Roberson, Derek Mathews, Dominick Williams, Joseph Roach, and Nic Cosgrove. Each of our runners had a good outing and push each other to perform at a high level. In addition, the Bronco Runners were able to show the rest of the field how competitive they were. The Sweet 16 XC Championships will be the last meet of the season. This will be held in Haltom, Texas, at The Buff Park on December 13, 2022. Hope to see everyone there to cheer these great athletes on.

Bedford JH 7th Grade boys were also in action and participated in the HEB ISD Junior High District meet on Tuesday Dec. 6th, 2022, at Meadow Park in Bedford, Texas. As a team, we had the highest number of entries in this meet. This resulted in a 3rd place team finish for the 7th grade XC runners. Our team was represented well in the top 25. We were able to place 5 runners in the top 25. This was a highly competitive field of runners at the 7th grade level. Top runners for the 7th Grade were William Roach, Pablo Tejada, Cristian Cerda, Dylan Halliday, and Jason-Chris Ndala. The team overall competed well. They were able perform their best and were proud to place as they did among the other runners in the district. This will give them a threshold to use for the meet next week. The Sweet 16 XC Championships will be the last meet of the season. This will be held in Haltom, Texas, at The Buff Park on December 13, 2022. Hope to see everyone there to cheer these great athletes on.

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.

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