Happy School Principal's Day to Dr. Annie Turman, the fearless leader of our pride of BHL Lions! Thank you for leading with heart and purpose!
Join BHL tomorrow evening at Oconee Middle School for the Athens Relay for Life Event. BHL wants to give cancer the boot! Fun for all ages. There will be games, a survivor dinner, Jazzercise, group dances, "Cureoke", a luminaria ceremony and more.
For more info: https://bit.ly/relayforlife25info
To Donate to BHL's Relay for Life Team: https://bit.ly/bhlrelaydonate
Save the Date: Saturday, May 17th. Mark your calendars!! On May 17th, BHL will be hosting its first annual Spring Fling. Join us from 12-4 for dancing, cake walks, a dunking booth, concessions, and so much more!! All community members, stakeholders, and rising 6th graders are invited. More details to follow!! Be there or be square.
Hello:
Spring Football Practice for rising 8th and 9th graders at BHL and CMS will be Monday, May 5 - Friday, May 9 at the CMS athletic field. The Clarke Central Freshman Football coaching staff and 8th Grade football coaching staff will run the practices. The 7th and 8th graders at BHL will ride the activity bus to CMS each day. Each participant must verify they have a physical on file at their respective school with Coach Gresham (BHL) and Coach (Hunter). Players need to bring cleats, shorts, and t-shirt. Practice will end each day at 6:00 pm.
Final call for 8th-grade photos for the moving on ceremony. If you have already submitted a photo, please do not resubmit.
One photo per family is allowed. If you cannot decide, you may make a photo collage and submit that image as a single image.
Please use this form to submit your image:
https://bit.ly/Classof2029BHL
Thank you!
Calling all 8th-grade families! Rising Freshman Orientation is happening next week!
Beginning tomorrow, 4/16, all BHL students will leave their devices at school. Students are expected to bring their charger and device to school tomorrow. Thank you!
Did you miss BHL's Career Explorations and Connections event? No worries! Here’s a comprehensive presentation from the Title 1 Spring Input Meeting, packed with important information you won’t want to miss.
Inside, you'll find:
Valuable insights shared during the meeting
A Parent/Guardian Input Survey to help shape the next school year
An LSGT Interest Sign-Up Form for those looking to get involved
A Uniform Policy Survey to share your feedback for next year
Your voice matters! Take a moment to review the presentation and make sure to submit your input.
A reminder that the School Choice application period for the 2025-26 school year is now open and runs through May 9, 2025. The link below provides school options, applications, as well as additional information regarding the process. Thank you!
https://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/page/school-choice-house-bill-251
It is time to elect new members to our Local School Governance Team. The Local School
Governance Team has open parent/guardian and teacher positions for election. Parents or
guardians of students attending our school during the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years
are eligible to run for the parent/guardian LSGTeam positions
21st Century Summer Camp!!! Come one, come all! Looking for a safe place for your child this summer while also gaining STEM, Academic, & Physical Exercise? Well, this camp is for you. BHL will be joining Clarke Middle School at their new site this summer. Please scan the QR code and fill out the application while openings are available.
8th Grade Families,
Clarke Central High School invites you to its Spring Title I & PTSO Meeting on Tuesday, April 1st, in the school's media center. The event will begin at 6:00 pm with the school’s annual Title I presentation, which will provide information on the school's Title I program as well as details on current school data. Attendees will then be invited to share input into next year's school goals, initiatives, and expenses. Afterwards, PTSO members will discuss ways to support the school in these final months of the year.
Questions can be sent to barnerc@clarke.k12.ga.us.
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Familias de 8° Grado:
La Escuela Superior Clarke Central les invita a su reunión de primavera del Título I y reunión PTSO (organización de padres, maestros y estudiantes), el martes, 1 de abril en el centro de medios de la escuela. El evento comenzará a las 6:00 p.m. con la presentación anual del Título I de la escuela, que proporcionará información sobre el programa, así como detalles sobre los datos actuales de la escuela. Luego, los asistentes serán invitados a compartir sus opiniones sobre los objetivos, iniciativas y gastos escolares para el próximo año. De último, los miembros del PTSO discutirán formas de apoyar a la escuela en estos últimos meses del año.
Cualquier pregunta puede enviarse a: barnerc@clarke.k12.ga.us.
Our students have loved seeing our teachers in uniforms today. That's what happens at BHL when teachers lose the students vs. teachers reading competition in February. Be sure to check out our social media channels for more fun photos from today!
BHL Families, please join us tonight for our African American Heritage Celebration. Food will served at 5:30 and our celebration begins at 6. See you all soon!
Attention all guardians, please check your email for information on the Georgia School Climate Survey. Thank you.
Both our 7th/8th girls and boys basketball teams went undefeated this year and won the city championships this evening! This is a back-to-back championship win for the girls!
BHL students and staff members can dress down tomorrow in celebration of this win and to support our 6th-grade teams, who will play their last game of the season tomorrow evening at BHL. Please wear blue again or BHL swag.
Join us as we cheer on our girls' and boys' basketball teams for the championship games today!
We look forward to hosting our BHL Family on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025. Join us for our Parent University, "Passport to Literacy". Travel the halls and explore all the ways our students gain literacy. Literacy goes way beyond the walls of ELA classrooms. Literacy is embedded in all subjects and life.
Join us for a fun night of activities. Stay for door prizes. Learn more about how your students experience literacy within our walls!
The district has announced the following message to share with families:
Due to poor secondary road conditions resulting from yesterday’s snowfall and in the safety interests of all students and staff, CCSD schools and district offices will be closed Thursday, January 23. In keeping with our commitment to providing quality instruction, Thursday will once again be an at-home learning day for students, and schools will provide additional information about student work expectations for the day.
We will continue to closely monitor ground conditions throughout the day Thursday in collaboration with our local emergency management agency and will provide an update by Thursday evening regarding the school schedule for Friday, January 24. As always, all official updates are communicated with our families through text message and email via our mass notification system and posted to our website (www.clarke.k12.ga.us) and our social media platforms (@ClarkeCoSchools).
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Debido a las malas condiciones de las carreteras secundarias como resultado de la nevada de ayer y en interés de la seguridad de todos los estudiantes y el personal, las escuelas y oficinas del CCSD estarán cerradas el jueves 23 de enero. En cumplimiento con nuestro compromiso de instrucción de calidad, el jueves será nuevamente un día de aprendizaje en casa para los estudiantes, y las escuelas proporcionarán información adicional sobre las expectativas del día.
Continuaremos monitoreando las condiciones actuales del terreno todo el día jueves en colaboración con nuestra administración local de manejo de emergencias y proporcionaremos una actualización el jueves por la noche con respecto al horario escolar para el viernes 24 de enero. Como siempre, todas las actualizaciones oficiales se enviarán a las familias a través de mensajes de texto y correo electrónico mediante nuestro sistema de notificación masiva y se publicarán en nuestro sitio web (www.clarke.k12.ga.us) y nuestras plataformas de redes sociales (@ClarkeCoSchools).
Good morning BHL families. The district has called for an asynchronous day today. Please have your students use Google Classroom to locate their assignments for today. These assignments will be graded. Thank you.
