The Elk Call
3/3/19
Burleson High School
Website: bhs.burlesonisd.net
Location: 100 Elk Drive, Burleson, TX, United States
Phone: 817-245-0000
Facebook: facebook.com/Burleson-High-School-BHS-Elks
Twitter: @bhselks
Administration
Principal
Academic Associate Principal
Kappa House (serving students with last names beginning A - G)
Principal - Robert Whatley
Counselor - Debi Blevins
Sigma House (serving students with last names beginning H - O)
Principal - Angelia Sifford
Counselor - Jami Renner
Omega House (serving students with last names beginning P - Z)
Principal - Brad Schilder
Counselor - David Brown
From the Nurse
BHS Parents/Guardians:
Below is some information taken from our website regarding flu and when to stay home
due to illness. Attached is a sheet from the CDC on flu information and prevention.
Flu Information
You may be aware that the flu is spreading throughout our community and our schools are being impacted as well. The district has seen an increase in absences because of the flu.
Often, we get confused about the symptoms of the flu and how they are different from a common cold. Quick recognition of flu symptoms will help prevent the spread of illness. Please contact your physician if you or your child exhibits any of the following:
Common symptoms of the flu include:
- High fever
- Severe headache
- Muscle and body aches
- Exhaustion
- Dry cough
Common symptoms of a common cold include:
- Stuffy nose
- Sneezing
- Sore throat
- Hacking cough
Children often have additional flu symptoms that are rare in adults, such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Should I keep my child home?
These helpful guidelines should be used to determine when your child should stay home from school due to illness:
- Fever of 100 degrees or higher in the past 24 hours- Your child needs to be free of fever for a full 24 hours without the help of fever reducing medications (such as Tylenol, Motrin or Fever-All) before sending them back to school.
- Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the past 24 hours
- - Itchy, red eyes with discharge
- Rash that has fluid or pus coming from it until treatment has been received, and a note from the doctor states that your child may return to school
- Ringworm of the scalp (until treatment has started)
- Head lice (may return after appropriate lice treatment) -Your school nurse will need to check your child’s head before he/she returns to class
- - We ask that you help us in encouraging your children to wash their hands often, use hand sanitizer, and cover their noses and mouths when they cough or sneeze. It is also helpful for your children to get plenty of sleep and to eat healthy foods-especially breakfast.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Nurse Brooke
Advanced Academics and College & Career Readiness
Need helping planning out your future?
Schedule an appointment with Ms. Knight here: https://jknightbhs.youcanbook.me/
Burleson Opportunity Fund Application Closed March 30th!
The application is open until March 30th, more information about the application and process can be found at https://burlesonoppfund.com/
SENIOR Section ❗
Bring Ms. Knight your college acceptance letter and/or scholarship award letter when you receive it! Even if you don’t plan on attending that school, we still want to celebrate your acceptance or scholarship award.
Complete the 2019-2020 FAFSA Application
If you are a senior and need some help with finding a starting point, please meet with me! Schedule an appointment here: https://jknightbhs.youcanbook.me/
Benefitting the Burleson Area Tour Group Scholarship Fund
Burleson Event Center
Tickets are $5 each or $10 at the door
Contac Terrie Goodloe for tickets at (817) 925-8306
JUNIOR Section ❗
If you plan on attending a 4-year college/university go ahead and take your SAT and/or ACT NOW! Registration instructions can be found here. See Ms. Knight if you receive Free/Reduced Lunch and she can issue you a fee waiver.
Start to research colleges and careers that you would like… the more you know now, the more prepared you will be your senior year!
UTA Go Center is OPEN and FREE to YOU! Our Go Center Mentors are available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. They are located outside the cafeteria by the vending machine If there door is open, they are here to talk with YOU! They can assist with college/career planning, military careers, college/scholarship application…. The list is endless! If you stop by the Go Center on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday during 1st, 2nd, or 3rd period with proof that you have completed FASFA/TASFA, gotten accepted into a college, or enlisted in the military you can get a free goody! College & Career Readiness Site can be found HERE. Upcoming College Readiness Dates: March 5th- College Tee Tuesday March 6th- Army on campus March 7th- Marines on campus March 8th- BHS TSI Administered and registration deadline for April ACT March 9th- SAT Exam! You can view the complete C&CR Calendar here Follow BHS C&CR on Twitter and Facebook
Class of 2019
Class of 2019 Website, Facebook, and Twitter!
Great news! The Senior class has a website, Facebook page, and Twitter! Visit us at any of these places to see all things Senior class related!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BHS-Elk-Seniors-1970204959891020/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bhsElkSeniors
Project Celebration
Upcoming events for Seniors
Self-defense class hosted by Texas Black Belt Academy instructors. Tentative date March 5 at BHS. Open to all students and parents. $20 per person
Senior Survival College Cooking Class hosted by Table 71 Foods. March 19. Limited to the first 20 seniors. Recipes, techniques, instructions, ingredients, and take-home manual included. $20 per student.
Senior Survival College Cooking Class Registrat...
National Honor Society
Member applications are due to Mrs. Houk in room 201 by 4:30 on Friday, March 8th.
2019-2020 Officer applications are due by 4:30 on Friday, March 8th with a letter of recommendation.
NHS Induction will be on April 11th.
Burleson High School Athletics
Lady Elks Track
Elk Baseball
Elk Soccer
Burleson took over first-place in District 5-5A boys soccer play Tuesday night thanks in part to a 6-1 home win over Arlington Seguin.
The Elks (7-1-2, 23 points) passed Mansfield Legacy (7-3-0, 21 points) in the standings after Legacy suffered a 2-0 loss Tuesday to Everman.
Freddy Hernandez registered a hat trick for the Elks while Caleb Yauger scored twice and Henry Garcia added a goal.
Burleson plays at Centennial Friday and hosts Everman Tuesday. The Elks have four district games remaining.
Lady Spartans rip Timberview
Tuesday night, Centennial’s girls soccer team bounced back from its first setback of the season with a 7-0 district win at Timberview.
The win kept the Lady Spartans (8-0-2, 27 points) in second place, a point behind first-place Mansfield Legacy.
The Lady Spartans hosts Burleson Friday and play Tuesday at Crowley.
The girls suffered their first setback of the season as they lost at Granbury, 4-2, Friday in a penalty kick shootout after playing to a scoreless draw.
Lady Elks take over fourth
Burleson’s girls soccer team registered a 1-0 district win at home Tuesday night over Arlington Seguin.
With the win, the Lady Elks (5-4-1, 16 points) took over fourth place in the district race with four games to play.
Burleson plays Friday at Centennial and hosts Everman Tuesday.
Lady Elk Softball
Thanks to lights out pitching from Brailey Wasik and multiple RBI games from Kyleigh Rich and Audrey Schneidmiller, Burleson’s softball team opened District 5-5A play Tuesday night with a 7-0 home win.
Wasik went the distance for the win. The sophomore scattered three hits over seven innings while fanning eight and walking two.
Rich smacked a two-run home run and went 2-for-2 with three RBI. Schneidmiller was 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBI. Isabella Incencio finished the game with a triple, a double and two runs scored.
The Lady Elks (5-4, 1-0) scored three runs with two out in the third to break the game open.
With one out, Schneidmiller singled then Bridgette Montes walked. Wasik followed with a run-scoring double. Burleson added a run on a wild pitch and run-scoring single by Rich.
Lady Elk JV Softball
Elk Baseball
Strong pitching was on display last Thursday for Burleson’s baseball team at the Big Tex Tournament.
The Elks posted a 3-1 record at the tournament that was shortened when Friday’s games were cancelled by inclement weather.
“Overall it was a good weekend,” Burleson coach Daniel Bruce said. “We showed maturity and improvement on the mound against some good teams. We still have some progress to make but I am pleased with the steps the boys are taking right now.”
Elk and Lady Elk Track
Led by its relay teams, Burleson’s boys track and field won the Saturday’s Mineral Wells Ram Relays.
Competing for the first time this season, the Elks scored 134 points to get past second place Abilene Wylie by seven points at the Jackie Harvey Track & Field Complex. The Lady Elks tallied 72 points to place third. Brownwood won the title with 216 points and Wylie was second (133 points).
The 1,600 meter relay team of Jahbril Edwards, Skyler Webb, Willie Stevenson and Elian Limones took first in a time of three minutes, 40.32 seconds. The Elks team of Sean Joseph, Jaxon Winburn, Aswann Bonner and C.J. Williams finished first in the 800 relay in a time of 1:37.31.
Lady Elks Powerlifting
Girls Regionals:
Maddie Brown - 3rd place & State Qualifier
Makayla Moulton - 4th place & State Qualifier
Kelsey Green - 5th place & State Qualifier
Natalie Marion - 3rd place & State Qualifier
Isabella Roberts - 4th place & State Qualifier
Jakiya Wade - 4th place & State Qualifier
Lexsie Thomas - 9th place
Jessica Peterson - 5th place
Logan Loggins - 9th place
Elk Strutters
SkillsUSA
1st place and State Qualifiers in Building Search, Dominick Hoeninghaus, Jaylon Leonard, Ryan Mills, and Ryan Murphy
2nd place and State Qualifier in CNC Milling Specialist, Dylan Jacobs
2nd place in Mobile Robotics Technology, Joshua Sams and team
1st place and State Qualifier in Principles of Engineering/Technology, Hannah Rudewick
Best of Show and State Qualifier, Zoe Denny in Cosmetology Salon Exhibit
Best of Show and State Qualifier, Maci Fletcher in Cosmetology Nail Art Exhibit
State Qualifier, Mallory Barnett in Cosmetology Fantasy Exhibit
State Qualifier, Chloe Blex in Cosmetology Fantasy Exhibit
State Qualifier, Taylor Burchette in Cosmetology Fantasy Exhibit
State Qualifier, Courtney Jordan in Cosmetology Fantasy Exhibit
State Qualifier, Alicia Rodriguez in Cosmetology Nail Art Exhibit
Best of Show and State Qualifier, Katie Kirkpatrick in Criminal Justice Display Panel Exhibit
State Qualifier, Laura Jordan in Criminal Justice Display Panel Exhibit
State Qualifier, Micaleh Tomlinson in Criminal Justice Display Panel Exhibit
Best of Show and State Qualifiers, Sean Greenfield, David Holman and Kyle Kutella in Innovative Information Technology Exhibit
FCCLA
We have two groups advancing to State: Erin Schlotzhauer placed 3rd with her project in Teach and Train Occupational; Taylor Armstrong and Kaitlyn Bryan placed 4th with their project in Life Event Planning Junior.
BHS Band
Burleson HS Band students earn top ratings at BISD Instrumental Solo and Ensemble Contest
The following Burleson High School band students earned 1st-Division (Superior) ratings for solo performances during the BISD Instrumental Solo & Ensemble Contest held Tuesday, February 26th, at Centennial High School.
Tyler Anderson, trombone
Beau Bavouset, percussion
Taylor Blankenship, tuba (Outstanding Soloist)
Andrew Bracken, alto saxophone (Outstanding Soloist advancing to Senior Scholarship Recital)
Tyler Brooks, trumpet (Outstanding Soloist)
Anna Carrizal, flute (Outstanding Soloist advancing to Senior Scholarship Recital)
Kennedy Carruth, percussionist
Emma Colston, flute
Grace Copeland, clarinet
Kevin Corpus, euphonium (Outstanding Soloist advancing to Senior Scholarship Recital)
Destiny Davis, bassoon
Alexander (AJ) Elder, euphonium
Gracie Flanigan, alto saxophone
Kaeson Geer, percussion (Outstanding Soloist)
Matt Gonzales, percussion
Bryson Graves, euphonium
Neely Huskisson, French horn
Sean Lasker, trombone (Outstanding Soloist)
Makayla Lockhart, bass clarinet (Outstanding Soloist)
Michelle Ma, clarinet
Kennedy Martin, alto saxophone (Outstanding Soloist)
Ethan Mathews, tuba
Sydney McCarty, trumpet
Caleb McCool, percussion
Kelso Meeks, clarinet
Makayla Middleton, bassoon
Matthew Moore, French horn (Outstanding Soloist)
Caden Morton, tuba (Outstanding Soloist)
Makayla Moulton, oboe (Outstanding Soloist)
Grant Nivin, trumpet
Jacob Perez, clarinet
Nolan Pittman, percussion (Outstanding Soloist advancing to Senior Scholarship Recital)
Madison Quebedeaux, oboe
Hayden Rodriguez, tenor saxophone
Jacie Rymerson, clarinet
Daniel Sherman, percussion (Outstanding Soloist advancing to Senior Scholarship Recital)
Hayden Simms, trumpet (Outstanding Soloist advancing to Senior Scholarship Recital)
Kenneth (Ashton) Smith, trumpet
Sam Solomon, bass trombone (Outstanding Soloist advancing to Senior Scholarship Recital)
Brendan Spires, percussion
Christian Spivey, percussion (Outstanding Soloist)
Aiden Steward, clarinet
Andrea Stokes, flute
Noah Teer, trumpet (Outstanding Soloist)
Rachel Vandever, French horn
Triniti Vanoven, bassoon
Diego Velasquez, French horn
Brooks Wade, percussion
Colton White, percussion (Outstanding Soloist)
Taylor Whitworth, trombone
Brennan Williamson, clarinet (Outstanding Soloist)
Nolan Young, French horn
Edgar Zaragoza, bass clarinet
Gracie Bedore, clarinet
Aswan Bonner, French horn
Jordan Bruun, percussion
Elizabeth Cammack, trumpet
Mackenzie Crow, flute
Sam Curtis, trumpet
Reynie Gibbs, bassoon
Anthony Gillaspie, alto saxophone
Kylie Jo Harris, percussion
Kaylee Hedrick, clarinet
Madison Hollis, French horn (Outstanding Soloist)
Ethan Kroeker, tuba
Alexis Marquez, clarinet
Trinity Miller, tuba
Elizabeth Parker, flute
Kayson Quinones, flute
Isaac Ring, percussion
Jim Sangsvang, clarinet
Van Sexton, percussion
Vanessa Sexton, clarinet
Ashlyn Shipp, clarinet
Mercedes Siebolds, tenor saxophone
Jalyne Tate, oboe
Nolan Tatum, trumpet
Annabelle Waldon, trumpet
Madison Desmond, flute
Christian Jackson, percussion
Joseph Kamantauskas, tuba
Anabelle Roberts, percussion
Gabriel Trout, alto saxophone
Julian Wilson, tuba
The following ensemble members earned 1st Division (Superior) ratings for their ensemble performances during the same contest.
Trombone Quartet – Kevin Corpus, Sean Lasker, Gwen Mayo, and Sam Solomon
Tuba/Euphonium Quartet-Taylor Blankenship, Kevin Corpus, Bryson Graves, and Caden Morton
Brass Quintet-Robert Batterton, Tyler Brooks, Xavien Garcia, Matthew Moore, and Ashton Smith
National Honor Society
Mayor's Youth Council
Strive to Drive
Strive to Drive 2018-2019
Burleson ISD & Burleson Nissan/Honda are giving away another car this school year. Here's how you can win a Nissan Sentra:
*Students must be enrolled in the Burleson ISD for the entire 6-weeks grading period.
*Students may earn 1 ticket per six weeks for perfect attendance.
*Students may earn 4 BONUS tickets per semester for perfect attendance (Fall & Spring).
*Students may earn 10 BONUS tickets for the year for perfect attendance.
*Students may earn a maximum of 24 tickets per school year.
The Nissan Sentra will be given away during halftime of the annual BHS PowderPuff football game in May, 2019.
***The district will utilize state guidelines for reporting average daily attendance to determine perfect attendance contest eligibility.***
Upcoming Events
Tuesday 3/5:
- Elk Varsity Baseball vs Springtown (Home) at 6:00 pm (Senior Night)
- Elk V Soccer vs Everman (Home) HS at 6:00 pm
- Lady Elk V Soccer vs Everman HS at 8:00 pm
- Lady Elk JV/V Softball @ Mansfield Timberview HS at 6:00 pm
- College Readiness Parent Class at 6:00 pm
Wednesday 3/6:
- SAT Prep @ BHS Library at 4:30 pm
Thursday 3/7:
- Elk Varsity Baseball Western Hills Tournament @ Western Hills HS
- Elk JV Red Baseball Colleyville Heritage Tournament @ Colleyville Heritage/Grapevine
- Elk JV Black Baseball Centennial Tournament @ Centennial HS
Friday 3/8:
- Elk Varsity Baseball Western Hills Tournament @ Western Hills HS
- Elk JV Red Baseball Colleyville Heritage Tournament @ Colleyville Heritage/Grapevine
- Elk JV Black Baseball Centennial Tournament @ Centennial HS
- Elk V Soccer @ Crowley HS at 6:00 pm
- Lady Elk V @ Crowley HS at 8:00 pm
- Lady Elk V/JV Softball @ Arlington Seguin at 6:00 pm
Saturday 3/9:
- Elk Varsity Baseball Western Hills Tournament @ Western Hills HS
- Elk JV Red Baseball Colleyville Heritage Tournament @ Colleyville Heritage/Grapevine
- Elk JV Black Baseball Centennial Tournament @ Centennial HS
Monday 3/11:
- Spring Break
- Elk JV Black Baseball @ Legacy HS at 1:00 pm (DH)
- Elk JV Red Baseball vs Legacy HS at 1:00 pm (DH)
- Lady Elk V/JV Softball vs Centennial HS (Home) at 6:00 pm
- Elk V Soccer vs Granbury HS (Home) at 6:00 pm
- Lady Elk V Soccer vs Granbury HS (Home) at 8:00 pm
Tuesday 3/12:
- Spring Break
- Lady Elk V/JV Softball @ Everman HS at 12:00 pm
- Elk V Baseball vs Legacy HS (Home) at 7:00 pm
Wednesday 3/13:
- Spring Break
Thursday 3/14:
- Spring Break
- Elk JV Red Baseball vs Cleburne HS (Home) at 10:00 am
Friday 3/15:
- Spring Break
- Elk V Baseball @ Legacy HS at 7:00 pm
Mark your calendars!
April 19: School Holiday (Good Friday)
May 18: Prom at River Ranch Stockyards
May 20: Senior Day
May 24: Last Day of School/Early Release
May 30: Graduation at TCU
For more information or to see future events, visit bhs.burlesonisd.net