Bear Bulletin

Bear Branch Family,

Welcome to October, the fall break, and the end of the first 9-weeks! Report cards will go home when we return from Fall Break. Please know that the report card will decide UIL eligibility. If your child is not being successful, please encourage them to attend tutorials. The most up to date grades and assignments can be found by logging in to the parent portal. Click HERE for directions on how to view your student's grades and attendance.

Next week we are on Fall Break: October 7th - 11th.

Proud to be your student's principal,

Julia

Scholarship Award - Recommended by teachers for hard work and academic excellence.

7th Grade - Reagan Waldrop & Lucy Yust

8th Grade - Craig Lenell & Reagan Christopherson

Citizenship Award - Recommended by teachers for exemplifying good character, respect, and kindness.

7th Grade - Colby Thompson & Ariadne Bankston

8th Grade - Dakota McBride & Mina Pham

Fall Break!!

Early voting in the November 5 school funding election begins October 21 and continues through November 1. Vote early at any Montgomery County voting location. Keep in mind that Magnolia ISD’s VATRE will be the last item on the ballot and it will be identified as Proposition A. To be eligible to vote, you must register by Monday, October 7 at https://elections.mctx.org/

(1) BBJH Night - 8th graders only. Please fill out the form below if your child wants to participate in Bear Branch Night - Singing the National Anthem with the High School at the Football Game on October 18th.

https://forms.gle/YuS4tQC5BSdmHW4z9

(2) Uniform Fittings will be occurring DURING CLASS the Week of October 14-18. Should any dresses or tuxes need alterations, they will be sent away and returned with ample time before the Christmas concert. Please make sure you are purchasing black, closed toe, flat dress shoes for girls, and Black Dress shoes and Black dress socks for men. The rest of their uniform is provided by the choir department.

(3) The first mandatory Fall Concert will take place at MHS on Monday, October 21 from 7pm-8pm. Please drop off your students on the Auditorium side of the building (across from the natatorium) at 6pm so they have to practice before the concert. Students should wear nice jeans, their choir shirt, and closed toe shoes.

The 7th Grade Football Teams hosted Tomball Junior High Monday night.

● The Grey Team won 13-7 to start the night off.

● The White Team got tackled short of the endzone on the final play and tied 6-6.

● The Blue Team battled the Cougars all night and won 13-12 after a wild final play of the game.

The 8th Grade Football Teams traveled to Tomball Junior High to face the Cougars!

● The Grey team won 8-6.

● The White team forced their 5th Shutout in a row and beat Tomball 12-0.

● The Blue team made an attempt at a comeback but ultimately lost 12-16.

The Bears will be back in action after Fall Break to take on

Willowwood Junior High.

8th Grade A team Lady Bears unfortunately lost to Grand Lakes last night. I would like to give a shout out to Makayla Middleton and Gracie Sheffield for some pretty amazing digs on the back row. They sure did give it their all! I would also like to recognize Emma Scoggin for always being a positive light on and off the court! Although we didn’t come out with the win, I know the girls will come back ready to fight after fall break! Go Lady Bears!

8th Grade B team fought hard and secured a win against the Lady Tigers from Grand Lakes. With an all-around great team effort, the Lady Bears have now brought their record to an impressive 5-1. Coach Bendele-Williams and Arces are extremely proud of the team's performance and encourage them to keep up the awesome work. Congratulations, girls!

The 7th grade B volleyball team started off strong in last night's game against Grand Lakes winning the first set 25-9, but unfortunately they came up short in the 2nd and 3rd games with final scores of 20-25 and 14-16. Outstanding serve game from Ryanne Saldana going 16 for 17 and Emma Bettanazzi going 8 for 9. Shoutout to Violet Browne for coming in as a clutch player in the 3rd set with several great plays! The lady bears will be back to work after Fall Break and looking for a big win against Schultz!

7th Grade Girls -3rd place overall finish
Erika Bastida
Allison Neil
Lily Kpangbah
Katelyn Murdock
Olivia Hancock

7th Grade Boys-4th place finish overall
Tyler Gaudet
Hudson Mathis
Noah Lennel
Isaac Lowrey
Diego Leal

8th Grade Girls- 1st Place overall- All girls were in top 25
Olivia Strehle
Olivia Johnson
Samantha Ripley
Grace Matula
Tinley Denny

8th Grade Boys
Austin Chow
Lucas Behnke
Reed Prestenbach
Jack Whitehead

The Bear Branch Junior High Cross Country team also participated in the UIL District final meet of the season. There were 10 teams and about 100 runners in each division. Below are the top 5 runners in each division. They have all worked so hard and improved their times from the beginning of the season. I want to congratulate Adelina Johnson for being the 7th grade District Champion runner for the year. This is Huge. If you have any of these kids in class please congratulate them.

7th Grade Girls -6th place overall finish

Adelina Johnson-1st PLACE DISTRICT CHAMPION RUNNER

Vivian Carehart

Erika Bastida

Allison Neil

Katelyn Murdock

7th Grade Boys-4th place finish overall

Edgar Yanez

Tyler Gaudet

Noah Lennel

Isaac Lowrey

Hudson Mathis

8th Grade Girls- 4th Place overall

Olivia Strehle

Olivia Johnson

Samantha Ripley

Grace Matula

Allie Johnson

8th Grade Boys -7th Place overall

Lucas Behnke

Ben Arnulfo

Austin Chow

Reed Prestenbach

Jack Whitehead

The district will begin making automated phone calls for students who are marked absent. If you feel your child has been mistakenly counted absent, please email his/her teacher for that specific period.

Be sure to turn in absence notes when your child is out. Here's how:

• Students can bring parent/doctor note to the front office
• Parents can email notes to bbjhattendance@magnoliaisd.org

Email: jvenghaus@magnoliaisd.org
Website: bbjh.magnoliaisd.org
Location: Bear Branch Junior High School, Farm to Market Road 2978, Magnolia, TX, USA
Phone: 281-356-6088