Greetings, Black Knights!

One more week to go! It's hard to believe that we are almost halfway done with the year - time flies when you're having fun. We have had an excellent first semester of learning, building relationships, and expanding opportunities for students.

Over the last 18 months, a new student group has been developed at BHS. Collective Impact is a club that works to connect the school and community to provide events, programming, and support. Recently, the group opened "Knights Knecessities," a thrift store and free convenience store for students in need at the high school. The store is open twice a week and is stocked with clothing, toiletry items, snacks, and other supplies, all available at no cost thanks to the generous donations of community members, groups, and businesses. What an awesome example of our students serving each other!

Collective Impact is also sponsoring the Grateful Hearts Community Dinner on December 20. This is a free holiday meal available to anyone in the Belding community. The students have been planning the event, will be preparing the meal and serving food, and will provide other entertainment during the dinner. They will also be preparing meals to be delivered for folks in the community who would prefer it or cannot make it up to the high school. For more information and to RSVP, please click here: Grateful Hearts Community Dinner.

Have a great weekend,

Dr. O

• December 20 - Half Day for Students
• December 20 - End of MP2/SEM1
• December 23-January 3 - Winter Break
• January 6 - First Day of 2nd Semester

Belding High School is proud to partner with the Ionia County Career Center (IC3) to provide students with access to career and technical education program opportunities. Beginning in their junior year, students interested in a career in skilled trades or industry can spend time learning at IC3 and earn high school credits at the same time. Check out information below for their upcoming open house!

Our new college and career adviser, Ms. Hannah Hummel, has updated our career and college resource for students. The website, Belding Bright Futures, is a one-stop shop for students to access information about college applications, FAFSA, career opportunities, and more. We encourage all students and parents to become regular visitors of this site!

Our first FAFSA night of the year was held on Wednesday and it was a great evening for all! More than 25 families joined us to tackle the FAFSA form. Big thanks to MCC and Davenport University for their support. And congrats to our seniors and families who got it done! You rock! Stay tuned for future events.

Belding Girls Soccer Parent and Player Meeting: Sunday, December 15th at 6:00pm in the media center. This meeting is for all parents and players who are interested in Belding Girls spring soccer. Attendance is essential for both returning and new players and parents.

Congratulations to BHS seniors Hunter Conrad and Codey Manley for earning All-State recognition for their fantastic football season! Hunter earned 1st team honors from the football coaches association and the associated press, while Codey was 1st team by the coaches association and honorable mention from the AP. Way to go, fellas!

BHS is proud to bring back our Ski/Snowboard Club for 2024-2025! The club plans to meet and head to the hills on the following dates:

• December 20
• January 11, 17, and 25
• February 1, 8, 14, 22, and 25
• March 7

All dates are weather pending.

For more information, please contact ringleverl@bas-k12.org.

The Collective Impact Club of Belding is thrilled to announce that Verve Pipe will be performing at the Belding Performing Arts Center on February 8th, 2025, at 7:00 PM. This promises to be an unforgettable show, so be sure to grab your tickets before they sell out! Don't miss out on this incredible event!

https://beldingpac.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200468727

We are excited to bring back our Mentorship Program to connect community members with students in order to build stronger relationships and habits. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, the process is very simple! First, please email Jennifer Lien at lienj@bas-k12.org. She will give you information about training and expectations. Truly, the time commitment is whatever you make it. We hope that mentors will check in with students at least a couple times per month. Please help us rebuild this program to provide additional supports for our kids!

A Feeding America food truck will be here at BHS each month for anyone in the community who is in need. Cars will line up in the lower lot at the high school while volunteers help load from 4:30-5:30 or until the food is gone. The Feeding America truck is at BHS on the third Friday of each month.

Board of Education meetings are held on the third Monday of every month. Meetings are held at Orchard Hills and begin at 6:30 p.m.

Board of Education Committee meetings are held the Tuesday prior to the Regular Board meeting each month starting at 6:30 p.m.

Public attendance is welcomed and encouraged.