Pioneer Post
BJHS Week of February 10-14, 2025
Monday, February 10:
- Girls on the Run Meeting in room 406 2:50-4:50 pm
- The Addams Family Musical Class in the Rock Room 2:50-4:30 pm
- Cheer Practice Covered Area and Rock Room 5-7:30 pm
- Boys Basketball HOME Games: 6th Gold vs 6th Achieve 5:30 pm; 7th Gold vs 7th Notre Dame 6:30 pm; 8th Gold vs 8th Notre Dame 7:30 pm
- Boys Basketball AWAY Games: 7th Black @ 7th Willows 4:00 pm; 8th Black @ 8th Willows 5:00 pm; 6th Black @ 6th Durham 5:30 pm
Tuesday, February 11:
- 8th Grade Career Day Field Trip - Glenn County Fair Grounds
- The Addams Family Musical Class in 406 M/Rock Room TTh 2:50-4:30 pm
- Cheer Practice Covered Area and Rock Room 5-7:30 pm
Wednesday, February 12:
- Impact Mentoring in Room 404 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
- Cheer Practice Covered Area and Rock Room 5-7:30 pm
- Boys Basketball HOME Games: 6th Black vs 7th Willows 5:30 pm; 7th Black vs 7th PCMS 6:30 pm; 7:30 - 8th Black vs 8th PCMS
Thursday, February 13:
- AAPI Club Meeting Room 305 2:50 - 3:50 pm
- The Addams Family Musical Class in 406 M/Rock Room TTh 2:50-4:30 pm
- Cheer Practice Covered Area and Rock Room 5-7:30 pm
Friday, February 14:
- No School - Lincoln's Birthday Observed
Monday, February 17:
- No School - President's Day
Tuesday, February 18:
- Boys Basketball HOME Games: 7th Black vs 7th A Marsh 5:30 pm; 8th Gold vs 8th B Marsh 6:30 pm; 6th Gold v 6th Ishi 7:30 pm
- Boys Basketball HOME Game: 6th Black v 6th Achieve 5:30 pm
Thursday, February 20:
- 8th graders/Incoming freshman to visit PVHS
- PVHS Viking Showcase Night PV CFA 6:00 pm
Saturday, February 22:
- Saturday Success Academy - (Sign-up Form)
Tuesday, February 25:
- 8th graders/Incoming freshman to visit CHS
Thursday, February 27:
- CHS Open House Showcase for incoming freshman at CHS Lincoln Gym 6:00 -7:30 pm
Friday, February 28:
- Black History Month Poetry Slam during both lunches
- Starry Night Dance in the Bidwell GYM 6:30 -8:30 pm - Tickets Here
Please remember to contact the Attendance Office if your student is going to be absent via email at: aleonard@chicousd.org or call 891-3080 Ext. 41115. Please include your student’s name, the date of absence, and the reason for the absence.
In order to ensure the greatest likelihood of students fulfilling our mission at Bidwell—of being academically, emotionally, and behaviorally ready for high school and beyond—we have a 96% minimum attendance goal for each and every student. Please work with your student to encourage them to get to school even for a class period or two if they have the sniffles, are feeling a little under the weather, or even going out of town for some appointment or trip. 96% means no more than SEVEN all-day absences for the school year. It really does make a difference in terms of their overall academic behavioral and emotional readiness and greatly reduces the stress that they experience from falling behind and missing school.
Primetime Lesson for the week of 2/10/25: The Messenger
Parents, please take a minute to watch and discuss these important introductory videos about Bidwell School Culture and Expectations. 😊
This week's focus is on "The Messenger." Over the last couple weeks, we have experienced a huge uptick in conflicts between students. After extensive detective work, most of the conflicts stem from a messenger. As two four-day weeks approach us, we thought this would be a good refresher for our students to watch "The Messenger" video again.
Parents, please remember that the most effective first line of defense for preventing your student from experiencing unnecessary stress related to falling behind on assignments is the daily or even weekly check-in in which you have your student sit down and, for less than five minutes, pull up their Aeries student portal page to look over their current grades and grade books for any potential missing assignments. If you have any questions, please email the teacher directly. If you do not hear back from the teacher within 24 hours, please reply all and include me on the email and we will get the situation worked out. In almost every situation in which a parent does not hear back from the teacher, it is a result of a technological issue rather than the teacher simply not responding.
David S. McKay
Principal
Bidwell Junior High School
Chico Unified School District
(530) 521-9228
Out and About Award - Mike Janosz
Mr. Janosz waits for his students to arrive and greets them at the door each day. In addition to his greeting, he's got a big smile on his face. During Nutrition Break, he makes his way into the hallway and assists with supervision which is a huge help to administration. At lunchtime on rainy days, he graciously opens up his classroom to host some of our more energetic students. During this time, students are shooting hoops and Mr. Janosz is tutoring others in math. Impressive! For this reason, I am happy to award Mr. Janosz with the Out and About Award.
Congratulations Mr. Janosz!
Positive Pioneer - Tanner Johns
The worst part about getting an award like Positive Pioneer is trying to figure out who should get the award next. The teacher that I chose to give the award to is one that I have never heard be negative, even though they have had reasons to. Our paths do not always cross but when they do, I am greeted with a genuine, “How is it going?” Not only do they ask, but they are willing to listen even when things are not going great. It has just been in the last few years that I have had the opportunity to get to know this teacher better during our visits in the copy room. When leaving the copy room, I am always filled with admiration for this teacher and am in a better mood than when I went in. Sometimes our conversations are about students, sometimes about our families and other times about teaching in general--no matter what we are talking about our conversations are never negative. The amount of time that this teacher spends outside of the classroom to share with the public how awesome their students are is admirable. If you have never been to one of their concerts you need to go.
I would like to give this month’s Positive Pioneer award to Tanner Johns.
-Marjorie Kucich
Collaborative Colleague - Sabrina Gutierrez
I have watched this person for the last couple of years endlessly bringing students out to pe and electives every day. Never have I seen her be anything but happy or smiling in spite of having some very challenging students sometimes just corralling them to keep them in the realm of a class. She has worked miracles getting students involved into our classes constantly coming up with ideas for inclusion but still being respectful of teachers and always asking if it’s ok beforehand (a true collaborator!). Her positive attitude is infectious and her endless amount of energy is admirable! We are so lucky to have her with us and I hope she stays with us for a very long time. Thank you for working so hard and being a role model for all.
-Lynny Jones
The Pi Day Challenge will be happening again this year!
And this year, the winner gets to choose between pi-ing McKay or Siplin!!!
March 14th Ms. Long will be holding the Pi Day Challenge during both lunches in the library. The Pi-ing of Mr. McKay AND Mr. Siplin will be the same day, March 14th.
We have our coaches, and the league dates are set (weather permitting). Please see the list below of what kids AND parents need to complete in order to participate in this year’s spring soccer season.
- Parents, please note that the school district now requires that all drivers register as “Volunteers - Category C” if they are driving other students. You can do so by visiting this link and https://forms.chicousd.org/Forms/DOVolunteerForm2
- Permission Slips are required, please ensure your child either brings it to their first day on the field or that you have submitted it to me by email. You will need to make yourself a copy if you are submitting it via email. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ezFHXBftkS4oOLm54sdclol-bwQ4KiYC1195lxb3VYs/edit?usp=sharing
- First day on the field for the girls is March 3rd and for the boys is March 4th. These will be pre-season training graciously provided by our coaching staff.
- Tryouts are March 24th/26th for Girls and 25th/27th for Boys. Students who have planned absences for those dates must let us know ahead of time so we can evaluate them in the first two weeks.
- Shin Guards are required to play. Cleats are recommended. Bidwell students should plan on wearing black soccer socks and black shorts for games, if possible.
- If you would like to read the full letter online, please go here: Bidwell Soccer Letter (Full Version)
BIDWELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Website: http://bjhs.chicousd.org/
Location: 2376 North Avenue, Chico, CA 95926, United States
Phone: (530) 891-3080