At BMHS, we value parent voice as an important voice in our school community. In an effort to get feedback from our parents about the beginning of the school year, we are asking you to complete a brief survey. This will help us gain valuable perspective as we continue to build our school community culture around #TigerPRIDE. Please submit the survey answers by the end of the day on Friday, September 13th.

Fall Picture Day is Tuesday, September 10th. Students were sent home with a paper copy of the order form this past week. You can also use the order form linked below to pre-order pictures as well.

We are very happy to have 4 foreign exchange students at BMHS this year. They are:

Héloïse Macquet (France), Leonardo Cogliani and Estella Trabacca (Italy), and Mila Nöthen (Germany).

They each bring a unique perspective to our BMHS community. They have been involved in several school activities and truly enjoy being here at BMHS. We were proud to celebrate them this week by presenting each one of them one a flag from their home country.

Good luck to TJ Sorrell! On Saturday, he will become the first golfer in Bellevue High School history to compete at the All A State Golf Tournament.

We are proud to welcome all of our future Bellevue Tigers from Grandview Elementary to our home football game tonight at 7:00pm vs. Pendleton County. All Grandview Elementary students and staff members will receive FREE admission to the game. Grandview students and staff members will form the tunnel for the team to take the field before the game, and they will be recognized at halftime. Make plans to join us at Gilligan Field and let's show out our #TigerPRIDE!

NEW - NO RE-ENTRY Please see the information below for a new athletic attendance policy effective for our game Friday night vs. Pendleton County.

Due to the rising costs of staging athletic events, we are implementing a new pricing schedule for the upcoming football and basketball seasons. Please see the information below for the admission prices for the 2024-2025 season. All tickets MUST be purchased using the GoFan app.

We just want to thank everyone for their work during the fall MAP assessment. Overall, things ran very well. Thank you to our parents and family members for making sure our students were at school, on time, and ready to go. Our students worked very hard all week and we cannot wait to see their progress throughout the year!

Due to their outstanding effort on the MAP assessment, 6 students were awarded $10 gift cards to Chick fil A courtesy of the building admin team. The winners were:

• Trinity Woodyard
• Cora Pearman
• Steven Specht
• Landon Fornash
• Gracie Riggs
• Kayden Brown (Not Pictured)

So far, everyone is doing a great job of being at school, on time, every day! Good attendance habits play a critical role in the overall development of our students. Let's keep up the great work!

Congratulations to Mr. Jim Seward (Technology Director), and Mr. Bruce Tosolt (6th Grade Math/Science) for being named our Terrific Tiger August Staff Members of the Month! They were both awarded the Terrific Tiger title belt by Mr. Spicher.

Parent voice is extremely valuable here at Bellevue Middle School/High School. We would like to give you the opportunity to nominate one of our staff members as our Staff Member of the Month for the outstanding work they do to serve our students and our community. To nominate a staff member, please fill out the form below. We will recognize our winners every month at one of our early release day activities.

We are taking our students on college visits around the area to expose them to different college campuses and to get them thinking about their next steps after graduation. All students interested in going on the trips listed below, must see Mr. Pelgen for a permission slip. All of the trips have a 40 student max capacity and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Mr. Pelgen at dave.pelgen@bellevue.kyschools.us with any questions.

• Seniors - Trip to Eastern Kentucky University on September 13th
• Juniors - Trip to the University of Cincinnati on October 18th
  
• Sophomores - Trip to the University of Kentucky - Spring 2025
• Freshmen - Trip to the University of Louisville on October 14th

Our Homecoming game will be on Friday, October 11th as the Battle for the Paddle is renewed against Dayton. The game will kick off at 7:00pm at Gilligan Field. The Homecoming dance is on Saturday, October 12th. Tickets will be available for purchase staring on September 23rd. Students can see Ms. Wheatley before or after school to purchase a ticket.

Mrs. Carr’s Advisory Council is starting and we would love to have some of our parents join! The council meets five times a year. All meetings will be after school (about 3:30 PM/4 PM) and will last about an hour. Your input is an invaluable resource to the Youth Service Center programming. If you are interested in participating or have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Carr at 859-261-4055 or danielle.carr@bellevue.kyschools.us.

With vaping, cigarettes, and tobacco use on the rise with students, Parents Against Vaping is holding a webinar on the dangers of vaping coming up on Tuesday, September 10th. Please see the flyer below for more information.

We are proud to announce that we have partnered with TorchPrep to provide all of our Juniors with ACT tutoring for the 24-25 school year. All Juniors will take an ACT baseline test this fall. We will then meet with the entire Junior class to go over their data. TorchPrep with then provide our students with ACT prep material based on their scores beginning in January of 2025 in preparation for the statewide Junior ACT assessment in March of 2025. More information to come!

Varsity Football

9/6 - vs. Pendleton County 7:00pm

9/15 - @ Lynn Camp

Varsity Volleyball

9/10 - Ludlow 7:00pm

9/12 - Walton Verona 7:00pm

Varsity Girls Soccer

9/9 - Newport Central Catholic 5:00pm

9/11 - Villa Madona 5:00pm

Boys/Girls Cross Country
9/7 - Mason County Invitational @ Mason County High School

In order to promote a safe and health school environment, we encourage all of our students to report suspicious activity, safety concerns, or mental health concerns to a trusted adult. If they do not feel comfortable talking to an adult in the building, they can always report concerns to the Kentucky Safe Schools Tip Line at 1-866-393-6659. All reports to the Kentucky Safe Schools Tip Line are completely anonymous.