Information regarding Color Guard Auditions!
Please see the GCSD Assessment Calendar for May, 2023.
Parents/student: See information regarding free sports physicals at UF Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. Additionally, BHS will also have free physicals after school this Wednesday, 4/26 in the health academy building. Paperwork is available at BHS in the front office.
The BHS FBLA chapter will be hosting a car wash and bake sale this Saturday, 4/15 at R & J's gas station from 9 AM to 1 PM. Come get your car washed, enjoy a baked good and support the FBLA chapter!
Spring Break is upon us! All Gilchrist County schools will be closed 4/17-4/21 for Spring Break, with both students and staff returning to school on Monday, 4/24. We hope everything has a safe and relaxing break!
The SAC meeting will be Thursday, 4/13/23 at BHS in the front office conference room at 4:00 PM.
Give a SHOUT OUT to the 2023 graduates!
Some of our students participated in the FBLA State Leadership Conference in March, 2023. Bella K. placed 4th in the state for the marketing mix challenge and Rayanah M. placed 3rd in the sale presentation, qualifying her for nationals. Congratulations to all!
Happy Easter from our amazing cafeteria staff at Bell High School!
Bell High School held their annual “Prom Promise” event on Thursday, 4/6. The 'prom promise' is a pledge that we are encouraging our students to take and honor prior to attending the high school prom. It is a promise to not use alcohol or drugs while they are out on prom night. Thank you to our BHS Senior Sponsors, Mrs. Hurst and Mrs. Janet Johnson, our Junior Class Sponsor Mrs. Ashlee Johnson, our BHS Administration, the Gilchrist County Fire Rescue, the Gilchrist County Sheriffs Department, and to guest speakers 8th grade Aubrey H. and her mother Kristan for organizing/participating in this important and impactful event.
The Junior-Senior prom “A Night of Rustic Romance” is this evening (4/7) from 7-10. We hope that all in attendance have a wonderful time and make lifetime memories, but most importantly, stay safe! 💜💛
Florida FFA Selects Proficiency Finalists!
Florida FFA is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 Agricultural Proficiency Awards program. FFA members from throughout Florida submitted applications for recognition within this program. The Agricultural Proficiency Award program rewards FFA members at the local, state, and national levels for exceptional accomplishments and excellence in a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program. These supervised programs are planned, practical activities that are conducted outside of class time that help students develop and apply agricultural knowledge and skills learned inside the classroom in a real-world environment. These programs can include entrepreneurship, placement, or research and experimentation.
Please help us congratulate the following students who are a top 4 finalists for the state of Florida for their Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs. Bell High School has more finalists then any other school in Florida!!!!
Agricultural Communications- Braley H.
Agricultural Education- Carleigh N.
Agricultural Education- Braley H.
Agricultural Processing - Braley H.
Beef Production- Dalton C.
Beef Production- Ashlee T.
Dairy Production- Lizzie B.
Diversified Agricultural Production- Patrick S.
Diversified Crop Production- Patrick S.
Diversified Livestock Production- Alaura B.
Environmental Science - Braley H.
Equine Science - AJ C.
Equine Science - Ryleigh B.
Goat Production- Alaina B.
Outdoor Recreation - Braley H.
Poultry Production- Alaura B.
Small Animal Production- Alaura B.
Specialty Animal Production - Fisher L.
BHS sends a big shout out to Corbin A. and Mitchell A.! Both 8th graders participated in the Sunshine State Games this past weekend and competed with top middle school track and field athletes from all over the state of Florida. Corbin placed 3rd in shotput, 2nd in javelin, and 1st place in discus! Mitchell place 3rd in the 1600 Meter run and 2nd place in the open 800 Meter run! Great job and congratulations to both of these young men for representing Bell Middle School at the state level!!
Congratulations to Lilee S. (pictured on left) and Lila W. (pictured on right) for placing in the finalist round for the Debate STATE Championship in Orlando this past Saturday. All the Debate students represented Bell High School very well! Also, Kudos to Coach Suwanna Blakey for her dedication to training this young team of debaters!
A great big Bulldog shoutout to Sandra Lin (pictured on right), our Salutatorian, for her acceptance into the Ivy League school of her choice-The University of Penn! Penn is home to the prestigious Wharton School of Business and has many distinguished alumni including former President William Henry Harrison and Donald J. Trump, business leaders such as Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk, and current CEO's of fortune 500 companies Google, Pepsi, Boeing, Pfizer, General Electric, and Time magazine who all attended school at the University of Penn.
Another great big Bulldog shoutout to our Valedictorian Vicki Lin (pictured on left)! March 30th was "Ivy Day", which is the day when all Ivy League schools announce their admission decisions for first year applicants. Vicki was accepted to Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Harvard University, and Yale University! Ivy League schools are known as some of the most prestigious universities in the world. Of the 46 past U.S. President's, 16 have attended Ivy League schools. All of the Ivy League schools have single digit acceptance rates, with Harvard University being the most difficult for admission with only a 3% acceptance rate from all applications. What a tremendous accomplishment!
Please join us in congratulating Sandra and Vicki for these outstanding accomplishments and acceptances into Ivy League schools!
Please see information for BHS Dual-Enrollment Seniors with Florida Gateway College!
We are excited to announce that Congresswoman Cammack will be holding an in-person Service Academy Day this year on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 from 9am-12pm at Newberry High School. Please see flyer for additional information.
Come out Saturday and get your car washed to support the Junior class!
Just a reminder that 3rd 9 weeks report cards are being sent home with students today (Friday, 3/31). Have a great weekend!
Please see information at the link below regarding academies available to GCSD students in high school.
https://www.gilchristschools.org/page/career-and-technical-education
Our BHS 8th graders had a great day this past Friday touring academies at both Trenton Middle-High and Bell Middle-High Schools!
***Parents/Students: as a reminder, academy applications are due to Mrs. Leggett on or before Friday, 3/31! Please contact Xina Leggett with any questions at leggettx@mygcsd.org.
