All Gilchrist County Schools will be closed this week, Monday, 11/20-Friday, 11/24 for Fall/Thanksgiving break. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable break! 🍁
Some of our BHS 9th - 12th graders visited the Florida Gateway College's Experience Day to view career and technical programs today. The students had a great time! 🚌📚
We are absolutely humbled and amazed by the students and staff at Bell Middle High School!!! We’ve had an incredible outpouring of monetary and food donations and are so excited to be able to provide Thanksgiving “baskets” and Walmart gift cards to families in need! Shout out to Mr. Robert Wells and the Gilchrist County Prevention Coalition for helping with the funds for the gift cards. 🦃
Mrs. Gregory’s 6th grade World History made cave paintings last week, and made a “cave” this week! Good times!
Congratulations to the participants of the middle-school Spelling Bee on Tuesday! From left to right: Anden G., Lilee S., Taylor S., Jet A., Levi F., Gavin J., Kip W., and Andy B. The winner of the Bee was Andy B., with Kip W. as first runner-up. Andy will move on to participate in the district Spelling Bee in December. Great work, everyone!
Progress Reports are being sent home with all BHS students today, Wednesday, 11/15.
Bell High School's Junior Class will be hosting a Christmas Pageant this year. It will be open to all girls from Birth to 12th grade. The pageant will be held at the Iris Roberts Auditorium at Bell High School on December 9th at 5:00 p.m. For more information please contact Libby Surrency (surrencyl@mygcsd.org) or Andrea Bagby (bagbya@mygcsd.org ). 🎄🎄🎄
Today, Bell High School celebrated World Kindness Day! Our Interact Students and High School Ambassadors helped spread kindness by giving out "kindness cards" to students and treating staff with Kind Bars!
Students and staff also gave their definitions of kindness!
Samuel T.-Be kind to other people and they will be nice to you.
Kelly J.-I think kindness gives people love, life, and more!
Gavin J.-Kindness is being kind and being nice.
Clowie L.-I think it means you are nice, grateful, loving, and helping.
Zackary S.-Kindness is being nice and helping if people need it.
Corey B.-Kindness is the act of doing good things for good people.
Wesley M.-Kindness is being nice.
Anthony-Kindness is being able to be nice to something or someone.
Bellalee R.-Kindness is being caring (example-holding the door for others).
Levi O.-Kindness means holding the door for someone, something small.
Addison B.-Being nice to each other or helping someone
Jayden J.-just being nice
Evalyn F.-Kindness is doing good to others despite the circumstances.
Hailee A.-Kindness is showing other people that they matter.
Kristine P.-Kindness is going out of your way to improve others day, no matter how big or small.
Aubrey L.-Kindness is sharing positivity to others with no idea of incentive.
Fisher L.-Kindness is the ability to show compassion to someone or something.
Lexi-Kindness is being nice even when they aren't reciprocating it.
Amber D.-I think that kindness means loving your enemies and when someone is mean to you, you be the bigger person and treat them well no matter what you think of them.
Chyanne P.-being nice and making people feel good
Coach Whitt-being selfless towards others with no expectation of reward or recognition
Zaira-Kindness is being there for someone who is having a hard time, giving them some positive news, trying to help them out in order to make things better for them.
Mrs. Brannin-Being nice even if someone is being unkind to you, giving people grace.
Mrs. Leggett-Kindness is my father.
Caiden J.-Kindness is spreading joy to people.
Ms. Tomsett-Being friendly to people you don't know.
Camden B.-To be nice no matter who it is and be kind.
Lizzie B.-To be kind means to be nice no matter what and never judge others.
Deputy Gent-To be kind means to act in a selfless manner towards others and displaying a positive attitude.
Oliver M.-Kindness is being nice and friendly to someone.
Karys Y.-Being an encouragement to others. Being kind can have the power to change people's outlook and days. Being kind should be a routine in everyday life, not a task to finish.
Jackson L.-Kindness is showing everyone the love that Jesus had for us and loving others as they are.
Ms. Dana-Kindness is stepping back when you are angry or upset and trying to put yourself in the other person's place. Kindness is being nice to everyone regardless of how many material things they may or may not have. Kindness is saying hello to everyone and sharing a kind word.
Johnathin W.-Kindness is being respectful to others, not being rude. Being kind is more than what it seems, doing good for others from the heart. Being kind is not expecting anything in return-your return is the pride in your heart from knowing you helped someone. Don't do it for recognition, do it for yourself!
Mr. Dunn-Kindness is treating others like yourself.
Amani S.-Kindness is putting others before yourself to show how much you care and want the best for them.
Noah B.-Kindness is doing stuff for others.
Ava P.-Kindness is being the best version of yourself to everyone all the time.
Today is World Kindness Day! Make it your goal to practice kindness at every opportunity!
Auditions for Shrek will take place on Thursday, 11/16 from 3:30-5 in the band room-students should see Mr. Dunn or Mrs. Cannon for audition forms.
Mrs. Gregory’s 6th grade World History class had fun making cave paintings Thursday!
The Bell High School JROTC Program participated in the Veterans Day Parade in Trenton on Friday. We at BHS are thankful for every Veteran who has served and sacrificed for this country. 🇺🇸
The Bell High School JROTC Program and band performed a Salute to Veterans Tribute this past week to honor and remember the Veterans that served and sacrificed for our country.
An Escape “Room” Space Rocks review took place in Mrs. Sites 8th grade Science class this week! Students engaged in solving questions and decoding the answer to a 4 number lock combination to “Break Out” and save the Earth!
The FCA Fields of Faith event will take place on Wednesday, 11/8 at the Trenton Middle-High School football field (1013 N. Main Street in Trenton) with dynamic guest speaker R.V. Brown! Event is free of charge. We hope to see you there!
Any 9th-12th graders who are interested in going to Florida Gateway College to tour the Career/Technical programs on Friday, 11/17, please let your 1st period teacher know.
Any 11th or 12th grader interested in taking the ASVAB test on Tuesday, 11/7, please let your first period teacher know.
Last Wednesday at BHS, students and staff wore orange to recognize the importance of Unity Day which promotes joining together to create healthier communities through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. 👏
The Bell High School Interact Club teamed up last week with the Gilchrist County Rotary Club to hold the “Purple Pinky Project” event at Bell Elementary School last week. Because purple pinkies serve as symbols for polio immunizations, for a donation of $1.00 (the cost of a single immunization), Interact Club members colored pinkies purple to help raise money for polio eradication. Funds raised will go toward Rotary International's End Polio Now efforts.
Attention BHS Students & Staff!
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the things that we have to be thankful; there is always, always something to be thankful for! BHS would like to provide Thanksgiving food baskets to needy families, and WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are asking that if possible, students and staff bring in a food donation (listed below by grade level) and $1.00 per student/$5.00 per staff member. We will use the food items to assemble the food baskets, and use the money to purchase turkeys or gift cards. Donations of food items and money are completely voluntary; however, we feel that this is a great way for us to “give back” and help others! ALL FOOD/MONEY DONATIONS SHOULD BE TURNED IN TO YOUR FIRST PERIOD TEACHER (6TH GRADE-2ND PERIOD TEACHER) NO LATER THAN Tuesday, 11/14 to give us time to assemble baskets.
6th Grade: 1 box stuffing and $1.00 per student
7th Grade: 1 can of yams and $1.00 per student
8th Grade: 1 can of green beans and $1.00 per student
9th Grade: 1 box/package of cookie or brownie mix and $1.00 per student
10th Grade: 1 can of green beans and $1.00 per student
11th Grade: 1 box stuffing and $1.00 per student
12th Grade: 1 can of yams and $1.00 per student
Staff: 1 box cornbread or biscuit mix and $5.00
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