Bell Middle / High School -

The BHS School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting will be today, Thursday, 12/1 at 4:00 PM in the BHS Media Center.

Bell High School is once again humbled by the show of generosity by our students and staff for their donations to our Thanksgiving basket drive! Enough funds and food items were donated to assemble 20 Thanksgiving baskets for some of our families! Thank you to the students, parents, and staff who donated, to Scaff's for donating 8 of the turkeys, and to our student ambassadors for helping to assemble and help families carry the baskets. We hope that everyone has a safe and blessed Thanksgiving holiday!

Congratulations to winner Kip W., and runner-up Maddie W. in the 2022 BHS Spelling Bee today! Kip and Maddie will compete in the upcoming district spelling bee soon. We are very proud of all of our Spelling Bee participants!

Congratulations to our 2022-2023 BHS Teacher of the Year, Mr. Brett Wasden, and Employee of the Year, Ms. Lana Fouts. We are lucky to have these hard-working, dedicated staff members at BHS!

Happy Veterans Day! Today and every day, we honor every Veteran, past or present, who has selflessly sacrificed to serve our country. Thank you! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

All GCSD schools and offices will be closed on Thursday (Nov. 10) due to the potential effects of Tropical Storm Nicole. In addition, all extra-curricular activities will be cancelled for Thursday only. School will resume as planned on Friday. If anything changes, we will notify you. Please stay safe!

Attention Juniors! Applications for the CFEC Youth Tour are due by Friday, 12/2. Please see your guidance counselor for an application or visit the CFEC Website link below. https://www.cfec.com/youth-tour

SENIOR CLASS SHIRTS! Students, please see Mrs. Hurst (hursts@mygcsd.org) in her room for an order form. The deadline to order is Wednesday, 11/16.

Thank you to Colonel Reneau, First Sgt. Meinholz, and the BHS Middle and High School JROTC students for an outstanding Veteran's Day program. Bell High School recognizes and appreciates our Veterans for their service and sacrifice.

Vote for "Zack Powell of Bell lobs it to Patterson Wiles for the long TD" for the best play from week 11 of high school football! https://campaign.aptivada.com/poll/1360842?ref=ulink&app_type=poll&entry_id=&share_type=

Just a reminder that Friday, 11/11 is Veteran's Day and will be an early release day for students. Students will be released at 1:00 PM.

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. 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 Wednesday, 11/16 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 Thank you!

Parents: Would you be interested in serving a one year term on the Bell Middle/High School Advisory Council? If so, nominations are now open, and you can nominate yourself or another parent of a current Bell Middle/High School parent for two positions that are available on our SAC. A few of the goals and purpose of the Council are: -To provide parents, teachers, students and the community an opportunity to actively participate in the development of educational priorities, assessment of the schools' needs and development of a School Improvement Plan (SIP). -To bring into closer relation the school, home, and community so that parents, teachers, and community members may cooperate in a positive way for the education of students. -Provide a liaison between the school, school organizations and the neighborhood community. To nominate a parent, please email douglasb@mygcsd.org, or leglerl@mygcsd.org with your nomination by Friday, November 4th at 12:00 noon. Elections will occur at the Varsity football game on Friday night if necessary. Please give us a call at the school if there are any questions.

JV/Varsity boys basketball tryouts will be Monday, 10/31 at 5:15.

Letter jacket sale will be Tuesday, November 1 during lunch. Order forms and money are due that day. Please see Coach Whittington if you need an order form.

Please see information regarding girl’s basketball tryouts. 🏀🏀🏀

Parents/Students: Just as a reminder, Friday, October 21 is a Teacher Workday. There is no school for students. We hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Congratulations to the 22-23 BHS Faculty Superlatives! Most Likely to Brighten Your Day: Stephanie Walter & Tonia Hodge School Mom: Linda Lyles & Jackie Downs Offers Best Advice: Xina Leggett & Joey Whittington Most Welcoming Classroom: Vickie Brown & Holly Fischer Biggest Heart: Janet Langford & Rebecca Molnar Most Likely to Go Off Topic: Debbie Jones & Doug Beard Most Memorable: Chet Collins & Stephanie Doyle Most Likely to Feed You: Andrea Gregory & Becky Thomas Most Sass: Annette Mehl & Michelle Jones Most Laid Back: Jacob Ertzberger & Samantha Blumenberg Meant to Be Famous: Suwanna Blakey & Brad Surrency Most Likely to Become a Meme: Crystal Faulkner & Jason Johnson Most Likely to Dress Code a Student: Kathy Sites & Ashlee Johnson Favorite Substitutes: Annette Bagby & Marge Montgomery

Congratulations to the Class of 2023 Senior Superlatives! Most Athletic: Connor Hastings & Ashlee Thomas Most Likely to Succeed: Alex Powell & Rayannah Mkuu Best Fashionista: Henry Vazquez & Jayonce Hampton Most Likely to be Internet Famous: Patterson Wiles & Sophia Gosnell Best Glow-Up: Owen Yates & Morgan Hodge Most Likely to Marry for Money: Justin Nash & Bailey King Most Unforgettable: Gabe Madrigal & Tia Barker Life of the Party: Elliot Spears & Aleksa Young Most Contagious Laugh: Nathan Moore-Fields & Hailey Klinkenberg Mr. & Mrs. BHS: Jaidon Lovett & Kinleigh Cooper Most Likely to Become Soccer Parents: Kaleb Williams & Irene Jimenez Will Freak Out if They Don't Get a Superlative: Tomias Richards & Madison Frey Will Do Anything for a Retweet: Kolby Wright & Addyson Barfield Most Likely to Forget Cap & Gown: Gary Martin & Mia Petrello

The Fighting Bulldogs Varsity Football team will take on the Aucilla Christian Warriors Friday, 10/21 at 7:00 here in the Boneyard. Come on out and cheer on your Fightin' Bulldogs! Go Dawgs!