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The BHS Jazz band had an amazing performance at their assessment at Buchholz! 🎶

Congratulations to our boys weightlifting 🏋️ team on their 51 to 37 victory over Trenton!!!

We had some very impressive performances today in Mrs. Hunter‘s class! Great job students! 🙌

Attention Parents and Students: Progress reports for Q3 (3rd 9 Weeks) are now available in Skyward Family Access (https://login.classlink.com/my/mygcsd) under Portfolio. We are unable to deliver progress reports through ParentSquare at this time. You can request an account by clicking here: https://www.gilchristschools.org/forms/skywardaccess Students can also log in to their ClassLink by clicking: https://login.classlink.com/my/mygcsd and then select Skyward Student after logging in to show you their progress report under the Portfolio section.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 Valedictorian, Zekeil Lewis and Salutatorian, Aubrey Legler! We are SO proud of these two amazing students and can't wait to see what the future holds for them! 🙌🎓

We appreciate our School Counselors, Mrs. Xina Leggett (left) and Mrs. Lilian Weeks (right). 😊

Congratulations to the Bulldogs on a 9-3 baseball victory and to Coach Hall on his first victory as a Bulldog! ⚾️🙌

Shout out to BHS staff, students, and clubs for earning a large amount of money to give to the Education Foundation at the Walk-A-Thon this morning-2nd place with monetary donations in the district! All proceeds are used for teachers and Senior scholarships, so it is a great cause! We are also very proud of the BHS student/staff showing at the Walk-A-Thon, with over 30 in attendance! 😊🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️🏃🏻‍♂️🎉

Mrs. Langford's class had a great time in her research class this past week presenting on types of Figurative Language. They had to research, create power points, teach the class and present a jingle for the class to learn! 🙌🎶

It's National School Counselor Week! Thank you, Mrs. Leggett and Mrs. Weeks for all you do! You are appreciated! 🙌

Students were working collaboratively today on their gallery walk graphic organizer in Mr. Robbin’s classroom. 🙌

Happy Friday! It's a beautiful day at Bell High School! We hope to see your smiling faces tomorrow morning at the Walk-A-Thon, a fun event to help raise money for teachers and Seniors! 🎉❄️🙌🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️

Congrats to our Boys Weightlifting Team on a BIG 67-16 victory over Oak Hall! Way to go! 🏋️‍♀️🙌

Congratulations to the North Florida honor band students for their amazing performance on Friday. They were able to work with world renowned composer, Robert Sheldon. 🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵

Shout out to the Girls Weightlifting Team for their performance at Regionals! 🏆🏋️‍♀️ Maddie Whittington placed 6th in both Olympic and Traditional. Ayanna Griffin placed 5th in both Olympic and Traditional. 5 of our 7 girls got a PR (Personal Record)! Awesome job, lady Bulldogs! 🙌🎉

Please come join us Tuesday, 2/3/26 for our PTO and SAC meetings beginning at 5:00 PM in the BHS library!

Bell High School is so excited to announce that we have been awarded the ECTAC Exceeding Expectations Award! While other schools were awarded this prestigious award, BMHS is the ONLY middle-high school in the state of Florida to receive this award! This speaks to the hard work and dedication our students and staff put forth daily at BHS! Below is the press release we received Friday. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2026 ECTAC Exceeding Expectations Schools Named for 2026: In 2012, ECTAC launched the Exceeding Expectations Project, an undertaking that identifies high-poverty schools demonstrating exceptional progress in enhancing student achievement for all students. ECTAC utilized 2025 School Grade Data to identify eligible Award Schools. Out of 3,437 schools with School Grade data, only 61schools met the initial criteria established by ECTAC and the Exceeding Expectations volunteer Criteria Development Committee. The 2026 Award School criteria considers: • Achievement, • Learning Gains, • Achievement in ESSA Student Groups/Subgroups, • The percentage of Economically Disadvantaged Students. Criteria were distinguished by school type, including Elementary, Middle, High, and Combination schools. In addition to the quantitative data, eligible schools submitted a Commitment to Participate Survey and Application for further consideration. This additional information served to validate the data and provide a greater understanding of each school's accomplishments. Congratulations, BMHS! 🎉🙌📚✏️🏆

Basketball 🏀 Senior 🎓Night! 🎉

Attention Parents:

The 2025-26 ESE Parent Survey is active and will remain open throughout the 2025-26 school year. We invite all parents and guardians to share their feedback and help shape the future of the ESE program.

The survey is open to parents of children with an individual educational plan (IEP) receiving ESE services from preschool to grade 12 (excluding gifted services). Students with disabilities aged 18 and up are also encouraged to participate.

The survey is quick and easy to complete.

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Court was in session in Civics today! ⚖️ Mr. Robbins’ civics classes participated in a mock trial, “James Bond in a Honda!” Students took on the roles of attorneys, witnesses, and jurors while applying their understanding of the judicial branch and trial procedures. The case was based on a real federal U.S. District Court case, helping students connect classroom learning to the real world.