Happy New Year from Bell Middle High School! We hope that everyone is having a wonderful break! As a reminder, school will resume for all GCSD students on Thursday, 1/4/24.
The BHS Hi-Q JV team won districts last week and will be going to regionals. The Varsity Hi-Q took 3rd place. Great job, everyone! 🙌
BHS Quarterback Club Fundraising Information! 🎄🎅🏻
School Grades have been released! Bell Middle High School is proud to be an “A” school! 🙌🙌🙌
Christmas Break for all Gilchrist County Schools will be Monday, 12/18/23 through Tuesday, 1/2/24. Thursday, 12/14 and Friday, 12/15 are early release days for students, with a 1:00 PM release. Teachers/staff will return to school on Tuesday, 1/2/24, and students will return on Thursday, 1/4/24. We hope everyone has a safe and joyous holiday!
On Friday night, Bell Middle High School welcomed a special, distinguished guest, a resident of Gilchrist County who has a prestigious past in the great game of soccer!
Joining us at midfield was Dietrich Albrecht, who is a retired American soccer player. Mr. Albrecht spent six years as a professional soccer player from 1965 – 1971, one season in the National Professional Soccer League, and two in the North American Soccer League.
Mr. Albrecht also played nine times with the United States National Team in 1968 and 1969. His first caps came in a 4–0 loss to Israel on September 25, 1968. He scored two goals a month later in a 6–3 victory over Haiti. His third goal with the national team came a week later he scored in a 1–0 victory over Canada in a World Cup qualification game. Mr. Albrecht has stated that one of his most memorable moments was competing against Pele, who is widely regarding as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, and scoring a goal to beat Pele’s team.
BMHS was honored to have a former member of the United States National Team present with us Friday night, and presented Mr. Albrecht with an “Honorary Gilchrist County Soccer Alumni” plaque.
You can read more about Mr. Albrecht in the link below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Albrecht
It’s National Brownie Day! High School Student Ambassadors and Interact students created brownie treat bags and delivered to BHS staff all over campus this morning! 😊
1st Sargent Jon Meinholz was a guest speaker in some Bell High School classrooms today to speak about the events at Pearl Harbor and show the American Flag that was flown on the USS Arizona when he re-enlisted in 1989. Per protocol, nations flags are flown at half-mast in remembrance of that day.
Parents/students: please see mid-term schedule for Bell Middle High School. Both middle and high school students will take their mid-terms on Thursday, 12/14 and Friday, 12/15, which are both early release days.
On Saturday, 12/2, Bell Middle High School hosted a FREE Community Christmas dinner after the Bell Christmas Parade, serving about 50-60 community members a wonderful Christmas meal! We had a great day of fellowship and food! We would like say THANK YOU to Bell Middle High School and the Gilchrist County Prevention Coalition and an extra special thank you to the following for planning, donating food and/or other items, making food, set-up and clean-up: Mr. Robert Wells, Mr. Brent Douglas, Mrs. Lindsay Legler, Mr. Damon and Mrs. Xina Leggett, Mrs. Kristin Prill, Mrs. Teresa Brannin, Mrs. Rebecca Molnar, Mrs. Kim Kenney, Ms. Angie Mathis, Mr. Chet Collins, Ms. Lisa Barry, and the BMHS Student Ambassadors & THS Student Ambassadors and the BHS Interact Students!
Congratulations to District Spelling Bee Winner Kip W. (left) and runner up Andy B. (right)! Great job! 🙌📚
The BMHS Interact Club Students and middle and high school Student Ambassadors worked hard today making Christmas cards for deployed soldiers! 355 cards were shipped to soldiers who will be away from home for Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻🎁
The Bell High School Teacher of the Year (Mr. Chet Collins) and Employee of the Year (Mr. John Sloan) were recognized at the Gilchrist Rotary Club meeting Monday. Mr. Sloan was unable to attend. BHS would once again like to congratulate Mr. Collins and Mr. Sloan for the honor of being selected as the 2023-2024 TOY and EOY by their colleagues. 🙌
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 ). 🎄🎄🎄
