Bell Boys and Girls Basketball will be in action tonight. The Varsity Boys conclude their preseason tip-off event vs Keystone Heights at 7:30 pm in The Dawg Pound. The JV and Varsity Girls will travel to Suwanee tonight with JV starting at 5:30 pm and Varsity at 7:00 pm.
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 24 Thanksgiving baskets for some of our families! Thank you to the students and parents who donated, to Scaff's for donating 8 of the turkeys, and to our student ambassadors for helping to assemble the baskets. We hope that everyone takes some time over the Thanksgiving holidays to count your blessings and be grateful for all you have to be thankful for, and that everyone has a safe and blessed Thanksgiving holiday!
The Bell FFA Shin-Dig has a new date and new place, but the same goal - raising funds for our phenomenal students and agriscience program. The FFA Shin-Dig has been rescheduled to this Thursday, November 19th at the Bell Elementary Cafeteria, auction entry begins at 6:00 PM, dinner at 6:30 PM, and the auction begins at 7:00 PM. There are still three ways that you can support the local agriscience program:
~Join us at the event to bid on a handmade item made from students or supports. We have a great range of handmade wood working projects (tables, shelves, an American flag, decor, picnic table, etc.), metal projects, and an array of desserts.
~Pledge a donation to either Mr. Brett Wasden or Mrs. Debbie Jones to help bid on student projects.
~Donate a handmade item to the auction.
This year's fundraising efforts are unique, the Bell FFA Alumni and Supporters have pledged to donate 100% of the proceeds to upgrading the livestock facilities. Please consider supporting our efforts to make Bell FFA a distinguished program in science, technology, and leadership development. We hope to see you there!
BHS 6th Graders will be sending Christmas cards to some our military stationed overseas as well as some that are confined to the VA Hospital in Gainesville. We are accepting donations of unused Christmas cards to use for this purpose. Thank you in advance!
We are halfway through the second 9 weeks! Progress reports will be sent home with students today.
Congratulations to Winner Emily Faulkner and Runner Up Madilyn Whittington in the Bell High School Spelling Bee today! These ladies will advance to participate in the Gilchrist County District Spelling Bee hosted by Bell High School on December 2, 2020.
Today is World Kindness Day! BHS challenges everyone to do at least 2 random acts of kindness for someone today~this is how we change the world!
8th Graders give a few examples of kindness:
~treat others the way you want to be treated~
~show respect to your elders and parents~
~don't lie and be honest~
~sharing your stuff with someone~
~including someone in what you are doing~
~don't leave anyone out or shut them out~
~DON'T BULLY~
~share / give a smile~
~giving a compliment~
~listen to others~
~don't boss anyone around~
BHS students dressed in red, white, and blue today and had the opportunity to explore a Military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) in honor of Veteran's Day! We are very appreciate of all who have served to protect our Freedom!
7th Grade Suggestions for Acts of Kindness:
~Helping others
~Picking up trash
~Holding the door for someone
~Being kind…”Asking teachers how their day is going?”
~Giving a compliment
~Paying someone’s bill
~Doing chores around home
~Volunteering
~Giving food to those in needs
~Volunteering at an animal shelter
~Randomly calling or FB messaging someone and asking them how they are doing
~Offering to babysit for parents for nothing in return
The annual Shin-Dig Fundraiser scheduled for Thursday, 11/12 is POSTPONED due to severe weather conditions and school-closure. Our booster club officers are working diligently to reschedule- more information to come.
The Gilchrist County School District has been in contact with the Gilchrist Emergency Management team. Due to the potential for tropical storm force winds and unsafe travel conditions, Gilchrist County will cancel school for Thursday, November, 12. At this time, we do plan to be open on Friday, Nov. 13. However, if anything changes, we will let you know. Everyone stay safe!
BHS Students and their examples of ways to show kindness to others~
Landin: You can give people gifts and tell them how good they look and give them a hug or help them.
Ivan: You can help someone get on Classlink.
Destiny: Be kind to people.
Kaleb: You can help someone with their homework; you can hold the door for someone, or help someone get on a computer.
Wyatt: It’s kind for someone to say hi.
Destiny: You can show kindness by helping others , you can share (but use hand-sanitizer), you can be helpful by staying 6 ft apart.
Chyanne: You can show kindness by carrying something for them and helping them with homework.
Alyssa: I would help people with kindness by helping people who need the help- if someone needs help with a word or a phrase, help them spell or sound it out with the word or phrase, that is how I would help people with kindness.
Emily: You could help someone by showing them around the school or you could also show them how to get on Classlink.
Dixie: If someone needed help with something they didn't know how to do help them with it, show them how to do or if they never been somewhere on campus show them. Help the teachers with paper work or run errands for the teachers. Say hi to someone.
BHS is gearing up for World Kindness Day on Friday, 11/13!
World Kindness Day is Friday, November 13th! What are some ways you show kindness to others? Let us know!
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 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 to give us time to assemble baskets.
6th Grade: 1 can of green beans and $1.00 per student
7th Grade: 1 can of yams and $1.00 per student
8th Grade: 1 box instant mashed potatoes and $1.00 per student
9th Grade: 1 box stuffing and $1.00 per student
10th Grade: 1 can of cranberry sauce and $1.00 per student
11th Grade: 1 can of corn and $1.00 per student
12th Grade: 1 box/package of cookie or brownie mix and $1.00 per student
Staff: 1 box cornbread or biscuit mix and $5.00
NEFF will be at BHS in the front office/teacher's lounge on Tuesday, November 10 during lunch (12:15-1:30) to take orders for letter jackets. Parents will need to enter the front office and wait for their turn.
Today is the last call for names on the Legacy of Bulldog Basketball Wall. Names have been pouring in this week. As before, you can fill out the form (or just write down the info on paper) and mail it in or we have forms at the Bell High School Office with a drop box to submit it. We only need the name, years played/cheered, and jersey number for players along with $10 donation (per name) to assist the Bell High School Basketball Teams. Please make checks payable to Bell High School. Any questions, contact: Josh Kerkau, kerkauj@mygcsd.org Tonia Hodge, hodget@mygcsd.org or call the school at 352-463-3232.
Attention Middle School Students and Parents! We now have a middle school soccer team! It's brand new and we NEED boys and girls!!!
Tryouts are ongoing-after school on the stadium from 3:30-5.
Anyone student that is interested or has questions can see Mr. Beard in his classroom (high school building) or email him at beardd@mygcsd.org.
