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Bell High School would like to welcome back School Resource Officer Deputy Earl Davidson!

Congrats to our Criminal Justice team on a great weekend! Madilyn Whittington: 3rd prepared speaking, 2nd prepared opening statement, 2nd extemporaneous opening statement Alexxis Broggdon: 2nd evidence packaging, 2nd facial reconstruction Autumn Cook: 3rd evidence packaging, 1st prepared speaking, 3rd facial reconstruction, 2nd prepared bulletin, 1st composite sketch, 3rd public information officer, 3rd prepared recruitment bulletin Hailey Danahy: 3rd traffic stops Keily Figueroa: 1st prepared bulletin James Myrick: 3rd prepared opening statement Grant Stanley: 1st public information officer, 2nd 911 exam, 1st extemporaneous opening statement Great job everyone! 🎉

Shout out to our JV Hi-Q team...District Champions once again!!! Great job! 🎉👏🏆

Please help us congratulate Bell Academy of Agriscience students who earned 2nd place in the State of Florida for the Environmental Science Career Development Competition!!!!! Team members included Aubrey Ezratty, Addison Lunn, Brayden Smith, and Justin Turner. Earlier in the year, these students competed against over 120 different schools across the state of Florida in the environmental science preliminary where they earned a coveted top 10 finish to advance to the state finals! The state finals event was hosted recently at the University of Florida Natural Resources Research Center in Apopka, FL. The team participated in hands on practicums including: GPS Practicum Waste Problem Solving Practicum Water Analysis Practicum Identification Practicum of over 200 native and invasive species Group Presentation Practicum where the team presented solutions to a randomly assigned topic regarding FL conservation efforts (this years topic was allocating a restrictive budget on new AI technology to enhance data collection on endangered species) We are so proud of their academic excellence, congratulations Aubrey, Addie, Brayden, and Justin!!!

Bell High School HOSA participated in Regional competition on Saturday January 18,2025 at Bellview High School. Regional HOSA Competition started in December for students whose event required them to take a knowledge test to move on to Round 2- skills. If the student placed in the top five they advanced to the skills event which took place Saturday. Congratulations to all the students who participated in HOSA competition this year. 🎉👏 Parliamentary Procedure Team 1st Place Aubrey Legler Lexi Westover Jordan LeFebvre James Myrick Kristine Prescott Conner Rodriguez Chloe Rodriguez Health Career Display Raya Timmons & Maria Armijos 5th Place Dental Terminology Naomi Cave 5th Place Human Growth & Development Amber Davis 3rd Place Public Speaking Gracelynd Joiner -Solis 2nd Place Forensic Science Jordan Little & Yuri Lopez 4th Place Healthy Living Victoria Iovinelli 1st Place Research Persuasive Writing and Speaking Sara McGowan 4th Place

Please see information about the Bell Middle School Dance sponsored by the BHS PTA! Flyer and permission slip are posted. Permission slips can be obtained by Mrs. Jennifer Owens (BHS PE Paraprofessional), Mrs. Dana Rudzitis (Assistant Principal) or Dr. Scott LeMaster (Principal).

Senior Soccer Night! ⚽️

This month our Middle/High School cafeterias rolled out a new PIZZA PROGRAM – Smart Mouth Pizza!! The students love the new Pizza!

UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station brought oysters to dissect for the Ms. Blakey's and Mr. Collins 7th grade science classes this week as part of the grant BHS received from the station.

UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station brought oysters to dissect for the Ms. Blakey's and Mr. Collins 7th grade science classes this week as part of the grant BHS received from the station.

Shout out to both basketball teams on their wins this week and a GREAT Senior night! 🙌🏀🙌

Our Beta club had a great showing at state convention this week! The students that attended had a fun time and represented BHS wonderfully!!! 🎉🙌 If you see the following students please congratulate them as they are moving on the compete at nationals in June: Corbin Abarca - 1st place division 1 color photography Abbie Dunn - 3rd place 9th grade English Madilyn Whittington- 2nd place 10th grade English Alaina Thomas - 3rd place 12th grade AgriScience

Baseball Tryouts! 🙌⚾️🙌

Congratulations to Mr. Dunn and the BHS band for receiving the Florida Music Education Association’s Secondary Music Enrollment Award! Excellent work! 🎶🏆

Bell High School honors and supports the courageous men and women who daily sacrifice their lives to protect and serve. 💙🚓🖤 #NationalLawEnforcementAppreciationDay

Congrats to the middle school girls basketball team on a big victory over Trenton tonight! 🙌🏀🙌

Parents & Students: Just a friendly reminder about FAST Testing PM 2 begins on Thursday, 1/9. Please read important information below. The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is a progress monitoring system that is administered three times per year to track your student’s progress in learning the Benchmarks of Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards throughout this school year. Your student will participate in the second administration (PM2) of the Grades 6-10 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) ELA Reading and Grades 6-8 Mathematics assessments on the dates below. Your student’s results from PM2 are for informational purposes only, and you will be provided with information about how to access the results after testing is completed. Thursday, 1/9/25: Grade 6 Reading Friday, 1/10/25: Grade 7 Reading Monday, 1/13/25: Grade 8 Reading Tuesday, 1/14/25: Grade 9 Reading Wednesday, 1/15/25: Grade 10 Reading Thursday, 1/16/25: Grade 6 Math Friday, 1/17/25: Grade 7 Math Tuesday, 1/21/25: Grade 8 Math FAST assessments are computer-adaptive tests taken on a computer or tablet. The questions get easier or more difficult depending on how the student responds, and each student will see different questions from a common item bank. Each test attempt (PM1, PM2, and PM3) will present 35–40 items that will cover the entire test “blueprint,” meaning students will encounter items representative of the standards within the subject or grade level. For more information on the test design, please visit https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/best/. If you or your student would like to interact with the online testing platform or review FAST ELA Reading [and Mathematics] sample items at home, sample test materials are available at https://flfast.org/families.html. Please review the following policies with your student before testing: § Electronic Devices—Students are not permitted to access any electronic devices, including, but not limited to, cell phones, smartphones, and smartwatches, at any time during testing or during breaks (e.g., restroom). If your student is found with an electronic device or is found using Bluetooth/wireless headphones/earbuds during testing, his or her test may be invalidated. § Calculator Policy—For Grades 7–8 FAST Mathematics, approved handheld scientific calculators may be used. For Grade 6 FAST Mathematics, a handheld four-function calculator may be used. § Testing Rules Acknowledgment—All tests include a Testing Rules Acknowledgment that reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score may be invalidated.” Prior to testing, test administrators read the rules to students, and students acknowledge that they understand the testing rules by clicking the box in the secure browser indicating they understand the testing rules. § Discussing Test Content after Testing—The last portion of the testing rules read to students before they click the box to accept the Testing Rules Acknowledgment states that because the content of all statewide assessments is secure, students may not discuss or reveal details about the test content (including test items and passages) after the test. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to social media sites. Please make sure your student understands this policy prior to testing and remind them that “discussing” test content includes any kind of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, posting to social media, or sharing online. While students may not share information about secure test content after testing, this policy is not intended to prevent students from discussing their testing experiences with their parents/families. § Working Independently—Students are responsible for doing their own work during the test and for protecting their answers from being seen by others. If students are caught cheating during testing, their tests will be invalidated. § Testing Accommodations—If your student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP), a Section 504 Plan, or is an English Language Learner (ELL) or a recently exited ELL, please contact the school to discuss any testing accommodations that will be provided for your student. If you have any questions related to this test administration, you may contact Lilian Weeks (High School) or Xina Leggett (Middle School) at 352-463-3232. For more information about the FAST program, please visit the portal at FLFAST.org. Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging him or her to do his or her best during this test administration!

Shout out to the girls JV basketball team for their big win over Chiefland last night and also to the middle school girls basketball for their win last night! 🙌🏀🙌

Congratulations to the Varsity Lady Bulldog Basketball Team for their win tonight over Hamilton County! 🏀🙌

Cap and Gown pictures will be 1/13/25! 🎓