Bloomer High School

2024 – 2025 Scheduling

February and March are typically the months that we begin developing the master schedule for the next school year. The first and most important part of this process is student registration for courses, which begins with the course description booklet. The booklet is a very comprehensive overview of all of the course offerings at Bloomer High School. In addition, at the beginning of the booklet there is information and course recommendations for students who plan to pursue post-secondary education – either technical school or college. All students receive an electronic copy of the course description booklet before they register for courses. Additional hard copies are available in the counseling office and with their advisors.

The actual registration process began in January. Our counselors, Mrs. Clements and Mrs. Seibel, recently met with current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors and their advisors to explain the registration process and assist them in making their course selections. After meeting with our counselors, students had the opportunity to bring home their registration sheets for you as parents/guardians to review and sign. Students were asked to return their signed registration sheets to their advisor and then their course selections were entered into Skyward during advisee period in the last two weeks.

The student registration process is very important. It is with this information that course offerings staffing decisions for next year are made. Therefore, once students have registered for courses, requests for schedule changes are scrutinized very carefully.

If you have any questions regarding the registration/scheduling process for the 2024 – 2025 school year, please feel free to contact Mrs. Clements or Mrs. Seibel at 568-2800.

Parent – Teacher Conferences

We will be hosting Parent-Teacher Conferences at Bloomer High School on Thursday, February 8 from 3:30-7:30 p.m., and on Friday, February 9 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Teachers will have a dinner break from 5:30-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 8. Teachers will be available in their classrooms, and appointments are not needed or scheduled. We encourage you to come and meet your child’s teachers and get an update on their progress in second trimester courses.

Winter Sports Season in Full Swing

February is always an exciting month in the Winter Sports Season. Wrestling Regionals will be held in Medford on Saturday, Feb. 10, team Sectionals on Tuesday, February 13th in Somerset, and individual Sectionals on Saturday, February 17 in Tomahawk. The D2 State Individual Wrestling Tournament follows at the Kohl Center in Madison February 22-24.

The girls’ basketball teams will conclude their regular season on Thursday, Feb. 15, when they host the Conference Crossover game, and WIAA tournament play begins on Tuesday, February 20.

The boys’ basketball teams will conclude their regular season on Saturday, February 24, when they travel to Neillsville for the Conference Crossover game. WIAA tournament play begins on Tuesday, February 27.

The gymnastics team will conclude their season on Tuesday, February 13, when they travel to Rice Lake. Gymnastics Sectionals will be held in West Salem on Saturday, February 24.

Our co-op Hockey team will conclude their regular season on Thursday, February 8, when they take on Amery in Barron. WIAA tournament play begins on Tuesday, February 13.

Parents of Athletes

Your role as a parent/guardian in the education of your son or daughter is vital, which includes your active involvement in our athletic program at Bloomer High School. It is important for all of us involved in interscholastic athletics to realize that athletics is part of education and that the benefits go far beyond the final score of a game or the season’s record.

There is a value system, established at home and nurtured in the school, which helps young people develop the abilities they will need throughout life. Trustworthiness, citizenship, fairness, respect, dedication, and commitment are lifetime values taught through athletics. These are the core principles of our athletic program. With them, the spirit of competition thrives, fueled by honest rivalry, courteous relations and graceful acceptance of the results.

As a parent/guardian of a student-athlete at Bloomer High School, your goals should include:

• Encouraging our athletes to perform their best and to take pride in that performance.

• Helping our student-athletes realize how important it is to be at their best both physically and mentally and to make a commitment to be drug-free.

• Developing a sense of character, dignity, and civility that speaks highly of our school and community.

• Respecting the task our coaches face as teachers of sport and character, and supporting them as they strive to educate our youth.

• Respecting the rules of the game and those who administer them and their decisions.

• Respecting our opponents and acknowledging them for striving to do their best.

• Being an active and vigilant parent-stakeholder in Bloomer High School athletics.

Following is a list of our home events in the month of February.

Early College Credit Program

Early College Credit Program provides opportunities for highly motivated high school juniors and seniors who are in good academic standing to take university courses that count both for college credit and toward high school graduation. Students that are interested in participating in Early College Credit Program for the 2024 Fall semester must apply by March 1st. Application materials are available in student services.

Start College Now

Start College Now. Start College Now is a program designed to introduce high school students to the world of higher education. In addition to getting a first-hand view of the college experience, you can earn both high school and college credit at the same time. Applications are due March 1st and they are available in student services.

ACT Testing

The state of Wisconsin will require all high school juniors to take the ACT and ACT Workkeys this spring. Student scores will be used to measure student academic performance and rate schools on the State School Report Card. ACT results will also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and to identify students who need assistance with certain subject areas or academic skills. Juniors in WI will take the ACT on March 13th. Students will not pay to take the ACT on this required state testing date.

In addition, the ACT is universally accepted for college admission. A student’s ACT scores, high school grades, academic preparation, out-of-class accomplishments are all considered by college admissions offices. Colleges consider the student’s highest score therefore many students choose to take the ACT again. Those that choose to take the ACT again will need to register on the ACT website, www.actstudent.org, and will be required to pay the fees set by ACT. A school code is required to complete the registration process, the BHS school code is 500-235.

Placement Testing

Seniors who will be attending one of the UW System campuses next fall will be asked to take placement tests at a regional testing site. Online registration begins February 1. You can find information and register for testing on the Regional Placement Testing website https://exams.wisc.edu/placement/regionaltesting/information.php. For additional information on placement testing, students should contact the campus they will be attending.

Scholarships

All local scholarship applications will be available on February 1st. The applications will be available on the student services website. https://sites.google.com/bloomer.k12.wi.us/bhsstudentservices/financial-aid/scholarships?authuser=0

Reminder to make sure that you read all of the directions carefully as each application is specific to that particular scholarship. Also, make sure it is neatly done and that you proofread and spell check before submitting the application.

The senior awards ceremony will be held on May 22nd at 6pm in the high school gymnasium. If you are awarded a scholarship, please let Mrs. Seibel in student services know so that you can be recognized during the awards ceremony.

Wellness Day

Friday, February 16th Bloomer High School will be offering our first ever Wellness Day provided to all students. Students will be selecting wellness activities during Advisee period the week of February 5th. They will select activities that sound of interest to them to enjoy and learn more about. Our goal is for our students to take this time to try something new and to learn a new healthy habit or hobby to help them address and reduce daily stress in a healthy way.

Any questions please reach out to our AODA Co-Coordinators, Malia Clements(malia.clements@bloomer.k12.wi.us) and Alyson Zwiefelhofer (alyson.zwiefelhofer@bloomer.k12.wi.us).

Website: bloomer.k12.wi.us
Location: 1310 17th Avenue, Bloomer, WI, USA
Phone: 715-568-2800