Important Dates and Upcoming Events:
May 6th: BHS Bands Craft and Vendor Show (see below)
May 8th-12th: National Teacher Appreciation Week!
May 11th: BHS, McBride, and Jazz Band Concert, 7:00pm
May 12th: Half Day for Students, 10:31am dismissal
May 16th: Senior Cap & Gown Distribution during lunches
May 16th: Tiger Parent Meeting, 6:30pm
Tiger Victories!
- eSports team reaches the Final Four!
- Girls V Soccer still remains undefeated and in prime position to make a run at the East Division Championship.
Upcoming Home Schedules
- 5/1 JV Baseball vs Stevenson, 4:00pm
- 5/2 JV Tennis vs Fordson, 4:00pm
- 5/2 V Golf vs Garden City, 3:00pm Willow Golf Course
- 5/3 V Softball vs Stevenson, 4:00pm DH
- 5/3 V Baseball vs Stevenson, 4:30pm
- 5/3 V LAX vs Hartland, 5:30pm
- 5/3 V Girls Tennis vs Taylor, 4:00pm
- 5/4 JV/V Girls Tennis vs Huron, 4:00pm
- 5/4 JV/V Girls Soccer vs Stevenson, 5:30/7pm
- 5/4 V Boys Golf vs Franklin, 3:00pm Willow Golf Course
- 5/5 V Baseball vs Garden City, 4:30pm
For all Athletics Information, including upcoming practices and game schedules, click the LINK below. GO TIGERS!
BHS Athletics Homepage | Belleville High School (vanburenschools.net)
A Senior Party planning meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the media center. All parents or guardians of Belleville High School students are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Connie Testorelli at ctestorelli@vanburenschools.net or Anthony Tedaldi at atedaldi@vanburenschools.net
The Class of 2024 is hosting a Cyber Friday BIG in Best Game’s Fundraiser on May 12, 2023 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm in Ypsilanti, MI. The cost of this event is $30.00 (Included in the $30 is Laser Tag, Bumper Cars, Trampoline Adventure Park, Ninja Course, Tsunami Slide, Jousting, Valo Jump, Valo Climb, VR Gravedigger Monster Truck, Wolverine Drop Tower, Football Bowling.) (Also, Selfie Mini Golf, and Cornhole will be included for free but ONLY IF 100+ presale tickets are sold.) The money is due by May 3, 2023. There will be no exceptions as we have to provide the venue with a head count. This event is OPEN TO ALL GRADES. If your child would like to attend this event, all attendees are required to complete THE GOOGLE FORM LINKED here for attendance purposes, terms & conditions, and more.
Juniors - Class of 2024:
Senior Status shirts are available for purchase NOW on PaySchools until May 1, 2023. IF YOU PURCHASED A JUNIOR PACKAGE, your senior status shirt is included, HOWEVER, you must ALSO complete the google form to indicate your shirt size. EVERYONE, Please complete this google form to indicate the shirt size.
SENIORS - Class of 2023:
Prom seating selection is May 4, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. during all lunches. If you are a virtual student, you need to come up to the school on May 4th or have a friend turn in your list. Please use the list linked here to fill in group names. More information is on the form linked here. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Testorelli or Mr. Tedaldi.
Belleville High School Proud Parent and Proud Grandparent shirts of a BHS graduate are available for purchase on PaySchools under the tab BHS Proud Parent or BHS Proud Grandparent. Here is the link to the form to place an order and directions on how to make a payment.
Upcoming Senior Class Dates:
Thursday, May 4, 2023 during all lunches - Prom Table selection
Thursday, May 4, 2023 - Senior Party planning meeting at 6:00 p.m. in media center
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - Cap & gown and senior shirt distribution - all lunches
Friday, May 19, 2023 - Senior Service hours due
Friday, May 19, 2023 - Last day to submit graduation cap decoration application
Friday, June 2, 2023 - Senior Prom
Saturday, June 3, 2023 - Senior Party
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - Graduation
If you have questions concerning upcoming senior events, here is the link to the Class of 2023 Informational Packet and the link to the Class of 2023 google slide presentation from March 8, 2023. Reference back to both of these links for updated information to assist you with your questions.
May 1 is a big day across the state and nation in the college admission process. It's the day by which seniors nationwide decide what they want to do with their futures and decide where they will go after high school. BHS will host it's annual Decision Day to celebrate the Class of 2023 as they make this important decision to achieve greatness by committing to a postsecondary educational plan.
This celebration will continue to create a college-going culture within Belleville High School. In October, we helped our seniors complete college applications and file the FAFSA during Michigan College Month; today we get to celebrate this effort as they take their next big step!
We will celebrate Decision Day during the week of May 1-5 with a schoolwide spirit week! We are encouraging all students to participate in Spirit Week! We will have a special assembly for seniors on Friday, May 5th to celebrate and highlight their postsecondary decisions.
We would like to celebrate all seniors on Friday, May 5th! To be recognized at the College Decision Day celebration all seniors are required to complete the Class of 2023 Survey.
FOR THE SURVEY: If you are not entirely sure if you know what you're doing, that's ok! There's still some time. Wait to fill out the survey until you've made your official decision. If you are waiting on a decision, you can list that and edit your response later.
Check out the flyer below and the College Decision Day video to learn more about College Decision Day Spirit Week!
Dual Enrollment allows students to begin taking free dual enrollment classes in the 9th grade and continue to take up to ten dual enrollment courses overall in grades 9-12.
There is still time to register for dual enrollment classes for the 2023-2024 school year. Please contact Mrs. Quick or your counselor for more information.
Have you received your FAFSA award letters from your college or university? Need help understanding your financial aid package? If so, please consider attending a free webinar sponsored by MI Student Aid. The first webinar will be held on Thursday, March 23rd. Please click on the link to attend webinar and for more information.
Webinars: https://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/students-fams/understanding-your-award-letter/virtual-sessions
Informational website: https://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/students-fams/understanding-your-award-letter
Please contact Dr. Rosenblum for more information.
Behavioral/Mental Health Services @ BHS
Did you know that your child can get behavioral health services at school? The Corner Health Center has a satellite office at Belleville High School located in the counseling office, thanks to a grant from the state of Michigan. The E3 (Enhancing, Expanding Emotional Health) Program allows Corner Health to staff the office with a licensed mental health therapist and an office manager five days per week. Therapy is available for students and youth ages 10-21 that reside in the Van Buren School District.
In person and virtual appointments are available. Program hours are:
- Monday & Tuesday 7:30am - 3:30pm,
- Tuesday 7:30am- 2:30pm,
- Wednesday 7:30am - 7:30pm and
- Friday 7:30am - 12:30pm.
Women's Resource Fair
This event, sponsored by Wayne County Women's Commission, is just one of many ways that Michigan WORKS! is supporting the work of Wayne County and connecting employers and citizens to helpful resources.
Please use this link to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-womens-resource-fair-tickets-582408087267
HALL SWEEPS and LATE ARRIVALS
- Due to an apparent comfortability with getting to class late, BHS will be returning to Hall Sweeps. Students caught in the halls after the late bell has rung will be scheduled to serve SAME DAY DETENTIONS. Parents and guardians, please speak with your student about the Excellence that being on time exhibits. Timeliness is a life skill that speaks to dependability and responsibility!
- Also, this is a reminder that SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:10am. We are getting an abundance of students coming to school and being dropped off late - which negatively affects their learning, other students' learning, and the classroom environment as a whole. We believe in our students, and their ability to be great. It starts every day at 7:10am!
GREAT NEWS! In addition to our Tuesday/Thursday Homework Lab and Tutoring options for after school, we are now introducing the teacher-led Tutoring schedule. Students report directly to the designated teacher's classroom after school. CLICK HERE for the Tutoring Schedule, and revisit often for updates.
DRESS CODE - By now, some of you have received an email saying that your student has received a Dress Code violation. While these are minor infractions (typically for wearing a hood in the building or wearing a crop top or pajama pants), they can add up! Please be sure to speak with your student if they are receiving multiple of these emails. Besides academics, we are also teaching employability skills - which in many cases includes following a workplace dress code. Thank you for your support!
SCHOOL SAFETY
BUILDING, STUDENT, AND STAFF SAFETY
In light of recent events, and as a firm reminder of a couple of our safety basics please be intentional about discussing these two with your student(s).
Building Entrances/Locked Doors: All entry doors in the building lock at 7:10am. After this, the only doors that may be utilized are at the Main Entrance. Students are not to open, leave from, nor prop open building doors. Failure to follow these safety protocols results in immediate suspension.
Metal Detecting Wands: BHS began last year and continues this year utilizing wands as a metal detection option. These wand searches will take place in randomly selected classrooms during randomly-selected hours. Our goal is to continue to build upon our swift, yet thorough process to help detect anything that could be deemed as potentially dangerous. We believe that the random selection process will be more effective than announced, routine, or predictable searches. These "wanding" events will be attended and supervised by our local law enforcement.
TRUANCY - 5 Day Letters
NOTICE: Any family who receives a 5 Day Truancy Letter has a student who is at risk of failing the semester, and has a higher risk of not completing high school. PLEASE reach out to your student's counselor or assistant principal if your student is having issues with attendance. There may be solutions that haven't been considered yet. Don't let it turn into a 10 day problem...
Per the Student Handbook, any student who is absent from school for all or any part of the day without a legitimate excuse will be considered truant. All students and parents are subject to the truancy laws of the State. If a student, under the age of eighteen (18), is truant for more than ten (10) total days during a semester, he/she may be reported to the appropriate authorities. As a courtesy, BHS will send letters for any student who has been absent for 5 days.
ABSENCE NOTIFICATIONS:
ATTENTION PARENTS AND GUARDIANS: If you receive an attendance notice via phone or text, this means your student MISSED AT LEAST ONE CLASS that day. If it was not approved by a parent/guardian, this is cause for a follow up with them. Tardies will be handled through the general discipline policy checklist as a minor infraction.
STUDENT HANDBOOK AND DRESS CODE
An excellent educational experience is always undergirded by a safe and orderly environment. Please take the time to review the Student Handbook, which includes the BHS Student Dress Code. For a quick review of items to avoid, please click the link for COMMON DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS.
In particular, students will not be wearing:
- Hoods
- Crop Tops
- Ski Masks
- or any bedwear or grooming attire, including pajamas or pajama bottoms, hair scarves or durags.
Link to Student Handbook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NJVkEanO8w2Yu6-V7QVP6snU0M1YCviWpn5G61hrmZ8/edit?usp=sharing
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