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The BHS Hi-Q team is holding their annual fundraiser! Make your Valentine smile with donuts from Krispy Kreme! Prices are $12 for glazed or $16 for filled and will be delivered Wednesday, February 12th. Want to wait until Valentine's Day proper? Buy a gift certificate for a dozen glazed, good for any time. See a team member or email Ms. Blakey at blakeys@mygcsd.org to order. 💕🍩
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The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.
CONGRATULATIONS to BHS Senior Fisher Langford for making the US Presidential Scholars Candidate program list! Awesome job!
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Congratulations to Gwendolyn Banks, Bell High School Class of 2025 Valedictorian (pictured on right), and Addison Lunn, Bell High School Class of 2025 Salutatorian (pictured on left)! We are so proud of both of these young ladies!
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Congratulations to our BHS Hi-Q Team and Ms. Blakey on 2nd Place at Regionals today!
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Got a prom dress you want to get rid of? We'll take it off your hands!
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Please see career exploration opportunities through the College of Central Florida!
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Seniors: please see flyer for the Florida Gateway College Open House and the Board of Trustees Scholarship! Deadline to apply is March 1, 2025!
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BHS has some of the BEST Reading teachers around! 🙌📚
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Shout out to Kennedy Smith for earning the titles of Class 1A Region 2 Champion in both Olympic and Traditional categories! Kennedy has also qualified for the state weightlifting meet! Great job! 👏 🏆💪
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BHS had a great showing of students and staff at the Ed. Foundation of Gilchrist County Walk-A-Thon this morning, and raised almost $3,000 for Senior Scholarships!
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The Leadership Summit at Camp Kulaqua was a huge success and very powerful experience for our students. Everyone had a great time!
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Last week, students in Mr. Brunty’s class created and tested catapults to explore energy.
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Last week, students in Mrs. Wright’s class developed and presented a hypothetical plan of self-governance after being “shipwrecked” as an introduction to government.
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Last week, students in Ms. Hunter’s class used Quiz, Quiz, Trade to practice new Spanish vocabulary words.
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Please help us congratulate the following 25 students who passed their industry certification test today! We are so proud of our Academy of Agriscience students who have earned 113 certifications so far this school year!
Corbin Abarca-Agriculture Associate
Tristan Ergle-Agriculture Associate
Yohan Fernandez-Agriculture Associate
Kaison Fowler-Agriculture Associate
Jose Hernandez-Agriculture Associate
Christopher Hines-Agriculture Associate
Danika Knight-Agriculture Associate
Logan Lunn-Agriculture Associate
Sydney Robbins-Agriculture Associate Makayla Hodges-Agriculture Systems Associate
Jordi Gonzalez-Agritechnology Specialist
Evan Keirs-Animal Science Specialist
Frank Iovinelli-Forestry Specialist
Cyrus Butler-Natural Resources Specialist
Aubrey Ezratty-Natural Resources Specialist
Fisher Langford-Natural Resources Specialist
Addison Lunn-Natural Resources Specialist
Abigail McGowan-Natural Resources Specialist
Sara McGowan-Natural Resources Specialist
Krista Scott-Natural Resources Specialist
Madalynn Smith-Natural Resources Specialist
Jordan Spears-Natural Resources Specialist
Alaina Thomas-Natural Resources Specialist
Justin Turner-Natural Resources Specialist
Alyssa Weeks-Natural Resources Specialist
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Help us help them! Our student ambassadors and Interact students are collecting donated items for those affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and the wildfires in California. Please see list of items we are collecting and send in any items by February 21. Thank You!!!
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Come join us Saturday for the annual Education Foundation of Gilchrist County Walk-A-Thon! This event is to raise money for Gilchrist County senior scholarships! We hope to see you there! 👟👟👟
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Congrats to the JV basketball team on a big victory!!!
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Congrats to the varsity soccer team on a big playoff victory over Branford!!!
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Bell High School would like to welcome back School Resource Officer Deputy Earl Davidson!
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