ON THE BALLOT: On Nov. 7, Beaverton Schools is on the ballot. Please make sure you know the stakes. Video at https://bit.ly/48SgKRw and more info at www.beavertonschools.net/millage. #GoBeavers
Tonight, the Beaverton Beavers will travel to Gladwin to take on the Flying G's for a share of the Jack Pine Conference Title. WNEM's "Game of the Week" will start at 7:00 pm, and tickets are $5. Go Beavers!
THE MAGIC OF SCIENCE, or THE SCIENCE OF MAGIC? Today marked the return of PlastiVan Educator Elizabeth Egan to our Science and STEM classes. The always-entertaining Egan amazed kids with her brand of technical wizardry, leaving plenty of students wondering, "How'd she do that?"
PARENTAL ADVISORY: Our new Parental Involvement series kicks off Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. at BES and we want to see you there. Please plan to join us and win a chance at free Beaverton football tickets. #GoBeavers
THE BIG GAME: Don't sleep on Saturday's 5 p.m. youth football showdown at home between our 7/8th-grade Beavers and Meridian. At stake: A trip to the JPC/Highland Conference championship next weekend at Northwood University. Come out and support all our youth football teams Saturday at home, starting with 3rd/4th graders at 1 p.m., followed by 5/6th at 3 p.m.. #HomeTeams #GoBeavers
The Beaverton volleyball team takes on Farwell tonight in Roy Johnston Gymnasium. The games will start at 6:00 p.m. with a JV-A contest, with the varsity celebrating "Parent Night" following. Tickets are $5. Go Beavers!
The Beaverton Invite Cross Country Race will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Beaverton School Forest. It is free to attend. Go Beavers!
Just a friendly reminder - the deadline for completing all student handbook forms will be October 19th, 2023. Following this date, your student may risk having their school internet turned off and/or allowance for student sponsored events. If you need additional forms, they can be found in the main office or on the school website under "handbook". If you need additional assistance, or have questions, please call the main office. Thank you!
HERE'S TO YOU: The BJSHS chapter of the National Honor Society has selected Ava Nickel as its Member of the Month. Read all about it below and congratulations, Ava. #NHS #GoBeavers
BJSH Announcements: 10-3-23
SEPTEMBER SUPERSTARS: Meet the BJSHS Students of the Month for September, whose distinguished ranks include (l to r) Sophia Moore, Hope Vantiem, Tommie Murrell, Sean Doyle, Reed Sprague, Jack Blades, Alvaro Juarado, Ashlynn Martinson and David Abreu. Not pictured: Shelby Samuels, Abby Northrup and Sayde Woodruff. #GoBeavers
FISHING IN THREE DIMENSIONS: The STEM students in Mrs. Woodruff's class are wrapping up a project in which they designed and created fishing lures using Computer Aided Design and 3-D printing. Along the way, they had to consider factors like which type of fish would be attracted; which geographical region would best suit their lures; cost to produce the lures and selling price; and challenges and potential improvements in the process. #FishOn #GoBeavers
DO YOU SMELL SMOKE? As if tonight's Military Appreciation and Parents Night celebrations weren't enough to bring you out for the big showdown with Meridian, Board of Education Trustee Mike Dodman and friends are offering up pulled pork straight from the smoker. Donations will be gratefully accepted and all proceeds go to the Beaverton Sports Boosters. #Incentivized #GoBeavers
FIRST LOOK: More to come, but let us introduce your 2023 BJSHS Homecoming Queen and King, Adalee Martin and Gabe Drudge. #Royalty #BeavertonAlways
THAT'S AT LEAST 3,217 HIGH FIVES: Our BJSHS football players greeted all their BES buddies at the door this morning, firing up for the big day to come. #HomeTeam #BeavertonAlways
HOCO PHOTOS: See all the sights of Beaverton's HOCO23 celebration right here: https://bit.ly/3LvxIek. #BeavertonAlways
CMU audiology doctoral students were at Beaverton high school this week to visit the 9th graders during their project on human hearing! These students had a wealth of information to share with Mrs. Sprague's science classes, and may have inspired some future audiologists! Thank you to the CMU audiology doctoral program for sending awesome groups of students once again! #fireupchips
FREE COLLEGE! Okay. So now that we have your attention, we want to make sure you plan to attend the BJSHS Early College Information Night, which is set for next Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. in the BJSHS Media Center. Our presenters will lay out all the ins and outs of our Early College program, including: What's Early College? What's required from students and families? Can students actually graduate from high school with a two-year college degree or skilled trades certification? (Spoiler alert: Yes.) Is it really free for participating students? (Spoiler alert: Yes.) Beaverton Early College represents an excellent and affordable way for your student to get a jump on college, a career, or both at no cost to families. Please plan to join us for an informative introduction to Early College that may just provide exactly what your son or daughter needs to launch a satisfying, successful career. If you have any questions, please contact Misty Johnson at mjohnson@beavertonschools.net or 989.246.3010, ext. 1338. See you then!
THE FULL HOCO EFFECT: Homecoming, Beaverton Style, arrives Friday and we don’t want you to miss a thing. The PTO will host a tailgate for students from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and for the community from 5 to 7 p.m. On the agenda will be a food truck, Kona Ice, donuts, cider, cornhole, spirit hair and face-painting for students, and the musical stylings of Mr. Phil Andrist, carrying the spirit all the way to the 7 p.m. kickoff versus Pinconning. And, of course, don’t forget the parade, which begins at 5 p.m. It’s gonna be swell! #HocoDoneRight #BeavertonAlways
The Beaverton Beavers take on the Harrison Hornets tonight in Varsity and JV-A Volleyball. The games start at 6:00 p.m. in Roy Johnston Gymnasium and tickets are $5. Hope to see you there. Go Beavers!