It's new teacher/staff orientation day at BHES, BHJH, and BHRA!

Devilette Dance Camp **Note Date Change** Open to kids ages 6-13 years old Perform at the Patriot Day Game! Registration Form: https://5il.co/21ni5

Good Luck Blue Devils! Opening day for your BHRA Golf Team!

We have tickets available for this amazing Blackstone grill set worth over $1,000! Includes all that you see... including the 36" Blackstone, propane tank, utensils, cover, seasonings, $150 Brewhouse Market Gift Card, $100 Hoopeston Kirby Foods IGA Card, $30 Rawhide Meat Card, and $25 Menards Card. Tickets are $5/each! Drawing is Sept 8th (Patriot Day at BHRA) between 3rd & 4th quarter. NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN! Proceeds to Bismarck Fire Protection District! How many tickets do YOU want?!

Flashback Friday... Look how far we've come since 1944! This was BHHS's Gym (currently the BHJH Gym) and the high school building.

Football Apparel ON SALE NOW! Orders due August 17th. https://stores.inksoft.com/ws86768/shop/home

Student Council is having their annual t-shirt sale during registration. They have some inventory of the BHRA shirts and are taking orders for the rest. You can order online here: https://studentcouncil2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/, or if you'd like to pay with cash or check you can print out this order form (https://5il.co/20u2v) and drop it off to the high school office. Orders due August 21st!

BHES/BHJH/BHRA In-Person Registration Information K-8 is required to register in person! Don't forget your packet! 9-12 is online through Teacherease. New students must register in person. Wed 8/2 8am-12pm Thurs 8/3 8am-12pm & 3pm-7pm BHJH/BHRA Cafe K, 6, 9, 12 - Don't forget your physicals and/or immunization documents! Proof of Residency is required EACH YEAR! Please bring it with you or you will be asked to go get it and return.

Thanks to the BHRA Football players who volunteered to move heavy furniture at the Rossville United Methodist Church. They appreciated it so much!

BHRA is excited to announce Mrs. Jennifer Heidrick as our newest math teacher! Welcome back to Blue Devil Country! Jennifer (Huls) Heidrick, Class of 2003 alum, is returning to Bismarck as a math teacher this year. For the past 11 years she's been an art teacher at Armstrong HS and GS. She received her Bachelors from Eastern IL University and her Masters from Grand Canyon University. She and her husband Jake (2004 alum) farm and raise cattle in Bismarck with their 2 children, Brad and Emily.

The 3rd Annual Patriot Day at BHRA is September 8th against Hoopeston. Our beneficiary this year is Bismarck Community Fire Protection District. Raffle Tickets on sale for this awesome Blackstone Setup worth over $1,000! Tickets are $5/each. They will be available at registration, all home athletic events, and the BHRA office until Patriot Day! Special thank you to Bismarck Men's Club, Blue Devil Booster Club, Kirby Hoopeston IGA Foods, and Rawhide Meat Company!

BHCUSD is hiring bus drivers! You can find the application here: https://5il.co/oeit. Please submit applications and questions to Tammy Duncan at 217-759-7261 or tduncan@bismarck.k12.il.us.

Blue Devil Youth Football camp starts tomorrow and runs from 8:30am-10:30am (there has been a lot of confusion with times). If your incoming 1st-8th grader isn't registered, it's not too late, just come a little early. Cost is $45.

In the comments you will find the Amazon wish lists of our amazing staff! If you would like to bless one of our teachers or thank one of our teachers, this is a great way to do it!!! Thank you to our Blue Devil community for always going above and beyond when it comes to loving on our staff! We appreciate you!!

Blue Devil Football Camp starts Monday! It's not too late to register! Open to anyone going into 1st-8th grade. You do not need to be a BH or RA student to participate! Bring the form below Monday morning (we'll have some there, too). We'll see YOU Monday morning! https://5il.co/1thys

Online registration is OPEN to all returning BHRA Students and incoming freshmen from Rossville-Alvin & Bismarck-Henning. New students to the district should plan to attend registration days on August 2nd from 8am-12pm or August 3rd from 8am-12pm or 3pm-7pm in the cafeteria. If you have any questions or problems, email Jenny at jhuffman@bismarck.k12.il.us.

Today was the end of an era here at BH/BHRA. After 34 years, Opie has hung up his broom. Thank you, Matt Steinbaugh, for all of your hardwork and dedication to the BH/BHRA school district! We'll miss you! And with that, we'll ring the bell and get him out of here.

Blue Devil Nation was well represented last weekend at the Greater Illiana Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony. Legendary Blue Devils, Tom Johnson, and Darrell Brown became members of the club. Congratulations to both Coach Johnson and Darrell Brown for your amazing careers!

Don't forget about Culvers night... happening TONIGHT! Support the Devilettes by eating at Culver's TONIGHT from 5pm-8pm. Be sure to show this on your phone or print the flyer out here: https://5il.co/1vj6d.

An epic season for the BHRA Girls Track & Field Team ends with Ella McFarland earning a spot on the Second Team News-Gazette All-Area Team! Aubrey Peters, Aleah Potter, Amber-Christine Reed, Nevaeh Scott, and Natalie Thomason all made the Honorable Mention All-Area Team!