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The boys track team came away from the SIJHSAA Regional in Harrisburg on Monday with 3 individual regional champions in 4 different events. Gabe McLain won the 1600 Meter Run. Cole Buchanan won the 800 Meter Run. Logan Reed was a double regional champion winning both the 7th 100 Meter Dash and the 200 Meter Dash. Congratulations!
Congratulations to SIJHSAA State Champion golfer, River Stilley. River shot a 69 on Monday afternoon at the Rend Lake golf course. Fellow BGS teammate Kash Cantrell was close behind in 2nd place, shooting a 74. Grant Owens was also a top 15 All-State selection shooting an 88, which was good for 13th place. We look forward to following their golf careers in high school!
Check out some images from the Spring Concert earlier this week. All band groups did an outstanding job!
5-8 Announcements for 5-13-21
Note from Mr. Crisp: Any 8th grade remote students attending graduation on Friday that still have their Geography book should bring the book with them to drop off.
Reminder: physicals are being offered for current 5th, 6th, and 7th grade tomorrow at the school for $25. Additional information can be found in the "Live Feed" post from last week. Informational packets are still available in the 5-8 office.
5-8 Announcements for 5/11/21
5-8 Announcements for 5/10/21
This coming week brings an end to the 2020-2021 BGS sports seasons. The track teams head to Taylor Field in Harrisburg on Monday to compete in the SIJHSAA regional meet. The state qualifying golfers will be at Rend Lake on Tuesday to compete against the best junior high golfers in southern Illinois. Spectators are welcomed to attend both events. Starting times for both days have been attached to this message. Good luck to all of our student athletes competing!
Join us live on the Benton 47 YouTube page for the 2021 Spring Musical. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCsPoC1CH3826Ymeuu7GIc8g
The attached letter is for any graduate that has not yet paid for a cap and gown. Cap and gowns will be handed out during practice on Wednesday, May 12th.
The track meet at Marion has been canceled due to expected weather this afternoon.
5-8 Announcements for 5-6-21
Information about the upcoming physicals being offered for current 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students is attached to this message. A packet containing this information was handed out to students today, but we also have extra copies in the 5-8 office.
5-8 Announcements for 5-5-21
The track meet this Thursday is behind the Jr. High in Marion. Field events got bumped up to a 1:30 PM start time with running events to follow. Spectators are allowed and should enter at the northeast end of the track. Good luck to our teams!
5-8 Announcements for 5-4-21
We are excited about recognizing BGS 5-8 students during Honors Night on Monday, May 10th, in the Event Center. Students that have maintained a GPA of 4.6 or above for each of the first three quarters will be recognized. A letter was mailed home to qualifying students last Tuesday, and a copy of the letter is attached to this message. The 5th/6th grade recognition will begin at 5:30 PM, followed by the 7th/8th grade recognition at 6:30 PM.
5-8 Announcements for 5/3/21
Athletic/Activity Calendar for 5/3/21-5/7/21