900 Campbell Lane Bowling Green, KY 42104 270.746.2290 Fax: 270.746.2297 BGJHS Newsletter www.bgreen.kyschools.us VOLUME 16, ISSUE 10 JANUARY 5, 2018 Leadership Team

Principal Ms. Cynthia West

Assistant Principals Mr. John Dempsey Ms. Jeanie Hopkins Mr. Todd Otto

School Counselors Ms. Caroline Bourne (6th) Ms. Amanda Warder (7th) Ms. Janet Grider (8th)

Guidance Secretary Ms. Nancy Stewart It’s time to order your yearbook! New price info below! Attendance Clerk Ms. Julie Ranger

Youth Service Center Cost: $30/$35 after Spring Break Ms. Linda Krutza Ms. Dana Beasley-Brown Customization Prices are listed on website and flyer. Make Checks Payable to BGJHS or Order Online Librarian Ms. Barbara Hines If you have any questions, email Ms. Wolf at [email protected] or Grade Level Leaders Ms. Sarah Rucker-6th visit: http://www.b-g.k12.ky.us/olc/page.aspx?id=107852&s=1232 Ms. Lori Passmore-6th Mr. Ben Lyne-7th Ms. Melissa Joiner-8th Ms. Angela Langford-8th Ms. Meg Tyler-RA

Curriculum Leaders Ms. Amy Powers Mr. Bo Yarbrough Ms. Angela Langford Mr. Ben Lyne Ms. Melissa Joiner Ms. Shanna Lee

SBDM Council Ms. Cynthia West Mr. Bo Yarbrough Ms. Karrie Jackson Mr. Eric Gilpin Ms. Oshkea Offutt Ms. Erika Solberg January 8 January 15 - MLK, Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL Ms. Julie Ranger  5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball vs. Moss (Home)

BUSINESS PARTNERS  5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball vs. Moss (Away) January 16 Kroger  5:30 p.m. 8th Grade Basketball vs. Hopkins- McDonald’s Warren Co. Attorney’s January 9 ville (Home) Office  5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball vs. Drakes Creek  6:00 p.m. 6th Grade Band Concert (Away)  5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball vs. Drakes Creek January 18 (Home)  All grades to “Spread the Red” basketball game at WKU January 11  5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball vs. Christian Co. January 19 (Home)  6:00 p.m. Semi-Formal Dance in the Gym VOLUME 16, ISSUE 10 P A G E 2

During the winter months, school officials keep a close watch on the weather. If the decision is made to delay or close school, our district will make every effort to notify parents, guardians, employees and the community as soon as possible. With few exceptions, the decision to delay or close school is made by 5:45 a.m., before buses begin morning routes.

As soon as a decision is made, a SchoolMessenger email will be sent to all parents and employees, and a text message will be sent to parents and employees who subscribe to the notification service. Information will also be posted on the district website, Twitter (@BGISD) and Facebook accounts. The district will not make early morning phone calls to every household.

The following media are also contacted during inclement weather: Television: Radio: WBKO WKCT 930 am WKYU 88.9 fm WUHU 107 fm WNKY NBC 40 WCVK 90.7 fm WDNS 93.3 fm WTVF Nashville Ch 5 WGGC 95.1 fm WBVR 96.7 fm SPECTRUM TV WKLX 100.7 fm WCLU 102.3 fm

In rare instances school may be dismissed during the school day to avoid afternoon weather conditions. If this oc- curs, a SchoolMessenger Emergency Message will be sent in an effort to contact parents as soon as possible. The Emergency Message will call all household phone numbers, send messages to all email addresses, and text messages will be sent to text subscribers.

School days missed due to inclement weather will be made up. The 2017-2018 calendar lists February 19, March 15 and 16, as possible make- up days. If necessary, others may be added to the end of the school year. Please consider the possibility of make-up days as you make vacation and/or graduation plans.

Two steps required to receive text messages from BGISD: 1. Provide parent/guardian cell phone number(s) to Bowling Green City Schools.

2. Subscribe to SchoolMessenger by texting the word subscribe to 68453.

Our next SBDM Council meeting is Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 3pm in the Front Office Conference Room VOLUME 16, ISSUE 10 P A G E 3

An amendment to the Administrative Regulation added new immunization require- ments beginning with the 2018-2019 school year. Effective July 1, 2018, ALL students in kindergarten through 12th grade must show proof of having received two doses of Hepatitis A vaccine and students 16 or older must show proof of having received two doses of Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) to attend school. If the first dose of MenACWY was received at 16 or older, the second dose is not required for school entry. If children have received the age-appropriate vaccines for school entry, students will not be required to receive the vaccine(s) again.

Recommended Immunization Schedule for Ages 0 - 6

Recommended Immunization Schedule for Ages 7 - 18

More information is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/ vaccines/index.html. SPORTS NEWS

BGJHS BOYS BASKETBALL BGJHS GIRLS BASKETBALL 2017-2018 Season 2017-2018 Season

January 8 Moss HOME January 8 Moss Away January 9 Drakes Creek Away January 9 Drakes Creek HOME January 11 Christian County HOME January 16 Hopkinsville (8th only) HOME January 16 Hopkinsville (8th only) HOME January 22 Owensboro Catholic HOME January 23 Franklin Simpson Away January 23 Franklin-Simpson HOME *7th Grade Games begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the 8th Grade Games *7th Grade Games begin at 5:30 p.m. th followed by the 8 Grade Games

For those interested in trying out for BGJHS Baseball:

1) Sign up for the remind text as soon as possible. All baseball communication will be conducted via the Remind App

a. Send text to 81010

b. In the body of the text, enter @bgjhspr

2) We will begin voluntary “open gym” hitting in January one or two days per week. Typically based on numbers, we will split this up by grade. If the weather cooperates and we can get outside, we will do so. I will communicate these open gyms via the remind app. You must have a current sports physical on file before you can participate.

3) We will tentatively start the baseball official tryouts on Monday February 12th. This is weather dependent. If we can start a few days earlier, we will. If we can’t get outside, we will likely delay tryouts.

4) All players must swing a BBCOR bat, -3. Little league bats or travel ball big barrels are NOT allowed.

5) Junior High tryouts are open to any 6th, 7th or 8th grader. However, this is typically not the best baseball spot for 6th graders due to the size of the field and the size of the bat plus their size relative to 8th graders.

6) All junior high practices and games will take priority over any other team, any other sport, during our season. Our season starts with tryouts, and will end on/around May 10-15th based on end of season tournament

7) We typically will keep around 18 players each year, and typically we keep a few more 8th graders than other grades

8) Our outdoor practice location is Hobson Grove field. Our indoor location is the BGHS fieldhouse by the High School field.

9) Once the team is formed after tryouts, we will have a mandatory parent and player meeting

Contact Coach Lukas Forbes if you have any questions. His email is [email protected] VOLUME 16, ISSUE 10 P A G E 5

Students in P.E. this semester need to remember to If you are cleaning out your books, craft supplies, and bring tennis shoes and shorts to class each day. DVDs you can donate them to the library. Craft supplies Thank you! will be added to our student creative cart. Thank you!

~Coach Towe and Coach Crabtree