Our softball team is making their presence known! Way to go, ladies!
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Please note the change in location of tonight's BOE meeting is in the Lawton gym.
Graphing and groceries - our BES third grade students are putting their math skills into real life practice! The children are working in small groups to create their own picture graphs representing a bag of groceries. The students are collaborating to sort their groceries into categories, come up with a title for their graph, draw a key for the picture symbol, and complete the graphing process.
Hello BHS families! We resume state testing this week at BHS. Tomorrow will be science testing for all 8th and 10th graders. Thursday is 10th and 11th grade social studies testing. Other grade levels do not have a test in these subject areas and will be in workrooms during testing. Classes will run on a two hour delay schedule after testing is finished. Upperclassmen who are not testing do not need to come in until 10 AM. Please remind your student to charge their Chromebooks tonight and tomorrow night!
Take a look at the track team’s highlights from the last four meets!
Louden Wolfe placed first in shot and disc at the Rocky Brands Invitational, earning him the thrower's high point! Louden was also first in both events at the Fort Frye Quad. His current personal records are 129'3 in disc and 44'4 in shot.
Blake Rodgers placed second in the 3200 at our most recent meet, the Warren Invitational. Blake crushed his previous personal record, earning himself a new time of 9:45.37.
Freshman Carter Norman placed first in both the 400 and 800 at the Fort Frye Quad.
Nick Diaz ran a lifetime personal record, 4:47.86, and placed 4th in the 1600 run at the Warren Invitational.
Our 4x8 team continues to impress, earning a new season time of 8:52.12, placing them second at the Warren Invitational. This team consists of Blake Rodgers, Austin Jenkins, Carter Norman, and Nick Diaz. The same team ran the Distance Medley at 11:29.26, cutting it close with the all-time Belpre record, at the Marietta Night Relays.
Xavier Mays earned points at for the Belpre Boys at shot put with a throw of 30’3/4” during the Warren Invitational.
Samara Wolfe scored points for the Belpre Girls Team, running a 1:07.38 in the 400 meter dash.
This week in athletics!
Monday 4/18/22
-BHS Baseball vs. Eastern (away)
-BHS Softball vs. Eastern (away)
-BMS Track @ Meigs Invitational
Tuesday 4/19/22
-BHS Track @ Logan open
Wednesday 4/20/22
-BHS Softball vs. Southern (away)
-BHS Baseball vs. Southern (away)
-BMS Track & Marietta Quad
Thursday 4/21/22
-BHS Softball vs. Federal Hocking (home)
Friday 4/22/22
-BHS Baseball vs. Waterford (home)
-BHS Softball vs. Waterford (home)
-BMS Track @ Buckeye Invitational
Saturday 4/23/22
-BHS Baseball vs. South Gallia (home) DH
-BHS Softball vs. South Gallia (home) DH
Our BHS Botany students traveled to Bob's Market and Greenhouses in Mason, WV today. Thank you to Bob's for being so supportive of our students.
Congratulations to Belpre High School PPD students on their incredible showing at the PioBiz competition at Marietta College on April 8. Belpre students placed 1st, 3rd, and 4th in the competition.
Important information for Seniors and families--it's getting to that exciting time of year!
Please join us tonight for the monthly Athletic Boosters Meeting @6:00pm in the BHS Library.
MR JEFF BAKER WAS CELEBRATED AT THE RECENT BELPRE HIGH SCHOOL PEP RALLY AND ASSEMBLY FOR HIS DEDICATION TO BELPRE CITY SCHOOLS. MR. BAKER WILL RETIRE THIS MONTH AFTER 6 YEARS AS OUR MAINTENANCE WORKER KEEPING EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY; PRIOR TO THAT HE WAS A FAVORITE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER HERE. THE STUDENTS AND STAFF PRESENTED HIM WITH A FRAMED PERSONALIZED DRAWING OF B.H.S., CARDS AND MANY WISHES FOR A LONG AND HAPPY RETIREMENT!
Seniors & Families - the Washington County Career Center Adult Technical Training Center will host a "Senior Explore, Tour, Money, & More" open house event on April 19th, 2022 from 2 PM to 6 PM.
It will feature:
*Talks on FAFSA (how to apply)
*Talks on WIOA (funding source)
*Talks on Scholarships and other sources of assistance for financial aid
*Lab Tours
*Staff and students on hand to answer questions
It's all about a bug's life in kindergarten! Our students had the unique opportunity to watch praying mantis' emerge from their casings. Fascinating!
This week in athletics!
Monday 4/4/22
-BHS Baseball vs. Waterford (away)
-BHS Softball vs. Waterford (away)
Tuesday 4/5/22
-BHS Track @ Marietta Night Relays
-BHS Baseball vs. Marietta (away)
-BHS Softball vs. Marietta (away)
Wednesday 4/6/22
-BHS Softball vs. Federal Hocking (home)
-BHS Baseball vs. Federal Hocking (home)
Thursday 4/7/22
-BHS Baseball vs. Waverly (away- V.A. Memorial Stadium)
Friday 4/8/22
-BHS Track @ Mingo Relays
-BHS Baseball vs. Fort Frye (home)
Saturday 4/9/22
-BMS Track @ Eastern Invitational (Ohio University)
The Pride of Belpre Marching Band will hold a kick off meeting for students and parents on Monday, April 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the high school band room. Any student currently in grades 6 - 11 who are interested in marching band for next year should attend this important informational meeting and show reveal with a parent or guardian. Please see Mr. VanPelt or Mr. White with any questions.
Don't forget to join us tomorrow April 2, 2022 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am any of our buildings for our Community Open House. This will not be a formal meeting but an opportunity to enjoy guided tours in each of our buildings and answers to your questions regarding the upcoming levy proposal. We hope to see you there!
Anchors away! In social studies, our BES fifth grade students were randomly assigned an European Explorer to research. Students then created trade cards to share with classmates the highlights of their European Explorer.
Parents, teachers, and friends are invited to watch and also vote. Voting is important! Come out and support our students!
A great night for Belpre Boys Track in their season opener at Meigs! The boys placed 4th overall, competing against 15 teams. The meet standouts were:
Blake Rogers captured 1st place in the 3200 (2 mile) with a time of 10:05.08
Louden Wolfe landed 1st place in Shot Put with the distance of 43’-03”
Nick Diaz placed 2nd in the 800 with the time of 2:14
The 4x800 team consisting of Carter Norman, Austin Jenkins, Nick Diaz, and Blake Rodgers, placed 2nd with the time of 9:00.72
Louden Wolfe placed 4th in disc with a throw of 114’-07”.
Nick Diaz placed 4th in the mile with the time of 4:54.60.
Carter Norman placed 5th in the mile with the times of 5:00.45.
Congratulations to the Varsity softball team for a big 15-7 win over Alexander for their season opener! The girls' bats were on fire with 15 hits including home runs by freshman Makayla Carmichael and junior Carrissa Sprigg!
Carmichael picked up the win on the mound in her varsity debut and was backed by a solid defense. Keep up the great work ladies!