Bluestem USD 205

Homecoming Candidate Spotlight Brooklyn Korte and Chevy Hoffman Favorite quotes Brooklyn “Be who God created you to be. And standout for the right reasons.”- Tim Tebow Chevy If you don't sacrifice for what you wan't, what you wan't becomes the sacrifice.

Congratulations to Colten Neal on breaking the Squat record in his weight class with a lift of 365lbs! The previous record was 360lbs set in 2019 by Hunter Clift . Great job, Colten! #LionPride

ATTENTION ALL ELEMENTARY KIDDOS! Kiddy camp is near!Information and forms are attached below! The theme for the night is Pink out for breast cancer awareness! 🩷 Get signed up by Monday, Oct. 2nd!

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Cheesy Pasta Option 2: Fish Sandwich Option 3: Salad Station Congratulations to our cross country runners who placed at the Oxford meet. JV Boys: Colt Williamson placed 4th. JV Girls: Kolette Williamson placed 7th. 8th Grade Boys: Israel Lande placed 8th 7th Grade Girls: Marliegh Wright placed 15th. Raegan Neal is the champion in the 8th grade girls division with a time of 13:38. Congrats to the Freshman class for being the winners of the hallway decorating! Second place was Sophomores! Third place was Seniors and fourth place was the Juniors! 7th and 8th grade tied! Great job to everyone who helped out! Good luck to our HS volleyball team as they compete at home tonight. The theme is construction worker!! Drama kids-If you are going to TheaterFest Wednesday, you must be registered. Check with Mrs. Winter if you didn’t get the email. You also need to be signed up on her board. We leave at 7:30 am Wednesday. Juniors-We are needing concession workers for the homecoming football game. You may sign up outside of Mrs. Oltman’s room (Room #A8). FCA woud like to invite all students and staff to See You At the Pole. This is an opportunity to gather around our flag pole at the front of the school and pray for our school community. We will start at 7:15 tomorrow morning with songs, prayer and a short devo and end with donuts and juice. Everyone is welcome to come. We are having our annual volleyball tournament Thursday during homecoming week. If you would like to enter a team, forms are outside of the office. You are allowed to have up to 10 people on your team. They do not have to all be in the same grade. You are only allowed to be on one team. Forms are due this Wednesday the 27th and need to be turned into Ms. McQuitty. If you have any questions please ask McQuitty. If you would like to take Butler classes next semester, please reach out to Mrs. Herbel. Butler enrollment for the spring is November 1st. Juniors-if you would like to sign up for the PSAT test on October 11th, the sign-up is on Mrs. Herbel’s door. This is a great way to practice for the ACT as well as qualify for scholarships. There are only 10 spots available so sign up ASAP. Freshmen who would like to take the Pre-ACT, please let Mrs. Herbel know. The Pre-ACT predicts how you will do on the ACT which is a college entrance exam. BIGS is now taking applications. BIGS is open to all high school students who are in good standing and have 20-30 minutes per week to spend with a little from the elementary school. Applications can be found by the main office door. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Brown. Juniors and Seniors, please check your email to request songs for prom!! FFA is needing concession workers for the Middle school football game this Thursday. There are signup sheets in both Mr. Guynn and Ms. Depenbusch’s rooms. Say Pledge

Congratulations to the Freshman class for winning the hallway decorating competition with their Finding Nemo themed hallway. The Sophomore class placed second with Toy Story theme, the third place class was the Senior class with the Cars theme, and fourth place was the Junior class with Monsters Inc. What a fun way to start homecoming week!

Congratulations to the Freshman class for winning the hallway decorating competition with their Finding Nemo themed hallway. The Sophomore class placed second with Toy Story theme, the third place class was the Senior class with the Cars theme, and fourth place was the Junior class with Monsters Inc. What a fun way to start homecoming week!

Homecoming Candidate Spotlight Makell Crenshaw and Tucker Gibb. Favorite quotes Makell "Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." -Michael Scott Tucker “Don’t take life too seriously, you’ll never make it out alive.”

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Monday, September 25th, 2023 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Nuggets Option 2: Grilled Cheese Option 3: Salad Station Drama kids-If you are going to TheaterFest Wednesday, you must be registered. Check with Mrs. Winter if you didn’t get the email. You also need to be signed up on her board. We leave at 7:30 am Wednesday. Juniors-We are needing concession workers for the homecoming football game. You may sign up outside of Mrs. Oltman’s room (Room #A8). We are having our annual volleyball tournament Thursday during homecoming week. If you would like to enter a team, forms are outside of the office. You are allowed to have up to 10 people on your team. They do not have to all be in the same grade. You are only allowed to be on one team. Forms are due this Wednesday the 27th and need to be turned into Ms. McQuitty. If you have any questions please ask McQuitty. If you would like to take Butler classes next semester, please reach out to Mrs. Herbel. Butler enrollment for the spring is November 1st. Juniors-if you would like to sign up for the PSAT test on October 11th, the sign-up is on Mrs. Herbel’s door. This is a great way to practice for the ACT as well as qualify for scholarships. There are only 10 spots available so sign up ASAP. Freshmen who would like to take the Pre-ACT, please let Mrs. Herbel know. The Pre-ACT predicts how you will do on the ACT which is a college entrance exam. BIGS is now taking applications. BIGS is open to all high school students who are in good standing and have 20-30 minutes per week to spend with a little from the elementary school. Applications can be found by the main office door. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Brown. Juniors and Seniors, please check your email to request songs for prom!! FFA - We are having our first Chapter FFA meeting Today during Character Ed in the Auditorium. FFA is needing concession workers for the Middle school football game this thursday. There are signup sheets in both Mr. Guynn and Ms. Depenbusch’s rooms. Just a reminder of hallway decorating tonight from 6:00-7:30. Concessions will be open to purchase drinks and candy. Pizza will be provided. All of Ms. McQuitty Freshmen PE classes will be in the gym today! Say Pledge

Lion Happenings are below. Please check the website for any changes.

BJSHS students tomorrow's dress up day for homecoming week is Disney character day.

Congrats to Brooklyn Korte for making all tournament team at the Douglass Tournament today! We are proud of you! & congrats to the Bluestem Varsity Team on placing 4th in the tournament!

Lady Lions take second in pool play. Next game will be in High School gym at 12:30.

High school football final score in Sedgwick 6-53.

Here is the volleyball bracket for tomorrow at Douglass. Come cheer on the Lady Lions!

Halftime score at Sedgwick 0-47.

Junior High Football final score is 0-24.

Junior High Volleyball scores against Fredonia A team 13-25, 14-25 (L) B Team 26-24,25-15 (w) C Team 23-25,25-18,11-15 (L) D team 25-27,25-14,13-15 (L)

The Bluestem Bands are working hard preparing for our halftime performance next Friday during homecoming!

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Thursday, September 21st, 2023 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Pizza Option 2: Cheeseburger Option 3: Salad Station Good luck to our MS Volleyball and football teams as they compete tonight against Fredonia. Come support your lions and earn some COTY points! The theme is Hawaii. We are having our annual volleyball tournament next Thursday during homecoming week. If you would like to enter a team, forms are outside of the office. You are allowed to have up to 10 people on your team. They do not have to all be in the same grade. You are only allowed to be on one team. Forms are due next Wednesday the 27th and need to be turned into Ms. McQuitty. If you have any questions please ask McQuitty. If you would like to take Butler classes next semester, please reach out to Mrs. Herbel. Butler enrollment for the spring is November 1st. Juniors-if you would like to sign up for the PSAT test on October 11th, the sign-up is on Mrs. Herbel’s door. This is a great way to practice for the ACT as well as qualify for scholarships. There are only 10 spots available so sign up ASAP. Freshmen who would like to take the Pre-ACT, please let Mrs. Herbel know. The Pre-ACT predicts how you will do on the ACT which is a college entrance exam. Drama members, please register for TheaterFest, if you haven’t already done so. You have an email from Mrs. Winter with the link. Out of district homecoming dance forms are located right outside of the office. They are due in the office by today. BIGS is now taking applications. BIGS is open to all high school students who are in good standing and have 20-30 minutes per week to spend with a little from the elementary school. Applications can be found by the main office door. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Brown. Juniors and Seniors, please check your email to request songs for prom!! . Say Pledge

Varsity Volleyball defeats Euerka in 25-21, 25-17.