Correction: BES PreK-6 Open House is scheduled for Thursday, August 20, 2020 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. This will be an outside event, located on the East lawn of the elementary school. Students can drop off their school supplies and meet their teachers. Please have all supplies in a container (box, sack, or book bag) and labeled with your child's name on it. Ice cream bars and treats will be available. To help with social distancing, we ask if possible, that family names ending in A-M come from 5:00-6:00 and those ending in N-Z come from 6:00-7:00pm. There will be no BJSHS open house this year. 7th graders wishing to tour the building prior to the start of school, please contact the office. See you Thursday, go Lions!

BES PreK-6 Open House is scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2020 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. This will be an outside event, located on the East lawn of the elementary school. Students can drop off their school supplies and meet their teachers. Please have all supplies in a container (box, sack, or book bag) and labeled with your child's name on it. Ice cream bars and treats will be available. To help with social distancing, we ask if possible, that family names ending in A-M come from 5:00-6:00 and those ending in N-Z come from 6:00-7:00pm. There will be no BJSHS open house this year. 7th graders wishing to tour the building prior to the start of school, please contact the office. See you Thursday, go Lions!

The USD 205 Board of Education adopted the Bluestem School District Reopening Plan at their regularly scheduled meeting on August 17, 2020.The Board will reevaluate this policy every two weeks in collaboration with the Butler County Health Department. If the data shows that the risk is diminishing, recommended restrictions could/will be reduced.

The first day of school is scheduled for August 26, 2020. Please disregard all district events on the printed school calendar prior to that date. There will be no open house this evening, this may be rescheduled. As of now, all sporting event dates are the same. The district's complete reopening plan will be available on August 18, 2020. Thank you for your patience and support.
Fall Sports practices begin Monday. All participants must have a completed sports physical, signed concussion form and COVID questionnaire completed and on file before being cleared to participate.
NO DOCUMENTS= NO PARTICIPATION!
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Reminder high school volleyball camp today at 4pm. Bring your own water bottle and mask for when you are not participating ion drills.
ALL-ACTIVITIES PARENT MEETING
August 12th at 6 pm we will host our annual All-Activities Parent meeting in the BJSHS Auditorium. All individuals in attendance will be required to wear a mask at all times while in the building. Please enter the main activities entrance located at the SE corner of the building.
GO LIONS!!!
7-12 Students interested in Cross County email Coach Beaver MBeaver@usd205.com We start on the 17th!
Volleyball 7-12 will begin on August 17th at 4 pm. Jh will start and finish each day at the elementary and high school will be at the high school. You just have a signed physical form to participate.
High school volleyball camp Tuesday through Thursday: 4-6 pm . High school gym.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING-SUMMER 2020 IRON LIONS CLUB
The following individuals are honored for their hard work and dedication to themselves and their teammates. Congratulations to each of them! #IRONLIONS #LIONPRIDE




Those parents requesting remote learning options for their children still need to enroll. We are needing an accurate count to finalize the program. That information will then be sent to those parents/students to make a final decision on remote or in-person instruction.

Bluestem USD 205 is committed to protecting the health of our students and staff for the safe return to on-site instruction and learning. Plans WILL CHANGE based on the most current information available regarding federal, state, and local recommendations and requirements.

Sports Physicals have been rescheduled for Tuesday, August 4th and Thursday, August 6th from 8am-12pm. Please enter through the main entrance of BJSHS. There cost for physicals is $25. Forms will be available upon arrival.
Mr. Barnes
At this time the first day of school will be August 26th.
Online enrollment is live. You can access this in the parent portal at USD205.powerschool.com. Please try to complete enrollment online verses in person. If you need assistance with logging in or need to come in person, staff will be in for enrollment on August 4th & 5th.
WEEK 8 IRON LIONS

High schoolers (especially those taking college classes): please check your emails in regards to your schedules! Thank you!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, todays scheduled sports physicals has been postponed to a later date. Once the new time and date has been determined it will be communicated with all necessary parties.
Mr. Barnes
Reminder: Sports Physicals will be conducted tomorrow from 1-6pm at BJSHS. Please enter the main entrance. In conjunction with the PPE and Concussion forms, all students and parents must complete the student-athlete pre-participation COVID-19 Questionnaire.



