⏰ Attention 8th grade parents & students: It is time to plan your student's schedule for high school! Please select a date and time slot for one of the scheduling nights listed in the link below. Parents need to attend the meeting along with their student. If you need to schedule for multiple students, please fill out a time slot for each student. ** STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PEP SQUAD, you will stay after your scheduling for a meeting with the sponsor in the library. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084DA8AF2FA0FB6-55753260-incoming

⚾️Athlete of the Week Voting ⚾️ Kade Bryant is up for Shreveport Times Athlete of the Week for baseball! Voting is open until Thursday at midnight and we encourage everyone to vote as many times as they can. Use the link below to cast your vote. https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/03/16/shreveport-times-athlete-of-the-week-28-ballot-features-15-athletes/81848626007/

🖤⭐️ Senior Prom Ticket Sales ⭐️🖤 Tickets for Senior Prom will go on sale when students return from Spring Break! See the attached graphic for the details.

🏆BHS Fighting Tiger Band 🏆 TRIFECTA!!!! Over the past two days the Benton High School bands performed at the LMEA District VIII Ensemble Assessment and all 3 bands received the Sweepstakes Award for their performances! Congratulations to all the students and our amazing band directors!!!!

📌 REMINDER! Attention High School Students and Parents! ACT Testing Day is March 25, 2025. * All sophomores, juniors, and select seniors will take the ACT at their assigned schools during the school day. * Non-testers (students not scheduled to take the ACT) will participate in a virtual learning day from home on March 25th. This includes all 9th graders and any other students who aren’t assigned to take the ACT test that day. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/ACTDayMarch2025

🏋️ Powerlifting Pictures Needed 🏋️‍♀️ The yearbook staff needs your help covering our Powerlifting team in the book. Please send any photos you may have of the team to bentonh.yearbook@bossierschools.org

🎉 Scholarship Winners 🎉 Empresa Operating, LLC awarded scholarships to two outstanding Benton High School graduating seniors planning to major in a STEM related field. Congratulations to Haley Johnson and Samantha Keith! Haley received a $6,000 scholarship and Samantha received a $1,000 scholarship. We are so proud of these Tigers 🐯💜💛

✨ BHS Senior Superlative Results ✨ The results for Senior Superlatives are in, please see the graphic for the winners and be looking for an email from Mrs. Brown on when pictures will be scheduled!

Tiger Families, Due to severe weather in the area, students and staff were sheltering in place. The warning has been lifted and students have returned to their classrooms.

💍 BHS Ring Ding Info & Payment Link 💍 Please see the attached flyer for all Junior class Ring Ding information. This information was also sent to parents via email along with FAQs for quick reference. Use the link below to register and pay for your student to participate in the ceremony. *️⃣ ALL PICTURES AND MONEY ARE DUE NOT LATER THAN MARCH 28TH!! https://bossierparish.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/13598/338/False/True

✏️ ASVAB Test Sign Up ✏️ The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) will be offered at Benton High School on Monday, March 31, 2025. If you are interested in joining the military, you definitely need to sign-up. However, the ASVAB is not just a military test. Taking the ASVAB will give you access to an entire Career Exploration Program that will help you identify and explore career fields that are best suited for you. Complete this Google Form or stop by Mrs. Varnado's office (B-101) during non-class times to sign-up. Seats are limited to the first 60 students that sign up. Google Form: https://forms.gle/KAH7KrA3KvgE4wPf9

🚨Attendance Reminders 🚨 Please see the attached graphic for some important attendance reminders. 📍Make sure to get school excuses are turned in in a timely manner. Excuses can be emailed, faxed, or a paper copy turned in to the attendance office. 📍If you know your student is going to be out for the day, please call the attendance office at (318) 759-2588 and let Mrs. Caksey know. Over the phone check outs should also be done through this number.

🩺 Careers in the Medical Field ⚕️ Students that are interested in a career in the medical field, please make plans to attend an interest meeting during flex time on Friday!

🐰Egg My Yard- Cheer Fundraiser 🐣 Please support our BHS Cheerleaders by allowing them to hide candy & toy filled eggs in your yard for Easter. Eggs are $50 for a set of 50. Multiple sets may be purchased. Deadline: April 15 Link to register: https://forms.gle/hSe5LdsVgc1aQWbXA Link to pay: https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/38219

✏️ New Writing Contest Available ✏️ The 42nd Annual Holocaust Remembrance Literary Project. Please see Mrs. Turner ASAP for the information. It is due Next Monday MARCH 3rd. Categories are: Poetry, Short Story, and Essay Winners for each category: 1st place-$400 Amazon Gift card 2nd Place-$200 Amazon Gift Card 3rd Place- $100 Amazon Gift Card

🎟️ Pageant Tickets on Sale 🎟️ Reminder: Pageant tickets are on sale now! NO CASH/ CARD will be accepted at the door! All tickets MUST BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE QR CODE OR THE LINK BELOW. Student tickets may be purchased from Mrs. Dodson's room this week. https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/37844

🌹 Pageant Flowers 🌹 BHS Project Graduation is selling flowers for you to purchase for your favorite pageant contestant this weekend. See the attached flyer for more info.

🎣Congratulations BHS Fishing Team 🎣 Congratulations to the BHS Fishing team on placing 1st this weekend at the Toledo Bend tournament. The top 3 Benton teams consisted of: Levi Whitman & Greyson Morgan Luke Matlock & Corbin Nash Seth Nugent & Carson Young Their next tournament is March 15th at Caney Lake!

🤼‍♂️Athlete of the Week Voting 🤼 Cooper Reagan is up for Shreveport Times Athlete of the Week for wrestling! Voting is open until Thursday at midnight and we encourage everyone to vote as many times as they can. Use the link below to cast your vote. Cooper won state in wrestling last weekend! https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/02/23/shreveport-times-athlete-of-the-week-25-ballot-features-15-athletes/78564165007/

Catch the latest episode of On the Record with Bossier Schools! 👉https://bit.ly/OTRS3E11 This episode features the Legacy Elementary Drama Club who take us on a journey "Under the Sea". Plus, Izzy, Ike and Ivy eagerly await your visit to Bossier Schools' i3 Art Expo! This incredible event is where students unleash their creativity in the literary, digital, visual, and performing arts, as well as STEM. Now, Let's Go On the Record! Be sure to Subscribe to the channel, so you don't miss a single episode. #BossierSchools #i3ArtExpo2025 #wintheday #STEAM #STEM