Friday Focus: ACES Team takes 2nd in State!
On April 11th, the BGHS ACES Team (Academic Challenge in Engineering Sciences) competed in the State finals held at Eastern Illinois University. The ACES Team placed 2nd, improving upon their 3rd place finish last year. Congratulations to the following students:
Rohan Ganeshan - 1st place Chemistry (back-to-back years!)
Dylan Ishikawa - 1st place Engineering Graphics
Nikolay Sitnikov - 1st place Computer Science
Kyra Whitson - 3rd place Biology
Nick Fedchuck - 5th place Chemistry
Contributing members include: Anthony Safonov, Matija Skekic, Priya Adiga, Max Tybor, Sasha Kolodnikov, Emily Hanson, and Kayle Tse
The Bison Impact:
Good luck to the BGN (Buffalo Grove Network) students heading to compete at State this weekend: Kyle Rickman, Milana Podlinevas, Marta Babiy, Jack Greenspan, Xavier Lipani, and Spencer Smith! Fight on!
Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble students invited to perform at the Illinois State Concert Band Festival on Saturday, April 27th at Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal. Be sure to check out their spring concert this Sunday, April 28th at 3:00 pm in the BGHS Miller Theater!
Congratulations to the Boys Water Polo team on defeating Prospect to win the MSL East this week! Come cheer them on at home next Wednesday at 6:00 pm as they take on Palatine for the MSL championship!
Congratulations to the Boys Track & Field teammates celebrating Senior Night this week!
Congratulations to Bass Fishing teammates Matthew Baumeister and Michael Surowaniec for finishing 5th in a field of 74 boats at the ICASST Chain O’ Lakes Tournament last weekend! For their 5th place finish, they won $185 in scholarship money for the team. They will be fishing the IHSA Sectional next week on Thursday, May 2nd. Fight on!
Congratulations to Angelina Zayats, Illinois High School Art Exhibition (IHSAE) Senior Portfolio Scholarship Top Winner with $344,000 in offered scholarships!
Congratulations to Viktoriya Kerch, IHSAE Honorable Mention in the Drawing category, with this work:
Congratulations to Angelica Davaa who participated in the live drawing at the IHSAE exhibition!
Advanced Placement Exams May 6-17
Advanced Placement exams will take place from May 6-17, 2024. Please review the AP Exam Schedule 2024 to determine the test date for your specific exam.
Morning exams begin at 8:00 am promptly. Please arrive no later than 7:45 am.
Afternoon exams begin at 12:00 pm. Please arrive no later than 11:45 am.
A special AP testing morning bus run has been added for students eligible for bus transportation. AP24 BG Bus Routes.pdf
Please make every effort to arrive at your AP exams on time. We cannot guarantee entrance to the testing room for late students.
IMPORTANT: Most afternoon exams will run past the end of the school day!
Students are excused from their regularly scheduled classes on the AP exam date.
** NOTE: Students with extended time accommodations should be aware of the length of their testing time and when it should approximately end.
Please contact the Assessment Center if you have any questions.
Upcoming Dates
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District 214 Annual Exhibit and Faculty Auction
This Saturday, April 27, District 214 will present the annual Spring D214 Art Exhibit and Faculty Auction at Forest View Educational Center from 1:00- 4:00 pm. Angelina Zayats is the senior student representing BG for the D214 scholarship opportunity.
CLICK HERE to view and bid on the artwork
Multicultural Fair Friday, May 3rd
BGHS will host a Multicultural Fair on Friday, May 3rd. The Fair features keynote speaker, Natasha Carrizosa. Ms. Carrizosa is a teacher, poet, writer, author, MC – master of ceremonies, keynote speaker, facilitator, and spoken word artist. She amazes her audience as she speaks about the beauty and appreciation of the diversity that lives within us all. She is the daughter of an African-American mother and Mexican immigrant father. Her book, Crown, is all about being your authentic self, overcoming adversity, mindfulness, and self-care, spirituality, motherhood, teenage life, gratitude, hopes & dreams, and growing up different (roots) from bullying to self-actualization (crown). Her love for the arts inspired the creation of Natty Roots & Rhyme, one of the most dynamic poetry open mics in the country. You can find out more about her here. In addition to our keynote speaker, we will also have various cultural & identity clubs leading tables in the main lobby during all 7th block lunches.
Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week
For underlevel and away sporting events and the most current information for BGHS activities, please go to: Buffalo Grove High School Comprehensive Calendar
Join our award-winning color guard program!
Join our award-winning color guard program! If you love music, dance, and success, then this is the place for you! Many of our members are involved with our activities and sports. CLICK HERE to let us know you’re interested.
CLICK HERE if you’re interested in Color Guard
CLICK HERE if you’re interested in joining Drumline
Bison in the News
$5M renovation of Buffalo Grove High School athletic fields to start this summer: ‘Right now, it’s almost an unusable space
Chicago Tribune, April 23, 2024
The groundbreaking on a $5 million project to redo the athletic fields at Buffalo Grove High School is just over a month away, with the work expected to increase the school’s ability to have better practice and spectator space for such sports as baseball, tennis, lacrosse – and even girls flag football. The athletic fields will be getting a makeover starting this summer, with additional work planned for coming years. Read Story
Black teen summit at Rolling Meadows H.S. cast spotlight on ‘beautiful diversity’ of School District 214
Chicago Tribune, April 23, 2024
For nearly a decade, the “Black Teen Empowerment Summit” in Township High School District 214 has included students from across the six-school district who take part in what has become an annual tradition. Read Story
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The D214 Summer Experience - Summer Courses and Athletic Camps
Check out the D214 Summer Experience website for detailed information including the program overview, course offerings and descriptions, costs and transportation information, and Information on summer athletic camps. CLICK HERE for information and registration on the D214 Summer Experience. CLICK HERE for summer athletic camps information.
Need a job that works with your kids’ schedules?
Come work with us!
D214 has immediate openings for food service workers. Enjoy 5-hour work days and shifts end at 2pm! Apply now: http://links.d214.org/foodservice
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