Friday Focus - BGenius Collaboratory
Buffalo Grove High School has rolled out the BGenius Lab this year, as a place for students and teachers to collaborate around our Disciplinary Literacy initiative. We are thrilled to have this space and collective expertise as we move forward with District 214’s Redefining Ready goal! Check out all the resources of the BGenius Lab here
One of our Literacy coaches, Kate Glass, can be seen here speaking to a freshman Biology class the first week of school.
Upcoming Dates
Don’t miss Open House Wednesday, August 31 7:00pm!
Click here for the schedule and to read the Open House parent letter.
Date
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Event
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August 25
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Blue Late Start - 8:30am
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August 31
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September 1
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Blue Late Start - 8:30am
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Board of Education Meeting (FV Educational Center) 7:00pm
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September 5
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LABOR DAY - Building Closed
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October 3
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NON-ATTENDANCE DAY - Building Closed
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October 10
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COLUMBUS DAY - Building Closed
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October 12
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NON-ATTENDANCE DAY - Building Closed
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Back Those Bison - Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week
Date
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Time
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Event
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August 26
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4:15pm
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Boys Soccer vs. Barrington
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August 29
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6:00pm
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Girls Volleyball vs. Stevenson
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August 30
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3:30pm
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Boys Golf vs. Conant and Prospect (BG Golf Course)
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5:45pm
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Boys Cross Country Cross-Over vs. Palatine
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6:15pm
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Girls Cross Country Cross-Over vs. Palatine
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7:00pm
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Orchestra Sectionals and Family Night
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August 31
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4:45pm
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Girls Swimming/Diving vs. Conant
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September 2
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4:30pm
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Girls Tennis Quad vs. Fremd, Mundelein, and Niles West
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7:30pm
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Boys Football vs. Hoffman Estates
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September 3
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10:30am
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Boys Golf Invitational (Buffalo Grove Golf Course)
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For underlevel and away sporting events and the most current information for BGHS activities, please go to: Buffalo Grove High School Comprehensive Calendar
BGHS in the News
Football: Returning talent offers bounce-back hopes for BG in Vlk's debut season
The Daily Herald, August 19, 2016
There will be a couple of new looks for Buffalo Grove this year. Jeff Vlk will be taking over as head coach following Mike DiMatteo, who retired after last season. And the Bison will have a new quarterback after three-year starter Trey Cervantes graduated. Vlk has yet to settle on his new signal caller. Vlk, who has been at Buffalo Grove for 10 years and the defensive coordinator under the last two head coaches, is excited to be on the job. Read Story
District 214 school nurses see uptick in demand for services
Chicago Tribune, June 15, 2016
It's the last week of classes at Buffalo Grove High School, and the pressure of final exams has taken its toll on a handful of students seeking help from veteran school nurse Stacy Wodka. Read Story
Staff Spotlight
1. What is your name? Tom Foster
2. What department do you teach in/ what courses do you teach? I teach in the English department.
3. How long have you been working at BG? This is my first year at Buffalo Grove and sixth year overall.
4. Where did you go to high school? I attended Elk Grove High School.
5. What part of working at BG do you find the most rewarding? The reciprocal motivation that happens between student and teacher makes my job the most rewarding. People often ask me how I can be around teenagers all day, and what I've come to realize is that teenagers are easier to be around than most people: they have not yet become jaded by the world, they still are full of belief and a yearning to understand, and they are on the horizon of comprehending who they will become. High school is a very exciting time in everyone's life, and I get relive and witness the transitions and evolutions on a daily basis. I am most rewarded during two phases of this journey: 1) when I help motivate or enlighten a student during their high school experience, and 2) when the students help motivate me through their success and growth.
6. What is something unique about you? What makes me unique and has really helped create empathy in my classroom is that I am a former special education student. I understand the stigma that comes with that label, and at the same time, I fully understand the supports that are in place to help students grow. As a graduate of Elk Grove High School, I owe everything to the teachers, especially the special education teachers, that fostered my growth and believed in my potential. Now, as an employee of district 214, it is my duty to pay forward the dedication and commitment my district 214 teachers provided to me.
7.What activities or clubs do you coach/ sponsor? This year, I will be coaching the speech team.
