Friday Focus: Do your part to help keep students safe
As the new school year is underway, it is a good time for a reminder about bus safety. When driving in neighborhoods with bus stops, schools and school zones, please slow down and watch out for children walking or bicycling to school. Remember that it is the law to stop at the bus stop arm. When driving on a two-lane road or highway, vehicles traveling in both directions must stop. Red flashing lights and extended stop areas indicate that the bus has stopped, and that children are getting on or off. Motorists must stop their cars and wait until the red lights stop flashing, the extended stop sign is withdrawn and the bus begins moving before they can start driving again. Slow down while driving through neighborhoods during bus pickup and drop off times. Please review the information below for additional bus safety information.
The Bison Impact:
Congratulations to the Frosh/Soph Boys Cross Country team on their first win of the season at home this week over Palatine.
Congratulations to Boys Golf on their 3rd place finish at the Hersey 12 man event at Old Orchard this week!
Congratulations to Connor Woodin, on breaking the BGHS golf record with a 4 UNDER par round of 32 at Buffalo Grove Golf Course against Barrington this week! Connor also led the Bison and placed 4th overall at the RMHS Invite this week. AND…Connor tied for 1st place against Hersey at Old Orchard with an outstanding round of 71 (+1). Congratulations!
Congratulations to the Bison Football team on their opening night win over Hoffman Estates! The Bison started the game with a school record 99 yard TD pass from Payton Diaz to Samuel Cho!
Congratulations to Girls Volleyball on two big wins this week at Niles West on Tuesday and at home Wednesday against Grayslake Central.
Congratulations to Golfer Cori Lee for shooting an even par 36 at Old Orchard versus Hersey! Cori not only led the Bison but tied for 1st.
PSAT/NMSQT Test Registration
Registration Deadline is September 7th
All juniors at BGHS will be involved in assessment testing on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. This will allow BGHS to fully support all junior students in preparation for the state Digital SAT exam administered in April. Students are given the option to take either the PSAT/NMSQT test (requires registration & payment by September 7th) or the Junior SAT Practice test (no registration needed; automatically given if student does not register for the PSAT/NMSQT). CLICK HERE for more detailed information or CLICK HERE for PSAT/NMSQT online registration.
Service Academy Info Night
Tuesday, September 6th 6-7:30 pm
Congressman Brad Schneider will host an informational session to learn more about the U.S. Service Academies:
U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
U.S. Military Academy (West Point)
U.S. Naval Academy
Representatives from each of the service academies will speak about their institution and discuss the admissions process. Congressman Schneider will also discuss the Congressional nomination process. After the program concludes, students and parents will visit the tables to talk one on one with the academy representatives. Students, parents, guidance counselors and school officials are all welcome to attend. The event will be held on September 6, 2023 from 6:00-7:30 pm at Stevenson High School’s Patriot Wellness Center. Questions? Contact Congressman Schneider's office at (847) 383-4870. You can find the link with more information and to register HERE:
Upcoming Dates
1st Bison Academy of the 2023-24 School Year
Wednesday, September 20th 3:15-5:45 pm
Empowering Parents: What you need to know
Wednesday, September 6th 5:00-7:00 pm
District 214 is hosting a parent night to help you support your student! Hear from Division Heads for Student Success, Safety, and Wellness (Deans), School Resource Officers (SROs) and Community Partners on what parents need to know today regarding substance use, social media, and mental health. This presentation is being offered on two different nights, August 24th and September 6th, with the content being the same. The only difference is that the second night is offered in both English and Spanish. Please take advantage of this opportunity. See the flyers for more details.
D214 Empowering Parents-0823-EN.pdf
D214 Empowering Parents-0823-SP.pdf
Back Those Bison!
Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Weeks
For underlevel and away sporting events and the most current information for BGHS activities, please go to: Buffalo Grove High School Comprehensive Calendar
Staff Spotlight - Sydney Sadler
Staff Member of the week: Sydney Sadler
What department do you teach in/ How long have you been teaching at BG? I'm an English teacher in the English & Fine Arts department. This is my first year teaching at BG and I'm loving it already.
Where did you go to high school/ college? I'm a proud alum of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I got my English degree and certifications for teaching high school and ESL. I'm also happy to say I graduated from Buffalo Grove High School myself (#FightOn)!
What part of teaching do you find the most rewarding? Hearing students' voices is my absolute favorite part of teaching. The moments where I call on a student asking what they think, then the student gets shy and says they don't know, then I bug them to keep trying because that's just my way, and then they erupt with the most incredibly thoughtful insight and the whole room celebrates... that's the stuff that gets me out of bed in the morning.
What’s a bucket list item for you? Someday, I want to play violin at Carnegie Hall, just once.
What are you currently reading, and/ or do you have a favorite author or podcast? Currently, I'm reading The Hunger Games along with my students for the Independent Reading unit.
What activities or clubs do you coach/ sponsor? I sponsor the Speech Team and Asian Student Association.
What is something unique about you? I'm the only person in my immediate family to have not studied or worked in STEM.
Bison Band Mattress Fundraiser Saturday 9/9
If you are looking to replace a bed in your home, now is the time. Buffalo Grove High School Bison Band is excited to announce it will be hosting the 1st Annual one-day Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday,September 9th, from 10am-5pm. For one day only, the Buffalo Grove HS Main Foyer will be transformed into a mattress showroom. For information about the sale, go to bit.ly/beds4buffalogrove23.
Bison in the News
Buffalo Grove stuns Hoffman Estates with 2-point conversion in OT
The Daily Herald, August 25, 2023
Trailing visiting Hoffman Estates 21-7 entering the fourth quarter things were not looking good for Buffalo Grove in the Bison's Mid-Suburban League crossover football opener against the Hawks Friday night. But not only did Buffalo Grove almost win the game on a 30-yard field goal as regulation time expired, the Bison somehow managed to pull out a 29-28 MSL victory in overtime by scoring on a 2-point conversion pass to win it. Read Story
Football Preview: Bison Charge Ahead
Journal-Topics, August 24, 2023
Experience, intelligence and perspective all matter when it comes to success in any line of work. So forgive eighth-year Buffalo Grove varsity football coach Jeff Vlk, when he raves about how he feels his 2023 roster has all three. “This is the highest team grade point average (GPA) we’ve had as a group since I’ve been here,” Vlk said. “We’ve got 20 kids either close to, at, or above a 4.0 GPA.” That’s not all they have. The Bison have 18 of their 22 starters from last season returning. Read Story
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