Buffalo Grove High School Principal's Blog: Principal Wardle's Weekly Blog 01/26/24

The Bison Impact:

Congratulations to the Wrestlers who competed in the Lyons Township Sophomore Tournament last weekend! 4 placers: Johnny K took 1st, Alex S took 2nd, Azamat D and Joey G took 4th.
Congratulations to the Boys and Girls varsity Wrestlers who competed in the MSL conference tournament.The boys finished 7th with 9 placers: Dawson 3rd, Anthoni 8th, David 5th, Max 4th, Bohdan 6th, Sonny 7th, Chris 4th, Caden 4th, and John 7th. For the girls Catalina 2nd, Jaclyn 6th, Christina 2nd, Alondra 6th, and Abby 3rd.
Congratulations to Diver Michael Surowaniec who, after being out due to injury for 5 weeks, placed 4th place at last week’s diving event and set a new personal record! Way to go Michael…glad to have you back!
Congratulations to Girls Wresting on a great Conference at Schaumburg this week! Medalists: Catalina and Christiana- 2nd place, Abby- 3rd place, Jac and Alondra- 6th place.
Connor Woodin was recognized this week during a pregame celebration for becoming the 10th 1,000 point scorer in BG history! And a great 2nd half effort led to a 47-40 win against Vernon Hills!

Upcoming Dates

Date	Event
February 16	Non-Attendance Day
February 19	President’s Day - Building Closed
February 20	Class of 2028 Athletics and Activities Fair 6-7:30 pm
February 21	Buffalo Grove Parent Association (BGPA) meeting 7:00 pm Community Room
February 27	10th Grade Student/Parent College Planning Seminar 7:00 pm in the Theater
March 2	Sweetheart Dance - families and children preschool and up
March 8	End of 3rd Quarter
March 11	4th Quarter begins
March 18	BGPA presents “What to know when your child turns 18” 7pm in the Theater
March 19	Buffalo Grove Parent Association (BGPA) meeting 7:00 pm Community Room
March 22	Spring Break begins at the close of classes
April 1	Classes resume

CLICK HERE to buy tickets to the Sweetheart Dance

Junior Bisonettes Winter Dance Camp & Performance

Friday, February 9th 4-7pm

The Bisonette Poms/Competitive Dance Program is hosting a kiddie clinic on Friday, February 9th from 4:00-7:00 pm. In addition to learning a dance that will be performed at our halftime basketball games that night, participants will receive a t-shirt and two tickets to the game. Spread the word to the community!

CLICK HERE to register for Jr. Bisonette’s Winter Dance Camp

PLEASE NOTE: Once you select your quantity, you must complete "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" at the top of the screen. This will allow you to provide key information including shirt sizes. For additional information, please contact our sponsor at colleen.conley@ood.d214.org.

Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week

Date	Time	Event
January 26	7:15 pm	Girls Basketball vs. Rolling Meadows
January 27	4:30 pm	Boys Basketball vs. Highland Park
January 30	7:00 pm	Boys Basketball vs. Rolling Meadows
January 30	7:00 pm	Vocal Jazz & A Cappella Showcase
February 2	7:00 pm	Girls Basketball vs. St. Viator
Please call our Sports/Weather Hotline at (847) 718-4213 for sports status updates.

For underlevel and away sporting events and the most current information for BGHS activities, please go to: Buffalo Grove High School Comprehensive Calendar

Attention Seniors!

The D214 Scholarship portal is NOW OPEN! Visit https://bit.ly/41Z99O1 to apply. Create a profile and be matched with the scholarships for which you are eligible.

The BGPA Scholarship Application is now open

Application Deadline - April 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm

The Buffalo Grove High School Parent Association (“BGPA”) and donor Mrs. Jackie Sell are pleased to award scholarships to recognize the achievement of our students. The winners will be selected based on school and community involvement, leadership, motivation, and academics, as well as a compelling personal essay. All graduating BGHS Class of 2024 seniors are eligible for this scholarship. Additionally, scholarship Applicants must plan to attend a post-secondary or technical school as a full-time or part-time student and must meet District 214’s requirements to participate in and to be awarded a diploma at commencement in 2024. The Scholarship is an outright gift and will be announced and disbursed at the Principal’s Awards Assembly on May 13, 2024.

All applications will be reviewed with complete anonymity. The completed application (with required signatures) must be received in the BGHS College/Career Center by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. All decisions made by BGPA will be final. Any application not submitted with required signatures by the 4:00 pm on April 2, 2024, will be rejected. CLICK HERE to apply

Attention Thomas Middle School alumni

Each year college scholarships are awarded through the Thomas Middle School Pride of the Wolf Pack organization to college bound high school seniors who graduated from Thomas Middle School. Applications are due by March 1, 2024.

CLICK HERE for more details and to apply