Friday, November 8, 2019

Principal Wardle's Weekly Blog 11/08/2019


Friday Focus:  
Multicultural Show Tonight 7:00 pm
Don’t miss the opportunity to see our talented students celebrating a variety of countries and cultures tonight at the Multicultural Show at 7:00 pm in the Cafeteria.


The Bison Impact:  
  • Model UN had a great experience at SIMUN this past Saturday. Congratulations to our Best Delegates, Andrew Cochrane and Justin Wytmar and Honorable Mention Delegates, Ariella Duvel and Mia Roque.
  • The 41st Annual Pops concert was a huge success. Congratulations to all involved in ¡Celebración Cultural Hispana! Thanks to everyone who came and enjoyed & supported the work of these amazing musicians, to the volunteers who helped it run smoothly, and to our special guest Mariachi Viva Mexico!
  • Congratulations to Swimmer, Stefanie Surdyka, 3rd place in the 50 yard freestyle and MSL Varsity Conference Champion in the 100 yard freestyle! 
  • Congratulations to 200 free relay Swimmers Gabriela Surdyka, Stefanie Surdyka, Reese Frighetto, and Emilia Jedryka on taking 2nd overall at MSL Varsity Conference meet!
  • Congratulations to Swimmers, Victoria Surdyka, Samantha Menely, Sydney Logan, and Gabriela Surdyka on wrapping up the MSL Varsity Conference meet with a 6th place finish in the 400 freestyle relay.  
  • Congratulations to Jillian Dombroski on her 5th place finish in the 100 breaststroke at the MSL Varsity Conference meet!
  • Congratulations to sophomore Emilia Jedryka on taking 5th place in the 100 back and 4th place with a season best in the 100 freestyle at the MSL Varsity Conference meet last weekend!
  • Congratulations to freshman Reese Frighetto on taking 2nd place in the 50 yard freestyle at the MSL Conference meet!
Upcoming Dates

Date
Event
November 14
Board of Education Meeting 7:00 pm at Forest View Educational Center
November 20
Buffalo Grove Parent Association (BGPA) Meeting 7:00 pm
November 27
Non-Attendance Day - Building Closed
November 28
Thanksgiving Day - Building Closed
November 29
Non-Attendance Day - Building Closed
December 11
Buffalo Grove Parent Association (BGPA) Meeting 7:00 pm
December 12
Board of Education Meeting 7:00 pm at Forest View Educational Center
December 18
First Semester Final Exams Periods 1, 2, 6 (Dismissal at 12:25 pm)
December 19
First Semester Final Exams Periods 3, 7 ,4 (Dismissal at 12:25 pm)
December 20
First Semester Final Exams Periods 8, 5 (Dismissal at 11:00 am)
December 23 - Jan 3
Winter Break

Bison Academy TOMORROW!
Need extra help? A Quiet place to make up missing work and tests?

Back Those Bison!
Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week
Date
Time
Event
November 8
7:00 pm
Multicultural Show
November 14
7:00 pm
Winter Play The Heidi Chronicles - Tickets  HERE or at door 
November 15
7:00 pm
Winter Play The Heidi Chronicles - Tickets  HERE or at door 
November 16
2:45 pm
Day with the BGHS Band - All day event. Concert at 2:45pm
7:00 pm
Winter Play The Heidi Chronicles - Tickets  HERE or at door 
November 19
7:00 pm
Choral Extravaganza
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 Juniors, Seniors and Parents!  Representatives from the following schools/military branches will be on campus to meet with students next week. Please pick up a pass from the College and Career Center to meet with a representative.
Date
College Representative Visit Scheduled
Tuesday, November 12
4th, 5th & 6th Periods:  United States Navy
Thursday, November 14
4th, 5th & 6th Periods:  United States Marines Corps
Wednesday, November 26
5th Period:  Florida State University (Lev Simon, 2018 BGHS Grad)

Click HERE for tickets to The Heidi Chronicles

BGHS in the News
Buffalo Grove orchestra teacher a semifinalist for Grammy Music Educator Award
The Daily Herald, November 5, 2019
Exactly 20 years ago, Elizabeth Bennett celebrated as her high school's groundbreaking music program won its first Grammy Signature School Award. Fast forward to this year, when Bennett herself has been named a semifinalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award for her innovative programs at Buffalo Grove High School. Read Story

Buffalo Grove, Stevenson students learn how village government works
The Daily Herald, November 5, 2019
Last week's Buffalo Grove village board meeting featured some new faces on the dais. Buffalo Grove and Stevenson high school students sat where the trustees, village clerk and village president normally sit. Meanwhile, the real trustees watched "themselves" from the audience, while Village President Beverly Sussman sat on one side of the council chambers taking copious notes. The students, under the guidance of Advanced Placement government teachers Andrew Conneen of Stevenson and Zach Crandall of Buffalo Grove High, assumed the roles of elected leaders and village staff as part of Buffalo Grove's annual Civics Forum. Read Story

Looking for More?
Click Here for BGHS’s Daily Announcements
Click Here for the Second Quarter Parent Newsletter
Click Here for BG's student newspaper, The Charger
Click Here for The oneBG Podcast
Click Here for One Grove Gallery exhibits and information
Click Here for the detailed daily BG Activity/Athletics Calendar

Staff Spotlight
1. What is your name? Colleen Murtagh, but my students call me seƱora.

2. What department do you work in/how long have you been teaching at BG? I teach Spanish in the World Language Department. I student taught at BG in the spring of 2006 and then started full time the following fall. This is my 14th year.

3. Where did you go to high school? Elk Grove High School

4. What part of working at BGHS do you find the most rewarding? When my students want to tell me all about how they spoke Spanish in the real world!

5. What is something unique about you? Both my husband and I come from large families, so we have 29 wonderful nieces and nephews.

6. What are you currently reading, and/ or do you have a favorite author or podcast? My favorite podcast is The Daily.

7. What activities or clubs do you coach/sponsor?  What activities at BG do you follow?  I sponsor Peer Counseling and help out with Spanish Club.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Principal Wardle's Weekly Blog 11/01/2109


Friday Focus:  One Grove Gallery Exhibit
Our Day of the Dead exhibit titled "How Do You Honor the Dead?" is up and running. This show is a collaboration between the Spanish, graphic arts, and art teachers and students. Thank you to all who helped pull this together, especially the Spanish teachers and students who cut over 1,000 flowers. We will have a table up in the lunchroom this week for students and staff to add a name of a deceased loved one to a flower. You can then add it to the wall in the gallery dedicated to honoring the dead. The show will be up until Thanksgiving.


The Bison Impact:  
  • Congratulations to Cross Country runners Grant Wasielewski and Tyler Matsuda on qualifying for Sectionals!
  • Congratulations BGHS Orchestra members participating in the District214 Honors Orchestra at their wonderful Fall Concert last Sunday! 
  • Congratulations to our Boys Soccer IHSA Regional Champions! The Bison defeated Barrington 2-1 to advance to the Sectional.
  • Congratulations to our Bass Fishing Team members known as Team Mike (Mike Iantorno & Mike Baumeister) for taking 3rd in the SHS Fall Series Championship last Saturday! 
  • Congratulations to the JV Girls Swimming medley relay team on their top 6 finish at the MSL championship at Prospect last weekend.
Upcoming Dates

Date
Event
November 2
Class of 2024 8th Grade Testing Make-up Date
November 7
Fall Sports Awards 7:00 pm
November 14
Board of Education Meeting 7:00 pm at Forest View Educational Center
November 20
Buffalo Grove Parent Association (BGPA) Meeting 7:00 pm
November 27
Non-Attendance Day - Building Closed
November 28
Thanksgiving Day - Building Closed
November 29
Non-Attendance Day - Building Closed
December 11
Buffalo Grove Parent Association (BGPA) Meeting 7:00 pm
December 12
Board of Education Meeting 7:00 pm at Forest View Educational Center
December 18
First Semester Final Exams Periods 1, 2, 6 (Dismissal at 12:25 pm)
December 19
First Semester Final Exams Periods 3, 7 ,4 (Dismissal at 12:25 pm)
December 20
First Semester Final Exams Periods 8, 5 (Dismissal at 11:00 am)
December 23 - Jan 3
Winter Break



Back Those Bison!
Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week
Date
Time
Event
November 2
7:00 pm
41st Annual Pops Concert
November 7
7:00 pm
Fall Sports Awards
November 8
7:00 pm
Multicultural Show
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 Juniors, Seniors and Parents!  Representatives from the following schools/military branches will be on campus to meet with students next week. Please pick up a pass from the College and Career Center to meet with a representative.
Date
College Representative Visit Scheduled
Monday, November 4
4th, 5th & 6th Periods:  Army
Tuesday, November 12
4th, 5th & 6th Periods:  Navy
Thursday, November 14
4th, 5th & 6th Periods:  Marines
Wednesday, November 26
5th Period:  Florida State University (Lev Simon, 2018 BG Grad)

Click HERE for tickets to The Heidi Chronicles

BGHS in the News

Buffalo Grove’s Anderson brothers embrace their football heritage
Chicago Tribune, October 18, 2019
Buffalo Grove junior Ayden Anderson and sophomore Trystan Anderson are following in the footsteps of a football-playing family. Their father, Lars Anderson, played tight end at Indiana, and uncles Erick Anderson and Kurt Anderson played at Michigan. Erick Anderson won the Butkus Award in 1991 as the nation’s best collegiate linebacker, and Kurt Anderson is the offensive line coach at Northwestern. Read Story

Buffalo Grove hangs on to down Elk Grove
The Daily Herald, October 25, 2019
It was a very close battle from start to finish when host Buffalo Grove faced Elk Grove Friday night in the Mid-Suburban East season finale for both football teams. The Bison trailed 17-13 in the fourth quarter. But they put together a 65-yard scoring drive before holding off a late Grenadiers' comeback attempt to capture an exciting 20-17 victory. Read Story

Boys soccer: Buffalo Grove downs Barrington to win regional crown
The Daily Herald, October 26, 2019
Seventh-seeded Buffalo Grove continued its giant killer ways with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Barrington Saturday night at BG's Grant Blaney Stadium in a torrential rainstorm to capture its own Class 3A boys soccer regional championship. Read Story


Tim Bogar A Possible Mets Coaching Candidate
Journal & Topics, October 30, 2019
Tim Bogar, a Buffalo Grove High School alum, is a strong candidate to take over as manager of the New York Mets next season. Bogar currently is the first base coach for the Washington Nationals, who are competing in the World Series against the Houston Astros. The former Eastern Illinois University baseball player is said to be in contention for the job along with Carlos Beltran, Eduardo Perez, Derek Shelton and Luis Rojas.

Looking for More?
Click Here for BGHS’s Daily Announcements
Click Here for the Second Quarter Parent Newsletter
Click Here for BG's student newspaper, The Charger
Click Here for The oneBG Podcast
Click Here for One Grove Gallery exhibits and information
Click Here for the detailed daily BG Activity/Athletics Calendar

Staff Spotlight
1. What is your name? Susan Cochrane

2. What department do you work in? Technology Department - Help Desk.

3. How long have you been at BG? This is my 7th Year at BG.

3. Where did you go to high school? I went to Maine East High School.

4. What part of working at BGHS do you find the most rewarding? I find it most rewarding when I can help a staff member or student solve a technology issue.

5. What is something unique about you? I love to read, especially mystery/suspense novels.

6. What activities or clubs do you coach/ sponsor?  What activities at BG do you follow?  I am not a coach or sponsor.  I do pay attention to how the sports team at BG are doing, especially football.