Buffalo Grove High School alum and Rhythmic Gymnast, Liza Merenzon, shares her journey to the Tokyo Olympics HERE
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Picture Day(s) - August 17-20
Freshman, sophomore and junior students will have yearbook photos taken next week, Tuesday, August 17 through Friday, August 18 in the Community Room (room A101 next to door #34). Students will go with their English classes to have their photos taken. English teachers will inform students of their scheduled date and time. To order photos, students can pick up an order form in the Main Office or order online at mylifetouch.com using School ID code EVTZQQSV8. The make-up/retake date is scheduled for October 15, 2021. Seniors will have another opportunity for senior portraits to be taken in October. The dates for senior portraits have not been finalized yet.
Fall Play Auditions!
Auditions for the Fall Play, Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic, are Monday, August 16 and Tuesday. August 17 from 3:30-5:30 pm in the Choir Room (A136). If your student is a fan of Harry Potter, they will not want to miss the chance to be a part of this hysterical spoof. There are lots of roles to fill! See the blurb in the blog for more details on the play. Questions? See Ms. Wells in A175 or email her at beth.wells@d214.org. Interested in joining the tech crew? Contact Mr. Tschammer at philip.tschammer@d214.org.
Parent Series
Supporting our Students as They Return to School This Fall
We are pleased to announce that we have worked with Jackie Rhew, LCPC, to create a two-part series to help parents help their students transition back to in person learning. There are many emotions your student may be going through as they come back to school full time. Jackie will help you with concrete strategies to support the development of resiliency and address teen anxiety and school refusal in one series. In the second series, Jackie will lead a three-part social and emotional health series.
Jackie Rhew, LCPC, CADC has utilized individual, family, and group therapy in hospital, educational, and private-practice settings, both in the Chicagoland area and overseas. She is the co-founder of the Center for Emotional Wellness of the Northwest Suburbs, she served as Assistant Director for seven years for the School Anxiety/School Refusal Program at AMITA Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, a program she was instrumental in creating and developing. She provides training locally and nationally on anxiety, school refusal, parenting, and self-injury. She has co-authored several publications and has been featured on both ABC Channel 7 and CBS Channel 2 newscasts highlighting her work with adolescents struggling with avoidant school behaviors and bullying in schools.
Please see the information below about the first of the parent series that we are excited to offer you. Each session will run from 7-8 pm through Zoom.
Parent Series 1: Supporting School Engagement
This series includes 2 Virtual Parent sessions focused for parents on students who have struggled to engage in school over the course of the past year. These 2 sessions will provide parents with concrete strategies for parents to support the development of resiliency and address teen anxiety and school refusal.
This two-part presentation will be held via zoom on August 25th and September 23rd from 7-8 pm and will support parents in understanding different types of school avoidant and refusal behaviors, including traits and interventions, as well as types of anxiety and behavioral disorders that commonly present with School Avoidance. Intervention strategies to promote engagement, assist teens in managing their anxiety, and to promote increased motivation, healthy goal setting and active school engagement will be reviewed. Parents will also learn techniques to improve their awareness and parenting skills to foster structure and accountability for their children. Please mark your calendar, as we look forward to helping you support your student as they return to school in person. The links to each session will be emailed to parents prior to the first session taking place.
The Bison Impact:
Special shout out to our Elevate leaders for waking up early on the last day of summer break to serve as inspiring role models for Thomas Middle School student leaders! Leaders growing leaders and focusing on empowering healthy decisions, creating a culture where all can be successful, aiming for stars! 
Upcoming Dates
Date | Event |
August 17-20 | Underlass Picture Day(s) in Community Room (A101) Freshman, sophomore, and junior students will go with their English classes to have their photo taken. English teachers will inform students of their date and time. |
August 18 | Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM at Forest View Educational Center |
Buffalo Grove Parent Association Meeting 7:00 pm in the Community Room All parents/guardians are invited to attend |
August 26 | Open House |
September 6 | Labor Day - Building Closed |
September 7 | Non-Attendance Day - Building Closed |
September 9 | Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM at Forest View Educational Center |
September 14 | Buffalo Grove Parent Association Meeting 7:00 pm in the Community Room All parents/guardians are invited to attend |
September 16 | Non-Attendance Day - Building Closed |
September 23 | Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM at Forest View Educational Center |
Are you a fan of a certain boy wizard?
About the play: Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic gives you a front row seat to the sidelines of the world’s most famous magical journey. Follow the story of a young wizard named Wayne and the Puffs–a group of well-meaning, loyal rejects with a thing for badgers–in this laugh-out-loud comedy that’s “packed with knowing winks to its source material and a heart all its own!” (Entertainment Weekly). Hypable exclaims, “Any Potter fan visiting New York City absolutely must take in this play.” Get out your wands and “Leviosa yourselves to the new Off-Broadway hit, Puffs!” (Edge Media Network). Fall play performance will be October 7, 8 and 9th at 7:00 pm.
Back Those Bison!
Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week
Date | Time | Event |
August 16 | 3:30-5:30 | Fall Play Auditions in the Choir Room A136 Questions? See Ms. Wells in A175. |
August 17 | 3:30-5:30 | Fall Play Auditions in the Choir Room A136 |
August 19 | 3:30 pm | Girls Golf vs. Prospect at Buffalo Grove Golf Course |
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
BGHS In the News
How was your first day of school?
Fox32 Chicago via Twitter, August 12, 2021
Buffalo Grove High School was highlighted this morning on Fox32 Chicago!
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