End of Year Details

The Week Of May 22nd

Please do not litter!!!
Please be good neighbors and either throw your trash away or keep it in your car until you get home. Bob, our parking lot attendant has done a lot of work keeping the parking lots clean of garbage. And the neighbors do not want it in their yard. We appreciate you being very considerate.

Elevator Keys – If you need your key past today, see Charlotte. In the admin office. Otherwise, please turn in your elevator keys

Sports physicals completed after April 15^th are valid for the 2023-24 seasons.  If you are not in a spring sport, now would be a great time to get it out of the way!  Sophomores, if you have turned 16, don’t forget you will need your second meningococcal vaccine prior to next fall!  If you are getting a sports physical, make sure to ask for it!

Freshman, Sophomores & Juniors: ~ Students are permitted to keep their Chromebook & charger this summer. If you choose to turn them in, please go to the library.

ATTENTION JUNIORS, CLASS OF 2024!

You will be receiving an email with information regarding your mandatory senior meeting to be scheduled with your assigned counselor.  We are excited for the opportunity to offer these meetings this summer.  We highly encourage a parent to attend but it is not required. 

You must check you BPS apps email for instructions on how to schedule your meeting.  Be advised that if you are attending summer school you must schedule your meeting after your class.  Please see your counselor if you have any questions.

Senior Details….

Seniors – It’s always exciting to say “thank you” to your teachers that have helped you grow during these past 12 years but please remember that you can’t visit teachers during their school hours (example: Wachter teachers or once you graduate and you come back for the holidays.)

Please make sure that your bills are paid up!! If you have a negative balance for lunch or owe any book bills/parking tickets they have to be paid up by May 26^th. If you have questions on if you owe anything, please see Charlotte in the Administration office.

Graduating seniors and students leaving the district will lose access to all Google services using their @bspapps.org email address; this includes Docs, Sites, Calendar, YouTube, Gmail and other services tied to their @bpsapps.org email address. For instructions on how to download or transfer your data, please go to the library.

Senior Lunch Balances – If you have money in your lunch account you can cash out. Please see Charlotte in the Administration office

Seniors – Diplomas and final transcripts
Diplomas and final transcripts can be picked up after June 5^th. Any diplomas not picked up by August 1^st will be mailed to your home address that we have on file. If you’ve moved or will move, please see Cassie Bauer in the administration office.

Graduation Line Up is posted outside the administration office. There is an East side and a West side line up. If you are concerned with the pronunciation of your name, please let the announcer know

• West side – See Mrs. Berg in Student Services
• East side – See Mr. Johnson in Attendance office

 It’s a GREAT WEEK TO BE A DEMON!!!

50th Anniversary 
When:  June 8th
Where:  Tom O'Leary
Cost:  $600

Demon Hockey Golf Tournament

Registration Form

Summer BHS Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 7-3:30
Friday 7-12:30

BHS Summer School: Session 1:  May 30-June 14
                                      Session 2:  June 15-June 30

Summer School Hours:  Science Classes: begin at 7:30 a.m. each day and end at 1:30 p.m. All other classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m.  Science classes may have afternoon obligations scheduled by the instructor for field trips. Some of these may last into the evening and are mandatory.

Attendance: Absences must be excused by a parent on the day of the absence. Please call 323-4803 to do so. A student who is absent more than 6 hours in a 12-day semester will be withdrawn and hours excused for medical reasons will count toward the 6-hour absence limit. Students are required to be in attendance on the final test day of each semester and cannot use any of the 6-hour absence limit for the final test day. Absence on a final test day will result in withdrawal and a failing grade for that semester. Excessive tardies (6 per semester), unexcused absences, detentions (more than 1), or any suspension may result in dismissal from summer school.

Closed Campus: Summer school operates as a closed campus. Students are not allowed in the parking lot or off campus during the morning break without an administrator’s permission. Violation of this rule may result in dismissal from summer school.

Cell Phones/Electronic Devices: Cell Phone use and use of other electronic devices is not permitted at any time in the classroom. It is expected that upon entering the classroom, all devices will be turned off. Any student who violates his/her classroom policy will be required to turn in the device to the attendance office for a length of time to be determined by an administrator.

Behavior: A student’s success in summer school may be affected by behavior. Any violation of school rules that would result in a suspension during the regular school year will be cause for dismissal from summer school.

Dress Code: Students are expected to wear clothing that is school-appropriate and follows the BHS dress code. If the clothing is deemed inappropriate, the student will be required to contact a parent and arrange for an appropriate change of clothing. Class time missed to leave school for appropriate clothing will count towards the 6 hr allowance for the semester.

Withdrawal from Summer School: Withdrawal from class prior to June 8 (Session 1) or June 26 (Session 2) will be recorded as “W” (withdrawal, no grade, no credit).

Withdrawal from class on or after June 8 (Semester 1) or June 26 (Semester 2) will be recorded as “WF” (withdrawal/fail), which will be calculated as an “F” in the student’s GPA.

Other questions regarding the above information can be answered by the Assistant Principals at BHS (323-4803). 

Details are being added daily. Please review the graduation tab for updated information regarding this year's graduation.

https://www.bismarckschools.org/domain/668

Graduation info - https://www.bismarckschools.org/domain/837

Streaming link for BHS/CHS/LHS - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVoq1BXujHNn4sI-clRmKSw 

Tribute to Achievements

BHS acknowledges honors and awards that our staff and students achieve during the year.  We try very hard to catch every achievement.  If your student receives honors or an award this year, please call (701-323-4800 ext. 6006) or email Cassie Bauer cassie_bauer@bismarckschools.org with the information. This will help assure that we don’t miss anyone. Honors and Awards are also highlighted in the yearbook.

Honors & Awards 2022-23

BHS has yearbooks for sale from class of 1950-2021. If you are interested in purchasing one of these for $40, please contact Kirsten Nies at kirsten_nies@bismarckschools.org.

Past yearbooks

Picture Day Details

Dear BHS family,

We hope you and your student(s) have started off second semester on a positive note. As we move into 2nd semester, we want to remind you and your student of the importance of being present in school. Consistent attendance is a leading indicator in your child’s academic success. Along with impeding academic progress, chronic absenteeism could cause your child to lose credit in his/her classes. Below is the credit loss policy listed in the BHS student handbook:

CREDIT LOSS

Students must be in attendance in a class for a specific number of days per school semester in order to earn credit. As a result, the number of absences per semester is limited to 10 per class. As a matter of procedure, the attendance office will notify parents by letter when a student has accumulated 5 or more non-school-sponsored absences in a class. Thereafter, it is the student's responsibility to monitor his/her attendance to avoid credit loss.  When the number of absences in a class exceeds 10, the course grade will be recorded as an FC (failing grade due to credit loss) which grants no credit for the class and counts as an F in the student’s GPA.  When a student is notified of credit loss, he/she must see a counselor immediately.  If the class is the seventh subject for a sophomore or junior, or the sixth subject for a senior, the student may be withdrawn from that class at the discretion of an administrator. However, the student will be required to continue to attend the class if it is the sixth subject for a sophomore or junior or the fifth subject for a senior.

The only exceptions to the above absence limit standard are medical absences with a signed doctor’s excuse stating the specific time that the student could not be in school, school-sponsored activities, in-school detention absences and out-of-school suspensions.  Unusual situations or exceptions will be considered by the administration. 

Attendance Codes at BHS:

Count towards credit loss:

“E”--Parent calls in to excuse student for non-medical related event. (ex: family vacation or long weekend)

“U”--Student did not attend class and parent did not call to excuse the student.

“A”--Parent calls in due to the student being ill without medical excuse

Exempt from credit loss:

“M”--Student is absent and brings a note from a medical doctor/dentist. Parent must also call   

       the office to excuse the absence. 

“C19”--Parent calls to report student has contracted Covid-19. 

“S”--Student is absent due to School-sponsored activity.

“C”--Student is absent due to a family funeral or other family emergencies. 

 If you need help getting your student(s) to attend school on a regular basis, please reach out to Bismarck High, and we will work with you to provide support or help direct you to services in the Bismarck community. 

Thank you,  

Bismarck High School Administration 

School Newsletter

Yearbook Order Link

*AN ADDITIONAL $1.00 WILL BE CHARGED AT THE COMMUNITY BOWL AND THE EVENT CENTER FOR THOSE CARRYING AN ADULT SEASON TICKET, STUDENT SEASON TICKET, OR SENIOR CITIZEN SEASON TICKET.

Single Admission Prices

Community Bowl and Event Center Events: 

• Adult $7.00
• Senior $6.00
• Student $5.00
  
  

All other events:

• Adult $6.00
• Senior $5.00
• Student $4.00
  

**None of the season tickets cover invitational tourneys, West Region tournaments or NDHSAA sponsored events.** 

BHS has a Little Free Library in front of our building on 7^th Street! The main purpose is to encourage BHS students to read, but because a LFL is a “take a book, leave a book” philosophy, you might find literature from all genres and levels. Feel free to grab a good read for yourself and exchange it with one you think students might find interesting.

And the beautiful box was decorated by our very own, Paul Noot (BHS Art teacher).