BURLESON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

All Burleson 2009 Graduates are eligible for the Burleson Opportunity Fund Scholarship! Please click here for the application and hard copy applications are available at each of the campus location. Deadline for applications is January 17, 2009 and need to be sent to Lana Perkins, Burleson High School, 100 Elk Drive, Burleson, TX 76028.

Additional information concerning the scholarship may be found by reading the Burleson Opportunity Fund Scholarship brochure. Other information is available here:

• www.burlesonoppfund.com
• http://blogs.burlesonisd.net/collegereadiness/
  

Congrats to the BHS Varsity Football team who beat Arlington Martin High School Friday night November 14 with a score of 26-21! Our Bi-District Champions will continue the fight this weekend!

Round Two...Friday, Nov. 21st
7:30 ELKS vs. Permian Panthers @ Shotwell Stadium, Abilene (map)

Tickets go on sale at Elk Stadium on Thursday, November 20th from 7:00am til 10:00am and 5:00pm til 8:00pm. Prices are $4/students, $8/adults and $10/gate.

Way to go Elks!

The Burleson High School "Spirit of the Elks" Marching Band earned a 1st division rating from all three judges Saturday, October 18th, during the University Interscholastic League Region 7 Marching Band Contest held at Burleson Stadium.

The BISD Secondary Gifted and Talented Nomination window will be available now through November 21. Anyone wishing to nominate a secondary student (6th-12th grades) who is not currently identified for the program may do so by visiting the BISD website. All nominations must be received in the school office of the respective student postmarked by 4:00 PM on Nov. 21, 2008. Parents, teachers and community members may nominate students. For further information, please visit the Gifted and Talented website or contact Secondary Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Lana Perkins, @ 817-447-5700 or lperkins@burlesonisd.net.  

Forms and information for nomiations: TAG Nomination Letter, Parent Referral Form

We need to fill full-time and substitute positions as soon as possible!

Apply at the BISD Maintenance Facility:
(Beside Kerr Middle School)
117 S.E. Gregory, Burleson, Texas

Or call:
817-245-1012 and ask for Kim

BHS was represented well this past weekend at the District 3-5A Cross Country meet. The Varsity Girls team and Kendall Rockers from the Cross Country Boys' Team will compete at Regional’s Saturday, November 8th at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. The Varsity Girls Cross-Country team took 2nd place missing another district championship by just one point! The varsity team consists of Sr. Katie Hoaldridge, Jr. Cleo Yasenchack, Soph. Carson Southerland, Fresh. Catie Hooper, Jr. Annika Hofman, Fresh. Cosa Yasenchack, and Jr. Jessica Justice. Katie, Cleo and Carson placed 3rd, 6th and 10th respectively to medal individually! Varsity Boys Cross-Country will also be represented as Soph. Kendall Rockers placed 4th.

The JV Girls team took third with Jr. Jessica Sheeler, Sr. Amber Hamilton and Soph. Samantha Simpson leading the team with 2nd, 3rd, and 9th place finishes. The Varsity boys team finished 5th and JV boys finished 4th.

A College Fair will be held at Burleson High School on November 20, 2008. It will take place in the BHS Cafeteria from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Come one, Come all!!!

Burleson High School is a test site for the SAT and ACT college entrance exams. Below are the 2008-2009 dates for each test.

Thirty high school graduates earned a financial boost for college thanks to the Burleson Opportunity Fund.

In its inaugural year, the Burleson Opportunity Fund has awarded 30 scholarships to students who will enroll at Burleson’s Hill College campus.

The plan, which is part of the City of Burleson’s Strengthening Families Initiative, is right on track toward the goal of starting modestly by granting a few scholarships to members of the 2007-2008 graduating class, then, in a few years, ensuring that every Burleson student graduating from high school has access to at least a community college education.

The first day of school is August 26. Start times are as follows:

Elementary Schools    
8:00am to 3:10pm

Middle Schools            
8:15am to 3:45pm  

High School             
8:20am to 3:54pm

The recommended Burleson ISD Credit by Examination Without Prior Instruction (examination for acceleration) dates for 2008 are:

The Texas Education Agency recently released the Gold Performance Acknowledgements for districts and campuses throughout the State of Texas. The purpose of the Acknowledgements is to recognize areas of commended performance that are based upon the percentage of students attaining commended performance on TAKS.