Weekly Parent News
Upcoming Dates
June 29-July 3: BCHS Office Closed
August 18-20: Student Registration Days
August 26: First Day of School!
Summer Office Hours
The high school office summer hours are as follows:
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8:00am-3:00 pm
Closed the week of June 29-July 3
ELA Honors/AP Summer Reading List
Below is the link to the summer reading assignments for students enrolled in Honors ELA 9, Honors ELA 10, AP Lang, and AP Lit for the upcoming school year. Students should have received an email from the counseling department to view their course selections; although the verification period has closed, students should be aware of their selected courses for next year.
Class of 2026 Parents
2026 Grad Photos:
Graduation photos are Live for ordering. Geskus has sent out emails with ordering information to those who registered and also to the parent emails they have on file.
Geskus utilizes personal webcodes so families will need to visit their website and enter their webcode to access their photo gallery.
Online Store: gpi.portraitpics.co/
If you are experiencing any trouble, please contact Geskus’s customer service team.
GPI Customer Service: geskusphoto.com/contact-us
Email:customerservice@geskusphoto.com
Office #: 616-453-4170
Toll Free #: 800-473-3885
Yearbooks for Class of 2026:
Seniors will receive an email later this summer when yearbooks arrive. If you did not opt to have it shipped home, they will be available for pickup during our registration days in August, or you can stop by the high school office after Labor Day.
Class of 2027 Senior Picture Guidelines
As seniors begin scheduling their senior photo sessions, please follow the guidelines below to ensure that their photos are acceptable for the yearbook and senior slideshow.
- The yearbook staff only accepts senior photos in the digital format.
- You can email your photo to: yearbook@bcpsk12.net. Put your name in the subject line.
- Please make sure that your photo is 300 ppi, is in .jpg format and sent as an attachment.
- Cell phone shots will NOT be accepted.
- Shots taken with poor lighting and/or with low resolution will look inferior.
- All photos must be vertical.
- The photo can be full body or head and shoulder (however, the head and shoulder photos look best).
- The photos can be in color or black & white.
- There should be no props.
- Senior photo clothing must fall within the following guidelines. Please note this is just for senior photos and not a change to the overall school dress code.
- No strapless tops or dresses (spaghetti straps or any other size straps are allowed)
- No shorts or dresses shorter than mid thigh
- No halter tops, tube tops, low cut or plunging necklines
- No rips in shorts or jeans higher than 6 inches above the knee
- Hats are acceptable (no inappropriate images or language is allowed)
- If you are unsure, or have questions regarding the guidelines, please email the yearbook staff.
- Seniors & senior parents will be notified if a photo does not meet requirements.
- Any edits that are needed due to guideline violations will be the responsibility of your photographer, not the yearbook staff. We recommend you make sure at least one of your outfits meets these guidelines.
- A replacement photo must be submitted within a limited time frame or your school ID photo will be used.
- We will reply to all submissions as we receive them.
- Many photographers submit senior photos for you but it is your responsibility to make sure that we received it. (Please do not assume that they have provided you with this service.)
BCFAB News
As summer begins, we want to thank you for supporting the Byron Center Fine Arts Boosters (BCFAB). Your support helps our students grow and thrive in visual arts, band, choir, orchestra, and theater.
With your help, BCFAB raises funds to support the fine arts programs—visual arts, marching band, jazz band, choir, orchestra, and theater—all the things that help our students shine. These funds go toward things like competition fees, travel, food, costumes, and new equipment.
We also love helping families directly through things like private lesson subsidies, camp scholarships, and accompanist reimbursements. If any of that sounds helpful to you, check out the application form attached.
Private Lesson Reimbursement Application
Wege Prize High School Collaborative Studio
Kendall College of Art & Design is excited to share that will be hosting the 2026 Wege Prize High School Collaborative Studio again this summer.
July 20-July 31
9:00-3:30
Accepted applicants will receive:
Stipend $595.00
3 dual enrollment credits
Lunches and excursions
More information is found here: wegeprize.org/hs26
Summer Bulldog Power
High School Training
M/W/Th
7:00 am-9:00 am Football
9:00 am-10:00 am Girls
10L00 am-11:00 am Boys (non-FB)
Middle School Training
M/W
11:00 am-12:00 pm/ 8th grade
12:00 pm-1:00 pm/ 7th grade
*Speed & Agility Camp starts July 7th
**5th & 6th Grade BulldogPower starts July 7th
1) Please be sure you REGISTER with this link: https://byroncenterathletics.com/registrations
2) On your first day, be sure you remember:
- Bring a water bottle!
- Bring a small towel if needed
- Eat and drink something for breakfast....(and right after training as well)
- Bring ATHLETIC shoes (NO Clogs, Crocs, Slip-ons, Sandals, Hey Dudes, Etc)...You don't wear loafers when you compete, don't wear them to BulldogPower! Also, no hats in the weight room.
- Please wear school appropriate apparel. (Preferably BYRON CENTER sports shirts that are Bulldog Colors). No Cut-offs! (Once again, if you can't compete in a game with it on, you shouldn't wear it to train in BulldogPower.)
*PLEASE ARRIVE 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED START TIME TO CHECK IN*
Looking forward to a terrific Summer! #WeAreBC #BuildingChampions #BulldogPower
If you have questions, please email Coach Joe at jchiaramonte@bcpsk12.net
