Weekly Parent News
Upcoming Dates
September 21-26: Homecoming Week
September 30: Senior Cap & Gown Meeting During FLEX
October 12-14: Parent/Teacher Conference 4-7pm
October 13: Picture Retake in the AM
October 21: PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
High School Daily Schedule: BCHS Daily Schedule 26-27
2026-2027 School Calendar: 2026-2027 BCPS Calendar
Attendance Information
Please notify the office as soon as possible to report an absence, late arrival or early dismissal time for your student. Attendance messages should be directed to 616-878-6610 to leave a message or email bchsattendance@bcpsk12.net
Unexcused Absences
Please communicate with the school within 24 hours to excuse an absence. After that, a detention will be assigned. Once a detention is assigned for an unexcused absence, your student must serve the detention, even if the absence is called in as excused afterward.
Homework Support
We are excited to offer our after school Homework Support program again this school year as an opportunity for students to get caught up on work, receive extra help and strengthen the study habits that will lead to their long-term success.
The first day of after school Homework Support will be Tuesday, September 8. Homework Support runs from 2:50pm-3:50pm. Transportation is not provided.
Emails go out to parents and students on Friday afternoon for Tuesday's Homework Support, and Wednesday afternoon for Thursday's Homework Support. The goal is for students to complete their missing assignments and turn them in before Homework Support, which will then clear them. They must turn in the missing assignment by the class period for which it was assigned on the day of Homework Support to get cleared.
The first time Homework Support is missed, a warning is issued. Additional skips will result in an after-school detention.
For questions about specific assignments, or if an assignment was turned in but is still marked as missing, please reach out directly to the student's teacher.
For any inquiries regarding Homework Support in general, you can reach Mrs. Wilkins at jwilkins@bcpsk12.net
Hand2Hand @ BCHS
This year we will again be offering the Hand2Hand program to all BC students that may benefit from it. This program allows students to pick up food and toiletry items from the Hand2Hand pantry, located in the Counseling Office. The program is completely confidential.
Read more about Hand2Hand: H2H Kids
Please SIGN UP by September 4. Here's the link to the H2H Google Form: Hand2Hand Permission Slip
The pantry will begin on September 10.
Homecoming Guest Forms
Homecoming Dance guest forms are now available in the main office. If your student plans to bring someone who is NOT a current BCHS student, a guest form must be complete and returned for approval to the office by Thursday, September 17 @ 3:00. Students will be notified of their guest approval via school email.
We will not be accepting late forms, faxing or emailing forms, so please plan ahead! As a reminder, students are only allowed to bring one guest and they cannot be in middle school or 20 years old or older. If you have any questions, please contact the office.
PSAT/NMSQT Test for Juniors
BCHS will be offering the PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test the morning of Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 8:00AM to any interested junior. Students will have a chance to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program and other awards.The test is optional and free of charge. All juniors will still take the SAT in the spring. To sign your student up, please use this link. The deadline to sign up is 3:00 PM on Friday, Sept. 18. If your student receives testing accommodations, they will use the same accommodations they were approved for last year. If you have any questions, please email Pam Gillespie at pgillespie@bcpsk12.net. We are excited to offer this opportunity to our students!
For more information about the qualifying scholarship program: PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide
Parents of Seniors
Please refer to the Important Dates for Seniors 2027 document for all senior event information, dates and times. This will be updated as needed to provide you with the most current details.
SAN 2027
Senior All Night Party 2027(online registration only): Registration Letter - SAN2027 OR Register here! Seniors can claim their FREE Class of 2027 t-shirt here
Junior and Senior Parents
Local military recruiters are able to request student information for our junior and senior classes. This includes their first and last name, home address, phone number and school email. We are required to provide that information unless you opt your student out. This was an option labeled, "Release Directory Info", which you were able to select during the registration process. If you already selected "no", you do not need to do anything further. If you are unsure, or want to change your "yes" to a "no", please complete our Google form using this link by Sept. 30th. If you have any questions, please email Pam Gillespie at pgillespie@bcpsk12.net.
Helpful Links
Counseling Office Schedule Letter: Counseling Office Schedule Change Letter
PASS (Parents Assisting Staff & Students) Info: PASS Introduction Letter
Jr./Sr. Girls Powder Puff: 26-27 Powderpuff Registration
School Photos/IDs: Inter-State School Photo Flyer
Yearbooks (online ordering only): Jostens
Back to School Supply List: BCHS School Supply List
