📣 Benton Intermediate 5th grade writers, don’t miss your chance to shine! 🚨DUE THIS FRIDAY, October 24th.🚨 Submit your work for the Americanism Writing Contest with the VFW. ❤️🤍💙
Catch the latest fun-filled episode of On the Record here 👉https://bit.ly/OTRS4E6
🎉 In this episode:
* Homecoming festivities around the parish
* Central Park students take a deep dive into water safety
* Airline Principal Seth Stowell shares his story
* Superintendent Shout-Outs featuring the Benton Tiger Band and a salute to Apollo Elementary's military club
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Attention ALL Guardians! It’s time to complete the Impact Aid Survey!
This quick survey helps Bossier Schools receive important federal funding that directly supports our students and classrooms.
If you haven’t completed yours yet, please check your email and submit it today. All surveys are due by this Friday, October 24, 2025.
Click this link: https://bit.ly/BPSImpactAidSurvey or use the QR Code provided in the graphic.
Send a little Halloween cheer by purchasing a Boo Gram for your friends, teachers, or staff! 🎃 Each Boo Gram is just $1.00, and all proceeds go to support our amazing Drama Team.
🕸️ Sale ends October 30th — don’t miss your chance to spread some spooky smiles! 💜🧡
🎃 Directions: Students who choose to purchase Boo Grams may complete the Boo Gram Order Form and turn it in to the Boo Candy table in the Commons along with $1.00 for each message and candy gram. Forms will also go home this week.
👀🍎 BIS Teacher or Staff Sightings Wanted! 📸🐯
Have you or your student spotted a BIS teacher or staff member out and about in the community? Maybe at a ballgame, grocery store, or restaurant? We want to see! 🙌
If you catch one of our BIS team members “out and about,” snap a quick photo (with their permission, of course) and email it to sandy.mccathern@bossierschools.org.
Let’s celebrate our amazing staff who make BIS shine...both inside and outside of school! 💛💜
Our 1st Block students will perform this Thursday, October 23rd at 6 PM in the BIS Gym — come enjoy a night of beginner tunes and frightfully good music! 👻
Don’t worry, 2nd Block families — your turn is coming! The 2nd Block performance is Monday, October 27th. 🎺🥁
We can’t wait to share all the fun music our students have been learning!
Please reach out to Coach TerHaar if you have any questions, my email is bradley.terhaar@bossierschools.org.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zus6fv9Ebr9i70FUqm0WD2bfRrdeaYUY7WJwChGBuwo/edit?usp=sharing
📧 Contact: brooklyn.henderson@bossierschools.org or jason.engle@bossierschools.org with any questions.
Spots are limited—act fast, Tigers!
We’re teaming up with Porter’s Cleaners to help keep our community warm. Clean out your closets and send in gently used coats your students have outgrown for our Coat Drive!
📅 Drop-off Date: Tuesday, November 18 (just before Thanksgiving break)
💛 After the coats are cleaned, Porter’s will give our counselors the opportunity to distribute them to students in need December 9–11.
Let’s spread warmth and kindness together—one coat at a time! ❄️
The Benton High School Lady Tigers are hosting a Halloween-themed soccer camp on Saturday, October 25th — and it’s going to be spooktacular! 👟✨
Join us for a morning full of soccer, games, snacks, and prizes — including awards for the best Halloween costumes! 🧡⚽
📅 Date: Saturday, October 25
💵 Cost: $45
🎯 Who: Boys & Girls, Grades 1–7
👉 Register now: locallevelevents.com/events/details/41887
For more info, contact jesse.dyer@bossierschools.org
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🕸️ Don’t miss this frightfully fun soccer event!
Please email our Attendance Secretary when your student is absent at Amy.Carney@bossierschools.org. Doctors’ notes may also be emailed to this address, or dropped off to the office.
If your student is sick for an extended period of time, please be sure to take a picture of the doctor’s note and email it to Amy.Carney@bossierschools.org. This will help ensure that their attendance is recorded properly.
Thank you for your cooperation!
🏹 Thank you for supporting BIS Archery!
⚽ All BMS and BIS girls, 6-7th grade, interested in playing middle school soccer, please sign up for tryouts 🚨THIS THURSDAY and FRIDAY🚨 using the link below.
You must also turn in a waiver, which can be picked up from and turned in to Coach Fortenberry at the middle school.
🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMJEFiz_5fFPQDBCwINYY7wZkzHn7eGoKgotegYYrbh1VfXw/viewform?usp=dialog
For questions email ashley.fortenberry@bossierschools.org.
Mark your calendars for October 27–31 as we come together to promote a drug-free lifestyle and spread awareness.
Check out the graphics for each day’s theme — let’s show our Tiger Pride and make a positive impact together! 💜💛
We are absolutely thrilled for you, Ali! Your hard work, leadership, and spirit truly stood out, and we know you will represent BIS with pride and excellence. 🌟
To all of our incredible applicants this year: thank you. You are an exceptional group of students, and every one of you should be very proud of your accomplishments! 🐯
🛡️ Attention 5th grade parents, it's time to sign up for the Medieval Times field trip!
In the link below you can:
ℹ️ Download an information sheet (under Additional Info/Documentation)
✅ Register
💵 Pay
👕 Select a t-shirt size
💜 Sponsor a student
✍🏻 Sign permission slip
⚕️ List any allergies or medical conditions
Be sure to sign up before it's too late! Seats are limited and assigned on a first come, first serve basis.
🚨The DEADLINE TO SIGN UP (with permission slip AND payment received) is TODAY, Friday, October 17, 2025.
Click here to get registered:
🔗https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/41242
📢 Attention BIS 5TH GRADE Parents and Students:
🎉 Way to go, 5th grade! 🎉
We’re so proud to announce that our 5th graders were the Top Collecting Grade in this year’s Tiger Blast Fundraiser, bringing in an amazing $33,175! 🐯💛 Your hard work, teamwork, and enthusiasm made a huge difference, and we can’t thank you enough for helping support our school!
As a special reward, 5th grade has earned a Free Dress Day 🚨TODAY, Friday, October 17th!🚨 👕🎈 Please remember that all outfits should be school-appropriate and that hats are not allowed.👕🚫🧢
Way to show that Tiger pride, 5th grade — you truly set the bar high! 💜👏
Each year, our district participates in the Federal Impact Aid Survey, which helps secure important funding for our schools. These funds support educational programs and services that directly benefit all Bossier students.
While the survey is typically paper-based, this year it will be offered exclusively online. It’s quick and easy—taking only 1–5 minutes to complete—and will be available starting October 1, 2025, with a deadline of October 24, 2025.
Please note:
The survey date is October 1, 2025, and all questions must be answered based on your circumstances as of that date.
To complete the survey:
Visit the survey website https://bossierschools.jotform.com/252654573849976
Use your student’s student access code to prepopulate the form (details are provided on the survey page).
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the survey.
For more information about the survey, please visit www.bossierschools.org/impactaid. If you need help completing the form, please fill out the Parent Technology Support Form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdE_TVb_21fY7dH3sYCCXbKi7RAy6E7fXg_Kj79EdE3TgB0TQ/viewform), and someone from our team will reach out to assist you.
Thank you for your help in securing vital federal funding for our schools. We appreciate your support!
-Bossier Parish Schools
