🎉💜 Hats off to our BHS Purple Pride Award winners! Chosen by their teachers for going the extra mile in contributing to the Raider community. A big congratulations to this outstanding group for their Raider spirit and purple pride!! 🌟👏 #BHSProud #PurplePride #StudentExcellence #WeAreD87 🎉💜¡Nos quitamos el sombrero ante nuestros ganadores del Orgullo Púrpura de BHS! Elegidos por sus maestros por dar ese extra al contribuir con su comunidad Raider. ¡¡Una enorme felicitación a este increíble grupo, por su espíritu Raider y su orgullo púrpura!!🌟👏 #OrgulloBHS #OrgulloPurpura #ExcelenciaEstudiantil #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Purple Raider Awards
Purple Raider Awards
Purple Raider Awards
Purple Raider Awards
Purple Raider Awards
Today marks the beginning of our D87 2024 STEAM Summer Camp!!🌞 This morning our first-graders had the opportunity to participate in a fun brain break activity with their teachers. 🦈🧠 #STEAMSummer #FunInSchool #WeAreD87 ¡¡Hoy es el inicio del Campamento de Verano de STEM 2024 del D87!!🌞 Esta mañana nuestros estudiantes de primer grado tuvieron la oportunidad de participar en una divertida actividad de tiempo fuera a nuestro cerebro con sus maestros. 🦈🧠 #VeranodeSTEM #DiversionenlaEscuela #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Brain break activity
Brain break activity
Brain break activity
Brain break activity
Brain break activity
Brain break activity
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Mouser, who was honored with the Dedication of Service and Uplift to Education Award, (pictured with with Dr. Weikle, superintendent from Unit 5, who was also a recipient of this award). This recognition was presented by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, INC- Chi Beta Beta Chapter, acknowledging their remarkable contributions to education. 🍎✨ Well deserved! 👏 Alongside these honors, some local youth received the Lifting as We Climb Scholarship, including some recent BHS grads! 🌟📚 Congrats to all for your outstanding service to our community! 🥳👏 #EducationExcellence #CommunityPride #ScholarshipWinners #OmegaPsiPhiFraternity #WeAreD87 Felicitaciones al Dr Mouser, quien fue honrado con el Premio de Dedicación al Servicio y Mejoramiento de la Educación, (fotografiado con Dr Weikle, superintendente de la Unidad 5, quien también fue ganadora). Este reconocimiento fue presentado por la Fraternidad Omega Psi Phi, INC-Chi Beta Beta Chapter, quienes reconocieron sus increíbles contribuciones a la educación. 🍎✨ ¡Bien Merecido! 👏 Junto a estos honores, algunos jóvenes locales recibieron la Beca Levantando Mientras Escalamos, ¡incluyendo algunos recién graduados de BHS!🌟📚 ¡Felicidades por su maravilloso servicio a nuestra comunidad!🥳👏 #ExcelenciaenEducación #ComunidadOrgullosa #Becarios #FraternidadOmegaPsiPhi #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Dr. Mouser getting award
Dr Mouser with Dr. weilke
Dr. Mouser recieving award
🥊✨ Celebrating Analeigha Hernández: Our Junior Olympic Boxer! ✨🥊 Soon to be in 9th grade at BHS, Analeigha has qualified for the National Junior Olympics in boxing this coming June in Wichita, Kansas! Analeigha, a proud Latina who has spent much of her life in Mexico, is breaking new ground in what is traditionally a male-dominated sport. Her journey to the Junior Olympics shows what great things can be achieved with determination. 🏆 Let's rally behind Analeigha as she prepares to represent at the Junior Olympics. 💪. Analeighas success is an inspiration to us all, proving every day that barriers are meant to be broken. 🌍💖 #JuniorOlympics #BoxingChamp #DiversityInSports #GoAnaleigha #WeAreD87
7 months ago, District 87
Analeigha in front of the school
Analeigha with classmates
Analeigha in front of the school
📚🌞Even though the halls are quieter with summer here, the "Word of the Year" display at BJHS continues to echo the voices of our Knights! ✏️🖼️ It's a collage of their hopes, dreams, and goals for the school year captured in a single word. From 'Positive' to 'Productive', 'Calm' to 'Success', 'Fun' to 'Confidence', and 'Persistence', each word tells a story of our students. 💜 Here's to a great year and even greater times ahead! Keep shining, keep dreaming, and enjoy your summer! #SchoolsOut #SummerReflections #WordOfTheYear #StudentDreams #WeAreD87 📚🌞Aunque los pasillos están más silenciosos durante el verano, la pantalla de “Palabra del Año” en BJHS, ¡continúa haciendo eco en las voces de nuestros Knights!✏️🖼️ Es un collage de sus esperanzas, sueños y metas del año escolar capturado en una sola palabra. Desde ‘Positivo’ hasta ‘Productivo’, ‘Clama’ a ‘Exito’, ‘Diversion’ a ‘Confianza’ y ‘Perseverancia’, cada palabra cuenta una de las historias de nuestros estudiantes. 💜 ¡Estamos listos para un nuevo y grandioso año lleno de tiempos maravillosos! ¡Sigue brillando, sigue sonando, y disfruta tu verano! #Vacaciones #RefleccionesdeVerano #PalabradelAño #SuenosEstudiantiles #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Message board with the words of the year
Message board with the word of the year
Message board with the words of the year
Message board with the words of the year
Message board with the words of the year
Message board with the word of the year
Message board with the words of the year
🌞🍽️ Free Summer Meals for Kids! 🍽️🌞 D87's summer meal program is back! 🎉 FREE summer meals are available for all children 18 years and younger. Mark your calendars, the free summer meal program starts on June 3rd! Check the schedule for more details on dates, times, and locations. Share the news and spread the word! 🌟 #FreeSummerMeals#Summer2024 #WeAreD87
7 months ago, District 87
summer food schedules
Summer Food schedules
🎓✨ School's Out! 🚸☀️ As we say goodbye to this academic year, D87 5th-graders are preparing for their next adventure, becoming Knights at BJHS! A few highlights from their last days of being in elementary school range from Mrs. Shook reminding students of their value (and one lucky Tiger🐅 walked away with a $20!) to Dr. LaFrance's excitement of the Owls going off to new beginnings and Mr. Freeman celebrating all the Wolf achievements and successes in 5th-grade (as well as presenting some BHS seniors/former Wolves scholarships)! Wishing all our students a fantastic summer break! See you next August! ☀️🎈 #SchoolsOutForSummer #5thGraders #SummerHereWeCome #BJHSBound #WeAreD87 🎓✨ ¡Se acabó la escuela! 🚸☀️ Mientras nos despedimos de este año académico, los estudiantes de quinto grado del D87 se están preparando para su próxima aventura: ¡convertirse en Caballeros de BJHS! Algunos momentos destacados de sus últimos días en la escuela primaria van desde la Sra. Shook recordando a los estudiantes su valor (¡y un tigre afortunado se llevó $20!) hasta el entusiasmo del Dr. LaFrance por los búhos que partían hacia nuevos comienzos y el Sr. ¡Freeman celebra todos los logros y éxitos de Wolf en quinto grado (además de presentar algunas becas para estudiantes del último año de BHS/ex Wolves)! ¡Les deseamos a todos nuestros estudiantes unas fantásticas vacaciones de verano! ¡Nos vemos el próximo agosto! ☀️🎈 #EscuelasFueraParaElVerano #Estudiantesde5togrado #VeranoAquíVamos #BJHSBound #WeAreD87
7 months ago, District 87
Stevenson student recieving 20 dollars
Principal talking to students
Washington 5th graders giving a speech
Stevenson 5th graders
2 Oakland 5th graders
Stevenson 5 graders
Washington 5th graders
Oakland 5th grader shaking hands with teacher
Washington BHS seniors
🍔🌞 7th-Grade Last Day Cookout! 🌭🎉What better way to kick off summer vacation than with a cookout? 🎓➡️☀️ Hats off to an amazing school year and an even more awesome start to the summer. Here's to good food, great friends, and endless summer adventures! 🕶️🍉 #LastDayCookout #SummerVacation #7thGradeFarewell #HelloSumme #WeAreD87 🍔🌞 ¡Cocina al aire libre del último día de séptimo grado! 🌭🎉 ¿Qué mejor manera de empezar las vacaciones de verano que con una comida al aire libre? 🎓➡️☀️ Felicitaciones a un año escolar increíble y un comienzo de verano aún más increíble. ¡Brindemos por la buena comida, los grandes amigos y las infinitas aventuras de verano! 🕶️🍉 #LastDayCookout #SummerVacation #7thGradeFarewell #HelloSumme #WeAreD87
7 months ago, District 87
7th grade cookout
7th grade cookout
7th grade cookout
7th grade cookout
🏁💨 BJHS 8th-Graders Conclude Semester with a Blast! 🚗🎓 In Mr. Platt's 3D Design and Engineering class, students created their own air-powered dragster cars, from technical drawings to design to 3D printing. They tested aerodynamics in a wind tunnel, leading up to a race tournament, long-distance trial, and a design contest. 🌬️🏆 Thanks to Beyond the Books for the vital equipment for our young innovators! 🙌📚 And congrats to the dragster winners in Speed, Distance, and Design categories! #BJHSEngineering #STEMEducation #SupportingEducation #WeAreD87 🏁💨¡Los estudiantes de BJHS de 8vo-Grado concluyeron el Semestre con mucha Diversión!🚗🎓 En la clase del Sr Platt de Diseño e Ingeniería, los estudiantes crearon sus propios carros dragster impulsados por aire, desde los dibujos técnicos hasta el diseño en impresión 3D. Probaron la aerodinámica en un túnel, llevándolos a un torneo de carreras, una prueba de larga distancia y un concurso de diseño.🌬️🏆 ¡Gracias a Más allá de los Libros por el vital material para nuestros jóvenes innovadores! 🙌📚y gracias a los ganadores dragster de velocidad, distancia y categorías de Diseño! #IngenieriaBJHS #EducacionSTEM #ApoyoalaEducacion #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Winning cars
Winning car
winning car
winning car
👟✨ Shoot for Attendance, Score Nike Dunks! At BJHS, showing up pays off—literally! Family Facilitator, Mrs. Wapp, kicked off an Attendance Incentive Shoe Drawing for the month of April. The rules? No more than 2 excused absences in April to enter a draw for a chance to win a pair of Nike Dunks!🎟️🔥 Winners got to pick their size and color, making this reward extra special. A huge shoutout to all students for stepping up and boosting our attendance rates in April! 📈🎉 Congratulations, and remember— #SchoolEveryDay leads to awesome rewards! 🌟👏 👟✨¡Meta la Asistencia, el Premio unos Nike Dunks! ¡En BJHS la asistencia tiene sus recompensas - Literalmente! La Facilitadora de Familia, la Sra Tracy Wapp, lanzó una iniciativa de Asistencia que consistia en un sorteo de Zapatos en el mes de abril. Las reglas? No más de 2 inasistencias justificadas en el mes de abril para poder participar en el sorteo y poder ganar un par de zapatos Nike Dunks! 🎟️🔥 Los ganadores eligieron su talla y color, haciendo esta recompensa extra especial. ¡Un enorme reconocimiento a todos los estudiantes por dedicarse y aumentar nuestros porcentajes de asistencia en el mes de abril!📈🎉 Felicidades, y recuerden - #AsistiralaEscuelaCadaDia ¡brinda increíbles recompensas!🌟👏
7 months ago, District 87
8th grade winner
7th grade winner
⚽ On Tuesday, May 21st, our BJHS Soccer Club, sponsored by Mr. Castrejón (Mr. C) and Mr. Mueller, faced off against the BJHS staff (and a few BHS soccer players!) in an exciting soccer match. The staff won 2-1 with goals scored by Mr. Carr, Mr. Castrejón and Diego Sánchez Gómez . Everyone had a great time! ⚽El martes 21 de mayo, nuestro Club de Fútbol de BJHS, organizado por el Sr. Castrejón (Mr. C) y el Sr. Mueller, se enfrentó al personal de BJHS (¡y algunos jugadores de fútbol de BHS!) en un emocionante partido de fútbol. El personal de BJHS ganó 2-1 con goles de Sr. Carr, Sr. Castrejón y Diego Sánchez Gómez. ¡Todos se lo pasaron genial!
7 months ago, District 87
BJHS staff vs students soccer game
BJHS staff vs students soccer game
BJHS staff vs students soccer game
BJHS staff vs students soccer game
BJHS staff vs students soccer game
BJHS staff vs students soccer game
🌱✨ New Episode Alert: Helping Minds Grow - Episode 6 🎧 Episode 6 of our #HelpingMindsGrow series now out! 🚀 This time, we're diving deep into two powerful mindsets: 🙏 Attitude of Gratitude: Cultivate a positive outlook and learn the power of being thankful for every experience. 🎁 Live to Give: Explore the transformative cycle of giving and receiving. Special features include insights from Suzie Hutton, a teacher who finds the good in each day, and wisdom from JoLynn Plato and Becky Drengwitz—our stars in instructional coaching and academic intervention going the extra mile for our students. 🏫💡 Listen Here: https://helpingmindsgrow.podbean.com/e/episode-6-attitude-of-gratitude-live-to-give/ Tune in and let's grow together! #AttitudeOfGratitude #LiveToGive #EducationalPodcast #MindsetMatters #WeAreD87
7 months ago, District 87
graphic for podcast
🦋 Butterfly Project in Sheridan's 1st Grade! 🐛➡️🦋 Our 1st-grade Sharks have been busy observing the life cycle of butterflies. They've been watching and noting changes from tiny caterpillars all the way to their transformation into butterflies. 📝 Then the big day arrived and they were wowed to see the butterflies emerge from their chrysalises! 🤩 #ButterflyProject #FirstGradeScience #SheridanExplorers #WeAreD87 🦋¡Proyecto de Mariposas en la clase de 1er grado de la escuela Sheridan!🐛➡️🦋 Nuestros Tiburones de 1er grado han estado ocupados observando el ciclo de la vida de las mariposas. Han estado observando y notando todos los cambios desde una pequeña oruga hasta la ¡transformación completa a una mariposa. 📝 ¡Luego el gran día llega y están asombrados de observar a las mariposas emerger de sus capullos (crisálidos)! 🤩 #ProyectodeMariposas #CienciadePrimerGarado #ExploradoresdeSheridan #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
Butterfly Project in 1st grade
🌞🍦The Raymond Rookies celebrated the near end of the school year in style with a fun Spring Fling! It was the perfect day for endless fun ☀️ from bubble machines and temporary tattoos to jumping around in a bouncy house, smiles were everywhere you looked. 🎈 And how do you top that off, with a yummy popsicle of course! 🍭 What a sweet end to a fantastic school year! #RaymondRookies #SpringFling #FunInTheSun #WeAreD87 🌞🍦¡Los estudiantes Rookies de Raymond celebraron el casi final del año escolar con estilo en una divertida aventura de primavera! Fue el día perfecto para divertirse sin medida ☀️desde máquinas de chicles y tatuajes temporales hasta saltar en inflables, podías ver sonrisas en todos lados. 🎈 ¡Y qué mejor manera de hacerlo aún más espléndido, que con una paleta de hielo por supuesto! 🍭¡Que dulce final para un fantástico año escolar! #RaymondRookies #AventuradePrimavera #DiversionenelSol #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
Sarah Raymond Spring Fling
🐶The BJHS Student Council has been hard at work on a "pawsome" service project. They created over 200 t-shirt dog toys for the Humane Society of Central Illinois, bringing joy to countless furry friends! 🎈🐾 They also made a toy for each of our D87 Certified Therapy dogs school in their school colors as a thank-you for their r service to our staff and students. 🏫💕 The BJHS Student Council members also had the opportunity to present some of these toys during a recent D87 board meeting, sharing their projects with our board members. 👏🐕‍🦺 Thank you to everyone who participated and supported this "pawsome" initiative! #BJHSStudentCouncil #ServiceProject #CommunitySupport #ForTheLoveOfDogs #WeAreD87 🐶El Consejo Estudiantil de BJHS ha estado trabajando arduamente en un proyecto de servicio “pawsome”. Crearon alrededor de 200 juguetes para perro hechos de playeras para la Sociedad Humana Central de Illinois (Humane Society Of Central Illinois), ¡llevando alegría a incontables amigos peludos! 🎈🐾 También hicieron un juguete para cada uno de nuestros Perros de Terapia Certificados del D87, en los colores de su escuela, como la intención de agradecerles por su servicio por parte del personal y los estudiantes.🏫💕 Los estudiantes del Consejo Estudiantil de BJHS también tuvieron la oportunidad de presentar algunos de estos juguetes en una reciente reunión de la Junta de Educación del D87, compartiendo su proyecto con los miembros de la junta. 👏🐕‍🦺 ¡Gracias a todos los que participaron y apoyaron esta iniciativa “pawsome”! #ConsejoEstudiantildeBJHS #ProyectodeServicio #ApoyodelaComunidad #PorelAmoralosPerros #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
BJHS student council
Dogs with dog toys
Dogs with dog toys
Dogs with dog toys
Dogs with dog toys
Dogs with dog toys
Dogs with dog toys
Dogs with dog toys
Dogs with dog toys
student council at board meeting
🌈🐯 Celebrating the end of their Stevenson journey, 5th-grade Tigers had a blast at Clearwater Park for Vivid Color Day! Thanks to a classroom reimbursement stipend, 5th-graders went all out with color packs and white shirts for a color explosion. 🎨💥 Kids signed each other's shirts, making memories of their time at Stevenson! Big shoutout to the 5th-grade teachers for making this unforgettable day happen. 🌟 #StevensonTigers #ColorfulFarewell #MemorableFieldTrip #WeAreD87 🌈🐯Celebrando el final del viaje de Stevenson, los estudiantes del 5to grado se divirtieron fabulosamente en el parque Clearwater el dia de Colores Brillantes! Gracias a un boucher de reembolso de salon, los estudiantes de 5to grado se divirtieron con paquetes de color y playeras blancas en una explosion de color.🎨💥¡Los estudiantes firmaron las playeras de sus compañeros y recibieron firmas también, creando más recuerdos de su paso por Stevenson! Un gran reconocimiento a los maestros de 5to grado por hacer de este un día inolvidable. 🌟 #TigresdeStevenson #DespedidaColorida #ExcursionMemorable #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Color Day at Stevenson
Color Day at Stevenson
Color Day at Stevenson
Color Day at Stevenson
Color Day at Stevenson
Color Day at Stevenson
Color Day at Stevenson
Color Day at Stevenson
🥇🏆 New State Champion Alert! 🏆🥇 Give it up for Ava B from BJHS who has just vaulted her way into the record books! She not only clinched the state champion title but also set a new state record! 🚀🏁 Ava is truly soaring to new heights! Hats off to Ava and her incredible achievement! #StateChampion #RecordBreaker #PoleJumpingProdigy #SoaringToSuccess#WeAreD87
7 months ago, District 87
Ava Bardwell, state champ
🎨✨ BHS Senior Art Showcase Spotlight ✨🎨 Meet two remarkable seniors whose artistic journeys have led them to incredible futures: 🌟 Jocelyn Anderson 🌟 Next stop: College of Charleston for a BA in Arts Management and a Masters in Public Administration. 🏫 Jocelyn’s art journey has been deeply inspired by her involvement in the Teen Art Group, leading to her participation in curating the art show "Reflection" now on view at University Galleries. 🖼️ 🌟 Lauren Garner 🌟 Lauren’s next chapter begins at Heartland, followed by a pursuit of Art Education with a minor in Theater at ISU. 🎭 Her dedication to art is matched by her involvement in the future teacher program and the drama club at BHS. 📚 These students have not only excelled in Advanced Art Studio II, under art teacher Mrs. Estabrook, but they created their own portfolios and also ended the year with a solo art exhibition. 🖌️Fun fact: Mrs. Estabrook had the pleasure of teaching both Lauren and Jocelyn at Stevenson School and BHS! They have had quite the artistic journey under Mrs. Estabrook's guidance! Join us in celebrating their achievements and supporting their continued journey in the arts. #BHSArts #SeniorShowcase #ArtEducation #FutureArtists #WeAreD87
7 months ago, District 87
jocelyn anderson photo
Lauren Gardner phot0
jocelyn andersone artwork
Lauren artwork
🎨✏️ Math meets creativity in Mr. Jones’ 7th-grade classroom! For the past 18 years, his students have ended the year with a fun cartoon project. 📐📏 This end-of-year project reinforces the concepts of scale and proportional reasoning covered at the start of the year. Students choose the cartoon character they want to draw, bring in their math, and voila, cartoon art is made! It brings, math, art, and fun all together! 🧠💡 #MathArt #CreativeLearning #EndOfYearProjects #WeAreD87 🎨✏️¡Las matemáticas se encuentran con la creatividad en el aula de séptimo grado del Maestro Jones! Durante los últimos 18 años, sus alumnos han terminado el año con un divertido proyecto de dibujos animados.📐📏 Este proyecto de fin de año refuerza los conceptos de escala y razonamiento proporcional estudiados a principios de año. Los estudiantes eligen el personaje de dibujos animados que quieren dibujar, realizan sus matemáticas y listo, ¡el arte de dibujos animados está listo! ¡Reúne matemáticas, arte y diversión!🧠💡 #ArteMatematica #AprendizajeCreativo #ProyectosFindeAño #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Working on cartoon project
Working on cartoon project
Working on cartoon project
Working on cartoon project
Working on cartoon project
Working on cartoon project
Working on cartoon project
Working on cartoon project
finished  cartoon project
finished cartoon project
🌟✨ Congratulations to four D87 educators who were honored by the Bloomington Rotary for making a significant impact within their Buildings! They were awarded a certificate of recognition and a stipend to use in their classroom. This year's Rotary Club honorees are: Monica Estabrook from BHS, nominated by Principal Tim Moore Jena Dalton from BJHS, nominated by Principal Messina Lambert Karen Riccio from Bent, nominated by Principal Guillermina Delgado Jennifer Baker from Sheridan, nominated by Principal Danel Behrends-Harr Thank you for your outstanding service, hard work, passion, and the difference you make daily! 🙏💐 #MakingADifference #HonoredTeachers #BloomingtonRotary #WeAreD87 🌟✨¡Felicitaciones a cuatro educadores del D87 quienes fueron honrados por Bloomington Rotary por hacer un impacto significativo dentro de las Instalaciones! Les fue entregado un certificado de reconocimiento y un pequeño bono para invertir en su salón de clases. Este año los educadores honrados por el Club Rotary de Bloomington son: Monica Estabrook de BHS, nominada por el Director Tim Moore. Jena Dalton de BHJS, nominada por la Directora Messina Lambert Karen Riccio de Bent, nominada por la Directora Guillermina Delgado Jennifer Baker de Sheridan, nominada por el Director Danel Behrends-Harr Gracias por su maravilloso servicio, arduo trabajo, por su pasión y ¡por hacer la diferencia cada día!🙏💐 #HaciendolaDiferencia #MaestrosHonorados #BloomingtonRotary #SomosD87
7 months ago, District 87
Rotary club honorees group
BHS awards winner
BJHS Award winner
Bent Award Winner
Sheridan Award Winner