Congratulations to the 2009 Prom Queen and King... Chelsea W. and Chong L. Other Senior royalty included:  Kellie R., Eliana R., Sarah S., Ryan A., Khristian B., and Robert D.  Junior court included:  Jessica B., Caroline G., Kathryn H., Lexis S., Cheeng L., Donovan R., Jonathan S., and Tyler T. Thank you to Sharon Bowman and the junior homeroom teachers as well as the junior class officers and prom committee.

Congratulations to Bunker Hill FFA Safety Team

The Bunker Hill FFA Hunter Safety Team placed 2nd in District 8 this past Sat., March 21, and will be going to the state competion in April.  The team scored 2729 points out of 3200.  The team took the 1st place trophy for Rifle.  Hunter Safety is comprised of rifle, skeet, archery, map reading, and a written test.  Team members are:  TJ M., Nicholas M., Joshua M., Jared L., Jared B., Joshua F., Cody H., and  Daniel S.  Coaches were:  Neil Sipe, Dewayne Sipe, Kevin Sipe and Danny Montgomery.

Congratulations to the Lady Bears
on a Great 08-09 Season!

BHHS Lady Bears:  Front Row - Emily W., Sarah B., Rachel C.,
Krissy E., Haley N. Elizabeth R., and Margaret C.
Back Row - Kellie R., Katie S., Dana D., Emily B., Hayley H., and April H.

Make it a Trio....Katie S. Becomes 3rd Lady Bear to Score 1000 Career Points

           

Friday, February 27, 2009 was a bitter-sweet night for senior starter, Katie S.  The Lady Bears had advanced to the Sectional Finals but were defeated by Mitchell High School, 52-34.  However, during the last quarter of her last high school basketball game, Katie became the third BHHS Lady Bear to score 1000 or more career points during the 08-09 season.  That's quite an accomplishment for Katie and teammates Emily and Kellie.  Pictures above include Katie hitting her 1000th point at the foul line, the crowd displaying their delight, and Coach Compton and Coach Laws congratulating Katie later in the game.

Emily B. Joins Teammate in the "1000 Point Club"

     

You’ve heard the cliché that lightning never strikes twice.  That’s not the case for the Lady Bear basketball team this season.  Friday, February 13, was a lucky day for Lady Bear senior, Emily B. who scored her 1000th point during the game at West Caldwell High School.  Emily scored from the free-throw line after being fouled with 5:19 on the clock in the fourth quarter; teammate Kellie R. reached the 1000 pt. mark earlier in the month.  Pictures include Emily at the foul line right before scoring her 1000th point and after the game with Coach Shane Compton and Asst. Coach Randy Laws.  Congratulations, Emily!



BHHS Student Selected for All-District Band

       

Congratulations to Jeremy B., a 10^th grade band student, who recently auditioned and was selected to participate in the Northwest All-District Band.  Jeremy and BHHS band director, Aaron Pannebaker, will attend rehearsals on Feb. 20 & 21 held on the campus of Appalachian State University.  The concert will be held on Sun., Feb. 22 at 1:30 pm.  This is the first time a student from Bunker Hill has been selected to a district band and Jeremy will be a part of the French horn section in the 9-12 concert band.  Way to go, Jeremy!

Also, auditons were recently held for All-County Band and eight BHHS students were selected to perform.  The students are:  Christopher S. and Zachary S. - trumpet; Jeremy B. - horn; Pedro C. - trombone; Justin S. and Miles C. - baritone; Cole K. - tuba; and Lauryn G. - snare drum.  The clinic will be held March 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne University with the concert being held on March 21.  Congratulations to Mr. Pannebaker and these students as they continue to excel in music.

Bunker Hill's Kellie R. Reaches 1000 - February 3, 2009

    

Congratulations to Kellie R. who scored her 1000th point as a Lady Bear Tuesday evening, February 3.  The Bears were playing away at Hibriten High School and during the second quarter Kellie hit a 3-pointer taking her to over 1000 points for her high school career.  Kellie started the game needing 10 points to reach her goal and the anticipation grew with each basket; she scored 14 which was more than enough to put her over.  Pictures above include Kellie with Coach Shane Compton and a crowd shot where small 1000 signs were displayed when Kellie's shot went in.  Congratulations, Kellie!

 

Bunker Hill High School’s “Shining Star”

Dustin H., a junior at BHHS was named as January’s high school Shining Star.  Dustin and many of his family members attended the January 27 CCS Board meeting where he received a trophy, certificate, and several other items.  In addition, BHHS Spanish teacher, Sheila Joyce and Principal Jeff Taylor were there to help congratulate Dustin on behalf of the entire faculty and staff.   Pictured are:  Sheila Joyce, Dustin H., and BHHS Principal Jeff Taylor. 

The Shining Star Recognition program is a unique and wonderful way to recognize young people in Catawba County Schools who exemplify character by going above and beyond what is expected. A Shining Star is a student who displays random acts of good character in and/or out of school. These acts are based on the Character Education concepts adopted by the Catawba County Board of Education.

CCS Leadership Retreat Congratulations to the following students who were selected to attend the 17th annual Catawba County Schools Leadership Retreat held November 19 & 20:  Brooke B., Gary B., Lindsey B., Jeremy B., Maxine C., Charles G., Roger H., Belynda H., Allyson M., Danielle M., Jomar S., Kaleigh W., and Bryan W. These students competed in public speaking, stage decorum, and quiz bowl.  Our students performed well in all three categories and place 2nd in the quiz bowl competition.  Congratulations team on a job well done!

 

Bunker Hill DECA won BIG at the District 9-Marketing Competitive Events Conference.  With 20 students competing, 18 of them won Proficiency Certificates in their event.  The following students won medals of excellence in the Role Play of their individual events:  Brittany H., Jared K., Christian M., Colleen R., Linda S., Sonni S., and Amy Y.  Exam metal winners in their particular events were:  Justin B., Jared K., Chris P., Colleen R., and Pakou Y.  Overall Finalist of each event must have a combined score in both the Exam and Role Play that indicate an overall broad base of marketing knowledge with the ability to demonstrate that knowledge in front of a judge that is a professional in the Business Industry.  Overall Finalist in Retail Marketing were:  Brittany H., Jared K., and Linda S.  Overall Finalist in Quick Serve Restaurant Management were:  BJ L., Chris P., Colleen R., and Pakou Y. To win a trophy and plaque students must be the BEST of the BEST within District 9 DECA.  Two Bunker Hill students demonstrate this level of skill.  They are:  Chris P., who won 3rd place in Quick Serve Restaurant Management and Jared K., who won 2nd place in Retail Marketing. Congratulations to DECA advisor, Oletha Rhinehardt, and all the DECA winners!

2008 CATAWBA COUNTY HONORS CHORUS The Catawba All-County chorus concert was held at Maiden High School on Saturday, November 15.  The chorus consisted of students from Bandys, Bunker Hill, Challenger, Foard, Maiden, & St. Stephens high schools.  Students learned music with their individual teachers then spent two days rehearsing with Dr. Kenny Potter from Wingate University.  Students representing Bunker Hill included:  Aaron C., Casey H., Cassandra L., Christopher S., Jade F., Jamarcus A., Jessica D., Jessika N., Kailyn H., Katherine H., Kelsey G., Krishay T., Lexis S., Logan A., Mayly V., Rachael H., and Tyler M.

BHHS Band Brings Back the Hardware...again!

The Bunker Hill Marching Band competed at the Foard Classic Saturday, October 25, held at Fred T. Foard High School and did an AWESOME job!  Their ratings are as follows:   2nd Place Color Guard 2nd Place Marching and Movement 3rd Place in Class 4A with a SUPERIOR rating (!) As a band, they finished 6th out of 21 bands at the Foard Classic   That is their 2nd Superior rating this season, which is the highest you can receive.  The students are really doing well and will be working hard this week for their final competition at Newton Conover on Saturday, November 1.   Congratulations to Aaron Pannebaker, band director, Pam Farnsworth, Heather Aubain,and the entire BHHS marching band.  Click here for more photos.

Homecoming 2008 Congratulations to our Homecoming King, Johnny B, who was crowned at the pep rally and to Chelsea W. who was crowned the 2008 Bunker Hill High School Homecoming Queen during half-time festivities.

 

Homecoming 2008:  Who Will Win the Crown? Make plans to attend the Homecoming game this Monday, October 20, to see who will be crowned this year's Homecoming Queen. Pictured left to right:  Taylor F., Jessica F., Kellie R., Chelsea W., Stephanie A., and Lindsey B.

BHHS Band Brings Back the Hardware

The Bunker Hill Marching Band got two opportunities to perform on Saturday, October 4, at the South Caldwell Classic. The band performed in the preliminary round and was awarded the following trophies:  2nd place drum major, 2nd place drumline, 1st place color guard, 1st place marching, 2nd place GE, and 2nd place music. After performing in the finals later that evening, the BHHS band finished 1st in their class and 5th in overall bands that day. Congratulations to Aaron Pannebaker, band director, and the entire BHHS marching band.  Click here for more photos.

School Fundraiser Friday, Oct. 3 to Friday, Oct. 17
Check out the details and
 Mr. Taylor's "before" and "after" pictures.
 Trust me...you're gonna wanna see this!

RAISING THE FLAG
Wednesday, October 8:  Each morning it is the responsibility and honor of the JROTC 1st period class to post the American flag and North Carolina flag at the front entrance of Bunker Hill High School.  Instructors for the Air Force JROTC are Col. Tom Hall and Sgt. Don Montgomery.

HISTORY COMES ALIVE AT BUNKER HILL
Friday, October 3:  Several classes throughout the day had the opportunity to visit the Civil War reenactment provided by the 12th NC Company A out of Newton.  One of the men gave a demonstration of ammo and talked about what the soldiers ate back then.  He also talked about camp life, where the men slept, and what they did when they got sick or injured.  One of the stations had women talking about the life and duties that women had during the Civil War time period.  The student’s favorite station was the weapons demonstration and drilling.  This gave the students an idea of how the soldiers had to stay in formation when they went to battle.   Click here for more photos.

BHHS HORTICULTURE CLASSES
At Bunker Hill High School, the Horticulture II Landscape Design and Maintenance students are involved in learning many new skills in plant production and maintenance.   In growing the annual poinsettia crop, the students must perform all of the skills in the production of 500 poinsettia plants on a day-to-day schedule.  The students are shown here measuring the growth of the poinsettias, also  inspecting the Chapin irrigation system, and monitoring the  insect population in the greenhouse.  The students recently renovated the older greenhouse with a new double-poly plastic, concreted the walkways, installed the bench system, and replaced the cooling pads.   Also, Horticulture students are learning how to use a farm level or transit.  These students are performing a profile level exercise to determine the elevation points next to the new polycarbonate greenhouse.  They are surveying out a drainage line to remove excess water from the outside of the greenhouse in order to move the water to a drainage collection pipe.  The students must be able to set up a level and read a survey rod.   With the information obtained from the field, the student calculates the change in elevation and the percent slope.   The students will plot their finding using excel on the computers in the classroom.   Horticulture II students are learning real life skills that are needed in today's jobs.

Bunker Hill Homecoming Royalty Announced

Voting is complete and the 2008 BHHS Homecoming Court has been announced.  Congratulations to the following:  Freshmen Representatives:  Brooke B. and Caroline F. Sophomore Representatives:  Ashley D. and Judith J. Junior Representatives:  Caroline G. and Kathryn H. Senior Queen's Court:  Stephanie A., Lindsey B., Jessica F., Taylor F., Kellie R., and Chelsea W. Senior King's Court:  Jeremy A., Khristian B., Johnny B., Trey H., Chong L., and Alex M. Homecoming game is Friday, October 17 vs. Maiden.  Come out and enjoy the festivities!

 

Catawba County Honor Chorus Selected

Seventeen student from Bunker Hill were recently selected to participate in the Catawba County Honor Chorus.  On November 14, these students will join other students from the county at the Hickory Arts & Science Center for an all-day rehearsal with clinician, Kenny Potter.  The concert will be held at Maiden High School on Saturday, November 15 at 1 pm. Pictured are:  Aaron C., Casey H., Cassandra L., Christopher S., Jade F., Jamarcus A., Jessica D., Jessika N., Kailyn H., Katherine H., Kelsey G., Krishay T., Lexis S., Logan A., Mayly V., Rachael H., and Tyler M.

May We Never Forget - 9/11/01
The students and staff of Bunker Hill paused this morning to remember and honor those who were tragically killed on September 11, 2001.  Over the school’s public address system, Principal Jeff Taylor began with a touching remembrance that took us back to where we were on that fateful day.  We observed of a moment of silence and recited the Pledge of Allegiance together throughout the building.  The ceremony concluded with the National Anthem performed by the BHHS Concert Choir under the direction of Ms. Pam Farnsworth.