HS XC Results from Marion:
The boys and girls High school cross country teams ran their first meet of the season down @ Marion yesterday in the heat against much larger schools. They did great at their first races of the year!
The day was capped off by the boys taking 2nd overall as a team, beating Carbondale, Centralia, Salem, and Cahokia of teams that had enough to score! Harrisburg, Johnston City, Vienna, trico, goreville, and Cobden also participated.
The girls had 2 freshman runners who did great in their first race of the season!
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Good afternoon Bluford School Families. Just a reminder that tomorrow Friday, August 30 there is an 11:30 dismissal. Monday, September 2 there will be no school in observance of Labor Day.
There will be no JH BB or SB played tonight at Bluford Fields. All games and or practices for JH are canceled today EXCEPT JH CC which will practice after school indoors.
ITS MEET DAY
High School Cross Country heads down to Marion today to the Marion Fast-Start Invite!
Girls run @ 6:00, boys run @ 6:45!
The meet is located @ the Marion High School Track just south of the high school.
Results will be posted after the completion of both races.
The High School boys Cross Country team has been featured as one of the "teams to watch" this upcoming season for 1A.
Along with the team, senior Jaxon Dalby is also listed as one of the "athletes to watch" this season as well in all of 1A.
This week in Ms. Heinzman’s Social Studies class, students have been learning about the different regions of the United States!
Jr High softball for today is cancelled.
NFHS is offering a discount for the NFHS Network Subscription. This allows individuals to access a live feed broadcast of our HS Boys and Girls Basketball games, as well as our HS Volleyball games.
HS Physical Science students practiced their measuring skills using lab equipment and the metric system!
8th grade Physical Science had hands on labs today exploring Force. We discussed balanced and unbalanced force as well as friction. Boys against girls Tug of War!
The boys won until we changed the friction on the floor by removing their shoes.
They also played Jenga, built a house out of cards and tried arm wrestling to visualize balanced and unbalanced force.
Lost and found in the grade school entryway
With the heat come the cancelations. As you know all games for today are canceled. Practices for today, which could not start before 6pm by the Wet-bulb index we go by anyway have all been canceled as well. Expect more of this the rest of the week even though we are on a day-to-day basis. JH Baseball has gone ahead and beat the rush and canceled practices for the rest of the week, which I strongly suspect we will see more of. Stay tuned. JH CC however will move their practices indoors starting Wednesday and be ok.
Bob,
Here is some info that our VB coach wanted me to pass along to you about our game here on 10/4.
This year on 10/4, we will be hosting a fundraiser for a local family whose son is fighting leukemia.
We will have tshirts available for purchase, a silent auction, and a bake sale. In the past, we have invited opposing teams to also participate in our fundraisers.
There is no obligation at all, but if you would like to send tshirt order forms to your fans and donate to our silent auction or bake sale, we would welcome your contribution.
If you are interested, let us know. Our coach will send over more detailed information.
This is to me from South Central AD Blake Doehring. We will get more info on this which I will pass on.
Jefferson County 4-H Events. You do not need to be a 4-H member to attend.
Jr. High baseball, softball, and cross country events and practices have been cancelled for today.
ALL outdoor practices/events for this evening are cancelled.
Update on Sports/Outdoor Activities Today: HS Baseball at Odin and JH Baseball/Softball at home are canceled. We will try to reschedule. Teams can still practice, however, outdoor practices cannot start before 6pm. Coaches will communicate on time or cancellation of practices. IHSA Policy has guidelines we have to follow and take extra precautions for heat for our student athletes.
Update: This drive will be held at the Bluford Ruritan Building - 9/4 1-5pm.
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JH BB and SB Here Tuesday and Thursday will now start at 6:30 not 4:30.....Unless that too changes. Still beats the Covid year when things changed every 3 or 4 days.
Boys High School Baseball practice for today has been canceled.