Bedford High School (BHS)

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WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE KICKING MULES!


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Absent student? Please call the Attendance Line at 734-850-6110 to report any absences or appointments.


Student Council Toy Drive to start 11/25

  Holiday Toy Drive Flyer



Academic All State!

MHSFCA Academic All-State 


Quarter 1 Above and Beyond awards

Dan Taylor Above and Beyond AwardLarry Nocella Above and Beyond Award

  Mark German Above and Beyond Award

 


fall signing day for student athletes

Five student-athletes signed their letters of intent on 11/13.  Alvia B heads to Bowling Green State University to play volleyball, Victoria G will travel to Indiana University for volleyball, Aubrey H will play softball at the University of Toledo, Nyah M travels to Tennessee to play softball at Walters State, and Kaylin S will play volleyball at Eastern Michigan University.

Fall Signing Day 5 Athletes sitting at table with school banners


ATTENTION ADVANCED PLACEMENT STUDENTS

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Here is the information concerning testing at the end of your A.P. course.

CARPENTER 2025 AP Exam Information.pdf


Parent/teacher conferences 2024

There is important information for our conferences that will be held on Thursday, November 21st and Friday the 22nd.

Letter to Families regarding PT Conferences 2024.pdf  

 

 


2024/25 Theatre Season Announced!

2024/25 Theatre Auditions


Referee's Wanted


BPS/UT logosNEW PRE-ENGINEERING PARTNERSHIP WITH UT

DUAL ENROLLMENT AVAILABLE IN FALL 2024
Bedford Public Schools and the University of Toledo have entered into a unique partnership, the first between a Michigan public school and an Ohio public university, to allow Bedford High School students to dual enroll at UT. Beginning in the Fall of 2024, eligible students will be able to choose from 3 courses designed to give students a head start in UT’s engineering program.

These first 3 classes available through this partnership include: Introduction to Engineering, Engineering Mathematics, and Trigonometry. Each of these University of Toledo classes are worth 3 college credits. Additional courses will become available as students complete the initial offerings.

All classes will be held on the UT campus, taught by UT staff, and students will be responsible for transportation and parking.

This is another incredible opportunity Bedford students can benefit from while still in high school. Earning college credit now means smaller college expenses, a smaller course load allows students to concentrate more fully on other courses or the opportunity to graduate college ahead of schedule.

With so many of Bedford’s graduates already heading to the University of Toledo for their post secondary education, this is truly a win-win scenario for not only Bedford Public Schools and the University of Toledo, but mostly for the students in our community.

10 years in a row! Superior Marching Band, band on fieldPerfect 10!

For the 10th year in a row, the Bedford High School Marching Band has earned a SUPERIOR rating at the MSBOA Marching Band Festival! Congratulations to all of the band members, the directors, and the many parent volunteers that continue to make this program an amazing success year after year!

You can see their award winning show, “Muletallica,” during their final home field appearance of the year on Friday, October 20th.

Bedford Athletic Department News Graphic

FOLLOW BEDFORDSPORTS.COM FOR GAME RESULTS & HIGHLIGHTS  

GENERAL SPORTS INFORMATION

ATHLETIC CALENDAR

2023-2024 SPORTS PHYSICALS
Remember sports physicals must be dated April 15, 2023 or after this date to be in compliance for the next school year! Anything dated before the April 15, 2023 date will no longer be valid once the school year ends. A current physical is also required to participate in summer conditionings.

     Link to MHSAA Physical Form   

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SEASON PASSES AVAILABLE ONLINE
Order your Bedford Season Passes online using RevTrak for the 2023-2024 school year! Athletic Season Passes purchased via RevTrak can be picked up at "Meet the Team" on August 16th after 5:00 pm at the high school gym -OR- during registration week (August 21-25) in the E hall office at the high school. After that, passes can be picked up at the Will Call Window at the Home Gate.

Fall athletes will obtain their athletic sticker after they receive their picture ID's at registration. Note: All activity fees MUST be paid.

**Seniors 62+ will be admitted free to all regular season contests with a valid ID. No pass needed.**

Note: Athletic Passes are accepted for regular season events. These passes will not be valid for admission to MHSAA post season events.

WATCH ATHLETIC EVENTS ONLINE AT NFHS NETWORK
Friends and family members who can’t make the game will never miss a play again with this subscription service. Annual and monthly passes are available.
Visit www.NFHSnetwork.com – Search for Bedford High School - Temperance, MI
View the NFHS Network Flyer for more details. 

BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC RECORDS


WINTER SPORTS POSTSEASON

Congratulations Girls Basketball District Champs with photoGIRLS BASKETBALL

The ladies continue to add to their list of championships this season with the Regionals joining District and SEC in their list of season accomplishments!

The Girls Basketball team’s next step is a MHSAA State Quarterfinal game on Tuesday, March 19th at 7:00 pm at University of Detroit Mercy!

Go Mules!

WRESTLING

Collage of Individual State Wrestlers

Our state ranked wrestling team is also an Academic All-State team with a team GPA of 3.61!

4 TOP TEN FINISHES IN INDIVIDUAL STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT!
Four Bedford Wrestlers finished in the Top Ten in the Individual State Wrestling Tournament!
     Chase N. claimed 4th place (285)!
     Meadow G. finished in 6th place (115)!
     Cody D. took 7th place (106)!
     Noah B. earned an 8th place finish (144)!

 

Congratulations Regional Champs! Wrestling group photo

WRESTLING TEAM STATE QUARTERFINALISTS!
Bedford won their Regional meet in a decisive manner over Gibraltar Carlson to claim the Regional crown.  Unfortunately, the flu impacted the team and they lost to Rockford in the Division 1 State Quarterfinals 22-39.

 

 

 

10 Wrestlers Advance to Individual RegionslMHSAA INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT SUCCESS ADVANCES 10 TO REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
Ten Bedford wrestlers will be making the trip to Saline for the Individual Regional Wrestling Tournament on February 17th. Matches start at 9:30 am.

Connor G. (215) and Chase N. (285) are District Champions.
Cody D. (106) took 2nd place.
Tristan K.(113), Vincent C. (120), Nolan K. (126), Lucas G. (138) and Zach M. (165) came in third place in their respective weight classes.
Noah B. (144) and Connor H. (157) finished fourth to round out Bedford’s Individual Regional roster.

Go Mules!

Reminder: SEC passes, senior passes or family passes are not accepted at state tournaments.

COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS

 

Wrestling Coach Kevin Vogel 300 Career Wins   Douge State Assistant Coach of the Year

Congratulations to the SEC Red Coach of the Year,  Kevin Vogel! 

Both Coach Vogel and Assistant Coach Brent Douge were awarded Regional honors as Coach of the Year for their respective positions.

Coach Douge was also named State Wrestling Assistant Coach of the Year for 2024! 

It was a remarkable season as Coach Vogel also hit a coaching milestone with 300 career wins...and counting! 

 

Congratulations Competitive Cheer SEC ChampionsCOMPETITIVE CHEER SEC CHAMPS

Congratulations to our Competitive Cheer Team! They are SEC Champions...for the 3rd Year in a row!


collage of students signingSPRING SIGNING DAY

There are many things that our students do while they are here at Bedford that make us proud. Last week, several of the student-athletes in various sports participated in a Signing Day event. These students’ hard work in their respective sports earned them a place in a collegiate program. Congratulations to the following student-athletes:

Madison G.: Volleyball at Lourdes University
Kyle K.: Football at Lake Erie College
Mya K.: Volleyball at Siena Heights University
Nolan L.: Baseball at Grand Valley State University
Kadie M.: Volleyball at Siena Heights University
Jocelyn P.: Competitive Cheer at Davenport University
Ty Z.: Baseball at Lourdes University

We can’t wait to see what you do at the next level!


FALL SPORTS POSTSEASON ACTION!

Girls Swim State QualifiersFIVE SWIMMERS AT STATE FINALS!

Girls Swim sent 5 athletes to the State Finals in Holland, Michigan to compete in 6 events.

Senior Alexa F. finished in 7th place in the 100 Backstroke Finals!

Alexa F. and fellow senior, Gabby P., both swam in the 50 Free with Alexa finishing in 16th place and Gabby in 23rd. 

Two relay teams also qualified: the Medley Relay and the 200 Free Relay. Alexa, Peyton P., Mia T., and Gabby finished 22nd place in the Medley. Gabby, Mia, Lilly L., and Alexa competed in the 200 Free Relay and came in 22nd place for that event as well.

Good Job, Ladies!

Congrats CC State Qualifiers; 3 runnersYoung Cross Country Runners Qualify for State Competition

Two freshmen and one sophomore qualified as individuals to compete at the Cross Country State Finals on November 4 at Michigan International Speedway.

From the boys’ team, sophomore Dane H. and freshman Cam V. will be making the trip to Brooklyn, MI. Dane ran a huge personal best, placing 7th overall in a time of 16:16.8 at Regionals, and Cam crossed the line in 16:50 to take 20th place in the Regional race.

Freshman Iva R. from the girls’ cross country team also qualified after a 15th place finish at the regional competition with a time of 19:34.1.

Good Luck, Dane, Cam and Iva!

Photo credit: GSK Creations

Boys tennis team group pic

BOYS TENNIS GOES TO STATE FOR 2ND YEAR IN A ROW!

Bedford Boys Varsity Tennis traveled to Grand Rapids for possibly the rainiest state tennis tournament ever held with lots of delays, schedule and site changes to deal with as well as playing very late into the night. The team played extremely well overall for a very respectable showing.

Jaxon N., at #1 singles, played extremely well and won his first match 6-0,6-0 before falling to the number 4 seed 6-4,6-1. Jaxon was recently named the Monroe County Player of the Year.

Carter R., at #4 singles, played some of his best tennis of the year. He won his first match 6-3,6-4. Despite contending with huge delays and a last minute site change, he also won his second match by 6-3,6-4 before ending his first day at 11:15 pm. On the second day Carter lost 6-2,6-0 to the number 2 seed who was state runner up.

Monroe County Coach of the Year, Coach Cukierski, commented that, “Bedford was represented at the state meet by a great group of boys that conducted themselves with great sportsmanship throughout their season to make the school and community very proud. Can’t wait to see what this team can accomplish in the future.”

New School Records
Jaxon and Carter both had 23 singles wins this season and now share that record.
Jaxon also tied the career singles record of 55 wins.
In doubles, Taylor B. is now the career record holder with 30 wins after two seasons with Carter and one with Donovan P. as his partner.

Photo credit: GSK Creations

Volleyball group pictureVOLLEYBALL DISTRICT CHAMPS!

Bedford’s volleyball team dominated to win the District crown in a decisive fashion over Woodhaven.  

VOLLEYBALL HONORS

ALL STATE
Victoria G. 1st Team, Kaylin S. 2nd Team, Jaelyn H. Honorable Mention

ALL-STATE ACADEMIC
Macy M. and Kadie M.

ALL-REGION
Alivia B., Victoria G., Jaelyn H., Kaylin S.

ALL-SEC
Alivia B. 1st Team, Victoria G. 1st Team, Jaelyn H. 1st Team, Kaylin S. 1st Team, Mya K. Honorable Mention, Macy M. Honorable Mention

FOOTBALL HONORS

ALL-REGION
Nolan L. was named MHSFCA ALL Region as a defensive lineman.

ALL-SEC
Shout Out to our ALL-SEC Team members: Hunter F. 1st Team OL, Lucas G. 1st Team LB, Nolan L.1st Team DL, Hunter P. HM RB, Brandon R. HM RB, Hudson H. HM OL, Cole J. HM LB, Avery L. HM DB, and Blake R. HM DB.
 


Unsung Hero of the Year: LoganUNSUNG HERO OF THE WEEK YEAR!

Senior Logan Benjamin was recognized as an Unsung Hero of the Week by the Toledo chapter of the National Football Foundation and Maumee Bay Turf. (See the BCSN video for the Unsung Hero of the Week)

At the end of the season, Logan was selected from the weekly honorees and named the Unsung Hero of the Year! You can view that announcement video here.

Logan played several roles on the team that make him invaluable to our program. Logan was presented with an award and will also be honored at the annual NFF banquet. Great job, Logan! Go Mules!


FIRST Robotics Competition with BX robot

INTERESTED IN ROBOTICS? 

No previous robotics experience is necessary to join. All are welcome to be a part of this award winning team!
Learn more and to sign up online, visit: https://www.bedfordrobotics.org/


Bedford/BSN Sideline Stores with B and BSN logoBEDFORD KICKING MULES SIDELINE STORE!

Show your Kicking Mule pride AND support our Athletic Department. They will receive 10% of all sales.


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COMMUNTY EDUCATION NEWS

SEARCH PROGRAMS & REGISTER ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://BEDFORD.CE.ELEYO.COM.

Families can also stop in at our offices, Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:00 pm, at 1135 Smith Road (Smith Road School). Questions? Give us a call at 734-850-6036. 

Save the Date: February 10 is the annual Daddy Daughter Dance. High school students are encouraged to volunteer to assist for service hours.

Ed2Go offers a full array of online Career Training programs in multiple fields. Go to www.ed2go.com/bedfordae for a complete list

Adult enrichment classes are also offered. Check out the adult fitness classes: cardio & tone, karate, line dancing, and yoga as well as art classes and more.

Don't see a class that you would be interested in? Email us your interests - [email protected] or call our office 734-850-6036.

Follow Community Ed on Facebook for updates on their new programs and activities: facebook.com/bedfordcommunityeducation


GENERAL INFORMATION

ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL TRAFFIC FLOW MAP 
Please review the Arrival/Dismissal Traffic Flow Map to help things flow smoothly from Day 1!

MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION FORM
Parents can drop off any medication that will be given at school in the health room. A Medication Authorization Form, signed by a physician, must accompany the medication. This includes many common over-the-counter medications, such as cough drops.

UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS ARE BACK!
FREE & REDUCED SCHOOL MEALS APPLICATION STILL WORTH FILLING OUT!

We encourage families in need to fill out a Free and Reduced School Meals Application. Other programs that may benefit families may also require this form to be completed in order to be considered such as potentially waived or discounted Chromebook Fees. Family participation in the program may also qualify the school to receive additional funding to support our students. This form can be filled out online: https://bedfordps.familyportal.cloud/.

BUS ROUTE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON TRAVERSA RIDE 360 MOBILE APP

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Link to detailed instructions on how to access and use the Traversa Ride 360 app and website
The “Where’s the Bus?” link on our website also links to these instructions.

Please note that the staff is continuing to make adjustments to the routes as last minute student registrations come in. Please double check before the first day of school. Times will fluctuate at the start of a new school year until everyone settles down into a routine. 

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2023-2024 DISTRICT SCHOOL-YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR

Note: Easter Sunday is March 31, 2024. It is the last day of Spring Break.

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2023 NEWS & VIEWS NEWSLETTER

The BPS District Back-to-School Newsletter is a great resource to use year round!

 


Sign Up for Text Message Alerts with Infinite CampusHOW TO REQUEST TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS AND MANAGE YOUR CONTACT PREFERENCES IN INFINITE CAMPUS

Bedford Public Schools uses Infinite Campus' ability to send out Emergency Notifications. You can manage your contact preferences within your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. (If you have not set up your Parent Portal Account yet, please check you email for an activation key code.)

You can choose how you want to receive our messages: email, phone calls, and text messages. The default setting is email and phone options. If you wish to add text messages, you will have to add that as an option in your Parent Portal Settings. Please use this link for Instructions on How to Set Your Contact Preferences and to Receive Text Message Alerts

You can edit your phone numbers within the portal, but if you need to change your email, you will need to contact the school office.

NEW TO INFINITE CAMPUS?

Each parent who is listed as a student guardian in Infinite Campus will receive an email on Monday. This email will include their personal parent activation key (a long string of letters and numbers) that will connect the parent to all of the students in their household that attend BPS. A parent will use that special key to set up their Infinite Campus parent account.


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BPS MOBILE APP AVAILABLE

APP STORE LINK
GOOGLE PLAY STORE LINK

BPS PARENT NEWS FOR 1:1 STUDENTS INFO FOR CURRENT 1ST THRU 11TH GR FAMILIES FOR 2023-24TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT UPDATES

Please see the latest Tech Department Newsletter with information as we get ready for 2023-24!

It includes details on:

  • 2023-24 Chromebook Insurance for 2nd-12th Grade
  • Optional Protective Chromebook Messenger Bag Available
  • Chromebook Distribution for 2023-24
  • Like the Bedford Ed Tech Facebook Page

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Parents Guide: How to View Child Information on Schoology & Infinite Campus
Infinite Campus: Resources for Parents to Get Started


Community AssistanceCOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR BEDFORD FAMILIES

Find details with this Community Assistance Opportunities for Bedford Families Link including information about food assistance programs, Eye Exams/Glasses, Parent Support Group and more. New information will be added to that document as it comes in. Some programs are seasonal but past details are included for future reference.

MOBILE FOOD PANTRY  

Link to Mobile Food Pantry dates/locations in Monroe County 


Public Library Offers Tutoring Service

The Monroe County Library System (MCLS) is now offering FREE, on-demand, online tutoring. Use your MCLS card number to login at https://www.tutor.com/woodlands

Need a library card from the Monroe County Library System? Here’s how to get your MCLS library card!

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Now hiring, jobs at BPS, see website for details

BPS IS HIRING!

Among the available openings are several Parapro positions. These are great for people looking for part time work that fits within the same times as their child’s school days!

Use the “Jobs at BPS” link to see what is available and for details on applying.

A variety of substitute positions are also available. Substitute bus drivers are in demand. (If you are interested in being a bus driver, please call Transportation Director, Cari Dupree, at 734-850-6071 to ask about paid training if needed.)

New signs being installedNEW SIGNAGE AROUND THE DISTRICT

You may notice some new signs being installed around our district. These new signs are meant to reinforce to district visitors that our grounds and facilities are closed to the general public when school is in session. This is not a new policy (9150 - SCHOOL VISITORS), however, we are stepping up our enforcement of these rules to help ensure the safety of students and staff. Anyone that has school related business during published school hours, is welcome to enter through each building's main entrance and check in as a visitor.

This same School Visitor Policy also addresses animals on our school grounds: “Except as set forth in District policy, canines brought on the premises by law enforcement personnel for law enforcement purposes, or in the case of "service animals" required for use by a person with a disability, no other animals may be on school premises at any time.”


The Bedford High School Faculty & Staff BELIEVES That:

  • All students will learn.
  • Success breeds success.
  • Learning is a life-long process.
  • We as a school community control the educational environment and the conditions for each student to be successful while in our care.
  • Education is the shared responsibility of our school, students, families and community.

Our Mission: 

High Levels of Learning for All Students

Our Vision:

Bedford High School’s staff will provide a stimulating learning environment and prepare students to contribute to the global economy by providing a challenging curriculum that is student centered, goal oriented, and research based.


Bedford High School
8285 Jackman Road, Temperance, MI 48182
Phone: 734-850-6100
Attendance: 734-850-6110
Counseling Office: 734-850-6111
Fax: 734-850-6199

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