Dozens of 7th- and 8th-graders showed up last week to try out for the 2009 Big Bear Middle School cross country running team. Little did they know it was actually the first week of practice! No one was turned away: A mile under ten minutes earns a place in the group that runs off campus, but any student with adequate grades gets to run on the track. Coach Tracy Tokunaga has … [Read more...] about SOLE and Hammer Support BBMS Runners
Schools
Today Is a Minimum Day at Elementaries and BBMS; Back to School Nights Scheduled for This Month
Today (August 13) is a minimum day for students at each of Bear Valley Unified’s three elementaries (Baldwin Lane, Big Bear and North Shore), as well as Big Bear Middle School. Per the BVUSD calendar, each Thursday will be a minimum day at these four school sites. In other school news, both BBMS and Big Bear High School have scheduled their Back to School Nights for parents; … [Read more...] about Today Is a Minimum Day at Elementaries and BBMS; Back to School Nights Scheduled for This Month
Local School’s Construction Will Be Completed by the Fall
Members of the Bear Valley Unified School District Citizens’ Oversight Committee met last Thursday to receive a construction and budget update regarding the implementation of Measure Q funds in our school district. Completion of the Big Bear High School Quad is expected by September 20th. Construction at the Middle School is expected to be completed by October 31st. Work at … [Read more...] about Local School’s Construction Will Be Completed by the Fall
Services for Kushan Bhandari to Take Place on Friday; Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Driver in July 30 Hit-and-Run
It was a week ago today that five-year-old Big Bear Lake resident Kushan Bhandari lost his life, when he and his mother and older brother were the victims of a hit-and-run collision on Lakeview Drive at Bartlett, just west of the Big Bear Lake Post Office. Kushan’s mother, Sujana, and 11-year-old brother Kushal have since been released from the hospital; the Bhandari family, … [Read more...] about Services for Kushan Bhandari to Take Place on Friday; Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Driver in July 30 Hit-and-Run
Minimum School Day for BBMS and Elementaries Today; Melinda Peterson Named New Baldwin Lane Principal
Today is a minimum day at most Bear Valley Unified Schools, to allow for teachers’ strategic planning. This Thursday, and every Thursday, will be minimum days for students at the elementary schools (Baldwin Lane, Big Bear and North Shore) and Big Bear Middle School. In other news from BVUSD, the Board of Trustees yesterday confirmed the hiring of Melinda Peterson, to serve as … [Read more...] about Minimum School Day for BBMS and Elementaries Today; Melinda Peterson Named New Baldwin Lane Principal