🏐 Important Volleyball Tryout Date Change 🏐
Please see the attached flyer for important information and date changes for Volleyball Tryouts.
🎓BHS Senior Awards Assembly 🎓
Reminder: Our Senior Awards Assembly will be held Thursday morning at 9:00am in the main gym. We invite family and friends to attend. If you are attending, please park in the back of the school in the faculty parking lot.
⭐️ Optimist Club-Rising Stars ⭐️
CONGRATULATIONS to sophomore Alexander Hodges and sophomore Ar’Miracle Mathews for being chosen as this year’s Bossier City Optimist Club Rising Star Award winners for Benton High School. We are very proud of the positive example they are setting for their peers, and commend them on their improvement in academics, discipline, and attitude. Keep up the good work!
👩🎓It's time to celebrate the Class of 2025! Check out the schedule below for Bossier Schools graduation ceremonies:
🧑🎓Friday, May 16
Plain Dealing High @ 6 p.m. at Plain Dealing
👨🎓Saturday, May 17 | Brookshire Grocery Arena
9 a.m. — Airline
11 a.m. — Parkway
12:30 p.m. — Bossier High
2 p.m. — Benton High
4 p.m. — Haughton High
🎉 Please review the infographic below for important information regarding prohibited items at the Brookshire Grocery Arena. For further details, visit their website.
🎓Congratulations to all our graduates! You've worked hard to reach this milestone, and we couldn't be prouder.
#BossierSchools #wintheday
🏌️♀️Girls Golf Regionals 🏌️♀️
The Benton girls golf team won the regional tournament yesterday in Lake Charles by 9 strokes over 2nd place Barbe. Abigail McWilliams won first with 2 over par 74 and Grace Goodwin finished 2nd with a 77. They will play next week in Lafayette for the state championship!! TIGER PRIDE!!
It's time to go On the Record with Bossier Schools! 📺 Hit SUBSCRIBE now to stay updated on all things Bossier Schools! You won’t want to miss this episode! 👉 https://bit.ly/OTRS3E15
BIG news from Bossier Schools for educators and employees. A pay raise is coming your way! CFO Nicia Bamburg details how much you can expect, where the funding is sourced, and what has changed over the past six years since voters were asked to approve a property tax to support teacher pay raises.
Haughton High Head Baseball Coach Glenn Maynor is a legend on the mound and a hometown hero with over three decades of coaching excellence under his hat. As the longest-serving coach of any sport in Bossier Parish, his legacy continues to inspire, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down.
Finally, don’t miss Superintendent Shout-outs spotlighting two students who excelled in the 4th District Congressional Art Competition, the Bucs in Blue and the G.O.A.T. of Parkway High School Julie Edwards.
#bossierschools #wintheday #ontherecordwithbossierschools
⏰ Schedule Change Request-Deadline Approaching⏰
The deadline to make any changes to your course requests for the 2025-2026 school year is this Friday, May 2nd. Students may make the changes on their course request letter that was printed and given to them . Once you have reviewed your classes and made any necessary changes, please get a parent/guardian signature on it and turn it into the counselors office.
📍 NO changes will be made to course requests for next year after May 2, 2025.
⚾Baseball Quarterfinal Game ⚾
QUARTERFINALS: Here is the schedule for Round #3. Your Benton Tigers will host Sulphur. Best of 3 series will start Thursday (5/1) at 7pm. Benton lets make plans to PACK THE POND! #GoTigers
Purchase Tickets here: https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/37740
📢 BHS Yearbook Ordering Deadline Approaching 📢
Two more days to purchase the 2025 yearbook. Please make sure to purchase your yearbook before the deadline.
Link to purchase --> https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1068874/Benton-High-School/
🥎Athlete of the Week Voting ⚾️
We have 2 athletes up for Shreveport Times Athlete of the Week! Ashley Promes for softball and Thomas Allen for baseball. Voting is open until Thursday at midnight and we encourage everyone to vote as many times as they can. Use the link below to cast your vote.
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/04/27/shreveport-times-athlete-of-the-week-34-ballot-features-21-athletes-for-raising-canes-ballot/83152098007/
STUCO Officer & Senator Applications
Students who wish to run for a Student Council Officer or Senator position need to pick up an application and have it returned by May 5th. See the attached graphic for more information.
Congratulations to our Yearbook staff for next school year!
🥎 Softball/Baseball Playoff Games Tonight ⚾
We are so excited for both our softball and baseball teams to be hosting home playoff games this evening. The Lady Tigers will start at 5:00pm and the Baseball team will start at 7:00pm. We are expecting a large crowd tonight for both games, so please try to purchase your tickets ahead of time through the links below.
🥎 Softball
Student Tickets $7 (must be purchased at gate with cash)
General Local Level Link $12
https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/37747
⚾ Baseball
Student Tickets $6 (must be purchased at gate with cash)
General Local Level Link $10
https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/37740
**Option to purchase with cash at the gate as well.
💜 Congrats BHS Gold Jackets 💜
Congratulations to the 25-26 Gold Jackets! We look forward to seeing all of you represent BHS next year.
🖌️ BHS Seniors- Painted Skirts & Jeans 🎨
Seniors are permitted to wear painted jeans or skirts to the Senior Awards Assembly on May 1st. They can also wear a college/career shirt that represents their future plans. Please note that all jeans and skirts must be school appropriate in length and NO HOLES!
* Students may also wear regular jeans that are not painted if they choose.
✏️ Project Graduation Meeting for INCOMING SENIORS ✏️ Please see the attached flyer for information regarding the upcoming parent meeting for incoming seniors (Class of '26).
💜 Congratulations- DAR Good Citizen Award 💜
Kaitlyn Hall was chosen as the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen from Benton High School. The qualities of a good citizen include dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Kaitlyn has represented our school well. Tiger Pride!
⚾️ Baseball Playoff Round 2 ⚾️
Round 2 of the playoffs starts Friday. Benton will host Ruston starting at 7:00pm. Come out and Pack the Pond and help us cheer them on!
Click the link below to buy your tickets ahead of time:
https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/37740
🏈 Reminder: Incoming freshman football parent meeting tonight. Please park in the student parking lot and enter in through the doors that students enter through for school. The meeting will be in the auxiliary gym.
📢 SENIORS: Scholarship Offers Deadline Extended 📢
Attention Seniors!!! The deadline to turn in Senior Scholarships for the awards assembly has been extended to Friday, April 25th. Please email or put copies of offers in the red folder in the library. Mrs. Turner can make a copy of it if needed.