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February 14, 2023
Dear Senior Parents or Guardians:
The faculty and staff of Blacksburg High School and Cherokee County School District thank you for supporting your son or daughter in his/her educational efforts throughout this academic journey. All of this hard work will culminate at our commencement ceremony on May 25, 2023, at 6pm. Participation in the ceremony is voluntary. Those who do not wish to participate or who do not meet the requirements may pick up diplomas in the main office the day after the ceremony.
Mandatory graduation practice is at 10am on May 24, 2023, at Blacksburg High School. Students who do not come to practice may not participate in the ceremony. Seniors should report directly to the auditorium by 10 AM on May 24th for practice. Graduates do not have to wear a cap/gown to practice.
Rain dates for this year’s ceremony are
1st Rain Date: Friday, May 26, 2023, at 10:00am;
2nd Rain Date: Friday, May 26, 2023, at 6:00pm;
PLEASE NOTE: Depending on the weather forecast for the week of graduation, it may be necessary to move the graduation ceremony to Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 6:00pm. We will set a new graduation practice time if this happens. This will be announced as soon as a decision is made.
Please know that we intend to keep the original date of May 25, 2023, at 6:00pm, but the weather is beyond our control.
In order to participate in the ceremony, candidates must adhere to the following:
1. All graduates must wear the official BHS graduation regalia. No ribbons, signs, jewelry, objects, monograms, etc. may be attached to the graduation regalia. The graduation cap must sit flat on your head. No sunglasses or other headgear is allowed.
2. All males must wear a white collared dress shirt and tie. No tee shirts, golf shirts, or other casual shirts are allowed. All males must wear black trousers and black dress shoes. No tennis shoes, other athletic shoes, flip-flops, sandals, jeans, denim, shorts, or other casual attire/shoes will be allowed.
3. All females must wear the white collar provided with the robe. All females must wear a black, dressy pantsuit, skirt and blouse, or dress and dress shoes. Any part of the clothing that shows outside of the gown must be black. No tennis shoes, other athletic shoes, flip-flops, sandals, jeans, denim, shorts, leggings, jeggings, rompers, or other casual attire/shoes will be allowed.
4. The only chords and stoles allowed to be worn during the ceremony are those issued by BHS, The Institute of Innovation, or The Scholars Academy.
5. Cell phones must be turned off. (Texting will not be tolerated.)
I want to assure you that the entire staff of Blacksburg High School does everything possible to provide a dignified, respectful ceremony to honor our graduates. We feel that our ceremony showcases our pride in being the best high school in the state. All decisions are made in the best interests of our students and their safety.
Sincerely,
Mr. Michael Mullinax
Principal
Blacksburg High School
All students involved in track will have a parent meeting after practice tomorrow, February 8, on the track in the bleachers.
BHS Choir students are bringing home information about the Carowinds Choral Festival. Please review the info and pay balance due by February 24th.
HUGE WIN against Landrum to clinch a 3rd straight region title!!!!! Now two more region games before we start our Playoff Run!!
BHS Wildcat Softball Tryouts
Tuesday Jan 31st and Wednesday Feb 1st
400pm-600pm
Blacksburg Annex Field
310 E Lime Street
Blacksburg SC 29702
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7: BHS vs. Liberty AT LIBERTY
JV Boys – 5:00
Varsity Girls – 6:15
Varsity Boys – 7:45
Liberty uses Hometown Tickets for games. They do NOT accept cash at the gates. The link for the tickets is listed below. The tickets are live now, so you may purchase them at any time.
https://libertyreddevils.com
Congratulations to the BHS Winter Guard on their First Place finish at the CWEA Premier yesterday!
Our JV basketball teams will play at Liberty on January 18. Please see information below from Liberty about ticket purchase:
"We are using Hometown Tickets again this year. We will not accept cash at the gates. The link for the tickets is listed below. The tickets will go live today at 6:00pm so your parents can purchase them at any time after that."
https://libertyreddevils.com
Blacksburg Baseball preseason workouts will start at the baseball field on Monday, January 9th at 3:45 PM. Students should bring cleats, tennis shoes, and a glove to the practices. The dates for the workouts are as follows:
January 9-12th
January 17th & 18th
January 23rd & 24th
The workouts will run 3:45-5pm.
Tryouts for baseball start January 30th .
BMS - 3:45
BHS - 5:15
In the event of rain practice may be moved or cancelled. Students should pay attention to announcements.
Blacksburg High Football afterschool off season workouts will begin Monday, January 9th at 3:45 PM in the BHS weight room.
Students who are interested in playing football in 2023 should bring tennis shoes and be appropriately dressed to lift weights and run.
We will have workouts Monday-Wednesday every week until further notice. The workouts will go run from 3:45-4:45 PM. Students should meet under the awning between the BHS gym and the high school to meet with coaches. Students can be picked up from the BHS gym parking lot.
Parents/Guardians of BHS students: This is a very important message concerning attendance and receiving credit for courses for the fall semester. Mr. Mullinax recently sent an email to students that have not met the state required seat time, and therefore, will not receive credit for the course. To help with this, BHS will hold an Attendance Recovery session on January 3rd. Please ensure your student checks his/her email to see if they received an email from Mr. Mullinax. Details about the session are included in the email. Each email is student specific with the courses needed to recover and the time required to stay at the session to receive credit for those courses.
The State End-of-Course make-up day for any student who missed an EOC test day will be Thursday, December 15
at 8:00 AM.
Varsity basketball games at Thomas Jefferson this Tuesday -
start times have changed
from 6:00 PM /7:30 PM to 5:00 PM /6:30 PM.
December 13: Algebra I EOC
December 14: Biology EOC
Bring your charged laptops!
The State End-of-Course make-up day for any student who missed an EOC test day will be Thursday, December 15 at 8:00 AM.
Juniors and Seniors: the deadline to register for the Savannah, GA trip is Friday, December 9. Check your Canvas page for the registration link.
Last day to order a Senior Recognition Ad!
Blacksburg High: Tuesday, December 6th is ‘Spring Sport Physical Day’ . Physicals will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the gym. Physical forms can be picked up in the front office.