BJH NEWSLETTER, VOLUME 11, ISSUE 16, DECEMBER 12, 2025

TASTING CULTURE IN 8TH GRADE FRENCH

Dr. Santamaria’s 8th-grade classes have been exploring food and culinary traditions throughout this six weeks. To wrap up their unit, students celebrated with a festive food day, bringing culturally authentic dishes and drinks to share with their classmates.

A delicious way to learn? Absolutely. Bon appétit!

BJH 9TH GRADERS EARN TOP HONORS IN REGION 31 BAND

The Bedford JH Band is proud to celebrate 9 awesome 9th graders who earned a seat in the Region 31 9th Grade Band. Students have been preparing for this audition since August and represent the best of the best among HEB and our neighboring school districts!

BEDFORD JH GEM AWARDS

Has someone been a GEM?  We would like to recognize our GEMs (someone who "Goes the Extra Mile). At Bedford JH, our amazing faculty and staff always work together to create the very best experience for our students and community.  We want to hear about it and recognize them for helping make Bedford Best! Do you want to recognize a teacher, administrator, counselor, teacher, office staff, librarian or aides?  Use the link below to let us know.

YEARBOOK ORDERS SY 25-26 AND NINTH GRADE TRIBUTE ORDERS

Yearbooks are flying off the digital shelves this year! Do not miss out - The yearbook is $50 until 12/31/25. 

Ninth Grade Tribute ads come in two sizes 1/4 page and 1/8 page. The 1/4 page is $25 and the 1/4 page is $50. Once they are purchased, Balfour will email you a link to set up and design your ad. You can upload and edit your page, save progress and log in and out until you finalize your ad and order. The due date for Tribute Ad purchase and submission is January 19, 2026.Please note that ad space does generally sell out every year! 

As always, email susannahkeneda@hebisd.edu with any questions. 

BJH GIRLS ATHLETICS DOMINATE THE DISTRICT

The BJH girls athletic program is off to a powerhouse start this year, already securing five District Championships across volleyball and cross country—talk about setting the bar high.

DISTRICT RESULTS SO FAR

• 8th Grade A Volleyball: District Champions

• 8th Grade B Volleyball: District Champions

• 8th Grade A Cross Country: District Champions

• 8th Grade B Cross Country: District Champions

• 7th Grade A Cross Country: 2nd Place in District

• 7th Grade B Cross Country: District Champions
  
  

And the momentum isn’t slowing down. Both the 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams have opened their seasons with a perfect 2–0 record.

The year is young, but the victories are stacking up—go Broncos!

7TH GRADE GIRLS STORM INTO SEASON WITH DOMINANT DOUBLE WIN 

BJH 8TH GRADE GIRLS CLAIM TWO DECISIVE WINS

The 8th grade girl's basketball team got two more wins Thursday night at Watauga Middle School, taking down the Warriors decisively. 

In the B Team game the girls redeemed themselves from the slow start last week, and put up 18 points in the first quarter, while holding Watauga scoreless and only allowing 2 points the whole first half with some suffocating defense. 

The hustle & teamwork continued in the second half, where our defense only allowed the Warriors to score one free throw. With a final score of 46 - 3, the team will look to continue the win streak this weekend in the Harwood Tournament on Friday evening and Saturday morning. 

In A team's battle, the Warriors put a ton of defensive pressure on us from the jump, keeping us to only 10 points. We settled in and turned up the intensity to add 20 more in the 2nd quarter, while only allowing 2 points against us the whole first half. The trend continued in the second half and we ended the night with a final score of 44 - 2, pushing us to a 2-0 record to start the season. 

The 8th grade girls will play at Smithfield next Wednesday, the 17th with B team starting at 5pm and the A team following, usually around 6:15pm.