
February Junior High Student of the Month


On March 31, Mrs. Bettels' foods classes participated in a Healthy Cooking Competition with the Bates County Health Center. Mrs. Otter came and spoke to the classes about healthy meals, and then challenged the students to come up with an appetizer, main course, and dessert to compete against other schools in Bates County.







School will be in session next Monday, April 14th!
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Announcements for Friday, April 11: Spring Amnesty; District Music Festival (Large Group (Vocal)) @ Bolivar; Rewards Early Out (Grades 9-12 only) during Bear Time – Zero Tardies in the 2nd Semester; JH Track Meet @ Warsaw @ 3:30 PM – Bus leaves @ 1:30 PM; HS Track Meet @ Holden @ 4:00 PM – Bus leaves @ 2:00 PM; JV/V Softball (H) vs. Lamar @ 4:30 PM

Announcements for Thursday, April 10: Spring Amnesty; Mrs. Porter’s Dual Credit Class UCM College Visit – Bus leaves @ 7:15 AM; College/Trade Visit – MSHP in the Cafeteria
during Lunch; V Boys Golf @ Warsaw @ 4:00 PM – Bus leaves @ 1:45 PM; JV/V Softball (H) vs. El Dorado Springs @ 4:30 PM; FFA Chapter Meeting in the AG Building @ 7:00 PM

Burgers & Baseball/Softball Merch! Link closes tonight (4/9) at midnight🥎⚾️💚💙
https://burgersbaseball-2025.spiritsale.com

Mark your calendars! The Butler FFA Plant Sale will be on Saturday, April 26th, beginning at 10:00 AM! See the attached flyer for details!


Congratulations to our Junior High TSA State Finalists!
Allie Doody - Digital Photography Top 5
Onnalea Lesmeister & Aspen Umstattd - Construction Challenge 1st place
Alivia Pittman & Kaiya Sines - Children's Storybook Top 5
Gunir Smith & Aidan Bettels - Mechanical Engineering 3rd place
Cooper Diehl, James Carter, & Dean Walker - Video Game Design 4th place
DJ Douty - Dragster 4th place
Alivia Pittman, Brooklyn Warren, & Allie Doody - Vlogging 2nd place
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Burgers & Baseball/Softball Merch! Link closes Wednesday (4/9) at midnight🥎⚾️💚💙
https://burgersbaseball-2025.spiritsale.com

Announcements for Wednesday, April 9: Spring Amnesty; 8th Grade Field Trip to Jefferson City – Bus leaves @ 6:00 AM; HS STUCO Meeting in Mr. Long’s Room @ 7:15 AM; V Boys Golf Tournament @ Versailles @ 9:00 AM – Bus leaves @ 6:15 AM; College/Trade Visit – Navy in the Cafeteria during Lunch; AP English Literature & Composition Practice
Exam in Mrs. Porters Room during 5th – 8th Hours

Announcements for Tuesday, April 8: Spring Amnesty; Election Day; Missouri TSA State Championships @ UCM – Bus leaves @ 8:00 AM; V Boys Golf Tournament @ Clinton @ 9:00 AM – Bus leaves @ 7:00 AM; MADD Presentation in the Auditorium @ 9:30 AM; Spanish II Play @ BES during 5th – 7 h Hours; JV/V Baseball @ Sherwood @ 4:30 PM – Bus
leaves @ 2:30 PM; V Softball (H) vs. Miami @ 4:30 PM

Announcements for Monday, April 7: No School; NRTC IN Session; Missouri TSA State Championships @ UCM – Bus leaves @ 6:00 AM; V Boys Golf Tournament @ Clinton @ 9:00 AM – Bus leaves @ 7:00 AM; HS Track Meet @ Pleasant Hill @ 4:00 PM – Bus leaves @ 2:10 PM; JV/V Baseball (H) vs. Midway @ 4:30 PM; JV/V Softball @ Stockton @ 5:00 PM – Bus leaves @ 2:30 PM

Tonight's golf quad has been cancelled.
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Tonight's baseball game against the Appleton City Bulldogs has been cancelled. We will let you know when a makeup game has been scheduled.
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Tonight's softball game at Lockwood has been cancelled. We will let you know when a makeup game has been scheduled. #gobears


Sunday, April 6
Missouri TSA State Championships @ UCM – Bus leaves @ 7:15 AM

Congratulations to the Butler High School Wind Ensemble on earning an Outstanding (Silver) rating at MSHSAA Large Group Festival in Bolivar! Go Bears!




Tonight's softball game has been moved from Liberal to Butler. The game will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Announcements for Friday, April 4: Spring Amnesty; HS Track Meet @ Pittsburg – Bus leaves @ 6:45 AM; District Music Festival (Large Group (Instrumental)) @ Bolivar – Bus
eaves @ 7:15 AM; V Boys Golf Quad (H); College/Trade Visit – Air Force in the Cafeteria
during Lunch; NRTC Visit (8th Grade only) in the Gym Lobby/Auditorium during 1st & 2nd Hours; JV/V Baseball (H) vs. Appleton City @ 4:30 PM; JV/V Softball @ Lockwood @ 5:00 PM – Bus leaves @ 2:20 PM

Updates for BHS, Wednesday, 4/2/25: The JH track meet at Midway is still on for this evening. All other practices for sports (HS track, baseball, softball and golf) are still on for today as well.