Welcome Cougars

We are excited to begin the 2020-2021 school year.  As we begin Phase 1 of Online Learning, we’re excited to provide you a snapshot of  what our Cougars' day may look like.  Our start to the year may be different, but one thing remains the same... North side Cougar Pride! We’re all in this together.

Click here for the BHSN Online School Schedule

BHSN Faculty Introductions

BHSN Device and Textbook Distribution

Bloomington North will return to school on Wednesday, August 12, and our teachers and staff members are busy preparing to welcome students to the new school year. In response to the continuing pandemic, classes will be held online via Canvas from August 12 through at least September 11. Information on what students should expect for these classes will be distributed in the days ahead. Today, though, we wanted to provide you with information regarding computer and textbook distribution.

Computers, login information, and required textbooks will be distributed alphabetically by last name and grade level based on the following schedule: 

Seniors – Thursday, August 6

-- 8:00-9:00: A to Ca

-- 9:00-10:00: Ch to Go

-- 10:00-11:00: Gr to Lov

-- 12:00-1:00: Ma to Pol

-- 1:00-2:00: Pot to Sm

-- 2:00-3:00: So to Z

-- 4:30-6:30: Late pick-up

Juniors – Friday, August 7

-- 8:00-9:00: A to Ci

-- 9:00-10:00: Cl to Gon

-- 10:00-11:00: Goo to Ko

-- 12:00-1:00: Kp to Nol

-- 1:00-2:00: Nor to Str

-- 2:00-3:00: Stu to Z

-- 4:30-6:30: Late pick-up

Sophomores – Monday, August 10

-- 8:00-9:00: A to Cl

-- 9:00-10:00: Co to Gri

-- 10:00-11:00: Gro to Lee

-- 12:00-1:00: Leh to Pen

-- 1:00-2:00: Per to Sm

-- 2:00-3:00: Sn to Z

-- 4:30-6:30: Late pick-up

Freshmen – Tuesday, August 11

-- 8:00-9:00: A to Cl

-- 9:00-10:00: Co to Gas

-- 10:00-11:00: Gat to Kim

-- 12:00-1:00: Kin to Od

-- 1:00-2:00: Og to Sm

-- 2:00-3:00: Sn to Z

-- 4:30-6:30: Late pick-up

Two hours of late distribution time have been set aside for each day to accommodate families unable to arrive during their scheduled time.

To assist with an orderly distribution of materials, please follow these procedures when arriving for item pick-up:

1. Arrive at the date and time set aside for your items to be distributed.
2. Remain in your car for the duration of your visit to campus.
3. Enter campus from Kinser Pike and pull up to the first tent located along Maroon Drive to receive your computer, equipment, and login information.
4. Pull up to the second tent along Maroon Drive to see if you have any textbooks for pick-up. Please note that not all students or classes will have textbooks at this time.
5. Proceed around the building along Maroon Drive and Prow Road to the lower parking lot at the corner of Prow and Gold Drive. Park in the lot.
6. While in the lot, login to the school-issued device using the provided user name and password. Computer techs will be available to assist you if needed. You must login to the device while at North’s campus for the device to work properly from home.
7. After you successfully login to the device, please exit campus via Prow Road

Please Click HERE for Map

BHSN Class of 2020

2020 Virtual Graduation 

Saturday, May 30 at 2:00pm

Warmest congratulations Seniors on your well-deserved success. We are extremely proud of you and all of your achievements. 

Click here for the Virtual Graduation Ceremony.

2020 Bloomington High School North Senior Honor Night Celebration

BHSN Underclass Awards

Mrs. Fuson's Retirement 

Mrs. Mary Jo Fuson is retiring from North this year. The care she showed to our students and staff was a daily reminder of why it's great to be a Cougar. Though she'll be missed, the North community wishes her well in retirement!

MCCSC Celebration of Stars 2020

Congratulations to Mary Jo Fuson and Deb Rayl on their retirement and congratulations to Tyler Abel, Kim Baer, and Amber Dehner for being selected as MCCSC 2020 Stars.

Click here to view the Celebration of Stars video.

MCCSC Summer School Programs

Update 4/22/2020

MCCSC High School Summer School will begin on June 2nd and end on July 9th. Classes wil not be held on July 3rd to observe the July 4th holiday.

Please click here for more information.

BHSN English Department Summer Reading

Please click HERE for the BHSN summer reading!

Honoring our 2020 Seniors in Fine Arts

Each year the BHSN Fine Arts Department hosts a Celebration of the Arts throughout the months of April and May, highlighting the achievements of our Visual and Performing Arts students grades 9-12. Through exhibitions and performances, our students showcase their talents and hard work during the Evening of the Arts exhibition, the Musical, and end of the year Band and Choir Concerts. 

Instead of our Evening of the Arts exhibit usually held in the BHSN Library at the end of April, we are presenting a virtual exhibit of our Senior Class Artists of 2020.  Each artist is honored with a page to recognize their accomplishments.

Please click HERE for the presentation. Enjoy!

Academic Super Bowl

Bloomington North competed virtually in the IASP Senior Academic Super Bowl State Finals 

Congratulations to Maggie Rushton & Gretchen Wheeler for taking 1st place in the Fine Arts competition and to Faith Stimson for taking 2nd place in the English competition. Well done!

Full Results can be found here: IASP Senior Superbowl Results

MCCSC's Update Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Please Click Here for Updated Information 

MCCSC WIFI Hotspots

Three locations have been designated as drive-through WiFi hotspots throughout the contingency learning period. They are at the following locations: the Bloomington High School North Athletics/Hoosier Hills Career Center parking lot; Bloomington High School South's parking lot; and Indiana University's Orange Lot (located between Memorial Stadium and Assembly Hall). If you do not have internet access at home, your student can use their school-issued laptop to access Canvas to download and upload assignments at these locations between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day. Please remain in your vehicle at these locations and only use the resource for school-related work.

Additional Wifi Hotspots

In addition to MCCSC free WiFi spots, we have received news that Smithville is providing two locations for free WiFi service:

Message from CRAM

When your laptop doesn't turn on, even though you had it on charger, try this method:

BHSN Digital Library

The BHSN Digital Library has resources for distance learning, research, and current events. Click Here for the school’s library page and search the databases in the middle column. Click Here for additional resources.

Returning Books and Accessing eBooks

1. Returning books
1. No students will be charged for exceeding the three-week checkout time.
2. How to access electronic resources
1. For step-by-step directions and a short explanation of the MCPL ebook sites, check out the library Canvas page under Books 
2. This info is under the Books module on BHSN Students - 2020

BHSN in the News

Cougar Pawsitivity

BHSN Parent Update

Please Click HERE for Important Information. 

BHSN Scheduling 2020

High School Scheduling

Middle School Scheduling

Click HERE for Selection Sheets

BHSN Science Olympiad

BHSN science Olympiad team placed second at the Butler regional today February 29th and qualified for the state competition at Purdue. Both teams placed in the top 5 positions in 21 out of 23 events with 15 top 3 placements.

Japanese Olympiad of Indiana

Placed 3rd for each level at this all-state competition!

Wow!

WOW is an engineering event hosted by the Society of Women Engineers at Ivy Tech Bloomington

Best Buddies

Best Buddies will have their February event Thursday, February 20^th in the LGI after school till 4pm.

Unified Track

Unified Track will have a Call Out Meeting Wednesday, February 19^th at 3 in the LGI for anyone who is interested in running track. If you are unable to attend the call out, please see Mrs. Fleener in room 203 for information.

Student Athletic Board

Student Athletic Board will be holding a Limitless Cougar Cub Camp for Girls 2/29 and Boys 3/7 from 9:30 – 1pm.  Click HERE for registration form 

Practical Arts

BHSN Second Semester Testing

Click Here for Sencond Semester Testing Information

February 2020 ILEARN Biology End-of-Course Assessment Test Window

 Students who have completed the High School Biology course at some time in their high school enrollment, but who have not taken a Biology ECA, will participate in the ILEARN Biology ECA from February 2-14, 2020.

Students currently enrolled in a Biology course will take the Biology ECA in the April 20 through May 15, 2020 test window.

Meal Packing Celebration 

Ap Students

Click Here for Important Test Information 

BHSN Cyber Encounters

 Students from BHSN attended the Cyber Encounters Cyber security workshop at Purdue University on Wednesday Nov 6th and they placed 3rd out of about twenty schools at the competition part of the event.

Spell Bowl

Bloomington North Spell Bowl, coached by Mr. Philbeck, won first place in their regional competition at Center Grove on November 4 to become one of 14 teams to advance to the state meet at Purdue University on November 16. This is the second consecutive year for BHSN to make the finals. Team members are (from L to R) Chandler Carter (volunteer proctor), Nathan Abdullah, Kai Anderson, Arpan Bose, Miles Saltsman, Steve Philbeck (coach), Olivia Kaiser, Hayden Powers, MacKenzie Carver, Roudra Chatterjea, Finn Champagne, Delia Bratton, and Courtney Arthur. After the final competition, the team will enjoy a trip to Triple XXX Family Restaurant to celebrate our trip to state (our “other” annual goal).

Civil Rights History Club

We saw so many things on the Civil Rights History Club to Alabama this summer! 16th st Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, Civil Rights Institute, 4th Avenue Business District (some of our boys got free haircuts at the barbershop while we listened to real life advice from a local man who bought them a giant bag of chicken wings) In Birmingham. In Selma we visited the Voting Rights Museum, had an interactive experience at the slavery museum, and walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. In Montgomery, we went to the Rosa Parks museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the Legacy Museum, hung out on the front porch of MLKJ’s house, and spent some time sitting on the steps of the capital. In Memphis...the Lorraine Motel, and ended our trip with food at Central Barbecue, and a walk on Beale Street. 
Of course, the evening swims and hanging out together in the dorm was a blast too, and a nice way to recover after all the learning each day.

BHSN Spell Bowl

Bloomington North Spell Bowl will be meeting soon.  If you are interested in joining, see Mr. Philbeck in room 401 or send email to sphilbec@mccsc.edu. 

Last year we were state finalists and look forward to continued success this year.  Spelling in meets is done on paper and not at a podium in front of an audience. 

The word list is ready for this year and you can get a copy on paper or electronically by either seeing Mr. Philbeck or by email.

This is a fun group and we would love for YOU to join us. Don't fear it. 

Rose-Hulman Homework Hotline

Free Online Tutoring

The Indiana University School of Education is offering free online tutoring to students. All tutoring is completed through Zoom where computer screens are shared. Interested students schould click here to to sign up. 

Attendance Procedures

Parents and guardians should call the attendance line voicemail to report an absence, late arrival or early dismissal. If requesting an early dismissal for your student, please allow at least 45 minutes for passes to be delivered. Students will be unexcused unless a parent or guardian calls in to excuse their absence. The attendance line voicemail is 812.349.4704 and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Thank you.

One to One Student Learning Device Info

Families and Students should review the guidelines regarding the student learning devices. these guidelines have been set by MCCSC and approved by the School Board on 07/29/15. Also, please read the Student Device Care instructions found on the MCCSC High School 1:1 Page. High school student learning devices will be distributed to all students during the first week of school beginning with seniors and eding with freshman.

Click here to see the 1:1 Device Video

Mrs. Brittain-Watts Interview