Congratulations to all of our award winners and scholarship recipients who were recognized at our Awards Night this evening.
A special shoutout to the BGHS Class of 2025 Top Five Honor Graduates - Neil Reed, Hamilton Gover, Ali Greenwell, Kathryn Harris, and Ella Griggs!
Girls 4x800m squad. Seeded #15 at State today. SR @KatHarris25, SO Stella Miner, SO Naomi Basham, SO Nuala Smith, & 8thG Emma Gilbert (Alternate). About to hit the track for warmups and 4x8 races at 9:30 CST/10:30 EST
State Indoor Track qualification times submitted! We're awaiting finalization of Purples qualifiers which will be set tomorrow or Friday.
Knowns are SR @KatHarris25 3200m, SO Stella Miner 400m, SR Aaron Carver triple jump, Girls 4x800m. A few others pending. @BGHSTrackNation
Congratulations to our @BGPurpleBand Director, Anjali Sivaainkaran, on winning the state-wide Outstanding Young Band Director award at the KMEA All-State Band Concert! Way to go, Ms. S!
Indoor Track State Leaders in Class 3A. SR @KatHarris25 still #1 in this great Commonwealth at 3200m. Her 11:35 time has held up for three straight weekends. It's also the BGHS school indoor 3200m record. @BGHSTrackNation@BGHSPurplesNews@BgPurplesAth
SR @KatHarris25 medals in 2nd place (11:35) in the girls 3200m! Seeded 3rd, she used a strong middle of the race to move from 4th into 2nd and held that spot in the closing laps.
SR @_simonbasham_ holds his 10 seed finishing 10th in 10:54! Late surge moved him from 12th to 10th.
Signing Day! Three BGHS student athletes signed Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers in college:
Kathryn Harris: WKU, Cross Country
Drew Isenberg: Rend Lake College, Baseball
Katy Smiley: Campbellsville University, Women's Basketball
Congratulations and GO PURPLES!
Today we get to celebrate these three outstanding student athletes who are confirming their commitment to play college athletics at their respective universities! Join us at 1:30 in the PAC to celebrate their accomplishments!