Battle Ground High School

4/21/21

Dear Tigers:

On Monday, 4/26/21, Battle Ground High School will resume school five days a week for all students.  We are very excited to see all of our students back in the building!

We apologize for the length of what follows in this communication.  There are many reminders for students; the first regards our lunch schedules.  

We will have three lunches, and the schedule is attached here.  The lunch you will have is determined by your fourth-period teacher, and that list is here.

The lunch process will be different than in years past.  For one thing, campus is closed for all grade levels, meaning that students will not be able to exit campus to get food.  There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is the fact that second lunch splits fourth period in half, and we have to ensure students return to class in a timely fashion.  Campus being closed could change in the future and be open to juniors and seniors, but for now we are starting with it closed.  Breakfast and lunch are free for all students who choose to take one.  On Wednesdays, students will be able to grab lunch as they leave for early release.

Students may eat in the cafeteria, the upper gym, or outside on campus in designated areas–in front of the rotunda, in the breezeway between the east entrance and the main gym, and in the courtyard between the east entrance and the G wing, weather permitting.  Students eating in the upper gym will retrieve their school lunches in the gym lobby, and students eating in the cafeteria will retrieve their lunches in the cafeteria.  Students will enter the cafeteria from the main hallway, and students will enter the gym through the gym lobby.  Please see this map for a graphic.

Students eating in the building will be required to occupy specific seats, six feet apart, which are designated with tape on the floor.  Students eating in the upper gym will have the ability to eat on the upper track, again with specifically-designated floor markings.  There will not be a seating chart for lunches, but students are expected to maintain six feet of distancing when they eat.  Students who eat outside will also be expected to maintain social distancing of six feet.

Breakfast will be served in the same manner as it has been during Hybrid learning.  However, with the new three-foot classroom setup, students will not be able to eat in class.  

We will need all students’ assistance to maintain our campus.  Please be sure to police your own garbage and clean up any additional messes.  We can do this! 

Other items of note:  

• All COVID safety protocols will remain in place.  The only difference is that classroom desks will be closer than they have been.  
• Classrooms are set up within the state guidelines of three feet from edge of desk to edge of desk.
  • In the event that we have a positive case of Covid on our campus, students will be identified as close contacts if they were within 6 feet of the positive case for 15 minutes.  These students and families will be contacted and given instructions on how and when they can return to campus.
• Students who are excluded due to COVID (either being COVID-positive or being a close contact) will have to Zoom in to their classes if their teachers have the ability to do so, and/or they will have to be in regular contact with their teachers via email and Google Classroom.
  • Student Flowchart–English
  • Student Flowchart–Russian
  • Student Flowchart–Spanish
  • These Flowcharts are also available at https://bghs.battlegroundps.org/
• Attestation will continue in the same manner as it has for the past few weeks.  Students who drive should be sure to arrive on time and have completed their symptom checker.
  • For attestation, students need to have their symptom check complete, with the green check mark either on their phones, on their Chromebooks, or printed out.  This will speed up attestation immensely. 
  • Students must also have their current Student IDs with them.  
  • We will have “fast pass” lines for students who are prepared with their green checkmarks AND their ID cards.
• Students who have holes in their schedules, meaning that they do not have a class at some point between first and sixth periods, will report to the cafeteria during those periods.  We need these students to be in a specific location rather than roaming campus.   
• Parent dropoff in the mornings can be in one of two places–in the northeast parking lot or in front of the rotunda to the southwest.
• Remote-only students are expected to attend each of their classes via Zoom daily. 
  • Remote attendance will be taken as if students were in school.  Tardies will now count, so be sure you are timely in your attendance for both in-person or remote classes. 
• GRADES: We are in the final stretch of the school year and want to see all of our students finish strong.  We have designated support staff on campus who can help if students are falling behind.  Please contact the counseling department (360-885-6556) who can connect you with our grade level support personnel.
  • The current grading term ends this Friday, April 23.
• All sports information is at bghstigers.com.  This site will have all of the latest information regarding schedules, COVID and all things related to athletics and activities.

On our first day back, students will go over a brief powerpoint presentation explaining some new processes.  Our hope is to make this a smooth transition back to in-person learning.  

As we enter the final weeks of this school year, we hope our students continue to do their best work in class to finish the year on a positive note.  There are many supports available–if you have any questions, please send them to info.bghs@battlegroundps.org.

See you soon!  Go Tigers!

Sincerely,

BGHS Administration