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The Kentucky Department of Education released data from the 2023-2024 Kentucky Summative Assessments including an overall color-coded rating for each school, and district ranging from red (lowest) to blue (highest). Bowling Green Independent School District is rated yellow (medium) at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Congratulations to Mark Spader, Head Football Coach for the BGHS Purples, named Kentucky Football Coach of the Year for 2023-2024 by the  National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association.

BGISD is pleased to announce that Dishman McGinnis, T. C. Cherry, Parker-Bennett-Curry, and W. R. McNeill Elementary Schools will again participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, funded and regulated by the USDA.

Beginning July 1, 2024, Little Purples Academy will accept applications from BGISD employees for infant and toddler childcare, opening January 2025.

Little Purples Academy is designed in partnership with Bowling Green / Warren County Community Education to provide childcare for a total of 66 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.

The Board of Education has approved a 5% salary increase for all employees for the 2024-2025 school year. First-year teachers with a bachelor’s degree will begin at $45,000 and the minimum hourly wage in BGISD will be $15.75/hour.

Bowling Green Independent Schools will soon participate in the Louisville-based Dataseam economic and workforce development initiative. With participation, BGISD will have access to industry-standard technical training, as well as two new school-based labs.

BGHS Junior Jackson Smith has been selected to attend the 2024 Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs. GSE is a three-week immersive “Summer Startup” program for high school students in grades 9 to 11, and held on campus at either Thomas Moore University or the University of Kentucky. 

Congratulations, Jackson!

Six BGHS students have been selected to participate in the 2024 Governor’s Scholars Program: Congratulations to Parker Fields, Ali Greenwell, Elijah Kries, Emma Lindsey, Elek Olson, and Audrey Wallace. 

Five BGHS students have been selected to spend three weeks this summer attending the Governor’s School For the Arts! Way to go Finley Hondorp, Paul Littlepage, Morgan Martin, Peter Tooley, and Grayson Walden.

The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science has selected 95 sophomores, including five from Bowling Green High School for the 19th incoming class. BGHS students attending Gatton Academy beginning next year include Trisha Chhabra, Sena Er, Harper Ferrell, Robert Holley, and Neha Reddy.

The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) presented the 2024 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education to Emily Lehman, a 5th-grade educator for W.R. McNeill Elementary (Bowling Green Independent), at its April 10 meeting.

For the fifth consecutive year, Bowling Green Independent Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.

Several BGISD students saw their names on the Wall of Winners and were recognized on stage at the STLP State Championship, held at the Rupp Arena and Central Bank Center March 27, 2024. The competition included submitting and presenting projects, competing in live challenges, and visiting hands-on learning stations as part of a new STLPx (STLP Experience).

Bowling Green Independent Superintendent Gary Fields has announced Sheryl Anderson as the next principal of T. C. Cherry Elementary. She was introduced to students and staff during morning assembly at the school on Friday, March 22, 2024. She will officially begin on July 1, 2024.

Students planning to attend BGISD in 2024-2025 should complete pre-registration forms and applications, including Kindergarten, preschool, and nonresident students.