Congratulations, Class of 2025! We are so proud of you!! 💜 Once a Purple, Always a Purple 🎓

Congratulations Retiring Faculty & Staff!! Thank you for your years of service and devotion to BGISD and the children of Bowling Green. Once a Purple, Always a Purple! Tasha Borden, Parker-Bennett-Curry Susie Brooks, W. R. McNeill Shane Buttry, WCJDC Linda Crooks, Transportation Rebecca Gentry, Potter Gray Eric Gilpin, BGJHS Sheila Gregory, Dishman McGinnis Darlene Porter, District Office Kenny Richardson, BGHS Pam Riley, Potter Gray Rickey Shive, District Office Stephen Smiley, WCJDC Michele Steiner, Elementary Music Amanda Thurmond, BGHS Pam Winston, Maintenance Department

Closing Day for Employees 2025: Thanks to graduating seniors Kaidence Dunagan and Parker Fields for speaking to all faculty and staff, sharing some of their experiences as Purples growing up in BGISD. We also celebrated retiring faculty and staff- dancing their way into their next chapters. 💜

Teranga Academy students are MOVING UP! Congrats, graduates! YOU DID IT!! 🎓

🏀 Offered | Committed | Signed ⚾️ Congrats to our six student athletes signing Letters of Intent today. Once a Purple, Always a Purple!! ⚾️ Evan Schallert - Rend Lake Community College 🏀 Braylon Banks - Wittenberg University 🏀 NaTaya Wardlow - Vol State Community College 🏀 Joe Hurt - Shawnee Community College 🏀 Luke Idlett - Transylvania University 🏀 Jace Wardlow - Wittenberg University

Back where it all began! Our seniors made one last trip through BGJHS and elementary halls. 🎓 GRAD WALK 2025 🎓

BGISD announces Dr. Amy Sample as Director of Instructional Programs. She is a proven leader in curriculum design, diversity initiatives, and student success, and most recently served as Principal at Saint Xavier High School. We’re excited for her to join our team!

Students at Parker-Bennett-Curry met their school-wide goal of 5,000 Accelerated Reader points. They celebrated by turning Interim Principal Kelli Brooks into a human ice cream sundae! 🍦📚

The Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be held Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the BGHS Arena. Graduates are allotted tickets for guests to attend in person. Live Stream options include: BGISD Facebook, OnDemand at stfanclub.com/live/, and the Sporting Times Live App on Roku and FireTV.

🕵️‍♀️ There are super sneaky silent Es hiding around McNeill Elementary. Kindergarten detectives are using clues to find them. Shhhh! You can't hear them! 🔍

Bowling Green Independent Schools will offer free meals for kids June 2 - August 1 (closed July 3rd and July 4th). These programs help ensure children and teens have the nutrition they need when schools are not in session. Free summer meals, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are available to all children and teens ages 18 and under. For more information, visit the district website: https://www.bgreen.kyschools.us/summermeals

It is time for Online Registration for the 2025-2026 school year! Make sure your returning student's info is up-to-date. New student in the family (like a kindergartener)? You can add them too! Login to the IC Portal (Campus Parent) and select Online Registration to get started. If you need help with your IC Parent Account, please call your school office. IC Parent Portal: https://kycde1.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/bowling_green.jsp

SURPRISE! Dr. Corinne Murphy of the WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences announces BGHS Principal Kyle McGraw as the first winner of the WKU Distinguished Educator Award for Leadership in Schools. Mr. McGraw has been the principal of Bowling Green High since 2019. In his nomination letter for the award, Superintendent Gary Fields stated that Kyle McGraw consistently prioritizes students, he has elevated academics, built a strong team, and has navigated immense challenges. Congratulations, Mr. McGraw!

Chris Seabolt is moving from his role as Guidance Counselor at Bowling Green High School to district Director of Facilities beginning June 1, 2025. As Director of Facilities, primary responsibilities will include overseeing facilities and grounds, directing all maintenance and custodial services, managing district renovation and construction projects, and overseeing bidding and property acquisition. Mr. Seabolt will replace Rickey Shive who is retiring later this summer.

We are excited to share that Madison Linhardt has been recognized as one of GRREC’s 2025 New Teachers of the Year! Ms. Linhardt is a Kindergarten Teacher at W.R. McNeill Elementary School and a 2020 graduate of Bowling Green High School. As part of this award, she receives scholarship to Elevate Academy’s Rank Change program.

Ending the week at Potter Gray with the annual First Grade Derby! Congrats to Everett- riding Dragon, winning the blanket of paper roses!

Today is College Decision Day for the Class of 2025! Graduating seniors are planning to attend 42 different colleges and universities next fall. Once a Purple, Always a Purple! 📸: Seniors in College Knowledge classes representing their future schools.

Congrats to all athletes who competed in the Special Olympics Area 5 Track and Field Meet on Saturday, April 26! Shine like a champ!