Bowling Green Independent

Thank you Tony Rose and Stuff the Bus Foundation! 21 years of "unstuffing the bus" of supplies to help students start the school year. Next: FRYSC Coordinators will sort supplies to have ready for kids on Aug 13th!

The First Day of School is three weeks away: August 13, 2025!

Visit our Back to School website for event dates, school supply lists, the Student Handbook, and Transportation Registration.
www.bgreen.kyschools.us/backtoschool

We are proud to share Bowling Green High School’s Advanced Placement results for the 2024-2025 school year! Our students excelled in these challenging classes, taking 718 AP College Board exams with a 74% pass rate, and earning 1,886 college credit hours. These results reflect the hard work and dedication of our students and teachers!

In BGISD, we are committed to providing opportunities for students, preparing them to meet individual goals for their future. Both Advanced Placement and Dual Credit Courses expose students to college-level work and can significantly reduce costs and time required to complete a college degree.

Last school year, 354 BGHS students got an early start earning college hours while still in high school. BGHS offers 33 Dual Credit courses with a combination of online and in-house platforms through Western Kentucky University, South Central Kentucky Community and Technical College, and Campbellsville University.

In BGISD, we are committed to providing opportunities for students, preparing them to meet individual goals for their future. Both Advanced Placement and Dual Credit Courses expose students to college-level work and can significantly reduce costs and time required to complete a college degree.

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.