Bloomingdale Public Schools

Please follow this link to sign up for parent-teacher conferences. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bUjETl3u0AQGkYBU6WC4MmrFOGIQE1Kj_6c6HB2MeTo/edit?usp=sharing

Wrestling ticket info for tonight. Anyone with parents wanting to go to the meet tonight in otsego needs to have them purchase tickets with the following link https://www.otsegops.org/apps/pages/athletictickets using the passcode: Bloomingdalewrparents (all caps)

Athletic Updates/Changes Girls Basketball game vs Centreville Scheduled for tomorrow (3/9) is being rescheduled. Boy's home game vs Centreville on 3/9 is on as scheduled for a 6pm start. The Boys Basketball Team has added a game vs Kalamazoo Heritage on Thursday, 3/11 @ 6pm. GO CARDINALS!

Last week Kallie Harrison surpassed the 1000 point mark for her high school basketball career. She joins Britny Adams, Kim Greene, and Kim Remington as the only girls in school history to reach this mark. She will look to add to her total this Friday as the Lady Cardinals travel to Decatur to take on the Raiders. Go Cardinals!

Superintendent Survey - Last Chance The Superintendent Search Survey closes tomorrow, Friday, March 5. Please provide input to help choose our next leader. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bloomingdalesearch

Superintendent Search Survey/Input The survey to provide input closes this Friday, March 5. Please follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bloomingdalesearch Or, contact Anita at 269-521-3903 or amanley@bdalecards.org to schedule a face to face meeting with the search consultant for Tuesday, March 2.

Attention parents and students: Gators are not acceptable face coverings. We will no longer be able to allow students to wear them. If you need a face mask, we have them available at each building. Sorry about the confusion and the change.

As winter sports start up here are a few reminders for everyone: 1. Each athlete and coach will get two tickets to each game. 2. The ticket will need to be filled out with name and phone number and presented at the gate with your admission cost (for contact tracing). Senior citizens and league pass holders will still be admitted for free with a ticket. 3. Masks must be worn at all times. Social distance when possible in the crowd. 4. There will be no concessions and no food in the stands. GO CARDINALS!

This Week in Cardinal Athletics 2/8-2/14 Wednesday, 2/10 Varsity GBB Home vs Paw Paw @ 5:30pm Varsity BB Home vs Paw Paw @ 7:00pm Saturday, 2/13 Varsity GBB @ River Valley @ 5:45pm Varsity BB @ River Valley @ 7:30pm If you are looking for schedules please visit the athletic website @ https://www.bdalecards.com/o/activities

With winter contact sports getting the go ahead to start contact this coming Monday, February 8th, we are looking to fill some roster spots in the following areas: High School Cheerleading, High School Wrestling, JV Boys Basketball, JV Girls Basketball, Middle School Girls Basketball, and Middle School Wrestling. If the sport/level is not listed the rosters are currently not accepting new participants. At this point, wrestlers only will be COVID tested prior to each competition. If you are interested in coming out on Monday please email Mr. Vaughn @ bvaughn@bdalecards.org, and I will get you all the information you need.

All athletic practices scheduled for today (Friday 2/5) are cancelled due to road conditions. Stay safe and we will get back at it on Monday. GO CARDINALS!

Boys basketball practice is cancelled for tonight (2/4) due to weather. Stay safe!

Contact Practices are scheduled to begin Monday (2-8) however there are many details that we do not know yet - regarding testing, testing administration , schedule, length of season, masks, etc - about the only thing we know right now is fans 2 adults per participant for contests - so when that information is shared we will get it out to everyone as soon as we know.

Our girls basketball team put the following video together and I could not be prouder of what they created. Take a look! https://youtu.be/gcIMQlW4u3E

Dear MHSAA Community, Governor Whitmer’s press conference this morning included brand new information for the MHSAA and member schools relative to winter contact sports. We did not anticipate this delay in winter contact practices and competition, and today’s announcement has created many new questions. That being said, we are currently working to obtain further information on the MDHHS order. There are no changes to current winter sports practices in basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling as those activities can continue with no physical contact, using social distancing and face masks. The same is true for fall and spring sport 4-player workouts being able to continue now. The Representative Council and our staff will be using the next few days to gather all information and discuss current options. Know that the MHSAA remains FULLY committed to winter and spring sport seasons as this latest set of hurdles will require continued creativity in finding the way for both remaining seasons to be played. Further information with updated details will reach you early next week.

Many questions have been asked after the Governors press conference this morning pertaining to athletics. The MHSAA has not released an updated timeline yet. When a press release come out I will share it here. At this time non-contact practices can continue. Have a great Weekend!

Winter athletic teams are still looking for more participants. If you are interested go to www.bdalecards.com, click on athletics and check out the calendars for each sport to see the practice times.

If you plan on attending athletic practices you must complete your registration in Final Forms. The link is- https://bloomingdale-mi.finalforms.com/

Dear MHSAA Community, The Representative Council met today and took action on two items including an updated winter calendar for the five “contact” winter sports as defined by the MDHHS along with an extension of the Previous Academic Credit Record waiver, allowing local school districts to determine the eligibility status for winter and spring sport athletes during 2020-21 just as was done for fall athletes earlier this year under the previous academic term rule waiver. Know that we are seeking specific, sport-by-sport guidance in terms of defining what is, and what is not, allowed activity for “contact” winter sports from Jan. 16-Jan. 31. We will share this information as soon as we receive it. A virtual “roundtable” session has been scheduled by the MIAAA for tomorrow, Jan. 15 at 1pm, for athletic directors to connect with MHSAA staff to share information and answer questions. Updated Winter Calendar for Basketball, Competitive Cheer, Ice Hockey and Wrestling: The Council approved a plan for adjusting schedules for the five Winter “contact” sports which may begin non-contact practices on Jan. 16 but must delay any activities that involve physical contact between individuals until Feb. 1 per the recent update to the MDHHS epidemic plan. The updated schedule for girls and boys basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling pushes Finals for those sports into late March or early April. The Council approved the following dates: Girls Basketball First non-contact practice: Jan. 16 First contact practice: Feb. 1 First contest: Feb. 4 Districts: March 22, 24, 26 Regionals: March 29, 31 Quarterfinals: April 5 Semifinals: April 7 Finals: April 9 Boys Basketball First non-contact practice: Jan. 16 First contact practice: Feb. 1 First contest: Feb. 4 Districts: March 23, 25, 27 Regionals: March 30, April 1 Quarterfinals: April 6 Semifinals: April 8 Finals: April 10 Competitive Cheer First non-contact practice: Jan. 16 First contact practice: Feb. 1 First contest: Feb. 8 Districts: March 15-20 Regionals: March 22-24 Finals: March 26-27 Ice Hockey First non-contact practice: Jan. 16 First contact practice: Feb. 1 First contest: Feb. 1 Regionals: March 15-20 Quarterfinals: March 23 Semifinals: March 25-26 Finals: March 27 Wrestling First non-contact practice: Jan. 16 First contact practice: Feb. 1 First contest: Feb. 8 Districts: March 15-20 Regionals: March 22-28 Team Finals: March 31 Individual Finals: April 2-3 Spring sports will continue with their traditional dates, with first practices March 15. With this updated schedule, the majority of Winter athletes will have completed their seasons by the end of March. The updated schedule does carry on through schools’ spring breaks – MHSAA research found that 63 percent of member schools have spring break the week of March 29-April 4, with the other 37 percent are on break from April 5-11. Previous Academic Credit Record Waiver Extension: The Council also approved an extension of the previous academic credit record waiver, allowing local school districts to determine the eligibility status for winter and spring sport athletes during 2020-21 just as was done for fall athletes earlier this year under the previous academic term rule waiver. Note that the current academic credit record regulation (weekly or quarter grade checks as set by each school) has not changed and must be followed for all athletes, as under Regulation I, Section 8. Here is the full text of the updated Previous Academic Credit waiver regulation along with further guidance. Previous Academic Credit Record (Regulation I, Section 7): The MHSAA minimum eligibility requirement will continue to be waived for all sports played during the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. It is for each school to determine the eligibility criteria for students under the previous academic record rule. Schools may maintain the MHSAA minimum standard (66%), reduce the standard (e.g. 50%) or eliminate and/or modify it as they see fit so long as the policies are applied equally to all student-athletes without regard to athletic ability or potential. Students must continue to be enrolled in 66% of a full-time student course load. The current academic credit record regulation (weekly or quarter grade checks as set by each school) has not changed and must be followed, as under Regulation I, Section 8. As in the past under existing regulations, schools have the option to issue incompletes and keep online courses open and consider a student determined to be ineligible to become eligible when a deficiency of credit is made up and posted to the transcript, or on the 61st school day if passing on the 60th day. MHSAA regulations have always accepted pass-fail credit as opposed to a letter grade or GPA, and that has not changed. The MHSAA minimum standard of the previous academic credit record regulation will reactivate for fall sports based on credit from the 2nd semester or 3rd trimester of 2020-21. Connect with the MHSAA with questions or concerns. Thank you.

Please go to the athletic website https://www.bdalecards.com/o/activities then click on Winter (located on the top red banner of the page), and you will see the winter sports that will be starting over the next week. When you click on the sport you will be taken to that sports homepage, where you will find calendars for each level of that particular sport. Most of the practice times have been entered on the calendars for the next week. I will continue to update as more practice times are entered.