Van Buren Public Schools

Parents/Guardians - Just a reminder that Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place next Wednesday, November 11 and Thursday, November 12. There are still slots available to sign-up at vbps.meettheteacher.com. Conference sign-up will close Tuesday, November 10 at 10 p.m. For more information, please review the following link at https://5il.co/mln2

For all of those interested in live streaming BHS Sporting events, we are now part of the NFHS Network. Games that take place at the High School Stadium and Main Gymnasium will now be live streamed through this network. The link to subscribe to begin watching events is: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/belleville-high-school-belleville-mi The first game scheduled is Varsity Playoff Football vs Northville this Friday, Nov. 6 at 7pm. Thank you!

Here is the link to live stream tonight's Varsity Playoff football game vs Plymouth: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/10/30/2020-mhsaa-playoffs-michigan-high-school-football-belleville-plymouth-christian-dhue-reid-record/6084961002/

Included in the link below is a letter in regard to parent-teacher fall conferences. Please take a moment to review the information as it pertains to scheduling conferences. https://5il.co/mln2

Attention anyone interested in participating in BHS Varsity Boys Golf this Spring. There will be an informational meeting with Coach Martin at Willow Metropark Golf Course on both October 27 and 28 at 3pm. Please bring your clubs. If you have further questions, please Contact Coach Martin at djm_fish@yahoo.com.

The Belleville Varsity Football Team is the Fox Sports Detroit Game of the Week this Friday vs Livonia Churchill. Kickoff is at 7:36pm. The game can be streamed via this link: https://bit.ly/3491AIe

Here is the link to stream the Friday, October 16 Varsity Football game vs Franklin: https://www.twitch.tv/detroitfreepress

Varsity Football games are still on a capacity restriction of 30% of our venue size. Due to this, tickets are still limited to ONLY the guests of the players, coaches, and cheerleaders of both teams and have already been distributed. Tickets will NOT be sold at the gate. The game vs Franklin this Friday, October 16 will again be livestreamed by the Free Press. That link will be posted as soon as we have it. Thank you!

Preseason condition for wrestling will begin on October 20. The schedule is as follows: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30-3:30pm. Meet near the wrestling room. Wear black shorts, white t-shirt and have both running and wrestling shoes.

For anyone interested in watching Belleville Boys Varsity Soccer take on Saline at Saline High School on Wednesday, October 14 at 7pm in their MHSAA District matchup, below is the link and the only way to purchase tickets for the event. Tickets will not be sold at the gate: www.gofan.co/app/events/115552

Here is the link for the Varsity Football game vs John Glenn on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7pm. https://youtu.be/6bZmhWQVsLY

Follow this link to watch Belleville's Friday night Varsity Football matchup vs Dearborn Fordson: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/09/24/belleville-football-livestream-dearborn-fordson-michigan-high-school-football-mhsaa/3519244001/

JERMAIN CROWELL OF BELLEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL NAMED THE DETROIT LIONS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK #1 Detroit, MI—The Detroit Lions have named Jermain Crowell of Belleville High School the week one recipient of the 2020 High School Football Coach of the Week Program. Crowell’s Belleville Tigers kicked off their 2020 season with a 29-26 victory over Livonia Stevenson. Currently, Belleville is ranked #1 in Division 1 and #1 in the entire state of Michigan. Crowell is in his 22nd season coaching high school football. He was an assistant coach for 16 years, including 9 years at Detroit Cass Tech and is currently in his 6th season as head coach at Belleville, having led the Tigers to the Division 1 state semifinals the last two seasons. His career record is 50-8 (86.2%). On Friday, September 25, the Tigers host the Dearborn Fordson Tractors (0-1) in a Kensington Lakes Activities Association East Division battle.

Please feel free to follow this link for tonight's Varsity Football game Belleville at Stevenson. Game time is 7pm. You may be able to access 10 minutes prior to game time. Here is the link for the youtube live stream: https://youtu.be/l3CwSaPTieY Thank you!

This is a message for our remote K-12 families only... If your student is in need of a Chromebook for his or her remote classes, please call your home school to arrange a pick-up date and time.

Great first day both virtually and in person at McBride!

Here is the link to last night's Remote Learning Orientation: https://bit.ly/2Zt7Vvm If you have any questions about Remote Learning, click the Remote Support button at the top of this page!

2020-2021 KLAA Spectator Policy under Executive Order 1. Each Participant (Athlete) will be allowed two spectators for each indoor and outdoor event as venue allows. 2. Spectators must be 18 years or older or accompanied by an adult as one of the two spectators per participant (Athlete). 3. Spectator must show ID and identify participant (Athlete) they represent to entry venue. 4. Face masks must be worn and social distancing must be followed. 5. In the occurrence that more than one event is taking place admission is for only the contest participant (Athlete) is playing. 6. No re-entry once you exit the venue. 7. Student sections will not be allowed. 8. Concession will not be available at all indoor and outdoor events. 9. Due to MHSAA order Pom, Dance, Marching band and other related groups will not be allowed to participate at football games. Sideline Cheer is allowed as a participant. 10. Due to size of venue and teams competing spectator size for swimming & diving will be determined by host school. 11. All MHSAA and State executive orders and protocols will be followed including face coverings and social distancing with people not from same household.

Good afternoon, This is a message for VBPS families who have chosen our remote option for the school year. The VBPS orientation site has been posted at the top of our district and school websites and is labeled “REMOTE SUPPORT” inside of an orange rectangle. This site can also be found at: https://bit.ly/2Fk3I5U Just a reminder, we will be having a live tour tomorrow of the site. You can participate in Thursday’s live steam by visiting: https://bit.ly/3bFviqq

Good evening, This is a message for VBPS families who have chosen our remote option for the school year. Tomorrow, our parent orientation site will be made public to review on our district website. This site will be a hub for resources including general remote schedule information, student expectations, and technology resources to help you be successful this year. All parents are expected to take time to review the information before school starts next week. The following day, Thursday, September 10 at 7 p.m., we will provide a brief live tour of the website to help families navigate the site. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, we will not be able to answer questions in real-time, however any questions, as well as a recording of the tour, will be archived on the site. Teachers will be, or may have, already started reaching out to you and your child to begin setting up their Google Classroom. For this reason, It is very important that your email and contact information is updated in MI-STAR. Please contact your child’s home school to update the contact information. You can participate in Thursday’s live steam by visiting: https://bit.ly/3bFviqq Thank you and have a good night!