Luau was a big success!

Thanks to Adrian, Mayra, Susana and John who all stayed late on their own time to help work the booth we had set up for the Luau. We were able to sell nearly all the chips and nacho cheese we brought for a nice profit. Next time maybe we'll tackle the ice drinks that were a bi hit too! Great to see so many students hanging around after school supporting the clubs and just having fun after a long day of classes.

Here's the team in action!
John set up camp, Adrian loved holding all that money, Mayra gave service with a smile and Susana was #1 saleswoman offering "free cheese!" to everyone.

Great job team, I can't wait to get on those bikes and start riding next season. We're off to a great start and with the dedication YOU are showing we're going to have a blast!

If you have a bike, get out there and ride some this summer.
Obey all traffic rules and ride SAFELY and ALWAYS wear a HELMET! 
If you do not have one let me know, I have two available right now.

BHS UNITY!

The senseless and ridiculous act of arson that burned the Admin offices of BHS this weekend will do nothing to dampen our spirits! Bruin Pride is too strong for that. We'll be even stronger and more united as a school after this test of resolve. School starts on time Monday, a mere fire wont keep us from performing our duties to teach and improve our community.


We've lost the years of sports plaques but we've not lost the pride of those wins! Lets put some more wins on the walls!

BHS Cycling - 2012 is our year to build back the Bruin legacy by bringing some trophies home!

The new face of BHS is YOU!... and stronger than ever!

Fundraiser on May 26th!

We will be participating the the Luau here at BHS on the 26th. We are in need of donations of Hot Cheetos, Fritos, Tapatio, Nacho Cheese sauce, napkins and plastic spoons or forks. Please bring them on Monday the 23rd to the after school meeting in room 595. If you cannot buy them then just bring $3 and I'll use that donation to pick up whatever else we need.

We will be selling chips with nacho sauce and hot sauce, AND we will have a few "bike games" for people to participate in.

Big THANKS to www.SoCalTrailRiders.org members!

Spent the morning driving out to Fullerton after hearing about a Mountain Bike swap meet that members of www.socaltrailriders.org were putting on. I spent some money on some parts I've been looking for.

I even found a nice balance bike for my 1 year old from Ian at www.TykesBikes.com

The bigger surprise for me was how willing these members were to donate when they found out about Bloomington HS Mountain Bike Team. I got great deals on parts, donations of tires, wheels, cranks, components, etc! Good bunch of guys and gals! Thanks a million!

Having team bikes is a great way for us as a team to bring new riders in. Most students are riding BMX style bikes and will just now start getting into mountain bikes as an option. Cycling of all types have a "purchasing barrier" that often hinders new riders from getting involved. If we can expose our students to mountain biking with a loaned bike and a skills/intro program then we can get many more young people excited about this great sport. 

We can't do it without great community support like this! Thanks again!

Challenging the staff at BHS for National Bike Month!

May is National Bike Month!

 Mr. Wallace CHALLENGES YOU BHS!

As they say, put your money where your mouth is:

1. I will personally donate $1 to the BHS Bike Team PER TEACHER, PER COMMUTE during bike to work week May 16-20!! If I can I'll even ride with you.  

ALSO

 2. I will personally donate $1 to the BHS Bike Team PER TEACHER who sends me a PHOTO of THEMSELVES WITH or RIDING on THEIR BIKE. Bonus dollar for taking the photo in your classroom!

If anyone wants to match my donations or make a donation of their own to the Bike team please do!

Gaining momentum -

Thanks to my dedicated volunteers who stayed late after school to welcome next year's 9th graders to BHS.  You didn't have to stay but you did, good job! Two team bikes caught people's eyes and everyone's response was basically the same "Cool!"

We're getting our name out there and building momentum for next season! Great work!

Monday 16th meeting -
 2:30 in room 595

We'll finalize our fundraising plans and responsibilities for the Luau on the 26th.

We will not have a club field trip to the Pro Race on the 22nd but I will have flyers for the race so you have information on the times and location so you can go with your family and watch some awesome racing. 

Disclaimer: WE WILL NOT do "Downhill" style racing in this club but it is an EXTREME form of MTB racing that is very fun to watch.

SEE YOU THERE!

Monday meetings!

We'll be meeting as a Team on Mondays after school in room 595. We actually have to move quickly to get a few things set up for the end of the year! This is our agenda:

May 11 - Freshman Orientation
We need a few student volunteers to man the table to let all the incoming Freshmen know they can get involved and do some awesome training and racing next year. Starts at 5:30pm! (Let me know if you are staying all day and bring a few bucks so I can buy dinner for us if you want.)

May 21 - Southridge USA PRO RACE in Fontana!
We'd like the Team to show up and hang out and get to know each other with an awesome day watching the professionals rip it up in our own backyard! We'll need everyone to pitch in with drinks and food and we'll have a great time. Bring the whole Family! It's NOT an official club event but it's in our own backyard and you won't want to miss it! Here is the event flyer: http://www.southridgeusa.com/images/Cal-State2011_v3.pdf

May 26 - BHS LUAU
We're going to have a table at the Luau and we'll be selling food to raise funds for the team. I'll bring some bikes and we may be able to have some "bike games" for students to try. This is your chance to show the school that we mean business for the 2012 race season!