Update (Oct. 14)
After seniors cast their votes, the final three candidates have been selected.
The finalists for Mr. BHS include Hayden Chambers, Joey Wheeler, and Thomas Woods.
The finalists for Miss BHS include Lasheau Hayden, Esmeralda Isidoro, and Arline Pineda.
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Homecoming is almost here Drillers! Next week in senior classes the first round of voting for the Homecoming court will occur. Only the seniors vote in the first round to narrow the contestants down to the top 3. The top 3 will be announced on Oct.11. The whole school will vote in the last round on Oct. 15. Mr. and Miss BHS will be announced at halftime of the homecoming game.
The Homecoming game against Bakersfield Christian High School will take place on Oct.18. The game will include special halftime shows by the student body. The Driller cheerleaders will perform, each graduating class will complete their competition performance, and
The 2024 homecoming dance will take place on Oct. 19, and the theme this year is “Blue & White Steal the Night!” Expect black lights, glow sticks, and much more.
For 2024 Mr. BHS:
Hayden Chambers:
- 4.04 G.P.A.
- Varsity Swim (2 years), water polo (3 years and team captain), and JV tennis (1 year).
- Virtual Enterprise (3 years) and yearbook (1 year).
- Fishing Club (1 year and club treasurer) and Ecology Club (1 year).
- United Way Volunteer (2 years).
Charley Gless:
- 4.5 G.P.A.
- ASB Commissioner of Athletics.
- Baseball (4 years, team captain), water polo (2 years).
- Virtual Enterprise (3 years), National Honor Society (4 years), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (2 years), Link Crew Leader (2 years).
- Ford Dream Builders.
- Intern for Kevin McCarthy.
- Little League volunteer coach/umpire.
Joey Wheeler:
- 3.8 G.P.A.
- Football (4 years, team captain), basketball (4 years), track (1 year).
- Student council (3 years), Campus Life (1 year), Link Crew Leader (2 years).
- Volunteer for Football.
- Combine, track meets.
Thomas Woods:
- 4.42 G.P.A.
- ASB President.
- Student Council, 4 years.
- Football (2 years), cross country (3 years), tennis (4 years), and soccer (1 year).
- Virtual Enterprise (3 years), Bakersfield Economics Club (2 years, Club President), National Honor Society (2 years), Ecology Club (2 years).
- Ford Dimension.
- Bank of America student intern.
For 2024 Miss BHS:
Eva Haverstock:
- 4.17 G.P.A.
- Water polo (4 years, captain), swim (4 years, captain), tennis (1 year), soccer (1 year).
- Student Council (2 years), Link Crew Leader (1 year), French Honor Society (1 year Vice President), Ecology Club (2 years).
- Kern River Restoration volunteer.
- Kern Family Health volunteer.
Lasheau Hayden:
- 3.28 G.P.A.
- Dottie Driller.
- Track and field (4 years, Captain), cross country (1 year), basketball (1 year).
- Student council (2 years), Link Crew leader (2 years), Black Student Union (3 years), YWEL (2 years).
- Kern Cancer Walk volunteer.
- BCSD Track Meet volunteer.
Esmeralda Isidoro:
- 3.86 G.P.A.
- Marching Band (4 years), orchestra (4 years).
- Color Guard captain.
- Dream Catchers Club (1 year), MLL Student Task Force (3 years).
- Church clean-up volunteer.
- Sound Technician volunteer.
Maria Moreno:
- 4.29 G.P.A.
- ASB Secretary.
- Volleyball (3 years).
- HOLA Club (4 years, previous vice president), Link Crew leader (2 years), ELD Student Task Force (3 years), student council (2 years).
- California Girls’ state representative.
- Children’s First Food Distribution volunteer.
- Church volunteer.
Arline Pineda:
- 4.1 G.P.A.
- Cross country (3 years), swim (3 years).
- National Honor Society (2 years), Spanish Honor Society (2 years, vice president), Link Crew leader (2 years).
- California Girls’ state representative.
- Journalism vice president.
- Quill & Scroll Honor Society.
- St. Joseph Church volunteer.
Katori Quidachay:
- 3.73 G.P.A.
- Softball (3 years, JV team captain).
- Ecology Club social media manager (2 years).
- Church Volunteer for Homeless.
- Outreach.
- Great American Clean-up volunteer.
Nevaeh West:
- 3.74 G.P.A.
- Senior class president.
- Student council (2 years).
- Black Student Union (4 years), YWEL (4 years), Link Crew leader (2 years), Peer Advocate (1 year).
- Basketball (1 year).
- Basketball team manager (3 years).
- Blood drive volunteer.
- Canned food drive volunteer.
All information was provided by the BHS SAB.