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Barrington High School is located 40 miles northwest of Chicago, serving nearly 3,000 students in @Barrington220 #AppleDistinguishedSchool

Barrington, IL
Joined June 2018
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
BHS #DecisionDay looked a lot different this year, but we still found a way to celebrate our seniors from a safe distance! They decorated their cars and drove through the BHS parking lot. #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
2 years
Welcoming home our state runner up Fillies! 🏀
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Barrington High School
3 years
Congrats to the BHS Chess Team on taking 2nd place at the state tournament this weekend! 2 out of 120 teams!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
As part of our AP US Government and Civics classes, BHS placed student election judges throughout Cook and Lake County. Students helped set up polling places yesterday evening and helped voters all day today! #WeAreBarrington #ElectionDay
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
When our students return in August they’ll have a new commons area to work and hang out in! Located on the main level by the physics courtyard, this area used to be filled with lockers. Students are using lockers less, as technology has reduced the need to lug books around.
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Our custodial staff had quite the surprise this morning! Members of student council organized a surprise breakfast for them, with gifts! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Thank you @dailyherald for featuring BHS in your special “Celebrating the Class is 2020” section! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Proud to announce BHS has been named an Apple Distinguished School for 2018-2021! #AppleDistinguishedSchools are centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence that use Apple products to inspire creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. #BSD220 #BSD220Tech
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
The Illinois Civic Mission Coalition has named BHS a 2018 Democracy School for its commitment to high quality civic learning! #democracyschools #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Well here’s something you don’t see on the marquee every day! 📷: Ron Johnson, BHS Campus Activity Attendant #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Proud to hang this inside our front entrance! #AppleDistinguishedSchool #BSD220tech
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Congrats to the Robotics Team, which has qualified to compete at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenege WORLD Championship, which will take place in Detroit in late April! They will compete against 160 other teams.
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Our upperclassmen mentors enjoyed welcoming small groups of freshmen onto campus today for freshmen orientation!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Congrats to our students who represent the only IL team of students competing as a Top 64 team in the 19th annual @IPPF1 debate competition!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Another awesome pitch night at BHS! We love seeing the creativity of our students. Congrats to Safe Pack, Sitter Search and Breath Saver! #BSD220 #BusinessIncubator #Entrepreneur
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Thank you Jesse White Tumblers for a great Homecoming assembly! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220 #Homecoming2019 @ILSecOfState
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Here’s a peek inside our new Health Sciences Lab! Don’t miss the open house at this year’s Alumni Legends event on Sept. 26 at 5:30pm! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Today several local veterans attended a Veterans Day Commemoration ceremony at BHS, where they had a chance to speak to our social studies students. Thank you for your service! #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington #VeteransDay
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Congrats to BHS student and chess player Shreya (pictured center) on winning the 15th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational this summer in St. Louis! It’s America’s most prestigious all-girls chess tournament! #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
A jam packed cafeteria this morning as about 500 civics students participate in the first half of our school-wide legislative simulation!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Today was the last day of school for our seniors. We’ll miss you!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
3 years
Congrats to these Business Incubator students who recently took 1st in a mobile app competition hosted by the NIU College of Business! Their startup, Sustained Style, won the $800 prize. Sustained Style is a platform that ranks brands based on their ethical/sustainable practices.
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Seniors are picking up graduation caps and gowns on their last day of school! #BSD220 #Graduation
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Barrington High School
5 years
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
PHOTOS: 2018 homecoming assembly. Let’s rock-et! 🚀 #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
It takes a lot of behind the scenes work to get BHS up and running for our students each day. In this video created by @238_studios , we thank the staff members who may not always get recognition for their efforts! CLICK HERE:
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Have you noticed our new inspirational quotes painted on walls across BHS? #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
First sidewinder of the year for girls tennis! 🎾 #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
One reason why BHS was named a 2018 IL Democracy School! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220 #DemocracySchool
@WeisenburgerBHS
Kurt Weisenburger
6 years
Today, 55 @BarringtonHS220 #BHSCivics & #APGOV220 students are serving as election judges in our area. I even ran into one at my local precinct! Special thanks to @Waxler81 for organizing such a wonderful civic engagement opportunity for our #BSD220 students! #DemocracySchool
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Our BHS-TV students are running into all the stars, as they’re in sunny California this week, where Tom Bergeron is announcing nominees for the National Student Production Awards! #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington #TomBergeron #Dancingwiththestars #HBO #Veep #Hollywood #studentjournalism
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Thumbs up to a great #DecisionDay2019 at BHS! We are so proud of our students! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
This morning upperclassmen mentors led incoming freshman and transfer students on a tour around campus for orientation. Get excited for the next 4 years! #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
3 years
As a Fulbright recipient, teacher Heidi Rockwell is taking a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classroom's (TGC) course, in which she has partnered with a teacher from PA to increase their students' global understanding of the world. READ MORE:
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Fresh turf at Barrington Community Stadium! #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Beautiful afternoon for our first all school assembly! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Check out these yummy Valentine’s Day treats made by the students in our Baking and Pastry Arts class! Stop by the Bronco Bakery (next to gym) today during all passing periods! #ValentinesDay2019 #WeAreBarrington #BSD220 ♥️🍫💕
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Our freshman French students are talking to visiting French foreign exchange students about the differences between high school in the US and France! 🇫🇷 #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Be sure to check out the wonderful photography by Campus Attendant Ron Johnson, on display this month in the Clair E. Smith Gallery! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
We’re excited for our library renovations! Today we caught a glimpse of some of the new furniture and progress! #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Principal McWilliams and BHSAA President Chuck Thyfault are ready for #homecoming !
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
At BHS we value our status as members of the greater Barrington community. We are committed to developing partnerships with local businesses to spread the educational experience of our students beyond the walls of BHS. Thanks to our summer Pre-Professional Internship sites!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
“Barrington High School has long been considered an excellent high school. With an artful blend of rich traditions and cutting edge innovation, BHS is a source of pride in our community.” Click the link to read our 2018-19 school profile: #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Do you know Mr. Johnson, aka “Mr. Happy”? He’s a campus activity attendant at BHS, who also happens to be an amazing photographer. His photos are on display at the Barrington Area Library through August! #BSD220 #photography #naturephotography
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
1 year
Today we held our first INDOOR all school assembly since 2020! It was great to recognize students who are achieving in the arts, athletics, and clubs!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Spotted at the BHS library #booktalk today... a novel by BHS grad and NYT best-selling author @VeronicaRothBRA ! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
We’re wrapping up Mental Health Awareness week at BHS. Students can visit with these therapy dogs during the lunch hours! #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Thanks to the staff who participated in the Poetry Cafe at the library during 8th hour! We enjoyed the reading of your poem by Shel Silverstein! #WeAreBarrington #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Thanks to our amazing community partners, 17 students are getting real world work experience this summer, as part of our Pre-Professional Summer Internehip Program! Pictured: one of our students working at Pepper Construction.
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Over the weekend our newspaper and yearbook students attended the Journalism Education Association’s national conference in Chicago. Of the more than 2,000 participants, 9 BHS students placed in the writing competitions! #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington #HighSchoolJournalism #Yearbook
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
2 years
Today @Hunt_EdLeader had the chance to visit with the @238_studios crew! #SeetheStudent220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
2 years
AP US Government and Civics students are in the auditorium today doing a congressional committee simulation! Students have written and researched authentic legislation and are debating and voting on those legislative items in 35 different committees. @Waxler81 @WeisenburgerBHS
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Barrington High School
6 years
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
3 years
Graduation prep!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Our student voter registration drive is 1 week from today! Before school by the senior locker bank and all day in the Commons. Bring your driver’s license and student ID! #BHSVotes
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
2 years
Congrats!
@barrington220
Barrington 220
2 years
At tonight's Board of Education meeting, the Board recognized 9 Barrington 220 educators who have earned their National Board recertification! Congrats! @jenmagdalener4 @Katchenclass @RSeidel_NBCT @MrsSiddonsArt @KSztelle @Waxler81 @WeisenburgerBHS
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Thank you to international consultant and author ReLeah Lent and former D220 employee and author Marsha Voigt for working with our teachers today to share tips and easy shifts in teaching to engage students in literacy! #literacy
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Our student voter registration drive is two weeks from today on 1/23! If you’re turning 18 on or before Nov. 3, 2020 (date of presidential election), you can vote in the March 17 primary election! Bring your driver’s license and student ID! #BHSVOTES
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Students from our Business Incubator class are at ISU for the Celebrating High School Innovators competition. Congrats to the students who created Safe Pack, which won a $1,000 prize! The team created a fanny pack that protects your phone from being lost, dropped, or stolen.
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
1 year
Congrats to the BHS History Bowl team, which recently placed 4th in the IAC National Championships in Arlington, Virginia!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Another week gone by and more progress on the construction of our new Health Sciences lab! It will have a window to the hallway, so students walking by will be able to see what’s going on inside the lab. #BSD220 #HealthSciences
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Thank you to @PepsiCo and @LULAC for sponsoring a mentor program that gives our high school students a chance to work alongside PepsiCo employees in STEM related careers! Students had their first PepsiCo visit this week, where they made their own Gatorade flavor! #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
2 years
Check out the @238_studios #BlackHistoryMonth episode! LINK:
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Innovation Night at BHS is underway until 7pm! Check out work from our graphic design, PLTW, BHS-TV, Mobile Maker students and more!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
There’s still time to learn more about our various service clubs in the community! Pick up a punch card during your lunch hour, visit 6 booths, pick up a taffy Apple!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Our new Health Sciences Lab is coming along! The top photo was taken one week ago. The bottom photo was taken today. Once it’s complete, this innovative space will open the door to healthcare careers for our students. #BSD220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
3 years
Congrats to these @incubatoredu students on being selected to compete in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Midwest High School Pitch on March 17. Their team is one of only seven student teams from across WI and IL to be selected for this @ABCSharkTank style competition!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Proud of this BHS grad! #WeAreBarrington
@barrington220
Barrington 220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
5th period voter registration has started! Stop by! #BHSVotes
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Why are you registering to vote today? #BHSVotes
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
As part of #BSD220 Safety Week, just after 10 this morning BHS is holding a safety drill that will involve students evacuating the school. As a result, Main Street in front of BHS will be temporarily blocked off by emergency vehicles. PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS JUST A DRILL. #Safety220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
It was great to have some of our featured Alumni Legends panelists talk to our journalism students ahead of tonight’s Alumni Legends event! “Journeys in Journalism: Past, Present and Future” 7pm in the auditorium!
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Barrington High School
1 year
Congrats to our Best of BHS students!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
BHS Voter Registration Drive! #BHSVotes
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Be sure to visit the Skilled Trades Fair in the CRC today! Happening through 6th hour in the CRC!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Starting 2nd period off right in freshman honors global studies! #MusicInOurSchoolsMonth #WeAreBarrington #BSD220 @BHS220Orch
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Now on display in the BHS Clair E. Smith Gallery! #WeAreBarrington
@barrington220
Barrington 220
6 years
How cool is this? Some BHS fine arts students had to create a work of art featuring text as a major element in their design. A sculpture student made this dress out of folded and paper mache pages from a yellow book. Remember those? :) #BSD220 #FineArts #PaperMache #YellowBook
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Get your tickets for the BHS Virtual Madrigal Feast this Sunday, Dec. 13 at 6pm! TICKETS: SILENT AUCTION:
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Beautiful!
@220Arts
Barrington 220 Fine Arts
6 years
Every Wednesday morning the BHS fine arts team holds a meeting in the drawing and painting room. We are surrounded by amazing, in-progress student art work each week. Here are a few large-scale developing pieces that surround us today! #inspired @220Arts @BarringtonHS220
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Stop by the commons to register! #BHSVotes
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
1 year
The Barrington High School graduation ceremony begins at 7pm on June 2, 2023. The live stream will begin at approximately 6:45pm. #Classof2023 🎓 LINK:
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
5 years
Some great ideas during day 1 of Business Incubator classroom pitches! Pitch Night is one week from today at 7pm in the auditorium! #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
6 years
Tickets now on sale for the fall play, Metamorphoses. Nov. 8, 9, 10 at 7pm in the auditorium! #BSD220 #WeAreBarrington
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Check out the August 21, 2020 Bronco Blast!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
3 years
Attention students! BHS is holding several review sessions for upcoming AP exams. LEARN MORE:
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
3 months
Before spring break 221 students were inducted into World Language Honor Societies (Chinese, French, German, Latin, Spanish)! In addition, the Multilingual Scholar Award was given to 2 seniors. Congrats to AJ Frey (German/Spanish) and Mathias Leanza (Spanish/French)!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
The League of Women Voters is here and we’re ready to start our Voter Registration Drive! #BHSVotes
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
4 years
Check out the October 2 Bronco Blast!
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@BarringtonHS220
Barrington High School
7 months
Please join us for the GEM Showcase at BHS! This open house event will allow GEM students to highlight some of their learning experiences and independent research during the first half of the 2023-24 school!
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