Do you have a student participating in athletics this year?
Please make sure their Final Form is completed soon!
https://www.bethanybronchos.com/vnews/display.v/SEC/Forms%7CAthletic%20Forms
Happy retirement to three Earl Harris Elementary School legends!
Thank you Ms. Masterson, Mrs. Cox, and Ms. Lawson for the years of love you have poured into our students. We will miss you greatly, but we're so excited you get to finally kick your feet up. You've earned it, ladies! 💜
Bethany Staff Cookout 2024!
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From Mrs. Tackett:
Hello Parents of 2024-2025 school year Athletes and Marching Band Members,
Your student's current physical expires at the end of this month. To be able to participate in summer activities such as Broncho Iron, Red Dirt, summer leagues, summer camps, and workouts they will need a physical date after May 1st, 2024 uploaded to Final Forms. Before uploading any documents please make sure all necessary signatures are completed.
If they participated in the physicals we did at school on May 9th we encouraged everyone to take photos of their physicals. If you have those photos you can upload them to Final Forms. We will be able to clear those quickly. If you did not take photos we can upload the documents. It will just reduce the turnaround time for clearance if we do not have to scan in every document. You will need to upload all pages in the document found here except the instruction page. https://ossaaillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MF_2023-24_PhysicalForm.pdf
On June 1st you will need to go in and activate Final Forms for the upcoming school year. There will be several forms to update and sign. You will see a list of forms and they will be red. As you sign them they will turn green or yellow. When all forms are green or yellow the parent part is complete. Your student will then need to login to their account and electronically sign 5 forms. Those forms will turn from red to green as they are signed. As they are signed your yellow forms will turn green. Once all forms are green for both parents and students and a complete, signed physical has been cleared your student is cleared until May 31st, 2025.
If you have an incoming 7th grader, a student new to the district, or a student competing in athletics and marching band for the first time you will need to create a Final Forms account. On June 1st go to this link and follow the instructions. https://www.bethanybronchos.com/vnews/display.v/SEC/Forms%7CAthletic%20Forms
If you have any questions please email me. LTackett@bethanyschools.com
Looking forward to a great year!
We are thrilled to announce Susan Knox has been named BPS Support Staff of the Year!
Mrs. Knox serves BPS as a special education paraprofessional. She primarily works with students who attend BPS from Bethany Children's Health Center. She also works with students in special education classes at all grade levels and also helps cover the clinic.
Mrs. Knox is always smiling and willing to help wherever and whenever she is needed!
We appreciate you, Mrs. Knox!
Caroline Brandt has been nominated for outstanding actress in a musical for her performance of Winifred, the Wobegone in Once Upon a Mattress!
The award ceremony will be held on May 31 at 7 PM in the Civic Center music hall.
Jackson Dull (Muscogee Creek and Cherokee), a Junior, was accepted into the Voices of Oklahoma Internship at the University of Oklahoma in conjunction with their archeology department! Students will have the opportunity to earn college credits while learning about the discipline of archeology as a tool that can produce knowledge that compliments other ways that communities understand their heritage. This summer the program focuses on Native American boarding schools. Based on Jackson’s academic achievements, recommendation letters from teachers, questionnaire, and interview, he was accepted into the program in February 2024. The internship will last from June 2024 through August 2024. Jackson will then present and share his experience with the Bethany High School Native American Heritage club. Jackson will also be attending Boys State this summer with fellow classmates who were also nominated. Jackson has maintained a 4.5 GPA this year along with being part of the Bethany High School football team and track and field team! We are so proud of you, Jackson!
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We are excited to announce the newest addition to our Bethany family. Mr. Brandon Nyberg will be stepping into the role of our first full-time Activities Director for the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Nyberg currently resides in Seiling, Oklahoma, where he has served as their Athletic Director and Elementary Principal. Before that, he taught and coached basketball, softball, and golf. He had a career record of 487-221 with 4 State Tournament appearances as a basketball coach. As an athletic director at Seiling, his school won 10 state championships and 2 runner-up finishes in football, basketball, baseball, and track. We are excited to bring Mr. Nyberg’s reputation of success to the already established reputation of our Bethany fine arts and athletic programs.
As our Activities Director, Mr. Nyberg will be instrumental in supporting and enhancing our fine arts and athletic programs by fostering a culture of teamwork, sportsmanship, dedication, hard work, and excellence. Mr. Nyberg will begin his tenure in July. Around that time, we will host a gathering to allow Mr. Nyberg to share his vision for all our Bethany programs with the community. We would like to welcome Mr. Nyberg to Bethany!
BPS DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR!
Please join us in congratulating Miss Dautermann for this outstanding achievement. Her hard work and contributions to our school community have not gone unnoticed and we are incredibly proud to have her represent our district at the state level!
Congrats to Coach Holliday- 2024 Teacher of the Year! Thanks for all you do to support our Middle- School students!
These Seniors have a bright future ahead of them!
Celebrating Signing Day:
Alex Strotter- Oklahoma Panhandle State (Football)
Ameila Cruz- SWOSU (Soccer)
Christian Sigler- SNU ( Football)
Will Strawn- SNU (Football)
Bryson Miller- Bethel College
Not Pictured:
Brooke Marik- SWOSU (Soccer)
This week we celebrated some very special women in our district- our school counselors! These ladies comfort the students that come through our doors with heavy hearts. They are encouragers. They give our students the tools they need for challenges they will inevitably face. We are grateful for each one of them!
Pictured:
Counselors- Jackie Melton, Tracy Williford, Stacey Marchino, Hannah Holcomb, and Heather Graham
School Psychologists- April Arthur and Samantha Williams
BHS Key Club held an “Unsung Heroes” drive this month collecting snacks and gift cards for our custodians, cafeteria ladies, and maintenance crew. Key Club officers Alaina Clifton (president), Sam Hungerford (VP), Lily Banz (Secretary) and Mieka Pietzsch (Publicist) presented our gifts to them with our heartfelt appreciation today. BHS would not be the amazing school it is without these people and we are grateful for all they do and wanted to celebrate them specifically!
Bethany Orchestra will be featured on February 3rd with the OKC Philharmonic.
Plan to join us and experience the incredible performances of our talented musicians!
Vote for Harper Brown for the Oklahoman's High School Girls Athlete of the Week!
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/01/16/oklahoma-high-school-sports-girls-athletes-of-the-week-poll-vote-landmark-fine-homes-jan-9-15/72243743007/
Our high school girls' basketball team has made it to Washington D.C.! They will be participating in a tournament and exploring the city's sights. Have a blast, ladies!
"I have had a calling for many years to make our playgrounds more inclusive for kids with disabilities and being in this new role as assistant principal this year at the ECC building has made me put that into action! To date, we have received $85,000 donated between free concrete, basketball goals, and anonymous check donations. Over Christmas break, we had a basketball pad poured, along with a sidewalk which will be used as a trike path that goes around the entire playground. This will foster play amongst typical peers and those with disabilities AND eliminate muddy paths with wheelchairs. We have more money to raise to get it completed but we are getting there one step at at time!"
Ashley Terneus
Bethany Children's Health Center Facilitator
To make a donation, please reach out to Aterneus@bethanyschools.com
The Elementary and Middle School Indian Education Heritage Club got crafty with mosaic art inspired by the vibrant pages of Native American themed books. We want to give a big shout-out to Nurse Brown for bringing cultural richness to our students' minds!
In Observance of MLK Day.
