February is Random Acts of Kindness Month here at BMS, starting with our first activity this Thursday after school, Sidewalk Chalks of Encouragement. All students are welcome and encouraged to take part in this, and all the events happening this month. The goal of Random Acts of Kindness Month in February is to inspire, promote, and normalize daily kindness, creating a ripple effect that strengthens communities, reduces stress, and boosts mental health. It encourages intentional acts of compassion and selflessness to make the world a better, more connected place. Take a look at our list of upcoming events!
Thank you to our February Community Partner of the Month, Grounds 4 Compassion. We appreciate their support of Bethany Public Schools!
Attn MS Baseball, Soccer, and Track & Field athletes: The BMS Spring Sports Media Day is scheduled for Feb 14th. No appointment necessary; walk in anytime from 9 am to 4 pm. BMS Commons. No charge to take photo for yearbook team image. Individual photos available (optional) for purchase. Order forms will be at the school that day. See you there!
Last week's snowed-out Spring Picture Day for BMS has been rescheduled for March 11th. Extra order forms are available in the office.
Updates for events that were missed this week due to weather:
Today’s teacher feature is over Mrs. Jennifer Buxton, who wears many hats at Bethany Public Schools! She is a 7th grade English teacher, a middle school Spanish teacher, the head middle school cheer coach, and an assistant high school pom coach! Whew!
Mrs. Buxton received her Bachelors in English from the University of Central Oklahoma, with a minor in Spanish. She has spent eight years total in education, three of them here at Bethany.
“For me, teaching is about planting seeds of possibility in the hearts and minds of young people - seeds I may never see bloom, but that I know will grow.”
A few favorites:
🍿Movie: You've Got Mail
🥒Snack: Dill pickle chips
🌮Restaurant: Alfredos
☕Drink: coffee
🌴Vacation: the beach!!
📺TV show: The Office
📖Book: The Outsiders
Mrs. Buxton loves watching her oldest daughter play softball 🥎and her other daughter dance 👯on the Pom team. She also loves watching OU ❤️sports, especially football and softball! She loves going on vacations with her family and making memories.
A fun fact about Mrs. Buxton: “I grew up in Nicaragua and graduated from High School there. I've also lived in Costa Rica and Mexico.”
Dream job: “I love teaching and can't imagine doing anything else, but if I had to choose another job I would be a travel influencer and travel all over the world!” ✈️🧳🌎
Say hi to Mrs. Buxton ….. We are glad she is part of our group!
Mrs. Buxton received her Bachelors in English from the University of Central Oklahoma, with a minor in Spanish. She has spent eight years total in education, three of them here at Bethany.
“For me, teaching is about planting seeds of possibility in the hearts and minds of young people - seeds I may never see bloom, but that I know will grow.”
A few favorites:
🍿Movie: You've Got Mail
🥒Snack: Dill pickle chips
🌮Restaurant: Alfredos
☕Drink: coffee
🌴Vacation: the beach!!
📺TV show: The Office
📖Book: The Outsiders
Mrs. Buxton loves watching her oldest daughter play softball 🥎and her other daughter dance 👯on the Pom team. She also loves watching OU ❤️sports, especially football and softball! She loves going on vacations with her family and making memories.
A fun fact about Mrs. Buxton: “I grew up in Nicaragua and graduated from High School there. I've also lived in Costa Rica and Mexico.”
Dream job: “I love teaching and can't imagine doing anything else, but if I had to choose another job I would be a travel influencer and travel all over the world!” ✈️🧳🌎
Say hi to Mrs. Buxton ….. We are glad she is part of our group!
To help you plan ahead, please make note of the BMS Volleyball tryouts for the 2026 fall team that will take place April 20-22. Off-season, pre-tryout practice dates listed below. Questions? Contact Coach Bernhard at kbernhard@bethanyschools.com Let's go, Lady Bronchos!
Tonight's BMS basketball games at Kingfisher have been cancelled due to school closing. We will keep you posted about a reschedule date when one is known. Thank you for your flexibility; stay safe, Bronchos!
Tickets on sale NOW for the spring dance! Currently, can be purchased online:
https://square.link/u/XR9VzJCT
OR --- tickets will be for sale the week of the dance, at school during lunch
OR -- tickets available at the door, the evening of the event, for $20.
Make your plans now!
https://square.link/u/XR9VzJCT
OR --- tickets will be for sale the week of the dance, at school during lunch
OR -- tickets available at the door, the evening of the event, for $20.
Make your plans now!
Just a reminder -- BMS "Spring" (despite the snow on the ground!) Picture Day is happening tomorrow, Jan 29th. Order forms were given to your students' Elevate teachers to pass out last week. If you need another, extra forms are available in the BMS office. Photos will be taken for purchasers only. See you tomorrow, Bronchos! OklahomaSchoolPictures.com
Hey, Bronchos, we hope you're staying warm and safe this week -- we miss you! In the meantime, our BMS PTO is offering a winter sale on sweatshirts and t-shirts to help you refresh that wardrobe! Order information below!
We want to give a shout out and congratulations to sixth grade choir student Arden Schlegel, who auditioned for, and is representing Bethany Middle School at the Children's OKMEA All State Choir Festival this weekend. Great job, Arden! photo provided by: D. Chitwood, choir director
It was an exciting weekend for basketball fans as both of our 8th grade teams made it to the championship games of the Weatherford tournament on Saturday. The Lady Bronchos finished second, falling to Darlington in the final game. The boys team came out on top against Mustang with a score of 53-45, and were named tournament champs! Great job to both teams, the players, managers, coaches (and parents, who drove back and forth to Weatherford for three days in a row!) on the event.
Reminder, there will be no school Monday, January 19, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Stay safe, Bronchos!
Today’s staff feature is over one of our amazing district nurses, Mrs. Tara Harp-Brown! Nurse Brown received her degree from the University of Central Oklahoma, and has been at Bethany Public Schools for 11 years.
A few of Nurse Brown’s favorites:
🎥Movie: Anne of Green Gables
🔥Snack: Spicy Pretzels
🧡 💜Sports team: OSU and Bethany Bronchos
💦Drink Water:
🛄Vacation place Red River, NM
🍞Hobbies Sourdough
🧑🍳Dream career if not a teacher Personal Chef
🐱🐱🐶Family/pet details cat Spike, cat Truvy, dog Kira
An unusual or fun fact about yourself: I’ve been a school nurse for 23 years! 🎉Most of those years were with Roosevelt Middle School in south OKC.
What made you get into school nursing?
“My parents were both teachers and I was venturing into the medical field, but I ended up in public school nursing. I guess it was just in my blood.”
We are so grateful to have Mrs.Brown on our nursing staff!
A few of Nurse Brown’s favorites:
🎥Movie: Anne of Green Gables
🔥Snack: Spicy Pretzels
🧡 💜Sports team: OSU and Bethany Bronchos
💦Drink Water:
🛄Vacation place Red River, NM
🍞Hobbies Sourdough
🧑🍳Dream career if not a teacher Personal Chef
🐱🐱🐶Family/pet details cat Spike, cat Truvy, dog Kira
An unusual or fun fact about yourself: I’ve been a school nurse for 23 years! 🎉Most of those years were with Roosevelt Middle School in south OKC.
What made you get into school nursing?
“My parents were both teachers and I was venturing into the medical field, but I ended up in public school nursing. I guess it was just in my blood.”
We are so grateful to have Mrs.Brown on our nursing staff!
Today’s teacher feature is over BPS Speech Language Pathologist and head BMS volleyball coach, Mrs. Kali Bernhard. Coach Bernhard received her Early Childhood Education degree from Southern Nazarene University, and her Masters degree from Oklahoma University in Speech-Language Pathology.
Coach Bernhard has 12 years in education, and we are very happy she has spent all 12 right here at Bethany Public Schools!
A few favorites:
📽️Movie- My Girl
😋Snack- I love snack mixes...anything salty + sweet
🌮Restaurant- Mexican food
⚾Sports team- I married a Chicago Cubs fanatic, and part of the arrangement involved Cubs-themed names for our kids
🥤Drink- root beer
📖Book- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
😎Vacation place- California
👟📚📣Hobbies- running, reading, cheering my kids on in their sports
🏪Dream career if not a teacher- I would LOVE to stock shelves at a grocery store!
🦮Family/pet details- We have 1 golden retriever named Copper
One unusual fact about Coach Bernhard: “I grew up in a small West Texas town 🤠where there are 20 head of cattle 🐄per every 1 person. The town was named after a cow (Hereford) 🐮and our mascot was a cow (Whiteface).”
We are so glad Coach Bernhard moved north, came to BPS, and joined our coaching staff here in the middle school!
Coach Bernhard has 12 years in education, and we are very happy she has spent all 12 right here at Bethany Public Schools!
A few favorites:
📽️Movie- My Girl
😋Snack- I love snack mixes...anything salty + sweet
🌮Restaurant- Mexican food
⚾Sports team- I married a Chicago Cubs fanatic, and part of the arrangement involved Cubs-themed names for our kids
🥤Drink- root beer
📖Book- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
😎Vacation place- California
👟📚📣Hobbies- running, reading, cheering my kids on in their sports
🏪Dream career if not a teacher- I would LOVE to stock shelves at a grocery store!
🦮Family/pet details- We have 1 golden retriever named Copper
One unusual fact about Coach Bernhard: “I grew up in a small West Texas town 🤠where there are 20 head of cattle 🐄per every 1 person. The town was named after a cow (Hereford) 🐮and our mascot was a cow (Whiteface).”
We are so glad Coach Bernhard moved north, came to BPS, and joined our coaching staff here in the middle school!
Tickets on sale NOW for the spring dance! Currently, can be purchased online:
https://square.link/u/XR9VzJCT
OR --- tickets will be for sale the week of the dance, at school during lunch
OR -- tickets available at the door, the evening of the event, for $20.
Make your plans now!
https://square.link/u/XR9VzJCT
OR --- tickets will be for sale the week of the dance, at school during lunch
OR -- tickets available at the door, the evening of the event, for $20.
Make your plans now!
Broncho families, we have a new fan gear section opened .... some designs are specific for baseball parents and others work for ALL Broncho fans! Samples shown here, plus lots more options at the following link:
https://www.faithandfieldsdesign.com/bethany-baseball?page=2
Order today! Sales close next Friday, Jan 23rd.
https://www.faithandfieldsdesign.com/bethany-baseball?page=2
Order today! Sales close next Friday, Jan 23rd.
It's that time of year! Kids needing Kleenex in class, and teachers needing more boxes from the office .... and our stock is low! If you could please send in a box or two to help, either to your child's Elevate teacher, or directly to the middle school office, it would be greatly appreciated.
