Congratulations to Eli, 7th grade, on being our first purple ticket award winner of the school year! Purple tickets are our positive behavior incentives that students receive for modeling the 4-P's .... Productive, Prepared, Prompt, and Polite. We appreciate Eli for being a great example of how to start the year off right!
Parents, if you are planning to attend Friday Night Lights tomorrow, please make note of the location adjustment, especially for the middle school practice happening first. We hope to see you there! (Football parents, please remember that team and individual photos are taking place before the practice at the middle school field.)
Our nutrition department is READY for our students this year!! We are so grateful to them for the wonderful job they do, providing and serving our students every day, all year, at breakfast and lunch!!
New lunchboxes, new backpacks, new supplies, and best of all, the shining, happy (we hope!) faces of our middle school Bronchos walking through the doors on the first day of school! Yearbook would love if you would share your first day of school pictures with us for possible use in the book. Since there weren't enough of us to show up at everyone's house at 6 am (plus, nobody wants that!) we'll just ask you to share via our (new) yearbook company website: www.yearbookforever.com Simply search for "Bethany Middle School" and use the passcode: bronchos Thanks in advance, and best of luck today, Broncho Family!
Big day tomorrow for Bronchos -- not only the first day of school, but also the FIRST VOLLEYBALL GAME OF THE SEASON! They've been working hard the past few weeks at pre-season, and are ready for action! Make plans to attend (@ Home; starts at 4pm) and watch your Lady Bronchos take on Newcastle .... good luck!
Much thanks to Faith Church for not only providing breakfast to our entire district today, but also for the Blessing Basket they donated to middle school staff and faculty! Our teachers are ready for the first day tomorrow, and appreciate the community support that helps them feel prepared (and fed)! Thank you!
FACELIFT ALERT! We are so excited to greet our middle school students tomorrow, and want to show off our "new look" in the middle school commons and office. Thanks to the hard work of our PTO parents (special shout out to Ashley Edwards, PTO President) and maintenance staff (special shout out to cabinet-maker extraordinaire Mike Branscum) for our new cabinets, office countertops, popcorn counter, and FAB decorations in the commons ..... welcome back, Bronchos!!
A big congratulations to our middle school softball team, on sweeping their first evening of softball games ....beating Kingfisher last night 8-5 in varsity, and 7-6 in JV. Great job, Lady Bronchos, way to start the year off right!
FACELIFT ALERT! We are so excited to greet our middle school students tomorrow, and want to show off our "new look" in the middle school commons and office. Thanks to the hard work of our PTO parents (special shout out to Ashley Edwards, PTO President) and maintenance staff (special shout out to cabinet-maker extraordinaire Mike Branscum) for our new cabinets, office countertops, popcorn counter, and FAB decorations in the commons ..... welcome back, Bronchos!!
BOYS BASKETBALL: Tryouts are being held for any students who are new to Bethany, or who did not make the team in the spring. If you already made the team in the spring, you do NOT need to attend these tryouts. Any questions? Contact jholliday@bethanyschools.com
Our BMS softball team - players, coaches, and managers - has been hard at work, prepping for the season. Their first home scrimmage of the year happens this Thusday at 5pm. Come out and support your Lady Bronchos!
7th grade parents, the middle school parking lot is being painted today, so unfortunately parking there today for schedule pick up is not possible. We have opened the doors at the entrance/exit office. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Hey, everyone, we've got our first THEME WEEK of the year scheduled, for the first full WELCOME WEEK of school, 8/18 - 8/22. Start the year off right and enjoy some dress up days early!!
Parents, just a reminder for schedule pick up next week, the following items must be complete (there will be staff at the school to help you finish any of the these tasks, if needed):
Cleared of all library fines
Free & Reduced Lunch
Immunizations updated (applies to 7th grade only)
Internet agreement form signed (link sent via email this week)
Walk home permission form signed (optional; applies to in-district students only)
Online registration completed
Final Forms completed (applies to athletes and marching band only)
Thank you for your patience as we learn the new online registration process ourselves. It has been a learning curve for all of us but we are confident this system will make the process move more quickly for everyone, and glad to have replaced the cumbersome paper packets of the past.
Also, great news, the parking lot is paved (not painted yet, but paving is complete) so it is our understanding you will be able to enter through the middle school doors next week.
Monday, Aug 4th is 8th grade
Tuesday, Aug 5th is 7th grade
Wednesday, Aug 6th, is 6th grade
Thursday/Friday, Aug 7th and 8th, is for all new students and anyone who missed their day
Schedule pick up times are being split by last name this year, in an attempt to avoid long wait lines:
A - G: 9 am to 10:30 am
H - M: 10:30 am to 12 pm
N - R: 12 pm - 1 pm
S - Z: 1 pm - 2 pm
Overflow (anyone who missed their time:) 2 pm - 3 pm
Monday, Aug 11 -- Offices closed for professional development training
Tues/Wed, Aug 12 and 13 -- Offices open 8 am to 3 pm
Thursday, Aug 14 -- First day of school; 8am!
We can't wait to see all of our students again!
Cleared of all library fines
Free & Reduced Lunch
Immunizations updated (applies to 7th grade only)
Internet agreement form signed (link sent via email this week)
Walk home permission form signed (optional; applies to in-district students only)
Online registration completed
Final Forms completed (applies to athletes and marching band only)
Thank you for your patience as we learn the new online registration process ourselves. It has been a learning curve for all of us but we are confident this system will make the process move more quickly for everyone, and glad to have replaced the cumbersome paper packets of the past.
Also, great news, the parking lot is paved (not painted yet, but paving is complete) so it is our understanding you will be able to enter through the middle school doors next week.
Monday, Aug 4th is 8th grade
Tuesday, Aug 5th is 7th grade
Wednesday, Aug 6th, is 6th grade
Thursday/Friday, Aug 7th and 8th, is for all new students and anyone who missed their day
Schedule pick up times are being split by last name this year, in an attempt to avoid long wait lines:
A - G: 9 am to 10:30 am
H - M: 10:30 am to 12 pm
N - R: 12 pm - 1 pm
S - Z: 1 pm - 2 pm
Overflow (anyone who missed their time:) 2 pm - 3 pm
Monday, Aug 11 -- Offices closed for professional development training
Tues/Wed, Aug 12 and 13 -- Offices open 8 am to 3 pm
Thursday, Aug 14 -- First day of school; 8am!
We can't wait to see all of our students again!
Parents! Thank you to those who have taken care of online registration (OLR) for your student! However, we still have almost 200 middle school students whose parents have NOT done their online registration. Without that information, the free & reduced lunch application, and the google forms for internet agreement and walk-home permission (if appicable) your child will not be able to pick up their schedule next week. Please note the office staff will be available tomorrow (Thursday) from 8-3 to help with Parent Portal/Infinite Campus log ins if needed. During schedule pick up times, we will be unable to stop and reassign Infinite Campus passwords. Please make sure you have taken care of this in advance if needed. We are excited to see your students next week and want everything to run as smoothly as possible for them. Thank you!
Day One of Yearbook Camp was a success! This group is sharp and catches on quick! We're excited for the upcoming year!!
A request from BMS Yearbook: One thing we LOVE to spotlight each year are the summer happenings of our BMS students. Vacations, staycations, summer jobs, hobbies, camps, sports .... ALL THE THINGS! If your student has been somewhere or done something that you would be willing to share, PLEASE take a moment to upload the photo via our (new) yearbook company website: www.yearbookforever.com Simply search for "Bethany Middle School" and use the passcode: bronchos. Tell us a little about the photo, so we can be envious of all the cool things. :) We'll ask periodically throughout the summer as a reminder ... and each time, will say THANK YOU! And keep having fun, Bronchos!
Parents, there are just a few days left to pre-order school supply packs ..... EPI can take care of your back to school shopping, if you'd like! Order by June 17th for convenience!
A request from BMS Yearbook: One thing we LOVE to spotlight each year are the summer happenings of our BMS students. Vacations, staycations, summer jobs, hobbies, camps, sports .... ALL THE THINGS! If your student has been somewhere or done something that you would be willing to share, PLEASE take a moment to upload the photo via our (new) yearbook company website: www.yearbookforever.com Simply search for "Bethany Middle School" and use the passcode: bronchos. Tell us a little about the photo, so we can be envious of all the cool things. :) We'll ask periodically throughout the summer as a reminder ... and each time, will say THANK YOU! And keep having fun, Bronchos!
Incoming K-6th grade basketball players -- want to level up your skills?! Make plans now to attend the boys camp taking place June 12 & 13th!
