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.
We missed our opportunity before the winter break, so we'd like to now say Congratulations to our December Students of the Month: 8th grade: Ellie Goodwin & Bennett Wickwire; 7th grade: Smith Baxter & Sloane Roberts; 6th grade: Madelyn Ramos & Fletcher Waugh. Great job, Bronchos!
Reminder, there will be no school next Monday, January 19, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Stay safe, Bronchos!
This past weekend, BMS had two students participate in the Central Oklahoma Directors Association Honor Band.
These students auditioned and earned a placement in these ensembles, which are made up of the best of the best students in the greater Oklahoma City area including all of the large 6A schools that surround Bethany. The clinic and concert took place at the University of Oklahoma.
We are very proud of the hard work our kids have put in! Photo provided by: Steve Sharp, band director
These students auditioned and earned a placement in these ensembles, which are made up of the best of the best students in the greater Oklahoma City area including all of the large 6A schools that surround Bethany. The clinic and concert took place at the University of Oklahoma.
We are very proud of the hard work our kids have put in! Photo provided by: Steve Sharp, band director
Basketball parents and fans, to help you plan your week/weekend, attached please find the brackets for the 8th grade Weatherford tournaments starting Thursday. Let's go, Bronchos!
Congratulations to both our 7th grade girls and 7th grade boys basketball teams on their tournament runs and second place finishes at the Weatherford Classic Tournament. Both teams advanced to the championship games today, and played two solid games of closely-fought hoops, falling just a few points short to the Elk City girls and boys teams. We are proud of your hard work, dedication, and teamwork throughout!
Congratulations to the JH All-State choir students who have been hard at work the past few days. BPS had 16 students in grades 7-9 selected to participate, the largest group ever from Bethany for OkCDA JH All-State Choir. Great job! Photo provided: W Andrews, choir director
First semester reports cards are being distributed today!
We are kicking off the new year with a teacher feature over one of our fabulous music educators, Mr. Wendyle Andrews! Mr. Andrews has his Bachelor of Music Education degree in Vocal Music from Oklahoma State University. He is currently in seminary at Dallas Theological Seminary, pursuing a Master of Arts in Christian Education. He has been in education for eight years, and as a BPS alumni, we are thrilled he has returned these last three years to his alma mater.
A few of his favorites:
😀Snack: Gardetttos and Chex Mix
🍽️Restaurant: The Jones Assembly
📺TV show: Downton Abbey, The Gilded Age
🧡🧢Sports team: OSU, NY Yankees
🥤Drink: Dr. Pepper Zero
🎶Band or music: I like a lot of different genres
📚Book: The Night Circus, The Cradle Series
🌍Vacation place: Europe
🎵 📖 🧳Hobbies: Music, Reading, Traveling
🎭Dream career if not a teacher: Broadway
🐶Family/pet details (optional): Dog: Winston
An unusual or fun fact about yourself: I've been to 14 different 🌍countries so far
What motivated me to become a teacher? “The number one thing that motivated me to be a teacher were my teachers here at Bethany. Mrs. Bielich and Mrs. Mann were extremely important in my life growing up, as were several of the other teachers I had here at Bethany. I wanted to provide students with the same experience I had in middle school and high school, which is part of why I became a teacher.”
Say hello to Mr. Andrews!
A few of his favorites:
😀Snack: Gardetttos and Chex Mix
🍽️Restaurant: The Jones Assembly
📺TV show: Downton Abbey, The Gilded Age
🧡🧢Sports team: OSU, NY Yankees
🥤Drink: Dr. Pepper Zero
🎶Band or music: I like a lot of different genres
📚Book: The Night Circus, The Cradle Series
🌍Vacation place: Europe
🎵 📖 🧳Hobbies: Music, Reading, Traveling
🎭Dream career if not a teacher: Broadway
🐶Family/pet details (optional): Dog: Winston
An unusual or fun fact about yourself: I've been to 14 different 🌍countries so far
What motivated me to become a teacher? “The number one thing that motivated me to be a teacher were my teachers here at Bethany. Mrs. Bielich and Mrs. Mann were extremely important in my life growing up, as were several of the other teachers I had here at Bethany. I wanted to provide students with the same experience I had in middle school and high school, which is part of why I became a teacher.”
Say hello to Mr. Andrews!
