
Reminder for 6th - 8th-grade students: Permission slips for MORP are due this Friday, April 28th.

Please join us on Thursday April 27th at 3:30 pm for our Spring Input Meeting. This will be held in the BMS Conference Room. We will review and seek input on our student/parent/teacher compacts and parent involvement plans.

All sports physicals will be at CCHS on Monday, April 24th. Please arrive at your scheduled time.
Cost: $5
Middle School Girls Report: 4:30 pm
Middle School Boys Report: 5 pm

PARENTS OF 6TH-GRADE STUDENTS:
NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
ENTRY TO 7TH GRADE
ALL UPCOMING 7TH GRADERS MUST HAVE A
Tdap (tetnus; diphtheria; pertussis) VACCINE
and a MENINGOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE
TO ENTER THE 7TH GRADE. ***
***ANY STUDENT WITHOUT AN UPDATED IMMUNIZATION
CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE 7TH GRADE. PLEASE
FOLLOW-UP WITH THE CHARLTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PHONE# 1-855-473-4374, OR YOUR PHYSICIAN
CONCERNING THIS MATTER. ***
STUDENTS RECEIVING IMMUNIZATIONS FROM PHYSICIANS IN FLORIDA WILL
NEED TO HAVE THE FLORIDA CERTIFICATE TRANSFERRED TO THE GEORGIA 3231
IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATE.
UPDATED IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATES MUST BE COMPLETED AND ON FILE
WITH THE SCHOOL BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024.

Yearbooks can still be purchased for $30.


Congratulations to the following students who scored a perfect four on the BEACON test. The faculty and staff at BMS are very proud of these students.
Pictured students are Amelia Crews, Kimbree Gowen, Gavyn Strawser, Ben Pickren, Gabriel Brown, Cason McSwain, Ty Harris, and Isabella Gilliard.


Our Weightlifting team finished 4th in their 1st ever Conference Championship! We had three 1st place winners: Tim Sapp, Elijah Bryant and Hunter Spradley. And four 3rd place finishers: Chase Mitchell, Javion Lambert, Trent Hamilton and Raquon Jones! Congrats to all the boys!

Friday is the last day to order yearbooks. The price is $30. Yearbooks will be delivered BEFORE school is out in May! For online Yearbook orders and for 8th Grade Dedication Page orders, visit the link below: https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/bethunemiddlleschool Dedication Pages are designed & purchased online: 1/2 page is $10.00; Full page is $15.00. Deadline to purchase your 8th Grade Dedication Page is March 31, 2023.

Congratulations to our TWO, Bethune Middle School, winning authors:
6th grade writer, Amelia Jacoby, for her submission, "The Christmas Flute," and 8th grade story teller, Aiden Leever, for his short story, "Once Upon a Snow Globe." Congratulations to these young authors!! We are extremely proud of your work! Good luck in the state competition!


Reminder:
Spring Picture Day is March 15th. Below is your direct online prepay link for pictures. Link - https://vando.imagequix.com/g1001000989

8th Grade Winners for Superlatives:
Most Athletic: AJ Glover & Trentiy Hamilton
Friendliest: Hayden Morgan & Melissa Dover
Most Likely to Succeed: Elijah Bryant & Amelia Crews
Best All Around: Brantley Nettles & Karleigh Crews
Best Dressed: Trent Hamilton & Sincere Humphries
Best Personality: Tony Gordon & Kasmierre Cobb
Class Clowns: Quincy Wilson & Jayonna Kennedy
Most Studious: Gabe Brown & Lilly Huling

Spring Picture Day is March 15th. Below is your direct online prepay link for pictures.
Link - https://vando.imagequix.com/g1001000989

Reminder, today is the last day to order yearbooks for $25. After today that price increase to $30. Yearbooks will be delivered BEFORE school is out in May! For online Yearbook orders and for 8th Grade Dedication Page orders, visit the link below: https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/bethunemiddlleschool Dedication Pages are designed & purchased online: 1/2 page is $10.00; Full page is $15.00. Deadline to purchase your 8th Grade Dedication Page is March 31, 2023.


Congratulations to these BMS students who competed at the local livestock show!


Reminder--we will hold our Title I Curriculum Night for 5th-8th graders tomorrow, 2/9, @ 6 pm. We will discuss important information regarding curriculum and resources. We look forward to seeing you!

Drama Important Information - No parent meeting today and no rehearsal this week.

Please join us on February 9th at 6 pm for our 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade curriculum nights. Each grade level will cover information specific to their classes. Please make plans to attend!

Congratulations to the grade level winners for they Young Georgia Author's Contest!
4th Grade - Katherine Gowen
5th Grade - Grace Jones
6th Grade - Amelia Jacoby
7th Grade - Caitlin Varnadoe
8th Grade - Aiden Leever
The purpose of the Young Georgia Authors writing competition is to encourage students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes, and to recognize student achievement in arts and academics. Congratulations to these students!


Congratulations to Lucas Homrich on being accepted into the Georgia Music Educators All-State Honor Band. This is the highest honor in middle and high school band and is a major accomplishment. Lucas qualified for the audtion based on his district-level audition score. On January 7th, Lucas traveled to McDonough to audition against ninety other middle school percussionists for a spot in the prestigious ensemble. He will travel to Athens in March to perform with the All-State Band. We are very proud of Lucas!


Order your yearbook today for only $25, now through 2/28/2023! After that date price increases to $30 until May 2023! Yearbooks will be delivered before school is out in May.
