Students in grades 1-8, register TODAY to be on a Beavercreek LEGO® Robotics Team! This year’s Lego League theme is CARGO CONNECT: reimagine how we access and deliver all the things we need and want. To register and learn more, visit one of the links below.
🟠 Lego League Explore, grades 1-4: gocreek.org/FLLexplore21
🟠 Lego League Challenge, grades 4-8: gocreek.org/FLLchallenge21
Fourth-grade students can choose either team. Deadline to register is Friday, October 8 for the Challenge team and Friday, October 15 for the Explore team. #BcreekSchools
➕ 🔨 ➖ 🧰 Beavercreek High School students in Mr. Magill's modeling & mathematical reasoning class recently presented a proposal for remodeling their classroom. Students were asked to include costs and plans for painting walls, installing carpet and even adding a gas fireplace to the room. Each group came up with different looks and styles for the renovation, including ideas ranging from LED lighting to adding bean bag chairs for comfort! It looks like this project ADDED up to FUN! #BcreekSchools
🇺🇸 All registered voters can vote early starting TODAY, October 5! Beavercreek City Schools is not on the ballot but there are local issues and candidates on the upcoming ballot. To find out where and how to vote early, visit ➡️ voteohio.gov. #BcreekSchools
Beavercreek City Schools would like to invite each of you to join us for the opportunity to hear renowned inspirational speaker, Chris Singleton. Hear Chris speak on the importance of diversity and inclusion on Monday, October 11, 2021, in the Beavercreek High School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Singleton is a former minor league baseball player who became a nationally-renowned speaker following the loss of his mother in the 2015 Mother Emanuel Church Tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina. Since then, he has been traveling and working toward his mission to inspire his audiences, sharing his message on resilience, forgiveness and unity, hoping to unite millions. We are excited to be offering this event to our community, and we hope to see many of you in attendance. The event is free and open to all. To learn more about Chris, please visit chrissingleton.com. #BcreekSchools
👨🏫 👩🏫 October 5th is World Teachers’ Day! Let’s celebrate our caring and hard-working teachers for all they do! Our district is lucky to have each and every one of you! #BcreekSchools
ICYMI, We released our first BCS Video Update of the school year. You can check it out here. #bcreekschools
https://youtu.be/7z0lHMhPiEk
🗳️ Today, Oct. 4, is the last day to register to vote! Beavercreek City Schools is not on the ballot but there are local issues and candidates on the upcoming ballot. To register to vote, update your status, or check your registration status, visit ↪️ voteohio.gov . #VoteReady #BcreekSchools
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” - Voltaire
Today’s #MotivionalMonday is in honor of our principals. October is National Principals Month! We are grateful for the dedication and commitment our principals have for our district, staff and students. Thank you for all your hard work as educators, leaders and role models! 👏 👏 👏 #ThankAPrincipal #BcreekSchools
🧰🧹 Oct. 2nd is National Custodial Workers Recognition Day! Today and every day, we appreciate our custodians for their efforts to keep our schools running safely, smoothly and efficiently. We would be a mess without you! Thank you for all you do! 🔨🧽 #CustodialWorkersRecognitionDay #BcreekSchools
This week’s, “Beavercreek’s Best” features special education assistant at Beavercreek High School, Lori Balmer. Continue reading to learn more about her!
🏫 NUMBER OF YEARS AT BEAVERCREEK CITY SCHOOLS: 17 1/2 years
🚌 WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB: A bus driver.
📚 WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR OR BOOK: Mercer Mayer specifically the “Little Critter” series.
🥄 WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL MEMORY FROM WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER: My favorite school memory is creating an edible biography book report in Mrs. Erin Klinger seventh-grade English language arts class at Ferguson Junior High School.
🚗 FONDEST MEMORY IN YOUR CURRENT POSITION: I work with the most incredible people that are my work family. We love our students. Last year, we missed them all so much that we did a drive by parade by every student’s home.
🧡 WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE OR ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD YOU SHARE WITH ALL STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT: “Do you things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return. But because of who you are.” - Harold S. Kushner
Lori, thank you for all you do! Our district is lucky to have you! #BcreekSchools
October is National Bully Prevention Month. Beavercreek City Schools is committed to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all students. Let’s work together to put a stop to bullying and cyberbullying! For more information on how you can help, visit https://tinyurl.com/3f8rjwcw. #BcreekSchools #StopBullying
🚌 Students at Ankeney Middle School recently expressed their appreciation for our bus drivers with color and creativity. We definitely agree with these sidewalk messages! We are truly grateful for everything they do for our district each and every day! 🚌 #BcreekSchools
🇺🇸 Today’s #TBT takes us back to #ConstitutionDay. Students in Mrs. Lamb’s second-grade class at Fairbrook Elementary had a great day celebrating the holiday. It looks like such a fun time! 🇺🇸 #BcreekSchools
👏 Hurdles and barriers were no match for the goal-oriented students at Fairbrook Elementary! They had a very successful Foxtrot Fundraiser, raising over $30,000 for their PTO. After completing the obstacle course, students celebrated their success with a sweet treat from Kona Ice. Amazing job! 👏 #BcreekSchools
🗳️ September 28th is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Take 30 seconds to register to vote, check your registration status, or find a registration event near you. Visit ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/furc4cp3 for more information. #VoteReady #BcreekSchools
Today’s #MotivationalMonday features Mr. Loper's fourth-grade science class at Trebein Elementary. Students learned what scientists do and recently had the opportunity to practice being scientists. Working with pendulums, students discovered different variables that affect swinging speed. They appear to have the momentum to make discoveries! #BcreekSchools
September 24th's “Beavercreek’s Best” features intervention specialist at Coy Middle School, Katie Rice. Continue reading to learn more about her!
🏫 NUMBER OF YEARS AT BEAVERCREEK CITY SCHOOLS: 13 years
🍓 WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB: A corn and strawberry harvester for Suter Produce Farms.
📚 WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR OR BOOK: “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah
🏃♀️ WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL MEMORY FROM WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER: My favorite school memory is from my senior year. I loved running cross country and I enjoyed seeing my team do well at meets across the state.
🐘 FONDEST MEMORY IN YOUR CURRENT POSITION: One of my most memorable moments in my current position was meeting up this fall with a past student athlete and his mom at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and spending the whole afternoon catching up. It's so rewarding to see your former middle school students grow into successful young adults!
🧡 WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE OR ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD YOU SHARE WITH ALL STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT: "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out." - Coach John Wooden
Katie, thank you for all you do! We are grateful to have you! #BcreekSchools
🇺🇸 Second-grade students at Fairbrook Elementary created a flag with their handprints in honor of Constitution Day. Students also wrote what they can do to be good citizens. Awesome job! 👏 #BcreekSchools #ConstitutionDay
🟠 ⚫ Principal Sweet recently joined a friendly game of periodic table bingo in Mrs. Fifarek's science class at Ferguson Hall. It looks like an ICoNiC time! #BcreekSchools
👏 👏 Our students are always going the distance! Trebein Elementary students helped the PTO exceed their fundraising goal in this #TBT from 2015 and had an amazing Fun Run! 🏃♀️ 🏃♂️#BcreekSchools
