Beavercreek City Schools

🎉 Happy National Assistant Principals Week! 🎉 A big shoutout to our amazing assistant principals for their dedication and support. Thank you for all you do! #AssistantPrincipalsWeek2024

** Weather Alert ** Due to the anticipated timing of severe thunderstorms moving through the Miami Valley, Beavercreek City Schools will release all schools two hours early on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. There will be no PM preschool and no after-school activities. Students who utilize school transportation will be transported home on their assigned bus two hours earlier than normal. Please follow all school procedures if you plan to pick your child up from school. All students will be able to eat lunch before dismissal.

Ankeney's Power of the Pen team continues to be recognized for their creative writing abilities. Seventh-grader Amelia Heacock received the Platinum Pen Award for her story "The Tiniest I've Ever Been." Amelia is only the second student from Ankeney to win this prestigious award, which is given for writing achievement and excellence at District, Regional, and State tournaments. Amelia's story will be published in the Book of Winners. Congratulations on your achievement, Amelia!

Wow, talk about inbox overload! This week's #CreekFactFriday, brought to you by our tech department, sheds light on the staggering volume of emails that flooded our district last school year. Over 16 million emails were processed throughout our schools! 📨 That's a whole lot of digital communication happening behind the scenes. Kudos to our tech team for keeping everything running smoothly for all of us in the district!

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Mary Raffa 🌟 Mary Raffa has dedicated an impressive 27 years to serving our district as a bus driver. Throughout her tenure, she has found her greatest inspiration from her fellow drivers. Over her years with BCS, she says her favorite memories are all the funny things the kids say and do! When she's not on the bus, Mary enjoys indulging in her passions for camping, baking delicious treats, and unleashing her creativity through crafts. When asked about her connection to the Creek family, Mary expressed a deep sense of pride and gratitude for the unwavering support from her colleagues and the community. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to Mary Raffa for her dedication and commitment to our team over the years. Her presence has truly made a positive impact on the lives of countless students and staff alike. Here's to many more years of shared memories and camaraderie! 🚌 #StaffSpotlight

All March long, Mr. Shaw's class at Shaw Elementary has been doing their own version of March Madness, but with picture books. They started off with 16 different books in eight different categories, including Biography, Sports, and SEL. After we read both books in each category, we began voting and using a bracket to highlight our favorite books. We continued voting daily until we were down to two final books: For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story by Rebecca Ann Langtson-George and Escargot by Dashka Slater. The winner was announced on the last day of school before spring break. Ultimately, the students decided that the best book was For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story by Rebecca Ann Langtson-George. This nonfiction biography of Malala Yousafzai, who helped fight for education for all in Pakistan, was the winner. The students had a blast reading the different types of stories and voting for their favorites!

Congratulations to Ankeney 7th graders Shannon O'Hara and Florence Sandberg! They are each one of three nationwide winners in Scholastic magazine writing contests! Shannon wrote an essay analyzing an author's ability to transport readers to 1964 and won a copy of Gordon Korman's book Mixed Up. Florence wrote an essay explaining how ingenuity, leadership, and teamwork brought the crew of Apollo 13 home safely and won a copy of Stephen Haunt's book Diary of a Martian. Congratulations on your accomplishments, Shannon and Florence! 🧡🖤

Shaw Elementary's Annual Science Fair was a blast! 🔍🌟 A huge shoutout to our dedicated staff and all the volunteer judges who made this day possible for our students. Big kudos to all our participants for their hard work and impressive projects! #ShawScienceFair

Congratulations to the following BHS students from Mrs. Broyles' art classes for having their artwork entered in the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. This annual exhibit is sponsored by Mike Turner and The Dayton Art Institute. Their artwork will be on display for public viewing at the DAI until April 14th. An awards ceremony with scholarship opportunities will take place on April 14th! Abigail Blevins 12th- Digital Art Alex Callaway, 10th- Mixed Media/Photography Maddie Campbell, 12th- Painting Ava Forlines, 12th- Photography Mary Franz, 11th- Mixed Media Taylor Grove, 12th- Mixed Media Nadine Heyart, 12th- Painting Natalie Heyart,12th- Painting Shiyan Huang, 12th- Drawing Braelyn Phipps, 12th- Pastel Jayne Retter, 12th- Chalk Abby Roberts, 12th- Painting Paige Ruth, 12th- Painting Baylie Weger, 12th- Painting Jared Widiker, 11th- Digital Art

Let's give a round of applause to the high school's IMC Techs Sarah Watkins and Amy Miller for their victories in last week's Rock/Paper/Scissors Challenge! 🥇They're proudly flaunting their well-deserved new bracelets!

Congratulations to Grace from Mrs. Bogan's 2nd-grade class and Declan from Mrs. Wheeland's 1st-grade class at Shaw Elementary! Grace and Declan successfully completed the Keyboarding Without Tears Program! Keyboarding Without Tears is a program designed for students in grades K-2, focusing on foundational keyboarding skills. Grace and Declan are now part of Shaw history as only the third and fourth students to finish this task!

Big congrats to Ed Zink! Yesterday, he was honored with the Naismith Meritorious Service Award at the OHSAA Boys State Basketball Tournament! 🌟 This prestigious award recognizes his incredible contributions to basketball and interscholastic athletics. Way to go, Ed!

Recently, Main and Trebein Elementaries students were lucky to be treated to Irish dancing by Dwyer School of Irish Dance. The schools enjoyed several dances, including some by former Main and Trebein students. It was great fun to watch the dancing and learn about Irish culture. 🖤🍀🧡

Join us for Valley Night at a Dayton Dragons game on April 30th! Tickets for stadium seats in a specific section are just $6 each. We hope to see you there! https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Valleyelementary24

🍀 A huge thank you to the Richens Timm Academy of Irish Dance for recently stopping by with their incredible performances at Shaw, Valley, and Parkwood Elementary! Our students and staff thoroughly enjoyed the show!

Mrs. Bolton's kindergarten class had a special visitor today! Superintendent Otten stopped by to read the book It's Ok to Make Mistakes to the students! 📚

In the 1946-47 school, Beavercreek School District's total enrollment was 695! According to the Ohio Department of Education's 2023 report card for Beavercreek, our total enrollment last school year was 7,804! Today, we estimate our enrollment to be approximately 7,997!

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Corey Massarelli! 🌟 Meet Corey Massarelli, our dedicated, gifted intervention specialist at Parkwood, Trebein, and Valley Elementary! With 14 years in the BCS family, she brings a wealth of experience and passion to her role. She has many memories throughout her career but especially loves the senior clap-out events. "It has been such a joy to see former students walk the halls and to have the honor of cheering them on and congratulating them on their graduation. The looks on their faces when they see all the students lining the halls and clapping...and when they see former teachers and are remembered and embraced and celebrated...it's just priceless!" When we asked her who had been most influential in her career, she said, "How can I just pick one?" It all began with my own first-grade teacher, Mrs. Hokanson. She is still, to this day, my favorite! That year, I decided I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. My mom and my grandma were also teachers and huge inspirations to me. All three had a deep love of children and an enthusiasm for learning that overflowed into me." In her 24th year of teaching, Corey is also grateful for her colleagues who guided and supported her journey. Corey enjoys family time, reading, DIY projects, and cheering on her kids and students in extracurricular activities outside of school. She is proud to be part of the Creek family and loves working with Beavercreek students, families, and staff. "Beavercreek means the world to me personally, as my three children have been blessed to be Valley, Ankeney, Ferguson, and BHS alumni. Our teachers truly love and care for the children of our community, and it's a gift to witness every day." 🧡🖤 We are grateful to have Corey as a part of our team! #StaffSpotlight

A big congratulations to Elyse, a fifth grader at Trebein Elementary School! Elyse won FIRST PLACE at the Club Level for the Optimists International Essay Contest with Greene County Optimists!

Thank you to Tammy and Emily from BHS Student Advisory Council for presenting High School Happenings at tonight's Board meeting! Great job ladies on letting us know what's going on at BHS! #bcsHighSchoolHappenings