Beavercreek City Schools

🌎 🧠 October 10th is #WorldMentalHealthDay2021. A day that is dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues and supporting efforts to eliminate stigmas. We strive to support mental health wellness in our Beavercreek School community. Visit https://wfmh.global to learn more. #BcreekSchools

O-H-I-O! Ben Murawski, a 2016 alumnus of Beavercreek High School and sousaphone player in The Ohio State University Marching Band, has the great honor of “dotting the i” during today’s performance of Script Ohio! To read an article from the Xenia Daily Gazette about Ben’s marching band career at OSU, visit https://tinyurl.com/6ene4wc. Congratulations, Ben! 👏👏👏 #BcreekSchools

Congratulations to all of our BHS Homecoming Royalty! After last night's parade, all of our attendees were escorted with their families onto the field. Seniors Colin Campbell and Annamarie Cunningham were crowned King and Queen. #BHSHomecoming2021

This week’s, “Beavercreek’s Best” features third-grade teacher at Shaw Elementary, Allison McCormick. Continue reading to learn more about her! 🏫 NUMBER OF YEARS AT BEAVERCREEK CITY SCHOOLS: Eight years 🍦 WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB: Making frames and working at Dairy Queen. 📚 WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR OR BOOK: My favorite book is “The BFG” by Roald Dahl. I also like to read Jodi Picoult books! 🎿 WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL MEMORY FROM WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER: My favorite school memory was winning the Invention Convention in sixth grade! My dad created a 'snow blocker' to block snow from getting on our wrists when we went skiing. It later became a REAL product, but not by my family! 🤗 FONDEST MEMORY IN YOUR CURRENT POSITION: I love when I see students helping each other and learning to have positive talk! We work hard on being great PAX leaders, so watching them take ownership of their behaviors and be more positive is amazing. 🧡 WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE OR ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD YOU SHARE WITH ALL STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT: Always be positive! Allison, thank you for all you do! Our district is lucky to have you! #BcreekSchools

Reminder! There is no school Monday, October 11 for Beavercreek City Schools students due to a professional development day. #BcreekSchools

🎺 🎷 Last week, eighth-grade band members at Ankeny Middle School practiced and performed alongside the Beavercreek High School Marching Band at the pep rally, as well as during the football game halftime show! Congratulations to everyone on a great performance! Life without music would B-flat! 🥁 📯 #BcreekSchools

🎸 🥁 We just have to HARP about our amazing Beavercreek High School students in Mrs. Phillips’ music class! They have been trying out different instruments and are enjoying the experience! #BcreekSchools

Fairbrook Elementary students got a little silly celebrating their successful Foxtrot fundraiser and participated in Wacky Hair Day. We love their fun looks! #BcreekSchools

Today’s #TBT takes us back to the LaxFest at Beavercreek High School (BHS) last month. Lady lacrosse players from schools around Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus came together to play mini games. This annual event promotes the sport, allows the opportunity for a little practice and raises money for Sub for Santa. Later this year, the BHS lax team will purchase Christmas gifts and dinner for a Beavercreek family in need. What an awesome way to support our athletes and our community! #BcreekSchools

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