🌟 Creek Industries shines again! 🌟 Last week, BHS held its Annual Scheduling Night, and our Creek Industry students truly made a difference!
Their dedication to a custom project which had them making all the signage for the event, helped ensure the event was a success. 👏 #CreekIndustries
We highlight Jenn Courter, a 5th-grade ELA and social studies teacher at Fairbrook Elementary, for our weekly staff spotlight. 🧡🖤
Jenn has been with the district for seven years and says her career has been most influenced by those she has had the opportunity to co-teach with. "They have pushed me to find new ways to challenge our students and brought joy to my day-to-day life. I could not do my job without them."
Her favorite thing about working at BCS is seeing her students, old and new, achieve wonderful things as they grow and move through the Beavercreek school system.
Jenn says, "The community at Fairbrook has inspired me to be more involved with Beavercreek in and outside of the school. Not only have I built a solid foundation in Beavercreek, but my family has as well.
Finally, Jenn enjoys reading and hiking in nature when not in a classroom. #beavercreeksbest #staffspotlight
The Beavercreek Speech and Debate team performed incredibly last weekend at their District tournament at Oakwood High School.
Congratulations to our State qualifiers:
Senior: Ruth Yu
Juniors: Nate Houseknecht, Rohan Joshi, Rishi Mankala, Ella Schrader
Sophomores: Frida Lozano, Tammy Nguyen, Aysiah Sims, Saha Teegala
Freshmen: Matthew Blackman, Kevin McCray, Surya Selvam
Eliot Chen, Julia Kutter, Amir Himed, and Mia Norton are alternates in the tournament.
Please congratulate them and wish them luck as they represent our school against the best in Ohio later this month when they travel to Wooster for the State tournament!
¡Vamos al mercado!
This past week, Spanish 2 students in Señora Potter's class mimicked a traditional Hispanic market. The students created their own signs and products for their stand, communicated effectively in Spanish with the help of cue cards, and "purchased" products from each stand.
The different stands included Spanish vocabulary for fruits, vegetables, ice cream, meats, seafood, pastries, and clothing. This project lasted five days, and in the end, they got to vote on the best stand, vendor, buyer, and bargainer!
This was such a fun way to incorporate meaningful vocabulary and culture in a classroom setting.
Shoutout to our Creek Industries students at BHS!
Their hard work and dedication have been instrumental in helping with a project to enhance the safety of all students at the school. This is a large project, and their contributions have made a significant difference. The entire school community greatly appreciates their help. #CreekIndustries #BcreekSchools 🖤🧡🖤🧡
There's never a dull moment with our Beavercreek JROTC cadets. Recently, sixteen cadets began their journey into aviation with a newly developed Aircraft Simulator Club! This 3-stage ground and flight-centered course is designed to familiarize our cadets with the wonders of flight while having a little fun! Check out these simulators! #theskyisthelimit
Beavercreek Robotics Club visited the Mayor’s “First Thursday” meeting!
Matthew Chen(10th), Kayleigh Seflers(9th), and Blake Pochet(12th) addressed “The Honorable Don Adams,” Mayor of Beavercreek, along with local members of the Chamber of Commerce and local business owners, sharing the positive impact robotics brings to their high school experience and catapulting interest in STEM-driven careers.
Students capped the evening with a demo of VEX REC competition robot maneuvers.
It’s Staff Spotlight time again! This week, we highlight Melinda Dyamod, a paraprofessional at Main Elementary.
Melinda has been with the district for ten years and is so grateful to be a member of the Creek family. She loves making memories at BCS and has so many that she couldn’t choose just one to highlight as her favorite. When it comes to her career, she says Ashley Kitchen has been the most influential person.
When not busy at work, Melinda enjoys being with her family, enjoying the outdoors, and trying new foods from different cultures.
We are very lucky to have Melinda as a part of our district! 🧡🖤 #BCSstaffspotlight
The Beavercreek Speech and Debate Team wrapped up their regular season last Saturday, with five students placing at the Archbishop Moeller Tournament in Cincinnati!
- Freshman Matthew Blackman, 5th Place - Dramatic Interpretation
- Junior Nate Houseknecht, 5th Place - Informative Speaking
- Senior Ruth Yu, 3rd Place - Informative Speaking
- Sophomore Saha Teegala, 3rd Place - International Extemp
- Junior Ella Schrader, 1st Place - Program Oral Interpretation
The team is working hard now to prepare for postseason competition. Let's wish them luck at the District Qualifiers this weekend at Oakwood! 🧡🖤
Join us at Ferguson Hall at 2:00 p.m. this Saturday for a Nationals Send-Off for our BHS Competitive Cheer Team! These ladies are heading to Orlando to compete in the 2024 National High School Cheerleading Championships on February 9-12 at Walt Disney World Resort. During the send-off, the team will perform their competition routine! 🧡🖤
Congratulations to our Beavercreek gymnastics team! The team placed 2nd at the Turpin Invitational. Great job, ladies! 🧡🤸♀️🥈🖤
Congratulations to Coach Schweikert for giving a great presentation on how to build a successful middle school track & field program. Over the weekend, he presented at the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OATCCC) track clinic in Columbus.
If you don't already know him, meet Mr. Seilhamer! He is this week's Staff Spotlight.
Mr. Seilhamer is a 7th and 8th-grade science teacher at Ankeney Middle School and the head girls' basketball coach. He has spent 22 years in the district already.
When asked who has been the most influential person in his career, he said, "My wife and kids because I never want to let them down."
About his students, he hopes they can learn from him how to be kind and empathic because you never know what someone else might be going through.
If there is one thing he wishes more people knew about BCS, it is how much our staff goes above and beyond to provide a great learning experience for all our students.
Remember when our very own Heather Marsh-Myers was selected to join a marching band of 400 band directors nationwide and perform in the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Well, we finally have some photos to share!!
Along with the photos, Heather said, "It was an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience that I will always be grateful for. I had an amazing time performing for 3 million people live in NYC and millions more on television. My favorite part was networking with colleagues from across the US and hearing all the people along the parade route calling out to us about how thankful they are for the band directors in their lives!"
Congratulations again to Heather on this accomplishment. 🧡🖤
Our Speech and Debate Team have outdone themselves once again! Congratulations to the following students for their performance at the Sylvania Rotary Southview Invitational this past Saturday!
Tammy Nguyen, 6th Place - International Extemp
Nate Houseknecht, 6th Place - Informative Speaking
Eliot Chen, 5th Place - United States Extemp
Matthew Blackman, 5th Place - Dramatic Interpretation
Rishi Mankala, 5th Place - Original Oratory
Frida Lozano, 4th Place - International Extemp
Ruth Yu, 4th Place - Informative Speaking
Saha Teegala, 3rd Place - United States Extemp
Aysiah Sims, 2nd Place - Informative Speaking
Kevin McCray, Tournament Champion in Declamation
Special congratulations to Sophomores Aysiah Sims and Saha Teegala and Freshman Kevin McCray, who have now qualified for the State Tournament in March! Best of luck to the team as they prepare for the final tournament of the regular season in Cincinnati at Moeller on Saturday!
Join us at Ferguson Hall at 6:30 p.m. this Friday for a Nationals Send-Off for our Beavercreek High School Dance Team! These ladies are heading to Orlando to compete in the UDA National Dance Team Championships on February 2-4 at Walt Disney World Resort.
ICYMI, our Beavercreek Dance Teams hosted the Beavercreek Invitational. All of the Beavercreek Dance Teams performed, including the varsity Beaverettes and the BHS All-Stars.
Congratulations to all on your great performances! 💃
Today, we highlight Brian Shively, our transportation administrative assistant for our staff spotlight.
Brian has worked for BCS for five years, and within that time, he credits Transportation Supervisor Lindy Shumaker as the person who has been most influential in his career.
He hopes students can learn two things from him: patience and kindness. Also, if there is one thing Brian hopes more people know about our district, it would be the array of opportunities our students have here, ranging from music, athletics, academic teams, and social clubs to numerous other activities.
We are incredibly grateful to have Brian as a member of the Creek family!
Please be advised that all BCS evening activities are as planned, including the opening night for the BHS Drama presentation of Hit and Misdemeanor, our Creek Hockey Military Appreciation Night at the Kettering Rec Center, and our boys' basketball game at Springfield. We hope to see many of you out tonight supporting our Beavers! 🖤🧡🧡🖤
Congratulations to the following students for their performance at the Columbus Academy Speech and Debate Spectacular last weekend!
Rishi Mankala, 3rd Place - Original Oratory
Kevin McCray, 2nd Place - Declamation
Saha Teegala, 2nd Place - United States Extemp
Frida Lozano, 1st Place - United States Extemp
Ella Schrader, 1st Place - Program Oral Interpretation
Special congratulations to Junior Ella Schrader and Sophomore Frida Lozano, who have now qualified for the State Tournament in March! This weekend, the team will travel to the Toledo District to continue their regular competition season, so please wish them well as they compete at Sylvania!
