
More pictures from Annie Jr.











Bethune Middle School's Drama Club presented Annie Jr. Cast members did AMAZING! A huge thank you to our Director/Music Director Mrs. Graham. A special thank you to the choreographers, Abby Crawford & Addie Jacoby. Thank you to Mrs. Paulk for costume designs. Judson Graham, Joelie Kern, and Lane Potter did outstanding with the lighting and sound design.








Bethune Middle School is proud to announce the Teacher of the Year, Conner Gowen! We appreciate Ms. Gowen and everything she does for the students at BMS and tennis students at CCHS. Congratulations of this deserving honor Ms. Gowen!!!
Be on the lookout for an article about Ms. Gowen in the near future.


We enjoyed celebrating our teachers last week for Teacher Appreciation Week!
Monday was ice cream sundaes, Taco Tuesday, Wednesday doughnuts & coffee, Thursday an ice cream truck came to visit, and Friday administration cooked breakfast and Dr. Tilley brought doughnuts to show his appreciation to BMS Faculty & Staff!
Your administration staff appreciate you very much!!




The BMS concert has been relocated to the BMS Cafeteria. Concert at 6:00 PM.

Parent Reminder:
Summer school is May 30th - June 29th. It will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week from 8AM - 12 PM. Bus transportation and lunch will be provided. If you are interested in your child attending, please contact Ms. Ashley Lee, front office secretary, for a packet to be sent home at 912-496-2360. We are excited to provide your child with the opportunity to learn and grow this summer! We look forward to having your child in our Summer Academic Program.
All packet requests are due by May 12th.

Awards Day Schedule for Bethune Middle School:
Monday, May 22nd
6th Grade @ 8:30 AM
7th Grade @ 9:30 AM
Tuesday, May 23rd
4th Grade @ 8:15 AM
5th Grade @ 9:30 AM
8th Grade @ 10:45 AM


Summer school is May 30th - June 29th. It will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week from 8AM - 12 PM. Bus transportation and lunch will be provided. If you are interested in your child attending, please contact Ms. Ashley Lee, front office secretary, for a packet to be sent home at 912-496-2360.
We are excited to provide your child with the opportunity to learn and grow this summer! We look forward to having your child in our Summer Academic Program.


You can still order a yearbook online until May 5th. The link is: https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/bethunemiddleschool
You can also pay $30 at the school with cash or check. Please make check payable to Bethune Middle School.
Yearbooks will be delivered BEFORE school is out in May.

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