A LITTLE EXTRA HELP: Beaverton Schools is partnering with Varsity Tutors to offer FREE live online learning access to all sorts of new valuable resources to our students. Whether it’s checking into weekly live classes, chatting with a tutor about a tough assignment, on-demand essay reviews or self-study practices, there’s bound to be assistance you can use at no cost to the student. There are also supplemental private tutoring options for students at a discounted rate. As of right now, the program is available to students in grades 6 through 12, but we’ll also be offering it to elementary students in the near future. Learn all about it and get logged in with Varsity Tutors by visiting https://t.ly/gT5ni.
IT’S AN HONOR: Our students at Beaverton Elementary will once again pay tribute to all the veterans in our community with our annual Veterans Day Assembly this Friday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. at BES. Please help spread the word to let the veterans in your life know that we’d be honored if they would join us. Our students and teaching staff have been preparing for several weeks and if you’ve attended in the past, you know this event is something special. Additionally, a light reception will be provided for community military members starting at noon. (And if you’re unable to attend, you can catch the event streaming live on the Beaverton Schools YouTube channel at https://t.ly/HD0jN.) Thank you, veterans, and we’ll see you there. #Respect
DON'T HESITATE TO MASK: Witches. Ghosts. Skeletons. And so. Many. Spider-Men. Yes, the BES Hallway Halloween Parade delivered the expected dose of cool costumes and extreme makeup. It also delivered a big ol' batch of smiles. Check out the full gallery at https://t.ly/Iadb9. #GhoulBeavers
LACE 'EM UP: Would-be hockey players, don't forget about this weekend's Try Hockey For Free event Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon at the Gladwin Community Arena. The event is designed to provide kids the opportunity to give the sport a try in a fun, safe environment with trained coaches. Register at https://t.ly/huioS and join the fun.
IS THAT REGULATION GEAR? Today's much-anticipated BJSHS Dodgeball Showdown between students and staff was much more than a tale of heroes vs. villains or of a freshman class fundraiser gone crazy. Indeed, it was a battle for the very soul of the school. And when the smoke cleared, the sophomore class had plowed past its peers and its teachers, leaving zero doubt about its dodgeball dominance in this town. #GoBeavers #DodgeDuckDipDiveDodge
DON'T FORGET: Parent/Teacher conferences are set for Thursday from 12:30 - 4 p.m. and 4:30 - 7 p.m. at both BES and BJSHS. (All visitors to BES should plan to arrive through the north entrance.) Please plan to attend; we're looking forward to seeing you there. #GoBeavers
GREAT EGGSPECTATIONS: Big day for knowledge on campus today. (But aren't they all?) At BJSHS, our friend and PlastiVan Educator Elizabeth Egan returned once again to amaze junior high students with lab experiments that always seem to carry just a touch of magic. Meanwhile at BES, the grand finale of the annual Egg Drop project spelled a day of reckoning for dozens. Fourth-graders pulled together weeks of research, bundled their eggs with as much safe packaging as their imaginations could muster, launched them from the top row of the bleachers and hoped for the best in their quest for a safe landing. Neither event ever fails to entertain and as always, science rules the day. #GoBeavers #Eggceptional
TIME TO MEET: Parents and guardians, don't forget that Parent/Teacher conferences are set for this Thursday from 12:30 - 4 p.m. and 4:30 - 7 p.m. at both BES and BJSHS. (All visitors to BES should plan to arrive through the north entrance.) Please plan to attend; we're looking forward to seeing you there. #GoBeavers
ESSENTIAL TRADITION: At this point, it's an annual thing, but the message is always vital - Beaverton Firefighter Phil Andrist visits BES first-graders in October to discuss fire safety, checking smoke detectors, treating people with respect, and...OH YEAH! Blasting that firehose! (Let's face it, the guy understands his audience.) Thanks to Phil and his partner Case Dunn for delivering essential info in an engaging way to our kids. #GoBeavers
PARA ACES: Hats off to the BES paraprofessionals squad, whose focus on teamwork, unity and positivity has set the bar for students and staff this year. Our valued elementary paras include, l to r, Izabella Torrez, Melissa Harris, Brieanna Doyle, Karen Varner, Kyleigh Minkin, Pam Hannah, Dawn Keller, Donna Couturier, Lanette Gasta, Jessica Atzert, Mary Snyder, Bonnie Airbets, Cheryl Fassett and Jodi Flansburgh. (Photo shy but essential: Caroline Weaver.) Thanks for all you do and #GoBeavers.
IN OBVIOUS NEWS, SCIENCE RULES - Our BES STEM students got a visit today from REMC5 Director Joe Trommeter, who brought all sorts of hands-on maker materials that removed any doubts that science absolutely rocks. From clip-on devices that convert cell phones into microscopes to robotic cars that respond differently according to road surface colors, kids had a flat-out blast trying to figure it all out. #GoBeavers
REVENGE OF THE PUMPKIN PAINTERS: As you're making your way around our fair town in the weeks to come and you see those brilliantly-decorated pumpkins lining the streets, be advised that BJSHS and BES students are the artists behind at least some of that inspired artwork. They spent the week with paintbrushes in hand, splashing on their best designs to help decorate the city for Halloween. #GhoulBeavers
THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED: An outstanding batch of youngsters at BES were recognized this afternoon as Students of the Month for September. These luminaries include Finnigan McCann, Ryan Pierson, Maggie Lang, Ellie Gasche, Charles Meier, Chloe Elizardo, Eleanor Drudge, Xyon Pawlowski and Alexis Yott. Congrats to all and #GoBeavers.
BRIGHT, SHINY STARS: We held our first Students of the Month recognition this morning at BJSHS, paying tribute to these standouts for the month of September: Anthony "Ben" Griffin, Grant Willsie, Mackenzie Porter, Aliah Cook, Matt Wagner, Elizabeth Whitfield, Brooke Onweller, Izzy Dodman, Lilyahna Avila, EllieMay Palmer, Cheyenne Smith, Libby McKimmy, Cheyenne Coppes and Shawn Smith. #GoBeavers
"HOW MANY PEOPLE IN HERE HAVE A DREAM?" That was one of the easier questions put to BJSHS students today by Corey Warren, Jacque Liebner and their crew from STR8TALK, a powerful combination of tough personal testimony and music designed to open young peoples' eyes to the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, but always compelling, Warren shared his journey through heroin and alcohol addiction as a teenager who seemingly had a great life, warning observers that he once sat in a gym listening to a presentation just like this one - quite certain that it didn't apply to him. Eventually, he found himself near death, facing decades in prison for armed robbery, and alone. Today, at 35, he uses his recovery to help others facing those demons as well as showing young people how to avoid them. The STR8TALK crew shook the gym with its music with a message, making an important impression on our kids. #GoBeavers #STR8TALK
GIVE THE BAND A HAND: We can’t let Homecoming fade too far into the rearview without recognizing the outstanding showing by the BHS Marching Band - present and past, current and alumni, one-timers and all-timers. We mean it. You pulled together under a steady confluence of impossible circumstances and made your school and community proud, and you’ll never know what it meant to have you represent the B the way you did Friday night. Thank you. #BeavertonAlways #SmallButMighty
PARADING AROUND: Before it rained for the first time since who knows when (really, Mother Nature?), we all enjoyed a lovely parade this afternoon. While you're waiting for the game to begin with its weather-delayed 7:50 p.m. start, enjoy our full photo gallery at www.beavertonschools.net/hoco24 and #GoBeavers.
BEAVERS ASSEMBLE: If you're of the opinion that kids should have fun, today's Homecoming Assembly should've put a smile on your face. Between the coronation of Bryar Pollard and Lincoln Stoike as the respective Queen and King, the madcap modified game of musical chairs and the lung-shredding yell-down, it was nothing but F-U-N. More to come, but here's a look at today's action. And oh yeah: #GoBeavers #HOCO24
RED-HANDED: The high-fives were flying this morning as elementary students got a front-door greeting from Varsity and JV football players who encouraged the youngsters to join in the after-school Homecoming festivities and fun. They might've also mentioned something about #GoBeavers. #HOCO24
WHO WON? HUMANKIND, THAT'S WHO! Spirit Week is building strong toward tomorrow's Homecoming Parade and Game, but today's first-ever Powderpuff Volleyball showdown between Team Fly (varsity volleyball) and the Mud Dogs (varsity football) was an excellent warm-up as, shall we say...a contrast in styles. You can catch a replay of the match and see who came out ahead on the scoreboard at t.ly/H3uIj, but rest assured players and fans alike had a great time and one clear winner was the Student Government Association, which sold tickets as a fundraiser. #GoBeavers
