THE RED REPORT: It's Sunday. It's 11 a.m. It's The Red Report, chock full of Beaverton Schools news and information. Check it out at www.beavertonschools.net/redreport and let us know what you think. #GoBeavers
SHOW OF SUPPORT: This summer, we launched our new community partnership program for Beaverton Schools Athletics. We couldn’t be more grateful to all of these companies and individuals for jumping on board. (You can see a full list at beavertonschools.net/sponsors.) Today, we're spotlighting our final batch of white-level sponsors: Mark & Jeni Grove; Glenn & Jane Smith; Jack Owens and Owens Built LLC; The Wohlschlegel Family; RJ Grove Construction; Small Town Suds Car Wash; and Mid Michigan College. If you see these folks in the stands, thank them. And if you’re a patron of their services, thank you. #GoBeavers #Community
STRONG SUPPORT: This summer, we launched our new community partnership program for Beaverton Schools Athletics. We couldn’t be more grateful to all of these companies and individuals for jumping on board. (You can see a full list at beavertonschools.net/sponsors.) Today, we're spotlighting some of our 15 white-level sponsors: Beaverton Security-Septic & Excavating; O'Brien Signs; S&H Engraving; Beaverton Tavern; BDL Testing & Driving School; A&W Beaverton; Create-It; and Re/Max River Haven. If you see these folks in the stands, thank them. And if you’re a patron of their services, thank you. #GoBeavers #Community
ICONIC: Our hearts are heavy today with the news that over the weekend, we lost one of our very best. Richard Van Wieren, longtime educator, administrator and football coach at Beaverton Schools, retired more than three decades ago, but his imprint on our kids, our school and our community carries so much impact that even today, generations later, an acute sadness hung in the air as word of Coach Van’s passing spread across campus. For those of us who knew him - and there are so, so many - there’s an endless string of adjectives to describe what he meant to our school: Caring, tough, friendly, fair, kind…the list goes on and on. But there’s one word that beats them all: Respected. Coach Van earned respect from so many people he encountered in his days in Beaverton that it seems impossible to find somebody who didn’t hold him in the highest regard as a coach, teacher and friend. It’s rare when the myth matches the man, but Coach Van was that guy, in every sense of the expression. Our thoughts are with his wife Donna and their extended family - which today feels like everybody in the community - at this challenging time. His reach was long, his influence was profound, and his shadow looms large. He was truly one-of-one, a great man. And he will not be forgotten. Rest easy, Coach; we'll meet you in the end zone. #BeavertonAlways
THE RED REPORT: It's Sunday. It's 11 a.m. It's The Red Report, chock full of Beaverton Schools news and information. Check it out at www.beavertonschools.net/redreport and let us know what you think. #GoBeavers
BRUSHING UP: Attention, BJSHS sophomores and juniors: Do you want the opportunity to get more experience with the PSAT/SAT assessment? Do you want to see if you meet the standards for the National Merit Scholarship Program? Do you want to be connected with a chance to earn more scholarship money for college? If so, you should sign up to take the PSAT/NMSQT test on Wednesday, October 21. Deadline to sign up is September 10. Please see or email Mrs. Hargrove if you are interested.
SOLID GOLD: This summer, we launched our new community partnership program for Beaverton Schools Athletics. We couldn’t be more grateful to all of these companies and individuals for jumping on board. (You can see a full list at beavertonschools.net/sponsors.) Today, we checked in with our four gold-level sponsors: MidMichigan Community Health Services, Modern Machinery, Schumacher Insurance and Saint-Gobain. If you see these folks in the stands, thank them. And if you’re a patron of their services, thank you. #GoBeavers #Community
THE RED REPORT: If it's Sunday, it's The Red Report, chock full of Beaverton Schools news and information. Check it out at www.beavertonschools.net/redreport and let us know what you think. #GoBeavers
RED AND BREAKFAST: Happy Sunday, Beaver Nation. School starts tomorrow, but your weekly edition of The Red Report starts right now. News, updates and everything you need to know about the school we all love is waiting for you at www.beavertonschools.net/redreport. Please feel free to share with friends, bookmark the page and let us know what you think. #GoBeavers #RedReport
AN INVITATION: The Beaverton Schools Board of Education will meet for a special workshop dedicated to the district's new Strategic Plan. At the meeting on Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. at the BJSHS Media Center, the board will discuss timelines and implementation processes for the various aspects of the plan, which was adopted in June. The meeting is open to the public and community stakeholders are invited to attend the workshop. The plan can be viewed at beavertonschools.net/strategic-plan.
A CRITICAL 30 SECONDS: Every year, we are required to issue a survey to families to collect information that ensures Beaverton receives its full allocation of state and federal funding. Without this information, we could lose essential funding for education programs our students need, including free breakfasts and lunches for all students; instructional staff (reading interventionists, math tutors, academic and behavior aids, etc.); technology and teaching supplies and materials; counselors and social workers; and much more. PLEASE HELP make sure Beaverton Schools gets its full funding by filling out this 30-second survey at bit.ly/3JaOPDS or by scanning the code. It's quick, it's easy, it's crucial to serving students and per board policy, your data is held in the strictest confidence. Regardless of your family's income level, EVERY RESPONSE MATTERS. #GoBeavers
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: The Beaverton Schools Board of Education is seeking a candidate to replace Vice-President Jason Pahl, who resigned August 12.
Interested individuals must be at least 18 years old; a resident of and a registered voter in the Beaverton school district; and willing to finish a term that runs through the end of 2026. Those candidates should submit a letter of interest by 5 p.m. on Sept. 5 to Superintendent Michael Hugan at mhugan@beavertonschools.net or 468 S. Ross St., Beaverton, MI, 48612. Applicants will be given five minutes each to explain their desire to serve at the board’s meeting on Sept. 8. The board will then deliberate and appoint its newest member at that same meeting.
Pahl joined the board in 2021 as an appointee to fill a vacancy and was elected to return in 2022. He also serves as vice-president on the Clare-Gladwin Regional Education Service District Board of Education; he will continue in that capacity. Zdrojewski said the board appreciates his service in both roles.
“Jason answered the bell when we really needed him in 2021,” Zdrojewski said. “We’re all grateful for the time and talent he has given to Beaverton Schools, and we wish him well going forward.”
A GREAT IDEA, PERIOD. We can't say for sure, but it's a pretty safe bet that no other district around here has a wall-sized interactive periodic table, complete with samples of each element. (Minus the radioactive ones, of course.) When the Midland Center for the Arts was repurposing some of the cool exhibits we've all seen there over the years, BJSHS Science Teacher and Element Obsessive Erica Sprague snatched it up on the cheap. Community members then rallied to fund the cost of installation, and here we go. Sixth-graders got an early look at it Monday during orientation, and the rest of the student body and parents can check it out during the K-12 Open House Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. And yes, it's hands-on. #GoBeavers #ItsElementary
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: School doesn't start for another week, but there were definite signs of life at BJSHS today. Whether it was the newcomers figuring out their locker combinations at Sixth-Grade Orientation, our musicians striking a chord at Band Camp or a gym full of hopefuls at volleyball tryouts, the kids are back and it's great to see 'em. #GoBeavers
CROCKETT IS CLOSED: Parents and students visiting BJSHS today for sixth-grade orientation, practices or anything else, please be advised that Crockett Road is under construction and all visitors should use the M-18 entrance near the Central Office. Also, please be advised that phones in the district are currently down.
ONE LAST REMINDER: School starts for students Mon., Aug. 18 with a half-day, but there’s plenty going on around here before that fateful day, including:
Sixth-grade orientation, set for Mon., Aug. 11 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Seventh-grade mentors will be on hand to help sixth-graders get acclimated to the new building and faces. Lunch will be provided. A special open-house for parents will be held at noon in the media center; parents may then stick around to pick up their kids.
Additionally, the K-12 Open House will be held at both buildings Wed., Aug. 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., giving all students the opportunity to pick up schedules, figure out the lay of the land and meet their teachers.
For parents wondering what supplies their students may need, see the lists below from BES and grades 6-8. The most important item for high school students will be their school-issued Chromebook, which they will receive at the open house or on the first day of school.
As always, any donations of tissues, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, paper towels and adhesive bandages will be gratefully accepted for all grades.
#GoBeavers
THE TIME IS NEAR: School starts for students Mon., Aug. 18 with a half-day, but there’s plenty going on around here before that fateful day, including:
Sixth-grade orientation, set for Mon., Aug. 11 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Seventh-grade mentors will be on hand to help sixth-graders get acclimated to the new building and faces. Lunch will be provided. A special open-house for parents will be held at noon in the media center; parents may then stick around to pick up their kids.
Additionally, the K-12 Open House will be held at both buildings Wed., Aug. 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., giving all students the opportunity to pick up schedules, figure out the lay of the land and meet their teachers.
For parents wondering what supplies their students may need, see the lists below from BES and grades 6-8. The most important item for high school students will be their school-issued Chromebook, which they will receive at the open house or on the first day of school.
As always, any donations of tissues, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, paper towels and adhesive bandages will be gratefully accepted for all grades.
#GoBeavers
THERE’S STILL TIME: The window for application closes Thursday, but if your company and/or your family love and support Beaverton Schools Athletics but you find yourself bombarded by requests to contribute financially multiple times year-round, this is your solution and our promise: If you join us as one of our partner sponsors as outlined below, IT’S THE ONLY TIME YOU’LL BE ASKED BY A BEAVERTON ATHLETICS-AFFILIATED COACH OR STUDENT-ATHLETE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. It’s a win for your organization (or you as an individual) because you can support our kids in a highly-visible and effective advertised way, and it’s a win for our athletic department and teams because we’ll spend much less time in the fundraising business. AND WE WON’T ASK YOU AGAIN FOR TWO YEARS. You can get all the details at www.beavertonschools.net/sponsorships or sign up while there are still spots at https://tinyurl.com/339anhn9. The deadline for this opportunity is July 31. Thanks for your past support and consideration of this initiative, and #GoBeavers.
