Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6 – 10 is Teacher Appreciation Week.  We would like to make this a great week and show ALL of our STAFF at BSMS how much we appreciate them.  Please visit the site below to sign-up to send in giveaways, food items, or to volunteer during one of the events.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the BSMS PTSA at bryanstationmsPTSA @gamil.com.

Thanks for your support. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A44ACAC2FA0FD0-2019  

8th Grade Promotion Program

Thursday, May 30th 6 pm at Bryan Station High School Gymnasium

Come Celebrate With Us!

BSHS Dance Team Tryouts

Dance is the newest KHSAA athletic event, and so we are a new team that is trying to build. We can accept rising 7th and 8th graders in our district, so these tryouts are not limited to rising freshmen. 

BSHS Clinics Schedule

BSHS Girls Soccer 

Any interested 8th graders that will be at Station HS next year (and any 6th/7th graders interested in the JV team) can contact me the coach at mayday1998@windstream.net.  

Girls Soccer Flyer

El Museo del Prado comes to Lexington

Bryan Station Middle School has been chosen to be the recipient of the traveling exhibit from El Museo del Prado. The world-famous Museo del Prado is celebrating its 200th year. As a part of the celebration, a few schools in the United States have been selected to have the honor of housing the traveling exhibit. Bryan Station Middle School will be showing the exhibit on May 9 from 6 pm to 8 pm and on May 14 from 6 pm to 8 pm.

KPREP Dates

KPREP Testing 5-day testing dates will be May 13th - 17th.  Makeup dates are May 20th - 24th.  There is no school on May 21st for Election Day.  

SBDM Nominations 2019-2020

BSMS is seeking parent members to run for SBDM who are looking to be more involved in their child’s school for school year 2019 – 2020.  If you are interested in running for the Bryan Station Middle School SBDM, please review and complete the nomination form.  All nomination forms and candidate information must be submitted to the BSMS front office no later than May 3. 

Elections will be held in the front lobby of BSMS on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 8:30am – 6:00pm.  ALL parents and/or guardians of students who will be enrolled at BSMS for school year 2019 – 2020 are eligible to vote.  Please bring a photo ID.  Must be present to vote.  No absentee voting is permitted.  

For further information please contact Carol Cooper, PTSA President at carolg16@yahoo.com. 

SBDM Nomination Form and Information

PTSA Board Nominations 

Parents, there has been an update in the PTSA Board elections for school year 2019-2020.

·       If you are interested in running for a PTSA Board position for school year 2019 - 2020, please complete the attached nomination form and submit to the school office or via email (bryanstationmsptsa@gmail.com) no later than April 29, 2019.  You can also come to the nomination meeting on April 30 to submit your name.   PTSA Nomination Form

·       If you are interested in being a part of the nomination committee, please send an email to bryanstationmsptsa@gmail.com no later than Friday, April 26 @ 4:00. 

·       There will be a BSMS PTSA membership meeting on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00pm in the school library. Please join us for the meeting.  The agenda for this meeting will include;

o   2019 – 2020 PTSA Board officer nominations

o   8^th grade dance update

o   End of Year Celebration

o   Financial Update

o   And other items.

·       The May PTSA membership will take place on Tuesday, May 14 @ 6:00 in the school library. This meeting will include PTSA Board officer elections for 2019 – 2020 as well as other items.  Only paid members of the BSMS PTSA for current school year 2018 – 2019 are permitted to vote.

Lexington Public Library Student Success Cards

The Lexington Public Library Student Success Cards can once again be used this summer for free rides on LexTran. 

Congratulations BSMS STLP!

Congratulations to our Girls Who Code/STLP group this year!  This was the first year our school participated in the FCPS STEM Fair competition in which our school placed in several categories!  We are very proud of our girls making such an impact in the field of technology!!!

1st place - Nielson Park - Manipulated Photo 
2nd Place -Showcase - Girls Who Code - Instructional Projects
3rd place - Isa Martinez - Mixed Media 
3rd place - Eden Johnson - Original Photo
3rd place - Adrianna Negron & Chloe Haley - Adopt a Pet Game - Service Project

Last Day of FCPS

On April 11, the Superintendent will ask our Fayette County Board of Education to amend the school calendar to make Friday, May 31, 2019 the last day of school for students. Under state law, the school calendar must have at least 170 days and 1,062 hours of instruction. With this recommended revision, FCPS will have 176 instructional days and exceed the required hours.

If approved by the board, based on the availability of Rupp Arena, high school graduation ceremonies would take place Monday and Tuesday, June 3 and 4, 2019, according to the following schedule:

• Monday, June 3, 2019, 10 a.m. – Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
• Monday, June 3, 2019, 1:30 p.m. – Tates Creek High School
• Monday, June 3, 2019, 5 p.m. – Bryan Station High School
• Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 10 a.m. – Frederick Douglass High School
• Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 1:30 p.m. – Henry Clay High School
• Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 5 p.m. – Lafayette High School

Voting for the Name of the New Walking Trail

Council-member,  CM Evans, has given our school the opportunity to name the upcoming Bryan Station Neighborhood Walking Trail.  The trail will be installed this summer throughout the Bryan Station neighborhood to help residents see the best walking/bike routes along with mileage.  This is a great way to get our neighborhood out and getting physical activity.  This project will be implemented by Lexington’s Parks & Recreation Department.   

Walking Trail Map

Summer Camp Opportunities

There are many opportunities in Lexington for summer camp.  Check out our link for some ideas!  

YSC Basketball Camp -- This summer BSMS will host a basketball camp in our gym June 17th - 20th from 9 am - noon for 1st - 6th graders.  This is a free camp.  Campers will get a t-shirt.  Guest Speakers will attend.  Students will learn basketball skills and have fun playing 3 on 3 games and working on individual skills.  Please send applications and questions to Mike Allen.

Flyer for more information

2019 Special Programs Information Night

Save the Date for Special Programs - August 19th, 2019 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Douglass High School.  Over 30 specilized programs will be present to meet the needs of our students.  We invite parents and community to come out and take a sneak peek into our program offerings.  

Regional Science Fair Winners

Congratulations these students from Bryan Station Middle were promoted to the State Fair – March 30^th, 2019 at EKU! 

• Isabelle McNear - 7th Grade -  Earth and Environmental Science
• Eliza Mullins - 8th Grade - 8 Materials Science
• Tyler Bobadilla - 6th Grade - Physics and Astronomy
• Joey Hicks - 6th Grade - 6 Physics and Astronomy

Congratulations Band!!!

Congratulations to our Band program!!!  They all received distinquished ratings at KMEA Assessment.  Great job students and Ms. Frantz and Mr. Lewellen!  We are proud of you!

Congratulations to BSMS Orchestra!

Congratulations to all of our orchestras for straight Distinguished ratings and several perfect scores!  Awesome work Bearcats!!

Congratulations BSMS Choir!

All three grade levels received unanimous distinguished ratings!!!!  Go Bearcats!!!!!  Congratulations students and Ms. DeSpain!

Honors Orchestra

Congratulations!!!!  We had 21 students accepted into the KMEA District 7 Middle School Honors Orchestra. There were over 200 students who auditioned, and many of our students placed very well.
Symphonic Orchestra:  Emerson Farrar, 2nd chair 2nd violin (#4 in the auditions!); Elizabeth Mullins, 10th chair viola; Andrew Peng, 1st chair cello (section leader!); Dorothy George, 4th chair cello

Philharmonic Orchestra:  Julianne Fisher, 1st chair 1st violin (Concertmaster!); Olivia Johnson, 5th chair 1st violin; Debbie Ishimwe, 7th chair 1st violin; Kira DeLeon, 12th chair 1st violin; Kiyah Jackson, 4th chair 2nd violin; Logan Smith, 5th chair 2nd violin; Kyli Gentry, 5th chair viola; Kylie Proffit, 10th chair viola; Erica Ramirez Velsaquez, 11th chair viola; Ada Burris, 5th chair cello; Oscar Mondono, 5th chair bass

Alternates: Ellyshia Russell, 5th violin alternate; Abigail Henz, 6th violin alternate; Ami Tao, 5th cello alternate

6th Grade Honors Orchestra: Max Majors, 1st Violin; Riley Morris, 2nd Violin; Kylie Singleton, 2nd Violin; Chase Profitt, Viola; Emma Harris, Cello; Taylor Taggart, Cello

Congratulations Archery Team!

The archery team took 4th place in the District Archery Tournament!  Congratulations to Mason Decker & Ella Morgan who qualified for a spot at the State Archery Tournament!!!

KY World Language Association Showcase

Congratulations to Neilsen Park for achieving the 2^nd Place in the category “Frameable Art” in the Kentucky World Language Association Showcase!  Congratulations to Max Majors, Ella Ray, Eden Johnson, Emily Lowe, Ada Burris, David Marin, Ben Dominguez, Natalia Guajardo, and Andrew Peng for participating too. They did great and represented BSMS well.  Way to go Bearcats!!!!

 Orchestra leader selected as Outstanding Director

Sarah Payne, who guides the orchestras at Bryan Station Middle School, has received the 2019 Outstanding Director award (for grades K-12) from the Kentucky Chapter of the American String Teachers Association. “I believe that every child has the potential to become a great musician, and I try very hard to ensure that every student receives the opportunities they need to grow their potential,” said Payne, who also teaches strings at Deep Springs Elementary. Read more about Payne ... 

Spelling Bee 

Congratulations to Zachariah Oliver!!  He did an outstanding job representing BSMS at the Scripps Howard spelling bee.  He finished in the top four!  He had some tough competition and lasted 8 rounds!

Beta Club

BSMS has started a Junior Beta Club!  This is an honors club that focusses on leadership and service to others. The BETA Club will meet on Thursdays at 4:00 in the library. The membership is by invitation only to students who have had all a’s and B’s  all year long. We had 182 students invited to join.  We look forward to having lots of fun while learning and growing our leadership skills and fine tuning our abilities in all areas. Congratulations to those invited! It is indeed an honor! Thank you to Mrs. Swartz and Mrs. Santiago for becoming sponsors of this program!  Beta Club meets on Thursdays after school.  

District Science Fair Winners

All winning students are invited to be honored at the LFUCG meeting by Mayor Linda Gorton, Vice Mayor Steve Kay, and the LFUCG Council on Thursday, February 21^st, 2019. 

All winning students have earned the privilege of advancing to the 16^th Annual Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CKRSEF), a part of the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) system, the largest pre-college science competition in the world.  The CKRSEF will be held March 2, 2019 at Paul L. Dunbar High School in Lexington.

Congratulations BSMS Academic Team!!

BSMS Academic Team placed 2nd in the district this year!!  The team will compete at the regional competition.  We are very proud of our coaches and students!  A huge shout out to these students:  Zach Oliver who placed in the district in in Math & Arts & Humanities; Landon Hodge placed in Science & Social Studies; Emerson Farrar placed in Arts & Humanities.  Great Job Bearcats!!!

All County Honors Band

BSMS shines at All County Honors Band auditions!  Congratulations to our students accepted as well as the 6 students placed as alternates!  Accepted were:  Landon Hodge, Wesley Doyle, Frances Kilgore, Noah Shofner, Jett Norton, Evelyn Real, Isa Martinez, Valeria Culp Millan, Josiah Ramage, Adrianna Dick, Emery Nathaniel, Sarah Ferguson, & Joey Hicks!  Alternates are:  Jack Hollingshead, Jasmine Bentley, Sophia Logan, Jackie Robinson, Patrick Real, & Shaun Kendall!  Congratulations All!

Congratulations to our District Reflections Winners

Middle School Literature

BSMS Science Fair Winners

Congratulations to our school science fair winners!!!  They will be advancing to the district science fair in February.  We are proud of you!!!!

6th Grade - Jacob Henz, Joseph Hicks, Brooke Etter, Tyler Bobadilla, & Avery Thomas

7th Grade - Colton Gayne, Thomas Grant, Isabelle McNear, Ada Burris, & Valeria Culp Millan

8th Grade - Dorothy George, Abby Henz, Anthony Campbell, Julianne Fisher, Crosby Nathaniel, & Eliza Mullins

Acceptable Use Policy

Students need to have this district AUP signed and returned for full access to computers.  

English - Click here for a copy of the district AUP.

Spanish - Click here for a copy in Spanish.

Kroger Rewards

Our Kroger reward number has changed. Please go to www.kroger.com log into Kroger account and look for Bryan Station Middle School.  Our number is RU369 and then click enroll.

Allergy Alert Information

Please review this letter in regards to bringing food into BSMS as we have many students with allergies.  Please click here for food packaging.  

IC Login

Download the App or log on the website fcps.net (Click Student tab-IC Campus Portal)
Username is your student ID
Password is your first & last intial and 6 digit DOB
District ID is WYHBLW
For parents:  email parent.portal@fayette.kyschools.us to get your login information

Parent Volunteer App 

Volunteer Application/Renewal - To volunteer in any school, you must have a background check.  Parents should do this at the beginning of each school year.

Dress Code 2018-2019

New Dress Code Standards for 2018-2019 School Year

Box Tops for Education

Box Tops for Education - Our school is collecting “Box Tops for Education” as a fundraiser.  Box Tops can be found on General Mills products, including Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Green Giant, Yoplait, Progresso, Old El Paso, Pop Secret, Ziploc, Nature Valley, and many others. Box Tops can be sent to the library or placed in Mrs. Brewer's mailbox throughout the year.  Help our school earn more money with the Box Top app.  Box Top App Instructions

We will have special drawings for great prizes throughout the year.  

Box Tops Products

Box Tops Sweepstakes - Visit this site often to help our school!

Sports Physicals

All students must have a sports physical before try outs.  Click here for the KHSAA Forms.

BSMS 2018-2019 Bell Schedule

Please click here for the new bell schedule

The Battle of the Books List for 2019

The Battle of the Books List for 2019 is out.  You can start reading these great books now.  BSMS is looking for great readers to join our team next fall!

Facebook

We are on Facebook!  Follow us for announcements and events.

Tutoring Available

Individual teachers hold thier own tutoring hours.  ESS Services are also available.

Live Homework Help - Go to http://www.lexpublib.org/sites/default/dbforward.php?dbname=6761 for the direct link or go to www.lexpublib.org and  click on "Teens" or "Kids", then look for "Live Homework Help".  Spanish speaking tutors are available from 2-10 pm for science, math, and social studies.  English speaking tutors are available for even more subjects and more hours.   Tutors are available for Kindergarten through adults.  Tutor.com also has a paid service but going through the library is free with a library card.

Infinite Campus Access

If you do not have access to Infinite Campus, please contact the guidance office at (859) 381-3296 or (859) 381-3288.  You can check your child's grades on-line through this program.