Bethel Local Schools - Educate with Excellence

Bethel High School Senior Spotlight! Luke Arnold was a member of the National Honor Society and Hope Squad, and played men's soccer while at Bethel! After graduation, Luke plans to serve a 2-year mission to João Pessoa, Brazil for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Then attend Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2023

Congratulations to the teachers and staff that have reached milestones within their time here with Bethel Local Schools! The following teachers have been with the district for several years, and were recognized during today's employee banquet: 5 Years - Sara Davidson, Casey Denlinger, Madison Eggenschwiller, Melissa Kalt, Chelsea Porto, Christina Randall, Samantha Stephens, Mary Strawser, Jaime Strobridge, Zoe Gagnon, and Barrett Swope 10 Years - Barbara Hamlin and Nikki Hull 15 Years - Dawnyel Durham, Heather Reittinger, and Tara McCormick 30 Years - Cynthia Parrish Thank you to these members of our staff for their years of dedication to our district! #BethelLegacy

Attention Parents: Registration for Safety Town has now closed. A confirmation email with your session time has been sent to the email used for registration. If you did not receive an email, please contact Deputy McGuire at mcguiree@blsk12.org

Congratulations to Freshman Connor McElroy and fifth grader Madilyn McElroy, the winners of this year’s 2023 Tech Fest Glider Project! They were both given a Balsa wood glider at Tech Fest and challenged to make modifications to the glider. They then had to submit a video sharing their modifications. Ron Ulrich from the Advanced Manufacturing and System Engineering Department at Sinclair Community College came to Bethel to present them with their award! #BethelLegacy

Last week students in Advanced Math participated in Potato Olympics! They used the events to practice interpreting data, measurement conversions, and fraction operations. The students celebrated today by making homemade donuts that use mashed potatoes in the batter! #K5hive

Bethel High School Senior Spotlight! Colby Keiser was a member of the National Honor Society, a Buckeye Boys State Delegate, and played varsity soccer and baseball while at Bethel! In the Fall, Colby plans to attend Sinclair Community College and pursue a Bachelor's degree in Aviation Technology to become a professional pilot. #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2023

Reminder! For those who purchased a high school yearbook for the 2022-2023 school year, they will not be available for pickup until the Fall. We will notify you once they have arrived. Thank you!

Y5's had their graduation this morning. We had a very successful implementation of this new program for the 22-23 school year. The student growth was phenomenal, we can't wait to see these students return as kindergartners. #K5hive

We had a wonderful kindergarten graduation this morning. We can't wait for these 1st graders to start in our brand new elementary building for the 23-24 school year. #K5hive

The Graduation Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2023 will be held at Hobart Arena this Saturday, May 27th, at 7pm. Hobart Arena is located at 255 Adams Street, Troy, OH 45373, and the doors will open at 6pm. No tickets are required for entrance, and seating will be first come, first served. If you are unable to attend in-person, the ceremony will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel, The Bethel Bees, which can be found through this link: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBethelBees #BethelLegacy

Mrs. Berning’s class read the story Memory Jars today. Then they each made their own memory jars filled with their favorite memories from kindergarten! #K5hive

Bethel High School Senior Spotlight! Nolan Firstenberger played varsity football, basketball, and baseball while at Bethel, in addition to being a Buckeye Boys State Delegate! In the Fall, Nolan plans to attend Bowling Green State University to major in Political Science. #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2023

Still excited teaching his very last art class. Happy retirement, Mr. Tayse. To say we will miss him would be an understatement. #K5hjve

Bethel Elementary School is excited to be partnering with the YMCA to offer child care before and after school for the 2023-2024 school year! The YMCA has several options for both before-school and after-school care. For more information on the program, please see the flyer above or visit: https://www.daytonymca.org/ymca-school-age-bethel-elementary #BethelLegacy

Congratulations to our final Bee 3 winners for the 23-24 school year. #K5hive

Last chance to register for Safety Town! Bethel Local Schools will be hosting Safety Town this year from June 12th-16th. Safety Town is a program presented by the Miami County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officers where incoming Kindergarten students learn different safety lessons daily. Registration will close at 12:00pm on Friday, May 26th! The only remaining session available at this time is the afternoon session (12:00pm-2:00pm). To register, please fill out the form through the QR Code above, or through this link: https://bit.ly/BLS_SafetyTown23 The Sherriff's Office will contact you to let you know which session you are in via email or text message. #BethelLegacy

1st grade celebrated the end of a fantastic year by making ice cream in a bag. Thank you to the many families who donated supplies and volunteered!

Yesterday our 4th and 5th graders participated in field day! We couldn't have asked for better weather. We are excited to see what our 5th graders will accomplish as they continue on to middle school next year.

Congratulations to our K-2 Students of the Month for May. We appreciate them displaying cooperation here at school. #K5hive

Today our 2nd and 3rd graders participated in field day. There were lots of smiles all around. Thank you to Mrs. Vocke, our PE teacher for all of her hard work organizing field days for our K-5 kids!