Bethel Local Schools - Educate with Excellence

Bethel Families and Community: Please be mindful of the school zone, which runs from 7:10am to 8:45am and 2:15pm to 3:45pm. The school zone starts at the markings on the roadway 300 feet before the flashing signs, which are located just North of Dayton Brandt. Rd. and just South of Agenbroad Rd. #BethelLegacy

The Bethel Local School District appreciates your continued patience as we work to refine our bus routes. We will continue to work to keep our families informed of any updates and changes in bus routes and times as quickly as possible. We anticipate bus routes to run longer for the first week of school, as our drivers work to familiarize our students with their bus routes and procedures. Student safety is our top priority! #BethelLegacy

Elementary parents: Bus routes are running approximately 30 minutes behind schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience as we work out the transportation kinks in the new school year. Routes 2 and 23 will be on their way home soon.

Bus 15, middle school/high school will be about 20 minutes late. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

Bethel Elementary School is having a book fair! The Literati E-Fair begins today, August 19th, and runs through Friday, September 20th. You can browse for books and order them online, through the following link: https://efairs.literati.com/?school=bethel-elementary-school-tipp-city-oh The Literati Book Fair will be in the Elementary Library the week of September 16th-20th! #BethelLegacy

Welcome back to Bethel Middle School, we are excited to have you here! When you come into school tomorrow, August 19th, 6th graders will be reporting to the auditorium first with their teachers and 7/8th grade will be going to their home rooms to begin the day. We are looking forward to a great year! #BethelLegacy

Tonight is our final football scrimmage of the pre-season v. Northwestern! Kick-off is set for 7:00pm! Gates open at 6:00pm and admission is FREE! Because this is being played as a typical Friday Night contest, all parking and gate procedures will be used as an operational tune-up for game workers. See image below as a reminder for GameDay Parking and Spectator information! The road between the buildings will be closed at 5:30pm. Good luck Bees!

Updated Bus Routes!!! There have been a few changes to our Elementary and MS/HS bus routes! Please review these ahead of the first days of school next week! Elementary Bus Routes: https://5il.co/2oe9u High School/Middle School Routes: https://5il.co/2oe9t Please be patient with us during the first couple weeks of school as we work to adjust our Routes to be as efficient and consistent as possible. If you have questions regarding bus routes, please contact Jacob Wilhite at (937) 845-9414 ext. 5118 or at wilhitej@blsk12.org. #BethelLegacy

Bethel Community! Regular season Athletic events start THIS Saturday as JH Volleyball kicks us off with a HOME match v Dayton Christian! If you have not had a chance to do so, check out our ticketing site at the link below! Our All-Sport Passes for Students, Adults and Families are available for purchase. These passes are good for EVERY HOME regular season event at Bethel at the HS and JH level for the whole 24-25 school year! These passes save you a LOT of money at the gate if you are here to support our Bees all year long!  Student passes are only $50 for the whole school year!  Don’t need or want an All-Sport pass? As of today, our 10-event passes and fall individual sport passes are also available for adults to purchase! These passes will get you in to EVERY HOME event for the sport of your choice in the fall! All passes can be purchased at this link —> https://bethel.hometownticketing.com/embed/all Click the link, scroll down to All-Sport Passes and click “Get Passes” **Individual game tickets will start showing up soon and will be available 1 day in advance of the games.** If you have any questions or need help purchasing your passes or tickets, please contact the athletic office (937) 845 - 9414 or email Athletic Secretary, Silvia Eldridge at eldridges@blsk12.org

Want to join the Hive? We would love to have you join us and help support our Transportation Department as a bus driver or bus aide! If you would like more information on the position or would like to apply, please contact Jacob Wilhite at (937) 845-9414 ext. 5118 or wilhitej@blsk12.org. #BethelLegacy #JoinTheHive

Bus routes for the Elementary and Middle School/High School are now available! The bus routes can be found through the links below. Elementary Routes: https://5il.co/2oe9u High School/Middle School Routes: https://5il.co/2oe9t Please be patient with us during the first couple weeks of school as we work to adjust our Routes to be as efficient and consistent as possible. Additionally, please be careful when driving in proximity to our buses, so we can maintain safe transportation for our students! #BethelLegacy

Students who are driving to school or being transported by a parent, please be sure to fill out either a Parking Pass form or a Drop-Off/Pick-Up form and receive a hanging tag for your vehicle! The High School Parking Pass form can be found through the following link or in the High School Office: https://5il.co/21svz The Drop-Off/Pick-Up Pass form can either be completed in Finalforms and picked up in the building office of your student or please return the following form, completed, to the building office of your student: https://5il.co/22kaf Please be mindful of student drivers during drop-off and pick-up times! #BethelLegacy

Bethel Families: Be sure to review the 2024-2025 Student Handbooks and Class Fees on FinalForms, and complete your registration before the beginning of the school year! Please log in to FinalForms through the following link to complete your registration: https://bethellocal-oh.finalforms.com/ Let's have a great 2024-2025 school year! #BethelLegacy

Monday, August 19th is the first day of school for our students in grades 2 through 12. All Kindergarten and 1st Grade students will then have their first day of school on Wednesday, August 21st! #BethelLegacy

We are quickly approaching the start of the 2024-2025 school year! Here's a look at this year's highlights! #BethelLegacy

Attention Bethel Families and Community: The High School and Middle School parking lots will be closed on Sunday, August 11th, for resealing. #BethelLegacy

Medication Drop-Off Information! The Bethel Local Schools Clinics will be hosting medication drop-offs, for medications that your child may need during the school day, on the following dates and times: - Monday, August 12th, from 5:30pm to 7pm - Friday, August, 16th from 8am to 3pm. Medication drop-offs will ALL be held in the MS/HS Clinic. Please enter by the MS Clinic at the top of the ramp. Please make sure to bring an updated medication authorization form signed by your physician to the drop-off. The medication authorization form can be found on the clinic section of the Back-to-School page of our website, available through this link: https://www.bethelk12.org/page/back-to-school #BethelLegacy

First Grade Parents: Please check your email for a notification from final forms regarding your child's scheduled date and time for their beginning of the year screening. All returning students and students who are fully registered have been scheduled and contacted by a teacher. Students still in the process of registering will have their screenings scheduled once all required documentation has been submitted. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Elementary Office at (937) 845-9439. #BethelLegacy

Reminder: Open House is Wednesday, August 14th! Open House for students in Kindergarten through 2nd Grade and 6th Grade through 12th Grade is from 4pm to 6pm, and Open House for students in 3rd Grade through 5th Grade is from 5pm to 7pm. #BethelLegacy

Here are some important Back-to-School dates for our Middle School Students! - August 13th: 5:30pm-6:30pm - 6th Grade Orientation - August 14th: 4pm-6pm - Open House 6th Grade students will be able to pick up their schedule during 6th Grade Orientation on August 13th, and 7th and 8th Grade students will be able to pick up their schedules on August 14th during Open House. #BethelLegacy