Bethel Local Schools - Educate with Excellence

There will be a parent meeting on Wednesday, May 28th, for any students in grades 7 to 12 interested in running cross country this fall. The meeting will be at 6 pm in the hive area. We will be giving information about summer running and the start of the season this fall. If you are unable to attend, please contact Coach Clute at clutem@blsk12.org or Coach Brumbaugh at brumbaughk@blsk12.org for any information. #BethelLegacy

Kindergarten and First grade will do a Staggered Smart Start at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. Please see full details in the link: https://5il.co/3ft1y

Today we celebrated and closed out the school year with our End-of-Year Breakfast! A huge thanks to all of our BLS staff for all of your hard work and dedication, and for making the 2024-2025 school year a great one! We also celebrated and thanked Renae Preston, who is retiring after many years here at Bethel Local Schools! #BethelLegacy

Congratulations to the Bethel High School Class of 2025! We look forward to seeing what you do in the next chapter of your life, and how you continue to build the #BethelLegacy #BHSClassOf2025

Congratulations to all of our amazing Kindergarteners on completing the first step in their educational journey! Last night we celebrated and recognized this accomplishment with our Kindergarten Graduation ceremony. We look forward to seeing you continue to grow and learn with us next year! #BethelLegacy

Superintendent Nutter is back with another 60 Seconds with the Superintendent for Friday, May 16th, 2025! This week's video can be found through the following link: https://youtu.be/DhRWr1PJSZ0

Reminder! The Graduation Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2025 will be held at Hobart Arena on this Sunday, May 18th, at 5pm. Hobart Arena is located at 255 Adams Street, Troy, OH 45373, and the doors will open at 4pm. 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

Congratulations to our 8th Grade Class, who celebrated the end of their journey at Bethel Middle School this morning at our 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony! We are proud of you for all of your hard work and dedication during your time at BMS, and we wish the class of 2029 the best as they continue to high school and beyond! #BethelLegacy

Bethel High School Senior Spotlight! Josiah Jackson played baseball during his time at Bethel! Josiah has committed to Clark State and will be playing baseball while continuing his education, focusing on Business Management. #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2025

Attention Elementary Choir parents - Our Spring concert is TONIGHT at 6:30p in the Elementary cafeteria. Students should arrive by 6:15. The doors will not open until 6:00pm. Please feel free to utilize the front or back parking lot for your convenience. We look forward to seeing you all!

Today we celebrated our Class of 2025 on their last day of school with a Clap Out! #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2025

Bethel High School Senior Spotlight! Ella Gross ran Track and participated in HOSA - Future Health Professionals and the Science Fair while at Bethel! After graduating, Ella plans to attend the University of Cincinnati to major in Health Sciences, with plans to pursue a career in Pediatric Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2025

There will be a Facilities Committee meeting on Wednesday, May 14, in the Media Center at 6:00 pm. The community is welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.

Bethel High School Senior Spotlight! Emma Evans played Soccer and Basketball, and was a member of the Student Council, National Honor Society, and International Thespian Society while at Bethel! After graduating, Emma plans to attend Wright State University to study biological sciences and continue on to Physician Assistant School. #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2025

There will be a Marching Band Parent Meeting on Monday, May 19th, at 6pm in Bethel Hall! Parents will have a chance to meet the band director Mrs. Rust and review information about Band Camp and the upcoming season! #BethelLegacy

Bethel High School Senior Spotlight! Jana'e-Amor Case was an active member of the Music Department, participating in Marching Band, Choir, Musical, and the Thespian Troupe while at Bethel! After graduating, Jana'e plans to attend Wright State University to study Forensic Science and become a Detective. #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2025

Bethel High School Senior Spotlight! Cameron Couch was a member of the Marching Band and Jazz Band while at Bethel! After graduating, Cameron plans to attend the Hobart Welding Institute to study Welding and become a Welding Engineer/Inspector, while continuing to play with his band, Graven Image. #BethelLegacy #BHSClassof2025

BETHEL BASEBALL 3-PEATS! With today's 2-1 win over Lehman Catholic at Frosty Brown Field, your 2025 Bethel Bees Baseball team are TRC CHAMPIONS! This marks the 3rd straight title for the Bees who also won in 2024 with an undefeated conference campaign and their first conference title in 23 years in 2023! Coach Goulette, who went 1-22 in his first season with the Bees (2019) has turned the Bees into perennial conference contenders as he continues to build a championship program! Congratulations to him, his staff and especially the boys who put in the work, respond positively to challenges both internal and external, and deliver high level outcomes!

Bethel’s Distance Queen Reigns Supreme! At last night's Kettering Fairmont Firebird Invitational, Freshman phenom Olivia Brumbaugh continued to rewrite the record books—9 school records and counting! Olivia smashed the 2-Mile record by over 20 seconds! From middle school to high school, track to cross country, Olivia owns virtually EVERY distance event at Bethel. Her empire includes: MS Cross Country: 2 Mile MS Track: 800m, 1600m HS Cross Country: 5K HS Track: 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 2000m Steeplechase And while it is not considered a distance event, she also holds the middle school 400m record as well! Incredible! 🙌🏼 Keep it up, Olivia!

Bees at the NEXT level! Bethel athletes continue to raise the bar year after year! This years graduating class of 2025 has a record number of athletes going on to play sports in college. With this class of 12 student-athletes, it takes our total at Bethel over the past 5 years to 37! 2021 - 3 athletes 2022 - 5 athletes 2023 - 9 athletes 2024 - 8 athletes 2025 - 12 athletes Congrats to the class of 2025! Juli Sprague - Girls Soccer Maddie Montgomery - Girls Soccer Juliane Flaker - Girls Soccer Christian Bennett - Football Mike Halleg - Boys Golf Josh Fiery - Boys Golf Sean Austin Phipps - Boys Basketball Allie Sheen - Softball Ryan Routt - Baseball Cody DeLaet - Baseball Christian Barker - Baseball Josiah Jackson - Baseball If we have any more prior to the end of the summer who make late commitments, we will be sure to add them!