
Congratulations to the BMS Student Council Dodgeball Tournament winners - Raekwon Pettigrew, Alexander Padgett, Michael Dippel, Kole Gonglik, and Levi Bell! ❤️🖤❤️


Reminder to families that Thursday and Friday are both days of instruction and students are expected to attend school on May 25 & 26!
8th graders who are graduating on Friday must attend school and graduation practice on Thursday in order to walk on Friday.


🚨8th Grade Graduates: You’re Invited🚨


More pictures from the BMS Career Fair today! Alyssa Price and Brennan Garloch’s names were drawn and they won gift cards for completing a career bingo game while at the fair. Also, Kaelynn Ponsetti won a cash prize for guessing the correct coin amount in the bank from Belmont Savings Bank. Also, Belmont Savings Bank donated $150 towards our 8th grade class. It’s a great day to be a Big Red!





Thank you to the following businesses who made our BMS 7th & 8th Grade Career Day a success:
Bellaire Public Library
LaRoche Tree Service
Bauknecht Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory
Belmont County Veterans Service Office
Pine Belt Energy Services, LLC
Belmont Savings Bank
Belmont County Health Department
Trigg Construction Home Improvement
United Bank
Park Health Center
Bellaire Police Dept
MacSnaps Photography
Frizzi Law Offices
Miss Ashley and Miss Lyndsay - Social Work





8th Grade Superlatives
Best Dressed - Kole Gonglik & Ava Ault


8th Grade Superlatives - These were voted upon by the 8th grade students:
Most Handsome/Prettiest - Kole Gonglik & Emilee Menendez
Most Athletic - Raekwon Pettigrew & Aubree Hines
Most Spirited - Alexander Padgett & Harmonee Lowe
Best Smile - Kole Gonglik & Khloe Taylor
Funniest - Luke Brady & Harmonee Lowe
Most Academic - Kole Gonglik & Kayla Edgar
Best Hair - Brody Shively & Ava Ault
Most “Techie” - George Ballinger & Abby Myers
Best Dressed - Kole Gonglik & Ava Ault (Picture will follow in a second post)





Attention 6th Grade Parents/ Class of 2029: A parent page has been established for the purpose of fundraising for this class’ 8th grade and senior parties. Please join so you are informed of what is going on. Thank you!


Congratulations to Bellaire Board of Education Member, Susie Rataiczak, who was also recognized by the BHS Alumni Association for her contributions in the area of business! 💗💗💗





BMS Random Acts of Kindness Winners for the Week of May 15-19:
5th Grade - Bryar Taylor
6th Grade - Lance Diehl
7th Grade- Izaiah Blake
8th Grade - Travis Carley


Congratulations to Bellaire High School teacher, Norm Balsei, who was recognized as the BHS Alumni Association’s 2023 Outstanding Alumnus. Mr. Balsei is also the father of 5th grade teacher, Tracie Hughes, and Bellaire Curriculum Coordinator, Kellie Cusick. He is the grandfather of several Bellaire students, including middle school student, Jaxon Balsei. ❤️🖤


Congratulations to the BHS Class of 2023! We are so proud of you! Love, BMS Teachers and Staff
❤️🖤👩🏾🎓🧑🏻🎓👨🏽🎓👩🏼🎓🧑🏾🎓🖤❤️


The curtain closed on A Walk Along Broadway this evening! Another fantastic performance by our students! Thank you to Mrs. Hawkins and her daughters, Lizzie and Bethany, for volunteering their time and talents so that our students can have this incredible experience! ❤️🖤





BMS “salutes” the U.S. Military today, for Armed Forces Day, & every day! Thank you for keeping us safe! ❤️💙🪖🇺🇸🪖💙❤️


Attention 5th Grade Families - BHS Class of 2030 will be having a meeting this Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m. in the middle school
cafeteria. This committee will begin Fundraising for their 8th grade and senior parties. Officers will be selected at this meeting!


Day 1 of the school musical, A Walk Along Broadway, was a huge success! Please come out to the middle school tomorrow if you missed the show today. Thank you to Mrs. Sheyanne Hawkins and her daughters Lizzie and Bethany for putting on such a FABULOUS performance! ❤️🖤🎭🖤❤️





Congratulations to 5th grade math teacher, Mrs. Erica Miller, who won one of the Bellaire B’s that was donated by Belmont Correctional Facility! We had an extra one from the donations that were made and each staff member’s name was entered into a drawing. #GoBigReds


Thank you to the student council members who helped Miss Berdine distribute hot dogs to our school today…you are all rockstars! ❤️🖤


The $1 Hat Day for Mental Health Awareness - On Our Sleeves - today was successful! Our students raised $163 total in the middle school and elementary school today. Our counselor, Miss Doyle, also got temporary tattoos for our students from On Our Sleeves. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth





Congratulations to Kayla Edgar, Kole Gonglik, Aubree Hines, and Lillian Zeller, who were chosen to serve as BHS Freshman Student Council Members for the 2023 - 2024 school year! We are so proud of you! ❤️🖤
