Students S-H-I-N-E in the Spelling Bee
Upper elementary and middle school classes students competed against their classmates last week to determine our representatives at the next level of competition. Congratulations to the following class winners! 4th grade – Colton Colburn 5th grade – Sarah Spurgeon 6th grade – Taylor Massey 7th grade – Alyssa Lawley 8th grade – Alexis Oliver These students represented us well at the district bee January 19, 2016, but none was able to qualify for the state bee.
Introducing….the 2015 3A Varsity Football State Champions!
Sometimes there are no words for what it feels like to be a CHAMPION. See the entire photo gallery #rebelnationforever
8 Senior Football Players Named 2015 AISA All Stars
Each year the AISA Coaches’ Association votes on the top senior players from the divisions to be named All Stars. These students then compete in the AISA All Star game which will be Friday, December 4, 2015, at 7 pm at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The coaching staff led by head football coach Josh Wright and the rest of the Bessemer Academy family is honored to have these players named for the 2015 season: #76 Mason Utterback #33 Jordan B. Jones #12 Logan Burnett #55 Mike Williams #53 Khenzlee Hendrix #9 Marcus Moody #7 Rashad Mosley #27 Brodie Medders CONGRATULATIONS! Go Rebels!
2015 AISA Creative Writing Contest Winners Announced
Each year, students in AISA schools compete academically at the school, district, and state level in many subjects. This year’s school winners for the AISA Creative Writing Contest are as follows: Grade 6 – 8 Division Gr. 7- Kaitlin Harris Gr. 8- Brody Carroll Grade 9 – 12 Division Gr. 9- Courtney Blanks Gr. 10- Ashlyn Hamrick Gr. 11- Jenny Weekley Gr. 12- Seth Conn Gr. 12 Honorable Mention- Jarvis Blanks Our school-wide division winners, Seth Conn for grades 9 – 12 and Kaitlin Harris for Grades 7 – 8, will advance to the state competition. Congratulations to these students and good luck in the state competition! Thank you to all the English teachers for assisting students with the contest and to Mrs. Reach for being our school coordinator.
BA Beta Club honors one of its own and raises $736 for breast cancer research
The members of our junior and senior Beta Club chapter hosted a cinnamon & orange roll sale with the proceeds going to Team Kynethia Kelley and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Kynethia is a parent of two students at Bessemer Academy, and she is currently fighting breast cancer. On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, representatives from the senior Beta Club presented her with the results of the bake sale. She said, “I am honored and humbled by the hard work of the students at BA to raise this money, and it inspires me to keep fighting.” Special recognition goes to Mrs. Amanda Howard and the junior Beta Club members for selling 97 out of the 187 pans sold school wide. Mrs. Kaye Reach, senior Beta Club sponsor, would like to thank the BA family for making a difference in the life of one of our own.
Key Club Food Drive a HUGE success!
Thank you to all who donated food, teachers who offered persuasive bonus points, and students who helped me collect and count the items for our 2015 Key Club Food Drive! We truly showed our Rebel Way! We raised 1,024 nonperishable food items. This is an amazing amount, and the food pantry to which we donated the food was overwhelmed with our generosity. This year’s high school/middle school winner was 8th grade with 255 cans of chicken and the elementary winner was 4th grade with 73 boxes of instant potatoes. Way to go!! Pizza party coming soon! Candace Griffin Teacher & Key Club Sponsor
Over 90 participate in See You at the Pole 2015 at Bessemer Academy
Gathering together around our flag pole this morning was a sizable group of students, parents, faculty, and staff. Over 90 participated, assembling in small prayer groups and finally in one large circle. We prayed for each other, our families, our school, our community, our nation, and for students who attend schools where prayer is not allowed. We also thanked God for BA where we can pray freely. Senior Mike Williams led the final prayer. Thank you to Mr. Kitchens, our Teens for Christ sponsor, for organizing the event and to student pastor Chris Williams of Flint Hill Baptist Church for leading us in prayer this morning.