Fall Senior Nights 2019
The Rebel family celebrated our senior volleyball players, football players, cheerleaders, and Rebelettes last week. These seniors have shown great leadership on our campus and given of their talents to our school. We would like to thank them for their dedication and express to the parents how much we appreciate them for their support. Volleyball Mary Beth Bailey has played volleyball at BA for 6 years. She is also part of the basketball and track teams, SGA, Ambassadors, and a member of Beta Club. Kirstin Ely has played volleyball at BA for 6 years. In addition to serving as Volleyball captain, she is also SGA president, part of the Beta Club, an Ambassador, and has been on the basketball team. Alexis Oliver has played volleyball at BA for 4 years. She is Senior Beta Club President, Rebelettes captain, runs track, and is an Ambassador. Shannon Poole has played volleyball at BA…
Homecoming 2019
Creep Out The Cougars Game pictures and videos The Game Bessemer Academy celebrated its 50th anniversary with a 31-17 win over Escambia Academy. The Rebel defense took over, causing 8 fumbles, including a scoop and score by Junior Brandon Sumerlin. Senior Judson Hogeland led the defense with 11 tackles, followed by Freshman LT Overton’s 10 (including 4 tackles for loss). Junior quarterback PJ McDonald passed for 141 yards, completing 10 of 13, with 2 touchdowns. Junior Jarvis Dancy rushed for 95 yards on 6 carries. Pre-Game Before the game the Bessemer Academy Band took the field for the first time since its return a few years ago. The students performed classics like “Sweet Caroline” and “Eye of the Tiger,” featuring the Rebelettes and Cheerleaders. They finished up with the fight song and “I’ll Fly Away.” Homecoming Court Baleigh Jones, Homecoming Queen 2018, returned to Bessemer Academy from UAB to crown…
Get involved!
We have two fundraisers coming up next week that you can be involved in! Homecoming Paint Party (SGA) The SGA is sponsoring a painting party. Join us for an evening of painting! Bring a snack to share!We will be painting the above design on a 16×20″ canvas. You can personalize with BA colors and your favorite player’s number. There will also be options for cheer and dance. Cost: $30Date: October 3Time: 6pmPlace: BA Lunchroom Golf Tournament (Baseball) The Rebel Baseball team is holding their annual golf tournament this year, October 5 at Frank House Municipal Golf Course in Bessemer. 4-man team (scramble)$50.00/player – includes cart, 18 holes, breakfast and lunchPrizes and Giveaways2 mulligans and chance to win closet to pin, longest drive 11am Shot Gun10am Sign In
Supply Lists for the Upcoming 2019-2020 School Year
Please click the links below to open up the .pdf for each grade. K3 and K4 Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade 6th Grade 6th Grade- Mrs. Eaton 7th Grade 8th Grade Middle School Math The high school teachers will have their supply lists available at Open House.
Foundation Meeting
The Bessemer Academy Foundation consists of all individuals obligated to pay a student’s tuition pursuant to the enrollment contract. The Foundation meets yearly to discuss school business and elect the new Bessemer Academy Board of Directors. The meeting will be held the second Thursday in May (May 9, 2019) at 6:00 pm in the Bessemer Academy Gym. Please make plans to attend. If you would like to nominate a member of the foundation to be considered for a position on the BA Board of Directors, please email Brooke Nixon at brooke.m.nixon (at) gmail (dot) com no later than 5:00 pm on April 28, 2018. Nominations can only be made by foundation members. If you have any questions about this process, please email Brooke Nixon.
Chalkable Cafe and e-Funds Lunch Account Instructions
Here are instructions for using Chalkable Cafe and e-Funds Lunch Account Payments. There are two pages, click to see both. Print this page here
Science Fair 2019
This year’s school science fair took place on January 19, 2019. There were 294 projects submitted from 6th through 12th grade. This is the largest fair in the school’s history. Because of the amount of projects submitted, there were 30 judges involved with the event. This was not only the biggest science fair ever, but the most successful too, sending more projects on to compete at the state level. The success was no surprise. The judges thought very highly of the winning projects with many wonderful comments. Mrs. Ludvik did a wonderful job in the off season by acquiring new equipment to further test and allow different types of projects to participate this year. Mrs. Ludvik even said, “I am super proud of everyone for working so hard.” The district science fair was also held at Bessemer Academy this year. Three high school, three middle school, and three elementary projects…