Bayless NJHS students take time to pose after washing teacher cars in appreciation of National Teachers Week
Bayless School District
E-News
vol. 2, no. 15,
May 7, 2014
Broncho Spotlight
National Junior Honor Society students at Bayless Junior High washed teachers' cars on Monday, May 5th, for Teacher Appreciation Week!   At Bayless Schools, the month of May is about recognition of accomplishments throughout the year. 
Upcoming events include the District Teacher and Service Awards, BHS Senior Awards, BHS Athletic Banquet and, of course, Graduation for the Class of 2014. 

Whether your child is graduating this year or being promoted from Kindergarten to the first grade, please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our students and our District this May.
BHS Golf Scramble is Set for June 7th
 
golf6.jpgBayless BEST and the Missouri National Guard, is sponsoring the annual BHS Golf Scramble on June 7th, 2014, at Fairfield Golf Club in Columbia, Illinois.  The projected start time is 10 AM.

The tournament is a four-person scramble.  The cost is $75 per golfer, $300 per team.

Hole and tournament sponsorships are available for businesses interested in supporting our programs.

For more information, please contact BHS Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, Patrick Triplett at 314-256-8660 or ptriplett@bayless.k12.mo.us.  The informational flyer and sign up form is available HERE.
Community Sale to Benefit Bayless - Hancock Place Parents as Teachers
 
clothing-boutique-sale.jpg The Bayless and Hancock Place Parents as Teachers organization will be hosting a community flea market on May 10th at Hancock Place Elementary School.  The event will run from 8 AM until Noon.

You can buy and/or rent a space and sell your new or gently used items.  All rental & concession proceeds will go to the Hancock & Bayless PAT program. Sellers must remove all unsold items when the event concludes. Play It Again Sports will be on site to buy and sell sports equipment.

Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase.  Please see our FLYER for more information.  We look forward to seeing you there! 

 
Elementary Students Make Use of the New Track 

On "E day" of the ABC Countdown, the 
Second Graders enjoyed exercise day! Where is the best place to exercise here on the Bayless campus? Of course our new beautiful track and field!

The Second Graders had fun exercising by walking/running around the track. They also used their strong muscles to do jumping jack, push-ups, toe touches. We are so grateful to have such a great spot to go and let some of our energy out!

Since the track and field opened on April 5th, our students and community members have been using it virtually non-stop.  
Bayless Schools Report
Acts of character, special recognitions and service open May.

 Bayless Elementary
by Aaron Kohler, Principal

 

Acts of Character Shine at Bayless Elementary
Third Grade student Jason Dickhaus was honored at the Do The Right Thing  ceremony at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department on April 22nd. Jason was recognized for his quick action when he noticed his grandmother's neighbor was slumped over in his chair on his porch. Jason quickly notified his grandmother and emergency personnel were called to the home.  Jason's quick actions saved the neighbor's life.

Fifth Grade student Rianha Medley placed Second Overall at the national level for her Drug-Free poster.  Rianha won $75 for her Be a Roll Model and don't Do Drugs poster. 

Jason Dickhaus and Rianha Medley are both examples of great character at Bayless Elementary.

On Saturday, April 26th, Bayless Elementary Fourth Graders hosted a car wash as part of a service-learning project. In the fall, all Fourth Grade students looked at local demographic maps as part of a social studies unit and noticed high levels of poverty in our area. They decided to raise money to donate to the Souper Bowl, an event held by BHS students to raise money for the Affton Food Pantry. After a rain out in October, the students were finally able to host the car wash. They raised $285 and will present the money to, as well as celebrate with, Melinda Brown and Patty Mudd's high school classes on Wednesday, May 7th. The high school classes will use the money to buy the bowls that will be decorated and sold at next year's Souper Bowl event

Bayless Middle School
by Doug Harness, Principal

  

Bayless Middle School Competes in the Area-Wide Book Battle

For the first time ever on April 29, Bayless Middle School sent a team to compete in the area-wide Middle School Book Battle at Pattonville Heights Middle School.  Ryan Boyd, Alyssa Dorsel, Rene Kina, Chloe Moore, Jacee Tarkington, and Jennifer Vo matched wits with over 30 teams from around St. Louis.  Each team worked together to answer 10 regular rounds and 20 bonus rounds of questions that come from 20 young adult books.  Even though we didn't place, the Bayless team made a great showing for our first year and we plan to come back next year even better, stronger, and smarter!
 
Bayless High School
by Patrick McEvoy, Principal

  

BHS Senior Wins Pasta House Art Award
Samantha Owens and her award winning painting 

Congratulations to Pasta House Painting Competition Winner Samantha Owens for her amazing artwork entry "The American Way." Samantha created the work of art in her high school painting class.

The painting competition is sponsored by the Pasta House Company and inspires young artists to reproduce a great work of art while including a plate of spaghetti in the design. Miss Owens' painting along with Junior, Ina Papathanas' painting represented Bayless in the art competition  featured in the exhibition at the Saint Louis Science Center in April.  Samantha received an Honorable Mention award for her outstanding interpretation of Norman Rockwell's painting, "The American Way" created following World War II.  Miss Owens also received a monetary award of $100 from the Pasta House along with a $100 donation to the Bayless High School Visual Arts Department. 

BEST Report
Kelly Kipper, BEST President

BEST Golf Scramble Announced
The BHS Golf Scramble will be held on June 7th at Fairfield Golf Club in Columbia, Illinois.  Please contact Patrick Triplett in the High School for more details.

BEST meetings are the second TUESDAY of each month in the Elementary B Library at 7 PM. We hope to see you there. For more information about BEST, please contact Kelly Kipper, kmdluvs@yahoo.com. 

 

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Bayless Alumni Association
The Bayless Alumni Association is now online. Please visit our Alumni Page and check in with Sally Wear.  Let us know what you are up to and how we can find you.

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St. Louis, MO  63123
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