Order your "Kindness T-shirt" Today...

Show your support for the Rachel's Challenge campaign at Blythewood Middle School by ordering a t-shirt or sweatshirt today! We will be taking orders until October 19th. Funds from this shirt will go towards supplies for the Friends of Rachel kindness ambassador club starting in November at BMS.

Kindness T-shirts

Rachel's Challenge ~ Silent Auction

Need a vacation? Or holiday gifts? Or braces for your teen?  The Silent AUCTION with over $8,000 in items will go live for online bidding on Saturday, October 7th! Auction ends at 7:30pm on Oct. 12 at the Rachel's Challenge event at Blythewood Middle School. You must be present on the night of the event to pay for auction items! Check out the items starting Saturday morning at:  www.32auctions.com/BMS2017

Auction items out of your price range? Buy raffle tickets for just $1 each for a chance to win a $250 Target Gift Card!  Over $800 in raffle items from the following companies: Walmart, Sam's Club, The Melting Pot, Red Robin, Schiano's Pizza, Red Lobster,  First Citizens bank, Kin Harris, and Sweet Pea's Ice Cream.

  

We also have a CATALOG and ONLINE FUNDRAISER at www.CherryDale.com/FRBLYBS  Money raised will help programs such as Rachel's Challenge, but will also go towards student and teacher needs for this school year.  It is one-stop shopping for all of your holiday needs!

Rachel’s Challenge is a program created to equip and inspire individuals to replace acts of violence, bullying, and negativity with acts of respect, kindness, and compassion. The program is based on the life and writings of Rachel Joy Scott, who was the first victim of the Columbine school shootings in 1999. For more information the Rachel’s Challenge Event at BMS, contact BMSPTO@yahoo.com 

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Rachel's Challenge...

Blythewood Middle School is excited to be the first school in Columbia to welcome the community to an empathy and kindness event at BMS on Thursday, October 12th from 5-8pm. The featured activity of the evening is a presentation by the non-profit organization, Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel’s Challenge is a program created to equip and inspire individuals to replace acts of violence, bullying, and negativity with acts of respect, kindness, and compassion.

Food will be available for purchase at food trucks. To raise funds for the continuation of this program at BMS, there will be a silent auction with over $8,000 in items (including a 4-pack of Disney park hopper passes courtesy of Disney, and a Full Orthodontic treatment donated by Dr. Christopher Jernigan), a raffle with $800 in prizes, a Game Truck, and a few secret activities geared at growing kindness in the community. Please read the BMS Blog for website links for the silent auction, t-shirt sales and our fundraising site. We hope you all will attend this event.  

The program is based on the life and writings of Rachel Joy Scott, who was the first victim of the Columbine school shootings in 1999. It is best suited for people age 12 and older. For more information on the Rachel’s Challenge Event at BMS, contact BMSPTO@yahoo.com

Order a "Kindness" tshirt or sweatshirt and support BMS' Rachel's Challenge campaign!  

Kindness Tshirt

Tdap Vaccine...

This is a reminder that all 7^th grade students are required to have a Tdap vaccine for the 2017-2018 school year. The deadline for immunization compliance for 7^th grade students was September 30, 2017.  Our school nurse has been calling and sending home bulletins to update and remind parents of this important deadline.   If you have not already turned in a copy of your child’s immunization record, beginning October 11, 2017, your child will be excluded from school until proof of having obtained the required vaccine is obtained.  If you have questions or concerns please contact your school nurse, Sarah Moore, R.N. at 691-6850, ext. 85410.