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STILL PLAYING: Our all-conference/all-district/all-region/all-stater Grace Simpson, who graduated in May, is still finding ways to put in work on the softball field. She'll represent our school and our town in next week's Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association All-Star Game. The game is July 19 at 10 a.m. at Davenport University in Caledonia. (More details at mhssca.com.) Congrats to Grace and good luck in the game. #BeavertonAlways

ESSENTIAL: At Beaverton Schools, not all the heroes necessarily do their work in the classrooms. Three crucial administrative office staffers whose efforts aren't necessarily seen by all do immense work behind the scenes to make sure things run smoothly everywhere on campus, and they continue to work to improve as evidenced by the recent certifications and accreditations they've earned. Hats off to Payroll/Benefits Coordinator Marybeth Lyons (MSBO School Payroll Specialist certification); Office Manager/Administrative Assistant/Accounts Payable Karen Carpenter (MSBO Facilities Director certification); and Business Manager Heath Kaplan (MSBO Business Manager Academy completion). Great job to all, and thanks for all you do for our kids. #Proud #GoBeavers

The number of reported books to the Kids Read Now portal has more than doubled in the last two weeks! We're at 284! Remember, every little bit counts and helps to prevent summer slide. Keep reading kids! Don't forget to put your summer reading and writing challenges on your fridge so you can keep track of what you're doing. These get returned when we go back to school in August.

The number of reported books to the Kids Read Now portal has more than doubled in the last two weeks! We're at 284! Remember, every little bit counts and helps to prevent summer slide. Keep reading kids! Don't forget to put your summer reading and writing challenges on your fridge so you can keep track of what you're doing. These get returned when we go back to school in August.

GOOD COMPANY: Check out the BJSHS honor roll for the second semester at www.beavertonschools.net/honor-roll. Congratulations to all; well done. #GoBeavers

UPDATED 4th-8th Grade Girl's Basketball Camp schedule: Tuesday, June 20th through Thursday, June 22nd from 9am until noon at Jr/sr high gym. Camp will no longer take place on Monday, June 19th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

A friendly reminder of girls basketball camp at the jr/sr high gym on Monday, June 19th through Thursday, June 22nd for grades 4th-8th grade from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Register at the camp. $20 fee includes camp ball.

Beaverton Elementary students and parents are AMAZING! We have only been out of school for 7 days and you have already reported reading 112 books in the Kids Read Now app! WAY TO GO!!

...BUT NOT LEAST: Beaverton Elementary School is proud to announce its final batch of Students of the Month for the school year, selected by teachers for excellence in the classroom, leadership among their peers and an enthusiastic ambition that inspires others. #CampusWidePride

ARE YOU INCREDIBLE? Join our team and watch it become the best career decision you ever made. See the full list of opportunities at beavertonschools.net/employment and claim your spot as a member of the Beaverton Schools family. #BeavertonAlways

IT BEGINS HERE: If you've got a child who's the right age, there's still time to register for Kindergarten, Young Fives and Preschool at Beaverton. See the flier below and give us a call at 989.246.3020 to get the ball rolling. #ItAllStartsHere #GoBeavers

Please see summer sports camps offered by the Beaverton Athletic Department. We encourage students to stay active this summer by participating in these activities! GO RED!

Good afternoon, Beaverton family. This message contains two essential pieces of information, so please make sure to read and/or listen all the way to the end. Our community suffered a tragic loss of life early this morning, and the impact of that event will ripple throughout our Beaverton family for some time to come. For now, we ask everyone to respect the privacy of those closest to the victims of this act and to keep them in your thoughts in the days and months ahead. The incident occurred off-campus and threatened the safety of people in the surrounding area. Beaverton Schools concurred with the Beaverton City Police regarding the threat and canceled classes for the day, urging students and staff to exercise caution. As you know, today was supposed to be the last day of classes for the 22-23 school year. Now, having been given the all-clear from local law enforcement authorities, Beaverton Schools is in the unenviable position of needing to extend the school year by one more day in order to comply with state mandates for student attendance. Our failure to do so will come at a significant financial cost to the district. So I’m appealing to you - our Beaverton family - and imploring you to do everything you can to make sure your student attends school for the scheduled half-day tomorrow, Wednesday, June 7. There are plenty of reasons to come to school - to finish exams and projects, to turn in school-owned equipment like Chromebooks, and frankly, to avoid a costly financial loss for our district imposed by the state. But this is also important: We need to finish the school year the right way. The Beaverton way, with friends and teachers and a proper goodbye. Please do what you can to help us do that. Thank you, and we hope to see all our students at school tomorrow.

BEAVERTON SCHOOLS PRESENTS...TOGETHER: If you know, you know. If you don't...C'mon Home: youtu.be/C1-kQIHjzQs #CMonHome #GoBeavers

THE FIVE-PERCENTERS: If you attended Beaverton Elementary anytime in the past 30 years, Judy Brubaker undoubtedly made you feel like family; that’s just her personality. Also, there’s a pretty good chance you actually were family. Get the whole cool story here: bit.ly/43ioQzv

SUMMER FOOD: Beaverton Schools will once again take part in the Meet Up and Eat Up Summer Food Program for children. Please see below for all the details. #GoBeavers

BEAVERTON SCHOOLS PRESENTS...SUN'S OUT, FUN'S OUT: Beaverton PTO and the BJSHS National Honor Society teamed up to treat students to the annual Field Day today. It was exactly as fun as it looks. Video at bit.ly/3OP0BEP (subscribe!) and a photo gallery at bit.ly/43fqD8F.

We hope to see you tomorrow!

CONGRATULATIONS to Beaverton 2nd Grade winners of the Gladwin Conservation District's annual "Plant a Tree for Our Planet" coloring contest! Pictured are Tristan Hewitt, GCD Executive Director, 1st Place winner, Lisa Payne, and 3rd Place, Sage Lang. Not pictured: 2nd Place winner, Melody Szostkowski. All entries for the contest will be displayed at the Beaverton Activity Center throughout the summer months.

THAT'S A WRAP: Catch up on the action from last night's commencement at our YouTube channel (now with improved audio!). And please don't forget to subscribe to the channel to help keep this train a' rollin'. It's all right here: bit.ly/43jwZ6y #GoGrads #GoBeavers