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We Are Bremerton!

BSD's monthly community e-newsletter

We AreBremerton!BSD's monthly community e-newsletter

December 2024

BHS and MVMS Choirs perform together at the PAC

What a night! The Mountain View Middle School and Bremerton High School choirs recently put on an incredible show - together at the PAC - and it was truly spectacular.


Each of the six choirs had the opportunity to shine individually, followed by exciting collaborations, such as the BHS Knight Sounds (BHS advanced choir) joining forces with the MVMS Mountain Voices (MVMS advanced choir).


The grand finale featured ALL the choirs on stage – more than 250 singers! The Performing Arts Center was packed with proud parents, students and staff - and the energy was electric.


Congratulations to all the students and their dedicated teachers! We invite you to view more photos here.

Naval Avenue Elementary students take an up-close look at spiders!

Naval Avenue Elementary students are discovering the fascinating world of spiders thanks to WSU Master Gardener Sherry Kanode!


Last spring, staff, students, and volunteers revitalized the school's vegetable gardens, providing hands-on learning opportunities for students in partnership with SNAP-ED at the WSU Extension.


Classroom lessons are designed to meet the unique learning needs of students in all grades. Younger students participated in spider lessons taught by Ms. Kanode earlier this fall. The week before winter break, fourth and fifth graders were delving deeper, using digital microscopes to examine live spider specimens.


A heartfelt thank you to all the community organizations that partner with us to enhance student learning.

NJROTC Knight Company earns high marks in annual inspection

The Bremerton NJROTC Knight Company had their Annual Military Inspection (AMI) this month. The cadets gave Commander Vincent Quidachay a brief overview of the unit before he did a complete uniform inspection of Knight Company, and completed a walkthrough of spaces and procedures. Knight Company earned a 10.5 out of 10 - a better than perfect score for the second year in a row!


The event culminated with the Pass in Review, which is a military-style parade held in the evening. More than sixty family, friends and staff attended the Pass in Review, which also included some awards and recognition for cadets. Congratulations Knight Company!

Tis the season for Frosty's Breakfast!

Crownhill students and families recently enjoyed a special breakfast and had the opportunity for photos with Frosty and Rudolph at Crownhill’s annual Frosty’s Breakfast. Special thanks to the PTA volunteers who attended and enjoyed breakfast with students whose families were unable to attend.

AVID students and mentors team up for the Bremerton Foodline

Bremerton High School AVID students and their 70+ Rotary and community mentors donated 719 pounds of food and hygiene items - a total of 1,956 items donated to the community through the Bremerton Foodline. Thank you AVID students, staff and mentors!

View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy fifth grade students take to the stage!

View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy fifth graders recently took the stage at the Bremerton Performing Arts Center to share a heartwarming story of friendship between rival robotics teams in the musical "Bots!" They sang, danced, and acted their hearts out to an audience of more than 300 people. We so appreciate the friends, families and community members who attended the event, cheering them on as they shared their hard work through this fabulous presentation.

Building excitement: bond program updates

Armin Jahr Elementary and View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy school construction

We’re pleased to share continued progress on the bond program as we move from planning and validation into more tangible steps toward design.


Our team recently wrapped up the "validation" phase for the Armin Jahr Elementary School (AJ) and View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy (VR) replacements, confirming that our plans, budgets, and timelines are on solid footing. With the validation phase complete, we’re now kicking off the schematic design, where the design team starts translating our collective ideas and feedback into initial concepts for the new school buildings. At our most recent meeting with the Advisory Committee, the team worked through exercises to explore possible layouts and connections between learning spaces, and we’ve been engaging families and staff directly at events hosted by the schools to gather even more valuable input.

Keeping our families and community informed is a priority!

We have had our first staff and family bond program update meetings at both AJ and VR where we provided an overview on the projects, listened to concerns, and answered questions. These conversations with staff and families have given us a deeper understanding of what’s most important to those directly impacted by these projects. We’re taking this feedback to heart as we prepare for the next steps in the design process.

Armin Jahr Transition Advisory Working Group

We are establishing an Armin Jahr Transition Advisory Working Group to help guide us through the process of establishing an interim school community while Armin Jahr gets replaced. We’re encouraging AJ staff and families to participate. If you are interested, please fill out an Application Form.

Save the date: Our first bond program community open house is January 27

Next month, we’ll extend these opportunities to the entire community: on January 27, we’re hosting a community open house for all of Bremerton to learn more about the bond program’s progress and share their thoughts as we shape the future of our schools. Stay tuned for more details!

Other bond projects

Beyond these elementary school replacements, other bond projects are also moving forward. Our HVAC project team is finalizing their recommended approach for adding cooling to our schools, and we’ll be sharing those plans with the Board in January. We’re also wrapping up the study and survey update, a key step in securing state funds to support our construction efforts. In addition, we’ve begun the selection process for a design-build team to lead the consolidated facilities replacement project, which will give us the flexibility to work with the best professionals to maximize the value of our bond investment.


As always, we appreciate your continued interest, feedback, and support. Stay tuned, and we look forward to seeing you at the open house next month!

Bremerton School District Board of Directors Updates

December 12, 2024 Meeting

At the December 12th Board Meeting, the board elected new officers for the 2025 calendar year. Director Hurley was voted in as the new board President and Director Bolton was elected to be the Vice President.


Bremerton High School Athletics Director Amber Plummer also joined the board meeting to provide a Fall Athletics Recognition presentation (photo: Amber Plummer recognizes BHS state champion swimmer Gabbie Patti during the meeting).


Assistant Superintendent Iva Scott provided an update to the Board regarding our ongoing efforts to improve student attendance across our system.


POLICY NEWS:

The following policies were adopted by the board:


The following policy was brought to the board for a first read and were approved:


Other Business:


For more information about these meetings and to view any of these documents, visit BoardDocs.

The next Regular Board Meeting will be January 9.

Join us in-person or online! Note: There is only one board meeting in January.

We are closed for winter break!

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The Bremerton School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Carol Bailie at 360.473.1026, or the Section 504 Coordinator, Mark Mayfield at 360.473.4702. Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.
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