The Eagle Eye

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve and enhance the educational experience for our students, we kindly ask for your input through the Byron Area School District Perception Data Survey. Your feedback is crucial in helping us understand the strengths of our schools, as well as the areas where we can grow. The survey should only take a few minutes to complete, and your responses will be completely anonymous. Please take a moment to fill out the survey by clicking the link for the appropriate building your student(s) attend. The survey will remain open until Friday, December 13th. Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Middle School: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ByronMSParentPerception2024-25

High School: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ByronHSParentPerception2024-25

As technology plays an increasing role in our children's education and social lives, it is crucial for all of us to work together to ensure their online safety. At school, we are committed to teaching responsible digital behavior and providing a secure online environment. However, we recognize that much of students' online activity occurs outside of the classroom. To support you in fostering a safe digital experience at home, Byron Area Schools will be offering an internet safety presentation for parents. This presentation will take place in the Byron High School Library on Friday, January 28th from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. We are asking anyone interested in attending to register using the QR code in the flyer. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact your student's school. We look forward to putting on this information event for the community.

Byron Area Schools is actively prioritizing student attendance through several initiatives aimed at improving engagement and participation. The district has instilled attendance policies and tools to ensure students are present, recognizing the direct correlation between attendance and academic success. Throughout the first marking period we have had a many students that maintained perfect attendance. Congratulations to those who have maintained perfect attendance during the first marking period and we look forward to recognizing many more in the second marking period.

6th Grade: Wesley Berger, Lloyd Adams, Mallory Mahar, & Jocelyn Justice

7th Grade: Gavin Eudy, Joshua Nowinski-Mutch, Gracie Bohm, & Haerin Whitehead

8th Grade: Braxton Forgie, & Megan Mahar

9th Grade: Kiptyn Armstrong

10th Grade: Patrick Conlen, & Jessica Erickson

11th Grade: Brian Boza, Brianna Patterson, & Caitlyn Wasilenski

12th Grade: Lizzy Strzelecki, & Hailey Warren

Byron Area Schools highlights its Student of the Month program to celebrate outstanding students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership and positive contributions to their school community. The initiative aims to foster a sense of achievement and motivation among students across the middle, and high school. Each recipient is typically recognized publicly, such as newsletters or board meetings, announcements, or events, showcasing their accomplishments and emphasizing the district's commitment to student success and character development. Below is a list of students that have been recognized in previous months.

High School:

September: Jordan Huhn

October: Daniel Fondren, & Abigail Harper

Middle School:

September: Steven Booth

October: Isaac Spencer, & Alaynah Spees

The FFA will be hosting a movie night for the community this Friday (12/13/2024) in the high school cafe at 8:00 PM. Home Alone will be shown. Entry is $3 for FFA members and $5 for all others. There will also be a concession stand where you can purchase snacks and goodies. Come on out and enjoy a great comedic evening with this classic!

Mark your calendar now! The Christmas Only Store is coming to Byron Middle School on Friday, December 13th and Monday, December 16th. Students in the Middle School will have an opportunity to shop during SPARC. Items will be priced from $1 - $5. Eaglewear will also be available for purchase at the store. Thank you to the PTA for allowing our students an opportunity to shop for family and friends.

During the Fall season, we have seen many ways in which our programs are supported throughout the community. Whether it be a kind word, friendly message or just a warm smile, Byron is constantly demonstrating an amazing community mindset. One of these occasions was on display in our gym in October. Our volleyball program put on an amazing show with their Powdertuff Volleyball contest and the Dig Pink game. While both were very entertaining, it was the cause that demonstrates how passionate and caring our community can be. Through the support of the community and program, our Volleyball program raised over $11,000 to support the Memorial Healthcare Cancer Center Care Fund. The donation will directly impact countless lives, helping to provide supplies and services to those in need. Bravo to our community, program, coach and her great staff for making a difference in others lives. Keep up the amazing work!

T-Mobile launched the 'Friday Night 5G Lights' program which was open to thousand of small towns across the country. Small communities throughout the nation competed through their social media accounts to try and acquire funds for their school to put towards athletic facilities. The winning school would receive a package valued at $2 million. While we fell a bit short of the grand prize, our community demonstrated their spirit level and made sure we did not leave the competition empty handed. Our passion was noticed and we were awarded $5,000 from T-Mobile to put towards our athletic facility. Thank you to our amazing community and T-Mobile for the constant support! Go Eagles!

THroughout the fll season, we had many programs competing all around the state. Our Volleyball, Football, Cross-Country and Golf programs represented our district well. Through their hard work and dedication to their sport, seven of our hometown athletes received honors in their respected sports. Two of those seven put forth good enough numbers to qualify for the MHSAA State Finals. Below are the names and honors that were received this fall.

Girls Golf

Adalen Brown - 1st Team All-Conference/Qualified for the MHSAA State Tournament

Cross-Country

Josiah Johncox - 2nd Team All-Conference/Qualified for the MHSAA Finals

Volleyball

Zadie Schmidt - 1st Team All-Conference

Gracie McDowell - 2nd Team All-Conference

Reagan Murphree - Honorable Mention

Football

Bryce Ritter - Honorable Mention

Brandon Wilson - Honorable Mention

Great work Eagles!

Winter sports are up and running in wonderful fashion. Our boys JV and Varsity seasons have kicked off with a few contests under their belts. They will be returning this week with a home contest this Thursday against Chesaning, before going on the road to Charyl Stockwell Prep on Friday. JV boys contests tip off at 5:30 PM with the Varsity boys to follow. Our girls Varsity basketball program kicked off their season last Friday at Montrose and will be back on court at home this Friday at 6:00 PM against Chesaning.

Our middle school and high school wrestling programs have been in action recently and will continue this week. Our middle school grapplers will compete at Lakeville on Tuesday and at Ovid-Elsie on Friday at 5:00 PM. The Varsity Eagles began their campaign last weekend in East Jackson and will follow this up with a meet at Ovid-Elsie on Wednesday at 5:30 PM with another meet Saturday at Fowlerville beginning at 8:00 AM.

The middle school volleyball program continues their season this week. They will have a contest today (Monday) at Ovid-Elsie at 5:30 PM. Following this competition, they will be back in action on Wednesday against Montrose at home. Their home contest will kick off at 5:30 PM.

Our bowlers began their season last weekend with a competition against Chesaning at Colonial Lanes. They will be back at it this Saturday at Grand Blanc Lanes against the Montrose Rams.

Keep up the great works Eagles!