Beveridge Family Newsletter

All after school activities are from 3:15 PM to 5:00 PM. All students participating in after school tutoring, activities, detention or sports must be picked up at 5:00 PM on the south side of the school. This is where the buses drop off and pick up students. All students must be supervised by their activity sponsor or coach until they are picked up.

Monday, February 26: A Day

• Wrestling Practice: Coach Elder, Coach Martin and Coach Hartman
• Boys Swim Practice: Coach Becker and Coach Aguilar
• Girls Basketball Practice: Coach Arnold and Coach O'Brien

• Drama Rehearsal: The Little Mermaid Jr.: Sponsors: Mr. Vogel, Mr. Pettiford and Ms. Block
• Late Admin: Ms. Jillian Johnson, Dean of Students, 6th Grade

Tuesday, February 27: B Day

• Robotics Practice: Sponsor: Mr. Troxel
• Wrestling Practice: Coach Elder, Coach Martin and Coach Hartman
• Boys Swim Practice @ Beveridge: Coach Becker and Coach Aguilar
• Drama Rehearsal: The Little Mermaid Jr.: Sponsors: Mr. Vogel, Mr. Pettiford and Ms. Block
  
• Girls Basketball Semi-Final TBA: Coach Arnold and Coach O'Brien
• Late Admin: Mrs. Kristin Tipler, Assistant Principal, Academic Director

Wednesday, February 28: A Day

• Science Olympiad: Sponsor: Mr. Elder
• Boys Swim @ Burke: Coach Becker and Coach Aguilar
• Wrestling AWAY @ Buffet vs Buffet : Coach Elder, Coach Martin & Coach Hartman
  
• Girls Basketball Practice: Coach Arnold and Coach O'Brien
• Drama Rehearsal: The Little Mermaid Jr.: Sponsor: Mr. Vogel, Mr. Pettiford and Ms. Block
  
• Late Admin: Mr. Tony Aliano, Dean of Students, 7th Grade

Thursday, February 29: B Day

• 7th & 8th Grade "Hollywood" Dance 3:05 - 4:30 PM: Ms. McCarthy, Ms. Isaak & Student Council
• Wrestling Practice: Coach Elder, Coach Martin and Coach Hartman
• Robotics Meeting: Sponsor: Mr. Troxel
• Girls Basketball Finals TBA: Coach Arnold and Coach O'Brien
• Drama Rehearsal: The Little Mermaid Jr.: Sponsor: Mr. Vogel, Mr. Pettiford and Ms. Block
• Late Admin: Mr. Chad Wachholtz, Assistant Principal, Athletics Director
  

Friday, March 1: A Day

• Boys Swim Make Up Practice @ Burke: Coach Becker & Coach Aguilar
• Wrestling JV City Finals @ Norris: Coach Elder, Coach Martin and Coach Hartman
• Girls Basketball Practice: Coach Arnold and Coach O'Brien
• Drama Rehearsal: The Little Mermaid Jr.: Sponsor: Mr. Vogel, Mr. Pettiford and Ms. Block
• State Robotics Tournament @ SAC Museum: Sponsor: Mr. Troxel
• Ski Club: Sponsor: Mrs. Quist
• Late Admin: Ms. Jillian Johnson, Dean of Students - 6th Grade

Saturday, March 2: B Day

• State Robotics Tournament @ SAC Museum: Sponsor: Mr. Troxel

Beveridge Middle will be hosting Student-Led Conferences on Wednesday, March 6 from 3:30-7:00 and Thursday, March 7 12:00-7:00. All conferences on these dates will be in-person.

NOTE: Teachers are off duty at 7:15 PM, so please arrive no later than 7:00 PM.

To schedule a conference time:

1. Click your student's grade level registration link to access the signup sheet.
2. Review the options and select the spot that works for you.
3. If you have multiple students at Beveridge, complete the registration individually for each child.

6th Grade Sign Up: https://bit.ly/Spring2023ConferencesGrade6
7th Grade Sign Up: https://bit.ly/Spring2023ConferencesGrade7
8th Grade Sign Up: https://bit.ly/Spring2023ConferencesGrade8

Thursday Night Teacher Dinner Break Times:

• 4:45-5:15 Last Names P-W
• 5:15-5:45 Last Names A-Co
• 5:45-6:15 Last Names Cz-O

If these dates do not work for your family, please email your student's Advisory teacher to set up an alternate time and date to meet. We want everyone to participate in conferences!

Beveridge will have a 7th and 8th grade dance on Thursday, February 29th after school. The dance will take place in the Beveridge Gym from 3:15 - 4:30 PM. We are very excited to host this activity for our students. Students will have to pay $1 or 3 PAWS Applause tickets to get into the dance. We want to recognize and celebrate students demonstrating Beveridge Ready Expectations on a daily basis. In order for students to be eligible to attend the dance, the following criteria must be met:

Starting on Monday, February 12th through Thursday, February 29th:

• Students must have no more than TWO unexcused tardies to class
• Students must have no Lunch Detentions or After School Detentions
• Students must have no In School Suspensions
• Students must have no Out of School Suspensions

Students must have a signed permission slip from their parent/guardian to attend. Students should be picked up at 4:30 PM from the dance. We will have Late Bus transportation for students who are eligible for transportation.

DONATIONS NEEDED

Student Council is organizing the entire dance, and we need your help. The theme this year is Hollywood. Please review the items we need to hold the dance and consider donating some items for our amazing students! Feel free to purchase on Amazon and ship to the school or buy local and drop it off in the Main Office.

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This week at school, your child received their Academic Information Form (AIF). The form gives students their course suggestions based on district placement guidelines to help as a starting point for making the best choices. Please review this with your child before next week, and help them prepare any questions to ask their high school counselor on Tuesday/Thursday.

On Tuesday, February 27, students will have High School Orientation at Beveridge with a high school counselor to learn about classes for 9th grade. The orientation will take place during 1/2 Block (8:12-8:56). Please arrive to school on time on Tuesday, Feb. 27! Make sure to review and sign the paperwork your child brings home on this day.

In the morning on Thursday, February 29, students will meet one-on-one with their high school counselors to submit their class choices for 9th grade. Make sure your child brings back the paperwork received from Tuesday. Students will receive a pass for their individually scheduled time to meet during Advisory that morning. There will be a make-up meeting day scheduled later for any students absent.

You should have received the High School Placement Letters by US Mail. If you have any questions about your child's high school placement, please contact the Student Placement office at 531-299-0302 or studentplacement@ops.org.

The Science Olympiad team competed at the Henry Doorly Zoo over the weekend. We had 2 teams placed in the top 6 in their individual competitions. Sebastian Tipton and Layton Feeney placed 2nd out of 15 middle schools in the Reach for the Starts competition. Norah Dollinger and Evan Donnelly placed 6th in the Disease Detectives competition. Also participating were Hannah Caddell and Zach Parrot. The team did really well overall. Next, they will compete at the State Science Olympiad competition at UNL on April 27th.

There are a few openings on the team still. Any 6th-8th grade student can join the team. If you are interested in science and want to compete, let Mr. Elder or Mrs. Kloke know and we will talk to you.

Much applause to Lyla Mayle for being accepted into the Omaha Performing Arts Jazz Academy. She is one of a very few OPS students selected to participate this year!! Way to go Lyla!!

Students throughout Omaha Public Schools participated in the 100 Black Men of Omaha's annual African American History Challenge this month.

The competition fosters an appreciation of African American history and culture among middle and high school students. The Beveridge AAHC Team, led by Ms. Brooke McCarthy, studied all year to compete in this competition and represented Beveridge well! We are so proud of our AAHC Team!!

Competitors: Abrielle Graves and Joselyn Alvarado Ceballos

Also on the team: A.S. and Shalom Kaisi

Our Beveridge tubas rocked it at the All-Star Tube Concert last week. They played "The Pink Panter" and "Tiptoe Through the Tubas" with the Nebraska Wind Symphony at the UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center. The following students performed:

Christopher Escobar Miranda, Zeke Mayle and Charley Wilson

Congratulations to the Beveridge Boys swim team. We are halfway through the season, and we only have 1 meet before City Finals. The coaches continue to see a ton of effort from the boys and the improved times prove their efforts. Again, we coaches expect the boys to get better each and every time they swim. With Finals coming up, some of the boys are swimming events they are new to or not totally comfortable with, but that does not stop them. The boys are constantly working to improve their starts and nail their turns. I hope all of the boys are enjoying themselves and are seeing the improvements. The team comprises of:

Colin Achelpohl

Charles Borchert

Alex Bradley

Chase Buckley

Brody Busing

I.L.

Easton Lester

Ezekiel Mayle

Terrence Memini

Myles Mullin

Drew Nass

Alex Polan

Jayden Sayers

Charlie Walenz

Leo Walters

A couple of reminders for parents regarding swim team practice this week:

Practice on Tuesday, February 27th will be held at Beveridge. Swimmers do not need to bring their swim gear on this day. Please pick up students by 5:00 PM at Beveridge in the south parking lot. Students who ride the late bus or walk home will do so at 5:00 PM.

Practice on Thursday, February 29th will be cancelled due to the 7th and 8th Grade school dance. Swimmers should arrange their own rides. Late bus will be provided.

Lastly, a makeup practice will be held on Friday, March 1st at Burke. Thank you.

Cheers to our selected Beveridge Jazz Band Members who performed at the Holland Center as part of the UNO Jazz Festival this past weekend:

Alto Sax: Santiago Garcia, Kaiden Oldenkamp and Nestor Hesiquio-Guiterrez

Tenor Sax: Heily Alvidrez-Blanquel and Lilly Doke

Bari Sax: Kha'lill Greene

Trombone: Angelica Cortes Clark, Josue Padilla, Myles Mullin and Adan Rasgado

Trumpet: Halli Buckley, Lyla Mayle, Leo Walters, Hanna Caddell and George Whitbeck

Clarinet: Leila Callahan

Flute: Fatima Estrada-Para

Rhythm: Soren Puumala, William Lehl, Zeke Mayle, Ezra Pfile, Dash Harger, Michael Lehl and Ethan Kershner

The wrestling team went against Bluestem on Wednesday and won with a score of 61-6. There were a lot of open weights due to Bluestem only having 7th grade wrestlers. On A team, we won 5 out of 6 matches. Those winning individuals were:

A Team Wrestlers with a win:

William Lehl

Diagio Jackson

Ridwane Moudachirou

George Whitbeck

Ali Hajyasin

Lachlan Miller

B Team Wrestlers with a win:

Zayvion Butler

Braxton Suing

Tarek Baydoun

Damian Solano

Aaron Soto

Wrestlers of the Week:

Haid'n Bartunek:

Haid'n has been a trooper this season. She has never given up even when it looked like she wouldn't be able to wrestle. She finally got her first match against Bluestem and battled extremely hard. She is a very resilient person and athlete and will have a bright future. Keep up the hard work Haid'n!

Lachlan Miller:

Lachlan is a beast on the mat. This is Lachlan's first year wrestling and he has enjoyed great success. Lachlan's current record is 6-3 and he is getting better every day. He is also a great person off the mat and makes everyone around him smile. Keep it up Lachlan!

In their quarterfinal match up, the Varsity Bulldogs fought through a physical game to beat

Morton 38-30. They pulled away after a close first half. Mya Tatum shined in this game, posting a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Geo Tchuehchoua and P.T. were also huge contributors in the win. Overall, the girls as a team never backed down and worked together to come out on top. They now play Tuesday in the semi-final of the city championship.

The Junior Varisity Bulldogs ended their season Tuesday with a big win at Norris. This team has noticeably improved on both sides on the game, and it shows in their record. The girls ended their season with an impressive record of 5-2!!

The 8th Grade Honors Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 21st at 9:00 AM in the Beveridge Gymnasium. Please mark your calendars for this event honoring our 8th grade students.

Our district works proactively to make the best decision possible when winter weather or emergencies require us to adjust our regular learning routines.

Our toolkit of alternatives includes the following options:

• Remote Learning Day
• School Closure (no remote learning, schools are closed and district offices remain open)
• District Closure (no remote learning, schools and district offices are closed)
• Late Start (two-hour delay)
• Early Release (two-hour early dismissal)
  
  

On a Remote Learning Day, teachers will contact students through email or Teams with independent learning activities by 8:30 a.m. Teachers will have virtual office hours from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. if students and families have questions or wish to visit with the teacher about their academic progress. Attendance will not be taken on Inclement Weather Remote Learning Days.

Whenever possible, our district will announce changes to a daily routine the night before. However, we know weather conditions and other emergencies can develop rapidly and a decision the morning of a school day may be necessary. When that happens, we will communicate as early as possible in the morning.

We will follow our communication routines. If weather, power outages or other circumstances force a change to our normal day, we will communicate directly with all staff and families. That communication will be through email, text message and phone call. Families should ensure their contact information is current in Infinite Campus. We will also share the information on our website and through local media.

This information can be found at: Weather Procedures / Weather Procedures (ops.org)

This application allows parents and guardians to access information about ALL of their students through one convenient website.

This is a great way for you to see what assignments your student has turned in and what assignments they haven't turned in yet. You will also be able to see the specific grade your student earned for the assignment once the teacher has entered the grade for it. Please click on the attachment below for directions on accessing the Parent Portal. If you need any support with this, please contact our front office staff at 531-299-2280.

Partnering with the school and accessing the Parent Portal for your middle school student is important. Helping your student manage their time and their schoolwork is invaluable. Supporting your student with managing 9 classes, will be of great benefit as they transition to high school with excellent study habits and homework completion.

At Beveridge, safety is always our top priority. Our district has planned and prepared in case of an emergency. Just as a family may practice sheltering for severe weather at home, we teach students and staff across our district how to respond in a range of situations. Since August 2018, Omaha Public Schools has used the Standard Response Protocol (SRP). The SRP benefits students, staff and first responders because everyone uses the same language and definitions. The five options in the Standard Response Protocol are:

• Hold
• Secure
• Lockdown
• Evacuate
• Shelter Inside

Inside Beveridge, you will see posters that include the same information. At Beveridge, students routinely participate in drills or different possible emergencies. Students learn how to react, where to assemble and what to expect were it a real situation. We encourage families to review these procedures at home with their students. It may also be a good time to discuss safety plans at home. In case of a true emergency, is important that children memorize their address and phone numbers. In an emergency during school, communication will be sent out to families. Families should follow the instructions sent via email and automated phone call. In an emergency, we ask that families not call or visit the school until asked to do so.

During an emergency, staff will be focused on student safety and may not be available to answer phones or direct traffic. Access in and near a school may be blocked for emergency personnel.

Please access the 23.24 Beveridge Student Handbook using the link below. You can find our Title 1 policies starting on page 9 of the handbook.

Drop Off & Pick Up Video - please share with anyone who will be dropping off or picking up your student.

Parent Portal - access student records including attendance, grades, schedule, and missing assignments. Please click this link for directions on accessing the Parent Portal. If you need any support with this, please contact our front office staff at 531-299-2280.

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