BGMS Bulletin

We are so excited to be able to welcome everyone to our Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Community Open House this week! Teachers have been arriving in their rooms and the building is coming to life! All we need is our BGMS Bison Students to add their excitement and energy to the building. Much of the information below has already been shared, but we wanted to send a fresh reminder of our upcoming events and some details have been added. We look forward to seeing you at one or more events as we celebrate the start of a new chapter for our middle school students and families!

Mrs. Howdyshell and Mr. Lunger

Two events will serve to introduce BGMS families and students to our facility. A ribbon cutting event with an open house for our community will be held on July 31. A more focused opportunity for families will be held on August 6 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Please find information about each below.

Annual Online Registration via Campus Parent Portal (https://www.augusta.k12.va.us/page/campus-parent) opens July 1 and is required for all returning families (families with students enrolled in 2023-2024 and their children who will attend ACPS in 2024-2025).

Avoid lots of paperwork; after Annual Online Registration closes you will need to complete paper registration to update all of your child(ren)'s allergy/health information, emergency contacts, and permission forms.

Log in to Campus Parent Portal (https://www.augusta.k12.va.us/page/campus-parent). Click More > Online Registration. The online application is now mobile-friendly! This video (https://kb.infinitecampus.com/.../online-registration...) is available for assistance. Don’t delay; register today so that your student’s information is up-to-date when school opens on August 7!

Important Upcoming Dates to Note:

July 30-August 6 - 8:30-4:00 PM

Fee Collection and Schedule Release (fees can also be paid online through your parent portal).

Student Fees

Technology - $35

Optional Seasonal Athletic Lockers - Students may request the use of an athletic locker if they carry bags for sports. They will be assigned a lock that is to be returned. This is a correction from our first newsletter - there is no charge for the use of the lock or the locker, but a $5 fine will be assessed if the lock is not returned.

July 30 - 8:30-7:00 PM

Extended Hours for Fee Collection

July 31 - 5:00

BGMS Ribbon Cutting Ceremony followed by School Tours and Community Open House

August 6 - 5:00-7:00 PM

BGMS Back the School Celebration followed by Parent Organization meeting at 7:00 pm

August 7

First Day of School

Attention Buffalo Gap Middle School students and families! We are excited to create our new BGMS sports teams!

Augusta County Public Schools offer organized sports in Middle School for all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

• Fall sports: Volleyball (girl's team) and cross country (both boys and girls teams).

• Winter sport: Basketball (boys and girls team).

All Middle school sports follow the VHSL (Virginia High School League) guidelines, including all athletes must have an updated physical (after 5/1/24), signed athletes pledge (once teams are chosen), and be in good academic standing (passing four out of five classes) to participate.

All open gym/run dates for volleyball and cross country will be announced soon!

If you have any questions please contact Julie Sanger, athletic coordinator, at jsanger@augusta.k12.va.us.

We are in need of a volleyball coach for our girls' team. If you know of someone who may be interested, please contact Julie Sanger at the email address above or call the school (540)-414-0510 to speak to Mrs. Sanger or Mrs. Howdyshell. Here is the link to the job posting on the ACPS website.

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