Check it out: BMS shows pride

Education notes


 

 

There are many great things that are going on here at B.M.S. Our state testing scores are amazing, our teachers are second to-none, we have incredible support from our parents and community and we have continually earned accolades for our progress and success rates. But none of those are our best attribute. Quite simply, our best, precious and most valued asset is our students. We truly have the best students in Texas. They continually rise to the occasion in every setting, and they are the number one reason for this school’s success.

One aspect the students show each and every day pertains to PRIDE (Preparation, Responsibility, Integrity, Dependability and Excellence). When a student displays one of these attributes, our teachers take the time to write a PRIDE story to be read on the morning announcements. These stories are truly the best part of my day as I get to listen to the great things that our students are doing. I guess I shouldn’t hog it all, so here are some of our B.M.S. PRIDE stories. Enjoy!

•Katie Hinson wanted to make sure that she was staying on top of her assignments for school and other things going on in her life. She prepared herself to do that by obtaining a calendar and proceeding to fill it out with everything from assignments and tests to study for, to chores at home.

•Delaney Moss displayed Integrity today – she found some cash on the floor in the hallway, and turned it into the office. Doing the right thing just because.

•In track, Zane Williams bowed out of an event so another student could be in the event in his place.

•I was able to see one of our very own students (Hannah Templeton) working at Moby Dicks. She was working hard at her job. She was making sure her areas remained clean while taking the responsibility of her job very seriously. All this, while being in a walking boot.

•I noticed Jeb on the ground still completing an exercise he was attempting before everyone was told to go run. Jeb came back on his own after completing the run, got down, and finished the exercise without anyone telling him to do so instead of just skipping the exercise and leaving the gym.

•Recently Phi Pecore forgot to take his homework home. Instead of making an excuse and not turning it in, Phi got to school extra early, so he could complete his homework before class.

•After turning in an assignment during class Colton Huckabay asked the teacher if he could have it back during lunch. He thought he could do a better job if he worked on it a bit longer. Pushing yourself harder is one way to achieve excellence!

•Gabi Durkin noticed a student had dropped several items in the hallway. It was not her responsibility to take care of this student, but she went out of her way to make sure that she helped the student pick up everything on the floor.

•Jerry Templeton found a PRIDE ticket that had someone from another team’s name on it. He showed integrity by looking on the PRIDE team list, finding out which team that person was on and he turned the ticket in to the correct team box.

•Some students were talking during Sgt. Flowers’ lesson. Zoe Campbell presented some of her leadership traits by taking the initiative to tell people to be quiet. Her leadership and effort in class are greatly appreciated and do not go unnoticed.

•Seeing water on the desk next to hers, Kailey McKinney got a paper towel and wiped it up, so that her classmates’ supplies were not ruined.

•Asher noticed on the way back from the bathroom that one of the eighth-grade lockers had come open and the student’s binder and other supplies had fallen out. He picked them up, returned the stuff to the locker and closed it.

I’m so glad I got to share just a snippet of the wonderful things our students do here at B.M.S. I am truly blessed to get to work with such a great collection of people.

James Garrett is the principal at Brundrett Middle School.


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