"We are moving from good to GREAT!!!!!!!!!"

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*We are delighted to announce that our guest speaker for the BMS Promotional on Monday, May 20th will be the MCS School Superintendent, Mr. Dorsey Hopson (a former Bellevue Bobcat)!

Parents & Students, please be aware of the remaining end-of-the year activities listed below.  Please note the slight schedule change for the 8th Grade Promotional on May 20th.  For the comprehensive list of May activities please click on the Calendar icon on your left.

*8th Grade Promotional Practice, Friday, May 17th - 8:30 a.m.

*8th Grade Yearbook Signing Party, May 17th - 10:00 a.m.

*Mega-Party for those students who sold 10 or more fundraiser items! - 12:00 noon

*Students vs. Staff Basketball Game, Friday, May 17th- 1:30 p.m.

*8th Grade Prom, Friday, May 17th - 6 to 9 p.m

*8th Grade Class Day/Promotional, Monday, May 20th - 9:30 a.m.

*BMS Athletic Banquet, Tuesday, May 21st 6 p.m.

*BMS Annual Coronation, Tuesday, May 22nd - 1:00 p.m.

*National Junior Honor Society Induction, Wednesday, May 22nd - 10 a.m.

*William Sweet Award Induction Program, Wednesday, May 22nd - 11:15 a.m.

*Prom attire is formal.  Please make sure your young lady's dress is still appropriate for a school-sponsored activity.

*The attire for Class Day is as follow:  Girls will wear white dresses and white shoes.  Please note that girls may NOT wear strapless/spaghetti straps dresses unless they have on a sweater or shrug to cover their shoulders.  also NO shoes over 2 1/2 inches will be permitted.  Boys will wear dark trousers (pants), dark tie, dark dress shoes and a WHITE shirt.  Please note that dark means navy, black or brown.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2013 BOBCAT BASEBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE MCS CITY CHAMPIONSHIP (LARGE DIVISION).  WE DEFEATED RIDGEWAY 9 TO 4!

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Ms. Jessica Barwell

Congratulations to Ms. Jessica Barwell, our outstanding Spanish Teacher as she has been nominated for the Sue Lehman Teaching Excellence Award

The Sue Lehmann Award is a national award "Teach For America" gives to second-year teachers each year. The criteria are the following:

• Will students emerge from this classroom on an enduring trajectory filled with opportunities for success in college and life?
• Are students on a mission – working hard with passion, joy, & urgency to a goal they deeply own?
• Are students engaging with & mastering the content and skills needed to be on a path for college?
• Is this corps member developing into an inspired, transformative leader for educational equity, today and long-term?

We are currently accepting applications for the BMS Optional Program for sixth grade for the 2013-14 school year.   Appications must be submitted at the MCS Optional School Office at 2597 Avery

Bobcats are the CHAMPS AGAIN!

Bellevue finished number ONE in the tri-state area for the 21st year in a row!  Thank you students & parents for making this happen!

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Channel 19 Video

What does Dr. Cash think of Bellevue? (click on the link AND BE PATIENT to find out - it takes a while to load)

Dr. Cash at Bellevue Middle School

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CONGRATULATIONS to the BMS Cheerleaders as they won the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in Murfreesboro, TN on November 17 and came in 5th NATIONALLY in Orlando, Florida last month!

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Bellevue Middle School Bobcat Cheerleaders
NHSCC Champions

Special thanks to these sponsors who helped make a dream come true for our cheerleaders:

Platinum Plus Sponsors
Daniel Williams
Arizona Cardinals
Bellevue Middle School Alum

Dr. Tiffanie Winfrey
Winfrey Dental Aesthetics
Family and Cosmetic Dental Spa
Bellevue Jr. High Alum ‘81-‘84

Platinum Sponsors
Trinity Bible Church
Dr. Carol “Cookie” Champion
Bellevue Jr. High Alum ‘91-‘94


Gold Sponsors
T& T Construction
Rozelle Elementary Staff

Silver Sponsors
Chris Bull
Revolving Butler, LLC
Bellevue Jr. High Alum ‘81-‘84

Bronze Sponsors
Earl Anderson
ServiceMaster
Building Maintenance

Arnetta Pender
Dr. Bianca Sweeten
Comprehensive
Medical Associates

Pepsi-Cola Memphis

Addtionally, congrats to three of our cheerleaders (Paige H., Nyla S., and Alyssa M.) for being selected as All-Americans!  They each particpated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in Orlando!

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Congratulations to OUR Principal, Mr. F. Kevin Malone on being named the West Tennessee Principal of the Year!  Mr. Malone was declared the winner by the Tennessee State Department of Education on October 9th in Nashville!  Mr. Malone also finished in the top 3 for the Overall Principal of the Year Award for the entire State!   Earlier in the summer he was selected as the local winner for Principal of the Year for Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools!

Congratulations to our Awesome Choir Director, Mr. Jeff Chipman as six of his students made the MCS Honor Choir.  Those students were Reginald O., Briana H., Ambrose G., Reginald P., Timothy F., and Jared J.  Briana was named the 6th Chair and Reginald O. was named the 4th Chair.  Both students were defeated by high school students! Mr. Chipman's Advanced Choir also recently performed for at Unified School District Meeting!

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Congratulations to our wonderful science teacher, Ms. Angela Patterson as she was recently selected by Office Max as one of the best teachers in education.  She won the Office Max, "A Day Made Better" Teacher Award!

"A Day Made Better"

Angela Patterson

Bellevue Junior High School / Memphis, TN

Ms. Patterson is a dynamic teacher who is diligent in her efforts to increase student achievement. She makes learning fun by incorporating hands-on activities, integrating technology, and using educational games to engage the students in the learning. Over the course of the years, her students have continued to obtain excellent scores on the TCAP assessment. In addition, Ms. Patterson spearheads our annual Margie Dowell 5k Walk/Run. This is a yearly event that is held in honor of our former Spanish teacher, Mrs. Dowell. All proceeds are used to create a scholarship in the memory of Mrs. Dowell.

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Thank you to St. Jude Hospital for again serving as Bellevue's adopter for the 2012-13 school year.  A special thank you to St. Jude for providing school supplies to our students and for the tutoring that you will provide this year!

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Bellevue KNOWS DRAMA!

*If your child is involved in the Arts, Bellevue Middle School is the school for you as the Bellevue Players are one of our most popular organizations at our school.  In the past three years, our students have been involved in several top-notch productions.  Please contact our Drama Director, Ms. Nona Allen for more details!

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