We were privileged to have a visit from Bob Trainor this morning. He led a Prayer Walk at the Academy on September the 8th, and brought by a couple of display boards with pictures and well-wishes. It was a privilege to shake his hand and thank him for his commitment to schools, students, and the Bartlett community.

Tim Jones and I want to recognize the hard work and accomplishments of our teachers and students this past year. For the second year in a row, Bartlett High School and Bartlett Ninth Grade Academy have been recognized by the State of Tennessee as a Reward School. This is the highest honor a school can receive for its performance on state mandated tests.

Below, Academy English and Math teachers celebrate this accomplishment. Thanks go out to all teachers and staff, parents and students at to our respective schools for what they do each day to make the learning environment a productive one.

Now, to start working for a third banner for the coming year...

Parents, please remember to check your child’s attendance on PowerSchool weekly, or after you have sent in a note. We have a very small window of time for making corrections, and we want your child’s attendance record to be 100% accurate. Sometimes notes don’t make it to the Attendance Office for one reason or another.
Emails (to vmoser@bartlettschools.org, jtaylor2@bartlettschools.org, or jmcdonald@bartlettschools.org) are always a good way to send a note or follow-up on a written note. Weekly checks will hopefully prevent situations at the end of the grading period, the semester, or the year, where we have inaccurate information and lack the ability to make changes.
Students, you can also monitor your attendance on PowerSchool and let us know about errors. This is good practice for second semester when you want to remain eligible for exam exemptions at the end of the year.

Don't forget to go online and pay for laptop insurance. All laptops must be insured by the end of the month to ensure uninterrupted access.

Teachers, Coaches, and Club Sponsors:
Please come out and support the athletic programs by participating in the 4th Annual Panther Pride 5K Run September 28th, 2019 at 9:00AM at Freeman Park. This is great opportunity for our high school teachers, clubs, and sports programs to show support for our athletes. I have attached the flyer to this email and will be placing a flyer in your boxes to post in your classrooms. Please help us out, by announcing the event to your classes and encouraging kids to sign up early to receive the lowest cost to participate in this event. Also, if you are able and willing to offer any type of incentive for participating in this event, please do so as well. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Below is the link to sign up. Thank you for your support!

http://bartlettrunners.com/

We were grateful to have six of our Class of 2020 students, current seniors, come back to the Academy on Tuesday and talk with current freshmen about the important things that they need to be thinking about now in preparation for graduation. River Allbritton, Anna Bailey, McKenna Fleshman, Anna Tilley, Patel Qaladize, and Mason Davenport each spoke with English classes all day about preparing for success. This was a senior project put together and implemented by these six Honors Academy members. This was such a great experience, we are asking for them to come back in May to talk about transitioning to BHS next fall. We are also hopeful that this will become a tradition each year - current seniors coming to speak to current freshman. Thanks to our six seniors for paying it back and paying it forward at the same time. And thanks to Honors Academy sponsor, Mrs. Tara Smith, for coordinating.

Coach Nebo would like to congratulate Sophie Burke for breaking the school record in 2000 M steeplechase & Distance Medley Relay, Sydney Swift for breaking the school record in Shuttle Hurdle Relay, and Maggie Roy breaking the school record in the indoor 1 mile, Distance Medley Relay, and being in the top 3 in 800 m run and top 4 in 1600 M in the our section. Theses ladies also with the help of Carrie Chalmers will compete for an opportunity to run at State next Saturday May 11 at Arlington at 12 noon.Also want to congratulate Tmirah Albea, Austin Baggett , and Evan Gaines for being a part of the 2019 Unified Sectional champions. These outstanding athletes will now compete at Middle TN State University on May 23rd at Blue Cross Blue Shield State Track Meet. Austin and Evan also won first place at Bellevue Baptist Unified Basketball Championship.

I had the privilege of attending the BHS Band Concert here at the Academy last night. The music was incredible, starting with the Freshman Band, continuing with the Junior Varsity Band, and concluding with the Varsity Band. Well done, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Birmingham, and students.

Congratulations to Amanda Tutor. She is the Teacher of the Year for Bartlett Academy, the High School Teacher of the Year for Bartlett City Schools, and the High School Teacher of the Year for the Southwest Region of Tennessee.