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Congratulation to our
8th Graders
100% of our 8th Graders passed the TAKS Reading Test on
March 5th and 93% of our 8th Graders passed the Math TAKS
Test on April 8th. This is a remarkable accomplishment and I am very
proud of the effort of our students and staff.
Leslie Michalik
Benold Middle School Principal
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Benold Earns Gold Performance
Acknowledgements from T.E.A.
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Benold Middle School
recently received four Gold Performance
Acknowledgements from the Texas Education Agency based on
our 2007 TAKS
scores for Commended Performance in Reading, Commended
Performance in Writing, Commended Performance in Social
Studies, and
Comparable Improvement in Math.
To receive Commended Performance in a subject area, we had to have at least 25%
or more of All Students and each student
subgroup that we are held accountable for score at or above a
2400 (roughly equivalent to an “A”) on the TAKS test.
To receive Comparable Improvement, we must have an average
Texas Growth Index within the top quartile (25%) of our 40
member campus comparison group.
We
are very proud of this accomplishment and the recognition
from the state. In 2004 we did not receive any
acknowledgements and in 2005 we received three Gold
Performance Acknowledgements for Attendance, Commended
Reading, and Comparable Improvement in Reading. In
2006 we received four Gold Performance Acknowledgements for
commended Reading, Commended Writing, commended Social
Studies and commended math. Our
students and staff are making great progress in academic
student achievement and are to be commended for their
efforts.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
from
Principal Leslie Michalik |
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Congratulations to Benold's
Teacher of the Year

Staci Whittenton |
| Ms. Whittenton was voted by the Benold Staff
as the 2007-2008 teacher of the year. Ms. Whittenton is a 7th grade
science teacher, team leader and she serves on many committees
at Benold. She is an outstanding teacher and we are happy
to award her with this honor. |
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Congratulations to Benold's
Teacher of the Month
Jeff Lanoue |
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Benold Middle School will stop cafeteria
charging for the rest of the school year beginning Thursday, May
1, 2008. |
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Upcoming Events
Click here to view the May Calendar for
events.
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6th Grade
Festival

Date: May 9th
Time: 4:00- 6:00 PM
Place: Benold Cafeteria and Gym
Cost is $2 and
includes pizza, drinks, sno cones, popcorn, fun & games.
Memories can last forever at a photo booth where pictures
will be $0.25 per photo. Ticket sales will be May 2nd
– May 8th during the 6th grade lunch.
Tickets will be given out May 9th the last period
for those students who have purchased them.
Questions – please call Renell Forrester: 863-6264 or
txforrester@verizon.net
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TAKS Test Information
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Our
school will be administering the TAKS Test according to the
following schedule. We are very proud of all of our
students and staff for their effort in preparing for these
statewide exams.
The
TAKS tests will occur on the following dates:
Wednesday, March 5
7th
TAKS Writing
8th TAKS Reading
Tuesday, April 8
8th TAKS Math
Tuesday, April 29
6th & 7th TAKS Math
Wednesday, April 30
6th & 7th
TAKS Reading, 8th Reading Retest
Thursday, May 1
8th TAKS Science
Friday, May 2
8th TAKS Social Studies
Tuesday, May 13
8th Math Retest
We
are asking for your cooperation in making sure that your child
receives enough rest the night before each of these exams and
has a good breakfast each morning. It is important that
your child arrives to school on time on these test dates.
A
reminder to students and parents that cell phones and other
electronic devices will not be allowed in the testing rooms.
Please leave cell phones, cameras, I-pods, calculator watches,
palm pilots, and all other electronic devices at home during the
week of testing. |
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GISD Athletic Physicals
Sports physicals for GISD athletes will be held Saturday,
May 17, 2008 at the Scott & White Hospital in Round Rock.
Athletic physical, which cost $15.00, are for all athletes,
cheerleaders, dance, ROTC and HOSA students.
To sign up contact your coaches at your middle school or
with Chad Hennessey or Diana Operhall at the High School
starting Monday, March 24, 2008. The last day to sign up is
Friday, May 1, 2008 at 4:00 pm.
For more information, contact Operhall or Hennessey at
512-943-500, est. 7213/7200
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8th Grade
Reunion Ranch
Date: May 27th
Time: 9:00- 3:00 |
7th Grade
Picnic at
San Gabriel Park
Date: May 28th
Time: 10:00 am |
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End of Year Awards Assemblies
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7th Grade Awards Assembly
Date: Wednesday, May 28th
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Benold Cafeteria |
6th Grade Awards Assembly
Date: Wednesday, May 28th
Time: 2:45 pm
Place: Benold Cafeteria |
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8th grade graduation
Date: May 29th
Time: 9:30
am.
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Examination for Acceleration
Georgetown ISD is offering opportunities this summer for
secondary students to earn credit in Academic subjects and to
accelerate a grade level. The purpose of examination for
acceleration is to allow a student to accelerate and earn credit
for a particular course or grade level without formal
instruction in that course of grade level. The student must
score a minimum of 90% on the required tests taken for the
appropriate course/grade the student wants to skip.
Testing dates have been set for June 24th, 25th,
26th and July 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Any GISD student is eligible to participate in testing without
charge at the time of the regularly scheduled administration.
Students interested in participating in the examination for
acceleration program should pick up a registration form from the
counselor's office or at the curriculum office at the Central
Office Administration Building.
Registration forms must be returned to one of those locations
by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008. |
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Running low on
school supplies?
The Benold Barn has many
school supplies available at a low price for our students.
We currently have in stock notebooks, notebook paper, pens,
pencils, rulers, protractors, index cards, divider pages,
graph paper, folders, highlighters and many other items. If
you need it for school, come see us in the Barn before you
make that extra trip downtown.
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Recycle &
Benefit Benold!

Our school may soon be off for the summer however our
Recycle Paper Bins are
open 24/7 ALL SUMMER LONG. Please keep on depositing all
your paper,
magazines, junk mail, old school papers, newspapers, just
about any kind
of paper, except cardboard. Benold can continue to earn
money all
summer long and we can keep our community GREEN by
RECYCLING. Also we
continue to collect ink jet cartridges, cell phones at the
Bubble until
school ends. Thanks and wishing all a great
summertime.....QUESTIONS,
laura@jagtrucking.com
This money is used to help offset costs for our end of year
celebrations for each grade. Thanks for all of your support
throughout the year!
Click
here for detailed recycling info on our website! |
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New to BMS? Learn More About Our School!
 Check out the
virtual tour created by Benold students!
See what our students
accomplish by viewing
student work and projects.
Our
library is awesome! See if
it has your
favorite book. :-)
All of our teachers
maintain their
own websites to help
students and families keep up with what's going on in their
classes. |
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This Page Last Updated
09 May 2008
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