Bass Middle School

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*Please access the parent calendar on the BMS website for club meeting dates. Most clubs begin in September.

Oct. 19: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Oct. 21: Football game: AMS @ BMS (PINK OUT GAME) *8th grade night (4:30)

Oct. 21: Tailgate for football game (4:00)

Oct. 22: Volleyball game: ECMS @ BMS (4:30)

Oct. 26: Volleyball game: EMS @ BMS (PINK OUT GAME) *8th grade night (4:30)

Oct. 26-30: Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 27: Internet Safety with Special Agent Cassidy Tarpley @ 5:00 PM (BMS cafeteria)

Oct. 29: Volleyball game @ AMS (4:30)

Oct. 30: Can-A-Thon begins (bring $5.00 or 5 cans to wear your school appropriate costume)

Nov. 2: Dental Van at BMS (sign up below)

Nov. 2: Athletic fundraiser and money due

Dec. 4: BMS affidavits are due (Our goal is 100% BEFORE Thanksgiving Break.)

Blake Bass Middle School is excited to host our Pink Out Tailgate! Students are invited to stay after school for an afternoon of food, friends, and Bulldog spirit before cheering on our football team!

For just $20, students will receive a game ticket, pizza, a drink, and an afternoon of fun with friends! This is a wonderful opportunity for students to enjoy time together, show their school spirit, and support our Bulldogs.

Tickets are available for purchase online using the link below or in person from Dr. Dawson in the mornings with cash or check.

We encourage students to wear pink and join us for a fun-filled afternoon as we come together to support our Bulldogs! We look forward to seeing everyone at the Pink Out Tailgate!

The school system is releasing a second survey for proposed academic calendars, as the Board prepares to adopt new calendars for the 2027-28 and 2028-29 school years this November.

Following extensive public feedback from the first calendar survey, the school system is releasing this second survey to gather additional public input on an alternate version of school calendars that includes a a week-long Fall Break in October, as opposed to the current long-weekend Fall Break. This survey proposes a third calendar option for review, and feedback.

For more information, and to see the calendar 3 proposal, go here. Click the link below to take the second survey:

Take Online Calendar Survey 2 (long Fall Break proposal)

Coweta County School System is completing residency verification for the 2026–2027 school year. Please review the attached instruction graphic and complete the attached Affidavit of Residence.

To complete the process, please:

1. Complete all sections of the Affidavit of Residence.
2. Sign the affidavit in the presence of a Notary Public. A notary is available at BMS from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday.
3. Provide two current proofs of residence from the approved list included in the attached graphic.
4. Return the completed affidavit and both proofs of residence to BMS by Friday, December 4, 2026.

If you have children attending multiple Coweta County schools, please let us know. We will send a copy of the completed affidavit to their other CCSS schools for you.

Thank you for completing and returning these documents by the deadline.

This week, our character education focus is Punctual. Being punctual means arriving on time, being prepared, and demonstrating respect for the time of others. At Bass Middle School, we encourage our Bulldogs to develop habits that will help them succeed both in school and beyond. Arriving to class on time, using transitions appropriately, and being ready to learn are simple ways students demonstrate responsibility and leadership. Punctuality also supports school safety by helping students remain where they are expected to be throughout the day. By developing these positive habits, our students demonstrate what it means to be Brave, Optimistic, Leaders, and Determined as we continue Building Outstanding Leaders Daily.

Technology is an important part of how our Bulldogs learn, communicate, and connect with others. While the digital world offers endless opportunities, it also challenges students to develop essential skills such as critical thinking, empathy, responsible decision-making, and meaningful face-to-face communication.

As we celebrate Media Literacy Week, we encourage our Bulldog families to join us in helping students build healthy digital habits. Whether it's discussing what they see online, recognizing misinformation, balancing screen time, or practicing kindness on social media, small conversations at home can make a BIG difference! Together, we can empower our Bulldogs to be Respectful, Responsible, and Resilient digital citizens who are prepared to navigate an ever-changing world.

Strong Digital Habits Start with Strong Partnerships! We hope you will make plans to join us on Tuesday, October 27th at 5:00 PM in the cafeteria as Special Agent Cassidy Tarpley from the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit leads an information session on Internet Safety that you don’t want to miss! Please RSVP on the Google Form.

This program is centered around helping Coweta County families, due to circumstances, provide Christmas gifts to their children 18 and younger. Families can apply starting 10/1/2026.

Backpack Buddies is a non-profit organization that provides a little extra food on the weekend for students in Coweta County. Backpack Buddies supplies students with nutritious, self-serve food that will sustain them when school meals are not available. Four times a year, when students are out for longer school breaks, Backpack Buddies sends home a larger bag of food to help them during that extended break from school.

The Backpack Buddies program is essential to help relieve hunger, which in turn will improve grades, health, school attendance and self-esteem in these children. If you are interested in signing your student up for the Backpack Buddies program, fill out the attached form and sign giving Backpack Buddies permission to send food home every Friday with your student.

Click on the QR Code to sign up!

The Blake Bass Middle School Peer Mentoring Program is officially underway! Our 8th-grade peer mentors have been paired with 6th-grade mentees to build positive relationships through meaningful conversations, team-building activities, and games. This program promotes leadership, kindness, communication, and friendship while helping our younger Bulldogs feel connected and supported.

Help Support Our Peer Mentors!

We have created an Amazon Wish List filled with games and activities to help our mentors and mentees connect and build lasting friendships. Families who would like to support the program are invited to purchase an item from our wish list. Every contribution is greatly appreciated!

Amazon Wish List: Peer Mentor Wish List

Together, we're building stronger leaders and stronger Bulldogs!

Please use the form below to request a transportation change for your student. Only make a request if your child is not aware of the change. All requests MUST be made by 3:00 pm on the date requested. We ask that you limit transportation changes to emergency situations only. All students should know how they are getting home each day before they arrive to school.

Please keep changes to emergency situations only.

Cell phones and smart watches may not be used during the instructional day and must be on silent and put away in student's backpacks at all times. Backpacks will be placed in lockers each morning until the end of the day. Students are permitted to use the designated student phone located in the office during school hours for emergencies or for illness. Students should not use a cell phone or smartwatch to call home or text when sick. Any student who is ill should go through the Bass clinic. The school nurse will call parents directly. Calling home for homework, a school project, or to make arrangements to attend an after school event that wasn't previously arranged is not permitted.

We appreciate your support of this policy so we can minimize interruptions to learning and ensure that all students feel safe and free of distractions.

*CCMSAL permits 7th and 8th grade students to participate in school sports.

Home events: *All sporting events begin at 4:30 p.m. and cost $6.00 per person to attend. Student spectators must go home after school and return if they are attending the game. All students must be picked up by 6:30 p.m. at the front of the school.

Away events: BMS students who attend away events at any CCSS facility must be accompanied by an adult.

We now accept credit cards at the gate and concession stand. Purchase a single ticket for $6.00 or a season pass for $60.00. A Season Pass includes all home games but does not include home track meets or play-off games.

Fall: Football, Cheerleading & Volleyball

Winter: Basketball & Cheerleading

Spring: Track

Athletic forms are due Nov. 2nd for Soccer, Volleyball and Football athletes. You can turn these in to your coach or to Mr. Hicks/Dr. Bennett. Thank you for helping us raise money for our athletic programs!

We have finished the first nine weeks of school. That is one-fourth of the way through the school year, so any student or staff member who read the 10 books on our 1st Challenge Chart should stop by the Learning Commons between 8:00-9:00 AM this week and see Mrs. Doonan. Readers must have logged all 10 books in Beanstack when they come to the Learning Commons. Also, students and staff must check in at all reading checkpoints during the year to be eligible for our End of Year Recognition.

BMS Athletics Twitter: @AthleticsBass

BMS Instagram: bassmiddleschool

BMS Facebook: @BassMiddleSchool

BMS Website: http://bms.cowetaschools.net/

Assistant Principal: Angie Markham

Assistant Principal: Dr. Ashley Dawson

Assistant Principal/Athletic Director: Bryan Hicks

Email: cindy.bennett@cowetaschools.net
Website: bms.cowetaschools.net
Location: 500 Shaw Road, Sharpsburg, GA, USA
Phone: 770 254 2600