Middle School West

February 13 - No School for students (Professional Development Day)

February 16 - President's Day (No school for students and teachers, offices open)

March 4 - End of Trimester 2

March 5 - Parent teacher Conferences (Signups will be out in the coming weeks)

March 7 - Music League's Chicken Dinner

Middle School West took 27 students who competed in 23 different events on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Our students did a great job with 23 students placing in their events. Please see the list below for the students and their placements. Qualifying students will be representing West at the state competition in March. Please congratulate them when you see them!

Career Prep - Norah Frain/ 2nd place

Challenging Technology Issues - Norah Frain and Aubrey Case/1st Place, Vincenzo Grigoli and Charlie Heydt/ 4th Place

Coding - Evan Shrestha and Colton Spaid/ 3rd Place

Digital Photography - Libby Frain/ 2nd Place

Dragster - Jack Reinford/ 6th Place, Caden Verdine/ 9th Place, Maros Calle/ 10th Place, Adam Wissinger/ 11th Place

Flight - Annelise Donovan/ 1st Place, Caden Verdine/ 4th Place, Marcos Calle/ 6th Place, Ryeigh Schott/ 8th Place

Inventions and Innovations - Team A (Marcos Calle, Annelise Donovan, Norah Frain, Hasini Varanasi, Libby Frain and Henry Schaefer)/ 1st Place

Medical Technology - Team A (Greyson Zheng, Hasini Varanasi, Aubrey Case and Prisha Patel)/ 3rd Place

Prepared Speech - Norah Frain/ 4th Place

Problem Solving - Marcos Calle and Henry Schaefer/ 4th Place

Promotional Marketing - Nandini Mardhwathi Varanasi/ 3rd Place, Owen Odom/ 5th Place

Solar Racer - Braedyn Trauger and Jack Reinford/ 2nd place, Adam Wissinger and Trent Lenhart/ 3rd Place

STEM Animation - Jullian Martinez, Colton Spaid and Prisha Patel/ 3rd Place

Students in the current 6th and 7th grades will start to discuss the course registration process in their R.E.A.C.H. for the Future classes in February. All course registration information such as club descriptions and forms can be found in your child’s R.E.A.C.H. for the Future google classroom. The course registration google form must be completed by ALL students in grades 6 and 7 by 3/6/26. Placement recommendation letters will be mailed home in late February. Please reach out to your child’s grade level counselor if you have any questions.

Thank you,

The Guidance Department

Dear Class of 2030 Students & Families,

Thank you for attending the BASH Program of Studies presentation! Attached is the Incoming 9th Grade Program of Studies Presentation for your reference. We look forward to seeing you again during our building tours in May. If you have any course selection questions, please reach out to your middle school teachers and counselors.

Thank you,

BASH Admin Team

Physical Examinations are required for grade 6.

If you would like our school physician to complete a free physical examination, please email jwilliamson@boyertownasd.org or call the health room at 610-473-3770 by Friday, January 30, 2026.

If you have already had a private physical examination at your doctor’s office, you may disregard this message or submit a copy of the examination to the health room by emailing it to jwilliamson@boyertownasd.org. An examination is considered acceptable if it was completed on/after July 1, 2024. You may also have an upcoming physical exam appointment- if that is the case no further action is required.

BASH Cheerleading tryout clinic will be held on 3/24/26, 3/25/26, 3/26/26 from 5-7 pm, with our official tryout date 3/30/26. Please be prepared to attend all three clinic days so you are able to learn the material prior to the official tryouts on 3/30. Please wear comfortable athletic clothes (shorts, tank top or t-shirt, cheer shoes or sneakers). Hair tied back, no jewelry, bring your water, and a smile. Our clinic and tryouts will be held in the cub gym at BASH. The coaches look forward to meeting you. Please fill out our google doc attached, or you can go to our instagram account @boyertownhscheer Go BEARS!

Raising children today comes with new challenges—and new opportunities. Join us for an engaging parent night designed to provide practical tools, resources, and guidance to support your child’s growth at every stage. Child care will be provided for school age students so that parents/guardians are free to participate in sessions of interest.

Families will have the opportunity to attend sessions focused on:

• Positive Behavior Support – strategies to support behavior at home and school
• Focus & Organization – helping children manage time, attention, and responsibilities
• Escaping Vaping – understanding risks and how to talk with children and teens
• Families & Technology – navigating screen time, social media, and digital wellness
• Supporting Early Reading – building strong literacy skills from the start
• Full-Day Kindergarten Input Session – share your thoughts and help inform future planning

This evening is designed to be informative, supportive, and collaborative. We look forward to partnering with families as we work together to support the well-being and success of our students. More information will be sent out after the Winter Break

Dear Class of 2030 Students & Families,

BASH is excited to invite you to the Class of 2030 Program of Studies presentation on January 22, 2026, from 6:00-7:00pm in the FAUD. Please enter via the Main, East, and Athletic entrances (map attached). Security will be posted at these locations and student volunteers will be available to guide you throughout the building. BASH also has athletic events planned for Thursday evening and parking will be limited. We look forward to seeing you at BASH!

Thank you,

BASH Admin Team

Quigley Bus Services’ new bus tracking app, Stopfinder, will be released to our district families on Thursday, December 4th.
The app replaces Here Comes the Bus and integrates with the transportation’s bus routing system and new GPS equipment to provide up-to-the-minute information to families. Quigleys has completed training and multiple pilots with the application to provide a smooth transition for our users – including a building-wide pilot with Washington Elementary. The pilots included user feedback, system updates, and collaboration with the vendor and district personnel in preparation for the 4th.

The invitations will be addressed from Stopfinder no-reply@stopfinder.com and arrive throughout the day on December 4th. It is important to note that your email service provider may forward messages from unrecognized email addresses to your junk/spam/trash folders. Based on the internal and external pilot programs, we do know that this has happened to some of our participants. We kindly ask that you please always check these folders for Stopfinder information before reaching out to Quigley for additional support.

Invitations will ONLY be sent to Priority 1 and Priority 2 contacts within Infinite Campus. Those contacts can then share the service with others. HOWEVER, neither the district nor Quigley will be able to invite other student contacts to the program for safety and security reasons. The invitations will include specific instructions on signing up for the service and sharing with others.

Quigley will ask you to follow this protocol when asking for help with the application registration process:

If you are a Priority 1 or 2 student-contact in IC AND, you have checked those email folder locations, AND it is later than 9 AM on Friday,December 5th, AND you have not received your invitation to sign up for the app, please notify Quigley Bus Service via email to transportation@boyertownasd.org. Please remember, all district families will receive their invitations to this service on the same day. We ask that you allow up to 3-5 business days for a response.

There is NOTHING for you to do NOW, and Quigley cannot add users to the system before the 4th. You will receive additional reminders from BASD regarding this rollout in the coming days, all leading up to your invitation on the 4th. Please stay tuned!

Purchase your tickets today to reserve the best seats!

https://www.boyertownmusic.com/bash-musical/

Thursday, February 12 – Saturday, February 15, 2026

When a die-hard musical theatre fan drops the needle on his favorite record — the cast album of a 1920s musical called The Drowsy Chaperone — the show magically bursts to life right in his living room! What follows is a dazzling, hilarious celebration of musical theatre’s golden age — complete with a bumbling best man, a nervous bride, a tipsy chaperone, gangsters disguised as pastry chefs, and plenty of show-stopping dance numbers.

Full of laughter, catchy tunes, and tongue-in-cheek charm, The Drowsy Chaperone is a “musical within a comedy” that will leave audiences grinning from ear to ear. Whether you’re a longtime Broadway lover or brand-new to musicals, this show is the perfect pick-me-up for the winter blues!

Tickets are $15 and available online now. Pay securely using credit card, PayPal, or Venmo. Prefer to buy in person? Tickets will also be sold in the BASH auditorium lobby on Wednesday evenings beginning in January from 6–8 PM (cash or online assistance available).

Across our community, people are facing reductions or delays in SNAP benefits, income disruptions, and mounting financial stress, and they are turning to trusted organizations for answers. In response, United Way of Berks County has created a resource guide to offer some clarity and connection during these challenging times.

Attached are English and Spanish versions of the guide, also available at https://www.uwberks.org/guide-for-help/, which include:

• Steps for accessing food, housing, and utility assistance
• Help checking benefit status or resolving issues
• Resources for mental health, childcare, and more
• Local contacts including PA 211, Helping Harvest, Centro Hispano, CareerLink, and others

Please contact your child’s school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.

Students will be able to stay after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays to either complete homework or get help on homework. No sign up is necessary. Students just need to report to the office immediately after school. Homework help runs from 2:40 - 3:40pm. No transportation will be provided. We are asking that students are picked up promptly at 3:40pm

Boyertown, Colebrookdale, Earl and Washington are the identified Title I elementary schools in our district. Middle School West is also identified as a Title I school. These schools receive Title I funding based on the percentage of low-income eligible students.

Title I is a federally funded program purposed with ensuring all children have a fair and equal opportunity to learn and grow. Boyertown has transitioned to a Schoolwide Title I program. A Schoolwide program is designed to serve all students in a Title I building and improve all structures to help support student learning. Our Schoolwide plan was developed with the help of parents, community members, teachers, and administrators. Our plan is evaluated annually to determine the impact that these supports have on student achievement.

As a Schoolwide Title I building, the staff is reviewing all students' data to determine needs. Students are identified for intervention if in need of academic support, primarily in the area of reading. All students receiving additional support must qualify through our district assessments. Support is provided to the students individually or in small groups both in class and as a pullout program. Schools set a goal for academic progress that will be measured through mid-year and end-of-the-year assessments. The Reading Specialists, Intervention teachers, paraprofessionals, and classroom teachers partner together to support students.

Our district works diligently to use the Title I funds as required and to provide these additional services to enhance the educational program of our Title I students. If you have any questions about the Title I program, please reach out to your building's reading specialist or call the Title I office at (610) 369-7414.

Title I Programs Website Link

Please see the attachment for the new attendance procedures using Infinite Campus. Paper doctors notes will also still be accepted at the attendance office.

Cafeteria Menus will be coming out soon! Please click the EZSchool Pay link below to add money to your students account.

I have also included the Free and Reduced Lunch Application on the School CAfe link. Please note this needs to be filled out every year.

Some helpful medical forms may be found HERE . Our nurses are also available each school day from 7:15AM-3:00PM for medicine collection.

On October 29, 2024, Pennsylvania passed Act 117, a new law that allows the Department of Health (DOH) to create and share important information with parents and guardians about Type 1 Diabetes. Starting with the 2025–2026 school year, all schools are required to provide this information to families. Below please find the Parent Fact Sheet on Type 1 Diabetes. You can also find this information in our student handbook.

Below is the link to the bell schedules for the 2025-2026 school year. This is includes our normal day to day schedule as well as our early dismissal schedule or delay schedule.

BASD hosts an online Community Bulletin Board. The electronic bulletin board features district and community activities, events, clubs, resources, and more. The board is updated regularly and is an excellent source of information regarding things happening throughout our community and beyond. Be sure to check it out regularly!

Freepik.com and Canva.com are also used in the creation of this newsletter. Any additional applicable copyright information for items used throughout the newsletter will be provided on a use-by-use basis.

Middle School West
380 South Madison Street
Boyertown, PA 19512

(610) 369-7471