BWMS Family Update

Presidents Day

Special thanks to all the parents who participated in our final round of conferences on Thursday night. We appreciate the collaboration between home and school as many centered around goals for a successful end of this year as well as insights about courses for the 2026-27 school year. With that said, our school counselors are meeting with 5th - 7th grade students to collect related arts course requests. We encourage families to review our BWMS Program of Studies as well as the information below from our school counselors. We do anticipate sending home the course request sheets on March 13th for parents to review and request any family feedback be returned before spring break.

Have a great President's Day weekend,

~Mr. Josh Frame

Important Updates

Scheduling information will be available for the 2026-27 school year as we shift to the month of February. Additional information can be found here.
Attention 8th grade families who attended the Freshman Scheduling Night will be Monday 2/9/26. Please provide the HS with feedback with this form.
The next BWMS Dance will be on Friday 2/13/26 from 6PM-8PM. Cost is $5 at the door.
There is no school on Monday 2/16/26 due to Presidents Day.
Officer Whiteside will be leading a 7th grade digital citizenship lesson for our students out of their social studies class on Tuesday 2/17/26. The following information and opt-out form was emailed home this week.
7th grade students will have the required suicide awareness and prevention programming from House Bill 123 on 2/25-26 in social studies classrooms. Additional information to include the opt out form was emailed to families. Please check with school counselor Megan Burden or principal Josh Frame if you have any questions.
The next BWMS What I Need (WIN) Day is Friday 3/6/26. The student sign up will be posted at the beginning of that week.
The next BWMS Eagles Night sponsored by our Student Council is Friday 3/6/26 from 6PM-8PM. Cost is $5 at the door.
Reminder - Daylight savings time begins on Sunday 3/8/26.
Attention 6th Grade Families - Please find the details for the Camp Nuhop Outdoor Education here. Group 1 of 6th grade students will be headed off to Camp Nuhop for Outdoor Education extended trips on 3/12 and 4/7. Group 2 will attend on 3/13 and 4/13. Look for additional details from trip coordinators Mrs. Graven and Mr. Wion sent via email.
The end of the 3rd Quarter is Friday 3/13/26.

Congrats to Officer Whiteside

We are proud to share that Officer Whiteside has been approved as a Professional Level SRO through the Ohio School Resource Officer Association (OSROA).

This distinguished designation reflects Officer Whiteside’s commitment to advanced training, professional excellence, and dedication to fostering a safe and supportive learning environment for our students and staff. His continued investment in professional growth strengthens the positive relationships he builds each day within our school community.

Please join us in congratulating Officer Whiteside on this outstanding accomplishment and in thanking him for his service to Big Walnut Middle School!

Counselor Corner

Attention families of rising 7th and 8th grade students, school counselors will be visiting your student’s classroom during the week of February 16 to collect their elective requests. You can review the middle school program of studies with your student HERE. Your student’s course requests for next year will be sent home for families to review before Spring Break. Please reach out to Megan Burden for questions about rising 7th graders (meganburden@bwls.net) and Lauren Greenspan (laurengreenspan@bwls.net) for questions about rising 8th graders.

Also, if you missed the presentation from Dr. Jordan about College Credit Plus, you can find the presentation here.

BWMS Athletic Information

Reminder that all athletes should have their final forms complete and a current OHSAA Evaluation Exam Form uploaded to Final Forms directly or emailed to Mrs. Kreager stephaniekreager@bwls.net. All physicals must be received prior to the first tryout date or first practice of the season.

All information for BWMS athletics can be found at bigwalnutathletics.net and on Schoology.

BWMS SOARing Staff Member Award

The SOARing Staff Award and used to recognize a Big Walnut Middle School Staff Member who goes above and beyond to support the mission of BWLS to inspire and guide each student to his or her maximum potential. If you would love to recognize a staff member, please submit their name and reason on the following form... HERE.