May 20. 2023 at 2:15 PM
at Carilion Clinic ION for $20.00.
Please call 540-483-5332 for more information.
SPRING PICTURE INFORMATION
Pictures have been postponed!
A new date will be posted when it is available.
Parents may order online.
Cash/check should be given directly to the photographer
on the day of pictures.
Only those who have paid online or that day will
get an individual picture taken.
CHEERLEADING FOR 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR
Tryouts to select the BFMS and FCHS JV and Varsity sideline cheerleading squads and mascot for the 2023-2024 school year will be held on April 3rd, 4th, and 5th at the high school. Any rising 7th and 8th grader is eligible to try out for the BFMS squad and any rising 9th grade student is eligible to try out for the FCHS squads. Each candidate must have a current VHSL physical dated after May 1st, 2022, on file with the BFMS and/or FCHS Athletic Department in order to do so.
Cheerleader candidates will be taught a cheer and a dance for tryouts, and they do NOT need to know how to tumble or do gymnastics in order to try out. Candidates may also be asked to stunt. The mascot candidates will be asked to dance to the tryout song while in costume. Open gym for those students interested in trying out will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning March 6th in Law Gym at the high school.
Anyone interested in trying out should pick up an informational packet from the office or from Coach Kelci Hall.
**Click here to buy tickets and season passes online to all home games
at BFMS!**
(Ticket sales for the week will open on Mondays at 8 AM.)
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IMPORTANT LINKS
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BFMS Football
Workouts
Workouts
for 6th and 7th graders will begin on January 23 and will
be held every Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-5:30.
You
must have a ride here at 5:30 to pick you up. The activity bus will not be available.
*A
VHSL physical must be turned in before
you can participate. This form can be picked up at reception or downloaded
from the VHSL website. Physicals are offered through your family physician, any
urgent care center, or at the Bernard Health Clinic in Rocky Mount. Sixth graders
may turn their form into Ms. Patterson at reception and seventh graders may
turn theirs in to Mrs. Slough in the west gym. Please make sure all blanks are
signed and everything is filled in!
A
shirt and pair of shorts along with tennis shoes is required for the workouts.
Those
staying after school for football workouts should report to the west cafeteria after
announcements.
If
you have any questions please contact Jessica Slough at 540-493-6542 or Coach
Turner at [email protected].
*Please
note that all sports physicals for this year will expire on June 30, 2023 no
matter what date the physical was completed.
Please call or text Jessica Slough at 540-493-6542 if you have any questions.
Students
in grades 7 & 8 who wish to participate in interscholastic
athletics are encouraged to do so. Sixth graders can only act as
managers if selected by the coach. Managers are only allowed to do managerial duties and cannot practice or workout with the team.
BFMS athletic programs include cheerleading, football, volleyball,
cross country, golf, wrestling, basketball, softball, track, baseball,
tennis, and soccer. These teams compete in the Roanoke Valley Middle
School League. Students must pass three out of four classes for 8th
graders, and four of the five for 7th graders each semester in order to
compete in a sport the following semester. A Virginia High School
physical is required before students may participate in any
interscholastic event. Physical forms can be picked up at BFMS or TGC or
printed online http://www.vhsl.org/. There
is also a link at the top of this webpage. In addition to the physical
form, every athlete must sign a participation form as well as a
concussion policy form.
Activity
buses are available for students who participate in after-school
activities that are considered "in season." Buses pick up at the West
Hall at 6:00 p.m. and transport students to Franklin County High School,
where they will board buses that transport them to the bus stop nearest
their homes. Students who ride the activity buses are required to
obtain an activity bus pass from the person who is responsible for the
activity.
You
can call the bus garage at 483-5541 to find out which bus to ride and
where the bus will stop, or click the link located at the top of this
webpage. PLEASE NOTE: THE ACTIVITY BUS DOES NOT NECESSARILY STOP AT THE SAME PLACE AS THE REGULAR BUS.
Students must have an activity bus pass, secured from the sponsor or coach in order to ride the activity bus. NO EXCEPTIONS!
The
same acceptable bus conduct that is expected on any bus ride is also
expected on activity buses. Activity bus transportation is a privilege
that can be withdrawn for inappropriate behavior.
For more information, please contact our Athletic Coordinator, Jessica Slough at [email protected]
or at 540-493-6542.