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SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Anyone who wants to participate in our athletics program must have a VHSL physical on file. There have been some changes to the guidelines. Beginning July 1, 2025 all new physicals MUST be on the new physical form. Only pages 1-3 need to be turned into the school. Physicals will now expire 14 months after the date of the physical.


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**Click here to buy tickets and  passes online to all home games at BFMS!**
Ticket sales will begin one week prior to each game.  
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IMPORTANT LINKS

Link to Schedules for All Sports
Use this link to also sign up to be notified of cancellations!
(Click the link, click on Franklin County, then click on Notify Me located on the right side of the page under the calendar.)


Link to the new VHSL physical form

Link to ACTIVITY BUS ROUTES
ACTIVITY BUSES DO NOT RUN ON FRIDAYS! 

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Attention all sixth, seventh and eighth graders! 

Were you hoping to try out for cheerleading but missed tryouts because you were too busy, you were out of town, or you were playing a spring sport? It’s not too late! We’ll be having “2nd Chance” Cheerleading tryouts from 3:30 - 5:30 pm in Law Gym on the FCHS campus on May 26th and 27th for anyone who would like to become an Eagle Cheerleader at BFMS or the high school for the 2026-2027 school year. All you need is a current physical on file and your Eagle spirit! You can pick up your permission form and tryout packet on the first day of 2nd chance tryouts, May 26th. Come on out and show your Eagle Spirit! Your school and community need YOU!! A bus pass is required to get off of the bus at the high school. Call Mrs. Slough at 540-493-6542 if you have any questions.

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BFMS BOYS Basketball Open Gym
Any sixth and seventh grade boy interested in playing
basketball next year should make plans to attend!
Tuesdays and Thursdays
6:00-7:30 PM

May 7 - east gym
May 12 - west gym
May 14 - east gym
May 19 - west gym
May 21 - west gym
May 26 - west gym
May 28 - east gym
Call or email Jessica Slough if you have any questions! 540-493-6542
[email protected] 

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BFMS Girls Basketball Open Gym
Sixth and seventh grade girls interested in playing basketball next year should make plans to attend!
Tuesdays and Thursdays
West Hall Gym
3:30-5:30
Report to the west cafeteria at dismissal
You must have a VHSL physical on file
Questions? Email [email protected] or
call Jessica Slough at 540-496-6542.

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BFMS Football Conditioning 2026

Open to all sixth and seventh graders interested in

playing football next year.


Workouts begin March 2nd and will continue every 

Monday and Wednesday until June 3rd from 3:30-5:30.


Participants must have a VHSL physical on file.

Physical forms can be downloaded from the BFMS website under the athletics tab or picked up in the east or west lobby.


Participants will need to bring workout clothes and running shoes. 

Cleats will be necessary when the weather gets warmer in April.

They will report to the West Hall cafeteria after dismissal.


There is an activity bus available. Bus routes are available on the transportation section of the FCPS website.  Coaches will have bus passes.


Questions?

Email or call Jessica Slough - [email protected] or 540-493-6542





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FCHS FOOTBALL CONDITIONING FOR 8TH GRADERS ONLY
Meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the FCHS weight room in Central Gym from 3:30-5:30.
A current VHSL physical is required and you must get a bus pass to get off at the high school. See Mrs. Slough at BFMS or Ms. Meeks at TGC for a pass.

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Need a physical?

Bernard Health Care Center
$50.00
Call 540-489-7500
Option 2 to make an appointment
Appointments available M-Th from 9:00-3:30. 
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Please call or text Jessica Slough at 540-493-6542 if you have any questions.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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 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. SCHOOL HEALTH ENTRANCE EXAMS will not be accepted. 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. 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.