Cheers for Teachers!

Even before the year started, Dr. Marc Bergin, BCPS Superintendent, expressed to our Board a desire to do more to recognize teachers. To quickly answer this need, the Bedford Area Educational Foundation created the Cheers for Teachers campaign, just for 2021-2022.

We have gathered support from local individuals and businesses in order to provide each principal in Bedford County with gift cards ($25 each) to recognize teachers going above and beyond. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’ve already sent 5 cards to every school and we’re working to gather more.

Businesses that have already donated to Cheers for Teachers include: Bald Guy & Associates Realtors, Wal-Mart, Aldi, Bower Center for the Arts, Simply Vanilla, Board & Brush of Forest and Town Kitchen & Provisions. Please tell them “thank you”!

We know it’s been a challenging couple of years for our schools, as we continue to navigate a global pandemic. Let’s join together to tell our teachers that we see their hard work and appreciate their care for our children. Any donations designated as Cheers for Teachers will go toward giving principals gift cards to recognize teachers this school year.

See our November newsletter here.

Congratulations to the 2021 BCPS Teachers of the Year!

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On April 16, Matthew Uselton was recognized as the Bedford County Public Schools Teacher of the year. Congratulations to Mr. Uselton, a Liberty High School teacher!

We celebrate all 21 of the Teacher of the Year award recipients! Each of these exceptional educators received a $250 check to be used in their classrooms, thanks to the John White Memorial Fund administered by the Bedford Area Educational Foundation. Here are all of this year’s honorees:

  • Bedford Connects Virtual School: Kelly Morck

  • Bedford Elementary School: Megan Clark

  • Bedford Primary School: Brenda Willis

  • Big Island Elementary School: Pamela Riggles

  • Boonsboro Elementary School: Meghann Cope

  • Forest Elementary School: Kristy Snow

  • Goodview Elementary School: Barbara Pennington

  • Huddleston Elementary School: Rhonda Tyree

  • Moneta Elementary School: Deena Mustard

  • Montvale Elementary School: Sarah Hankinson

  • New London Academy: Amanda Cocke

  • Otter River Elementary School: Christie Massey

  • Stewartsville Elementary School: Leanne Rice

  • Thomas Jefferson Elementary School: Kimberly Richardson

  • Forest Middle School: Lauren Millner

  • Liberty Middle School: Rickylyn Cundiff

  • Staunton River Middle School: Katherine Appleby

  • Jefferson Forest High School: Brian Miller

  • Liberty High School: Matthew Uselton

  • Staunton River High School: Sherri Given

  • Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology Center: Matthew Payne

Attention 2021 Liberty High School Seniors!

Did you attend Big Island Elementary School for at least one year? Are you planning to attend college after graduation? Check out the Big Island Scholarship! The application is due April 12 to Robyn Whorley, Director of School Counseling, by email (rwhorley@bedford.k12.va.us) or by dropping off a printed copy to her at Liberty High School.

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To get a PDF version of this information, please email info@bedfordeducation.com.

To get a PDF version of this information, please email info@bedfordeducation.com.

How School Nurses are Making Hand-Washing Fun!

BCPS Supervisor of Physical and Mental Health Patricia Knox requested a grant for hand-washing education before we knew how COVID would affect our lives.

After assessing the best tools to use to avoid shared items, Ms. Knox used the grant money to buy LED Flashlights, Glow Germ Lotion and Glow Germ Gel for classroom instruction.

"The timing of this request was really essential to our needs for dealing with COVID. It has been a huge success and greatly appreciated," she said.

Read the rest in our December 2020 newsletter !

You Are Invited to our Back-to-School Virtual Update

Please join us Thursday, October 8, at 8 a.m. for an online back-to-school visit with Dr. Douglas Schuch, Bedford County Public School Superintendent. Dr. Mac Duis, Chief Operations Officer, will also provide an update on the Connect to Learning Campaign.

Please RSVP to info@bedfordeducation.com to receive the link for the meeting. The visit will be done by 9 a.m. 

See the rest of our October newsletter here.

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Check out our September 2020 newsletter!

Check out our September 2020 newsletter!

It's Almost Back to School Time!
It's not too late to give to the Connect to Learning Campaign

Thank you to everyone who has given already to our Connect to Learning campaign.

There's still time to be a part of this important initiative! To give today, visit bedfordeducation.com/give. Donations will be accepted online or may be mailed to BAEF, PO Box 2434, Forest, VA 24551. For online gifts, please type "Connect to Learning" in the notes.