Dear Graduates, Students and Parents/Guardians:
As of Friday evening (June 26), Butler County remains in the green phase. Unfortunately, this means we will not be able to hold the postponed Graduation Ceremony or the Prom that were planned for July.
I am thankful that we were able to hold mini diploma ceremonies to honor the outstanding accomplishments of our graduates. If you can watch our virtual ceremony here: https://www.basdk12.org/news/647
I know these events are very special and it’s incredibly disappointing that we were not able to have our traditional Graduation Ceremony or Prom this year. I still hope to hold a Senior Recognition/Class of 2020 event in the future. We will certainly keep you posted if we are able to hold a Senior Recognition/Class of 2020 event in the future.
Once again, thank you for your continued patience and flexibility. Congratulations and best wishes to the Butler Class of 2020!
Sincerely,
Brian J. White, Jr., Ed.D.
Superintendent
Hello parents/guardians of student athletes.
I wanted to reach out and provide guidance on registering for fall sports and participating in summer open gyms. We are taking healthy and safety precautions as a result of COVID-19 that will impact how our athletic program traditionally operates.
Our virtual commencement is live! Hats off to the Butler Class of 2020! https://youtu.be/_Gfi7o0C-I0
Our 2020 Graduation Song is another incredible performance from our students and community! Students composed the music and wrote poems that became the lyrics. Then our choir students recorded their voice parts remotely. We also had members of our community record their own voices, including students as young as 5th grade, Butler alumni and other adults in our community. Dr. Helsel mixed their voices together and here's the outcome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKYPh-2wa4A
Congratulations and best wishes to the Butler Class of 2020!
Since our schools physically closed on March 17, our food service team has been working to provide meals to our students. Did you know that as of this week they prepared over 200,000 meals? This calls for a celebration!
On Wednesday, June 3, the school district recognized and celebrated the hard work of 40 food service employees.
The Butler County Commissioners issued a proclamation at a ceremony. In addition, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank presented a plaque to Emily Brittain Community Partnership and Demonstration School for their exceptional results in the Southwestern Pennsylvania School Breakfast Challenge. The goal of this challenge was to increase participation in the School Breakfast Program throughout our region. Emily Brittain had a 17% increase in School Breakfast participation in October 2019 compared to October 2018.
We would like to thank all of our food service employees, our school police officers and the Nutrition Group for making this possible!
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