-Boys Golf @ All A Regional on Wednesday
-SEASON opener for HS Volleyball on Monday
-HS District Soccer double header showdown @ Madison Central on Thursday
-MS Soccer and Football also kick off their seasons this week
Let's give it up for all our high school teachers! We've had such a lovely first week back thanks to their hard work and dedication to our students. And congratulations to all you students for making it to Friday already, such an exciting start to the year!
Extending a warm welcome to all students and staff returning to the building this morning to kick off the 2025-2026 school year! So happy to see our beloved building come alive again. And to all our proud parents, as you're taking those first-day-of-school photos of your kiddos, remember to email them to luke.seals@berea.kyschools.us so we can put together a showcase of our excited students as they set out on their first day of school!
We wish you all a great year ahead!
🎉 Happy Birthday, Dr. Neaves! 🎉
We’re excited to celebrate our Superintendent today and thank him for the incredible leadership he’s shown these last two months. Your dedication to our schools and community has already made a lasting impact. We’re proud to have you at the helm of our Pirate ship as we sail into the new school year.
Join us in wishing Dr. Neaves a fantastic birthday!
A huge thanks to our community partners, Sara White from Milton Hershey Company, Chase Riddle, Belinda Riddle, Larinda Agee, Steve Riddle from Corley & Foley Law Offices, Brian and Keith from Green Dot, our Berea Retired Teachers, and all our other amazing volunteers for providing meals for our Berea staff as they prepare for the first day of school. We are so grateful for your support and dedication to our community!
Good luck to our Girls Golf Team as they compete in the All "A" Regional on Tuesday in Lexington.
Join us tomorrow, August 8th from 5-8 PM at Berea Community Schools! It’ll be a fun-filled evening with:
✅ Free ice cream
✅ School supply giveaways
✅ Inflatables & food trucks
✅ A chance to meet your teachers and connect with community partners
This will also be another opportunity to meet our new superintendent, Dr. Neaves, and get help with online registration and Apptegy to ensure you’re ready for the new school year.
Students in all grades are welcomed and encouraged to be there. We can't wait to see you then!
This week, our high school class meetings were a huge success! Students came together to learn about the upcoming school year, set goals, and build a stronger school community. From important reminders to moments of motivation, these meetings helped kick off the new school year on the right foot. Huge thanks to everyone in attendance. Here's to a great year ahead!
Another big shoutout to Berea College and Tracey Blevins with Blevins Law for treating our staff to a fantastic lunch!
We are so grateful for community partners like these who support and uplift our team. Your generosity helps make the work we do possible, and we’re lucky to have you in our corner! 🏴☠️
#WeAreBerea
Berea Community Schools is thrilled to welcome Luke Seals as our new Public Relations Specialist! A proud Berea alum, Luke is here to strengthen communication between our district and our community. Join us in giving him a warm welcome to the Berea family!
Instead of starting with a traditional meeting or lackluster PD session, Dr. Neaves brought our staff together for an exciting GooseChase scavenger hunt across the school and community. Teams worked together to complete creative photo and video missions worth various points — everything from singing the fight song in front of Madison Southern, to doing the Griddy under the Chase Street sign, to tracking down the mayor for a candid photo.
One of the biggest challenges? Finding the Berea shields that Dr. Neaves secretly hid all over the city last night!
It was the perfect mix of teamwork, laughter, and community spirit to launch the year ahead. A huge thank you to Dr. Neaves for organizing such a fun and engaging start to our journey together this year!
Big congratulations to the Green Goldfish team for snagging 1st place and earning this one of a kind Dr. Neaves creation.
Stay tuned for some more highlights that will be shared as we approach the back to school bash!
Dear Pirate Families,
As you may be aware, the Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill 181 (SB 181) during the 2025 legislative session. This law requires that all electronic communication between school employees or volunteers and students must occur through a school district’s approved, traceable communication system, unless a parent or legal guardian provides written consent allowing otherwise.
The goal of SB 181 is to protect students, encourage appropriate boundaries, and promote transparency in communication between staff and students. To meet the requirements of SB 181, our district has designated the following platforms as approved traceable communication systems:
District-issued Google Communication Tools
Apptegy
When SB 181 first became law, our district chose not to accept waivers, prioritizing consistent and universal safeguards. However, following updated guidance from the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, it is now clear that districts must accept parental waivers as outlined in KRS 160.145(4). Staff and volunteers are expected to use only the approved methods when communicating with students unless a valid waiver is on file.
If you wish to allow a specific school employee or volunteer to communicate with your child through personal methods such as texting, phone calls, or social media (e.g., church groups, non-school athletics), you may complete a waiver and return it to your child’s school office.
We will also have additional information available at our Back to School Bash this Friday. Staff will be available to answer any questions. Thank you for your continued partnership as we work to keep our students safe, supported, and connected. Check your email for a copy of the waiver to be used.
Our Kindergarten Camp was a flying sucess, over thirty students in attendance. Our elementary staff is excited to kick off the start of this new school year!
