Bellaire receives an "Excellent" designation for the second time in three years.

Middle School shines with "Excellent with Distinction" designation.

Bellaire High Senior Honored

Bellaire Local Schools have scheduled phone registration for children who will be entering Kindergarten in the 2013-2014 School Year.

Parents are encouraged to contact the elementary school  at 740-676-1272 from March 4th through March 8th. Kindergarten screening information will be provided at this time.

To enroll in Kindergarten, a child must be five years old on or before August 1, 2013.

Senior Big Reds Wrestler, Nick Maffe, advances to the District Wrestling Tournament this weekend at Philo High School.  Maffe wrestles in the 152 weight class.  We wish Nick the best of luck on his quest to the State Meet in Columbus.

Fifth Grader Katie Mosa and Eighth Grader Austin Grall will represent Bellaire Schools in the Annual Belmont County Spelling Bee to be held at Ohio University Eastern.  Mosa and Grall (Runner-up and Champion) are pictured with Seventh Grader Shannon Shiflett, second runner up in the Bellaire District Spelling Bee, which was held earlier this year.  The Belmont County Spelling Bee is set for Thursday February 28th at 7:00 p.m.

Best of luck to both Katie & Austin!

          Preliminary test results for the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) and Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) were released from the Ohio Department of Education recently.  The Bellaire Local Schools continue to show improvement in most all areas of the statewide tests.
The Elementary and Middle School continue to lead the way as students in all tested areas met standards established by the O.D.E.
          Elementary Students in grades three and four met the state standard in both reading and math.  Middle School students scored 10 for 10 in grades five through eight in tested areas ranging from Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
          Bellaire High School met the same indicators as last year, however, they show a significant improvement in its performance index, jumping from 84.6 to 90.5.

          Final testing results should be available sometime in the first part of August.