Bala Cynwyd Middle School

Infobox School
name = Bala Cynwyd Middle School
motto=T.R.U.S.T. (Tolerance, Responsibility, Understanding, Self-Esteem, and Togetherness)
established=1939
type= Public School
principal = Dr. Patricia Haupt
location = 510 Bryn Mawr Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
country = USA
students = 856
mascot= The BC Knight
colors = Maroon (Red) and Gray
information =
website = http://lmsd.org/schools/balacynwyd/

Bala Cynwyd Middle School (affectionately referred to as BC by its students) is located on 510 Bryn Mawr Avenue, in Bala Cynwyd, a community within Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States with a ZIP code of 19004.

Bala Cynwyd is a public middle school in the Lower Merion School District. The school's logo is a knight known as the BC Knight. Bala Cynwyd's Motto is T.R.U.S.T. [Tolerance, Responsibility, Understanding, Self-Esteem, Togetherness] . The school song is titled: Bala Cynwyd Alma Mater. There are 856 students and 73 teachers, as of November 2006. The Principal is Dr. Patricia Haupt, with Margery Andersen as First Assistant Principal as well as Gail Brown as Second Assistant Principal. Most of the BCMS teachers have an online message board, also called an e-board, at the Lower Merion School District [http://www.lmsd.org/eboards/default.php?bc Website] . This school became part of the Blue Ribbon School Program during the 2001-2002 school year.

History

The Bala Cynwyd Junior High School (now called Bala Cynwyd Middle School) was built in 1938 and founded in 1939 by Jacob Jones and "is still in use for educational purposes". The school is on the National Register of Historic Places, and was renovated in 2002.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Bala Cynwyd offers students many extracurricular activities, outside of required classes. These consist of athletic teams, musical and theater groups, and academic teams, such as Science Olympiad and TSA.

B.C. Applause

BC Applause is the theatre organization at Bala Cynwyd Middle School. It is run by Mrs. Lee Reilly. It uses the funds that it raises for various charities, such as Alex's Lemonade Stand.

Athletics

No cuts are permitted on any athletic team, with the exception of basketball, where there are simply too many people joining. Intermural sports are only available to 6th graders, while interscholastic sports are for 7th and 8th grade.

Girls' Sports

Fall

* Girl's Soccer
* Girl's Tennis
* Girl's Field Hockey

Winter

* Basketball
* Wrestling
* Cheerleading

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* Softball
* Lacrosse
* Track

Boys' Sports

Fall

* Soccer

Winter

* Basketball
* Cheerleading

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* Tennis
* Baseball
* Lacrosse
* Track

Co-ed Sports

Fall

* Unlimited Football
* 115 lb. and under Football
* Volleyball

Winter

* Wrestling
* Cheerleading

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* Track

Other Teams

* Drill Team

Musical Groups

* 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Band
* 6th grade Orchestra
* Chamber Orchestra
* Senior Orchestra
* Junior Jazz Band
* Senior Jazz Band
* 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Choir
* Advanced Choir
* Bell Choir

Theatrical Groups

* BC Applause
** BC Applause Officers
** Cast
** Crew
*** Stage Crew
*** Props/Costume Crew
*** Tech Crew
**** Light Crew
**** Sound Crew
* Junior Thespian Society

Academic Teams

* MathCounts
* TSA (Technology Student Association)
* Science Olympiad

cience Olympiad

The Bala Cynwyd Middle School Science Olympiad team recently placed 11th of 60 at the National Science Olympiad Competition,as well as second in the State of Pennsylvania, and first in Southeast Pennsylvania Regionals. In the past they have placed as high as 4th at the National Science Olympiad Competition.

Sewickley Academy and Shadyside Academy in Pittsburg have always had a long battle with Bala Cynwyd to reach the National competition.

pecialized Programs

* 6th grade: AW&W (Ancient Worlds and Waterways)
* 7th grade: CMK (Communiqué)
* 8th grade: VOC (Voices of Change)
* For 7th and 8th grades: NOW (New Options Work) and EXCEL

Notable alumni

* Mirah- Singer and songwriter
* Kobe Bryant- NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers
* Bobby Wolf - play director for many years
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tudent government

In Bala Cynwyd, there is a student government. The lower-level student government is made of two Class Representatives and Members at Large from each team. The higher-level student government consists of a single president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer.

References

[http://www.lmsd.org/schools/balacynwyd/] [http://www.lmsd.org/schools/balacynwyd/almamater.pdf] [http://www.southern.com/southern/band/MIRAH/biog.html] [http://allstarz.hollywood.com/kobe/bio.htm] and [http://www.lmsd.org/schools/balacynwyd/blueribbon2002.pdf]