Happy Custodian Day! Mrs. Hartlund's class made cards and gave our custodians a bucket of candy today. BES would like to thank them for all their hard work around our building.

Here are the first Honeycomb winners of October. Each student got to pick a prize from our treasure chest in the office. They were caught 'bee'ing their best this past week. Congratulations!

The 5th graders in Mrs. Adams room studied and learned about worm behavior, anatomy and how they improve our soil. Special thanks to our special guest science guru Mr. Anibal from the middle school. He knows a lot about worms!

These amazing students were selected as our September Students of the Month. They were nominated by their teachers for being great role models for their peers in class and for being outstanding students! Each month, a new group of students will be rewarded with a breakfast with the Principals. Today's group also participated in the first round of playground equipment selection for our brand new playground that will be installed next summer.

Bath High School would like to share important information about upcoming changes to the State of Michigan’s youth work permit process that will impact students under the age of 18 seeking employment during the school year or summer months.

What Is Changing?
Michigan recently enacted legislation that will transition the state’s youth work permit system from the current school-based process to a centralized system administered by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).

Beginning October 2, 2026, students will no longer obtain work permits through the high school or the BCS District Office. Instead, minors and employers will use the State of Michigan’s free centralized online system to apply for and process youth work permits.

Beginning October 2, 2026
New Online System: Students and employers must use LEO’s Youth Employment Permit Portal (YEPP) to apply for and process work permits.


How to Apply for a New Work Permit

Step 1: Create a YEPP Account

Students will enter information including:

Personal and parent/guardian information
School information, including school start and end times
Employer information, including the employer’s address and manager’s name

Step 2: Employer Completes Their Section

YEPP will notify the employer, who will provide information about the student’s job duties, wage, work hours, and shifts.

Step 3: State Review

The State of Michigan will review the information submitted by the student and employer.

Schools will not need to approve the permit.

Step 4: Permit Approved

Once the permit is approved, the student and employer will be notified. The work permit will be active in YEPP.

More Information
For more information about Michigan’s youth employment requirements or to access YEPP, visit the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) Youth Employment Page.

Direct link: https://www.michigan.gov/leo/initiatives/youth-employment

The High School Cross Country Team greeted BES students at they arrived at school this morning.

We are so proud of our Girls Golf Team ⛳️ The team is ranked number 1 in D4 and beat number 2 by 24 yesterday at the C.E. Gleason Construction Girls @ The Meadows.

A special congratulations to
Addi Duflo, who won another 18 hole tourney with a 72 at GVSU.

Look at all these Treasure Chest winners! They all got honeycombs this week for 'bee'ing kind, safe and/or 'bee'ing their best. Bea, our school dog, even got her picture with a honeycomb winner because she was so excited to see so many winners this week. Keep up the great work everyone.

The girls golf team placed 3rd at the Redwing Invite held at the The Emerald in St. Johns. The girls team played against many D1 and D2 schools. Addilyn Duflo came in 1st place with a school record one under 71. This is the first time anyone at Bath has shot under par for an 18 hole event! Congratulations Addilyn!

Please join us for our annual Title I Meeting on October 1st.

Last Friday the BHS girls volleyball team greeted elementary students as they arrived for school.

Bath Elementary would like to congratulate some of our winners this week for 'bee'ing great examples to other students in the building. These students were caught 'bee'ing their best this week and got to pick a prize from our Treasure Chest.

It's Friday at Bath Elementary, so that means it is Treasure Chest time! Here are some of our winners from this week. We are so happy to see our students 'bee'ing kind, safe and their best.

The Bath High School Soccer Team was here to greet the elementary students when they arrived at school today.

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Military Appreciation Night this Friday at the home football game. Kickoff is at 7pm.

Interested in the talent show? Click this link to learn more about it and sign up for auditions. The talent show is open to all BCS students.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fUIRSrpzmaXQg6gsxkREw_D73HzRakMKetWd4lUsHfU/edit?usp=sharing

Bath Elementary School is excited to announce that our first PTA Popcorn Day is next Wednesday, September 9th! Please be sure if your student wants to participate they bring $1 for a bag. Money is collected by 9am by their teachers. Please do not bring money to the office after 9am. Thank you.