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May the season brings you warmth, peace, blessings, and joy. Happy Holidays and have a wonderful Winter break, from all of us at Beverly PTA!

Beverly's Holiday Gift Drive

**LAST CHANCE! DUE THURSDAY** Participate in longtime Beverly's holiday tradition! Please help us provide gift cards to bless some deserving local families this year. You can find the signup form by logging on to your account on the Beverly PTA websiteClick here to see a wish list of items. Send donations to school with your child or drop them off at the front office with attention to Tracy Bulino. We thank you for your generosity! Donations due by 12/16/21

Spirit Wear Holiday Special

Holiday special!  When you purchase one of our newly printed Bobcat spirit T-shirts, you will get a FREE Bobcat sticker! Take advantage of this special offer now through the end of December! Go to Beverlypta.com and login to purchase. 

Get your Yearbook now!

Order your yearbook NOW at the early bird price of $25 and guarantee you will get a copy! Almost every year, we have parents who contacted us after our order window is closed wanting to place their order. Orders after the deadline are NOT guaranteed. Place your order now before it's too late!

Also, BACK AGAIN this year and special for our 5th graders: Recognition Ads are for sale (LIMITED QUANTITY)! Show your 5th grader student how special they are with a personalized ad in the yearbook. You can design and personalize your own ad with your student's pictures and special notes from you! Click here for more information on how to purchase the ads.

If you have questions, please contact yearbook@beverlypta.com 

Support Beverly on your holiday shopping!

You can support Beverly and earn some cash for our school while you do your holiday shopping on Amazon, without any additional cost to you! Shop through our Amazon Smile link and designate your charity of choice to Beverly Elementary. AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with exactly the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop through the AmazonSmile link, the Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to us!

Every item available for purchase on www.amazon.com is also available on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) at the same price. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. Bottom line: you can earn some cash for Beverly when you shop in Amazon, without any additional cost to you!

 
EVENTS + PROGRAMS
Early Release + Lunch

This coming Friday, December 17 will be a 12 pm early release. Please make sure your students are picked up at that time. Below is the modified lunch schedule for Friday. 

Kindergarten - 11:00 @ Classroom

1st Grade - 10:30 @ Classroom

2nd Grade - 10:15 @ Cafeteria

3rd Grade - 10:45 @ Classroom

4th Grade - 11:10 @ Classroom

5th Grade - 11:20 @ Cafeteria

College Week is coming up!

January 10-14

We have a fun dress up theme week coming up! 

01/10 Monday- On Our Way to College! Wear a Beverly, Hendrick, Clark, or Plano Senior High shirt.

01/11 Tuesday- My Future is Bright! Wear neon.

01/12 Wednesday- "Marvel" at your future. Dress as a superhero.

01/13 Thursday- Dream Big! Wear pajamas.

01/14 Friday- Plan for Success! Wear a college shirt and think about your plan for the future.

 
VOLUNTEER
Lunch Volunteers Needed!

We have a special volunteer opportunity on campus, Bobcats! Beginning December 1, we need volunteers to assist during lunch periods in the cafeteria. One person per grade level 2nd through 5th. (Kinder and 1st eat in their classrooms, so volunteers are not needed for them.)

Volunteers must have completed their PISD volunteer application via Voly in order to volunteer for this job. Please sign up via VOLY.

To sign up for a volunteer slot, please click this link

Note: All volunteers must be background checked. If you have not completed your PISD background check and volunteer application, visit www.pisd.edu/volunteer to begin the process.

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER NOW!
 
FUNDRAISING
 

You shop. Amazon gives.

Shop through our Amazon Smile link and designate your charity of choice to Beverly Elementary. When you shop through the AmazonSmile link, the Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to us, at NO additional cost to you!

 

Use the new Box Tops App to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to your organization's earnings online.

 
CALENDAR
 
Thursday, December 16
  Holiday Gift Drive Last Day
Friday, December 17
  12:00a Grade Level Winter Parties / Early Release
Monday, December 20
  12:00a Winter Break

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fall Book Fair is here!

On December 6-10, Beverly PTA and Beverly Library are hosting our Fall Book Fair in the library and virtually. Parents can set up an E-wallet for their child. Only students will be able to shop at the in-person book fair at the library. We also have the online book fair if parents would like to shop (starting Dec 6). 

 

***HELP NEEDED!***

We also need Book Fair volunteers for three time slots daily. Please do not bring smaller children. Volunteers will help students when they come to the Book Fair. All volunteers will receive the following discount: Buy 3, get 1 free of equal or lesser value. 

Sign up here through Voly: https://plano.voly.org/opportunity/view.html?id=67194  (to be able to sign up to volunteer for a time slot, you must have a VOLY account and login here: https://plano.voly.org/volunteer/login.html)

Beverly's Holiday Gift Drive

Participate in longtime Beverly's holiday tradition! Please help us provide gift cards to bless some deserving local families this year. You can find the signup form by logging on to your account on the Beverly PTA websiteClick here to see a wish list of items. Send donations to school with your child or drop them off at the front office with attention to Tracy Bulino. We thank you for your generosity! Donations due by 12/16/21

Get your Yearbook now!

Order your yearbook NOW at the early bird price of $25 and guarantee you will get a copy! Almost every year, we have parents who contacted us after our order window is closed wanting to place their order. Orders after the deadline are NOT guaranteed. Place your order now before it's too late!

Also, NEW this year and special for our 5th graders: Recognition Ads are for sale (LIMITED QUANTITY)! Show your 5th grader student how special they are with a personalized ad in the yearbook. You can design and personalize your own ad with your student's pictures and special notes from you! Click here for more information on how to purchase the ads.

If you have questions, please contact yearbook@beverlypta.com 

Lunch Visitors

 

We are so excited to be able to welcome parents back as lunchtime visitors. Please read the information below and then use the Sign-Up Genius link to reserve a spot if you would like to visit your child for lunch.

· Limited to one visit a month per child.

· If you have multiple students, you must sign up for a spot with each grade level.

· Only one parent/ guardian may attend for the lunchtime visit.

· Guests may only eat with their child, no other classmates/ friends may join.

Beverly Lunch Time Visitors Sign Up (December)

Middle School Info

 

Attention 5th Grade Parents! These are some important dates to add to your calendar pertaining to planning for Middle School next year:

Thursday, January 6th @ 7:00 Hendrick Parent Info Night

Tuesday, January 11th @ 2:00 Hendrick Counselor comes to speak to 5th grade (students only)

Thursday, January 13th Music Demonstration Field Trip to Hendrick for 5th graders

 

 
EVENTS + PROGRAMS
PTA General Meeting

Tuesday, December 7, at 6:00 p.m

You are invited to our next general PTA Meeting. Anyone can attend and learn about the different programs and events our PTA is doing for our school. Please note that although anyone can attend, only PTA Members can vote.   Sign up to attend the meeting at Beverlypta.com (click "My Account" to register), and we will send you link to the Zoom meeting. 

Virtual Art Camp "Just Imagine"

**Registration ends on December 9**

Looking for an activity for your child to do during winter break? Check out Camp Just Imagine, which is a virtual arts enrichment program designed for students in 3rd through 8th grade to learn various art techniques through instruction by an expert illustrator, artist, and author.  The camp will be three two-hour sessions, with Drawing on Monday, December 21, Writing on Tuesday, December 21, and Macrame on Wednesday, December 22.  Sessions are $30 each or $75 for all three.  Registration is open through December 9th.  For more information, or to register, visit www.txpta.org/campji

 
VOLUNTEER
Lunch Volunteers Needed!

We have a special volunteer opportunity on campus, Bobcats! Beginning December 1, we need volunteers to assist during lunch periods in the cafeteria. One person per grade level 2nd through 5th. (Kinder and 1st eat in their classrooms, so volunteers are not needed for them.)

Volunteers must have completed their PISD volunteer application via Voly in order to volunteer for this job. Please sign up via VOLY.

To sign up for a volunteer slot, please click this link

Note: All volunteers must be background checked. If you have not completed your PISD background check and volunteer application, visit www.pisd.edu/volunteer to begin the process.

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER NOW!
 
FUNDRAISING
 

You shop. Amazon gives.

Shop through our Amazon Smile link and designate your charity of choice to Beverly Elementary. When you shop through the AmazonSmile link, the Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to us, at NO additional cost to you!

 

Use the new Box Tops App to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to your organization's earnings online.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Make Up Picture Day

Did your Bobcat miss Picture Day or want their pictures retaken? Good news!  Make up Pictures will be taken this Thursday, December 2, 2021.  Club and Team pictures will also be taken on this date.  

If you're hoping to order pictures you can click here. Enter Picture Day ID: EVTN3NRBGTry using the code: SHIPFREEF21 for free shipping on orders $29.99+! 

Get your Yearbook now!

Order your yearbook NOW at the early bird price of $25 and guarantee you will get a copy! Almost every year, we have parents who contacted us after our order window is closed wanting to place their order. Orders after the deadline are NOT guaranteed. Place your order now before it's too late!

Also, NEW this year and special for our 5th graders: Recognition Ads are for sale (LIMITED QUANTITY)! Show your 5th grader student how special they are with a personalized ad in the yearbook. You can design and personalize your own ad with your student's pictures and special notes from you! Click here for more information on how to purchase the ads.

If you have questions, please contact yearbook@beverlypta.com 

Lunch Visitors

 

We are so excited to be able to welcome parents back as lunchtime visitors. Please read the information below and then use the Sign-Up Genius link to reserve a spot if you would like to visit your child for lunch.

· Limited to one visit a month per child.

· If you have multiple students, you must sign up for a spot with each grade level.

· Only one parent/ guardian may attend for the lunchtime visit.

· Guests may only eat with their child, no other classmates/ friends may join.

Beverly Lunch Time Visitors Sign Up (December)

Middle School Info

 

Attention 5th Grade Parents! These are some important dates to add to your calendar pertaining to planning for Middle School next year:

Thursday, January 6th @ 7:00 Hendrick Parent Info Night

Tuesday, January 11th @ 2:00 Hendrick Counselor comes to speak to 5th grade (students only)

Thursday, January 13th Music Demonstration Field Trip to Hendrick for 5th graders

 

 
EVENTS + PROGRAMS
Book Fair

Fall Book Fair is here! On December 6-10, Beverly PTA and Beverly Library are hosting our Fall Book Fair in the library and virtually. Parents can set up an E-wallet for their child. Only students will be able to shop at the in-person book fair at the library. We also have the online book fair if parents would like to shop (starting Dec 6).

PTA General Meeting

Tuesday, December 7, at 6:00 p.m

You are invited to our next general PTA Meeting. Anyone can attend and learn about the different programs and events our PTA is doing for our school. Please note that although anyone can attend, only PTA Members can vote.   Sign up to attend the meeting at Beverlypta.com (click "My Account" to register), and we will send you link to the Zoom meeting. 

 
VOLUNTEER
Lunch Volunteers Needed!

We have a special volunteer opportunity on campus, Bobcats! Beginning December 1, we need volunteers to assist during lunch periods in the cafeteria. One person per grade level 2nd through 5th. (Kinder and 1st eat in their classrooms, so volunteers are not needed for them.)

Volunteers must have completed their PISD volunteer application via Voly in order to volunteer for this job. Please sign up via VOLY.

To sign up for a volunteer slot, please click this link

Note: All volunteers must be background checked. If you have not completed your PISD background check and volunteer application, visit www.pisd.edu/volunteer to begin the process.

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER NOW!
 
FUNDRAISING
 

You shop. Amazon gives.

Shop through our Amazon Smile link and designate your charity of choice to Beverly Elementary. When you shop through the AmazonSmile link, the Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to us, at NO additional cost to you!

 

Use the new Box Tops App to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to your organization's earnings online.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving break is November 22-26. We are so thankful for all our Bobcats families and friends. Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful break!

New Spirit Wear

New spirit wear has hit the shop! Snag a new Bobcat shirt to wear every Friday for spirit day! Go to Beverlypta.com and login to your account to purchase. 

 

Get your Yearbook now!

Order your yearbook NOW at the early bird price of $25 and guarantee you will get a copy! Almost every year, we have parents who contacted us after our order window is closed wanting to place their order. Orders after the deadline are NOT guaranteed. Place your order now before it's too late!

Also, NEW this year and special for our 5th graders: Recognition Ads are for sale (LIMITED QUANTITY)! Show your 5th grader student how special they are with a personalized ad in the yearbook. You can design and personalize your own ad with your student's pictures and special notes from you! Click here for more information on how to purchase the ads.

If you have questions, please contact yearbook@beverlypta.com 

 
EVENTS + PROGRAMS
Beverly's Holiday Gift Drive

Beverly's Holiday Gift Drive is a long time holiday tradition to help out families in need within our Bobcat communities. More information coming soon!

 
VOLUNTEER
Teacher Holiday Luncheon Class Coverage

We need a few parents to help us with class coverage during Teacher's Holiday Luncheon on December 9th from 11am-1pm. During this time you will cover classrooms while teachers sit down for a catered meal all together. You will take the kids to lunch and supervise them during indoor recess. If you are able to volunteer, please sign up here

Please also make sure to do your background check via the NEW Voly volunteer system. Visit www.pisd.edu/volunteer to begin the process. It only takes a few minutes! After submitting the form, the background check takes a few days to be approved, so it is best to get this done as soon as possible. Let us know if you have any questions!

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER NOW!
 
FUNDRAISING
 

You shop. Amazon gives.

Shop through our Amazon Smile link and designate your charity of choice to Beverly Elementary. When you shop through the AmazonSmile link, the Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to us, at NO additional cost to you!

 

Use the new Box Tops App to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to your organization's earnings online.

eNews11.9.21

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Get your Yearbook now!

Order your yearbook NOW at the early bird price of $25 and guarantee you will get a copy! Almost every year, we have parents who contacted us after our order window is closed wanting to place their order. Place your order now before it's too late! If you have questions, please contact yearbook@beverlypta.com 

Yearbook Club: Photography Teacher needed

Do we have any Bobcats parent who has basic photography knowledge? Or, know someone who does? We are looking for someone who is willing to volunteer about 1 hour of their time (virtually via Zoom) to teach some basic photography technique to our yearbook club students. Our yearbook club students are about 8 4th graders and 5th graders, and they are going to learn to take pictures around the school for the yearbook (candids, group pictures, etc), so they only need some simple, basic knowledge. Our Yearbook Club zoom meeting is on THIS FRIDAY, November 12, at 4pm. Please let us know at president@beverlypta.com

PISD FANS is hiring

Plano ISD's Food and Nutritional Services (FANS) is hiring for all cafeteria positions. Come join the team and work alongside awesome colleagues. Visit www.pisd.edu/Page/3843 for additional information

New Spirit Wear

New spirit wear has hit the shop! Snag a new Bobcat shirt to wear every Friday for spirit day! Go to Beverlypta.com and login to your account to purchase. 

 

 
EVENTS + PROGRAMS
Hendrick Middle School Peppermint Village

The Hendrick PTA would like to invite the Beverly Bobcats families to check out our Peppermint Village Gift Shop on Tuesday night, November 16. The shop is open from 5:30-8:30pm. Folks can also pop over to the cafetorium at 6:30 and/or 7:30pm and listen to our choirs' perform. We think it could be a great opportunity for the Beverly families to check out Hendrick.

 

 

CALENDAR
 
Friday, November 12
  4:00p Yearbook Club Virtual Meeting
Friday, November 19
  12:00a Yearbook Cover Art Winner Announced
Monday, November 22
  12:00a Thanksgiving Break
 

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HAPPENINGS
Chalk The Walk

Our Beverly PTA's Chalk the Walk event was a success! Big thanks to all our Bobcat families who attended and wrote encouraging messages on our school ground to start our school year in a positive way! If you took pictures at this event, please send it to pictures@beverlypta.com for a chance to be included in our Yearbook.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Back to School Checklist

Here is a checklist to make sure you stay informed this school year!

☑ Create your FREE account at BeverlyPTA.com

☑ If you already have an account, log in, then update your information, including your child's teacher's name.

☑ After logging in, you will be able to:
• subscribe to our school calendar
• purchase your PTA Membership
• sign up for volunteering opportunities
• buy Spirit Wear
• order a Yearbook
• receive weekly e-Newsletter to stay informed!

☑ NEW! PISD is now using the Voly system to manage volunteers and volunteer opportunities. This MUST be completed for you to go Beverly to volunteer (e.g: lunch duty, class party, field trip, field day etc). Visit www.pisd.edu/volunteer to begin the process,.

☑ Download the "Membership Toolkit" app in your App Store (iPhone) or Google Play (Android) and you can access all this information even easier!

☑ Contact us at communications@beverlypta.com if you have any questions!

Spirit Wear Orders

The pandemic and other issues have caused us to fall behind on getting spirit wear orders fulfilled as quickly as we would have liked. If you purchased spirit wear more than a week ago and have not yet received it, please locate your order confirmation email (if possible) and forward to spiritwear@beverlypta.com. We are working on getting caught up and appreciate your patience and understanding as our volunteer coordinator work this out.

BeverlyPTA.com

*Important!* All PTA accounts become inactive every year in the summer. You need to log in to BeverlyPTA.com and become a CURRENT contact to keep receiving this e-Newsletter. Go to "My Account", then "Parent & Student Information". Update your information and update your child's teacher information as well.

 
EVENTS + PROGRAMS
Parent Information Night

Tuesday, August 17

**TONIGHT** Our Parent Information Night will be VIRTUAL this year. Your child's teacher will be sending more information and links for the Zoom meeting. 

PTA General Meeting

Tuesday, September 14, 6pm

We would like to invite you to our first PTA General Meeting of the year! We will be doing it virtually and a Zoom link will be sent out to those who sign up to attend. More information to come! 

FREE Lacrosse Clinic from Plano Wildcat Lacrosse

Dates: August 14, 21, 28
Time: 9-10:30am
Location: Plano Senior High School practice fields (behind the baseball field off Independence)

Join Plano Wildcats for a fun and interactive intro to the fundamentals of lacrosse. Equipment will be provided during the clinic. Wear athletic clothing and cleats or athletic shoes.  

• Youth teams  K-2nd, 3-4th, 5-6th, and 7-8th graders.
• Plano Senior High School team for 9-12th graders. 

NEW Youth players get 25% dues. New High School players get 50% off dues.Click here to sign up. For more information contact president@planolacrosse.com

 
VOLUNTEER
Fall Fundraiser Volunteers Needed!

We need about 4-6 more volunteers to be a part of our Fall Fundraiser team. This position can be done from home! Because it is a team effort, the workloads for this position are divided and won't just fall on one person. Any amount of time you can offer is much appreciated! Please reach out to Tiffani Rivers at waysandmeans@beverlypta.com to sign up and be a part of this committee, or if you have any question.

 

 

Submit Your Volunteer Form NOW!

NEW this year!

The PISD volunteering process has changed! We are now using the Voly system to manage our volunteers and volunteer opportunities. This MUST be completed for you to go Beverly to volunteer (e.g: lunch duty, class party, field trip, field day etc). Visit www.pisd.edu/volunteer to begin the process, which includes a background check. It only takes a few minutes! After submitting the form, the background check takes a few days to be approved, so it is best to get this done NOW so you don't have to worry about it. Once your application is complete, you will be able to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Beverly and our PTA.

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER NOW!
 
FUNDRAISING
 

You shop. Amazon gives.

Shop through our Amazon Smile link and designate your charity of choice to Beverly Elementary. When you shop through the AmazonSmile link, the Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to us, at NO additional cost to you!

 

Use the new Box Tops App to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to your organization's earnings online.

 
CALENDAR
 
Tuesday, August 17
  6:00p Parent Information Night - VIRTUAL
Monday, September 13
  Yearbook Cover Contest Begins
Tuesday, September 14
  6:00p PTA General Meeting - VIRTUAL
Wednesday, October 6
  7:30a Walk to School Day
 
 
 

E-Newsletter Chair: Ivana Brata  •  enews@beverlypta.com

eNews 9.24.20

 

 

The students have spoken, and they chose "Beverly's Got Talent" as the name of our Virtual Fall Fundraiser this year! Each student has the opportunity to upload a video of their talent/skill to their private fundraiser page, and friends and family can donate in support of the student and the school.
 
Do they dance? Awesome! Bake? Great! Teach the dog cool tricks? Amazing! Serve those in need? Yes! Anything can be a talent and make your child special!
Our goal is $15,000 raised to pay for online learning programs, teacher support, and other important programs! That breaks down to about $50 per student. You will receive information to register when the site goes live on October 4. 

   

Check out our new spirit items!  We have new shirts (youth and adult $10), vinyl stickers ($5) and yard signs ($20) on sale.  These new items are PRE-ORDER only so make sure to place your order before October 2!
 

 
Do you enjoy making a difference? Do you want to help, but don’t have a ton of time? We have the volunteer role for you! Beverly PTA’s largest fundraiser, the Fall Fundraiser, is coming up on October 19. Be a part of this fun event that will help raise funds for our school! It's a team work and we won't be able to do this without the help from our fabulous parents! Our team meeting is weekly via Zoom. Sign up today by emailing waysandmeans@beverlypta.com!

 

Beverly families! September 14 – 18 is a National Arts in Education week, and Reflections Arts program is back! Whether you are schooling at home or face to face, EVERYONE is welcome to participate.

This year’s theme is “I Matter Because…”, and as usual entries can be submitted in 6 artcategories. Watch this video or click here for additional information.


This year both the artwork and the entry forms will be submitted electronically. More info on electronic submissions is to come soon. For the time being, get creative and begin working on your projects. You will create physical copies of your projects and in case of advancement will have to submit those. Entries will be due October 30, 2020 by 11:59 pm electronically.

***Reflections is a PTA membership benefit program. At least one member of the household must be a Beverly PTA member. Membership must be purchased yearly. To join PTA, visit https://beverlypta.membershiptoolkit.com/membership
Questions? E-mail Rymma at reflections@beverlypta.com

 


 
Wednesday Night is Spirit Night!  Come join us every Wednesday for Spirit Night.  We have a delicious schedule of partners that have planned a wonderful event full of fun, food and PRIZES every Wednesday.  Mark your calendar now and keep a look out for details on the event including RAFFLE PRIZES for participants!
 
September Schedule
 
September 30th - Chipotle Mexican Grill (500 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75074-2218) will be holding a Spirit Night giving back 33% on all orders from 4-8PM for Pick- up or Drive-Thru orders!

Complete these few and quick to-do list to support our school! All of these cost NOTHING to you and donations will be generated for our school when you shop! 
 Update your Kroger Plus card link to Beverly Elementary (#84353)
Update your Tom Thumb Reward card link to Beverly Elementary (#6930)
 Shop through our Amazon Smile link 
 Collect and bring in your Box Tops for Education - We are still collecting regular clipped paper Box Tops, but a lot of products will be digital only. See how easy it is to earn cash for Beverly with the NEW Box Tops App! Watch this how-to video to for a simple, step-by-step explanation of how it works—then give it a try yourself!


***Please note that if you linked your card last year you will still need to confirm that the link is still there as our partners reset their links each year!!!***


Click here for instructions on how to link your Tom Thumb and Kroger Plus Reward Cards.


 We are looking for a few good partners!
Do you, your family or close friend own a business? How about becoming a Beverly Bobcat Business Partner? 2019-2020 Beverly Bobcat Partnership is a great way to support Beverly, advertise your business and get a tax deduction!

Click here to see all the different options available to support our school!

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