Ballyshannon 411
Published: March 18, 2018
Mascot Selection
MASCOT
The final mascot vote has been narrowed to the top three:
- Shamrocks
- Irish
- Badgers
Students may vote once for their choice here: https://goo.gl/forms/pr7KQnFCm1sg3CNi1
School Colors
Since there was a 50-50 vote, we're going to go with a dark forest green and a medium gray as our two base colors but we will also tie in the orange. Here's why. They gym bleachers are the dark green. The floor is a medium gray with black "in the paint" (seriously I don't know what to call it other than this...someone correct me), black lines, and an orange circle in the center with a dark green B with black trim. The out of bounds areas are black with Ballyshannon written at each end. The mats on either end of the gym are bright orange.
That being said, those colors truly are no where else in the building in that form with the exception of the gray and black. There are many other modern shades of green, blue, and orange throughout the building but I kept going back to the gym as the place we hold pep rallies, where we hold games, where we will hold ceremonies. It seems right that we stick with those assigned colors as our spirit pallet.
See a couple of mockups below...
Shamrocks
Badgers
Irish
Ballyshannon Archery Meeting Update
1. Need to hire coaching staff and have them BAI certified through NASP. This will occur after I hire our teaching staff.
2. Need to secure funding for our program (approximately $3500 to 5000). Mrs. Bowles has applied for Flimraisers and Kroger Community Rewards.
3. Desire to host a tournament the first year. Will talk more after we hire coaches.
4. Contacts within the community. If anyone has contacts in the archery community that would be interested in helping us with their time or with monetary sponsorships, please put them in touch with Mrs. Bowles.
5. Camp offered by Cooper this summer. We'll make sure info gets out to everyone about this.
6. Desire to have Longbranch form a team. We'll need to wait until they have a principal named to pursue this.
7. Need for practice space for Bally archers.
It was great to meet those I hadn't met before and to reconnect with some familiar faces. My next steps for this program is hiring the coaches and securing some funding.
Lock In
Family Meetings
1. If you'd like to meet in person, I've created a sign up. Please grab a 30-minute slot and we'll chat in person. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/409054CAAAE22A64-family
2. If you'd prefer to let me know your ideas in writing, here's a simple form that would be similar to our in-person meeting. If you have an in-person meeting, you don't need to fill out this form. I'll fill it out when we meet. https://goo.gl/forms/7UYWuUPE2qjWXIs12
3. I'm open to Google Hangout or Skype as well if this is a better option for your family. Give me a shout and let me know and we can set it up. erika.bowles@boone.kyschools.us
Surveys
Parent survey: https://goo.gl/forms/sX99sZrhn1rJUHOG3
Text Updates
- All students and parents: @allbally
- 6th grade: @bally2025
- 7th grade: @bally2024
- 8th grade: @bally2023
SOCIAL MEDIA
@ballyshannonms
@ballyshannonms
About us
Email: erika.bowles@boone.kyschools.us
Website: http://www.boone.k12.ky.us/29/Home
Location: 7515 Shamrock Avenue Union, KY 41091
Phone: 859-5551212
Facebook: facebook.com/ballyshannonms
Twitter: @ballyshannonms