Our student day begins at 8:00 am and ends at 3:15 pm. Students should plan to arrive to school by 7:55 am. This will allow for ample time to gather any materials for the day prior to the beginning of homeroom.

School Arrival Procedures:

• Prior to 8:00 AM, all students are expected to remain in assigned areas of the school:

  
  

  • The school doors open at 7:00 am. Students will not be permitted in the building prior to this time.

  • As students arrive in the morning, they should report directly to the cafeteria or to their grade’s hallway

  • Students who have secured a pass from the appropriate teacher may go to only those classrooms using the most direct route from the front entrance.

  • Students are not permitted to go to their lockers until 7:55 AM.

  • Students are permitted to use their cell phones until 7:55 AM, but they must be locked in their locker and turned off after this time, prior to the start of the daily schedule. 

  
  

  If you choose to go to the cafeteria in the morning before 8:00 AM, the following guidelines apply: 

  • Once you are in the cafeteria, you must stay there.  No wandering back and forth between the hallways and the cafeteria will be permitted.

  • You must remain seated except when purchasing breakfast or emptying your tray.

  • For dismissal, the teacher on duty will inspect each table for cleanliness and then dismiss students.

  • Misbehavior may result in an assigned seat, morning office detention, or other disciplinary measures.

  • Any games may or may not be permitted at the discretion of school administration.

  • The use of cell phones is permitted until 7:55 AM, provided they are not a distraction to the environment. Students may not take photos or videos of other students or staff members.

  
  

  If you choose to go to your grade’s hallway in the morning before 8:00 AM, the following guidelines apply:

  • Once you are in the hallway, you must stay there.  No wandering back and forth between the hallway and the cafeteria will be permitted.

  • Students should remain in the hallway until a staff member dismisses them.

  • Students are expected to follow all school-wide rules and demonstrate appropriate behavior.

  • Any games may or may not be permitted at the discretion of school administration.

  • The use of cell phones is permitted until 7:55 AM, provided they are not a distraction to the environment. Students should not be taking photos or videos of other students or staff members.

  
  

  Students are not permitted in other hallways or parts of the building until school officially begins. Once students arrive on BAMS grounds, they must enter the building and they may not leave school grounds until they are officially dismissed. BAMS students are not permitted to exit BASD buses at the Bellefonte Area High School.

  
  

School Dismissal Procedures:

• School is dismissed at 3:15 PM each day. At dismissal, students who ride a bus will go to the cafeteria.  Students who ride the first set of buses to arrive will be dismissed directly to their buses while the other students go to their assigned bus table to wait.  Students that walk or are getting picked up by an adult should exit the front of the building. The expectation of appropriate school behavior remains during these few minutes and throughout the bus ride home.  Students who walk home or are transported by parents/guardians are expected to vacate the school grounds as soon as school is dismissed.  BAMS students must board their buses at BAMS. Walking to BAHS to board a bus is prohibited and may result in disciplinary actions if caught doing so.