Bell Elementary School News

08/20/2026

We are so proud of our Pre-k team! Great job!!!

🏆 TOP IN THE STATE! 🏆

We’re bursting with pride over the incredible success of our Pre-K teachers and students! 🎉 Their hard work, dedication, and love of learning have helped our Pre-K program rise to the TOP IN THE STATE! 🌟

08/20/2026

Attention BES students who have turned in their forms to sign up for Dance. Please see the attached information from Mrs Cannon.

08/13/2026

🐾🌈 BULLDOG PUPS COLOR DAYS ARE NEXT WEEK! 🌈🐾

Get those colorful outfits ready and help us show our Bulldog Pup spirit all week long! ❤️🧡💛💚💙

❤️ Monday, August 17 — RED DAY
🧡 Tuesday, August 18 — ORANGE DAY
💛 Wednesday, August 19 — YELLOW DAY
💚 Thursday, August 20 — GREEN DAY
💙 Friday, August 21 — BLUE DAY

We can’t wait to see our Bulldog Pups dressed bright, colorful, and full of school spirit! 🐶🐾

❤️🧡💛💚💙 Let’s make it a COLORFUL week! ❤️🧡💛💚💙

08/13/2026

Mr Cannon is starting strong in our new STEM class! Students this week are exploring aerodynamics with an awesome paper helicopter activity. He even shared the directions so you can try this at home!

08/11/2026

It's a beautiful day at Bell Elementary School! We were so happy to welcome smiling faces this morning! Drop your bullpup's first day pic in the comments!

08/07/2026

We were excited to see our Bullpups at the BES Open House this week! We can't wait till the first day of school Tuesday, August 11.

07/27/2026

BES is excited to welcome our new assistant principal, Dana Rudzitis!

07/15/2026

We are so excited for another GREAT year at Bell Elementary School! Our open house will be August 6 from 1-4pm. It will be "drop in" style, meaning you should feel free to drop in anytime from 1-4pm. We can't wait to see your smiling faces!

07/09/2026

Mrs. Meg and Mrs. Whitt are spending part of their summer learning Kagan cooperative instructional strategies for ELA! These strategies will increase student opportunities to present their knowledge in pairs and teams.

07/09/2026

📣 MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT GEIGER

I have some exciting news to share!

Gilchrist County School District has once again earned an "A" District designation and continues to be recognized as one of Florida's highest-performing school districts.

I invite you to take a moment to review the attached district highlights. They showcase just a few of the outstanding accomplishments that reflect the hard work of our students, teachers, support staff, administrators, School Board, families, and community.
These achievements are a powerful reminder of what is possible when we invest in public education and work together to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.

Thank you for your continued support of Gilchrist County schools. Together, we are making a difference every day.

We are GCSD and We are A-mazing!! 💜🧡