

A Message From Our Head of School
November 18, 2022
BCS Families,
We are truly in the heart of the 2022-2023 school year at Bayshore Christian School. We had an
amazing first quarter welcoming many new faces and families. We quickly settled into what has
been and is going to continue to be an amazing 2022-2023 school year. The week before school
started, the newly renovated third grade classrooms, Home School Plus classroom, and restrooms
were ready for use. Teachers moved in just a few days prior to welcoming students. Just this past
month, the renovated office opened its doors once again to welcome friends and families to
campus.
Some of our first visitors in the office were the Florida Council of Independent School
accreditation and Association of Christian Schools International team members. These 13 guests
were on campus to review all aspects of our school, holding Bayshore Christian School to a high
standard of excellence on all levels. From governance to campus security, and curriculum to
student activities, Bayshore Christian School was examined according to all elements of
successful independent schools. One of the recurring themes in the exit interview was, “It is
evident the faculty, staff and administration are truly living out the mission of Bayshore
Christian School.” The mission to challenge, develop, and empower students for leadership by
following the example of Jesus to “grow in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and man.”
Luke 2:52
These past few months have been full of opportunities to develop Scholars, Leaders and Faith
Warriors. Our middle division students experienced an overnight stay at the Nature’s Classroom
Institute. The 8th grade students traveled to Washington DC the week of November 14th and the
Upper Division Mission Team traveled to Indiana during SET Week: Service, Enrichment and
Travel. The younger students participated in a brand new year-long STEAM program, and they
too, participated in SET Week: Service, Enrichment and Thankfulness.
The Annual Fund, which started during the first week of school, was a great success. We are
grateful for our committed donors which include faculty, staff, families past and present, alumni
and many Faith Warrior community friends. It’s with these dollars that we were able to enclose
the campus area on MacDill Avenue, purchase new security cameras, and continue to make
needed improvements to the campus.
Prior to the 2020-2021 school year, the BCS Board of Directors shared with our families the plan
for tuition increases over the subsequent three years. Tuition was to increase each school year by
5%, 7% and 10% through the 2024-2025 school year. As no one individual or business is
immune to the inflation taking place not only in our nation but also in our city, it was determined
Bayshore Christian School would not quite hit the 7% as intended, in order to help our Faith
Warrior families. The increase will instead range from 3.5% - 6.5% by various divisions.
As we prepare to enter the reenrollment season for the 2023-2024 school year, we look forward
to meeting our goal of 90% reenrollment. Ms. Matti Valdivia will soon be communicating the
necessary steps to secure your child’s seat for the following year. Reenrollment starts in
December and is FREE for returning families through December 31st. Shortly thereafter, we will
open enrollment for new families. This year we’ve had a waiting list for many grade levels, and
we want to encourage you NOT to WAIT! Take advantage of the FREE reenrollment offer
through December 31st and of course, your child will certainly want to wear their “reenrollment
t-shirt" on any school day of the week for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year.
We are thankful for each of our BCS families! We wish you a blessed holiday season and we
look forward to an outstanding reenrollment season!
Sincerely,
Melanie Humenansky