Bethany
Elementary School
About Us
Bethany Profile
Campus Information
School Hours: 7:40 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
School Colors: Blue and white
Mascot: The Bethany Bunch
Motto: Caring about learning - learning about caring.
Year Opened: 1993
Feeder Schools
Bethany Belief Statements
We believe that . . .
- Collaborative relationships between school and home are essential to maximize student success.
- It is fundamental for children to be empowered as problem solvers and creative thinkers.
- In fostering an environment that protects the child’s physical and emotional well-being.
- Each student’s unique qualities provide value to our school and community.
- In utilizing best educational practices to establish a strong academic foundation.
- Our students deserve an atmosphere of excellence as modeled through our educational staff.
Bethany School Song
Chorus:
We are Bethany Elementary
Friends and family, one community.
We love learning, we celebrate diversity.
We really like to have fun...we're the Bethany Bunch!
Bears and bullfrogs, brontosauruses too
Broncos and bulldogs and bobats that's me and you
Sharing and caring and doin' the right thing
Learning together everybody come on sing ... Chorus
Respectful, responsible and ready to learn
Students, teachers, people in the bleachers
Shout it now it's your turn, hey ... Chorus
Bethany continues the name of the Bethany community, established in 1876. The original two-room school house was located on the northwest corner of Custer and Cothes Roads; it and the adjacent First Christian Church were torn down years ago, though the cemetery survives. Bethany Elementary opened for the 1993-94 school year, built with funds from the 1990 bond election.
Bethany Elementary History
R.W. Carpenter founded Bethany School, Bethany Church and Bethany Cemetery. Both the school and the church were located directly south of the existing cemetery on Custer Road, 1/2 mile south of our current Bethany Elementary School.
In 1876, the Bethany School began as a one room school house with one teacher, O. Matthews. By 1890, the school had three teachers and 43 students. At this time, Bethany School was privately funded at the yearly amount of $169.95
In the late 1800's and early 1900's, the area where Bethany Elementary is located, was known as Bethany Community. Each year during this time, the school and the Church were known for their production of a Christmas Pageant. This was a popular event even for the surrounding communities. People came from far and near to attend this special celebration. In 1933, Bethany Church was torn down. Bethany School was closed in 1935 and a few years later the building was demolished. The land was then donated to the Bethany Cemetery.
In 1993, Plano Independent School District opened the doors of our current day, Bethany Elementary School. Today, we pride ourselves on carrying forth the mission and tradition of being a "community school". We are the Bethany Bunch, and this mascot was chosen to signify how collectively, our families, students and staff joins together as one unified and caring school community. In addition, each grade level has a symbolic animal mascot whose name begins with the letter "B". This concept essentially symbolizes that each member of our school is unique and that our differences and diversity enhance the Bethany community.
The Bethany community is dedicated to making every day a new beginning where academic excellence and life long learning are nurtured.