Mrs. Burks and several Beecher City High School students filled Easter eggs with candy for the community Easter egg hunt.
Thank you to everyone that submitted answers to yesterday's trivia question. There were several correct answers, but Carmen Spencer was the first one to get it right. The correct answer was Ms. Carolyn Wendte was the first girls basketball coach and the first Beecher City High School girls basketball team was 1992-1993. Congratulations Carmen and enjoy the Cardinals game!
Trivia Question for the Community:
The first person to correctly answer both parts of the following question will receive two free tickets to the April 5th St. Louis Cardinals game versus the Atlanta Braves. Answers must be emailed to Mr. Friese at bfriese@beechercity.org
Who was the first girls basketball coach at Beecher City High School and what was the first school year that girls were allowed to play basketball at Beecher City High School?
Deadline to answer is 3:00 PM on Friday, March 31.
Today was perfect for outdoor art class.
The Future Farmers of America hosted their annual banquet at Beecher City High School. Thank you to Mr. Tarr and the FFA members for their hard work to host this event and for the parents and community members that support our FFA students.
Several Fifth Grade Students received recognition for their entries into the Illinois EPA Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest. Ava - Top Award Winner, Valentina- Honorable Mention, Shelby- Special Recognition, and Kole- Special Recognition- Nice Job!
Beecher City High School FFA finished 4th today in dairy judging at a competition hosted in Altamont. Sophomore, Adam Stuckemeyer, finished 7th overall and junior, Beau Doedtman, placed 9th overall. Great job FFA!
Beecher City High School seniors were treated to a formal etiquette luncheon hosted by Mrs. Adrian Nowitzke. Mrs. Nowitzke previously presented a lesson on dining etiquette and today they were able to put what they learned to test. They looked great and behaved like gentlemen and ladies. Great job seniors and thank you Mrs. Nowitzke!
Beecher City High School seniors practicing their interviewing skills at the Effingham County Career Fair.
The Leadership Class played review games with the Kindergarten today.
The American Legion presented flags to the First Grade Class today.
The First Grade Class tried to catch a Leprechaun with their traps.
On Tuesday, the Kindergarten Class took a trip to the EPC , the Harmony Playground, and the Effingham Fire Station.
Congratulations to Beecher City High School's 2023 National Honor Society inductees: Katlyn Arnett, Beau Doedtman, Carson Evans, Alexziah Hagler, Hadley Hagler, Layne Jones, Ruby Stuckemeyer, Marissa Summers, and Dacotah Waters. Ms. Wright and senior NHS members, Gracie Heckert and Ariel Stell, did a wonderful job hosting the ceremony. Thank you to Mrs. McGuire for taking pictures and to Gayla and Megan for preparing the wonderful meal!
The Beecher City Post Prom will be having two different fundraisers to help raise money for post prom. The first fundraiser is for a $1,000 gift card to Locked and Loaded in Pana, IL. Only 300 tickets will be sold. The second fundraiser is for a 4-6 pound smoked pork loin, ready to eat, all orders due March 31st. For more information please contact a Junior or Senior at the high school.
A group of dual credit students will be participating in the murder mystery event today at Lake Land College. Wish them luck as they enhance their interview skills and figure out who is responsible!
Lunch with a friend at the Grade School and some yarn eggs in the kindergarten
Mrs. Drake's Spanish III class showed off their singing and Spanish speaking skills during a lesson over conditional tense!
Ag in the Classroom helped the Grade School Students make a "throw it and grow it" seed pod, and the Fifth Graders played a math review game with the First Grade Class.
Mrs. Doedtman's sophomore Environmental Science has been hard at work on constructing food webs from various biomes.
