It was a great day for a ball game! The CHBC Bobcats won their home opener with a walk-off double in the 7th inning by senior, Drake Davis. Come out this spring and cheer on the high school baseball, softball, and track & field teams. The junior high track & field season is also underway.
A gorgeous day for T-ball in PE
Effingham County Health Department
For the Honors Trip, Beecher City Junior/Senior High School students enjoyed a St. Louis Cardinals game.
The library club went to Barnes and Noble in Springfield today. They added 93 books to the school library.
The Fifth Grade Class worked on ways to safely drop their eggs.
Easter Activity at the Grade School
The Preschool Classes had some Easter fun.
Congratulations to the Beecher City Envirothon teams. The teams competed the Land Use Council regional competition hosted at Ballard Nature Center. The LUC team finished 3rd overall in the competition and finished 1st for Effingham County. The FFA team also finished 1st in Effingham County. Three plaques in one day! Great job students and Mrs. Doedtman!
Nurse Laura taught about the heart muscle today. She included ideas for exercise.
Beecher City High School juniors attended the Math and Science Open House at Lakeland College.
The Fifth Graders listened to the First Graders read and play review games.
Eighth grade students participated in the career conference today at Lake Lake College. During the event, students had the opportunity to speak with local professionals about possible career paths.
Lake Shelbyville USACE presented tulip trees to the Fourth Grade Class.
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!
