This is a reminder that CHBC apparel orders supporting the Beecher City senior class are due today.
Junior, Wyatt Doty, and 7th grader, Ethel Stuckemeyer, are the October Beecher City Jr/Sr High School students of the month. Congratulations Wyatt and Ethel!
The CHBC girls basketball team got off to a great start last night by winning both the JV and Varsity games versus South Central! The girls play again on Thursday, November 17, at home against Central A&M. Starting Tuesday, November 22, the girls will begin playing in the CHBC Thanksgiving Tournament. All home games are played at Cowden-Herrick.
Lake Land College will be offering an online event for those interested in taking dual credit their senior year. Contact Miss Wright with any questions pertaining to this event.
Ag in the Classroom visited the Grade School today. Students learned about soy beans and soy bean products.
Monday, November 14, at 6 PM will be Meet the Bobcats Night! The Student Council and National Honor Society are asking everyone to donate a nonperishable food item. These items will then be given to "Enduring Freedom" at the Shumway food pantry. After the singing of the National Anthem, the boys' basketball team will be introduced. The freshmen and sophomores will scrimmage while the high school cheerleaders get the spirit going with sideline cheers. The cheerleaders will be announced and perform "Loyalty." In the final event of the evening, the junior varsity and varsity teams will scrimmage.
The Bobcats open their season at the Mulberry Grove Turkey Tournament, November 21 through 26.
In the afternoon today, Beecher City High School students completed various service projects at the high school, grade school, and in the community. In picture 1, students lead by Dave Northway are helping clean classroom desks and tables. Picture 2 is of part of Mrs. Doedtman's landscape remodel crew. The students in pictures 3 helped clear brush on the east side of the high school (students were not allowed to operate chainsaws). Picture 4 shows the crew that helped Jason Herrmann dig out and repair a water hydrant at the HS baseball diamond.
More pictures of BCHS students at Ballard Nature Center.
Today, Beecher City Jr/Sr High school students participated in reward and recovery activities in the morning. One of the high school reward activities was to go hiking at Ballard Nature Center in Altamont. Students and teachers had a wonderful time enjoying the wonderful fall weather!
Beecher City junior high students participated in team building activities organized by school counselor, Miss Wright.
BCHS art students and their community holiday paintings.
BCHS art students and their community holiday paintings.
Mrs. Hicks and Mrs. Tirevold took a group of BCHS art students to First State Bank of Beecher City and Rhodes Automotive to decorate their windows with Christmas paintings. Thank you for sharing your talents and spreading some holiday cheer!
Several classes from the Grade School visited the Little Theatre on the Square today. We enjoyed the play "Frog and Toad". Thanks to the Ruritans for covering the cost of the tickets!
Marine Sgt. Chad Reed spoke to the Fourth and Fifth Grade Classes about his time in the service. Thank You to all Veterans!
Mrs. Jo Lagerhausen volunteered to take girls from the freshman class to attend 'Expanding Your Horizons' workshop at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. The workshop focused on introducing girls to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) concepts. The girls had a fantastic time and thank you to Mrs. Lagerhausen for making this opportunity available for our students!
Parent/teacher conferences at Beecher City Jr/Sr High School will be Monday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 9, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Parents and guardians do not need to make appointments. If a parent or guardian wishes to meet with a teacher at a specific time, they can call the high school office or contact the teacher directly through the teacher's school email.
CHBC's Gracie Heckert officially signed her letter of intent to play college basketball for the Parkland College Cobras in Champaign, IL. Congratulations Gracie on this fantastic achievement! All the best to the CHBC Girls Basketball Team as they prepare to open their season on November 14th against South Central at Cowden-Herrick High School.
The Kindergarten Class worked on graphing with fruit loops.
Next Week- at the Grade School
Monday - 1:50 dismissal
Tuesday - NO school
Wednesday - 1:50 dismissal
Thursday - NO school
Friday - NO school