Beecher City CUSD 20

October 14 will be a testing day at BCHS for seniors and many juniors. The senior class will be taking their SAT. This test is rescheduled from last spring. Many of the juniors will be taking the PSAT. This test is a pre-SAT test and will also consider them for National Merit recognition based on their score. Wish them all good luck!!!!

There will be a mandatory HS cheer leading meeting on Monday, October 5th. It will be held at the Beecher City High School library from 5 - 6 pm. Any HS girl interested in becoming a cheerleader needs to attend the meeting.

Mr. Hammer's U.S. History I class Kahooting the American colonies.

The sophomore biology classes and 7th grade science class started the year off with a botany unit. They did several nature walks on the school campus learning how to identify trees. They enjoyed completing their leaf collections and constructing their display posters. Many students said that now when they look at a tree they cannot help but try to figure out what kind it is.

SENIORS: The state of Illinois is requiring all students to either complete the FAFSA form as part of their graduation requirements or sign a waiver declining to apply. Members of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will be hosting a Google Meeting to assist parents and students in completing this process. Students and parents should have received an invitation to the google meeting on October 15. Members of the ISAC team are hosting the meeting and they will take you step by step through the financial aid process. For more information, please contact Mrs. Keller at tkeller@beechercity.org.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CARSEN BURKS ON BEING ACCEPTED TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE! CONGRATULATIONS TO ZARYAH SMITH ON BEING ACCEPTED TO EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY!

September 25, 2020 Beecher City’s current numbers for this week: - Staff Quarantined-0 - Staff Positive-0 - Non-Certified Quarantined-0 - Non-Certified Positive-1 - Students Quarantined-12 - Students Positive-2 Students quarantined are contact tracing students as well as students with any of the following symptoms that must stay home: • Fever >100.4 • Chills • Fatigue • Muscle or body aches • Headache • Shortness of breath • Difficulty breathing • Cough • Sore throat • Congestion or runny nose • Loss of appetite • New loss of sense of taste or smell • Nausea • Vomiting • Diarrhea • Abdominal pain • Any other COVID-19 symptoms identified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Philip Lark, Superintendent

Mrs. Fulk's class was kind of "batty" today.

There will be a lunch menu change for Wednesday, 9/23 and Thursday, 9/24. Wednesday: FISH SANDWICH MACARONI AND CHEESE CHIPS GRAPES Thursday: PONY SHOE PEAS BANANA

September 18, 2020 Beecher City’s current numbers for this week: - Staff Quarantined-0 - Staff Positive-0 - Students Quarantined-7 - Students Positive-2 Students quarantined are contact tracing students as well as students with any of the following symptoms that must stay home: • Fever >100.4 • Chills • Fatigue • Muscle or body aches • Headache • Shortness of breath • Difficulty breathing • Cough • Sore throat • Congestion or runny nose • Loss of appetite • New loss of sense of taste or smell • Nausea • Vomiting • Diarrhea • Abdominal pain • Any other COVID-19 symptoms identified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Philip Lark, Superintendent

Below is a link to a presentation on Google Classroom for parents. The second link is a YouTube Google Classroom tutorial. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRRVswffW5aMAuwT9AYtMsJ14Z4XPVHsi1qIaC2kSkjEck5YelWLKXqZ7Lum4Wq5UF4B_SYXZNr6-2Y/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=10000 https://youtu.be/IgS-hoSIjnw

In Mrs. Cox’s class today, students learned how to code and create apps for phones.

In biology and 7th grade science, students have been collecting and identifying trees.

Several interesting science projects at the grade school today. Mrs. Stuckemeyer's second graders are doing some observations and the fifth grade observed a minnow and a tadpole.

Menu Change Tomorrow's lunch will be Shepard's pie, mashed potatoes, corn, fruit

CEO is hosting a trash pickup on Sunday, September 14 from 1 to 3 PM. The CEO students would love volunteers. They will be meeting in the rock lot at the grade school at 1. Service hours will be given for those who participate.

September 11, 2020 Weekly Update.

We Will Always Remember!

Effingham County CEO Project Pick-Up

Mrs. Elam's class enjoyed another beautiful September day!