Wednesday was Camo Day at BCHS!
Monday and Tuesday were Bobcat and Red Day at BCHS!
The Yearbook staff was busy this morning snapping pictures of some pretty cool student costumes! Happy Halloween from BCHS!
Thanks to Biology II and Mr. Friese for planting some trees at the grade school. Great to learn about the tree types and how to care for them.
It's a look at the pumpkins before and after.
Thanks Schaefer Pumpkin Patch! Fun!
Applied math learned about composing functions with different rates today.
A group of Effingham area business leaders recently presented Carsen Burks of Beecher City High School the Oct. award for Mathematic/Scientific scholastic achievement known as Hall of FAME, which represents Fantastic Area Mathematicians (Scientists) Extraordinaire.
Carsen was selected by her school staff based on preset standards for her high academic achievement. Presenting the award are Pat Gebben of Merz Heating and Air Conditioning, Carsen, and Brian Henning of Full Circle Realty. Carsen plans to continue her education & then do biological research.
Just a reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020.
Public Act 101-0642 makes November 3, 2020 "2020 General Election Day" a legal school holiday.
Jacob Doedtman was accepted into the Welding Program at Lake Land College. Way to go Jacob!
Our Red Ribbon thought for the day was 'Don't get tied up in bad choices.'
It was bowties vs. regular ties!
The fruit sale is going on now. If you are interested in purchasing some, please contact a senior or junior. You can also contact Mrs. Burks or Mr. Nohren at the high school.
Red Ribbon Week kicked off today at the Grade School. Lots of red!
CONGRATULATIONS TO BCHS SENIOR HALEY EVANS FOR HER ACCEPTANCE INTO EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY!
October 22, 2020
Beecher City’s current numbers for this week:
- Staff Quarantined-0
- Staff Positive-0
- Non-Certified Quarantined-0
- Non-Certified Positive-0
- Students Quarantined-13
- 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
October 21, 2020
On October 22, November 25, December 18, and December 21 the district will dismiss at 1:50 PM grade school and 2:00 PM Jr./Sr. high. The 1- hour early dismissal was for our regular 3:00 PM dismissal time. We have updated our website. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Great to see an artist at work!
Beecher City FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Organization is selling Pies and Cookies from Neimergs from now until November 17th! Pies will be delivered on Wednesday November 25th! Students are selling Apple, Pumpkin, and Pecan Pies for $15 each and cookies of the following flavors for $10/dozen : Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle, Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Butter, M&M Monster, and Macadamia Nut. Contact any FBLA member to order or you can email Morgan Cox at mcox@beechercity.org
Thank you for your support!
October 16, 2020
Beecher City’s current numbers for this week:
- Staff Quarantined-0
- Staff Positive-0
- Non-Certified Quarantined-0
- Non-Certified Positive-0
- Students Quarantined-9
- Students Positive-1
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
The Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Department is excited to share that the U.S. Department of Agriculture just announced waiver extensions that will allow schools to operate Summer Meals programs through the end of School Year 2020-21, offering free meals to students. This changes the expiration from Dec. 31, 2020, to June 30, 2021.
Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 21 and Thursday, October 22 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM for junior high and high school students.
To schedule parent-teacher conferences, please contact the high school office by phone at (618) 487-5100.
Conferences will be for a duration of ten minutes and be scheduled every fifteen minutes.
Please designate if you would like to do your conference remotely over the phone or in-person.
One family member per student will be permitted in the building for the conference. This is to keep the number of people entering the building at a minimum.