Students raise funds,
pack meals for Haitian earthquake victims
Posted March 13, 2010
Pasillas wins Juror's Mention at high school
exhibition
Posted March 9, 2010
Belvidere High School art
student Allie Pasillas won Juror's Mention in the 2010 Rock Valley
College High School Exhibition. Under the direction of photography
teacher Jilian Reints, Allie created a black and white panoramic shot of
a busy city street. This award-winning piece is on display at Rock
Valley College through the end of March.
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Seth Whitman students
"Sock it to Heart Disease"
Posted March 10,
2010A student
group at Seth Whitman Elementary School known as K-Kids held a sock
hop to benefit the American Heart Association. "Sock It to
Heart Disease" was attended by 180 third through fifth graders and
raised $550. Minion Musik volunteered to DJ the dance, and
Belvidere North's track team and Key Club members chaperoned the
event. |
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Belvidere DECA students juggle fundraiser, state
Posted by the Rockford Register Star March 9, 2010
http://www.rrstar.com/updates/x182993798/Belvidere-DECA-students-juggle-fundraiser-state
Million Meals for Haiti related story:
http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=12112924
Sock hop to benefit victims of earthquake in Haiti
Posted March 9, 2010
The
Belvidere High School Student Council is hosting a "Sock Hop for Haiti"
dance-a-thon and is looking for participants 12 years and older.
Date: Saturday, March 20
Time: Doors open at 1:00 p.m., with dancing from
1:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Place: Belvidere South Middle School gymnasium
(919 East Sixth Street, Belvidere)
Registration fee for participating couples is $20. Spectators are
welcome ($3 adults, $2 seniors and students, children under 12 are
free), and refreshments will be served.
Proceeds will benefit Rockford Sharefest and Million Meals for Haiti.
For more information please contact Leann Dunlap at 815-547-6345.
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BNHS basketball
players to showcase their skills
Posted March 9,
2010
Jessica Gamble (left) and Andie Behling (right), both seniors at
Belvidere North High School, have been selected to participate in
two upcoming events.
The Rising Stars
Classic is Saturday, March 27 4:00 p.m. at Harlem High School.
The NIC-10 top seniors will play against the area's top senior
players. A boys game will also be played. |
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The second event is the Rock River Valley Senior Classic April 9 and
10. The Classic begins with a skills competition on Friday, April 9
at 6:30 p.m. at Jefferson High School. Players will
participate in a skills challenge, media challenge, hot shot
contest, three-point knock out contest, and a school spirit
challenge. On Saturday the 10th, the girls will play at the
Bradley Center in Milwaukee at 1:00 p.m., with a boys game to
follow. The players will be treated to dinner, will be a guest
at the Milwaukee Bucks v. Boston Celtics shoot-around, and will
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Middle and high school students participate in Science Olympiad
Posted March 9, 2010
On
Saturday, March 6 a team of 15 sixth through eighth grade students from
Belvidere South Middle School as well as students from both high schools competed at the Regional Science Olympiad
Competition held at Rock Valley College. Students competed in
twenty-three events covering all areas of science. Belvidere South
students finished the day in fourth place, and students from Belvidere
High School took 5th in the competition. Both teams will travel to Champaign
on April 10 to compete at the State level.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/schools/x2034406932/Harlem-Rockford-Christian-win-Science-Olympiad
Belvidere North juniors Joey
Appelhans and Brandon Meeks are shown in the following video clip
competing in the "Elevated Bridge" event.
http://mystateline.com/content/fulltext/?cid=143001
March 9, 2010
- Third grade students at Caledonia Elementary School recently studied
patriotic symbols in social studies. After discussing their
school's pride, colors, mascot, and programs, teacher Sherri
Glennon challenged the students to create flags representative of
Caledonia Elementary School.
Local paper spotlights BHS student Eric Mortensen
Posted March 9, 2010
http://www.rrstar.com/news/gtkm/x1224401441/Eric-S-Mortensen
Artwork of former
student featured in youth
art month poster
Posted March 5, 2010
Congratulations to former Belvidere High School student Tiffany Seymour
for having her artwork accepted by the Illinois Art Education
Association for its youth art month poster. Each year the IAEA
selects 20 works of art from over 300 entries to create this poster.
Working under the direction of art teacher Jilian Reints, Tiffany
created a water color self portrait depicting things she would leave
behind after graduation.
The
poster will be on display at Belvidere High School and the Brick Cafe
through the end of March.
BHS students attend
National Youth Leadership Foundation conference in D.C.
Posted March 5,
2010 |
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Two Belvidere High School students
recently returned from Washington, D.C. after participating in the
National Youth Leadership Foundation conference.
Nominated by Social Studies teacher Ryan
Geary, Max Bahling and Craig Steinkamp attended the week-long
seminar relating to national security issues. Max was elected
to the position of Secretary of Defense while Craig served as Senate
Majority Leader. |
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From left to
right: Max Bahling, Ryan Gear, and Craig Steinkamp. |
District #100 to discuss
proposed cost saving options at public forum
Posted March 4, 2010
On February 9, 2010 the
Belvidere School District hosted a public forum at which financial
consultant PMA presented a multi-year budget forecast. With the
State of Illinois now $2.6 million behind in its payments to the
District, proposed cost saving options are being considered for
the 2010-2011 school year.
The public is invited to a
forum on Thursday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Belvidere Central Middle
School (8787 Beloit Road, Belvidere) to review the proposed options.
You can view a copy of PMA's
presentation as well as the District's Proposed Cost Saving Options by
selecting "2010-2011 Budget Information" located under District 100
Quick Links or by clicking on the following:
http://www.district100.com/pdfs/Budget_Process_and_Documents.pdf
Related stories:
Belvidere Community Talks About Dramatic Teacher Cuts
http://mystateline.com/fulltext-news/?nxd_id=144344
District 100 budget
meeting draws crowd, emotions
http://www.wrex.com/global/story.asp?s=12127256
Belvidere School District
100 Talks Job Cuts
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/87427582.html
Belvidere students
promise to protest teacher layoffs
http://www.rrstar.com/news/yourtown/boone/x427965638/Belvidere-students-promise-to-protest-teacher-layoffs
Quinn's proposed budget cuts affect local school districts differently
http://mystateline.com/fulltext-news/?nxd_id=143894
Meeting tonight to
discuss possible teacher cuts in Belvidere
http://www.wrex.com/global/story.asp?s=12118270
State school superintendent warns of big budget cuts
http://www.rrstar.com/news/schools/x1582773427/Illinois-schools-superintendent-warns-of-big-cuts
Belvidere may cut
preschool
http://www.rrstar.com/news/yourtown/boone/x1582773508/Belvidere-may-cut-preschool
