The May 2025 Superintendent's Update includes an announcement about our new Board of Education members, early calendar information for August, coaching information at BRIJHS and BRHS, along with several student celebrations. Thanks for reading and choosing to stay informed about your schools! #br_u_knighted https://5il.co/3gadn
Attention 8th Grade Families!!! Please see the attachment for details on the 8th Grade Promotion on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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Ariahna Miller-Brown qualified for the state meet at EIU in the 400m dash with a 101.66 time and in the 200m dash with a sprint time of 26.83. Cede Manuel placed second in the pole vault with a vault of 2.15m (7' 0.5") qualifying her for a trip to the state meet as well. Congratulations ladies and good luck at State!
A reminder for our 2025 graduates (and parents) - graduates need to be at BRHS by 9:30 on Friday morning with your cap and gown. We have several things to cover and accomplish that morning in preparation for the ceremony. Lunch will be provided to the graduates (La Paloma food truck and Old Tyme Ice Cream truck) after rehearsal is completed. Seniors are also invited to return for the field day at 1:30.
IMPORTANT - Seniors can come to school tomorrow (Thursday) to turn in their chrome books at 11:30 a.m. Doing so will help get things started sooner on Friday morning. Remember that all accounts need to be settled prior to rehearsal.
Grow Your Salsa? YES, please! Click on go.illinois.edu/4HSalsa to register! #br_u_knighted
Guest speakers Jeffery and Beth from Spurlock Cultural Heritage Museum visited Mrs.Yeagle's 7th grade ELA class today to give students insight into writing their museum placards. Students now have the chance to put their new skills to use as they write their own museum placards for their history museum which will take place on Monday, May 19 from 6:00-7:30. Make plans to attend and see the many interesting artifacts!
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Attention Parents/Guardians interested in developing Girls Basketball Players!
We have basketball camp information for students entering grades KG-12 from Coach Paragi. Don't miss this great opportunity!
Please register with the links below and note the deadlines:
Deadline June 1 - **Incoming KG-4th Grade** https://shorturl.at/PeCPC
Deadline May 12 - **Incoming 5th-8th Grade** https://shorturl.at/OZrjL
Deadline June 1 - **Incoming 9-12th Grade** https://shorturl.at/OEjMZ
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Students who were considering going into the trades after their graduation were offered an opportunity to enroll in a new course this year. Technical Math I, taught through Bradley University, is part of the IT Workforce Accelerator Program Grant. The course is specifically designed for those students who wanted to review/learn math topics used in the various trades. The course covers an average of 357 math topics in order to obtain a certificate of completion for the Tech Math I course. Pictured here are 7 of the 8 students who completed the course this spring at BRHS.
Incoming 7th / 8th grade students interested in Junior High Cheer, please see the flyer for important upcoming dates!
Also linked here: https://shorturl.at/xr7Eu
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It's Nurses' Day and we have two great nurses in Blue Ridge! Help us celebrate them today! #br_u_knighted
Congrats to Indra Nolan for being one of ten recognized for being selected to the IHSSBCA all-state second team 2025. Indra was recognized at the all-state banquet at the Bone Student Center at ISU on
Sunday May 4th. Way to go Indra!
Did you know that there is an open TWO year seat on the Blue Ridge Board of Education? All of the details can be found here: https://5il.co/3em2y If you're interested, be sure to reach out to Dr. Stanifer or if you know of someone that would be a good candidate, feel free to share!
You are invited to the Expert Panel hosted by Piatt County Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) on May 19. Please see the flyer for more information.
It's Teacher Appreciation Week! We're celebrating our Blue Ridge teachers all week long! Please join us in thanking a teacher for their dedication to embracing, engaging, equipping, and empowering our students! #br_u_knighted
BRIJHS 7th and 8th grade students would like to invite the community to visit their History Museum on May 19 from 6-7:30 p.m.! Featuring exhibits and artifacts about influential yet mostly unknown women in history as well as Holocaust and World War II related exhibits. Admission is free!
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A quick reminder for those coming to promenade - Promenade and Coronation begin at 5:00 PM tomorrow. Guests should park behind the school and enter through the back gym doors, as front parking is reserved for high school students. Students may begin arriving as early as 3:30 PM to take pictures.
Blue Ridge High School students in Mr. Tongate's Intro to Vocational Occupations classes along with Schneider Elementary students in Ms. Nadrozny's 2nd grade class were featured on WCIA for their yearly birdhouse projects. This is a great tradition that is enjoyed throughout the community and highlights Mr. Tongate's method of "See One, Do One, Teach One."
Check out the interview and feature story here: https://www.wcia.com/video/2nd-graders-from-blue-ridge-elementary-building-a-mothers-day-gift-from-the-heart/10679900/
High School Cheer Tryouts will be held in just a few weeks, starting on May 20. Be sure to check out the flyer for all the details! Please reach out to Coach Woliung with any questions kwoliung@blueridge18.org
Congratulations to seniors Mya Laidley and Josh Berkler. Both were recognized tonight at the annual BACC honors program.
Mya Laidley was awarded the Justin Gale Memorial: Hustle and Hard Work Award for her dedication to the Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement program.
Josh Berkler was selected as the EMT-Basic Student of the year for his multiple years of classes and excellence in and out of the classroom.
Congratulations to all!
Come out to South Park on Friday, May 2nd to support the BRHS Knight Baseball and Boys Track Seniors. Let's pack the stands in support of the boys and their hard work in both programs. They will be recognized at approximately 4:20 PM before the BRHS Baseball team takes on Cerro Gordo at 4:30 PM.
