JCH Healthcare Camp spots are filling up. check out this link.
https://jch.networkforgood.com/events/56492-2023-jch-healthcare-career-camp
Another reminder that the plant sale is this Saturday from 8 am to 11 am. Just a heads up that there was a typo on the flyers posted around for the time. It is NOT until 11 pm. Some plants are more limited than others so be that early bird that catches the worm!
Attention 2023-24 Players and Parents!
There will be an informational meeting Thursday May 11th 6:30 pm at the KC Hall in Hardin for all students interested in playing football for the 2023 season. This meeting is for all current 8th graders, freshman, sophomores and juniors from any school in our county! At this meeting we will discuss the summer activities, go over the schedule and talk about expectations for the summer.
We encourage any and all parents that would like to receive the information directly to come.
We also want to encourage any student that is thinking about playing but is unsure to come to the meeting. This is a great time to ask questions based on the concerns your family may have about the sport and our program. We will be bringing in some of our equipment to help alleviate any concerns over just how safe your son will be while playing.
Our Coaching Staff looks forward to all 2023 football players in the same building for the first time this year!
Go Warriors!
SCIENCE NIGHT SUCCESS!!!!!
We would like to thank all the people who came out for the Brussels Science Night and all the Science Fair participants. It was a science filled evening and everyone seemed to be having a good time. All the Science Fair experiments and displays were well put together, and showed all the hard work put into their projects. We would further like to congratulate our first place winners from each age bracket: K-2nd Grade- Alessa Ray, 3rd-5th Grade- Aubree Behrens, and 9-12th Grade- Abby Johnes.
Brussels Horticulture class will be holding its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 13th from 8 am -11 am. We have a variety of tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, and squash. There are also zinnias, marigolds, nasturtium, and four 'o' clocks. All proceeds go towards supplies for growing plants and maintaining the greenhouse.
STEM ENGINEERING CAMP
Brussels CUSD 42 is reaching out to offer students in grades 7 - 11 (next year's 8 - 12 graders) a unique opportunity. SIUE is offering a STEM Engineering Camp this summer. The camp is 5 days in length and the dates are either June 5 - 9 or June 12 - 16. If we have enough students interested we can run a bus. There may be a registration fee that may be refunded on completion of the program. Please contact Dr. Martin or Mrs. Long if you are interested or have questions. Thank you!
mrmartin@brussels42.net
plong@brussels42.net
FLORIDA ANYONE?
Calhoun Unit 40 is taking a trip to Florida this summer to march in a parade through Universal Studios as well as visit Disney and the beach. Those marching in the parade will be band members and cheerleaders (both Brussels and Calhoun) and their band director, Lindsey Watters (lwatters@calhoun40.net), wanted to extend the invitation to any community members from Brussels who may be interested. If there are any students who play instruments who would be interested in marching with us as well are invited to do so. Please reach out to Lindsey if you would like more information. Her email is listed above.
Today a group of juniors and seniors got to go to the Build My Future STL at the Family Arena in St. Charles. This construction career and industry showcase event includes hands-on exhibits and virtual reality simulations in architecture, construction, bricklaying, heavy equipment, tile laying, welding, plumbing, HVAC and much more! Our students got the opportunity to talk to people within the trade and technical fields and then try out their skills. It was a great event!!
Important Reminder! Science Fair and Science Night are tomorrow night, Thursday, from 6-8. Science Fair participants can start setting up displays at 6:00 in the Cafeteria and judging will start at 6:30. Science Night in the high school building is open to everyone. We have several organizations coming out with activities. Come play with some robots and learn the mechanics of building robots as well. The Science Night also runs from 6-8 and it is open house style. Hope to see everyone there!
Our Current Events class recently studied the topic of food deserts. These are rural areas with limited access to fresh food. This causes many of these areas to rely on processed pre-cooked food as a substitute. What can be healthy substitutes, rather than processed "junk"? Our students were challenged to find out. Each student was responsible for making a "fresh food" item - no boxed meals, no pre-cooked meat, etc. The students nailed it! We had items like fresh asparagus, fruit salad, cajun chicken bites, chicken sliders, tomato/cucumber salad, freshly squeezed lemonade, and fresh veggies for dipping.
Great job! It was definitely a yummy learning day!
SCIENCE FAIR!!!!!!!
BHS PROM CAME IN WITH A ROAR!
Prom 2023 was held on April 22 with a theme of the Roaring 20's. Students began the evening with pictures in the park and around town. Walk-ins at BHS gym followed at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00.
Those on court were Hannah Carey, Morgan Klaas, and Chloe Schneider for queen and Tyler Kinder for king. Those crowned were Morgan Klaas and Tyler Kinder. Also in attendance for the evening were Junior attendants Tatum McCluggage and Carl Kirn along with retiring royalty Belle Friedel and Jarred Herter.
The rain held off and the 3rd & 4th graders enjoyed a field trip to Twin Rivers Wildlife Refuge. Ranger Bob took them on a very informative adventure! As part of the "Every Kid Outdoors" program, the 4th graders received a season pass to all National Parks.
Attention 2023-24 Players and Parents!
There will be an informational meeting Thursday May 11th 6:30 pm at the KC Hall in Hardin for all students interested in playing football for the 2023 season. This meeting is for all current 8th graders, freshman, sophomores and juniors from any school in our county! At this meeting we will discuss the summer activities, go over the schedule and talk about expectations for the summer.
We encourage any and all parents that would like to receive the information directly to come.
We also want to encourage any student that is thinking about playing but is unsure to come to the meeting. This is a great time to ask questions based on the concerns your family may have about the sport and our program. We will be bringing in some of our equipment to help alleviate any concerns over just how safe your son will be while playing.
Our Coaching Staff looks forward to all 2023 football players in the same building for the first time this year!
Go Warriors!
On April 13th Mary Baalman, Morgan Klaas, Jerica LaMarsh and Emma Vogel received the Silver Medallion Award and were recognized at the Silver Medallion Academic Excellence Banquet at Lewis and Clark Community College. This specific award recognizes seniors within the top 8 percent of their graduating classes. Congratulations to these four exceptional students who always set the bar high and make us here at BHS very proud!
Every year the General George Rogers Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) sponsors an Outstanding Citizenship Award for deserving seniors from area high schools. This prestigious award is designed to honor outstanding seniors who exemplify good citizenship and who are imbued with such qualities as leadership, cooperation, dependability, congeniality, community involvement, and patriotism. Mary Baalman was selected by BHS faculty and was honored in a ceremony that was held on April 20th. Congratulations Mary and thank you for being such a great role model for other students within the district!
On Monday we kept BHS alum Dr. Melissa Schleeper-Kiel busy! After she talked to our Health Careers class about her career in ophthalmology, she then went into the 7th and 8th grade class to help with dissecting a cow eye. During the dissection Dr. Schleeper-Kiel explained the different parts of the eye and how each part worked. Thank you for spending a good chunk of your morning with us, it was a real EYE opener!!!
The rain held off and the 3rd & 4th graders enjoyed a field trip to Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge. Ranger Bob led us on an informative outdoor adventure. As part of the "Every Kid Outdoors" program, the 4th graders also received a season pass to access all National Parks.
Every year IHSA allows each member school to nominate one male and one female athlete to their All-State Academic Team. This year, over 500 nominations were received from IHSA member schools. To qualify for nomination, students had to be a senior, possess a minimum 3.50 GPA, have participated in at least two IHSA sponsored sports or activities during each of the last two years, and demonstrated outstanding citizenship. Though we did not have any male athletes who met this criteria, we had a few female athletes who did. Of those, Morgan Klaas was selected by BHS faculty as the embodiment of what it means to be a student athlete. Morgan participated in Volleyball, Cheerleading, and Scholastic Bowl all 4 years of high school and is one of the Valedictorians of her class. Despite the commitment being a student athlete requires, Morgan has worked hard to ensure she is successful both in the classroom and within her teams. Congratulations Morgan Klaas on your IHSA All-State Academic Team nomination and thank you for being a role model to all student athletes.
A big thank you to BHS alum Dr. Melissa Schleeper-Kiel who came to speak to our Health Careers course about her career in opthalmology. It makes us proud to see our past students succeeding in life and coming back to encourage our current students!
