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Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary students participated in a Fire Prevention and Fire Safety week presentation last Thursday, October 9 brought to them by firefighters from Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa. Preschool through 5th graders gathered in the gymnasium and listened intently to information that has the potential to save their life. Fire department members from all three towns introduced themselves, and fire fighters spoke about the dangers of playing with fire. The full story plus photos were published in the October 16 issue of the...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 6th and 7th grade students enjoyed a field trip on Friday, October 3 to the Oliver Kelley Farm in rural Elk River. This farm is a National Historic Landmark where modern-day guests can get a firsthand view of a working from in the 1860s. In the attached video, students listen to a presentation featuring farm animals that would have been included on farms during the pioneer era in central Minnesota. The full article was published on page 9 of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools held their 10th annual Color FUND Run fundraiser on Wednesday, September 24. Conditions were warm, and the entire afternoon included full sunshine. Of the 10 Color Runs to date, this was likely the warmest. The participation was terrific from the student body. One of the highlights of the Color Run is the color burst, which includes all students who wish to participate from the K-12 student body. In the attached video, a view of the color burst is shown from the...
Peace Lutheran Church held a Celebration of Life for Levi Adrian, 16, of Belgrade, who passed away on September 24. Pastor Mark Kopka provided a brave, heartfelt eulogy that was fitting for the experience our community is enduring. It is a great deal to process and reflect on. Casket bearers were Levi's buddies and included Hunter Palmquist, Reid Dickhoff, Owen Miller, Coby Schoumaker, Donovan Ramos, Jackson Kirckof, Jude Thompson and Bennett Wurm. If you know any of those young men, you...
The attached video features the full Homecoming coronation program held in the Phil and Lucille Olson Auditorium at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school on Monday, September 22. Coverage from Homecoming followed in the September 25 and October 2 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Note: the coding for the video was fixed on Friday night....
Here's the video of the Homecoming coronation crowning of the King and Queen, Jesse Niklaus and Kacey Fischer. This concluded Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's 37th annual Homecoming coronation ceremony, which was held at Olson Auditorium. Crownbearers were Thea Molitor and Gordon Halvorson, who are first graders at B-B-E elementary. After the royal court couples were introduced, a guessing game took place between the senior candidates. Members of the student council introduced the Dress Up Days for...
Soil and Water Conservation districts in Pope and Stevens Counties joined together to host Water Fest at the Pope County Fairgrounds in Glenwood on September 12. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's sixth grade class participated in the event, which educations students about soil health and the value of clean water. Assistance was also provided by Farm Service Agency staff of Glenwood. Topics included wetlands, aquatic intruders, water filtration, soil erosion, water treatment plant mechanics,...
It's not a boom, but K-12 enrollment numbers for the opening week of school at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa were surprisingly good compared to projections across the past 3 years that this figure would dip below 600 for the first time ever this fall. After graduating 55 students last May and projecting an incoming kindergarten class of about 40, B-B-E's projection was almost certain that K-12 enrollment would dip below 600. Fortunately, a surge of new (and some returning) students in the elementary...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Clay Trapshooting team concluded its 10th season on a marvelous day at the MSHSL Clay Trapshooting Championship, which continues to be the world's largest outdoor clay shooting event and is hosted at the Alexandria Shooting Park along I-94. For the second year, B-B-E's team competed in Class 2A, and this year the team had 19 skeet shooters at state. Their state skeet shoot day was Tuesday, June 10. Additional state skeet shooting coverage is in the June 12 and the...
A marvelous fireworks show by Precocious Pyrotechnics was fired off east of the football stadium on Friday, May 23. The show was part of the Class of 2025 graduation from Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. Their commencement ceremony was held that evening at the football field with picture-perfect conditions featuring almost full sunshine, almost no wind to speak of along with perfect temperatures in the upper 60s. The fireworks show is featured in the attached video. The full photo gallery...
This is the video player for graduation on Friday, May 23, 2025. It will go "live" at approximately 6:45 p.m. that evening. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. at the high school football stadium. The first graduation ceremony for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school was back in 1990, when the graduates of the newly-paired school were made up of students from the former Brooten and Belgrade-Elrosa high schools. The 55 graduates in the Class of 2025 are featured in a center spread of the Bonanza Valley...
On Wednesday, May 21, members of the graduating Class of 2025 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa were greeted by K-5 elementary students in Brooten. The elementary students were holding their year-end awards ceremony. Once the ceremony was completed, the senior graduates entered the gymnasium and were introduced by Principal Josie Dingmann. In the attached video, graduating seniors held a fruit rollup challenge with their respective K-5 age siblings....
A tradition started in recent years at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa features graduating seniors interacting with K-5 elementary students in Brooten during the last week of school. For the Class of 2025, this occurred on Wednesday, May 21 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school gymnasium. The attached video features the graduating seniors entering the gym in an orderly processional before they introduced themselves one by one while talking about their respective future pla...
On Wednesday, April 30 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school, band students in grades 4 and 5 performed numerous musical pieces to kick off the spring concert held that afternoon. Additional coverage of the concert was published in the May 8 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The band students performing first were the fourth graders, who played in small group ensembles. The fifth grade band then performed as a group. The entire band portion of the spring concert lasted...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team held their season-ending banquet on Saturday, May 10 at the Eagles Nest Bar and Grill in Regal. In the attached video, seniors on the team provided mini "roasts" with prizes for each of the team members as well as coaches and two die-hard supporters. The team captains for the 2025 season were Kora Martinez and Tia Nelson. Additional coverage of the speech banquet was published in the May 15 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Turnout was tremendous tonight for the B-B-E Class of 2025 senior Baccalaureate worship service on Wednesday, April 30. The annual Ecumenical event was held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade. Attending clergy were Father Mark Botzet and Pastor Lisa Meshke. The attached video begins as the worship started with the St. Francis de Sales church choir performing in the balcony. Bonita Radermacher is playing the guitar and leading the singers. At about the 13:30 mark in the video,...
On Saturday, May 3, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school hosted the annual Prom Grand March. Student prom-goers lined up on County Road 197 south of the high school's west parking lot and entered in a single-car procession for outdoor introductions and photographs. They continued by walking into the school to their second introduction on the theater stage of Olson Auditorium. In the attached video, friends and family are shown visiting with prom students in the cafeteria and the main gymasium...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, April 15. In the attached video, the high school jazz band (grades 7-12) plus the middle school band (grades 6-7) perform along with small group ensembles. Additional coverage of the spring concert was published in the April 17 and April 24 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, April 15. In the attached video, the senior high band (grades 8-12) are performing the final song of the night, "Highlights from Aladdin" by Alan Menken (arranged by Michael Sweeney). The senior high band opened its portion of the concert with "Jurassic Park" by Sam Pottie. The next two songs included "On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss" by David Holsinger and "At a Turkish Market" by William Owens. Additional coverage from the...
Technology director Kody Bertram provided an update at Monday's (April 14) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board meeting at the high school. Included in his report was comments on the increasing use of artificial intelligence both on the staff and student side of education. In terms of ever-increasing use of Artificial Intelligence, Bertram said, "Including AI in education is increasing nationally and in our school district. Staff at B-B-E feel comfortable using it in their day-to-day work. It's...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert on Tuesday, April 15 at Olson Auditorium in Belgrade. In the attached video, the senior high (grades 8-12) choir performs their final song of the night called "I Am Still Your Dreamer" by Pinkzebra. At the beginning of the song, the three seniors in the choir sing the first verse: Arlee Tensen, Hannah Hirman and Izzy Graham....
The attached video will become a "live video" player on Tuesday, April 15 starting before 7 p.m. In this web player, you can watch the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa grades 6-12 choirs and bands performing their spring concert at the high school's Olson Auditorium. The entire concert, featuring middle school and senior high musicians, should last about 90 minutes. Additional concert coverage from this April 15 event will be published in the April 17 and April 24 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Four members of the B-B-E speech team competed in the Section 5A meet in Annandale on Saturday, April 12. In the attached video, Tia Nelson is shown receiving her first-place medal in Great Speeches at the Sub-Section 5A-West meet held on April 4 at B-B-E high school. Nelson, Kora Martinez, Eliana Funes and Hailey Henderson all advanced past subsections to the section meet....
On Monday, March 24, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school and Community Education hosted a guest speaker who gave a specific address to student athletes. The information presented by Danielle Rancourt, registered dietician and sports dietician, was geared to teenagers but also adults regarding both nutrition and sleep habits. The attached video features Rancourt speaking that night at Olson Auditorium as she provided tips on how to create a proper diet for active teenagers. The March 27 and...
Note: this web article will be updated throughout Friday afternoon. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's robotics team is competing at the Granite City Regional on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5 in St. Cloud. The site is the River's Edge Convention Center by the Mississippi River. Altogether, this region tournament features 48 teams. The 2025 F.I.R.S.T. robotics competition is called Reefscape, and it is based on the principle idea of utilizing automated robots to clean and improve coral reef areas of...
