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The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary students of Ms. Kathryn Freeman did a terrific job with their K-3 music program on Wednesday, December 3. The title of the music program was "Arctic Animal Antics" and featured third grade students reading parts between songs. Additional coverage was published in the December 11 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. In the attached video, you can watch the students perform the first song of the show....
The Olson Auditorium theater stage was rocking all weekend long at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - November 14, 15 and 16. The opening night show on Friday drew a full house, as the theater was filled to capacity with turnout approaching 290. On Saturday night, turnout was around 220, and a crowd of 200 attended the Sunday matinee. In the attached video, you can watch a short clip from Act I of the Sunday matinee show. This scene featured Hansel and Gretel...
The fall two-act play Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon at B-B-E high school will be performed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 14, 15, 16. The first two shows are at 7 p.m., and the Sunday show is a 2 p.m. matinee. Ticket sales take place at the door the days of the show, so come early (30 minutes is recommended) for a good seat! From Playscripts.Com: "The fairy tales of The Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors...
The fall two-act play The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon opens on Friday, November 14 at 7 p.m. at Olson Auditorium, B-B-E high school in Belgrade. Two other performances take place this weekend: Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16. The Saturday night show is also at 7 p.m., and the Sunday show is a 2 p.m. matinee. Tickets are on sale at the door, and doors open to the theater 30 minutes before each show. To see two cast member interviews, click over to the newspaper's sports blog: Cast...
A wildly successful opening night for the B-B-E school theater's fall two-act play Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon drew a full house on Friday, November 14. Another 7 p.m. show takes place on Saturday, November 15. The final performance is Sunday, November 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the door, and doors open to the theater 30 minutes before each show. To get a good seat, it is recommended to arrive 30 minutes prior to show time. About Friday night's show... As the cast and crew were prepar...
*Video embed code is fixed. A massive resurgence of interest and enthusiasm in Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa theater has resulted in a cast list of 29 for the upcoming fall play "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" at the Phil and Lucille Olson Auditorium. The 29 cast members are complemented and supported by 7 students on the crew list. The fall two-act play at B-B-E high school will be performed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 14, 15, 16. The first two shows are at 7 p.m., and the Sunday sho...
Across the United States, Fire Prevention Week was held in schools and work places from October 5-11. At Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary, local fire fighters spoke with K-5 students on Thursday, October 9. The attached video features Brooten Fire Chief Mark Torkelson explaining the operation of modern fire fighter gear....
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...
The Color Run was held on Wednesday, September 24 during Homecoming week at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools. This is the largest fundraiser for the school district for the Activities fund that assists academic and extra-curricular causes. In the attached video, students in grades K-12 are shown gathered at the high school athletic complex at the end of the Color Run, which was marked by the large color burst. At the October 13 school board meeting, Superintendent Josie Dingmann reported that...
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...
