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The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 2026 graduation ceremony was held on Friday, May 22 at the high school gymnasium. A graduating class of 45 seniors received diplomas that night. Near the end of the ceremony, seniors Bree Radermacher and Josie Buckentine provided the Farewell Address. This can be viewed in the attached video....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 2026 held graduation exercises on Friday, May 22 at the high school gymnasium. The Senior Address was provided by Isaac Johnson, a member of the Class of 2026. A summary of his speech was published in the May 28 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. It is included in the attached video....
The 37th graduating class of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school with 45 graduates held their commencement ceremony on Friday, May 22 at the high school gymnasium. Earlier in the week, the strong possibility of rain and cold temperatures brought a change from outdoor graduation to the gym. The decision proved wise, as rain fell off and on all day on Friday. Under the direction of Kathryn Freeman, 20 members of the high school (grades 9-12) choir performed The Climb, arranged by Mark Brymer. The...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school hosted the 37th annual graduation ceremony on Friday, May 22 at the main gymnasium in Belgrade. The attached video features the first 17 minutes of graduation. Roughly half of the video includes the 45 graduates walking into the gym in front of the crowd. Additional graduation coverage is included in the May 28 and June 4 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The live video player is embedded here for you to watch live at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 22 from the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school gymnasium....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school held the Prom Grand March on Saturday, May 2. This was the 38th annual event, as B-B-E has had a grand march every spring since 1990, including in May 2020 during the pandemic. The attached video features the grand march processional on the west side of the high school in Belgrade. Extensive prom coverage was published in the May 7 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
On Sunday, April 26 at the Eagle's Nest bar and grill in Regal, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team held their season-ending awards banquet. Team members, coaches, family and friends gathered for a meal and awards while celebrating having 6 letter winners this season. The speech season concluded on Saturday, April 18 at the Section 5A meet at Minnewaska. Five team members competed that day in the following categories: Hailey Henderson - Original Oratory; Surabhi Velez - Discussion; Eliana Funes - Dramatic Interpretation; Lauren Gaebe and Em...
On Thursday, April 16, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa FFA chapter hosted Tractor Day at the high school. Students from the high school were invited to drive tractors to school, and they were lined up in a row on the north side of the campus's main parking lot. The attached video features the tractors lined up during the middle of the day. A picture with most of the student tractor drivers was printed on the back page of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's April 23 issue....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa choir performed in the spring music concert held on Tuesday, April 14 at the high school's Olson Auditorium. In the attached video, the grades 9-12 senior high choir is shown performing the final song of their concert, which was "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. After the song was performed, choir director Kathryn Freeman recognized her two seniors, Kylie Zins and Meagan Willenbring. Kylie Zins earned the Jaguar Choral Award, and Meagan Willenbring earned the National...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa bands performed in the spring music concert held on Tuesday, April 14 at the high school's Olson Auditorium. During the band portion of the concert, director Brystin LaMont gave out her senior high band awards. The attached video features these awards. The John Philip Sousa Award was given to senior Anton Zins for his dedication and contributions to the band throughout his career at B-B-E . John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team finished the regular season with the Central Minnesota Conference meet on March 17 and the Melrose Invitational on March 21. At the CMC meet, held at Maple Lake high school, junior Surabhi Velez earned the conference title in the Discussion category. The speech team now prepares for the Sub-Section 5A-West meet, which is at New London-Spicer on Friday, April 10. The attached video features 8th grader Eliana Funes in Melrose earning the second place medal...
B-B-E's 36th annual Sno-Daze coronation concluded with seniors Aiden Radermacher and Annie Schmidt being crowned King and Queen. The coronation was held on Tuesday morning, February 10 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium. Additional coverage is included in a separate web article and also in the February 5 and upcoming February 12 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
In the attached video, two senior members of the B-B-E Business Professionals of America provide remarks during the Come and See, Coffee and Tea gathering at the high school cafeteria on Wednesday, February 4. Jesse Niklaus and Bree Radermacher answered questions about BPA activities. The video begins with a mock news cast being shown that was produced by Radermacher and Lillian Thompson. Radermacher and Thompson's Broadcast News Team placed first in the region competition. In total, 29 B-B-E...
Captains for various winter teams and organizations spoke at the beginning of the Sno-Daze Pep Fest held on Friday afternoon, February 13 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. These speeches are featured in the attached video. The embed code was fixed on Sunday, February 15, so this video should be viewable from your device....
The annual Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sno-Daze week begins on the morning of Tuesday, February 10. The first event kicking off Sno-Daze is royalty coronation, which is at 9:30 a.m. at Olson Auditorium. The Sno-Daze theme is Valentine's Day. Dress-up days and activities are as follows: Tuesday, February 10: Twin Day with a kitchen treat of ice cream sundaes served by the student council at lunch time. Wednesday, February 11: Dress Like a Teacher/Student Day (swap day) with a fourth-hour Dodgeball...
Mr. Bruce Wing and his wife, Jan, have moved from Belgrade to enjoy the next phase of their golden years. The Wing family has been part of the Belgrade and B-B-E family for the past 48 years. Bruce Wing was a school counselor in Belgrade beginning in the 1978-79 school year. He continued working for the school district after the merger with Brooten and the consolidation of the two districts in 1995 before retiring in 2005. The attached video shows Wing receiving a farewell and best wishes from...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa hosted a winter Christmas concert featuring the choirs and bands in grades 6-12 performing at Olson Auditorium on Tuesday, December 16. During the 7th-8th grade band concert, they performed Up On a Haunted Housetop by Scott Watson, narrated by science teacher Erin Koshiol. This song is featured in the attached video. Additional coverage with band students was published in the December 25 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their winter concert at Olson Auditorium. Performing were the middle school choir and band plus the senior high choir and band. In the attached video, the senior high choir (grades 9-12) perform the song Carol of the Bells, arranged by Steve Kupferschmid. Other songs performed by the senior high choir were Bethlehem Lullaby, arranged by Erik Whitehall plus Peace, Peace by Rick and Sylvia Powell. Additional coverage is coming in...
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....
