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Here's one video featuring turkey bowling that was held on Friday, February 21 in the Career and Technical Education wing of the high school. This was part of numerous activities held to recognize National FFA Week....
On Tuesday, February 11, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school held the 35th annual Sno-Daze coronation program at Olson Auditorium. The full program video is attached here. The coronation crowning takes place just after the 17-minute mark in the video....
For the first time in many years, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team hosted a home meet at the high school with the first annual Jagtastic Speech Invitational this past Saturday, February 15. Year to year, the speech team occasionally hosts either conference or subsection meets, but this year the team gets two meets at home (subsections are in Belgrade on April 4). In the attached video, B-B-E seniors Tia Nelson and Kora Martinez were recognized during the awards ceremony that afternoon....
During the lunch periods on Wednesday, February 19 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school, the FFA chapter hosted a Milk Relay competition. The attached video features the Milk Relay taking place that afternoon. Additional National FFA Week coverage will be published in the February 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The FFA hosted turkey bowling on Friday. Click over to the Jaguars Sports extended coverage blog to see a video featuring that event: https://bbejag...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium was the site of a terrific Sno-Daze coronation program on Tuesday, February 11. The coronation officially kicked off the 35th annual Sno-Daze week in Jaguar Country with students in grades 9-12 plus staff members, family and friends helping fill the seats as games were played along with the crowning of the King and Queen. The 35th annual B-B-E Sno-Daze King and Queen are Jack Lundberg and Emery Halvorson. The video attached here features...
A member of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Class of 2002 has passed away. Courtney Ann Mithaugen, age 40, died on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina. Memorial services will be held at St. Luke's Church, Faribault on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. with a visitation at church one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Arrangements are being completed by Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault. Courtney Ann, the daughter of Michele (Lemcke) Mithaugen and Chip Mithaugen, she...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school jazz band, with students in grades 8-12, performed as part of the Holiday Christmas concert on December 16 at Olson Auditorium. They are featured in one of the attached videos; the senior high choir is featured in the other video. Also performing that evening were the middle school choir plus the middle school and senior high bands. Retired music teacher Maggie Harp provided piano accompaniment for the choir's songs....
On Monday, December 16, the 6th-12th grade music student at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school performed their Holiday Christmas concert at Olson Auditorium. The high school Jazz Band performed for the second time of the school year to lead off the band's portion of the concert that night. On October 28, the jazz band unveiled their talents to the public for the first time at the Halloween Spooktacular concert. In the attached videos, which you can toggle between as you wish, the jazz band is...
On Wednesday, December 4, the students in grades K-3 at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa hosted their annual Christmas program at the school's main gymnasium. A packed crowd of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and other friends and family were on hand! The attached video features the full program, which lasted just over 24 minutes....
A group of 16 theater students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa combined multiple talents across a 2 1/2 month period in performing a masterful effort in the fall musical Lucky Stiff at Olson Auditorium. The fall musical was held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 15-16-17, at B-B-E high school. The attached video features a clip from the "Monte Carlo" scene early in Act I during the Sunday matinee performance. It includes seventh graders Eliana Funes as Rita LaPorta and Morgan Theis as Vinnie...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board met in regular session on Tuesday this week (November 12) at the elementary media center. Highlights included a report by the building principals on changes implemented to the makeup of student report cards, a presentation by six FFA students on the National Convention they attended in October and announcing negotiations with the board's selection for the next superintendent. The National FFA Convention was held at Indianapolis from October 23 to 26, and...
On Friday, November 8, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools hosted Veterans Day programs in both buildings with grades K-12 students in attendance. In the elementary gymnasium, the Brooten American Legion and Legion Auxiliary were guests as part of the ceremony, which included speakers and music performances. In the attached video, the B-B-E high school (grades 8-12) choir is shown singing "For the Good of Many" at the elementary program. The Belgrade VFW was part of the high school program held that afternoon. Additional Veterans Day program...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa theater's fall musical performance of "Lucky Stiff" opens on Friday, November 15 at Olson Auditorium. The show starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are on sale online through 5 p.m. on Friday. Guests can also purchase their ticket in person the night of the show. Two other show dates are Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. Here's the link to purchase musical tickets! Click here: https://our.show/bbeluckystiff. Cast interviews have...
That was a hit! The opening night for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's fall musical performance of "Lucky Stiff was an overwhelming success at Olson Auditorium on Friday, November 15. The cast and crew, which features five seniors, but the majority of the cast and crew are 6th to 9th graders. Out of the 10th and 11th grades at B-B-E, just one student is involved in theater. In spite of the youthful cast, the fall musical's first performance had very few hiccups throughout the two acts. Technical...
For the past two months, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium has been a gathering place after school for cast and crew members of the upcoming fall musical "Lucky Stiff," licensed by Music Theater International. Show dates are on November 15, 16 and 17 (Friday-Saturday-Sunday). Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and the Sunday matinee show starts at 2 p.m. Here's the link to purchase musical tickets! Click here: https://our.show/bbeluckystiff. Cast interviews will...
For the past two months, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school's Olson Auditorium has been a gathering place after school for cast and crew members of the upcoming fall musical "Lucky Stiff," licensed by Music Theater International. Show dates are on November 15, 16 and 17 (Friday-Saturday-Sunday). Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and the Sunday matinee show starts at 2 p.m. Here's the link to purchase musical tickets! Click here: https://our.show/bbeluckystiff. Cast interviews will...
On October 10, members of the Brooten and Belgrade fire departments spoke to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary students on topics presented to them during Fire Prevention Week. This was held the week of October 7-11 at schools across the United States. After the entire campus held a fire drill, with all children and staff exiting the building and gathering near the bus garage and north shed, fire fighters met in classrooms with different age groups. In the attached video, Brooten Fire Chief...
For parents of grades 7-12 students! On Friday, October 12 after the football game, children (in those grades) are invited to Lucky Shots Bowling Alley, where the B-B-E Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be hosting an Overtime party with FREE bowling and pizza!!! This is a great event for your kids to take part in...even if they didn't go to the football game. (We hope they do, of course!) This event will run from 9 to 11:30 p.m., and please make sure you can get your child at or before...
The ninth annual Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school's Color FUND Run was held on a sunshine-filled day on Wednesday, September 25 at the high school's athletic complex. The races were held down distinct routes on the southern side of Belgrade. Students swept as far west as the Belgrade Nursing Home before turning back east to run through the high school's auxiliary gymnasium and finish behind the football stadium. Attached to this article is a video featuring the large color burst. The "burst"...
A new video was added with this web article on Tuesday...swipe on the photo to view that. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's 36th annual Homecoming Week began with an entertainment-filled coronation ceremony on Monday, September 23 at Olson Auditorium. After Homecoming Dress-Up days were announced, a round of Homecoming games took place that included both underclassmen attendants plus the senior royalty candidates. Following those games, the coronation took place for Homecoming King and Queen, Brett...
The Belgrade Commercial Club is hosting a Homecoming tailgating party on Friday, September 27 prior to the high school's football Homecoming game. This is in the midst of a super busy week in Jaguar Country that concludes with the B-B-E Class of 2024 Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, September 28. The tailgating party features a FREE supper hosted by students and the Belgrade Commercial Club from 5:30 p.m. through kickoff at the high school shop area. They will serve free hot dogs,...
With temperatures climbing into the upper 70s on a warm, sunshine-filled fall day, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Color FUND Run was held for the ninth overall time since 2015 on Wednesday, September 25. Additional coverage is forthcoming in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The attached video features the start of the grades 3-5 race and more....
This year, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools are excited to honor the outstanding achievements of our new Hall of Fame inductees, individuals who have exemplified excellence in Activities, Community, and Coaching. Come and celebrate their accomplishments and enjoy a special night on Saturday, September 28, 2024 starting at 5 p.m. with social hour at the B-B-E high school lobby and cafeteria in Belgrade. Ticket information is as follows. Price: $25 (this includes a catered meal). Where to get...
This past spring, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school science teacher Carl Williams resigned his position to accept a similar job at McCleary, North Dakota. He moves to North Dakota to become the lone person in the science department of their high school as the 7th-12th grade science teacher. In this week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper, a 1,500-plus word feature article was published about what led to his departure for the open plains of central North Dakota. In the attached video here, he is...
In Minnesota and Stearns County, most overdose deaths were a result of opioids. In 2019, 11 out of 15 (73 percent) Stearns County drug overdoses were due to opioids. Many users are unaware that they are taking fentanyl. It is now involved in 92 percent of all opioid-involved deaths and 62 percent of all overdose deaths in Minnesota. Opioid-involved deaths increased 43 percent from 2020 to 2021, primarily due to synthetic opioids, including fentanyl. Reported inappropriate use (no prescription...
