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We all know there are thousands of reasons to support the arts. Here are five from Americans for the Arts research guru Randy Cohen that you can keep handy for important occasions, like cocktail parties or debates about funding for the arts. The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us-fostering creativity, goodness, and beauty. The arts bring us joy, help us express our values, and build bridges between cultures. The arts are also a fundamental component of a healthy co...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school board will interview superintendent candidate finalists on Tuesday, April 24 at the high school. Interviews will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the high school, and community members are invited to attend. At the March 19 school board meeting, the April 24 date was provided for interviews, but the times were not released at that time. (School board members were, however, advised to keep the times of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. available that day for potential interviews.) On...
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's FFA chapter has 33 students participating and competing at the 89th annual state FFA convention on April 22, 23 and 24. The school's FFA chapter, which has almost 90 members overall, has students competing in a wide variety of events. FFA advisor Gary Rodgers and students departed from the B-B-E high school late Sunday afternoon for the Twin Cities. This year's state FFA convention theme is "Go Beyond - You decide what's possible". Much of the activity is taking place...
Between March 21 and March 28, members of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa senior high band and choir traveled to and performed at DisneyWorld in Florida. This trip is taken once every four years by the high school band and choirs. From the senior high, 32 band members and 17 choir members were on the trip along with band director Rachel Tessier and choir director Diana Gertken plus four parent chaperones....
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa schools hosted the 29th annual prom on Saturday, April 28 under truly picture-perfect weather. Extended coverage will appear in the upcoming May 3 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Below is an embedded video showing a large portion of the grand march. Other video will be posted at a later date. Here's a link to the Jaguars Sports blog that has two more video clips from the grand march: http://bbejaguars.blogspot.com/2018/04/saints.html....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Just For Kix program held a spring dance show on Sunday, April 29 at the B-B-E elementary school. A packed house was on hand, and 20 separate dances were performed. Below is a video from the Middle Jazz group to the song "Radioactive"....
