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The Senior Class of 2018 won Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's Powder Puff flag football game for Homecoming 2017 on Wednesday afternoon (September 27). The game was played with four, six-minute quarters. The junior class had a 3-0 lead after the first quarter, and at halftime the Class of 2019 held a 7-3 lead. The seniors stormed back in the second half and won by an unofficial score of 16-10. (The sports reporter was not paying attention to the scoreboard at the final horn, unfortunately!) It was a...
The Belgrade V.F.W. Color Guard presented the American Flag and the Minnesota Flag prior to the Homecoming football game at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on Friday, Sept. 29. The scene before kickoff was picturesque, even picture-perfect at the B-B-E Jaguars football stadium, as the four members of the Belgrade V.F.W. gathered on the west end of the football field along with our B-B-E Jaguars football team. While our Jaguars stood side-by-side along the length of the west end zone, they held their...
The 29th Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Homecoming royal court was named on Monday night, Sept. 25 to help kick off the annual Homecoming festivities. Following the introductions of the ninth, 10th and 11th grade Homecoming attendant couples, first graders Claire Bromenshenkel and Noah DeRoo walked on stage as crown bearers. Following two games of "Never Have I Ever" with the underclassmen attendants and then the senior royalty candidates, the 2017 Homecoming King and Queen were named. Kyle Felling and...
First of all, NO, part of the roof of the B-B-E elementary school is not missing! That is a wildly untrue rumor, probably among many other untrue rumors flying around. Here's the real story...a severe thunderstorm packed a huge punch and knocked out power across the Bonanza Valley area. The eye of the storm hit Brooten at about 12:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 with sustained, 80-mph straight line winds. Around that time, a power line arced near the Bonanza Valley State Bank property along...
Sixth-grade students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school got a real-world experience flying drones on the afternoon of Friday, May 12. Photos from the event were featured in the May 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
On May 7, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Fine Arts departments held their annual awards banquet at the Padua Pub. A full story on this with photos was published in the May 11 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The sixth grade class at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary school spent a good part of their Friday afternoon on May 12 flying drones on the football field. A wide array of photos from the event were published in the May 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The 2017 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Baccalaureate Service will be held on Sunday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade. This service celebrates the graduating senior class of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school and blesses them on their way into the world. The service will be led by area clergy and members of the B-B-E senior class. Father Peter Kirchner will offer the message, and special music will be provided by the B-B-E Faculty Singers. All are welcome, and...
Here's a short video from the tour given by Harry Zenzen at his business in downtown Elrosa to members of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa kindergarten class on May 16....
Here's video from the grand march held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school. You can click on the following link to view the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper photo gallery. Also, photos were published on multiple pages of the May 4, 2017 issue of the newspaper. Link - https://bonanzavalley.smugmug.com/2017-BBEBonanza-Valley-area-events/28th-annual-BBE-Prom/....
Since 2011, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team has had at least one team member advance and compete at the Class 1A state meet. Not only that, but each year since 2011, at least one of B-B-E's state participants have advanced to the state finals in their respective category. In 2012, the same year the team won their lone championship trophy in Section 5A, senior Erin Reps earned the program's first-ever state title when she placed first in Extemporaneous Reading. This year, senior Molly...
The spring concert featuring the bands and choirs at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school was held on Monday, April 17. Additional coverage and photos will appear in the April 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa speech team turned in one of their best performances of the season at today's Central Minnesota Conference meet (March 23). Led by three seniors who brought home categorical conference titles, B-B-E took second place ahead of host Maple Lake. A very large and talented Eden Valley-Watkins squad emerged as champions for the third straight year. B-B-E was also CMC runners-up in 2015 and 2016. For B-B-E, the second-place finish continues a truly incredible run of success...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa robotics team is in the thick of the battle at the Lake Superior regional in Duluth for the annual F.I.R.S.T. competition. F.I.R.S.T. stands for "For Inspiration and recognition of science and technology" and is meant to promote the many opportunities that exist today for students in the science and technology fields. The F.I.R.S.T. competition, held at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, runs two days, March 3 and March 4. After arriving in Duluth on...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa robotics team is preparing for the two-day Lake Superior regional competition held at Duluth on Friday and Saturday, March 3-4. The team arrived in Duluth on Wednesday night and spent the day Thursday preparing their robot for the F.I.R.S.T. competition, which runs Friday and Saturday. B-B-E's team is one of 123 teams taking part in two regional competitions at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. The F.I.R.S.T. competition combines the excitement of sport...
Shown is video from the winter 7th-12th grade choir POPS concert held by the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school on Monday, February 20. Additional photos will appear in the Feb. 23 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The B-B-E elementary Math Masters are ready for the 2017 season. Math Masters is based upon research concerning the characteristics of mathematically gifted people, the traits of eminent mathematicians, and the achievement of girls and boys in math. On Friday, March 3, the sixth grade team will be competing in Parkers Prairie and on Friday, April 21, the fifth graders will be competing in Alexandria. The teams will gather to compete as individuals and in teams. These challenges are the...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa fifth grade class (Class of 2024) held their Drug Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.) graduation ceremony on Friday, February 24 at the elementary school gymnasium. Shown is video from the event. See more coverage in the March 2 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
Eight members of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Robotics team traveled to Staples on the morning of Saturday, January 7 to attend the start of their 2017 competitive season. The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Kickoff marks the beginning of the design and build season. Teams have the opportunity to meet at "local" Kickoffs to compare notes, get ideas, make friends, find mentoring teams, learn the game, pick up the Kit of Parts, and get geared up for the exciting competition season. Be sure to...
On Friday, December 23, members of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa senior high school band traveled around Belgrade and Brooten performing Christmas carols. Many photos from their stops at Bonanza Valley State Bank and the elementary school in Brooten were published in the December 29 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. (Video below)...
Shown is a video of the K-4 elementary Christmas program at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, performed on Thursday, December 15 in the main gymnasium. Photos from the program will appear in the Dec. 22 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice....
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's theater department put on a truly impressive and memorable performance on opening night for their fall musical "Junie B. Jones" on Saturday night, November 19 at the high school theater stage. The kid-friendly musical that is based on the lovable Junie B. Jones books, written by Barbara Park, follows the main character, Junie B. Jones, played by Molly Tengwall, and is accented by her unique friends. Junie is a sassy, obnoxious girl navigating first grade. Throughout...
The students on the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa elementary Junior Jag News Broadcasting team just sent out their first broadcasts of the 2016-2017 school year a couple weeks ago. In addition, this year, their broadcasting room has received some major updates from a new Green Screen Backdrop, along with Photo Lights! The broadcasting team is learning the importance of writing, communication, creativity and organizational skills to put together a school broadcast! Each day the Jr. Jag News team...
Tickets to "Junie B. Jones, The Musical" are on sale now at http://www.bbejaguars.org and click on the poster for more details. Tickets are selling quick so be sure to order soon! B-B-E Elementary Students: don't miss out on the opportunity to earn five A.R. points by getting your program signed by a cast or crew member and turning it in to Mrs. Miller in the library. Show dates are November 19 and 20! Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's theater department is excited to perform this kid-friendly musical...
The 28th annual Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Homecoming week is well underway, and the Homecoming coronation program was held on Thursday morning (Oct. 6) at the high school auditorium. With the 7th-12th grade student body, parents, extended family and friends plus school staff in attendance, coronation games took place leading up to the naming of the new royalty. Emcees for the coronation program were sophomore Riley Lenarz and junior Jaden Gossen. Out of a group of 10 senior candidates, Jacob Welle...
