BHS was all about the Trades in the month of April! We were lucky enough to have Nathan and Guy from Laborer 660 come talk to our students about what a career with them would look like on April 19th. Then on April 25th students that were interested were able to attend the Build My Future STL hands on trades expo. During this event our students got the opportunity to mingle with people within the trades business and also try out their own skills!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Thank you to all of our amazing teachers for everything that you do! We love and appreciate each and every one of you! <3
Good Morning!
Heather will be driving her route this afternoon, 05/06/24, so all children that usually ride her route will be getting home at regular times this afternoon. Thank you for your patience and your understanding!
Happy Staff Appreciation Week!
Let's hear it for all of our lovely staff! We would like to thank them for all of their hard work and dedication that they bring each and every day! Thank you so much for all you do!!
On Monday, May 6th, 2024, there is a possibility that Bruce will be driving both his and Heather's afternoon route. If that is the case, he will drive his normal route and then continue with Heather's route. In that case, all children that normally ride Heather's bus will be getting home later. We ask that any parents that are able, to please make other arrangements for that afternoon. We will have a confirmation on Monday, May 6th, by 9 am, if Bruce will be driving both afternoon routes. We apologize for the inconvenience.
SCIENCE FAIR NIGHT
We would like to congratulate our two first place winners from the Science Fair this year. Jordan Hartle did her experiment on designing different shaped satellites to collect stardust. As Carl Sagan once said, "we're all made of star stuff". Jordan has an amazing love for space and we could use some more Carl's in the world. Alessa Ray dabbled in the world of biochemistry and tested different substances on cut apples to see if some would ripen faster than others. Turns out, citrus is your answer to keep your apples from turning brown. Alessa has such a love for science, and she is excited at the beginning of the school year about doing science experiments and the science fair. Keep up that enthusiasm Alessa. A special thanks to all the parents and staff that helped this year!
Brussels Horticulture class will be holding its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 11th from 9 am- 12 pm. We have a variety of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and squash. There are also a variety of zinnias and marigolds. All proceeds go towards supplies for growing plants and maintaining the greenhouse.
NEW SECTION UNVEILED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey All! Please take a moment to check out the new section highlighting our Alumni! If you have any information that we can share on former students, please reach out to plong@brussels42.net and share! Thanks!
Kindergarten Registration will be coming up soon!
Hallie will be setting up appointments for families to come in and grab any necessary paperwork needed to start the registration process. Kindergarten registration will be on May 1st-3rd from 4pm-8pm in the Grade School office. Registration papers will not be due back to Hallie until May 31st.
For any questions or to set up an appointment, please contact Hallie by email at hkinder@brussels42.net .
The Lucky Clovers 4H group will be hosting the End of the Year Dance for the 5th-8th graders on May 10th at the St. Joseph Hall in Meppen, IL. Admission is $5 per person, with refreshments available to purchase.
We're a day late, but we wanted to thank all of our Bus Drivers for everything they do, and for always wearing a smile! THANK YOU!!!
Here is May's Lunch Menu! Please click the link below to access and print it off.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2721/BCUSD42/4221291/May_2024_color.pdf
Brussels Pep Club is selling t-shirts!
The order forms are due by Monday April 29th, 2024 to Mrs. Manker or Mrs. Hartle in a sealed envelope. Click the link at the bottom to access the order form for printing. Please make all checks payable to BRUSSELS PEP CLUB. ALL ORDERS MUST BE PAID FOR AT THE TIME OF ORDERING.
For any questions, please contact Mrs. Hartle @ khartle@brussels42.net .
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WCw1gN9oBwe4qfzSO-W1tC8l-G1eoQu4qdUtYjFUC9E/edit
LCCC Honors Ceremony
On Friday, April 19, Lewis & Clark Community College celebrated their students in an Honors Ceremony. Nominees must be nominated by a department faculty member.
The faculty member must write a nomination and present it to their department colleagues. Then those nominees go before the honors committee for final selection.
Among the sixty award recipients were three Brussels alumni. We would like to congratulate Mary Baalman for receiving the Outstanding Student in Mathematics Award, Belle Friedel for receiving the Outstanding Architectural Technology Student-Academics and the Outstanding Architectural Technology Student-Leadership Awards and Mary Vogel for receiving the Outstanding Criminal Justice Student Award. We are so proud of you! Thanks for representing!
Please join us on Thursday, the 25th in the high school building for the Science Fair and Science Night. The Treehouse will be here with some animals and activities along with the USACE. We will also have a room set up with activities from the STEM Center at SIUE. It starts at 6 pm and runs until 8 pm. Everyone is welcome! (Eclipse picture for an attention grabber)
We love having past Brussels alumni come in and share their knowledge with us! Thank you Dr. Jacob Maag and Mrs. Kelly Schulte for coming in and helping with the 7th and 8th grade dissection of lampreys and moray eels.
Golf practice will be on Mondays at Lockhaven Golf Course in Godfrey, IL starting today, 4/15, and going through 5/13. Start time is 4:20 pm. Sorry if there was any confusion last week. This is not mandatory, but we’d love anyone interested in golf this fall to come out and get the feel of it. For any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to the coach at gilbreth87@gmail.com .
Last night we honored 3 of Brussels High School’s finest. Cheyenne Brundies, Delani Klaas and Gracie Klaas all received the Silver Medallion Award. Throughout their high school careers these young ladies have been driven. Driven to do their best and be their best in all they set out to do. From academics to athletics to Girl Scouts to community service, these young ladies have put in the time and effort to produce the best product possible all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Congratulations on all your accomplishments! We wish you nothing but continued success!!!
In addition to honoring our 3 Silver Medallion recipients, we also had the privilege of honoring our very own Dr. Martin, which we have been fortunate enough to call Doc for the last 14 years. At the end of this year, Dr. Martin will be retiring after 48 years in public education spanning 4 districts in 2 states. Think about that educators 48 years…48 first days of school, 48 school picture days, 48 parent teacher conferences, 48….well you get it. Doc has definitely earned the right to retire after all his years of service and we here at Brussels are going to miss him tremendously. So, it is with great pride that we had the privilege to honor and thank him for his years of service last night. Thank you, Doc! Once a Raider, Always a Raider! Ladies and Gentlemen - Dr. Mark Martin.
Join us Friday, April 12, 2024 for our 2nd Annual Family Movie Night!
We will be watching "Orion and the Dark" Starting at 7:15 p.m. in the
BGS Cafeteria. The movie is FREE and open to all community members.
There will be a concession stand with food & drinks to purchase. Our
Scholastic Book Fair will be open before and after the movie. Hope to
see you all there!
(Movie subject to change based on availability)
