BRUSSELS CUSD 42

The GOOD STUFF… 🥰
The beauty of working in a small school district is this: everyone pitches in to make the magic happen. 🪄
Our amazing local painting crew (huge shoutout to Denny, Wayne, and crew!) is giving the high school a beautiful facelift. Meanwhile, little ones, teachers, staff, and custodians are teaming up to move furniture—big smiles, little muscles, and lots of teamwork. 🌟
Then, when you need it, the Nolte family rolls in with a truck to help haul the big stuff, and you spot familiar, friendly faces at lunch. This is what community looks like. This is the good stuff. 💙
#togetherwerise

Online Registration is now Open! If you have any questions, or just need help navigating the registration process, give Hallie a call in the District Office at 618-883-2131 and she will be happy to help!

Exciting changes happening at Brussels Elementary School!

AWESOME DAY with AWESOME STAFF! I am so excited that I will have the opportunity to serve next year as the elementary principal. These ladies and Mr. S. (absent from photo) came in to discuss our plans for the new year. I'm getting really EXCITED for this year! Together We Rise

Some information about some of the School Projects.

Special Board Meeting June 30, 2025 at 6:30 Brussels Grade School Cafeteria. BRUSSELS COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #42 BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 30, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M. Elementary Building School Cafeteria Brussels, Illinois 62013 SPECIAL BOARD MEETING I. ROLL CALL II. PUBLIC COMMENT III. ADJOURNMENT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION Move to adjourn open session and move into closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel; legal issues; hiring, firing, promotion of employees and student discipline/records. IV. RECONVENE/ RETURN TO OPEN SESSION V. ACTION ITEMS RELATED TO ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION VI. ADJOURN MEETING

GRADUATION SEASON! Friday marked another year in the books at Brussels CUSD 42. This year we graduated five kindergarten students, seven eighth grade students and eight senior students. Each year as the school year closes I wonder where it went. It seems like yesterday was just August and now we are closing the book on another year. Congratulations to the classes of 2025! We are blessed to have mentored and taught you. We can't wait to see what's in store for you! Congratulations!

Junior High went on their end of the year field trip to Altitude Trampoline Park. These students are ready to JUMP into summer!

K-6 enjoyed an end of the year trip to Grant's Farm. Two of own very own students even got to act as a race track for rats during the show!

These plants need a good home. Just a friendly reminder that our plant sale is this Saturday (tomorrow) inside Brussels High School from 9 am to noon. Here is a link to our plant list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YIkuKiJBmStlDe_SmnTzW-_-MKHEXAAr0963KWk8QXo/edit?gid=0#gid=0

The Brussels High School kids took over the STL Zoo today for their annual end of the year field trip. They enjoyed seeing several animals including the new baby elephant. So much fun was packed into the day. What a way to end the year. Now it’s time to prepare for final exams!

PROM NIGHT IS HERE! My heart is so happy for them. I am so incredibly excited for these kids. They look so nice! Congrats to Abby Johnes and Ryan Hagen, our Queen and King.

SPRINGFEST 2025! We opened Springfest this year with our first annual Senior honors celebration. Each senior was asked about their accomplishments in high school, the best part of BHS, what their plans are after BHS and also whether they had any words of wisdom for the underclassmen. They had some pretty meaningful advice. Seniors were then presented with awards created by the teachers. Class of 2025 Honors were: Olivia Brodbeck - Humanitarian/Global Changemaker, Taylor Carey - The Contemplative Scholar, Kevin Garcia - Biggest Personality, Ryan Hagen - Most Ambitious, Abby Johnes - Highest Achiever - Excellence in English/Literature, Matthew Kiel - Most Strategic Scholar, Paige Pohlman - Most Artistic, and Caydence Sievers - Academic Breakthrough. We are so proud of you, Class of 2025. Dream big and make it happen!

Build My Future STL Juniors and Seniors attended Build My Future STL at the Family Arena on Wednesday, April 30. Students were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a BHS alum there. Hey Will Schleeper!

High School Olympiad BHS competed at the Olympiad on May 1. The team was made up Senior students. These students brought home a 5th place plaque. Congrats to Kevin, Abby, Olivia and Ryan! Way to go!

Congrats to the Junior High School Olympiad winners! They competed on Wednesday, April 30 and brought home a 3rd Place plaque. way to go, Ava, Quinn, MaKenzie, and Evelyn!

It's that time of year again, for our annual plant sale for the Horticulture class. It will be a week later this year due to prom. The sale will take place on Saturday, May 17th at 9:00 am to noon inside Brussels High School. Please come out to support are students. All proceeds go to maintaining the greenhouse and supplies. My 4 students I have this year have put a lot of work into all the plants this year. Hope to see you on the 17th!

We have 2 golf announcements. The end of the year ceremony for this year's golf players will be held in the cafeteria at Brussels Grade School on May 15th at 6:00 pm. We are also going to have a few optional practices at Lockhaven before school is done. Those practices will be on the following days: Monday May 5th: 4:30-6:30 Tuesday May 6th: 4:30-6:00 Thursday May 8th: 4:30-6:30 Monday May 12th: 4:30-6:30 Tuesday May 13th: 4:30-6:00 If you are currently an 8th grader or high schooler that didn't play from Brussels or Calhoun and are interested in golf next year, you are more than welcome to attend any of these practices. This is open to both girls and boys. If you do not have clubs, we can provide some for you. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at amanker@brussels42.net.

K-4 celebrated Earth Day with a field trip to McCully Heritage Project. We enjoyed our time in the great outdoors and learned so much. Thank you so much to the Calhoun Health Department for putting on this amazing Field Trip!