The Green Bus is unstuck and on the move. All students remain safe, and pick up will continue with a slight delay. Thank you for your patience and support.
The Green Bus is currently stuck due to a snow drift on a country road. All students are safe and warm while waiting for assistance. Please expect a delay in pick up times this morning. We will provide an update as soon as the bus is back on the move. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
It’s a Blue Ridge Sweep! 🧹 Knights represent! ⚔️
The News Gazette just released the winners of their annual Holiday Ad Design Contest, and our students absolutely dominated. Since high schoolers are only eligible for two categories, we are thrilled to announce that we took home both:
🏆 Ivy Whitehouse: Grand Prize Overall Winner
🎨 Kaleb Forrest: 9th-12th Grade Category Winner
Huge congratulations to these talented graphic designers for creating professional-quality ads for local businesses. We are so proud of your hard work and creativity!
The News Gazette just released the winners of their annual Holiday Ad Design Contest, and our students absolutely dominated. Since high schoolers are only eligible for two categories, we are thrilled to announce that we took home both:
🏆 Ivy Whitehouse: Grand Prize Overall Winner
🎨 Kaleb Forrest: 9th-12th Grade Category Winner
Huge congratulations to these talented graphic designers for creating professional-quality ads for local businesses. We are so proud of your hard work and creativity!
Here’s the latest Superintendent Monthly Update! Inside, you’ll find important highlights and updates from across the district and all three of our schools - https://shorturl.at/SS1GL
Good Morning, Blue Ridge Families-School is in session today, but buses may be running delayed this morning as our drivers are taking extra care to ensure all students arrive safely. If your child is a bus rider, please expect later pickup times than usual. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we prioritize student safety.
BR Parents and Guardians,
Due to slippery road conditions, Blue Ridge will utilize an E-Learning Day on Tuesday, December 2. This means that Pre-K students have choice board activities, K-5th grade students will use Day 1 materials in their E-Learning packets that were previously sent home, grade 6 will watch Google classroom for their synchronous meets sessions and assignments, and grades 7-12 will utilize Google classroom for synchronous learning on a 2:20 schedule. More details about Google classroom connections can be found at blueridge18.org. Click on Menu, scroll down to Resources, and click on Links for Parents. There you will find the needed links for our upper grades. Please feel free to email your student's teacher today with any questions. Coaches and sponsors will be in contact about after school activities. #br_u_knighted
Due to slippery road conditions, Blue Ridge will utilize an E-Learning Day on Tuesday, December 2. This means that Pre-K students have choice board activities, K-5th grade students will use Day 1 materials in their E-Learning packets that were previously sent home, grade 6 will watch Google classroom for their synchronous meets sessions and assignments, and grades 7-12 will utilize Google classroom for synchronous learning on a 2:20 schedule. More details about Google classroom connections can be found at blueridge18.org. Click on Menu, scroll down to Resources, and click on Links for Parents. There you will find the needed links for our upper grades. Please feel free to email your student's teacher today with any questions. Coaches and sponsors will be in contact about after school activities. #br_u_knighted
Due to the forecasted weather, we will continue with practices immediately after school; however, all school events/activities beginning after 5:00 p.m. are cancelled for this evening.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility, student and staff safety remain our priority.
At BRIJHS, 4th grade continued the tradition of making turkey calls to celebrate Thanksgiving! This will go along with their upcoming sound unit within the Science curriculum. Many of them were excited to make a turkey call since their siblings had come home with them the last couple of years.
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Congratulations to the BRHS Varsity Scholastic Bowl Team for going 6-1 on Saturday at the 12th Annual Mike Hendricks Memorial Scholastic Bowl Tournament. As a team, they placed 2nd overall in a highly competitive field of 8 teams.
Also, a big congratulations goes out to Indra Nolan for being the 2nd Top Scorer of the day. Way to go Knights!
Also, a big congratulations goes out to Indra Nolan for being the 2nd Top Scorer of the day. Way to go Knights!
The BRIJHS Theatre Department is excited to announce their annual Christmas production: The Blue Ridge Family Christmas Special!
Join us on December 13 at 6:30pm for a fun evening filled with laughter and holiday cheer!
A series of short Holiday inspired scenes, the Blue Ridge Family Christmas Special is sure to have you feeling the Christmas spirit! See special performances by the BRHS Marching Band, the BRIJHS Choir, and even several surprise guests from the community! And, of course, there will be an appearance from the Big Guy himself: Santa Claus!!!
You can purchase hot chocolate and cookies from Mrs. Claus's kitchen, and even get your photo taken with Mrs. Claus or one of Santa's elves in front of their picture window at the North Pole! Or, if you'd prefer a photo without Mrs. Claus, she's happy to let you use her picture window for your holiday family portrait! (Donations for the photo op are appreciated!)
Tickets for the show are $3 per student, $5 per adult, and kids 5 and under are free.
Come start your holidays with the BRIJHS Theatre Department!
#br_u_knighted
Join us on December 13 at 6:30pm for a fun evening filled with laughter and holiday cheer!
A series of short Holiday inspired scenes, the Blue Ridge Family Christmas Special is sure to have you feeling the Christmas spirit! See special performances by the BRHS Marching Band, the BRIJHS Choir, and even several surprise guests from the community! And, of course, there will be an appearance from the Big Guy himself: Santa Claus!!!
You can purchase hot chocolate and cookies from Mrs. Claus's kitchen, and even get your photo taken with Mrs. Claus or one of Santa's elves in front of their picture window at the North Pole! Or, if you'd prefer a photo without Mrs. Claus, she's happy to let you use her picture window for your holiday family portrait! (Donations for the photo op are appreciated!)
Tickets for the show are $3 per student, $5 per adult, and kids 5 and under are free.
Come start your holidays with the BRIJHS Theatre Department!
#br_u_knighted
Girls Basketball kicked off our winter sport Friday Morning High Fives today to greet students at Schneider Elementary on this foggy Friday Morning. Go Knights!
We had an incredible evening at BR Connect. Our K–12 Student Art Show showcased amazing creativity and talent, we are so proud of our artists!
Parents also engaged in valuable learning sessions, including support for our new CKLA ELA curriculum and Title I resources.
If you weren’t able to attend, we’ve got you covered, here are links to the resources shared during the event so you can explore them at your convenience:
Title 1 - https://shorturl.at/aQXdJ
ELA Curriculum K-5 - https://shorturl.at/1LG74
ELA Curriculum 6-8 - https://shorturl.at/SuvKQ
Thank you for your continued partnership and support of our students!
Does your local business want to support our students? Are you looking to fund a good cause during this holiday season? Please take a look at the BRHS Band letter linked below as they seek help with funding seven students wanting to attend the Disney trip during Spring Break as a Marching Knight.
https://shorturl.at/KPxaO
https://shorturl.at/KPxaO
Check out this darling "Christmas movie themed" tree designed by our BRHS Life Skills class! This benefits The Baby Fold organization and can be seen at the Interstate Center's "Festival of Trees" event. Great job, Knights!
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Celebrating excellence! Twenty-six High Honor Roll students from the junior high spent the day at the Illini Women’s Basketball game and had an amazing time! 🧡💙🩶
Congratulations to three BRHS Students who were nominated for the Bloomington Career Academy Students of the Quarter. Benjamin Clevenger was nominated for his work in the EMT-Basic course, Romero Fernandez was nominated for his work with the Culinary Arts course., and Elias Nolan was nominated for his work in the Robotics and Engineering course. Great work Knights!
BRIJHS Families and Friends
You're Invited to Our Annual School Thanksgiving Feast!
Please join us as we gather together to celebrate the season with good food, great company, and grateful hearts.
We are so thankful for our wonderful school community and would love to have you and your family as our guests.
You're Invited to Our Annual School Thanksgiving Feast!
Please join us as we gather together to celebrate the season with good food, great company, and grateful hearts.
We are so thankful for our wonderful school community and would love to have you and your family as our guests.
Shoutout to our BRHS Esports team for their hard work all season long, earning their spot in the Brawlhalla Playoffs last Friday! 🎮✨
Team members: Ben Manuel, Elias Nolan, Jasper Schlieper, and Andy Schumacher — we’re proud of you!
A special congratulations to Andy Schumacher, who advances to the semifinals today after school. Good luck, Andy 💙⚔️
Team members: Ben Manuel, Elias Nolan, Jasper Schlieper, and Andy Schumacher — we’re proud of you!
A special congratulations to Andy Schumacher, who advances to the semifinals today after school. Good luck, Andy 💙⚔️
8th Grade student, Braxden Soliday, had a vision to create a game club for BRIJHS. He shared this vision with ELA teacher, Ms. Jamison, and they partnered to bring this vision to life. Thanks to a BREF Grant, the supplies for the game club arrived! BRHS teacher, Mr. Tongate, and his shop class came to the rescue and built a storage cabinet for all the games. Braxden is working on the final logistics with the staff and the game club will begin soon. Thank you to all who had a part in this vision with Braxden!
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Good Luck to the BRHS Choir Students attending the LPC Honors Chorus Festival today at Villa Grove. They will be performing in an all-conference choir concert tonight at 6:30 PM.
