We have some big news about the future of Bloomington Area Career Center! Please click on the link to learn more. We are so grateful to have access to this programming for our students! https://5il.co/3b7te #br_u_knighted
We were experiencing mechanical difficulties on the Blue bus, but the issue was just now repaired. The bus is still in FC in the circle drive and getting ready to depart right now, at 3:10 p.m. The Blue bus students will be up to 30 minutes late arriving home. Thank you. #br_u_knighted
Blue Ridge will join the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in the twelfth statewide survey of school climate and learning conditions. The survey provides a unique opportunity for 4th-12th grade students, teachers and parents to have a voice in improving their schools. Please see the informational letter here: https://5il.co/38aq7. Students and teachers will take their survey between February 26 and March 28. The parent survey is open and will remain open through March 28. You may access the parent survey here: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/. If you haven’t already, would you consider taking a few minutes to complete the parent survey? This will be our last reminder for you to make your voice heard to impact positive growth in our schools. #br_u_knighted
The BRHS Scholastic Bowl team was recognized at the Monticello Masonic Lodge on Monday night. This was the second year that the Monticello Chapter sponsored the team. It was a great fellowship of Mason's providing pizza and drinks.
The Red route has 10 students who will be delayed up to 15 minutes arriving home this afternoon, March 20. A light is being repaired on the bus so everyone remains safe. Thank you. #br_u_knighted
Hello! Thank you for taking time to read the updates from across the district. Included in this month's newsletter are the Exemplary Knight write ups and the 2025-2026 school year calendar. You won't want to miss out on the new, user-friendly calendar for next year! https://5il.co/3b3yr #br_u_knighted
The BRHS Boys Baseball game for tonight has been POSTPONED at HOME. The new date is April 3rd to host. Hopefully the weather will cooperate!
Please join us for the BLUE RIDGE CONNECT in Bellflower on April 16 beginning at 5:15. Check out the flyer with all the details! https://5il.co/3a5l9 Be sure to RSVP too! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZyMtfZxUl_uf8ybEx63b1uszosD5TkOefWDlZfoBYpp1flQ/viewform?usp=sharing
Congratulations to our BRHS Band members that were selected for the LPC Honor Band. They will be heading to Cumberland County High School today to participate with other musicians from the LPC. They will then be performing as a group at 7:00 pm.
The students selected to represent BRHS include Rachel Light, Indra Nolan, Taylyn Watterson, Lily Enger, Presley Hardesty, Ollie Yeagle, Ava Paullin, Kelly Weiss, Ben Manuel, Carmen Ellis, and Kaylyn Eliason.
Way to go!
Here are this month's Exemplary Knights!! Congratulations, Knights!
Mrs. Earley’s second grade class has been working on a huge project the last month called “Hearts Around the World”! Their goal was to get a valentine from all 50 states. They received almost 100 valentines from many different states, and even different countries like Germany, Spain, Italy, and more!! The class learned about different communities through fun facts in each card and looked up images of where the cards were from. 2nd graders practiced letter writing by writing thank you cards to each person that mailed them one, and took a field trip to the post office to send them off. There, they learned about how mail works, toured the post office, met the Postmaster, and bought stamps to mail letters. Thank you to everyone who helped 2E with this project! 💌📬
The BRHS Softball team started their season off in Donovan tonight. They had a hard fought first game which took 10.5 innings!!!! Unfortunately they came up short 1-2 but the biggest news of all is Ellie Schlieper recorded her 400th strikeout during the game. This puts her in 3rd place overall per our records. Congrats to Ellie!
Blue Ridge App Users,
It may be necessary to update your BR App depending on your app settings. Please take this opportunity to open your Blue Ridge App to see if there is a pending update.
Thank you!
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Our 2nd Grade Engineers put their creativity to the test! Using the engineering process, they designed and built their very own leprechaun traps, then proudly shared their work with the Schneider Community. Incredible problem-solving and innovation—way to go, future engineers! ☘️ Click the link to see some traps and student interviews - https://5il.co/3apm2
Shout out to BRHS baseball for helping setup the PIE "Light up the Knight" event this past weekend! Awesome way to give back to our youth and help our school volunteers - Thank you!
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HS Basketball celebrated their season and gathered for a team dinner this weekend. Thanks for all the memories, fellas!
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eSports has arrived at Blue Ridge High School thanks to a memorial donation from Nancy, Mike, and Flynn McCartney in honor of their son and brother, Trent McCartney who was a Blue Ridge alumni who sadly passed away last year. We're grateful for their support and excited to build this program in Trent's memory!
Blue Ridge will join the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in the twelfth statewide survey of school climate and learning conditions. The survey provides a unique opportunity for 4th-12th grade students, teachers and parents to have a voice in improving their schools. Please see the informational letter here: https://5il.co/38aq7. Students and teachers will take their survey between February 26 and March 28. The parent survey is open and will remain open through March 28. You may access the parent survey here: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/. These surveys will serve as an opportunity for schools to reflect on progress since the last statewide implementation. You will receive reminders during the survey window as we highly encourage all our teachers, students, and parents to make their voices heard to impact positive growth in our schools. #br_u_knighted
Congratulations to senior Rachel Light on being selected for the 2025 BRHS Booster Art Purchase Award. Her art was showcased in the BRHS Fine Arts Exposition and was selected by staff members to be displayed proudly in the high school hallways. Not only did Rachel receive a recognition award and will have her art displayed permanently at BRHS, but through the generosity of the BRHS Boosters, she received a $100 monetary award. Congratulations Rachel!
Schneider and BRIJHS Families,
Pre-K through 8th grade yearbooks are ready to be ordered for an August delivery. Please order via the link: https://shorturl.at/DVATU
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