Congratulations to the Brandon-Evansville Student of the Month recipients for grades 2-5 for March 2023!
Visiting author and farmer, Louise Malecha, came to visit K-5 last week on March 30, 2023. Students got to ask about what it takes to be an author and about life on the farm!
Spring play for tonight 3/31 at 7pm has been postponed till Sunday 4/2. Come watch the spring play at the Brandon Hall on Sunday April 2nd at 2pm and 7pm
Brandon-Evansville School grades Pre K-12 will be closing at 12:30/12:40 on Friday, March 31. Charger’s Kids Club will be open
If you have not signed up your child or children for 2023/2024 Pre-K and Kindergarten Classes, there is still time to do so. Click on the links.
Pre-K: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoyMz2UAn9hImcpvnHo9ly1wLVLA-W2MNThjRu74B4nJzGmw/viewform
Kindergarten: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLomQdMTHbhsSsnPn3YAnzrEbVaXWVpruKoRCQMKXXqNfiPA/viewform
If you have any questions, please contact the Brandon Campus Office @ 320-834-4084.
Congratulations FCCLA National advancers Greta Fuglseth and Lauren Thoennes!
State FCCLA competition was held on March 26-28 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis. With over 900 students competing in Family, Career and Community Leadership categories.
Greta Fuglseth presented on the "Dangers of Social Media" and Lauren Thoennes presented an "Ocean Buddies Babysitting Kit". These students were judged on the areas of introduction, knowledge of subject matter, organization, voice (pitch, tempo, volume), body language, grammar and an interview portion.
Also during the state convention these students attending general sessions with speakers Casey O'Brien, Jesse Ross and Rachel Evangelisto. Breakout sessions which taught students about self-defense, learning more about STAR events and volunteerism.
Greta and Lauren did a great job representing Brandon-Evansville School! Congratulations!
The Brandon-Evansville Archery team had 4 students compete in the State Archery tournament this weekend in Duluth. 1,900 archers from across Minnesota competed at this tournament. Congratulations to Noah McFarlane, Noah Olson, Cole Johnson & Siri Johnson!
The last couple of weeks Artworks of the week:
6- Claire R, Paige S, Claire R
7- Lexi B; Lexi B, Brock B
8- Jadyn W, Yuki B, Graci F
9- Kolby B, Annika S
Paint- Meshach, Kaitlyn E, Kaitlyn E
Print- Willow S, Matthew A, Natalie M
Studio- Alivia
Today Brandon-Evansville School was presented with a check from Viking Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Beverages of Duluth for participating in the Powerade 4 Schools program. Alivia, Sydney, and Kennedy accepted the check on behalf of B-E School.
Thank you Viking Coca-Cola!
Congratulations to Noah McFarlane on placing 1st in the elementary division at the Alexandria Archery Tournament and 4th in the elementary division at the Sauk Centre Archery Tournament! Noah and a few other archers will be competing at the State Archery Tournament this weekend in Duluth.
The State FFA treasurer, Brynn Lozinski, visited the middle school Ag classes last week and did activities about Leadership, Intro to FFA, and Getting the most out of FFA.
The Rudy Zwieg Decoy and Sportsman show was held this past weekend and Hailey took 1st and Lauren took 2nd in the youth coloring contest.
Brandon-Evansville School grades PreK-12 will be 2 hours late on Friday, March 17. There will be no AM Preschool. Ski/bowling day is postponed. There will be no morning Charger’s Kids Club.
Brandon-Evansville School grades Pre K-12 will be 2 hours late on Friday, March 16. There will be no AM Preschool. Ski/bowling day is postponed. There will be no morning Charger’s Kids Club.
Brandon-Evansville School will be closing at 1:00 pm. Charger’s Kids Club will be available after school
ALL after-school practices for extra-curricular activities are canceled today due to the weather.
Long Lake Lodge Firearm Safety Classes, April 10, 13, 17, 18 & 20 from 6:00-8:30 PM. Field Day April 22. Any questions call Tim Fenlason at 320-766-0938. Sign up in either office. Must be 11 by the class start date.
BPA State Contests took place this past week, and BE had 14 students who had won a trip to State to compete! Here they competed in Extemporaneous Speech, Human Resource Management, Health Insurance and Medical Billing, Health Administration, Device Configuration and Troubleshooting, Mgmt/Mktg/HR Concepts, Business Law & Ethics, Digital Media Production, Medical Terminology, Parliamentary Procedures, Business Meeting Management Concepts, Financial Math & Analysis Concepts + more! We had 3 compete in the Torch Awards and win a trip to Nationals to compete in the Ambassador Torch Program. Congratulations to Sydney Schaefer, Gretchen Bredberg & Grace Otto! We were also fortunate to have 3 students get a chance to make it on the awards stage by placing in the top 10 in their contest. Congratulations to Cohen Reiland, Donell Lee & Sydney Schaefer! These 3 may still get a trip to Nationals on a contest if others above them decline their trip. GO CHARGERS!
Brandon-Evansville Public Schools has a 1.0 FTE Elementary Education Teacher opening for the 2023/2024 school year. Interested applicants must submit the following:
Letter of interest
Three letters of reference
Resume
Transcripts
MN or Current Teaching License (as applicable)
ISD 2908 Employment Application
Job Summary: Responsible for providing education to students so that intellectual, emotional, developmental, and social needs are met according to the district and state standards, which will foster life-long learning and good citizenship.
Preferred Qualifications, Education, and Experience: Looking for a candidate that demonstrates strong collaboration skills and the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of each student.
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY/SCHOOL DISTRICT:
Brandon-Evansville Schools are located in beautiful central Minnesota, minutes north of I-94. Our community is rich in agriculture, recreation, tourism, and progressive businesses. Brandon-Evansville is a growing district that takes pride in its quality of education. Our staff focuses on offering our students the best educational practices with the latest technologies. A recent and successful referendum was passed resulting in new academic additions to both campuses. The referendum was passed with widespread support and we are excited to move forward with this process. The district has a student population of 525 students in grades K-12. Brandon-Evansville Schools offer a comprehensive PreK-12 educational program. We are proud to be called the Chargers! Visit us at www.b-e.k12.mn.us.
Applications are available online at www.b-e.k12.mn.us under District Information. Submit all required materials to Brian Novak, Brandon-Evansville Public School, P.O. Box 185, Brandon, MN 56315. Or attach an email to bnovak@b-e.k12.mn.us.
Posting Closes: The position is open until filled.
The Kindergarten students had a special delivery! Mrs. Meissner’s 7th grade FACS class designed each Kindergarten student their very own “monster”. The Kindergarten students filled out a questionnaire and drew a picture of their desired monster earlier in the school year and these were the results! Such a fun project for EVERYONE involved!
