The annual Elementary Students vs. Elementary Staff basketball game took place this morning with thunderous cheers and applause. It was an exciting finish with the Elementary Students winning 13 to 12! #brillionlions
4K students had fun making Valentines! #brillionlions
We'd like to take a moment to celebrate a significant milestone: on Thursday, February 6, 2025, the varsity girls' victory marked Coach Capelle's 200th career win! Coach Capelle's commitment to Brillion basketball is truly extraordinary. He's led the girls' program for 14 years, and his overall involvement with Brillion basketball spans an incredible 25 years. Congratulations Coach Capelle! #brillionlions
Last Call for Harvey G. Baker Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship applications Due Feb 14th Application can be found here https://tinyurl.com/bdzejswm and needs to be submitted to scholarships@brillionsd.org
Eligibility Criteria:
There is no limit to the number of times a student may apply or be selected to receive a scholarship. Theoretically, a student could receive a scholarship for every year of their undergraduate and graduate education.
To be selected to receive a Harvey G. Baker Memorial Scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
1. Graduate of Brillion, Hilbert, Kiel, New Holstein or Stockbridge high schools.
2. Resident of Calumet County for entire high school education.
3. Attending, or planning to attend, a UW-system institution as a full-time student. Students attending UW-two-year colleges must be planning to pursue a four-year baccalaureate degree.
4. Ambition and ability to attain a higher education.
5. For reapplication: undergraduate students must be full-time students (12 credits minimum) each semester and have a 2.5 cumulative (not combined) GPA; graduate students must be full-time students (as determined by the college) and have a 2.5 cumulative (not combined) GPA.
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Motivational Monday-02-10-2025-Enjoy your week. #brillonlions
🎉 Congrats to the Brillion FBLA members who competed at Sheboygan Falls on Feb 1! Students participated in over 60 events, from career interviews to business plans. Those who placed in the top 3 are headed to the State Leadership Conference in Green Bay this spring. The top 4 at the state level will move on to the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA this summer.
Big shoutout to our State Qualifiers:
Isaac S.: Computer Applications
Collin F.: Cyber Security
Joe S.: Insurance & Risk Management
Ayla P. & Hebe Z.: Intro to Social Media Strategy
Annie O.: Future Business Educator
Brianna Z.: UX Design
Good luck at State! 🏆👩💻👨💻 #FBLA #WIFBLA #StateQualifiers #BrillionPride #brillionlions
Greg Karch (aka, Captain Greg!) from "Learn 2 Fish With Us" taught the extended care students all about ice fishing. He also had assistance from two HS students from the HS Fishing Club. It was so much fun! #brillionlions
Horizontal Projectile Motion Class Challenge
Please enjoy the video created by Mr. Peterson, HS Teacher, and his students studying physics.
https://youtu.be/lc5nveYwNr8?si=mQKKUHjIAOg3ZVPE
The class is studying projectile motion. The goal was for the students to work together to predict the location of the ball through its trajectory and then position themselves to get their noses as close to the ball as possible without hitting it. How do you think they did? #brillionlions
HEY, LET'S BOWL!
If you bowl or want to learn, join the Brillion/Hilbert bowling team! For more information select the link below. #brillionlions
https://tinyurl.com/4tv6jdkh
Throwback Thursday with Mrs. Behnke's first-grade class from the school year 2000-2001!
#throwbackthursday #brillionlions
State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly, proclaims February 3- 7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week, with this year’s theme: School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive. Please join us in recognizing, thanking, and celebrating school counselors for their tremendous contributions to Wisconsin students, families, communities, and education. To view the proclamation please select the link below. #brillionlions
https://tinyurl.com/yute9as5
Recess is more fun with sleds and snow! #brillionlions
Middle School students designed mini golf courses using STEM skills. #brillionlions
National School Counseling Week, February 3 - 7, 2025: Helping Students Thrive
This week we celebrate BPS's school counselors who champion education, working tirelessly to help students uncover their strengths, build academic, social, emotional, and career readiness skills, provide mental health support, and overcome the challenges they face.
School counselors’ influence extends across every aspect of school life, as they foster and advocate for an environment where students feel supported, understood, and empowered to thrive both in school and in the world beyond.
Thank you Colleen Hubley-Kendiger, Maggie Kilgas, and Rhonda Holmes for helping Brillion Public School students! #brillionlions
Sledding, smiles, and snowflakes—our kind of recess fun! #brillionlions
Extended care students created animal dens for Arctic animals. The children also helped Lego people evacuate from ice cubes. Students were given water, salt, sugar, and a toothpick for the experiment. They felt salt was the most successful tool! #brillionlions
The Brillion HS Dance Team will once again host their annual dance camp for any participants in grades Pre-K through 8th grade.
Practice: February 15, 9:00 am-12:00 pm @ BHS
Performance: February 20, during the halftime of the 7:00 PM varsity BB game.
To learn more and to register please select the link below. Registration is Due Feb. 7, 2025 #brillionlions
https://tinyurl.com/3vdaafsd
National School Counseling Week 2025 Begins!
February 3 -7, 2025, School Counselors are celebrated nationwide. This is a time to bring awareness to the important and unique contributions school counselors make within schools. Thank you Colleen Hubley-Kedinger, Elementary Counselor, Maggie Kilgas, MS Counselor, and Rhonda Holmes, HS Counselor for all you do for students and staff! #brillionlions
