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BJHS Announces Third Quarter Honor Rolls
Beecher Junior High School recently announced students named to its third quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! High Honors Eighth Grade: Addison Baker, Mallory Berry, Eduardo Garcia, Kathryn Gregory, Ella Hammer, Benjamin Hartig, Lillian Jerkatis, Kolten Koehn, Aisha Lawal, Peyton Lee, Samantha Loftin, Mila Nikolic, Kayden Norkus, Charlie Nowak, Jacob Phillips, Braelynn Scanlan,…
Beecher School Board Candidate: Todd Gregory
I decided to go to my first School board meeting during covid when I thought the decision were hurting the kids. I thought I could have conversation and rationally explain, and they would make changes. But the Government system was in place and the following months and years things did not get better. My friends…
Familiar Faces Speak at Beecher School Board Meeting
By Jeff Vorva The public comment portion of the Beecher School District 200-U board meeting on March 13 had some familiar faces make comments. Some of the board members themselves. A couple of members commented on the April 4 referendum, in which the board is asking for a 5.35 percent referendum rate, which would cost…
School District 200U 4-Year Board Candidate: Ashley Fluechtling
Home Address/years in the school district: 5.5 years Community Involvement: Volunteer at Faith Church Beecher Food Pantry Organization/Club Memberships: Family Readiness Group Leader for my husbands Army Unit Charlie Battery 2-122 Field Artillery Awards and Honors: Molly Pitcher Award (2013) Professional Background: Owner of HVAC Masters, Inc. since 2017 Education: B. S. in Environmental Science…
School District 200U 4-Year Board Candidate: Susan Siwinski
Home Address/years in the school district: 1699 windscape lane, Beecher IL 60401, Since 2012 Community Involvement: Volunteered for Beecher Rec for 7 years Volunteered for 5 years adventure commons Organization/Club Memberships: Awards and Honors: Professional Background: Worked in general management for various companies for 20 years. General Manager for Ulta for 8 years. Involved in Human Resources, payroll,…
200U School Board 4-Year Candidate: Brandy Flores
Home Address/years in the school district: Village of Beecher, 17 years Community Involvement: I am a Beecher 200U School Board member. I have faithfully volunteered for our community for over 10 years. Besides schools and various organizations, I was a Girl Scout leader for 4 years and served on the Beecher Youth Commission for over…
School District 200U 4-Year Board Candidate: Stacy Mazurek
Years in District: 12 Community Involvement: 8 years in the Beecher Women’s Club, 4 years as a Village of Beecher Trustee, 4 years as the Liaison to Beecher Youth Commission, Served as Chair of Planning and Zoning, Served as Co-Chair of Public Works, Current Commissioner on Beecher Youth Commission, Volunteered/offered help to many community events…
School District 200U 4-Year Board Candidate: Melanie Brenenstall
Home Address/years in the school district: 202 Miller St., Beecher/ We have lived in the 200U district for close to 10 years. We moved here in August 2013. Community Involvement: (Former) Beecher Preschool Cooperative President and Treasurer Organization/Club Memberships: Awards and Honors: Professional Background: I currently work at my parents’ restaurant during the day while…
School District 200U 4-Year Board Candidate: Adriana Diachenko
Home Address/years in the school district: 250 Maple St, Beecher, IL 60401; My family and I have lived in Beecher for over 17 years and each of our 3 kids attend Beecher 200U schools and have since kindergarten. Community Involvement: For over 5 years I served as the Hospitality Chair for the Beecher PTO, volunteered…
Beecher 200-U Tries Again
By Jeff Vorva Let’s try it again. The Beecher District 200-U referendum, to try to ease a $1 million shortfall, failed last June and Superintendent Jack Gaham is in the process of making painful cut recommendations to the board. He is ready to make even more suggestions – including only allowing eighth grade teams at…
Beecher School Board Holds Rather ‘Interesting’ Meeting
By Jeff Vorva Dancing and singing were a part of the Beecher District 200-U Board meeting on February 13. But they were not the subjects that produced joy and fun. This was not a merry meeting. Quite the opposite. The meeting got started with a bang, when board member and board secretary Janet Paulmeier resigned…
BJHS Announces Second Quarter Honor Rolls
Beecher Junior High recently announced students named to its second quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students. High Honors Eighth Grade: Mallory Berry, Miguel Corral, Logan Diachenko, Kathryn Gregory, Ella Hammer, Noah Hanson, Benjamin Hartig, Lillian Jerkatis, Kolten Koehn, Aisha Lawal, Peyton Lee, Samantha Loftin, Mila Nikolic, Kayden Norkus, Charlie Nowak, Brian Oldenburg, Edwin…
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Lady Bobcats Finish Year Third in RVC
By Jim Piacentini The Lady Bobcat Basketball Team headed to Manteno on Monday, February 12, to take on Coal City in regional semi-final action, but the Coalers were too much for the Bobcats in this one, which resulted in a 22-53 loss. Beecher was outscored 27-13 in the first half and just couldn’t get anything…
BOBCATS: RVC Champs, Only State Undefeated Team!
By Jim Piacentini In a big game, with titles and records on the line, the Beecher Bobcats came out, set the tone, and didn’t stop. Beecher took a demanding lead against St. Anne in the first quarter, 22-6. By half time, the Bobcats were ahead 45-20, and then ran away with the ball in the…
Bobcats Continue Perfect Record!
By Jim Piacentini On Friday, February 9, in RVC semi-final action at The Den, Beecher faced Grant Park and kept their perfect record intact – winning 73-44. The Bobcats came out of the gate in full force and held a 22-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, they ran…
Bobcats Set School Record with 27 Wins!
By Jim Piacentini Tuesday, February 6, the Bobcats provided the home fans with a huge win plus a new record, as the Bobcats beat the Reed-Custer Comets, 80-50. The game goes into the record book as Beecher’s 27th win for the season, while setting a new record! The Bobcats came out of the gates hitting,…
Bobcats Remain Undefeated; Knock-Out Byron!
By Jim Piacentini Traveling to Byron on Monday, February 5, #4-ranked Beecher faced #3-ranked Byron, in a non-conference match-up pitting the two teams against each other. (Prior to February 2, both teams were undefeated.) The outcome of that contest was just what the Bobcats wanted, as they brought home a 55-51 win, while still maintaining…
Bobcats Whip Irish, 69-43
By Jim Piacentini Tuesday, January 30, the Bobcats defeated the Seneca Fighting Irish and celebrated a 69-43 victory with the home fans. The Bobcats came out hot in the first quarter, holding a 22-11 lead. By half time, there wasn’t much change, with the Bobcats still ahead 30-20. The second half was all Bobcats, as…
Bobcats Swamp Chargers
In RVC quarterfinal tourney play on Friday, February 2, the Bobcats coasted to a lopsided victory over Illinois Lutheran’s Chargers, 85-29. On the night, Ethan Rydberg led the team with 11 points, along with 3 assists, and was closely followed by Orlin Newsbitt and Arif Harden, who each had 9 points. Jack Hayhurst also added…
Beecher Takes Three Big Wins!
On Friday, January 26, while on the road, the Bobcats boys varsity basketball team wrapped up the regular season River Valley Conference Championship with a victory over Grace Christian Academy, 85-51. In the contest, Zack Johnson led with 16 points and 4 assists, Ethan Rydberg tallied 10 points and 2 steals, Jack Hayhurst also had…
Beecher Homecoming Leaves Bobcats Undefeated
By Jeff Vorva With no football team, homecoming at Beecher High School comes during the basketball season. The 2023-2024 version of homecoming took place on January 19, as the Bobcats hosted a doubleheader. The girls team took the floor first and beat Donovan, 62-29. The boys followed up with an 85-53 triumph over Clifton Central…
Big Homecoming Win for Bobcats
In the Bobcat’s Homecoming game on Friday, January 19, Beecher fans had much to celebrate with an 85-53 victory over Clifton Central. There was never any doubt about the outcome of the game as Beecher set the pace at the very beginning, scoring the first 8 points, then leading 29-17 at the end of the…
Bobcats Crush Momence, 76-31
By Jim Piacentini On Tuesday, January 9, the Beecher Bobcat Cagers faced conference rival Momence and gave their fans a blowout victory, 76-31. The Bobcats started off very tough and had an 11-0 lead with only 3 minutes off the clock in the first quarter – and they didn’t stop. In the second, with 2:02…
Bobcats Top Tri-Point by 49
On Friday, January 5, the Beecher Bobcats traveled to Cullom to the ultimate dismay of conference foe Tri-Point, as the Bobcats came home with a 49-point victory. The Bobcats held Tri-Point to only 24 points in the 73-24 win. On the night, Zack Johnson led the scoring with 18 points, 3 steals, and 2 assists,…
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