Live golf results for the Boone Central invite on Saturday, April 13th will be posted on:
https://www.golfgenius.com/ggid/boonecentral
Art 3 & 4 students spent some time painting with the children at St John's Daycare. Lots of paint- everywhere but so much fun. Gavin received a birthday invite from one of his new buddies and Brek got his arm painted by his group of buddies! Great memories for everyone.
Don't forget to purchase your yearbook online. Go to yearbookforever.com. Cost is $50.
BCHS Welcomes New Business Manager
By Kacie Wiehn
Battle Creek Public Schools has officially welcomed a new business manager to replace retiring business manager Ann Barry. Mrs. Abbie Freudenburg officially started March 25 and is training with Mrs. Barry who will finish out the school year.
Freudenburg, a 2007 graduate of Madison High School, attended Northeast Community College, graduating in 2009 with Associate of Arts in Banking and Insurance. Before coming to BCPS, she worked in the banking industry for 15 years as a loan officer.
Freudenburg is married to Colby Freudenburg, and they have five children: Lydia, Parker, Nora, Willa, and Alaina. Three of her children attend Battle Creek Elementary: Lydia is in 3rd grade, Parker is in 2nd, and Nora is in kindergarten.
In her free time, Mrs. Freudenburg enjoys spending time with her family and attending all of their activities.
These two sopranos had a wonderful time at the WSC Musical Theatre Honor Choir Festival yesterday! 🎶 Way to represent BC! 💛💜 #bcmusic
ITCC Inv. Results:
Weinandt 89- 5th
Wintz 90-6th
Larson 96- 15th
Lindgren- 99
Volk- 105
Team: Runner-up
ITCC Inv. Results:
Weinandt 89-5th
Wintz 90-6th
Larson 96-15th
Lindgren 99
Volk 105
Team: 374 Runner-up
Varsity golf results in Beemer after the first nine:
Weinandt 44
Lindgren 49
Larson 49
Wintz 46
Volk 48
NECC Quiz Bowl competition is intense as we work our way back through the loser's bracket.
The BC art program had a cool collaboration this morning...The 1st grade was able to join the HS to create some monsters!
The ballots are in and Battle Creek is now home to the 2024-2025 Nebraska FCCLA Vice President, Jaiden Ertzner!! We are beyond proud of her efforts and know she will represent Battle Creek well as she helps to lead the FCCLA organization at the state level this next year.
These Braves and Bravettes may be purple and gold, but in FCCLA they also look good in Silver & Gold as all 23 STAR competitors brought home hardware! This includes the 15 members that have punched their tickets to NATIONALS in Seattle, Washington!!
National Qualifiers:
Lillee Tucker, Michael Maughan, & Alaina Rogat - Chapter in Review Portfolio
Lainee Cook & Payton Tillotson - Entrepreneurship
Taylor Olsen & Keeley Wickett- Event Management
Paige Rumans & Presley Wolf - Professional Presentation
Macey Moore - Teach or Train
Kaydence Salmon - Leadership
Jaid Wehrle & Sami Wemhoff - Nutrition and Wellness
Adley Seifer & Lainey Knapp - Promote and Publicize FCCLA
Medalists:
Piper Rumans - Chapter Service Project Portfolio
Jaiden Ertzner - Event Management
Jacey Hassler - National Programs in Action
Zion Baier - Career Investigation
Carli Hamilton - Chapter in Review Portfolio
Sidnee Hollum - Chapter Service Portfolio
Brittany Borchers - Say YES to FCS
Bria Blevins - Teach or Train
Our chapter was also honored in bringing home multiple chapter awards. We are beyond proud of the incredibly hard work our members have done as they have pour in many hours to reach their success in these events. We can’t wait to see what they do at nationals!
Chapter Awards:
- Red Chapter Award
-Community ServUS Award
-7-up Award
-Junior Mints Award
-Feed Nebraska Award Winner
-Gold Chapter Award
Finally, a congratulations to our advisor, Mrs. O’Brien in receiving the ACE award for outstanding advisors! We’re so proud of everyone, and we can’t wait to see how our chapter continues to move and grow in the upcoming year!
Athletic Banquet
May 1, 2024
Leah Marie Tillman, daughter of Sarah and Joshua Tillman, was homeschooled before attending St. John Lutheran School from first grade through sixth grade. She came to Battle Creek High School as a seventh grader where she has remained ever since. She is a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Battle Creek.
Leah was active in cheer and track during all four years of high school. She served as a cheer captain as a senior. She was also in dance for three years, serving as a captain her junior year. In addition, Leah was involved in cross country this past fall where she received the Team Captain Award.
Aside from athletics, Leah was active in one act play production, speech, and band during all four years. In one act, she was named Best Female Actress. For her efforts in speech, Leah was a state qualifier as a junior and as a senior. Leah has also been a member of National Honor Society over the past two years, where she currently serves as a secretary. She has been in choir and has served as a trailblazer over the past two years as well. Leah was selected as Student of the Month and Character Student of the Month on four occasions. She also represented Battle Creek at Cornhusker Girls State last summer.
Outside of school, Leah enjoys playing softball and is an active member of St. John Lutheran Youth LIGHT group. She enjoys doing art as a hobby and is employed at Goody’s Grill where she works as a hostess and busser.
When asked to name a favorite teacher at BCHS, Leah listed Mr. Junior Aguilar, stating, “He helped me pass chemistry by making the class interesting.” She also listed that he was the coolest speech coach she ever had. Leah listed her favorite subject as art because she enjoys starting the day stress free and loves doing hands-on crafts to create something beautifully imperfect.
After graduation, Leah will attend Northeast Community College for two years to study business. After that, she plans to attend Wayne State College to obtain a degree in interior design.
7th Grade Student Of The Month Spotlight
Congratulations and thanks for all of your hard work and dedication to BCHS!
Boone Central Varsity Track Schedule of Events
BCHS Prom 2024 is quickly approaching!! Festivities are this Saturday, April 13th. The Grand March and coronation of the king and queen will be held at the high school gym. Please see the attached schedule. Contact LeAnn or Kim at the high school with any questions.
Makenzi Lynn Eckert, daughter of Josh and Mary Eckert, attended St. John Lutheran School in Battle Creek before coming to Battle Creek High School at the start of her freshman year. She is an active member of St. John Lutheran Church in Battle Creek.
Makenzi was a cheerleader for two years and a member of the FCCLA chapter for one year. When asked to name a favorite staff member at Battle Creek, Makenzi mentioned Mrs. Brianna O’Brien, stating, “Her Foods One and Foods Two classes were small and very laid back.” In addition, Makenzi named art class as her favorite subject because she enjoys doing projects and talking with her friends.
Outside of school, Makenzi enjoys spending time with friends and going for walks with her dog. She also works as a CNA at Community Pride Care Center in Battle Creek.
After graduation, Makenzi will attend Northeast Community College in Norfolk to earn her associate’s degree before going to nursing school.
Here are our upcoming musical performances! It's that time of the year. 🎶
