Battle Creek Public Schools

Amazing Alert! BC Elementary students raised $6082.32 for the American Heart Association. Mrs Seifert's 3rd grade raised the most $ and had the privilege to slime a teacher of their choice. Thanks Mr Weidner for being a trooper. Thanks to all who donated to help raise $ for AHA!

Boys golf placed 3rd as a team at Tatanka. Individual scores: Ayden Wintz 81 Brody Bessmer 84 Gavin Lindgren 85 Tyan Thompson 91 Gus Richardson 100

BCHS Student Of The Month Spotlight Congratulations and thanks for all of your hard work and dedication!

Follow along with the boys golf team live results as they tee off in Tatanka: https://www.golfgenius.com/register?league_id=11541041368340104913

A lot of boards available for CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP!! Get those bids in this week and own your piece of BC history! Bid Form: https://forms.gle/bLB9bwM42VSziYvTA Leaderboard: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pxhtaRNNPQbNE3IxorUvLKtKfBfVdMej151lkQY10TU/edit?usp=sharing

A heartfelt thank you to Jessie Carter at Doggy Styling Grooming for allowing Senior Artist, Carrington Uhlir to create a painting for her Community Art Project assignment.

Congrats to Jaxon Kilmurry and Ayden Wintz! They were invited to the Stock Market Game Banquet of Champions in Lincoln today and got to hear from some awesome speakers and receive their award. They placed 2nd out of 469 high school teams across the state of Nebraska. During this game teams are required to buy and sell stocks, bonds, and mutual funds in an effort to produce as much profit as possible. Nice work guys!

Final Results @ Hartington

Reminder to pick up and pay for your athletic banquet tickets in the HS office by this Thursday if you plan to eat. Meals are not required to attend. Banquet is this Friday, May 2nd at 6:00pm!

Braves Golf Team competing @ Hartington today. F9 scores: Brody 42 Tyan 42 Gavin 44 Gus 50 Drew 63

Battle Creek JH Track is competing at the Twin River Invitational today in Genoa. For live results, click on the following link... https://live.athletic.net/meets/51087 #CommittedToExcellence!

Battle Creek to Welcome New Staff Member By Adley Seifert When the 2025-2026 school year begins, Battle Creek Public Schools will be welcoming an additional staff member: Miss Kayla Herfel, who will be teaching special education in the district. Miss Herfel grew up in Jackson, Nebraska, and graduated from Ponca High School in 2010. She attended Wayne State College, earning a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 2014. Herfel also has two master’s degrees: one in curriculum and instruction and another in K-8 administration. She is currently working to complete a special education endorsement. Miss Herfel stated that she enjoys playing sand volleyball, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Welcome to Battle Creek Public Schools, Miss. Herfel.

⚡️Weather Update for Youth Track Practice⚡️ We are closely monitoring the potential for severe weather this afternoon. At this time, practice is still scheduled from 5:00–5:50 PM. If the weather turns severe or conditions become unsafe during that time, practice will be canceled. All updates will be posted on the Battle Creek Public Schools social media pages. Thank you for your understanding, and please stay tuned for any updates later today!

Congratulations to our track athletes who qualified for the Norfolk Track Classic this Thursday! This meet features the top competitors from all classes across Northeast Nebraska, and we are proud to have Battle Creek represented well. Attached is the schedule showing our athletes and the events they will be competing in that day. Let’s have a great showing and continue to make Battle Creek proud!

BCPS to Welcome New Staff Member By Gracie Hitz At the beginning of the 2025 -2026 school year, Battle Creek Public Schools will be welcoming an additional staff member: Mrs. Marisa Bolin, who will be teaching special education in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade. Mrs. Bolin grew up in Wisner, Nebraska, graduating from Wisner-Pilger High School in 2017. She graduated from Wayne State College in 2021 and is currently working on a master’s degree through the University of South Dakota. Mrs. Bolin completed her student teaching in Battle Creek five years ago and has been teaching full time at Stanton for the last three years. She and her husband Erik live in Battle Creek and are expecting their first child in July. The couple is also pet parents to two dogs: Charley and Nova. Bolin mentioned that she enjoys spending her free time reading, traveling, or simply being with family and friends. Mrs. Bolin’s passion for teaching began when she was a young child. She stated that she loves working with students with disabilities and being an advocate for them. Welcome to Battle Creek Public Schools, Mrs. Bolin.

The countdown is on to the end of the Banner Auction!!! Get your bids in ASAP. Auction ends Sunday at 7:00 p.m. https://forms.gle/QLic2haLztwuNzPR8 Leaderboard: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pxhtaRNNPQbNE3IxorUvLKtKfBfVdMej151lkQY10TU/edit?usp=sharing

Our mattress fundraiser is THIS SATURDAY from 10:00 - 4:00. 📅🎶 The goal is at least one customer per family. Please help support your local music department by sharing the news and the event on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1134825155311942

Our annual Spring Fling Concert for 7th-12th grades is ONE WEEK away! See you then. 📅🎶

April 28th - May 2nd Weekly Update... #CommittedToExcellence! #WhatAnOpportunity!

Cari McConnell Retiring By Abbie Erickson At the end of the current school year, Miss Cari McConnell will be retiring after dedicating the last twenty-five years to Battle Creek Public Schools. She served the district from 2000 to the present as librarian for both the elementary and high school buildings. McConnell grew up in the small town of Sutherland, Nebraska, attending the Sutherland Public Schools for all thirteen years of her education. After graduating, she studied at Mid-Plains Community College where she majored in English. Following community college, McConnell headed to the University of Nebraska at Kearney where she acquired a library endorsement. During her time at Battle Creek, McConnell helped coach one-act play production and speech, and she also served as a class sponsor. When asked to name a favorite memory of her time at BCHS, McConnell reminisced about when the speech team earned runner-up honors at state in 2007. McConnell added that her favorite part of being a librarian was helping kids discover books and information they are interested in. She loved to work with kids one-on-one. McConnell mentioned that, after retiring, she will spend more time with her mother. She also has a deep passion for writing that has taken a backseat over the years. With more time, she intends to pursue her writing career, something she has always wanted to do.