The School District of Black River Falls warmly invites you to join our enriching family programs designed to elevate your parenting strategies and nurture positive family connections. As a reminder, our next Family Learning Lab Session is tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 2nd at Forrest Street Elementary from 5:30 to 7:00. We hope you consider joining us!
Hello Tiger Nation!
Varsity Baseball is 100% on for tonight! JV is still a little up in the air right now. We will know more at 2:00pm today.
UPDATE:
Baseball in Tomah is ON for Varsity and JV! Both games will begin at 4:30pm at the High School in Tomah.
Go Tigers! #tiGRRpride
Julie Tiedens, Black River Falls High School English Teacher has been recognized as an Outstanding Educator! Visit the link below to learn more about her and her outstanding teaching efforts!
https://www.wiproud.com/outstandingeducator/outstanding-educator-julie-tiedens-black-river-falls/
Students of the high school and middle school created artwork of dogs and cats available for adoption at the Jackson County Animal Shelter. Their artwork was sold over the weekend raising $375 for the Jackson County Humane Society. If you missed the opportunity to buy prints, artwork can be purchased at Northwoods Vet Clinic, Falls Florist and the Jackson County Animal Shelter.
Pictured is Julie Jeske with several middle school students and Jen Dahl with a few high school students.
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Sylvan Learning is making a return to Black River Falls to offer personalized tutoring services! This program will be housed at Red Creek Elementary and available to any students in K-12. Check the flyer for more details!
Please note that this is not a school-sponsored program, but we are happy to share space with Sylvan Learning to benefit our students.
The Black River Falls High School Breeze is soaring high! We're thrilled to announce that our 2023 edition has been selected for inclusion in Walsworth's prestigious "Possibilities" inspiration book! This award recognizes yearbooks that shine in design, content, coverage and storytelling, making the Breeze a standout among the nation's best.
A huge shoutout to our dedicated 2023 staff! Their tireless efforts in capturing memories, milestones and achievements made this possible. It's a testament to their commitment to excellence and passion for preserving school history.
#tigrrpride #walsworthpossibilities #yerds #walsworthyearbooks
Black River Falls High School recently held two workshops for Heart Spirits. At the Hub at the Lunda Center and Interfaith, A Time for You Group.
“Art is a vehicle for transformative change in the heart and mind…This project is a consciousness raising for a community; it is an opportunity to change perspective and to learn with the hope of healing for the future.” The BRF Heart Spirits Committee challenges everyone to be a part of that change.
It's Ice Show Weekend!
You can catch our High School Figuring Skating team and the Black River Falls Tiger Hockey Boys skating this weekend! The ice show will take place at the Milt Lunda Memorial Arena!
Show Times:
Friday: 7 pm
Saturday: 11 am and 7 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
The doors will open 1 hour before the show starts. Tickets are $8 each and 3 & under are free!
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Hello Tiger Families and Community!
The School District of Black River Falls warmly invites you to join our enriching family programs designed to elevate your parenting strategies and nurture positive family connections.
As a reminder, our next Family Learning Lab Session is tonight, Tuesday, March 19th at Forrest Street Elementary from 5:30 to 7:00. We hope you consider joining us!
Wishing you well,
Melanie Floyd, Principal at Forrest Street
On March 15, Ms. Marecek's class celebrated earning 50 Tiger Tokens! Students earned tokens by following the Tiger Way at school. To celebrate, Ms. Marecek's dog, Dottie, came to visit with her students in the afternoon! Everyone had a blast!
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Wisconsin State FCCLA is hosting a little free library. During the State FCCLA Conference as a community service outreach project, the state council which includes our very Madyson Schultz Vice President of Finance will be collecting gently used books. You either can trade a book or just donate the book at the library. If you have children, teens, or adults gently used books please send them drop off to the high school with attention to Sarah Halverson. Also, if your student is attending the FCCLA State Convention they welcome them to bring books for this community service project!
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The School District of Black River Falls is currently seeking applicants for the position of
District Technology Supervisor. See attachment for more details!
Interested candidates can apply under Support Staff at
https://wecan.waspa.org/ or by contacting Marti Herzberg at 715-
284-4357 ext. 1002.
On May 13th, our High School Choral program will hold its Spring Awards Concert. During this concert, the program will honor Larry Hansen. If you missed the news, the Music Department received a generous monetary gift in Mr. Hansen's name to cover the replacement of SEVEN pianos across the district.
Along with the dedication of the piano donation, the Choral Department will be putting together a Community Choir to perform at the concert. If you had Mr. Hansen as a teacher, colleague, or just love to sing, please lend your voice! You can supply information using this Google Link.
https://forms.gle/X5g8Pvz4rTbBrFWF7
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Its almost musical time! On Friday March 15th and Saturday March 16th, the performance is at 7:00pm. And on Sunday March 17th, the performance is at 2:00pm. All performances are help at the Lunda Theater. Tickets are $5 for students and Senior, and $10 for adults. We hope to see you come and enjoy our production of Freaky Friday!
Hello Middle and High School Families! Trimester 2 grades are here! We have set dates in the middle and high school where grades need to be up-to-date in Skyward. This is a minimum requirement and grades may be updated more frequently. These grade dates also include the citizenship grade. Check Skyward today, as they have been updated, March 11, 2024.
On January 25-26, 11 BRFHS band students participated in the Dorian Band Festival at Luther College in Decorah, IA. They had opportunities to rehearse with collegiate directors from Luther and around the US, have sectionals with Luther faculty and students, choose to have a mini-lesson with a Luther professor, and watch a performance by Luther's Concert Band and Jazz Orchestra. The students were members of one of the following ensembles: the 9-12 and 11-12 massed bands, the auditioned Symphonic Band, and the auditioned Jazz Band (new this year!).
This year's participants were David Jacobs, Garrett Tande, Keanau Goldsmith, Noah Charles, Jeremy Bailey, Gunnar Swiggum, Josie Demaske, Roree Charles, Zach Dobson, Grace Tande, and McKenzie Nelson.
Hello Tiger Nation!
Here are a few announcements for sports apparel orders!
These Tiger sports apparel orders end at midnight March 11th.
Baseball: https://cvsports.chipply.com/blackriverbsb24/store.aspx
Softball: https://cvsports.chipply.com/BRFSB24
Track and Field: https://cvsports.chipply.com/brftrack24/store.aspx
Ending on March 18th,
Boys Golf: https://cvsports.chipply.com/BRFGolf24
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We would like to extend a huge congratulations to our Middle School VEX teams! Two teams competed at state on Sunday and did a great job.
The "Eye of the Tiger" team finished 7th out of 48 teams. The gentlemen battled issues with their autonomous program but did not give up. They finished 12th out of 110 plus teams in the state.
"The Slayers" team received the judges award . The Judges Award recognizes attributes that may not fit in other award categories and the Judges felt were deserving of special recognition. The Judges Award is a required award if Judging is being conducted at an event. Optionally, a second Judges Award may be presented at an event at the discretion of the Event Partner and Judge Advisor. This is the only Judged Award that may be presented in more than one instance at an event.
Key criteria of the Judges Award are:
- Team displays special attributes, exemplary effort, or perseverance at the event.
- Team overcomes an obstacle or challenge and achieves a goal or special accomplishment.
- Team interview demonstrates effective communication skills, teamwork, professionalism, and a student-centered ethos.
The ladies had a rough start on Saturday night. It took them about 7-8 tries to pass inspection. Each adjustment was less than an inch. The head judge of Vex IQ State saw the determination and perseverance in the ladies. A gentleman from a huge robotics club also told me that he has seen teams give up, cry, and break their robots after failing just 4 times. The Head judge nominated them because of what he saw on Saturday evening and their unique design.
Congratulations teams as this was BRF Middle Schools first time receiving an award at state!
We are incredibly proud to announce that FIVE of our talented Black River Falls High School media students have received a combined THREE nominations for the prestigious 2024 Upper Midwest Emmy® Foundation's Student Production Awards!
This is a huge honor and a testament to the exceptional work being produced by our student media program.
The nominated students are:
Sam Berra
Jackson Tiedens
Mady Schultz
Kaylee Wood
Evi Bolger
Berra, Schultz, Bolger and Wood are nominated in the Arts & Entertainment/Cultural Affairs category, showcasing their creativity in storytelling. Tiedens and Berra have additional nominations for the Multimedia Journalist category, highlighting their diverse media production skills.
"We are incredibly proud of these students and their dedication to media production," said student media adviser Julie Tiedens. "These nominations are a testament to their hard work, talent, and passion for storytelling."
The awards ceremony will be held on April 5 in Minneapolis, and the entire Black River Falls High School community is behind our students, wishing them the best of luck!
#BRFHS #StudentMedia #Proud #BlackRiverFalls
P.S. Check out the photo of our amazing nominees!
Hello Tiger Families!
If you would like to order a combined Forrest Street & Red Creek yearbook, all orders are due by March 15th.
Go to shop.memorybook.com and use school code 202872M
Wishing you well,
Melanie Floyd, Principal at Forrest Street
