Hills-Beaver Creek
By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024Excavation began last week at the site of the new Hills-Beaver Creek elementary school building in Beaver Creek. Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg, Minnesota, began preparing the 14.45-acre site on the east side of Beaver Creek for the 57,400-square-foot school. The school will house preschool through fifth-grade students along with a day care. Dirt work began a month later than planned due to the…
By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024Students in Dylan Gehrke’s fifth grade class Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary learned about compromise before showing off their businesses at the annual Entrepreneur Fair May 10. Most of Gehrke’s 28 students were encouraged to developed a business plan in pairs or small groups. “Compromising is one of the biggest things during this activity for our groups with multiple people,” he said. “They have…- By Mavis FodnessMay 01, 2024At their April 22 meeting, Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members hired three people to fill open positions for the 2024-25 school year. Teacher, guidance counselor and coach Dan Ellingson is retiring after 34 years with the district. Also, 2021 retiree Steve Wiertzema, who had been filling in as secondary physical education teacher and athletic director, resigned from those duties. The H-BC…
May 01, 2024Under the theme, “A Night on Mount Olympus,” 35 couples participated in the grand march at the Hills-Beaver Creek High School prom in Hills Friday night. Grand march was followed by a meal and a dance.
April 24, 2024Four Hills-Beaver Creek students received medals Sunday as part of the 20th annual Creative Writing Contest. Students in grades 3 through 12 could enter original work in three categories: fiction, poetry and non-fiction. The top three places at each grade level and in each category received medals. H-BC winners included: •Penni Moore, first-place non-fiction and first-place poetry, grades 5-6…- April 17, 2024Seniors: Grace Anderson, Lanae Elbers, Sylvia Fick, Alexis Gardner Swenson, Madison Gaugler, Taylor Gehrke, Kyler Hartz, Aiden Kerkhove-Brandt, Sadie Kessler, Tahliya Kruger, Ty Leuthold, Joshua Lohr, Brynn Rauk, Justin Roelfs, Larissa Steinhoff, Avril Susie, Logan Susie, Riley Tatge, Joylynn Taubert. Juniors: Beau Bakken, Gracie Fagerness, Jackson Gacke, Lukas Hubbard, Blake Leenderts, Michael…
March 13, 2024Seventeen bands and choirs from southwest Minnesota converge in Luverne Tuesday for the Minnesota State High School League Section 3A Subsection 10 Large Group Contest. Nine choirs and eight bands performed in front of three judges where the groups were evaluated on intonation, balance and musicianship. Each receives a score — superior, excellent, good or fair — from each judge. Participating…- By Mavis FodnessMarch 06, 2024Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high school students have ended their mock trial seasons. Luverne tallied a 2-2 record while H-BC ended the season at 1-3. First-year Luverne coach Zoe DeBates said she is satisfied by the performance of her young team and the months of work they put into this year’s mock trial case. “Our season was cut shorter than we would have liked, but they did very well,”…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 28, 2024Hills Beaver Creek High School students are wrapping up a monthlong campaign to raise awareness of teen brain health ahead of World Teen Mental Wellness Day on March 2. Student council members took the lead on the effort that included T-shirts, fundraising, district-wide communication and a halftime message at the Feb. 26 home basketball game. “We wanted to promote mental health and recognize…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek middle-schoolers earned recognition at the South Dakota State First Lego League (FLL) Competition Feb. 17 in Sioux Falls. The students nearly swept the video awards category, according to coach Lexi Moore. “There were three video winners, and H-BC took two of them,” she said. For the season, the students earned five FLL awards. As part of the competition, each H-BC team…- February 21, 2024Quarter 2 H-BC A Honor Roll Seniors: Grace Anderson, Lanae Elbers, Sylvia Fick, Alexis Gardner Swenson, Cooper Gehrke, Taylor Gehrke, Kyler Hartz, Aiden Kerkhove-Brandt, Ty Leuthold, Joshua Lohr, Brynn Rauk, Justin Roelfs, Larissa Steinhoff, Avril Susie, Olivia Susie, Riley Tatge, Joylynn Taubert. Juniors: Beau Bakken, Gracie Fagerness, Jackson Gacke, Lukas Hubbard, Jack Moser, Harli Rozeboom…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 14, 2024Drum beats were crisper Friday night as the Hills-Beaver Creek Drumline students debuted the new snares, quint tenors and bass drums that arrived earlier this month. Band director Amy Comp was awarded a $14,000 grant from the Frank Boon Trust in December, and the district covered the rest of the equipment costs ($4,100). Dozens of boxes containing the new equipment lined the hallway outside the…- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 31, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board ratified a two-year contract with teachers Jan. 24, giving the 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers a 10.38 percent increase through the 2024-25 school year. Teachers receive a 5.83-percent raise for the 2023-24 school year and a 4.55-percent increase for 2024-25. The percentages include increases in salary, health insurance and steps in education. An extra 2-…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 17, 2024Construction is due to start in April on the new elementary school in Beaver Creek, and city and school officials are still discussing water options for the facility. Blayne Parkos is director of mechanical engineering for ATSR, the Minneapolis firm handling construction for the Hills-Beaver Creek School District. He addressed Beaver Creek City Council members at their Jan. 10 meeting to…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 17, 2024An important lesson comes to life during the Hills-Beaver Creek High School students’ one act play, “Complaint Department and Lemonade,” according to director Amy Comp. “You’ll have to stop by and see to hear it,” said Comp. “It’s a fast-paced comedy with some laughs for everyone.” The 40-minute performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at the high school…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 10, 2024Music instructor Amy Comp enters her classroom at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School always determined to find an “aha” moment for each of her students. This dedication caught the attention of her peers at the Minnesota Music Educators Association who selected her as the new Middle School Music Educator of the Year. “You have influenced the lives of so many students and families through your…
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