Hills-Beaver Creek
By Lori SorensonJuly 15, 2026The city of Beaver Creek is buying the former elementary school from the Hills-Beaver Creek School District for $1. And, according to the purchase agreement, the district is paying Beaver Creek $175,000 to offset demolition costs. Closing is set for July 29 and Aug. 3, at which point the city will disconnect water and electric utilities and barricade the doors ahead of demolition planned for…
May 20, 2026Members of the Hills-Beaver Creek Student Council hosted an elementary retreat on Thursday, May 7, to spread positivity with younger students. For the retreat, kindergarteners, first graders and second graders read “Have You Filled a Bucket Today?” and third, fourth and fifth graders read “The Energy Bus.” Members of the H-BC student council then led discussions with each group focusing on the…
By Nicole RonchettiApril 15, 2026Now entering its fifth month of operation, the Hills-Beaver Creek childcare program is steadily growing. Patriot Pals, which serves infants, toddlers and preschoolers, has grown to just over 40% capacity since it opened on Dec. 3. “We’re filling a need for our families, and they should stop by and see us in action,” said H-BC superintendent Todd Holthaus. “I’ve heard rave reviews from the…
By Nicole RonchettiApril 08, 2026After practicing in parking lots and fields, the Hills-Beaver Creek track athletes will soon have dedicated place of their own. Bids have opened for Hills- Beaver Creek’s project to construct a partial track west of the current secondary school, with superintendent Todd Holthaus sharing that he hopes construction will be finished by this fall. “We’ve been talking about this for some time,” he…- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 07, 2026General fund expenditures in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District finished less than 1 percent above budget projections, according to auditors. Matthew Taubert with Meulebroeck, Taubert and Co. of Pipestone explained fiscal year end audit results to school board members Dec. 29, commending them on the balance created between expenditures and revenues between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. …
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 23, 2025The first class of the new Hills-Beaver Creek Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted in April. Nominations are due by Wednesday, Dec. 31, and include two categories: individual coach or athlete and team. All nominees must be alumni or coaches of the consolidated Hills and Beaver Creek schools, which became one district in the fall of 1965. H-BC athletic director Tyson Metzger…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 09, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School students hope to leave the audience laughing with their one act play performance of “Supervillains Anonymous.” Director Amy Comp chose the 30-minute comedy by Michael Bauer for that reason. “I’ve got a great crew of students who love to laugh (and make others laugh) so I knew this one act would be perfect for our students and community,” she said. When Comp…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 03, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary students and staff attended their first official day in the newly constructed school building in Beaver Creek Monday. “Not a lot of students get to smell that new school smell,” Superintendent Todd Holthaus said during the first-Monday-of-the-month “Lift Off” assembly. He pointed to the recently painted gymnasium walls and polyurethane-coated wood floor and asked…
By Lori SorensonNovember 25, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek High School football team wrapped up a spectacular season with a resounding state championship win Saturday in Minneapolis. The Patriots, undefeated for the 2025 season, took down Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 46-22 Saturday, Nov. 22, in the U.S. Bank Stadium in the state championship game. This was the Patriots' second state championship since 1990, when H-BC defeated…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 25, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek elementary staff members moved materials into their new 57,400 square-foot elementary building on Monday. “Moving in feels like a milestone, but also the beginning of an exciting new chapter for H-BC,” Superintendent Todd Holthaus said as he watched the process. Classes begin at the new elementary school, located just blocks from the old building, Monday, Dec. 1. “I can’t…- By Mavis FodnessNovember 25, 2025On Monday Hills-Beaver Creek school board members officially closed the old elementary school in Beaver Creek. Administrative law judge Steven Rutzick recommended the closure after conducting a public hearing Oct. 7 at the secondary school in Hills. One person attended the October hearing with no testimony given. The closure is contingent on the opening of the new elementary school in Beaver…
- November 19, 2025Quarter 1 H-BC A Honor Roll Seniors: Callum Bartels, Micah Bush, Tessa Clark-Crawford, Mya Erickson, Abigail Harris, Claire Knobloch, Jayden Kueter, Gavyn Leuthold, Jamin Metzger, Abigayl Olson, Austyn Pap, Sarah Prohl, Teagan Rainford, Ella Sammons, Hadley Spath, Joshua Ternus, Jacob Tiesler, Gavin Voss, Eduardo Wegener, Isabel Wysong. Juniors: Brynn Bakken, Katelyn Chesley, Makynzie Koller…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 12, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek High School alumnus Wade Blomgren addressed students, staff and members of the public Monday morning as the keynote speaker for the annual H-BC Veterans Day Program. A member of H-BC’s Class of 1996, Blomgren served in the U.S. Army for 13 years before starting Hero Haven, a non-profit organization that organizes “life-giving adventures” for veterans. His Veterans Day message…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 05, 2025Construction will begin next year for a running track at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills. The running track, or half-track, will be built on a grassy area on the west side of the existing school. The H-BC School Board approved moving forward with construction Oct. 27, since funding for the project has now been secured. In October 2023, school board members approved $100,000 toward…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 22, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary students took advantage of the pleasant fall temperatures Friday, Oct. 10, to repaint the city of Beaver Creek snow plow blades for the upcoming winter season. Dylan Gehrke’s 33 fifth-grade students took turns painting the blades under the supervision of H-BC art instructor Isabel Sylvanie. Sylvanie said students created the designs under the “Be a Hero” theme…- By Mavis FodnessOctober 15, 2025Increased enrollment and inflation were behind the state’s decision to raise the Hills-Beaver Creek School District levy by 2.89 percent. The percentage raises H-BC’s local levy from $4.01 million to $4.1 million for 2026. The additional $115,996 is split between the district’s general, community service and debt service funds. The general fund will receive $924,905 or an increase of 17.37…
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