Alumni Spotlight - Becky Kinnett - RAHS Class of 1989
My name is Becky Kinnett. I am a graduate of Rossville-Alvin High School, Class of 1989. After graduation I attended Danville Area Community College to obtain my Associates degree in Computer Programming. After graduating from DACC, I decided to work full time and put my college goals on hold. In 1994 I was hired as an Accounts Payable clerk at McLane Midwest in Danville. McLane is a wholesale distribution business servicing Walmart, SAMS, Circle K, 7-11 and many more. In 2014 I decided to pursue my Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, graduating from the University of Phoenix in 2016. Over the years I have held many different jobs, from Controller to most recently Vice President. I will be celebrating my 29th year with McLane in May. When I was promoted to Controller it wasn’t an easy transition. As I was to begin an exciting new career my son, Blake Kinnett (graduate of BHRA 2019) was diagnosed with a terminally rare brain disease called Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). At that point I was driven to advocate for Blake and all the other boy’s suffering from this horrific disease. My husband and I pursued the law to pass newborn screening for ALD in Illinois. That law was passed in 2019 and Blake was honored with the passing of the law. All babies in Illinois are now tested for ALD and have a fighting chance to survive the disease. This by far is my greatest accomplishment.
I currently reside in Alvin with my husband John and my son, Blake. I have two other children, Kaitlyn and Garet. I have the most amazing grandchildren in the world. Landon who is 6 years old and Kendal who is 3 years old. I love spending time with my family and woodworking when I find the time to do so.
From the Bismarck Water Dept
Bismarck Residents:
Conexxus hit a water main this afternoon. It is in the process of being repaired. We do not have a time frame of when water will be restored, however when water is restored we will be under a boil order until further notice.
BHRA Softball shuts down Georgetown-Ridge Farm 7-0 Monday night in Bismarck!
The Blue Devils are on a roll and have won 3 of their last 4 games!
Go Blue Devils!
BHRA's Golf Outing is right around the corner. Sign your team up now! We're also looking for sponsors for our 2023 Golf Season. All proceeds from the outing and sponsorships will go directly to the BHRA Golf Team and will help with team shirts, hats, golf balls, etc. One of the biggest expenses we will have this year is 6 new team golf bags. Please contact Coach Brian Carpenter with any questions about the Golf Outing or Sponsorship. Thank you to all who support the BHRA Golf Team.
BHRA's Weekly Athletics Schedule:
Tonight's Varsity Baseball game at home has been rescheduled due to field conditions for May 11th.
Softball will still have their game vs Georgetown-Ridge Farm tonight at home starting at 4:30.
Tonight's track meet in Covington has been canceled!
Summer Youth Basketball Camp dates have been announced. Print your form here: https://5il.co/1smgl. Forms/payment can be dropped off in the high school office.
Ms. Campbell's Health Class learned about CPR this week. They were able to practice their skills on Friday using mannequins and practice AEDs. We want to extend a special thanks to Nurse Josie (Persons) for coming to our class and sharing her knowledge with us
We are researching the impact of the forming of BHRA Cooperative High School in our sociology class. To gather community input, we would like students, staff, and any community members to complete our survey.
Community members who attended high schools in the BHRA community, whether that was Bismarck-Henning, Rossville-Alvin, or another high school that was open at the time are encouraged to also fill out the survey.
Thank you for helping!!!
https://forms.gle/1eVXEvCCEqZrREMs7
23-24 Blue Devil Cheer Tryouts!
Monday 4/24 & Wednesday 4/26 from 6pm-8pm
Saturday 4/29 @ 9am
Packets are available outside the high school office, or you may print from this link: https://5il.co/1shli
Devilette Tryouts for the 23-24 School Year! All participants must turn in tryout application, release form, and interview form to the office no later than Monday, April 24th.
Packets can be found outside the BHRA office or printed here: https://5il.co/1s92o
The Landscaping class is hard at work designing! They each created individual designs for a real home and are now working with a partner to create a final design to put into our landscape software in order to make a proposal and quote.
It was a great night to be a Blue Devil!
Both the Softball and Baseball teams defeated A-P. Baseball ended their game with a walk-off hit from Amani Stanford after being down 1-0 going into the bottom of the 7th inning!
Go Blue Devils!
Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Basketball Award Winners!
News-Gazette All-Area Team
Ayden Ingram
All Vermilion Valley Conference:
1st Team - Ayden Ingram
2nd Team - Brett Meidel
Honorable Mention - Natalie Clapp & Hayden Rice
All Vermilion County:
1st Team - Ayden Ingram & Brett Meidel
Special Mention - Natalie Clapp & Micah Stanford
Honorable Mention - Beth McMahon & Isaiah Tidwell
GAMEDAY!
Blue Devil Baseball and Softball will take on Armstrong-Potomac tonight at 4:30 in Bismarck!
Come out and enjoy the beautiful weather for this VVC matchup!
Go Blue Devils!
Eva Ronto was brilliant on the rubber on Friday, as Ronto threw a no-hitter to lead BHRA Varsity Blue Devils past Chrisman 11-0.
Ronto led things off in the circle surrendering zero runs on zero hits over five innings, striking out nine and walking one.
Blue Devils tallied 11 hits on the day. Ella Myers, Ava Acton, Raeghan Dickison, Mikayla Cox, and Natalie Clapp each managed multiple hits. Myers led BHRA with three hits in three at bats. The Blue Devils stole seven bases during the game. Clapp led the way with three.
Congratulations!
The BHRA Girls Track and Field team are Vermilion County Champions!
The Boys finished Second!
Go Blue Devils!!
Throwback Thursday!
Roger W Brown - 1947 Graduate of Alvin High School
Roger was a baseball pitcher signing a professional baseball contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers at 15 on May 6, 1945. He played for various farm teams in the MLB. His wool uniform can be seen at the Rossville Historical Society.
After high school graduation Roger went to Illinois State University and the University of Illinois until he was injured, after which he helped out the baseball coach of the U of I. After graduating college he joined the US Air Force. Roger continued on to lead an interesting and distinguished career working at NASA, General Dynamics, AMTRAK, and the Sanders Division of Lockheed Martin to name a few. During this time he completed his Master's Degree in Business at New Hampshire College.
Roger always remembered his roots of Alvin, Illinois and brought his family back here twice each year. In 2020 the Village of Alvin trustees voted to name the baseball/softball field The Roger W Brown Memorial Field after a man devoted to baseball and his hometown.
https://obituaries.commercial-news.com/obituary/roger-brown-763242511
https://www.newsbug.info/hoopeston_chronicle/alvin-dedicates-ball-park/article_b3ec8906-4a82-50f7-98ca-448203ad869a.html
Due to the rain, tonight's JV Baseball game vs St. Joseph-Ogden has been canceled.
Varsity Baseball will hit inside after school.
