BHRA Softball continues to win! The Blue Devils take down a tough Milford team last night giving them a chance to battle for a VVC title with some help. Great Job, Blue Devils!

Audrey Taylor and Isaiah Tidwell were honored at the Illinois Principals Association's Student Recognition Program on March 30. The two were selected for their trustworthiness and citizenship. Congratulations to both!

Mr. Rademacher had the pleasure of attending the Golden Ruler with Mrs. Hiatt who was BHRA's winner of the award. Congratulations Mrs. Hiatt!

Congratulations to BHRA senior Murphy McCool for continuing his academic and athletic career at Spring Arbor University in Michigan! Murphy has signed with the Spring Arbor Track & Field team! We are proud of you, Murphy!! Go Cougars and go Blue Devils!

GAMEDAY!

BHRA Track & Field is on a roll! Last week, the boys' and girls' teams took first place at the PBL Fresh/Soph Meet in Paxton. On Friday, the Blue Devils split locations with the girls going to GCMS and took home a FIRST PLACE trophy with 20 teams competing! The boys competed on Friday at Unity where they had several PRs and the 4X400 Relay was 0.4 seconds away from breaking a school record from 1991! Both teams will compete in Watseka at the Fresh/Soph Invitational tonight. Go Blue Devils!

Introducing our Enchanted Forest 2023 Prom Court! Returning Queen Vivi Ruffo, Seniors Ravyn Davis, Murphy McCool, Ella Thomas, Isaiah Tidwell, Faith Grissom, Hayden Rice, Natalie Clapp, Owen Miller, Liam Oxendine, and Kaitlyn Myers, with Corey Carpenter and Arexson Stonewall as the Prom Princess and Prince. Congratulations to our 2023 King and Queen, Mr. Hayden Rice and Miss Faith Grissom! Thank you to everyone who helped with Prom in any way! It was an enchanted evening for the students!

Both Blue Devil Softball and Baseball traveled to Watseka on Friday night and both brought home victories! Both teams have won four of their last five games. Great job, Blue Devils!

On Wednesday, April 19th, Mrs. Guminski's Sociology class visited the Newell Township Historical Society with their student teacher Ms. Boerema. Mr. and Mrs. Moss shared the Society's artifacts about the history of the schools in Newell Township. It was part of the class' research on their project of the impact on school cooperatives and consolidation on communities. Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Moss for hosting our class!

We just received news from the Bismarck Water District that the boil order has been lifted. Thank you for your patience!

Spanish 4 celebrated with lunch at La Potosina for completing their biliteracy exams! Did you know BHRA offers Spanish 4 students the opportunity to earn their IL State Seal of Biliteracy? The seal of biliteracy counts for college credit in IL colleges.

Congratulations to Maci Long, our April Student of the Month! Maci was chosen for her work with the Youth Leadership Council and her many hours of volunteer service. Way to go Maci!

Speech Language Pathologist Needed!

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!