Board of Education Candidate Forum announced
The McLean County League of Women Voters will hold a Board of Education Candidate Forum on Monday, March 28 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at BJHS. Running for four open seats on the District 87 Board of Education are John Dirks, Cheryl Jackson, Millicent Roth and Janet Smith (all incumbents) and challenger Willie Halbert.

BJHS wrestlers win State Title; 6 individuals place
BJHS Wrestlers won the State Championship trophy this past weekend at the IESA State Finals. In addition, Kyle Reilly won the State Title at 155 lbs; Mason Turner (145 lb) and Ricky Walker (275 lb) placed 2nd; and Kylor Sorensen (75 lb), Tom Cole (80 lb) and Marcus Johnson (135 lb) placed 3rd. Coaches were Bryan Wolfe and Joel Misukonis.

BJHS Chess Team named Co-State Champions
The BJHS Chess team and Coach Bill Barton recently won their second straight Illinois State Elementary State Chess Championship. The top four scores were from: Sean Comerford, Benjamin Leifheit, Eric Schmidt and Aaron Barton.

AVC CAD students qualify for State
BHS/AVC CAD program that took home a regional trophy and qualified four students for the Illinois Drafting Educators Association State Competition in April at ISU. All four students in the AVC program are BHS students. In all, about 65 students from five different high schools competed in seven different divisions.  The winners were:
Tim McAvoy 1st place in the Architectural CAD division
Jamey Armstrong 1st place in the Machine CAD division
Adam Brown 1st place in the Solid Modeling division
Max Weiss 2nd place in the Solid Modeling division

Welcome to Raiderville… .com
The BAVC's Marketing and Management class has successfully opened Bloomington High School's first online store.  Raiderville, as it has been dubbed, features a variety of men's, women's and infant clothing and assorted household items. Shoppers may choose from four different BHS logos.  Show your Raider (and District 87) Pride by purchasing items from the store. For questions or comments regarding the website, click HERE.

BHS senior wins 1st place at local art show
Senior Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art student, Lora Glenn won 1st place in painting at the 78th McLean County Arts Center's annual amateur art competition. The following senior students had their work accepted into the show. Kayce Carter, Lyzz Lundberg, and Katie Galloway. This is quite an accomplishment as of the 241 pieces entered, only 112 pieces were selected for the juried show.

BHS Scholastic Bowl team wins Regional; places 2nd at Sectionals
BHS Varsity Scholastic Bowl Team won 1st place at the IHSA Regional Scholastic Bowl Competition at BHS on Monday, March 7 and placed 2nd at the IHSA Sectional Tournament at Galesburg on March 12. The team was seeded 3rd and lost to Morton HS by the score of 238-237. Team members included: seniors Tabrez Mohammed, Alex Whitworth, and Bhavita Mandava, juniors Vikram Karandikar, Jack Steinman, Aaron White, and Tariq Mohammed, sophomores Kristina Warren, Michael Lieder and Stevie Curry and freshmen Hunter Fast, Hannah Maurer, Elizabeth Graehling, and Rachael Lefler. The team is coached by Debbie Voorhees.

District Technology Plan seeks your input
The District 87 Technology Department is currently seeking community members to serve on a planning committee involving Technology Deployment and Community Involvement. If you are interested in serving on the committee, or participating in an online survey, please contact Jim Peterson, Director of Technology.

BHS offering 1997-2004 Yearbooks for sale
Bloomington High School has extra copies of yearbooks from 1997 to the present available for $45. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, contact Kerry Gravelle. Please provide the following information in your message: your name, yearbook year you are interested in, current email address and phone number.

Stevenson School's video link now available
Counting on Kindergarteners, a video produced by Stevenson School's Chris Bohne and Sue Hardy, recently took 1st place honors at the Illinois Computing Educators' (ICE) Illinois' Technology Conference.

Link to Counting on Kindergarteners HERE. Please note: the video requires Quicktime.

Women Build 2005 seeks volunteers - no experience necessary
Habitat for Humanity of McLean County will soon begin construction on their 3rd Women Build house. Women Build houses are constructed entirely by female volunteers. Last year, roughly 20 retired and current District 87 staff members volunteered at the site and were involved in every construction phase, from preparing the foundation - to roofing and hanging and painting drywall. Unlike the past two years, this year's house will be built within District 87 boundaries - specifically on Indiana St., located just west of Sarah E. Raymond School of Early Education.

If you are interested in volunteering for Women Build, or would like further information about Habitat for Humanity and/or Women Build, please visit the Women Build website or contact Linda Aschenbrener. Interested volunteers are also invited to attend the Women Build Kick Off & Reunion on Thursday, April 7 at the Gill Street Sports Bar & Restaurant from 5-8 p.m.

Build sessions are scheduled to start on April 19th and will occur on each Tuesday and Thursday from 4-8 p.m. and each Saturday from 8-noon until the house is completed.

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