Let’s Go Blue!
Amazing to see the unity of all of the schools in our district together!!! 🐾💙💛🐾
WNEM News has put a challenge to all of the school districts in the area that it serves called the Rally to Give! All donated items will be going to the CARE Program Dinners for Thanksgiving & to the 24 Hour Wilderness Zoo Community Cupboard! Let’s do THE MOST GOOD by donating the week of Nov. 2-6th!
Watch the morning news on Nov. 6th, Birch Run will be on between 5:30am-7:30am! 🐾💙💛🐾
Lineup starts after 4pm! 💙💛
Set out clothes, prepare backpacks, and start the day with a healthy breakfast. Small routines lead to big success!
Need support or want to learn more? Visit fewerthan5.com for family resources. Funding for Strive for Fewer than Five is supported by the Region 5 MiFamily Engagement Center.
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Friday, Mr. Maksimchuk had a distinguished guest in his 21st Century Wars class, Mrs. Erinn Riedel who is a veteran of the Afghanistan War. She came to class to talk with the students about her experiences in the Army Reserves when she was deployed to Afghanistan. Students asked many questions & she talked about many topics including: what daily life was like on base at Bagram, assimilating back to civilian life, what her job was like as a transportation management coordinator, the landscape in Afghanistan, how the army reserves helped her to complete college, attacks that happened to her base, what communication was like with family back home, seeing President Obama speak, the capture of Osama bin Laden, boot camp, and much more.
One student asked what the biggest lesson she learned was. She said how small all of us are & how huge the world is, and that has given her perspective to the rest of her life.
Thank you, Erinn Riedel for sharing your experiences with our students at BRHS! We are honored that you came to speak to give the students your first hand knowledge and experience.
Thank you to Mr. Maksimchuk for connecting your students to the community to make their education even better! 💙💛
Over 40 Seniors visited Delta College and SVSU to tour campuses, learn about the programs they each offer and options for their future!
Thank you to Mrs. Loy, Mrs. Aldrich-Elgie, and Mr. Halas for taking the students! 💙💛
Highlighting the Learning at Birch Run Schools!
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Last Friday, Ms. Schultz & Ms. Burns had Dr. Ellis from the history department at University of Michigan, Flint in class. He visited to teach the English III classes about the Celtic Origins of Halloween. He spoke about folk traditions that go back to the same times as the Roman occupation of Europe and Britain. He taught the students about the Celtic seasonal traditions like harvest, bonfires, match making and more, as well as the mythical figures like the “Y Ladi Wen” and the “Hag” and the lore around them. He explained the history of how people brought traditions with them when they immigrated to the US and how that eventually developed into what we now call Halloween with costumes and trick or treating. This information all gives context to what students will be learning in English as they read the Crucible and Dr. Ellis will be coming back soon to teach about the Witch Lore and Witch Hunts. Thank you Dr. Ellis for bringing your expertise to Birch Run & enriching the learning! 💙💛
Reminder: please wait to start lining up until after 4pm so that the elementary families can do pick up & the lot can clear out!
Here is an article that outlines the positive outcomes really well!
https://www.k12digest.com/the-importance-of-teacher-parent-relationships-and-how-they-can-improve-student-outcomes/
Show your Panther Pride & play on the field again with the BRHS Band at the Homecoming Game!
You can sign up here!
https://forms.gle/TdbbVVuoqYykEkb86
What era of the band were you in? Who was your band director? Comment below!
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Mrs. Loy worked with senior students on their FAFSA reports today in Mrs. Stawasz's English IV classes. There is a lot of fun and yes, some anxiety, when helping these upperclassmen get ready for life after high school! 💙💛
It is a time for us to join in on the festivals, have fun with your peers, & make memories!
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Attendance improves when kids feel noticed. Try a simple routine: “High five for being here today” or a weekly family shout-out for effort.
Need support or want to learn more? Visit fewerthan5.com for family resources. Funding for Strive for Fewer than Five is supported by the Region 5 MiFamily Engagement Center.
#striveforfewerthan5
We are incredibly proud to announce that a large and talented group of students from this semester's Intro to Art and Ceramics classes have had their sculptural pieces selected for a gallery exhibition!
Their artwork will be featured in the upcoming "Nightmares and Dreamscapes" show at Studio 23 The Arts Center in Bay City. This showcase is part of the Studio 23 Artist Collective October Window Exhibit.
The exhibit will run from October 2 through November 3, 2026. We highly encourage our community to take a trip to Studio 23 during the month of October to support our young artists and view their hard work on display in a professional gallery setting.
Congratulations to this outstanding group of student artists on this major achievement! 💙💛
