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!
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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! 💙💛
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This week, Mrs. Beiser’s 6th Grade Science class used a computer simulation to investigate solids, liquids, gases and particle motion. What a great use of the power of technology to show students something they would normally be able to see or control in a classroom!
Did you know that we have a Cadet Program at Birch Run Area Schools? High schoolers who are interested in the field of education can register to be a cadet and one of their school hours is used to assist and mentor in a classroom with younger students. Ethan White is Mrs. Beiser’s High School Cadet who you can see pictured helping the 6th graders. 💙💛
A Night for the Bands! 🎶
Tuesday, BRHS Band Hosted the Mid-Michigan Marching Showcase! Shout out to the 9 Schools involved:
Bridgeport, Vassar, Reese, Millington, Ovid-Elsie, St. Charles, Chesaning, Frankenmuth, and of course YOUR PANTHER BAND!
Each band got a chance to perform their field show, some played their fight songs to honor their school, too. Some schools featured their drum lines with a cadence, and one even performed the Trombone Gauntlet!
💙Big thank you to all of the food trucks : TNT Authentic Mexican, Wonderburger, Cone Appetit, Sip n Sweets Midwest, Kernel Benny's Popcorn! 😋
💛Thank you to Saltee Mama's for bringing the print bar & making showcase shirts that included all of the bands!
💙Thank you to Eagle Eye Photography & to ImageWorks LTD for professionally recording and photographing the bands!
💛Thank you to everyone who helped to make this showcase happen from the administrators, custodial staff, maintenance staff, fire department, police department, United Methodist, Christ Lutheran, and Panther Pack Cafe!
💙Thank you to the clinicians who gave recorded feedback to all of the bands: Jason Lowe, John King, and Josephine Bossenberger!
💛The Band Boosters & Parent Volunteers did a wonderful job! We can not do events like this without your help! Thank you for stepping up & serving the band program!
💙Shout out to all of the Panther Band members who helped set up, guide bands, helped the clinicians, and everything else! You represented your school, community, and band so well! Proud of you!
💛Shout out to James Nettleton, the announcer for the Birch Run Panther Band who MC'd the entire evening!
THANK YOU to Mr. Bossenberger for all of your passion, hard work, and dedication to make this Showcase happen and give the students their moment to shine! These events are creating fond memories for the students to look back on for years to come!
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Mrs. Thompson and Miss Berg’s preschool classrooms had a wonderful time learning all about apples this week! The children explored apples, talked about how they grow, and learned about the different ways we can enjoy them.
To make our learning hands-on and delicious, both classrooms made their very own applesauce! 🍎🥄 The children had so much fun helping with the process and getting to taste their yummy creations.
Last week, Mrs. Cole’s Psychology Class had to create models of the human brain with labels for each different part. Students created their models in teams and presented explaining the different parts of the brain. Students all had their own take on the model from crocheting, modeling from clay, 3D printing, using a very timely giant Halloween skeleton, and others! Way to go, Mrs. Cole incorporating the anatomy of the brain and a creative way to present it! Amazing to see the connection from the scientific to the creative representations that the students created! 💙💛
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Birch Run Students Bring the Heat at the Fire Arts Festival.
Last Friday, September 25, Birch Run High School students took their creativity out of the classroom and into the fire at the 2026 Frankenmuth Fire Arts Festival at Heritage Park. This hands-on field trip exposed students to traditional, heat-based art forms and real-world STEAM concepts. Guided by professional artisans, our students rolled up their sleeves for an unforgettable day of creation: Molten Metal Casting: Students designed custom 5"x5" scratch molds and watched them come to life during a live aluminum pour. Foundry in a Box: Getting hands-on with molten tin, students poured their own small metal molds, successfully casting detailed shapes like leaves, crosses, hearts, and stars. Traditional Craftsmanship: Students learned historical techniques by dipping wicks to create traditional wax candles, and displayed their own sculpting skills with highly detailed square relief tiles featuring botanical motifs and faces. Live Demonstrations: The day was rounded out by observing a skilled blacksmith hammering red-hot metal on an anvil, alongside live hot-glass demonstrations. A huge thank you to the Frankenmuth Arts Council for hosting this incredible event and helping build our students' creative confidence.
Finally, this unforgettable experience would not have been possible without the generous support of our community sponsors. Thank you to Sarah Archer of Iris Waist Diversions Specialists Inc, the Birch Run Rotary, and the Frankenmuth Credit Union for helping us bring the arts to life for our students!💙💛
With an impressive 4.158 GPA, Alivia is excelling in the classroom while making a tremendous impact on her team.
Coach KaiLee Stout praised Alivia for her leadership and willingness to do whatever it takes to help her teammates succeed. This season, Alivia was entrusted with mentoring an all-freshman stunt group, and they are thriving thanks to her patience, guidance, and dedication.
Congratulations, Alivia! Keep up the good work.
Highlighting the Learning at Birch Run Schools!
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Friday, Mr. Moliterno’s Biology class built water tower structures. This lesson combined problem solving, design, and having to budget and “purchase” the materials to complete the build. The students worked together in teams and each came up with their own design, with a test of how much weight the tower could hold at the end of class. Way to go, Mr. Moliterno for combining sciences with engineering and biology! 💙💛
Highlighting the Learning at Birch Run Schools!
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Every Wednesday morning at MGMS, students have an advisory period where they do a different activity. This week, students had conversations about the things that happen every day at school that put a “wrinkle” in someone’s heart. Things were discussed from getting embarrassed, making mistakes, friends being mad at you, someone making fun of you, being left out, being rejected, the list goes on…Then the students discussed ways you can try to smooth out that wrinkle for someone to help them feel restored when something has gone wrong. Students talked about apologizing, asking them to sit with you so they aren't left out, complimenting them, helping them, and trying not to do things that hurt others in the first place. Students placed their band-aids on the heart as a symbol of their pledge to make an effort to keep this lesson in mind when interacting with others. 💙💛
On Wednesday, Roomie & Nova made a trip to Birch Run Fields to visit the residents and share some puppy love! 🐶
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Presenting our Family Educational Series! 🔎📖🏫🌎
Register here: https://forms.gle/MNoUhXG3RWTBt9CG8
Session for Parents on raising resilient kids with Tracey Galgoci
at the same time....
a session for kids with author Johnathan Rand!
Parenting in a world of phones, gaming, social media, and screens can feel complicated. There are a lot of questions, a lot of opinions, and rarely one perfect answer.
That’s why we’re inviting parents and caregivers to join us for Raising Resilient Kids: Navigating the Pitfalls of a Screen-Based Childhood with Tracey Galgoci, MA, LPC.
This will be a practical, welcoming, and judgment-free conversation about raising kids in today’s digital world. Come as you are, bring your questions, and hear realistic ideas you can use with your own family.
There is no expectation to have it all figured out. This is a space for honest conversation, questions, and practical strategies that can work in real family life. You do not have children attending BR Schools to attend.
Refreshments & Door Prizes!
Yesterday, Mrs. Geister had a distinguished guest from the University of Michigan, Flint.
Dr. Saks came to the Government Classes to speak in depth about the Bill of Rights. Students came up with real life scenarios, and Dr. Saks discussed how the bill of rights applies in these different scenarios to better understand how the law is applied in real life. They discussed things like search and seizure, evidence, how technology has developed and changed case law, cell phones and supreme court cases, privacy, dress codes, and far more. Thank you Dr. Saks for spending time at BRHS today discussing real world applications of law with our Panthers!💙💛
