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Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship 2023-2024
by: Jennifer Paepke
The School District of Beloit is proud to continue our Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to minority students who decide to pursue careers in education. These new teachers will return to Beloit and our community of learners to begin their career. This year, we look forward to awarding a second scholarship to a current staff member in a support role who would like to complete their bachelor's degree, and begin teaching in the district! We are proud to announce that our we have our first teacher hired this year as a scholarship recipient now working at Todd Elementary! You help to support the journey of students becoming teachers! With extensive national debate about Closing the Achievement Gap in education, we believe having a quality diverse workforce is a key component to address this issue. However, in too many schools throughout our nation, school districts continue to struggle with educating a very diverse student population with a less-than-diverse workforce. According to the School District of Beloit's 2022-2023 Staffing, Recruitment & Retention (Diversity) Report (dated November 2022) there were 27 Black / African American, 3 Native American / Alaskan, 7 Asian, and 39 Hispanic / Latinx professional educators out of a total of 459 professional educators within the entire school district. In essence, there were 76 minority professional educators out a total of 459, which is 16.56%. This is an improvement over time, yet not reflective of our current student population of 68.06% minority students. The School District of Beloit believes that such a disparity is unacceptable and has taken action steps to address this issue. The School District of Beloit not only values diversity, but also believes our workforce should be reflective of the students and community it proudly serves. Additionally, the School District of Beloit believes that it is important that students see and possibly, have the opportunity to be taught by a teacher who looks like them within their educational experience. Therefore, in an effort to ensure a mix of diversity in our professional teaching workforce, the School District of Beloit launched the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage minorities to pursue teaching as a career and return back to teach in Beloit. Your support of the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program not only helps our students, but the community as well. Diversity helps our students to be more globally competitive. Michael Lee, a diversity consultant said, "Diversity in the workplace increased creativity, increased productivity, promoted new attitudes, enhanced new language skills, expanded global understanding, and helped develop new processes and new solutions to difficult problems". Mary McCleod Bethune once said, "The growth or destruction of a nation begins in the homes of its people". Beloit is our home. An investment in our students is an investment in our future. Therefore, we ask that you support the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. A small investment today will yield great returns for our Beloit school district, community, and businesses tomorrow.
Beloit School District
Beloit, WI
BMHS Cheer Uniform Campaign for Students in Need
by: Regina Hendrix
Several BMHS Cheerleaders are in need of uniform assistance. We want everyone to be able to participate and not worry about monetary constraints. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone is interested in being a sponsor (any little bit helps). The full uniform package is $300, but donations are appreciated at any level, as they may not need full sponsorship. Please consider donating even a small amount, as "just" $10 is $10 less that parents have to pay! Thanks for any support you are willing to offer! And remember, donations are tax-deductible! GO, KNIGHTS!!
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Loads to Success for Beloit Students
by: Alexis Haenel
Loads 2 Success is a program that was created in 2017 but due to the COVID pandemic had to be put on hold. It is being revived to include 2 laundry drop off locations. It will be operating out of Beloit Memorial High School at 1225 4th St. and Beloit Learning Academy at 1033 Woodward Ave. This expansion will allow more students and their families access to clean clothing. Students will be assisting with the washing of the laundry at both locations and will provide daily living and job skills that they can use to gain employment and/or run their own households. This is a non-profit program and we do not charge to do the laundry. Your donation will help us purchase laundry detergent, dryer sheets, and supplies to support this program.
Beloit Learning Academy
Beloit, WI
Helping Youth Facing Homelessness
by: Robin Stuht
Did you know that approximately 500 youth and their families are identified as homeless each school year? Out of that number, approximately 75 are unaccompanied homeless teens who are not in the company of a parent or guardian who has physical custody. Students experiencing homelessness need additional help breaking down educational barriers to ensure they are receiving the same educational opportunities as their peers. A few ways that YOU can help our students is by providing monetary donations that will assist them in receiving food, clothing, hygiene, and basic need necessities.
Beloit School District
Beloit, WI
Academic Decathlon Team
by: Samantha Hoppe
Help us raise money to "send" our Academic Decathlon team to our local, regional, and state competitions. Academic Decathlon is a rigorous academic competition that pushes students to master college-level material and to practice skills, like public speaking. Our organization looks great on college applications & there are scholarship opportunities for students of all academic achievement levels. Students compete against other students from around the state in the areas of Art, Music, Literature, Math, Economics, Science, Social Studies, and Speech.
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Setting Bandits up for Success
by: Fonda Lewis
Gaston has a wonderful learning community of 4K-3rd grade students, families, and staff. We are hosting our 1st Bandit Bandwagon event, a COVID safe opportunity for families to see, honk and wave at the Gaston staff. Purposes of the event include; building school spirit, students' sense of belonging, and community during this unprecedented time of virtual learning; along with setting each family up for success for the 2nd Quarter. Each car will get a "goodie bag" filled with resources that include information about how to get support for learning and basic needs. Children's books will also be in the bags to help build family libraries at home. The donation funds from this campaign will help support our "goodie bag" as well as future family distribution of supplies; learning resources, materials, and books. Thank you for considering a donation to our campaign!
Gaston
Beloit, WI
BMHS Art Club - Social Justice Murals
by: elizabeth carpenter
Hello! Hope you are well This year art club will be creating a series of Social Justice Murals. Students are working safely at home designing and making artworks that we can piece together at the High School or other venues around town. Our first project is a BLM mural, consisting of all the letters which we plan to display in the windows at the HS. We are asking for funds for supplies. Thank you in advance!
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Beloit Memorial AVID
by: Jaymee Thompson
AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society. At Beloit Memorial High School we have a dedicated group of AVID, advancement via individual determination students that are committed to being college bound. We are raising funds to send students on college trips in order to expose them to the variety of different post secondary options available.
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Game Day Chairs
by: Joel Beard
The Beloit Memorial Athletic Department is offering an opportunity for local businesses and families to sponsor a Game Day Chair. The Game Day Chairs are used for: game day benches for sporting events (volleyball, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling). All chairs will feature a sponsorship lettering on the back side of the chair (facing the crowd/stands): IE: Sponsored by: The Knight Family, Sponsored by: Purple Insurance, 608-361-5555. Expect this set of chairs to be in use for game days for the next decade. Thanks for your support of the Purple Knights!
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
#Project AIU
by: Jaymee Thompson
#Project AIU will develop connections and build relationships to create a safe environment at Beloit Memorial High School. Often, students feel that they are the only ones who are experiencing negative situations and are in turmoil on how to manage these feelings. Through AIU, Project AIU, and PBIS, the students will discover that they are not alone, they are not the only ones, and that they can make a difference by being empowered. Expectations that students will use their words and voice to express themselves will be clear and concise. Ample opportunity to learn alternative skills to violence, practice them, and transfer those skills to other settings is an essential element to this project.
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Beloit Memorial Jazz Orchestra - NYC Bound for the Essentially Ellington 2023 Finals!
by: Chris Behrens
WE DID IT AGAIN! The Beloit Memorial Jazz Orchestra has been selected as one of only fifteen bands to participate in the 28th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Festival in New York City, May, 2023. REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY! It is an honor to return to New York and represent Beloit and our school district. It is also an opportunity to increase our knowledge of jazz history with site visits and tours, perform on the Jazz at Lincoln Center stage, and experience the Big Apple. WE NEED YOUR HELP! This is a special opportunity for us to travel to the East Coast and compete with the best, but it is also very expensive to fly and house students, chaperones, teachers, and their instruments for five days in Manhattan. We have to raise $56,000 in the next six weeks to fund this trip… HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP : 1. Make a donation on this website: Thanks to an anonymous donor, every $2 you donate will be matched with another $1…your $50 gift becomes $75 for BMJO! All gifts will be matched, up to $10,000. 2. Come hear us play and donate at our special event: "An Evening with BMJO", at the Eclipse Center (3 Eclipse Center, Beloit, WI 53511), Sunday, April 23, 4-6pm. Details coming soon on our Facebook Page BMHS Jazz Band or check back here! We are proud to represent Beloit and we are grateful for your support!
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
2023 Rising Knights HBCU College Tour
by: Regina Hendrix
This unique tour strives to stimulate interest, among select students, in attending one of the public or privately supported HBCUs. This year, we will visit eight colleges: Jarvis Chrisitan University, Wiley College, Paul Quinn College, Grambling State University, Alcorn State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Tougaloo College, and Jackson State University. The project's long-term objective is to develop ways and means to ensure that qualified BMHS high school students become familiar with the historic mission of Black Colleges and Universities and their broad range of high-quality educational programs and academic fields. Another objective is to identify students who would especially benefit from the stimulating and supportive learning environments so characteristic of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, while comprising only three percent of the nation's 3,688 institutions of higher learning, are responsible for producing approximately 23 percent of all bachelor's degrees. Over 50 percent of African Americans who graduate from HBCUs go on to graduate or professional schools. HBCUs contribute to the continuing rise of black intellectuals, professionals, and creative artists, which is evident throughout American society. HBCUs graduate over 50 percent African American professionals, 50 percent of African American public school teachers, and 70 percent of African American dentists. HBCUs also award more than one in three of the degrees held by African Americans in natural sciences. By participating in this fundraiser, you will be helping approximately 20 young people in their pursuit of higher education! Our students will receive an enhanced awareness of the academic programs, entrance requirements, career opportunities, social and emotional support mechanisms, and financial resources offered by HBCUs. In addition, our own Knightingales Step Team will be performing! The trip will also include time when the youth will be able to see the most popular sites and attractions in the areas and participate in a community service project.
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship 2022-2023
by: Jennifer Paepke
The School District of Beloit is proud to continue our Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to minority students who decide to pursue careers in education. These new teachers will return to Beloit and our community of learners to begin their career. This year, we look forward to awarding a second scholarship to a current staff member in a support role who would like to complete their bachelor's degree, and begin teaching in the district! We are proud to announce that our we have our first teacher hired this year as a scholarship recipient now working at Todd Elementary! You help to support the journey of students becoming teachers! With extensive national debate about Closing the Achievement Gap in education, we believe having a quality diverse workforce is a key component to address this issue. However, in too many schools throughout our nation, school districts continue to struggle with educating a very diverse student population with a less-than-diverse workforce. According to the School District of Beloit's 2020-2021 Staffing, Recruitment & Retention (Diversity) Report (dated December 2020) there were 35 African Americans, 3 Indian/Alaskan, 9 Asians, and 33 Hispanic/Latinos out of a total of 503 professional educators within the entire school district. In essence, there were 80 minority professional educators out a total of 503, which is 15.84%. This is not reflective of our current student population of 69.1% minority students. The School District of Beloit believes that such a disparity is unacceptable and has taken action steps to address this issue. The School District of Beloit not only values diversity, but also believes our workforce should be reflective of the students and community it proudly serves. Additionally, the School District of Beloit believes that it is important that students see and possibly, have the opportunity to be taught by a teacher who looks like them within their educational experience. Therefore, in an effort to ensure a mix of diversity in our professional teaching workforce, the School District of Beloit launched the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage minorities to pursue teaching as a career and return back to teach in Beloit. Your support of the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program not only helps our students, but the community as well. Diversity helps our students to be more globally competitive. Michael Lee, a diversity consultant said, "Diversity in the workplace increased creativity, increased productivity, promoted new attitudes, enhanced new language skills, expanded global understanding, and helped develop new processes and new solutions to difficult problems". Mary McCleod Bethune once said, "The growth or destruction of a nation begins in the homes of its people". Beloit is our home. An investment in our students is an investment in our future. Therefore, we ask that you support the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. A small investment today will yield great returns for our Beloit school district, community, and businesses tomorrow.
Beloit School District
Beloit, WI
Fruzen 5th Graders Going to Global Finals
by: Terri Gile
Destination Imagination® (DI) is a global, volunteer-led nonprofit organization that hosts Team Challenges for students who want to take on the entire creative process—from imagination to innovation. Students participate in DI in 48 states and 30 countries! This project-based, kid-driven program teaches kids to be innovative problem solvers. Using STEAM, teams of students collaborate, think outside the box, and create unique solutions to one of seven different challenges in preparation for a fun, problem-solving competition. This creative fifth-grade Destination Imagination team has worked so well together over the last several months. They researched, brainstormed, problem-solved, created, performed, and built strong friendships. These are all skills that will help them build a strong future! Their solution and teamwork definitely paid off, winning first place on their central challenge at the regional and state levels. Now, they're going on to the Global Finals in Kansas City, MO. We would love support in helping the team and their families with their registration fees, travel expenses, and accommodations during the May 21-24 competition. Fruzen Intermediate School’s 5th Grade DI Team will be competing at Global Finals May 21-25, 2022 in Kansas City, MO Registration - - Transportation - - Accommodations
Todd
Beloit, WI
Beloit Memorial Jazz Orchestra - Back to the Big Apple - Essentially Ellington 2022 Finalists!
by: Chris Behrens
WE DID IT AGAIN! The Beloit Memorial Jazz Orchestra has been selected as one of only fifteen bands to participate in the 27th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Festival in New York City, May, 2022. REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY! It is an honor to return to New York and represent Beloit and our school district. It is also an opportunity to increase our knowledge of jazz history with site visits and tours, perform on the Jazz at Lincoln Center stage, and experience the Big Apple. WE NEED YOUR HELP! This is a special opportunity for us to travel to the East Coast and compete with the best, but it is also very expensive to fly and house students, chaperones, teachers, and their instruments for five days in Manhattan. We have to raise $25,000 in the next six weeks to fund this trip… HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP : 1. Make a donation on this website: Thanks to an anonymous donor, every $2 you donate will be matched with another $1…your $50 gift becomes $75 for BMJO! All gifts will be matched, up to $10,000. 2. Come hear us play and donate at our special event: "An Evening with BMJO", at the Eclipse Center (3 Eclipse Center, Beloit, WI 53511), Sunday, April 24, 4-6pm. Details coming soon on our Facebook Page BMHS Jazz Band or check back here! We are proud to represent Beloit and we are grateful for your support!
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship 2021-2022
by: Jennifer Paepke
The School District of Beloit is proud to continue our Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to minority students who decide to pursue careers in education. These new teachers will return to Beloit and our community of learners to begin their career. This year, we look forward to awarding a second scholarship to a current staff member in a support role who would like to complete their bachelor's degree, and begin teaching in the district! We are proud to announce that our we have our first teacher hired this year as a scholarship recipient now working at Todd Elementary! You help to support the journey of students becoming teachers! With extensive national debate about Closing the Achievement Gap in education, we believe having a quality diverse workforce is a key component to address this issue. However, in too many schools throughout our nation, school districts continue to struggle with educating a very diverse student population with a less-than-diverse workforce. According to the School District of Beloit's 2020-2021 Staffing, Recruitment & Retention (Diversity) Report (dated December 2020) there were 35 African Americans, 3 Indian/Alaskan, 9 Asians, and 33 Hispanic/Latinos out of a total of 503 professional educators within the entire school district. In essence, there were 80 minority professional educators out a total of 503, which is 15.84%. This is not reflective of our current student population of 69.1% minority students. The School District of Beloit believes that such a disparity is unacceptable and has taken action steps to address this issue. The School District of Beloit not only values diversity, but also believes our workforce should be reflective of the students and community it proudly serves. Additionally, the School District of Beloit believes that it is important that students see and possibly, have the opportunity to be taught by a teacher who looks like them within their educational experience. Therefore, in an effort to ensure a mix of diversity in our professional teaching workforce, the School District of Beloit launched the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage minorities to pursue teaching as a career and return back to teach in Beloit. Your support of the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program not only helps our students, but the community as well. Diversity helps our students to be more globally competitive. Michael Lee, a diversity consultant said, "Diversity in the workplace increased creativity, increased productivity, promoted new attitudes, enhanced new language skills, expanded global understanding, and helped develop new processes and new solutions to difficult problems". Mary McCleod Bethune once said, "The growth or destruction of a nation begins in the homes of its people". Beloit is our home. An investment in our students is an investment in our future. Therefore, we ask that you support the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. A small investment today will yield great returns for our Beloit school district, community, and businesses tomorrow.
Beloit School District
Beloit, WI
BMHS Theatre Presents: The Puppet Play
by: Greg Wallendal
This year, due to the pandemic, we decided to write our own puppet play. It will appear in two parts, Episode 1 and Episode 2. When the production goes live, you will be able to find the links here. Under normal circumstances, we charge $4 for students and $7 for adults, but for this production we are simply asking for a Pay-What-You-Can donation. Episode 1: "Puppets in Peril" link: https://youtu.be/cAtNZFnXtN4 Episode 2: "The Puppets and the Pawns" link: https://youtu.be/x567kOuSDyU Read the Beloit Daily News article about our production: http://bit.ly/BDNpuppets
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
2020-2021 Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship
by: Wendy LaPointe
The School District of Beloit is proud to announce the return of our Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to minority students who decide to pursue careers in education. These new teachers will return to Beloit and our community of learners to begin their career. With extensive national debate about Closing the Achievement Gap in education, we believe having a quality diverse workforce is a key component to address this issue. However, in too many schools throughout our nation, school districts continue to struggle with educating a very diverse student population with a less-than-diverse workforce. According to the School District of Beloit's 2020-2021 Staffing, Recruitment & Retention (Diversity) Report (dated December 2020) there were 35 African Americans, 3 Indian/Alaskan, 9 Asians, and 33 Hispanic/Latinos out of a total of 503 professional educators within the entire school district. In essence, there were 80 minority professional educators out a total of 503, which is 15.84%. This is not reflective of our current student population of 69.1% minority students. The School District of Beloit believes that such a disparity is unacceptable and has taken action steps to address this issue. The School District of Beloit not only values diversity, but also believes our workforce should be reflective of the students and community it proudly serves. Additionally, the School District of Beloit believes that it is important that students see and possibly, have the opportunity to be taught by a teacher who looks like them within their educational experience. Therefore, in an effort to ensure a mix of diversity in our professional teaching workforce, the School District of Beloit launched the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage minorities to pursue teaching as a career and return back to teach in Beloit. Your support of the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program not only helps our students, but the community as well. Diversity helps our students to be more globally competitive. Michael Lee, a diversity consultant said, "Diversity in the workplace increased creativity, increased productivity, promoted new attitudes, enhanced new language skills, expanded global understanding, and helped develop new processes and new solutions to difficult problems". Mary McCleod Bethune once said, "The growth or destruction of a nation begins in the homes of its people". Beloit is our home. An investment in our students is an investment in our future. Therefore, we ask that you support the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. A small investment today will yield great returns for our Beloit school district, community, and businesses tomorrow.
Beloit School District
Beloit, WI
World Languages Books for Children Separated From Their Families
by: Julie Horvath
There are many children separated from their families at the US-Mexico border and must wait weeks or months for refugee status and to be reunited with their families / sponsors. If you make a donation, our BMHS students will be able to select books and send letters to children separated from their families at the border. We hope in some small way, our notes and books will help detained children feel a little less alone. Our students in Spanish classes will research this current issue of child detention to understand multiple perspectives and participate in our global community. They will practice writing and reading in Spanish to select kids' books to send. Student-selected books & letters will be purchased on Amazon.com and sent through the Annunciation House and Teachers Against Child Detention in order to distribute them to kids detained seeking refugee status.
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
BMHS Knightingales Dance Uniform Campaign for Students in Need
by: Regina Hendrix
As many of you know, the BMHS Knightingales do not receive district funds for uniforms, so parents and students have to pay out-of-pocket each season. There are some students who may want to participate, but cannot due to monetary constraints. If anyone is interested in being a sponsor (any little bit helps), it would be greatly appreciated. The full uniform package is $250, but donations are appreciated at any level, as they may not need full sponsorship. Please consider donating even a small amount, as "just" $10 is $10 less that parents have to pay! Thanks for any support you are willing to offer! And remember, donations are tax-deductible!
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
2022 Rising Knights HBCU College Tour
by: Regina Hendrix
This unique tour strives to stimulate interest, among select students, in attending one of the public or privately supported HBCUs. Two years ago, we were shut down just days before we were set to leave for our 2020 trip. Finally, we are able to take the trip amidst the pandemic. This year, we will visit four colleges: Florida A&M University, Edward Waters College, Alabama State University, and Talladega College. The long-term objective of the project is to develop the ways and means to assure that qualified BMHS high school students become familiar with the historic mission of Black Colleges and Universities and their broad range of high-quality educational programs and academic fields. Another objective is to identify students who would especially benefit from the stimulating and supportive learning environments so characteristic of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The 103 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, while comprising only three percent of the nation's 3,688 institutions of higher learning, are responsible for producing approximately 23 percent of all bachelor's degrees. Over 50 percent of African Americans who graduate from HBCUs go on to graduate or professional schools. HBCUs contribute to the continuing rise of black intellectuals, professionals, and creative artists which is so evident throughout American society. HBCUs graduate over 50 percent African American professionals, 50 percent of African American public school teachers, and 70 percent of African American dentists. HBCUs also award more than one in three of the degrees held by African Americans in natural sciences. By participating in this fundraiser, you will be helping approximately 20 young people in their pursuit of higher education! Our students will receive an enhanced awareness of the academic programs, entrance requirements, career opportunities, social and emotional support mechanisms, and financial resources offered by HBCUs. The trip will also include time where the youth will be able to see the most popular sites and attractions in the areas, as well as participate in a community service project.
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Kids Against Hunger
by: Matt Flynn
The students of Beloit Memorial want to give their time and resources to the kids of Guatemala while also sharpening their communication, management, advertisement, and community outreach skills. That is why we are partnering with Kids Against Hunger and the Greater Beloit community to provide 250,000 meals to the malnourished children of Guatemala. And you can be apart of it. By donating your resources you are not only helping thousands of Guatemalans but you are investing in the future of Beloit's youth. We thank you for your donation. Sincerely, BMHS National Honor Society
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
BMHS Cheer Uniform Campaign for Students in Need
by: Regina Hendrix
As many of you know, the BMHS cheerleaders do not receive district funds for uniforms, so parents and students have to pay out-of-pocket each season. There are some students who may want to participate, but cannot due to monetary constraints. If anyone is interested in being a sponsor (any little bit helps), it would be greatly appreciated. The full uniform package is $250, but donations are appreciated at any level, as they may not need full sponsorship. Please consider donating even a small amount, as "just" $10 is $10 less that parents have to pay! Thanks for any support you are willing to offer! And remember, donations are tax-deductible!
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Sideline Chair
by: Joel Beard
The Beloit Memorial Athletic Department is offering an opportunity for local businesses and families to sponsor a new sideline chair. The sideline chairs are used for: game day benches (volleyball, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling). All chairs will feature a sponsorship plaque on the back side of the chair (facing the crowd/stands): IE: Sponsored by: The Knight Family, Sponsored by: Purple Insurance, 608-361-5555. Expect this set of chairs to be in use for game days for the next decade. Thanks for your support of the Purple Knights!
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
2017 Rising Knights HBCU College Tour
by: Regina Hendrix
This unique tour strives to stimulate an interest, among select students, in attending one of the public or privately supported HBCUs. This year, we will visit eight colleges: Texas Southern University, Prairie View A&M University, Southern University - Shreveport, Grambling State University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Dillard University, Southern University - Baton Rouge and Alcorn State University. The long term objective of the project is to develop the ways and means to assure that qualified BMHS high school students become familiar with the historic mission of Black Colleges and Universities and their broad range of high quality educational programs and academic fields. Another objective is to identify students who would especially benefit from the stimulating and supportive learning environments so characteristic of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, while comprising only three percent of the nation's 3,688 institutions of higher learning, are responsible for producing approximately 23 percent of all bachelor's degrees. Over 50 percent of African Americans who graduate from HBCUs go on to graduate or professional schools. HBCUs contribute to the continuing rise of black intellectuals, professionals, and creative artists which is so evident throughout American society. HBCUs graduate over 50 percent African American professionals, 50 percent of African American public school teachers and 70 percent of African American dentists. HBCUs also award more than one in three of the degrees held by African Americans in natural sciences. By participating in this fundraiser, you will be helping 22 young people in their pursuit of higher education! Our students will receive an enhanced awareness of the academic programs, entrance requirements, career opportunities, social and emotional support mechanisms and financial resources offered by HBCUs. In addition, our own Knightingales Step Team will be performing! The trip will also include time where the youth will be able to see the most popular sites and attractions in the areas, as well as participate in a community service project.
Beloit School District
Beloit, WI
Loads to Success- Laundry program
by: Lori Lange
Loads to Success has been created by Special Education (ID) teacher Lori Lange at Beloit Memorial High School. We are seeking additional support due to our success. We would like to have a laundry room dedicated to this service, and funding available to purchase related items. In addition, funding will be used to take student volunteers on field trips as a reward in acknowledgement of their efforts. The program, "Loads to Success", will be run by Special Education students. As far as we know, we are the ONLY school laundry program to be run this way in the United States! We are instilling life skills, and teaching other students how to properly sort, clean, and fold laundry. Every day thousands of students across the nation miss school because of one thing... the lack of clean clothes. This very reason is why our campaign is so very important. We are providing the opportunity for OUR students to clean their laundry for free. We are also 1 of 5 other districts in our whole nation that have started this program. We are the only program that we know of using our ID special education students to run it. Each day students wake up in the morning and discover that they do not have clean clothes, because of this students OFTEN decide to just stay at home. They fear the ridicule that they may receive from their fellow classmates. Our program is hoping to restore some dignity, boost attendance, and as a result increase performance at all levels.
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, WI
Beloit Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship
by: Jennifer Paepke
The School District of Beloit is proud to announce the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to minority students who decide to pursue careers in education. These new teachers will return to Beloit and our community of learners to begin their career. With extensive national debate about Closing the Achievement Gap in education, we believe having a quality diverse workforce is a key component to address this issue. However, in too many schools throughout our nation, school districts continue to struggle with educating a very diverse student population with a less than diverse workforce. During the 2015-2016 school year, there was only one African American male teacher within the entire school district and he retired. In addition, according to the School District of Beloit's 2015-2016 Affirmative Action Report (dated 11-23-15) there were 33 African Americans, 8 Indian/Alaskan, 6 Asians, and 14 Hispanic/Latinos out of a total of 544 professional educators within the entire school district. In essence, there were 61 minority professional educators out a total of 544, which is 11.07%. The School District of Beloit believes that such a disparity is unacceptable and has taken action steps to address this issue. The School District of Beloit not only values diversity, but also believes our workforce should be reflective of the students and community it proudly serves. Additionally, the School District of Beloit believes that is important that students see and possibly, have the opportunity to be taught by a teacher who looks like them within their educational experience. Therefore, in an effort to ensure a mix of diversity in our professional teaching workforce, the School District of Beloit launched the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage minorities to pursue teaching as a career and return back to teach in Beloit. Your support of the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program not only helps our students but the community as well. Diversity helps our students to be more globally competitive. Michael Lee, a diversity consultant said, "Diversity in the workplace increased creativity, increased productivity, promoted new attitudes, enhanced new language skills, expanded global understanding, and helped develop new processes and new solutions to difficult problems". Mary McCleod Bethune once said, "The growth or destruction of a nation begins in the homes of its people". Beloit is our home. An investment in our students is an investment in our future. Therefore, we ask that you support the Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program. A small investment today will yield great returns for our school district, community, and businesses tomorrow.
Beloit School District
Beloit, WI
Dual-Language Immersion Program: Spanish Language Classroom Library
by: Laurie Ojeda
Our school's dual language immersion program would like to establish a solid, leveled Spanish-language classroom library with high-quality books to help our students' biliteracy skills and academic achievement. Almost 90% of the students at Hackett Elementary come from economically disadvantaged families. Unfortunately, these socioeconomic factors can lead to huge disparities in access to books at home. Classroom libraries can compensate by providing children with interesting books to read that vary in genre and reading level. While the DLI programs have abundant collections of English-language books, our Spanish libraries are notably sparse. The amount of Spanish books shared by 2nd and 3rd grade is about ONE TENTH of the English collection. 100+ dual-language students in grades K-3
Hackett
Beloit, WI