Bement CUSD 5

Homecoming Court 2024

Homecoming will be celebrated on Friday, October 18th, 2024, with “Wizard of Oz” as the theme. The following students have been selected as this year’s Homecoming court: Gabrielle Block, daughter of Stephanie Block and Lisa Phinney of Bement, escorted by Ian Glennon, son of Kelly Ford of Bement and John Glennon of Mattoon; Marley Olson, daughter of Melanie Brine of Bement and Sean Olson of Carmel, IN, escorted by Brayden Strack, son of Kim and John Strack of Bement; Kylie Ross, daughter of Anna Shipley of Monticello and Jake Ross and Danielle Demko of Bement, escorted by Cliff Strack son of Denise and Roger Strack of Ivesdale; Tierra Taylor, niece of Sheri Magos of Bement, escorted by Max Wilson, son of Rachel Wilson of Monticello and Gilbert Wilson of Milmine. Kindergarten attendants are: Gwendolyn Turner, daughter of Hillary and Zeb Turner of Bement and Wyatt Ennis son of Rachel and Adam Ennis of Bement. The annual Homecoming Parade will begin at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 18th with Grand Marshals Melissa Applebee, Randy Bishop and Donna Sharp leading the parade. The parade route will begin at the school and continue north on Piatt Street, west on Bodman Street, south on Rt. 105, and east on William Street back to the school. At 7:00 P.M., the Cerro Gordo Bement Broncos will take on the Argenta-Oreana Bombers at the football field. During half-time, the marching band will perform. The homecoming court will be introduced and float winners will be announced. Kim Barnstable and Susie Bentley Hinds will be inducted into the 2024 Bement High School Hall of Fame. The 2024 Bement High School Homecoming Coronation will take place on October 19th at 8:00 P.M. in the Walsh Gymnasium. Ella Corum and Emma Garlutzo, Bement High School juniors, will be the emcees for the coronation. There will be a picture-taking opportunity for the public immediately following the coronation. The dance will begin at approximately 8:30 P.M. and end at 10:30 P.M.

High School Homecoming 2024

Homecoming Week Activities

During the month of October, our FCCLA chapter is sponsoring a sock drive. Students will be collecting new socks to donate to local families as the weather turns colder. FCCLA members have the opportunity to earn service learning points for this event as well.

Kindergarten and 4th grade are partnering up to form a mentoring program that meets each Friday. Both classes will be collaborating on reading, writing, and STEM activities. We can't wait to see the amazing opportunities this collaboration brings.

JH CGB Girls Basketball for tonight 10/3/24 - 8TH GRADE GAME CANCELLED. 8th Graders will not have practice and will be coming home after school. There will only be 1 game tonight - 7th grade only starting at 4:30 at HOPE Academy in Decatur.

Homecoming T-shirts are on sale through Wednesday, October 9th. Cost is $20. Students may order online or turn in a paper copy to Mrs. Corum. Link to order online: https://forms.gle/kGnvd888e7FzZeET8

Due to rain there will be NO XC practice tonight for MS or HS - Friday, September 27

Daro Coffee came to speak to Mrs. Leinard's Introduction to Business class today about owning a small business. Cortney brought samples in for the class to try too! Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

The JH XC Meet scheduled for today 9/23/24 has been cancelled due to rain. It will not be rescheduled. There is no JH XC practice tonight. We will honor our 8th grade XC runners on October 17 prior to the JH girls basketball game at 5:45.

Bement High School art students took part in Plein-air painting at Allerton Park on Friday. Before our trip, students practice different watercolor techniques and watercolor painting. Students also got some great advice from Plein-air painter Peg Schinkedanz. Students had a lot of fun painting in nature and checking out the new nature center at Allerton Park. @Allerton Park https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zeGNC8PB1awWw7QnT4kDM9m3igHgQAyd?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=66edd731

Students in Mrs. Corum's 8th Grade Intro to FCS class have been studying future career options. Students took an interest survey and then researched 3 possible career options based on their results. They then interviewed their peers to learn more about different career opportunities and will meet with our guidance counselor to explore their future plans. Careers ranged from pediatricians, teachers, farmers, detectives, EMT's, writers, and zoo keepers. Students also began their infant care unit this week as they learned about the various reasons why babies cry and how to respond to each care event with our infant simulators.

2024 Homecoming Court – Congratulations.

High Five Friday moved inside today due to the morning rain. Thanks CGB Football!

John Frerichs shared his knowledge working with drones today with some of our middle school students. WAND TV has shared with us this story should air on Monday, September 30th. Thank you for sharing your drone experiences with our students.

CGB XC Athlete Will Fuson is a finalist for The News-Gazette Athlete of the Week. You can vote for Will once per device on the preps website (see below) The polls close at noon this Thursday. https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/

The CGB Booster Club meeting scheduled for tonight at 5:30 at Cerro Gordo has been cancelled.

The high school volleyball game on Tuesday, September 17th will be played in Cerro Gordo, not Bement. The freshman game will begin at 5:00 PM.

Students in Mrs. Block's 8th grade science class used their Engineering Design skills to master this lab challenge. Students had 20 sheets of newspaper, masking tape, scissors and 30 minutes to construct a structure that would hold a book 15 centimeters off of the table for 30 seconds. Two teams were successful with several that nearly succeeded.