Bellaire Public Schools

The 2008-2009 school year was marked with many exciting events that touched all students and made the community proud of Bellaire Public Schools. Athletic accomplishments, great bands, outstanding State assessment scores all helped create an excellent year. Some of the “Points of Pride” of 2008-2009 includes:

• Bellaire high school/middle school earned an “A” on the Michigan School Report Card
• John R. Rodger Elementary earned a “A” on the Michigan School Report Card
• Both the elementary and the high school/middle school made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
• New construction and extensive renovations were completed at the high school/middle school complex
• Bellaire Public School athletic teams saw numerous student athletes earn all-conference, all-district, all-region, all-state honors as well as academic all-state recognition.
• Bellaire Middle School Band earned a 1st Division rating at the District Festival and a 2nd Division rating at the State Band Festival.
• Bellaire Middle School Band students earned eighteen 1st Division Medals and three 2nd Division medals at the District Solo and Ensemble Festival.
• Bellaire High School Band earned a 1st Division rating at both the District and the State Band Festivals.
• Bellaire High School Band members earned sixteen 1st Division medals and five 2nd Division medals at the District Solo and Ensemble Festival.
• State runner-up in the Voice of Democracy Essay contest sponsored by the VFW.
• The high school yearbook claimed the “Gold Award” for excellence – one of the top awards given annually by the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association.
• Bellaire High School had several student authors get their work published by Creative Communications, a regionally recognized publishing company.
• The Three Lakes Association awarded one scholarship to a high school student for his work during a summer internship program that helped monitor local water conditions.
• Five Bellaire High School Career-Tech students earned entrance into the National Technical Honor Society.
• The Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District Career-Tech Center also recognized two Bellaire students as outstanding students in their respective programs and three were awarded scholarships.
• After school activities which include KidzArt and Odyssey of the Mind
• Junior Achievement program is available for students grades K-7.
• “Jump Rope for Heart” at the elementary raised several thousand dollars for the American Heart Association
• The Middle School Student Senate once again led Antrim County schools in collecting and donating to the annual “Toys for Tots” campaign.
• Great educational field trips were taken at every grade level