BR golfers take second at State Championship

Clear out room in the trophy case and get the banner ordered. The B-R golf team brought home the second place trophy at the Class D State Golf Championship in North Platte. The BR team shot a 699. Heartland Lutheran finished first with a 684 and Friend ended up third with a score of 704. Preston Peters was the only B-R medalist, in a three way tie for second with a 153. Auston Darnell barely missed medaling, placing 18th with a 167. Nick Sjuts shot a 185, Brady Petersen had a 194, and Seth Steinmeyer shot 206. Congratulations B-R golfers and Coach Brook Darnell, on your second place finish. Photos of B-R provided by Steve Wageman, Heartland Lutheran.

Foreign Exchange students

With a small senior class next year, it would be a good opportunity to have foreign exchange students attend our school. Here is a list of expectations for host families. If you know of someone in the school district interested in hosting, have them contact the school. THE HOST FAMILY OF A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO: * Be a welcoming and open-minded family * Treat their student as a member of the family, not as a guest * Share established reasonable family rules and chores * Guide their student in learning throughout the experience * Talk often with the student’s counselor at school * Discuss any questions and concerns with the program representative * Share American culture and lifestyle with their student * Show an interest in learning about their student’s culture * Include their student in family and community activities

State Golf update

The Bancroft-Rosalie golf team is in 3rd place after the first 18 holes. They trail 2nd place by 1 stroke and 1st place by 6 strokes. Preston Peters is in tie for 3rd place at 8 over par. The final 18 holes will be completed Wednesday.

State Writing Results

The Nebraska Department of Education released the results of the Statewide Writing Assessment. The fourth grade had 100% of students meeting the benchmark for writing proficiency. The B-R eighth grade had 67% of students meeting benchmark (the state average was 63%). Bancroft-Rosalie had 22% of 8th graders exceeding the state writing standard and Lauren Zuhlke scored a perfect 70. The B-R eleventh grade had 57% meeting benchmark (the state average was 62%). Bancroft-Rosalie had 21% of 11th graders exceeding the state standard and Baylie Reil scored a perfect 70.

Summer speech and drama camp this week

Nineteen students grades 3-8 are participating in the Panther Pride Speech and Drama Workshop this week at Bancroft-Rosalie School. The workshop runs Monday-Thursday with a Public Performance Thursday May 24 at 10:00 am.

Jess Tietz and Erin Sorensen compete at State Track Today

Jessica Tietz throws the discus at 9:00 am this morning.

Erin Sorensen runs the 3200 meter run at approximately 11:55 am.

Election Day

The big vote in the Village of Bancroft is on the city sales tax. I personally will be voting for the sales tax. The decrease in state aid to municipalities, like Bancroft, has left the town short of funds. The village board has made spending cuts and now the only way to balance the budget is to increase revenue. The sales tax is a better option than increasing property taxes or raising utilities.

I will be voting to support the sales tax to give the Village of Bancroft the funds they need to adequately serve the people of this community.