Off to a Great Start!

The 2013-2014 school year at Belle Plaine Jr./Sr. High School is into week 2 and everything has started off very well.  Despite the extremely hot weather outside and the occasional warm classroom around the media center, students and staff have done an outstanding job maintaining the focus on learning.  In less than two weeks I've already seen growth and progress and know we are certainly capable of more!

The football team started the year of well with a 21-14 win at North Mahaska.  Despite 8 fumbles and some untimely penalties that Plainsmen were able to overcome the mistakes and come through with the win.  The BP volleyball team began the season on Monday at Keota.  With several new faces in the line-up the Plainsmen finished 4th for the night.  Coach Stull was pleased with the effort and excited about the potential growth of the team.

Friday August 30th will be the first home football game of the year versus Montezuma.  The Belle Plaine marching band will perform at halftime and it is also Parent's Night.

New To Belle Plaine Jr./Sr. High School

It's an exciting time at Belle Plaine Jr./Sr. High School as another school year approaches.  The first day of school is August 20th and there will be several new faces among the staff this year.  New in the Science department will be Ricky Kremer.  Mr. Kremer will be teaching Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry, and Astronomy.  Mr. Kremer has previously taught at Wapsi Valley and he is very eager to get the year started.  In the Englsih department, Susan Mattmiller joins the staff having previously taught in the Iowa City school district.  Ms. Mattmiller will be teaching English I, II, and II, along with Honors English.  Also new in the English department will be Kathleen Bird.  Miss Bird is a recent graduate of Valley Forge Christian College and is originally from the Des Moines area.  She will be teaching Junior High Language Arts and Literature.  The last new face at the Secondary is Todd Werner who will serve as the 7-12 principal.  Mr. Werner was the Jr./Sr. High School principal at WACO Schools the past four years and is originally from Williamsburg.

We are very excited to have all the new faces at Belle Plaine and welcome them to the community.  We look forward to a great year.  All parents and community members are welcome to visit the Secondary building anytime to meet the new staff or catch-up with returning teachers and staff.

Let's have a great year!