Berea City School District

3/5-3/9 Education Foundation Annual Auction

3/6 Family First Night with the Cleveland Cavaliers

3/9 District Orchestra Festival

3/13 Berea Board of Education Meeting & Be A Titan Recognition

3/16 End of 3rd Quarter

3/17 No School, Staff Work Day

Berea City School District is having Family First Night with the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on the Boston Celtics on Monday, March 6, 2023! There will be no school assignments, athletic practices, and no after school activities. Discounted Cavs tickets are available at a special offer to BCSD families! You MUST purchase tickets through this link for access to BCSD Family First Night tickets.

We hope you’ll join Berea City Schools in a night out with your friends and family and our Cleveland Cavaliers!

The Education Foundation for the Berea City School District will host its 23rd Annual Auction virtually this year, with online kickoff and closing events on March 5th and 9th. The Foundation has served Middleburg Heights, Brook Park, and Berea students since 1996. Proceeds from the Annual Auction enable us to continue providing unique classroom opportunities that would not otherwise be possible for our students as well ensuring we can diligently manage scholarship and grant funds.

The success of this event is largely due to our Community Partners and Patrons, who lend their names in support of our mission and provide our organization with financial backing, as well as our donors and bidders.

As a proud and involved individual who supports the BCSD, please consider attending AND becoming a patron of the 2023 Education Foundation Auction as a means to show your support for educational enrichment.

Thank you for your willingness to make a difference in the education of Berea City School District students.

Stay safe and well,

Sarah Hastings
Education Foundation Executive Director

Families, educators, school leaders, and public education advocates across the country are joining together in celebrating public schools, February 27th through March 3rd.

The teaching and learning in our local K-12 public schools positively impacts students and families, the neighborhoods, and communities they live in, and our nation as a whole. With commitment, creativity, and critical thinking, educators and school leaders continue to provide welcoming and engaging learning opportunities for our children.

Join us in saying THANK YOU to the dedicated teachers and staff keeping our students learning and growing this year.

Berea City School District's 53rd Annual District Orchestra Festival will be held on Thursday, March 9th at 7 p.m. in the Berea-Midpark High School Auditorium.

This year's guest conductor is Travis Jürgens. He won 2nd Prize and the President of the Jury Award at the 2019 Bucharest Music Institute International Conducting Competition. He has conducted the Rochester Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Boulder Philharmonic, and Denver Philharmonic, among others. He has worked with esteemed conductors, including Michael Tilson Thomas and Marin Alsop. Jürgens has been praised as "a superior conductor" and "well on his way to becoming a major conductor in the world of symphony orchestras" (Opus Colorado). The fully professional Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra appointed Jürgens as their next Music Director and Conductor in July 2018. Previously, he was the Music Director and Conductor of the Ohio Northern Symphony for five seasons, the Lima Area Youth Orchestra for three seasons, the Philharmonia of Kansas City for six seasons, the Associate Conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, and a cover conductor for the Colorado Symphony. He also held the position of Associate Conductor of the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre in Denver, where he received the Leon Guide Outstanding Conductor Award. Travis earned his Bachelor’s in Piano from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, his Master’s in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Illinois, and his Artist Diploma from the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. Additionally, he studied in Vienna, Austria and conducted the IES Vienna Chamber Orchestra. More details at www.travisjuergens.com.

This year's guest announcer will be Berea Board of Education Member Dr. Neal Postel. Dr. Postel graduated from Midpark High School and is a proud alumnus of the Berea City Schools music program. After high school, he went on to graduate from Ohio State University with both his B.S. and D.D.S. degrees. He has practiced dentistry for over 30 years. He enjoys being part of the Middleburg Heights Kiwanis Club and being a part of the Berea schools. He is married to Leslie, also a graduate of Midpark, and has raised two sons who also took part in the outstanding Berea City Schools' music programs.

Admission is free! Come and see our awesome students!

Visionaries look to the future—and see infinite possibility.
They challenge the status quo—and make the impossible possible.
They boldly imagine a better world – and lead the charge to create it.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was built on that same vision - of a better world - one without blood cancers.

I am a visionary; I have a vision for a world without cancer, but I need your help.

This year, I’m proud to be a part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign, working to raise as much as possible for LLS’s mission.

As a global leader in the fight against blood cancer, LLS:

• Funds cutting-edge research leading to breakthroughs in immunotherapy, genomics and personalized medicine that are improving and saving the lives of patients
• Provides free education and support for blood cancer patients and families, including personalized, one-on-one support, assistance with identifying and enrolling in clinical trials, and more.
• Mobilizes thousands of advocates to drive policy changes that accelerate the development of new cancer treatments and break down barriers to care.

Please consider joining this fight by making a donation. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible. Please visit my website often and tell friends who would also like to donate!

Thanks to your support, my efforts will help ensure this generation is the last to see cancer.

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you!

Brooke Bechtel

Berea-Midpark High School Senior

The Berea City School District is offering volunteer opportunities in the district for our military veterans. This is our way of being able to connect our veterans with the BCSD in a meaningful way. We are providing a variety of ways for you to volunteer if you wish to do so.

Once an application has been submitted, your application and requested materials will be reviewed by members of our team. When your application is approved, you will be notified by school personnel to discuss how to proceed.

If you have any questions about any of the options, please do not hesitate to reach out to Superintendent Wheeler at twheeler@bereaschools.org or 216-898-8300.

Several Berea-Midpark varsity programs will be hosting youth camps this summer to provide instruction, development and fun opportunities to children of the Berea City School District.

More information is available on the Titans Athletics website.

• Cleveland Browns will provide new look for Berea’s Lou Groza Field

• Powerful ‘sextortion’ documentary seeks to draw attention to dangers

• Big Creek Elementary School fair celebrates students’ cultures

• Alumni Spotlight: How one Northeast Ohio social media influencer is making a career by reading

HESK is our tech help desk for students and staff. Parents/Guardians can fill out a ticket for their child.

Please review HOW to clean your chromebook.

NOTE: All Kindergarten, 4th, 8th, and 12th grade students must return their chromebooks at the end of the school year. We will be cleaning, repairing, and checking them into the inventory system over the summer so they can used for loaners during repairs next year.

At the beginning of the 23-24 school year, 1st, 5th, and 9th grade students will get new or repaired chromebooks.

More information will be coming from your building principals.

BCSD uses Peachjar, an electronic flyer posting and distribution system to distribute school flyers and approved flyers from community groups and organizations that sponsor activities of an educational/enrichment nature for students and staff >> view current flyers

The Berea Board of Education holds regular community conversations to give the public access to board members outside of the formal public participation setting of a meeting. Residents will have the opportunity to meet and discuss any concerns they may have with two board members during a 30 minute time-slot set aside prior to each Board of Education meeting. The goal of this effort is to more effectively connect with the public and learn more about the community.

Additional district financial information such as our annual financial reports, forecasts, budget documents, etc., can be found on the district website under the Treasurer's Department page or by using the QR code.