Upper Grade Center

2023 Retiree: Nancy Brownfield has been a Science teacher at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center for the last 20 years. Prior to coming to BESD53 she spent 15 years at Donovan High School as a Science teacher. While at BESD53 Nancy has been a BEA representative for BUGC, Scholastic Bowl representative as well as helped out at numerous Athletic Events being the score keeper, timekeeper, and as well as other duties. In her retirement, she plans to enjoy her new camper and hopes to travel the Pacific Northwest Coast. She will be busy in the fall when her son gets married.

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Upcoming Dates to Remember!

Good luck to our Track team down at State this weekend! Go Tigers!

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Fall sports registration is now open. Register here: https://il.8to18.com/besd/home

Cheer try out information. Today is the last day to register on 8to18: https://il.8to18.com/BESD/home

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Hello everyone!! We are gearing up for TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK for our beloved BUGC staff! Please click the link below and sign up to donate items for our teachers!! I’m SOO thankful for them, I hope you are too! Let’s show them with our generosity!! Please have all items donated by Friday and labeled PTA! Thanks! https://signup.com/go/gXqnVNY

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Current 5th, 6th, and 7th Grade students interested in trying out for the 2023-2024 Cheer team need to register for try outs. Last day to register is May 10. Try out dates: May 15, 16, and 18 Register here: https://il.8to18.com/BESD/home

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Bus 3 is running late today (4/4) for BUGC students.

Interested in advertising your business at our baseball field from May to September? Contact burtonar@besd53.org to see how we can promote your business!

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BESD53 Families, Out of an abundance of caution and the severe inclement weather forecasts, Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 will not be in normal attendance, tomorrow, March 3rd, 2023. Instead, we will be utilizing an E-Learning day. Please reference the information provided by your student's teacher.

51 BUGC students had a blast at our Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award voting party on Thursday, February 23rd. The students qualified for this Illinois children's choice book award by reading 3 of this year's nominated books. Our votes will be submitted to the state for a statewide winner to be announced at a later date. BUG's winning book was Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.