Sports update for March 16, 2026
HS Softball & Baseball games have been cancelled for today 3/16/26
-HS Softball inside at CG in the Elementary gym
-HS Baseball inside at CG in big gym
-HS Boys track practice inside at Bement
-HS Girls track practice inside at CG
-JH Girls / Boys track practice inside at CG in the JH gym
HS Softball & Baseball games have been cancelled for today 3/16/26
-HS Softball inside at CG in the Elementary gym
-HS Baseball inside at CG in big gym
-HS Boys track practice inside at Bement
-HS Girls track practice inside at CG
-JH Girls / Boys track practice inside at CG in the JH gym
Updated sports information for Friday - March 13, 2026
HS Boys track practice - cancelled
HS Softball game @ Shelbyville (leaving at 2:15 from Bement)
HS Girls track practice - leaving Bement at 2:45
HS Baseball practice - leaving Bement at 2:45
REMINDER - TODAY THE BUS WILL PICK UP ON PIATT STREET AGAIN DUE TO CONSTRUCTION
Bement 6th grade science students have been learning all about the earth. They were given the chance to build volcanoes for extra credit. Students were graded on accuracy and Volcano knowledge. As a bonus, the students were able to go outside today and erupt their volcanoes.
Lots of excitement was enjoyed by all.
Lots of excitement was enjoyed by all.
The Bement Middle School Scholastic Bowl team had a busy, but wonderful, start to their season last week! They competed 3 nights in a row with 8 matches for the varsity and 7 matches for the junior varsity. Varsity finished the week with 3 wins and some very close losses, most by only one question! They have all demonstrated amazing knowledge, sportsmanship, and teamwork and have had lots of fun doing it! Thanks to the community's support of our calendar fundraiser and concession stands at games, they celebrated with team meals from Subway and at Mama T's! They head to Atwood for their final regular meet this Tuesday and to Sullivan for the conference tournament on Thursday!
Middle School students who qualified for 3rd Quarter Breakout spent the afternoon at Elevate Trampoline Park in Champaign. They had a great time!
Leilana Hood was our Friday announcement reader. She shared middle school and high school information, announced student birthdays for the upcoming week, presented the trivia question of the day, and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Great job, Leilana!
Congratulations to all of our students who competed in today’s KidWind Project Competition. The Bulldog Land Team will advance to National Competition in Madison, Wisconsin in May. Ms. Walker and Mrs. Block co-teach our middle school STEM class.
The third annual KidWind Project Competition was hosted by the Challenger Learning Center in partnership with Heartland's Career and Technical Education staff and area sponsors. The competition featured more than 100 students from 10 schools across Central Illinois. Throughout the day, teams tested small-scale wind turbines, participated in solar challenges, took part in question-and-answer sessions, and toured the electric vehicle lab.
Middle School Division
First: Bement Middle School – Bulldog Land team – Makenzie Daniels, Wyatt Swinger, Alyvia Ross, Madeline Marshall, Talyn Schwartz and Jacob Riddle
Spirit of KidWind Award Bement High School – Addison Frantz
Our district is very proud of all the students who competed today.
Addison Frantz, Makenzie Daniels, Arabella Flach, Kate Griimes, Colin Kimball, Grady Mackey, Madeline Marshall, Jacob Riddle, Alyvia Ross, Talyn Schwartz, Hannah Senter, Savanna Stoerger, Wyatt Swinger,
The third annual KidWind Project Competition was hosted by the Challenger Learning Center in partnership with Heartland's Career and Technical Education staff and area sponsors. The competition featured more than 100 students from 10 schools across Central Illinois. Throughout the day, teams tested small-scale wind turbines, participated in solar challenges, took part in question-and-answer sessions, and toured the electric vehicle lab.
Middle School Division
First: Bement Middle School – Bulldog Land team – Makenzie Daniels, Wyatt Swinger, Alyvia Ross, Madeline Marshall, Talyn Schwartz and Jacob Riddle
Spirit of KidWind Award Bement High School – Addison Frantz
Our district is very proud of all the students who competed today.
Addison Frantz, Makenzie Daniels, Arabella Flach, Kate Griimes, Colin Kimball, Grady Mackey, Madeline Marshall, Jacob Riddle, Alyvia Ross, Talyn Schwartz, Hannah Senter, Savanna Stoerger, Wyatt Swinger,
The 8th grade STEM class is headed to Heartland Community College today to compete in the KidWind challenge. A special thanks to Dobson's Automotive for the donation of small hardware such as bushings and spacers as the students prepare for competition.. Good Luck!
Emma Hostetler was our Friday announcement reader. She shared middle school and high school information, announced student birthdays for the upcoming week, presented the trivia question of the day, and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Great job, Emma!
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Stephanie Block has been selected as the recipient of the Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative $500 Empowering Education Grant. She will use the funds to enrich middle school science instruction by expanding hands-on lab experiences and purchasing additional equipment to support student learning. Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to the community through the Empowering Education Grant program. Congratulations, Mrs. Block!
Our drama department is preparing for their play presentation of "Sleeping Beauty".
They are in need of some additional supplies to borrow (see below) for set design.
fake shrubbery
fake roses (or flowers)
Paint (specifically greens, grey, red, white, and brown)
small garden utensils
If you have any of the above items and wouldn't mind lending them to the drama department for use during their play please reach out to Mrs. Tracey at Bement CUSD #5.
Your consideration is greatly appreciated.
7th Graders in Mrs. Goebel's ELA class wrapped up their latest novel unit by creating board games that feature questions about the topics, themes, conflicts, characters, and plot of Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli. After writing questions and answers for their game, they switched games and proved their knowledge by playing another group's game!
Ryan Humphrey was our Friday announcement reader. She shared middle school and high school information, announced student birthdays for the upcoming week, presented the trivia question of the day, and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Great job, Ryan!
Olivia Dalton and Madeline Marshall represented Bement Middle School today in the JHOC Spelling Bee in Arthur. Avree Harper was an alternate in the event one of the other students could not attend. Congratulations and thank you for representing our school in a positive manner.
Middle and High School students and staff participated in ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate) training this morning. ALICE is a nationally recognized safety program that provides practical, age-appropriate strategies to help individuals respond effectively during a critical incident.
The training was led by our School Resource Officer, Deputy Bross, and focused on reinforcing preparedness, awareness, and the importance of working together to maintain a safe school environment.
The training was led by our School Resource Officer, Deputy Bross, and focused on reinforcing preparedness, awareness, and the importance of working together to maintain a safe school environment.
William Fuson was our Friday announcement reader. He shared middle school and high school information, announced student birthdays for the upcoming week, presented the trivia question of the day, and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Great job, Will!
Tessa Summar was our Friday announcement reader. She shared middle school and high school information, announced student birthdays for the upcoming week, presented the trivia question of the day, and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Great job, Tessa!
More 7th/8th STEM and science photos
7th and 8th grade STEM and science students had the opportunity on Wednesday to go to Heartland Community College to the Challenger learning center. For half the day students participated in a mission to Mars where they competed tasks as if they were on a space shuttle or in Mission Control. Students also did instant STEM challenges that involved computer coding and wind turbine experiments.
