
The Bement Breeze team (8th Grade STEM Class) won first place in the middle school division in the Illinois KidWind Project at Heartland Community College!
Message from KidWind Challenge:
A huge shout out to all the incredible teams participating in this year’s KidWind Challenge! Your creativity, problem-solving, and innovation in wind energy blew us away.
Check out the awards video to celebrate this year’s winners and their amazing work! https://bit.ly/4baHZZ2
Special congratulations to our five 1st and 2nd place overall winners, who are eligible to attend the World KidWind Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona.
Congratulations Hannah King, Emma Hostetler, Bella Custer, Sarah Hill, and Lauren Hill!



2 middle school students participated in the JHOC Spelling Bee in Arthur on Tuesday. Cecelia Cain placed 6th out of 24 and Laurel Conlin placed 10th out of 24. Olivia Dalton and Mackenzie Kendall attended as alternates. The students’ performed remarkably well and were exceptional representatives of Bement School District.



ALL PRACTICES have been cancelled for tonight, February 12, 2025
No HS boys or girls basketball, No JH Volleyball, No Indoor Track, No Bement Play Practice.
Please be safe going home!

8th Grade STEM students participated in the KidWind Challenge this morning at Heartland Community College. Results of the competition will not be known until next week. The students did a great job this morning!




From Mrs. Corum - FCCLA Advisor


The 8th Grade STEM class is headed to the KidWind Challenge competition this morning. Good Luck!



JH Boys Basketball & Cheer Award Night Rescheduled - We have rescheduled the Awards Ceremony due to the predicted weather on 2/12. RESCHEDULED DATE 2/19/25
We will host the event for the JH Boys Basketball Team and JH Cheerleaders on February 19 at 5:45 at Bement in the Cafeteria. Please enter Door 17.

Reminder that there will be no school for Bement CUSD #5 on Friday, October 11th, or Monday, October 14th.


Reminder: Bement CUSD 5 students dismiss at 12:00 on Friday, August 30 and there is no school on Monday, September 2.

The CGB Baseball game for today at Fisher has been cancelled due to rain. There will be NO practice today, August 15, 2024.

The CGB Baseball game for today at Fisher has been cancelled due to rain.
There will be NO practice today, August 15, 2024.

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CGB Athletics Booster Club Meeting - Wednesday, June 5 at 5:30 in the Cerro Gordo Commons. We will elect officers and plan a few Booster Club Events to start the school year.
If you have children who attend Bement or Cerro Gordo and participate in JH or HS Athletics please come and participate in the Booster Club.
Your support and participation is important to the future of CGB Athletics.


Online registration will begin on Monday, July 15.

Miss Lennox Hayes was our Principal for the Day.
She was an Amazing Principal who supervised K-2 and MS /HS lunch, delivered packages, made copies, sorted mail, prepared the lunch party for Elementary students and sent emails.
Lennox has a real future as a Principal!!


Sunshine Supplies for Teachers presented Kate Ruggless with a balloon and gift card in recognition for her 40 years in education. Mrs. Goebel, Bement Middle School ELA teacher, nominated her for this honor. We are so glad Mrs. Ruggless has been with our district for the last 7 years. Enjoy your retirement and we will miss you!


A few pictures from 8th Grade Honors and Recognition Night. Congratulations future Bement High School Class of 2028.


Congratulations on your retirement Jani Hamilton! Thank you for 39 years of service to the district!
