Bartelso Elementary School District 57 Home of the Bartelso Braves Where students are always striving to be responsible, to be respectful, and to be safe 306 S. Washington St. Bartelso, IL 62218-0267 Phone: (618) 765-2164 Fax: (618) 765-2712       LADY BRAVES HEAD TO STATE! Congratulations to the Lady Braves for their win!   Dear Fans,   Here is the current information for the Girls State Basketball Tournament and post tournament celebration on Saturday, January 28, 2012.   1.    The player/fan bus will depart Bartelso School promptly at 11:45 a.m. 2.    The game is at Rend Lake College and is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. The bracket is Bartelso vs. Germantown 3.    Our estimate is for the girls to arrive back to Bartelso between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. When they arrive the team will meet up with the Bartelso Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department at the “Y” (intersection of Slant Road and State Route 161).  The player/fan bus, fire truck, police escort, and parent motorcade will travel down highway 161 to Illinois Street (Bank), go north (right) to North Street, turn left to “A” Street (south around the park), back to Illinois Street, cross the highway to Parker Street, go left up to Bartelso School.  4.    After the parade, all guests are invited to the Bartelso School Gym for a recognition celebration of our First/Second Place Team, Class S State Girls Basketball Tournament. Following the recognition everyone is invited to the KC Hall. The Bartelso Board of Education will provide beverages for Bartelso Students.   R.Dane Gale Superintendent     PFC BOWLING TOURNAMENT – THANK YOU! We would like to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Bowling Tournament last weekend. We truly appreciate your support and congratulate all those who won.  The total of proceeds has not been finalized yet, but will be sure to announce it soon.  We also would like to send a special thank you to the bowling tournament committee who spent countless hours preparing and working this event.  Please be sure to thank them the next time you see:  Tanya Loepker, Chris Luebbers, and Sandy Jansen. Finally, the PFC will be hosting their quarterly meeting next month.  If anyone has an idea/comment/recommendation, please come forward to add it to next month's agenda.  Thank you and GO BRAVES!  Parent Faculty Club Officers   Illinois School Report Card for 2011 Braves Bucks Scrip Program Braves Bucks Inventory List Target is now participating in the Braves Bucks Scrip Program Boondocks and MacJenna's are also participating in this program. Purchase these gift certificates through Braves Bucks Scrip and benefit our school while also supporting our local businesses. Together We Can!  An example of how the Scrip Program can help our school!
The mission of Bartelso Elementary School District #57 is to encourage all students to learn and develop to their fullest potential so that they will be able to excel within the challenges that their lives will experience.