Beloit Memorial has Trio Honored on All-SLC Girls Tennis Team

Beloit Memorial’s doubles team of seniors Abby Middleton and Gabi Martinez earned All-Southern Lakes Conference Second Team honors. Junior Lisa Ramsden of Beloit earned Honorable Mention.

Beloit Board of Education to Host Table Talks at Library

“My hope is that this setup will encourage people to talk and share their thoughts about education, school programs, community involvement, and more. We will not have a formal presentation; our goal is simply to connect with everyone who joins us,” Johnson added.

Beloit Memorial Hopes to Fund Athletic Facility Improvements with Private Donations

“Jacobson Field is massively dated. We spend about $75,000 a year both directly and indirectly to take care of that field with the man hours and equipment it involves with fertilizing, watering, cutting and lining. Because of that, we have to bring in outside groups to help with the maintenance.”

Beloit Memorial's Laila Lee Enjoying Senior Season on Purple Tide

As good as her junior swimming season was, she’s been even better as a senior. She is one of the team’s top freestylers, in both individual and relay events, which hasn’t surprised her head coach, Kim Waite. “She is a hard-working, determined, goal-oriented athlete,” Waite said. “She’s not your normal high school student."

Best Teacher in Stateline Gets to be Silly Year-Round

For 28 of the past 29 years, Kristin Hosey has spent 10 months a year playing games, occasionally dressing in silly costumes and singing songs to kindergartners. “It definitely keeps me young,” said Hosey, a 1990 Beloit Memorial High School graduate who spent the last 15 years of her teaching career at Gaston Elementary. “At this age, they all love their teachers, they love school, they love to work.”

Beloit Memorial Boys Soccer Edges Waunkee in Regional Opener

As the lyrics of “Happy Birthday” rained down on Brian Denu in the post-game huddle on Tuesday night, the Beloit Memorial boys soccer head coach had plenty to celebrate as he grew a year older. 

Beloit Memorial Girls Swimming Team Splashes Whitewater

Beloit Memorial’s girls swimming team captured a pair of relay events as well as four individual events on its way to defeating host Whitewater 96-74 on Tuesday.

School District of Beloit Supports Next Steps Family Resilience Center

The Beloit School District offered temporary storage space at the Wright Elementary School, allowing Family Services to collect furniture and household essentials donated by the public. These donations will be used to furnish the 18 apartments in the Family Resilience Center, allowing families at the center to be welcomed into a fully-furnished home.

Beloit Memorial Tops Burlington 3-0 as Beckman Denu Breaks School Record for Shutouts!

Laube is Advocate for Children, Learning: Inducted into The Beloit Historical Society Hall of Fame

Cindy Laube is an advocate for early childhood literacy and learning and has been active in organizations serving young children in the Beloit area. Laube is the coordinator of the School District of Beloit Even Start Family Literacy Program.

Beloit Memorial Wins for the First Time in Southern Lakes Conference with Five-Set Thriller Against Elkhorn

But on Tuesday night, Beloit finally broke through by battling intensely with Elkhorn before coming out on top in five sets 19-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-17, 17-15. "This is huge," head coach Kim Gamble said. "Elkhorn is a good team and the girls played so tough."

Beloit Memorial Regroups and Bounces Waterford in Soccer 5-2

Beloit Memorial’s boys soccer team pulled away for a 5-2 win over Waterford on Tuesday night to improve to 12-2-4. Eduardo Gonzalez-Terrero got the Purple Knights started, finding the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.

Beloit Memorial Holds Off Wilmot to Improve to 4-2

Beloit Memorial had turned up its intensity in the second half Friday night, yet it still seemed very much like a football game that would be decided by which offense had the final possession. That all changed when the Purple Knights’ defense rose up and made a game-saving stand late in the fourth quarter, allowing the hosts to hang on for a 28-21 victory over Wilmot at Jacobson Field.

Beloit Memorial Girls Volleyball Sweep Away Madison La Follette

Beloit improves to 9-12 overall and is 0-4 in the tough SLC, but it will look to win its first SLC match of the season when it next takes the court on Tuesday at Union Grove.

Beloit Memorial Soccer Team Matches Its Best Start Ever

Beloit Memorial’s boys soccer team edged Waunakee 2-1 Thursday night to match its best start ever at 9-1-1.

School District of Beloit to Look at Honoring City's First Black Basketball Star

Johnny Watts was a 1934 Beloit High School graduate who powered the school to three straight state basketball championships (1932, 1933 and 1934) . He would later play briefly in college and then have a long professional basketball career, first with the Harlem Globetrotters and then by forming his own all-Black barnstorming team, the Negro Globe Trotters, based in Milwaukee.

Off-Season Work Helped Beloit Memorial Football Team Start Season 3-0

Former Beloit Memorial coach Mark Anderson once said, “High school football isn’t about stars. It’s about taking average guys and making them into pretty good football players.” Of course, it helps to have a few stars, too.

Brian Michels - Beloit Rotary Teacher of the Month

“One of my biggest displays of growth is how impactful our Technology Education Department is at BMHS,” Michels said. “We as a group give out a variety of internships, youth apprenticeships, co-ops, real-world job experiences and industry certifications.

Beloit Memorial Football Team Getting Bid Push up Front from Jaedyn Coleman

Beloit Memorial assistant coach Connor McClelland watched 6-foot-3, 300-pound Jaedyn Coleman throw his weight around last spring as a top shot put and discus thrower on the track team.

BDN Features Principal Joe Vrydaghs - Principal's role is to manage great ideas

“I’m really excited for this school year because we have a phenomenal teaching staff,” said Vrydaghs, who has been the Aldrich principal since 2016. The first day of school was Tuesday. “My job isn’t to come up with the great ideas. My job is to manage 40 to 42 different great ideas from my teachers,” Vrydaghs said.