First Grade, with help from our 7th grade friends, made life-sized models of themselves to wrap up their unit all about the human body.

Memorizing Multiplication Facts all year long- and today.... we celebrated with an ice cream party!

In Mrs. Withrow's class we made glow in the dark snow today.

Happy Memorial Day from Bethel Grade School.

COACHING VACANCY NOTICE Bethel Grade School has the following coaching vacancy available for the 2025-26 school year: Head Girls Basketball Coach Qualified candidates need to possess knowledge and/or experience in the respective sport, a positive attitude, and a desire to work with kids. A background check is required. Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest and coaching resume to: Charley Cass, Superintendent, Bethel Grade School District #82, 1201 Bethel Road, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864. The application deadline is June 9, 2025. Bethel Grade School is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Bethel Grade School would like to congratulate our 2025 8th grade graduates and wish them luck at MVTHS. They will know you are a Bethel Kid by how you serve others.

Our Kindergartners held their graduation ceremony today. Thank you to everyone that came out to celebrate these future 1st graders.

This morning we celebrated our Pre-K Bullpups with a graduation ceremony. We now have ten new kindergartners for next year. Congratulations kids!

Attention Kindergarten Families! Today is the BIG day! Please join us for graduation today at 1:00. The doors will open at 12:30. The kids are so excited!

Learning Is Fun 🤩 That's how we like to roll in 3rd grade! The kids' smiles say it all! No captions needed 💙🤍💙

8th Grade Graduation is tonight at 6:00 in Waller Gym. Doors open to families at 5:30 and 8th graders must be dressed and ready in Mrs. Schultz's room at 5:30. We hope to see you all come out to celebrate our future MVTHS students.

Third graders are still working hard learning about area and perimeter!!! Gonna miss my babies so much. Just a few days left with them & cherishing our moments.

The RoboRams host a great summer camp for anyone interested in Robotics. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Awards Night is tonight at 6:00. Doors open at 5:30. Students receiving awards will have a section of chairs up front. All are welcome to attend to celebrate our kids.

Online registration is open for the 25-26 school year. Only returning students may register online. Kindergarteners and new students must register in person on July 15th. You can also now pay your school fees online with a credit card. Just follow the instructions at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JW562pFeu7cGpS92NEKk7M-H7VX5Qdst/view?usp=sharing

Don't forget, the 8th grade class is collecting supplies for the Jefferson County Animal Shelter. Donations can be dropped off inside the gym lobby door on the table.

Happy Mother's Day to all the ladies raising our little Bulldogs.

This group had a big day today. Here are the Class S State Track Meet results for Bethel-McClellan. Gavin Hooper - 1st place Long jump, 14th place 100m. LayLay Washington - 6th place 100m. Kinsley Hanke, Ella Walker, Kinleigh Cox, and LayLay Washington - 9th place 4x100 relay. Great job kids!

From Mr. Cass: Our track athletes are on their way home from the state track meet and will be welcomed with a fire truck escort to the school. There will be a short reception in the gym at 6:00 to celebrate their accomplishments. We would love to see everyone come out.

Ladies and gentlemen we have a state champion long jumper. Congratulations to Gavin Hooper! More to come as the state meet continues.