In Decatur, In  the North Adams Community School Board announced that at the end of this school year they will have to cut 12 teaching jobs from the local schools.  The site the reason as being a decrease in the number of students enrolled in North Adams school district.  This decline in enrollment directly relates to declined funding from the state for the North Adams Community Schools.  Budget concerns due to the reduced funding is primary reason for the job cuts.  In addition, there are several other teachers that will be retiring, including the principal of  Bellmont Middle School.  It is unfortunate that these job cuts must take place. We hope all of those displaced find suitable employment in other schools within the Decatur area.

The Brave Generation, Bellmont High School’s show choir traveled to Waterloo, IN this past weekend to compete in the Dekalb Show Choir Invitational.  During this competition they won best instrumentalists and vocals, in additon to being named the Grand Champions in the small show choir division.  The Brave Generation performed a show comprised of late sixties music including Proud Mary, Hair, Dust in the Wind, Leader of the pack, and Aquarius. Congratulations Bellmont Brave Generation for another fine performance.  On a side note Bellmont vocalists will be sending 8 students to ISSMA State Finals after they recieved Gold Medals during the regional competition held at Bellmont on Feb 2nd.

Bellmont High school will be hosting the ISSMA ( Indiana State School Music Association) district competition Saturday Feb. 2nd.  For those of you with children attending remember this can be a stressfull event for them.  For some of those competing, it will be their first time in a solo event,  help them be prepared by reviewing all the requirements at issma.net  Make sure they get a good nights sleep and breakfast the in the morning before the competition. 

Bellmont Middle School Swim team which is comprised of 6-8th grade boys and girls will open their season tonight.  Tonights meet will be against Adams Central Middle School and begins at 5:30pm at the Bellmont High School pool.