Dear BRHS Class of 2020, Many amazing efforts have been made to celebrate your great achievement of graduating and your teachers, coaches, and counselors at Bear River wanted to add their voices. We have spent three years being involved in your lives and are proud of you. Below are messages to congratulate you, thank you, and inspire you. Principal A.J. Gilmore
You can’t wait for life to come to you, you have to come to life. Ricky Anderson You can do hard things! Joelle Beard My heart reaches out to all you seniors at this time. I have so many memories from my senior year, and I am sad that you have missed out on many of these experiences and opportunities. Even though you are stuck (mostly) at home, don’t forget to make memories that you can cherish and remember. This is a unique time and I hope you can have something fond from this to look back on, even if it is not the traditional senior year. I hope that you know that your teachers miss you, care about you, worry for you, and hope that you achieve great things in your futures! I truly love you all and I miss you greatly. Braquel Brinkerhoff Remember: "Everyone can RISE above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do." -Nelson Mandela. Congrats class of 2020! You have been an amazing group of students to teach and I'm so excited to see what you accomplish! Heidi Coulson Congratulations Class of 2020! Thanks for the memories! We may have had a short year, but the memories will last forever. Make your mark upon the world! You got this! Johanna Fyffe I am honest when I say this: I was excited when you came to this school as sophomores. I saw the group that you were in how you supported each other, your skill and your hard work. I expected great things by the time you were seniors and that is what you did. I expect you will do great things as you move forward. Kristina Hanson The best thing you can do in life is to aim for the stars! Even if you don't ever reach them, you'll at least get to climb some pretty high mountains on the way. Pam Hawkes I just want to say Congratulations!!! You made it and good luck. A special shout out to Julia. Calculus and 1050 were a lot of work this tri, but you all did it. Thanks for working so hard. Kristen Hewlett It is with a heavy heart that I say farewell to our 2020 senior class. I am heartbroken that I missed the last few months with you, but I am so proud of your resilience and fighting spirit. You will be stronger because of this trial and I know you will accomplish amazing things! Good luck and know how proud we are of you! Heidi Jensen To my National Honor Society presidency, thank you for making this year amazing! You have done amazing things as student leaders, and you will go on to do amazing things as community leaders. Remember the power and positivity of the group. It takes just one to make the entire group strong. To my Sterling Scholars--all 14 of you. I watched you grow, struggle, build, and learn. I watched you make it to competition, and then stay home due to COVID-19. You are strong. You are amazing! You are enough. Go out there and show the world. I am so proud of all of you. To my Fantastic English class--thanks for the food, the fun, the memories. Thank you for the impossibly amazing designs and dreams you shared. Thank you for making English fun. Take your dreams, your imaginations, and your beautiful goals and fill our world with impossible beauty. Michael Jensen You can do hard things. You will overcome. I miss you already. Kassidy Lake This is one of my favorite quotes I received during an election at USU. I think it’s great advice for anyone, but especially for this special class of 2020. As you leave Bear River and enter a new stage of life that will be full of changes, my advice to you is to “Soften into the discomfort. Accept it. Know that it's gifting you growth, fuel, and grit. Whatever it may be that you're claiming this year as your desire and dream. I wish you the discomfort. The stillness within the unease. The softening within the stretch. And mostly, I wish you the match that lights and revives the fire to keep you going. Because you can. Keep going.” - Author Unknown Sandy MacSparran To my Physics with Technology seniors: You Rock! You keep working hard like you did in my class and you will own the World. Keep it up. Thanks for making my last time teaching PWT ever, my BEST time ever. Coach Van Park Dear Seniors, This virus may have stolen your senior year, but it cannot and will not steal your future. You will be the generation that doesn’t take anything for granted and therefore will make each day the best. You will appreciate and value what you have and therefore will be a GREAT SUCCESS! Best Wishes Class of 2020! ValaRee Rees "Inhale confidence. Exhale doubt." Thanks for your examples of being resilient while being adjustable and adaptable. You will do great things! I am grateful for the opportunity to work with many of you this year. Sarah Saunders Congratulations, class of 2020! We are so proud of you! You help me be proud to be a Bear River Bear. Clair Schenk Here's my wish to the graduating seniors of 2020. I think that Rascal Flatts said it best: "I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow, And each road leads you where you wanna go, And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose, I hope you choose the one that means the most to you. And if one door opens to another door closed, I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window, If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile. . . . . My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small, You never need to carry more than you can hold, And while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too," This wish for each of you! Derek Sorensen Dear Class of 2020, In theatre, when the audience is amazed by a performance and wishes to show their appreciation for the performer's outstanding work, they join together in a standing ovation. Rising together, the audience roars with cheers and applause for a job well done. Today, I give you my own standing ovation for your academic and extracurricular achievements, your ability to overcome adversity, and your incredible accomplishment of graduating! Take one final bow and go out and change the world. Love, Mr. Sorensen Eric Stamps "There is no such thing as Luck! There is Preparation, Perspiration, Inspiration, Dedication, and ... Probability... but, may the Force be with you anyway." Katie Stapley I feel honored and blessed to have been in contact with such remarkable individuals. YOU are why I love teaching. Covid-19 has robbed all of us, but you have felt your loss heavily. As much as you wanted to complete your high school journey, we wanted it for you too. One of the great joys of being a teacher is seeing students succeed and reach the end. Despite this pandemic, you HAVE succeeded. I am proud of your success. I care for you and I believe in you. Margo Tackett Seniors, look forward. What happened in the past does not have to control your future. You can take the next step with confidence that you are capable. With hard work, anything is possible. The future's so bright and you are going to rock it! Janette Tomkinson Success isn’t always measured by just past performance. Every student, no matter their recent performance, can choose to be successful in the future. Wade Walton I sure am proud of all of you. You have overcome some unique challenges. I love you all and wish you the best. Go Bears!! Pete Watkins I really like this quote by Bethany Hamilton (surfer who survived a shark attack and eventually returned to surfing). “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.” – Bethany Hamilton Coach Gene Wilcox “You be sorry on the bench”- Hoosiers Ben Wiley “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." - John Wooden
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By: Reagan Christensen These past few months have felt like they’ve been something out of a dystopian novel. The “rules” that we have been advised to follow have gone from wearing gloves and masks when in public to being told whether or not your job is essential, and if it’s not, you then have to stay home.
One of the people in our small town that are deemed ‘essential’ is a student at our very own Bear River High School: junior, Kyra Ballard. Ballard has worked in the deli/bakery department of our local Kent’s Market for about nine months. During her time working, she has been taught the basic rules of food safety to keep food safe and ready to eat. Because of the current pandemic, she has had to redefine food safety. Ballard’s job as she knew it has changed and she has become an essential worker in society. How deli and bakery items are made available to customers has also had to change significantly. Instead of getting a drink cup at the fountain, customers have to come to the deli attendant and request a cup, lid, and straw. Another thing that was a big concern was the island of hot food just outside the deli. Usually the hot food was out, but covered for customers to serve themselves. Since the pandemic hit, this was a big problem because the food was open to everyone and it wasn’t as well covered as some would like. This has been fixed by making the food individually packaged in plastic containers. Kent’s has also made meal deals that come with a couple of individually contained things like four pieces of lasagna, salad, and bread sticks. Another thing that Ballard’s department has to do is get donuts for the customers. “The main point of action is to minimize the contact of people to food as much as possible,” said Ballard. But the real question is, is this method effective? Ballard believes the answer is yes and said, “With us grabbing everything for them it doesn’t allow as many germs to pass through since we are required to wear gloves and change them often”. Ballard and the others in her department have definitely seen the effects of pandemic rules and they are working hard to keep the customers safe. For someone so young, Ballard has an important job and is fighting on the front lines of this pandemic by providing food in a safe manner. |