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Art Council Announces 2022 Award Winners
The BAAC Annual Meeting was held on Tuesday, August 23rd at Izzy's 19th Hole. The evening included appetizers, awards, and just a little...
Aug 30, 20221 min read


SHREK The Musical Brings Community Theater Back to Batesville for First Time in 4 Years
SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite...
Jun 20, 20221 min read


New mural coming to the Kids Discovery Factory building!
A new mural will be unveiled in Batesville soon! BAAC, Batesville Main Street, and Kids Discovery Factory recently collaborated with a...
May 30, 20221 min read

BPS students help design a new mural with muralist Hanna Gundrum
Batesville Primary School students helped design a new mural in our building with muralist Hanna Gundrum from San Diego, California. All...
May 22, 20221 min read


Kevin Stonerock- A Visit with a Hoosier Pioneer at BIS
Storyteller and performer, Kevin Stonerock performed A Visit with a Hoosier Pioneer for all 4th grade students on Tuesday, May 17th,...
May 19, 20221 min read

Jason Knuckles & University of Louisville Jazz visits BHS
Jason Knuckles and the University of Louisville Jazz program spent three days working with musicians at Batesville High School and...
May 16, 20221 min read


John McCloy helps create mural at OA
Two years ago, John McCloy helped OA with a mural in the science hallway and because he worked so well with the students, OA brought him...
May 16, 20221 min read


Danyel Mann creates choreography for BHS Drama Club
This year the Batesville High School Drama Club performed Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Ms. Mann created choreography for...
May 9, 20221 min read


Yoga and Meditation with Lisa Tuveson at BHS
Part of the Psychology Curriculum is a unit called Stress, Lifestyle and Health. During these lectures, Yoga and Meditation is discussed...
May 3, 20221 min read


Rosary making at OA
Sarah Pulskamp, owner of GypsySoul Essential Oils and Gifts, met with all OA students during their religion class on Tuesday, April 26 to...
May 3, 20221 min read


Kevin Stonerock performs for BIS 5th graders
Storyteller and performer, Kevin Stonerock performed Stephen Hopkins: A Pilgrim of Plymouth for all 5th grade students on Friday, April...
May 3, 20221 min read


Playhouse in the Park visits BPS 1st and 2nd graders
Playhouse in the Park returned to BPS to provide workshops for our students in first and second grade. First grade students participated...
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Visual artist and motivational speaker Gary Gee visits BMS
Batesville Middle School Sixth, Seventh Grade Art Rotation and 6th , 7th students spent about 25min each with Gary Gee. Gary is a...
Apr 19, 20221 min read


Grammy Award Winner Bill Miller visits BMS
Batesville Middle School seventh-grade students spent approximately two weeks reading, analyzing, and “performing” an adaptation of...
Apr 19, 20221 min read


Matthew Graham visits OA
Matthew Graham, Indiana's Poet Laureate, visited the AP Literature class on Monday, April 11. Graham read some poems from his most...
Apr 19, 20221 min read


Don Edwards visits BPS
At Batesville Primary School, Don Edwards is considered the “Pottery Legend.” He has been creating pottery with our students for over 30...
Apr 19, 20221 min read


Miss Lizzie visits St. Louis Schools!
Miss Lizzie came to St. Louis and She spent three days working with our St. Louis students. She taught them about the history and the...
Apr 11, 20221 min read


Latin American Dance Workshop at St. Louis Schools
The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at St. Louis Catholic School were able to experience a Latin American dance workshop on...
Apr 6, 20221 min read


Playhouse in the Park "Green Eggs and Ham" workshop for Kindergarten at BPS
Two teaching artists from Playhouse in the Park led workshops for each of our kindergarten classes for 45 minutes each day during the...
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Lester Laminack visits BPS!
Children’s book author Lester Laminack visited Batesville Primary School and entertained students by animatedly reading aloud several of...
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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