Please click "read more" below for an announcement from Head of School, Shannon Brunink. 

Parents/Guardians:

Thank you for your patience as we worked through the school safety concern this morning. At this time, we have been cleared by the Holland Police Department to resume our school day. They have thoroughly investigated the original concerning phone call the main office received and have not found that to be a credible threat. Mr. Brunink will provide more details about this incident as soon as possible this afternoon.  Students in 8th grade that were scheduled to take the PSAT this afternoon will instead attend their normal Friday classes. More information about rescheduled testing will be communicated as it is developed. 

Original Message

"At this time we are sheltering in place. There is not an issue on campus but we had a safety concern from off site so we are holding students in classrooms. For precaution, we are not allowing anyone in or out of the building until cleared by the Holland Police Department. Students will not be allowed to be signed in or out for any reason at this time. We are working closely with local law enforcement and will post more information as it becomes available. At this time we will continue to work to keep our Black River community safe."
 

It is with great sadness that the Black River Community mourns the tragic passing of a BR Middle School parent. At this time, the name is not being shared on our website, as it has not been announced publicly. Members of the school Social Work and Counseling team will be on hand to help in this time of mourning.  

On Monday morning, middle school students will be given the opportunity in class to complete the following form to access support from our social work/counseling team, if they would like to do so. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqjEZWBiEXR3b2BUFpbZOYuRVPglonoukS0X0SmoAz-uG9Bw/viewform

However, any BR student seeking support is encouraged to fill out the above form. 

Our thoughts are with our BR family in this time of grief. 

The 2024 Summer Camp and Enrichment Information is here! Click the links below for more details:

2024 Elementary Summer Camps and Enrichment Opportunities

2024 Middle/High School Summer Camps and Enrichment Opportunities

The 2024 Rat Race 5K and Elementary One Mile Mini Dash is less than one month away!

Join us Saturday, April 27th!! The Mini Dash starts at 8:30am and the 5K begins at 9:00am. You must be registered prior to Monday, April 8th to guarantee the correct t-shirt size. Race medals go to the first 200 participants signed up!

Register using this link https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Holland/brratrace

This is a huge Black River Athletics fundraiser and a great community event!!!

Hello BR Readers and Families,

As you can see in this video, our book vending machine continues to bring joy to our young readers! Please consider donating to stock our vending machine with free new books for students. You can check out our fundraising campaign details and make a donation here. Questions? Please reach out to Alaina Kramer at kramera@brpsk12.org.

Attention Senior Parents!

Would you like to honor your graduate with a special message of recognition in the yearbook?

If so, please write your brief (no more than 50 words) message on the form. You may include 1 Picture for 1/8 page or 2 pictures for 1⁄4 page or 3 pictures for 1⁄2 page dedications.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FORM

Electronic copies are preferred, but hard copy photos will be accepted. See details on the form.

TIME IS SHORT, SO DON’T MISS OUT! Dedication submission deadline is May 17th. If this is a problem,

Please email shirkj@brpsk12.org with any questions.