Because of this successful combining of the middle and high schools, and the strong history of cooperation between the Brandon and Evansville schools, it seems like a natural progression to move on to consolidation. On April 8th Evansville School Board, and on April 15th the Brandon School Board each passed a resolution to allow the public to vote on consolidation. This special election will be held in both school districts on June 25, 2013.

Over the next several weeks there will be community informational meetings held in both Evansville and Brandon. Please try and attend at least one of them to learn what exciting things this would mean to our schools and to have any questions you might have answered.

7:00 pm, Tuesday, May 7th, Brandon Gym

7:00 pm, Wednesday, May 8th, Evansville Gym

7:00 pm, Wednesday, May 22nd, Brandon Gym

7:00 pm, Thursday, May 23rd, Evansville Gym

Future meetings may be held if needed

Informational Newsletter on Building a Stronger Future Together Link

April 21st the Kindness Club was aired on KSTP! You may go to KSTP website to see the segment that was aired.  

KSTP Link

The Evansville Kindness Club has received national recognition in the "American Profile" magazine and will be featured in the "On the Road With Jason Davis".  Barb Bratvold started the Kindness club in 1995 when her fourth-grade students decided to make get-well cards for a retired schoolteacher who became ill shortly after visiting their class.  A thank-you letter to the class created a dialogue on how good it felt to help others. The students asked to make more cards and after a class meeting, the establishment of the Evansville 4th Grade Kindness Club resulted. From there it has blossomed to 48,500 cards to those ill, lonely, or suffering from a loss of loved one or tragedy. 

The Kindness Club has had some major endeavors through the years including helping victims of the flood in Ada in 97, tornado in Comfrey in 98, and the tsunami in Japan. Many fundraisers for individuals as well as organizations have been completed through the years.  Their motto "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is one that hopefully Mrs. Bratvold's students will keep for their lifetime. 

The Kindness Club received a book Have You Filled a Bucket today? from a recipient of their cards. The book tells how everyone carries an invisibile bucket that holds your good thoughts and feelings about yourself. When your bucket is full, you feel happy, but when your bucket is empty you feel very sad. We can all fill other people's bucket by being kind to them.  The Kindness Club members are bucket fillers!

Link to the American Profile Article