BCEF Receives $130,000 in Grants from Hillenbrand Foundations

The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) has recently received grants totaling $130,000 from two Hillenbrand foundations toward the construction of an outdoor learning complex at Batesville Primary School (BPS).  The additional funding provides BCEF with a greater capacity to complete …

BCEF Grant Supplements Reading at BIS

Thanks to a BCEF classroom grant, Batesville Intermediate School third graders were able to expand their understanding of reading and language arts units. Items purchased augmented units in astronomy, classic tales, nature study, taxonomy, the human body, and colonial America, …

2023 Scholarship Recipients Named

BCEF is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 scholarships to Batesville High School (BHS) graduates. These scholarship awards totaled $31,500. Scholarship recipients are chosen by a committee of individuals that consists of two BCEF board members, the BHS …

BCEF Hosts 2023 Workforce Roundtable and Job Fair at BHS

Thank you to the 12 BCEF sponsors who participated in some way in our workforce roundtable and job fair with high school students at BHS on April 27.

Representatives from the attending businesses had the opportunity to share with BCSC …

2023 Spring Grants Announced

BCEF is pleased to announce the recipients of its spring grants to the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC). This biannual program by BCEF allows up to $5,000 to be awarded each fall and spring to projects selected by a committee …

BMS Art on Main 22-23 Installed

A blended color pencil drawing created by Batesville Middle School (BMS) seventh grader Wesley Edwards has been selected by the board of directors of the Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) for the third installation in its mural project in downtown …

First “Show Them Some Love Fundraiser a Success”

In February 2023. BCEF held an online fundraiser called “Show Them Some Love,” raising money to pay for the registration fees for some of our BCSC teachers to participate in the Circle City Donut Dash 5K in Indianapolis on March …

2023 Andy Koors Sponsorship Recipients Named

The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) is pleased to announce the selection of two Batesville High School (BHS) students as recipients of Andy Koors Study Abroad Sponsorships for 2023, announced executive director Anne Wilson. To be considered for financial support …