Beecher Community School District
Beecher Schools
Location
Michigan, 48458
United States
Coordinates43°05′29.0″N 83°41′49.2″W / 43.091389°N 83.697000°W / 43.091389; -83.697000
District information
PresidentKimberly Green
Vice-presidentMary Rankins[1]
SuperintendentPaul S. Baker
Governing agencyGenesee Intermediate School District
Other information
Websitewww.beecherschools.org

Beecher Community School District is a public school district in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and in the Genesee Intermediate School District. It serves the census-designated place of Beecher which is just north of Flint.

Notable events

The district gained national attention on February 29, 2000, when six-year-old Kayla Rolland was shot and killed by a classmate at Buell Elementary School.[2]

Athletics

Beecher's mascot is the Beecher Buccaneer.[3]

Notable graduates

References

  1. "Board of Education". Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  2. Rosenblatt, Roger (March 13, 2000). "The Killing Of Kayla". Time. Vol. 155, no. 10. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001.
  3. MHSAA High
  4. Woodyard, Eric (September 27, 2012). "Past Beecher experiences shape former NFL player Carl Banks into successful businessman". MLive Media Group. Retrieved August 10, 2014.


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