Bemidji Community Education offers basketball programming for grades K-5! Our youth sport programs provide boys and girls the opportunity to: learn fundamental skills; increase personal fitness levels; develop a positive self-image; learn cooperation in a team setting; have fun and feel successful. Please encourage and display good sportsmanship. End of season tournament will take place the last week of the season for grades 2-5. Game scheduled will be sent out prior to the tournament. Paid coaches or volunteers are needed in order for program to be held. Please contact Mike Gunkel for more information:218-333-3284 ext. 35306mike_gunkel@isd31.net

Bemidji Boys Youth Wrestling is for boys in grades PK-5. 6th grade boys will be able to join Bemidji Youth Wrestling once the BMS wrestling season has concluded. Wrestlers must be 4 years old when the wrestling season starts but do not need to be enrolled in a preschool. There is a T/TH option and a M/T/TH option for each age level and season. Only those that have at least one year of wrestling experience will be eligible for the M/T/TH option. T/TH practices are at Gene Dillon Elementary. Grades 4-5 practice from 330-500 and Grades K-3 practice from 500-600. Wrestlers in grades 4-5 will be chaperoned in the Aux Gym from after their dismissal time until practice starts at 330. Monday practices are from 615-745 in the BHS Wrestling Room (combined K-5). For all boys in grades PK-3 that are new to wrestling there is a Mon/Wed section from 500-600 in the Gene Dillon Elementary. All sections are broken up into two seasons. You must register for a season before your child will be allowed to participate. In order for coaches to successfully build on the foundations established during Season 1, wrestlers must participate in Season 1 in order to be eligible to register for Season 2. Exceptions may be made with coach's discretion. Season 1: December 8th - January 22nd Season 2: January 26th- March 5th Registration fee includes T-shirt. Registration for Bemidji Youth Wrestling Tournament will be covered for those registered in Community Ed Youth Wrestling. All wrestlers are invited to Youth Wrestling night on January 29th to watch the BHS Lumberjacks battle the DGF Rebels. Free admission for all youth wrestlers wearing a youth wrestling shirt with paid adult admission. $300 family max; contact Mike Gunkel with Bemidji Community Education for more information: (218) 333-3284; ext 35306 mike_gunkel@isd31.net Parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to attend the parent meeting on December 2nd at 6:30 PM in the Lumberjack Room at Bemidji High School. Participants should wear comfortable, athletic clothing and bring their own water bottle. Wrestling shoes and headgear are recommended but not required.

Safe Sitter is designed to prepare students ages 11-18 to be safe when they're home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. The instructor-led class is filled with fun games and role-playing exercises.