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We are excited to begin the 2026-2027 school year and hope our Mountainside staff and students have a wonderful year ahead.

In addition to the MANY beautiful, bright red strawberries in the garden, we had lettuce, kale, radishes, herbs and flowers to harvest as well! Families enjoyed the first ever family fun day, featuring our own "Farm Stand" of freshly student-picked, Beechwood garden grown items as well as outdoor activities everyone can enjoy!  Many thanks to our volunteers for this bountiful experience.

We couldn't have had a better day, weather-wise, and Mr. Gormly outdid himself in planning patriotic-themed activity stations for the WHOLE school to participate at the same time! Thank you also to all the staff, PTO, and parent volunteers who helped to facilitate a safe and fun time for our Bears! They all got to put their athletic skills and even more importantly, their teamwork and spirit into the day. 

Mrs. Sterba did a beautiful job filling our hallways with her students' works of art.  Families walked through our gallery with their children proudly showing off their masterpieces.   What a wonderful way to showcase everyone's hard work and creative talents.

Thank you to Mr. Mikula for putting together great performances with our Beechwood Bears.  Each grade sang to a packed house, making us all proud to be a Bear in the process.  Great job!

The amazingly talented art club students from Deerfield came to Beechwood's garden to paint a spectacular mural along with some talented Beechwood Bears.  Thank you to Mrs. Sterba and other volunteers who brought this vision to life.  What a beautiful addition to the garden that can be enjoyed for years to come!