Chambana Sun

Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School (BHRA) highlighted student achievements and activities in a series of posts on its official Twitter account in September 2025. The tweets focused on athletic recognition, civic engagement, and weekly school updates.

On September 18, BHRA posted about senior Reis McFarland's nomination for a local award: "Senior Reis McFarland is leading the vote for @news_gazette Athlete of the Week — but we need one last surge!

Vote before NOON today:

https://t.co/997vofgViohttps://t.co/YWWvMrOCrm"

A day later, the school's account shared an update about a civics class field trip: "BHRA seniors from Mrs. Tidwell's Civics class visited the County Clerk's office! They toured the historical building and had the opportunity to register to vote. Thank you to the County Clerk's office for hosting us! Proud of our future voters! #BHRA #CivicsInAction https://t.co/TB4kzvGr2z" This tweet was posted on September 19.

Also on September 19, BHRA encouraged its community to view recent video updates: "Check out this week's video announcements!

https://t.co/CDRkimhMTHhttps://t.co/oSZtZ0WYxm"

Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School serves grades 9 through 12 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, with an enrollment of 334 students during the 2019-2020 school year (source). According to state education data, approximately 22.5 percent of those students were seniors in grade 12 during that period (Illinois Report Card). The largest group by grade was sophomores at 26.3 percent.

Demographically, BHRA's student body in the same year consisted primarily of white students (92.2 percent), with smaller percentages identifying as black (0.9 percent), Hispanic (3.3 percent), and Asian (1.2 percent) (Illinois Report Card).