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‘We’re starting to get cramped’: Growing enrollment at Belleville East High School prompts plans to renovate, expand [Video]

District officials say Belleville East High School is at capacity for space as enrollment grows. Planning has begun to renovate and expand the campus.

BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A Metro East school district has a good problem to fix.

School leaders say Belleville East High School is at capacity for space as enrollment grows.

The campus sits on 76 acres with 20 buildings plus athletic fields, making it one of the largest high schools in the area.

Belleville District 201 Superintendent Brian Mentzer said they’re happy to welcome more students, but with space quickly shrinking, it’s become challenging. 

“Last year, we graduated our largest graduating class in many years. We had roughly 630 graduates last year, which marks a significant uptick in enrollment. It’s a rather large increase over what we’ve had 10 or 15 years before,” the superintendent said. “When you combine it with a couple of other factors on …

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Pete Tychsen, President & Founder of Preservation Financial Group Interviewed on the Influential Entrepreneur Podcast Discussing Having a Retirement Income Plan in Writing [Video]

Pete Tychsen discusses having a retirement income plan in writing  Listen to the interview on the Business Innovators Radio Network: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/pete-tychsen-president-and-founder-of-preservation-financial-group-discussing-having-a-retirement-income-plan-in-writing/ Pete Tychsen, the president and founder of Preservation Financial Group. They discuss the importance of having a retirement income plan in writing, emphasizing that while knowledge is powerful, it needs to be put into […]