Cougars for Better Education, Inc. (C4BE) is a non-profit organization formed in the fall of 1995 which raises and disburses funds to support Bloomington High School North. C4BE supports academic, artistic, civic and athletic endeavors at BHSN. Projects supported by C4BE are those that will provide significant improvements to BHSN and are not funded by the Monroe County Community School Corporation or any other sources. We rely on volunteer efforts to direct and staff our activities, so virtually all funds raised are expended for educational projects at North.

There are several ways that you can help C4BE in supporting Bloomington North. All contributions are tax deductible. For details about the various programs of giving, please click on the following links.

• Direct Donation Form
• Buy a Brick Commemorative Brick Walkway
• Marsh Community Shopper Program
• Endowment Fund

Cougars for Better Education wants to say THANK YOU to every contributor; however, in order to ensure our donors' privacy, we list only corporate donors on our Web site.

Over $12,000 was donated to C4BE in 2003-04, all by individuals including parents, teachers, and alumni. This money, along with funds carried over from previous years, was used to award grants totaling more than $12,000 to ten different departments at BHSN. For a list of how the contributions were used, please click on the following link.

• 2002 - 2003 Expenditures
• 2003 - 2004 Expenditures

In addition to the generous financial support shown in the past, C4BE encourages you to become involved as a fellow advocate for educational excellence at BHSN. C4BE meets in the BHSN library at 7:30 pm on designated Monday evenings: September 13, October 25, and December 6 2004. 2005 meetings are scheduled for February 7, April 4, and May 16. Any additional meetings will be announced in advance on the BHSN listserv. You can also volunteer to help with school activities such as teacher appreciation, Cougar Encounter orientation, and Parent Open House on September 9, 2004. Please contact any officer listed below.

We are currently seeking nominations for the new BHSN Alumni Hall of Fame which will be unveiled when the school renovation is complete.

If you would like to receive e-mail notification of Cougars for Better Education meetings including minutes and agendas, click here to self-subscribe to our listserv . Then click on (bhsnc4be).  It is a completely confidential communication system.

If you have questions, please contact C4BE President Susan Dybvig by e-mail or by calling 333-0770.