B-CC High School Centennial Celebration

100 Years of Innovation, Community, and Academic Excellence

Future Ready B-CC

A century of excellence. A generation prepared for what comes next.

A century ago, the B-CC community invested in a school for generations of students they would never meet.

Today, it’s our turn.

Future Ready B-CC is an ambitious investment in the next generation of Barons — expanding opportunity, building connections that last beyond graduation, and preparing students to lead in a rapidly changing world. With your support, we can turn these ideas into opportunities for students — and ensure B-CC continues to innovate, inspire, and open doors for years to come.

Join us in preparing B-CC for its next century.

The Centennial Campaign

Future Ready B-CC is the most ambitious campaign in the Foundation's 30-year history. It runs through the school year, as B-CC's 100th class prepares to graduate. Leadership gifts from alumni, parents and community leaders have already given the campaign a strong start. Reaching our goal will take the whole B-CC community, with gifts at every level.

Your gift will support three priorities:

Make your Centennial gift today

Investing in Student Success

Expanding programs that level the playing field.

Since 1995, the Foundation has invested in programs and supports that expand opportunity across the school, guided by a belief that every student deserves access to the resources they need to thrive. Today B-CC has its largest student body ever, with students from 66 countries speaking 18 languages, and about one in three has qualified for free or reduced-price meals. We are committed to strengthening programs and supports that open doors and close opportunity gaps.

The Baron Network

Every graduate. Every generation. Every student. Connected.

The Baron Network will connect B-CC students with alumni and community partners who can share advice on college and careers, serve as mentors, and open doors to internships, job shadowing, and new opportunities. And it goes both ways: the Network will give alumni meaningful ways to stay connected with classmates, share their experience, and remain part of the B-CC community for generations to come.

Ready to Lead

Where Barons learn to navigate — and shape — the future.

Technology is changing how we live, how we learn, and what it takes to succeed. Ready to Lead is our commitment to keeping B-CC ahead of that curve, with the critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and technology fluency students need to thrive. AI is a big part of that, and we’re taking it on thoughtfully, alongside school leaders and teachers. The goal: Barons who graduate ready for today’s workforce and ready to lead with confidence.

Help Shape B-CC’s Next Century

B-CC has never stood still. For 100 years, generations of Barons, families, teachers, alumni, and community members have invested in a school that opens doors and creates opportunity.

Now it’s our turn.

Your support will help us launch these new initiatives while continuing the programs that make a difference every day. Together, we can make sure every Baron has the opportunity to succeed.

Make your Centennial gift today

Upcoming Centennial Events

Alumni Speaker Series

TBD

Baron Palooza

Spring 2027

Foundation Centennial Celebration

Spring 2027

B-CC’s 100th Graduation

May 24, 2027

Celebrating the Class of 2027

Have a question? Contact Carole Brand & Deborah Scheck, co-chairs B-CC HS Centennial Committee.

Homecoming 2026

September 25-27, 2026

Friday, September 25, 2026
Homecoming Football Game vs. Wheaton HS at B-CC for students, staff, and community, 6 pm
Saturday, September 26, 2026
JV football game vs. Wheaton, 10 am
Purchase tickets at https://gofan.co/
Friday, September 25, 2026
Join us for an adults-only Centennial celebration, right after the Homecoming game. Alumni, faculty, staff, parents, parents of alumni and friends of B-CC from the neighborhood and local businesses are all invited to celebrate from 8-11 pm at the KID Museum.
Enjoy live music by alumni, dancing, wine, beer, root beer floats, and savory bites. Test your Baron knowledge with trivia and prizes, and get a first look at the B-CC Centennial museum before it opens to the public. Browse decades of Baron photos on display, then step into the photo booth to add your own to the collection.
For more information or to help out, contact Jody Gan
Tickets are on sale now!
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Community Open House at B-CC High School, 2-4 pm
2 pm – Ribbon cutting of the new Centennial Museum at “The Pines”
3 pm – Preview of the “Betty Play” in the Art Atrium, followed by talk by Dr. Betty Holston Smith, who courageously overcame bullying and racism as she entered B-CC as one of the first black students in 1956.
Plus, enjoy tours, exhibitions, and more:
- Student-led tours of the school
- Photos with the Baron
- Music provided by the Jazz Combo
- Food to benefit the Music Boosters
- Centennial merch at the Foundation table
- Student art show
- And table displays provided by the PTSA, Tattler, CHIPS, Pine Tree yearbook, Sports Boosters, Alumni authors, SGA, and B-CC Cares
Free afternoon activity for alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and community members. All are welcome!
For more information or to help out, contact Alison Mandell
Saturday, September 26
Check out our Alumni page for a list of upcoming reunions. If you don’t see a reunion for your class, we encourage you to plan one. Our Reunion Resources page can help you get started.
Saturday, September 26, 2026
100th year homecoming dance for students at B-CC HS
Sunday, September 27, 2026
B-CC HS will be open from 10 - 12:00 for alumni groups to gather. Food will be available to purchase from food trucks on site. RSVP here.
Please contact Sheryl Raskin & Nancy Edwards with questions.

Thank you for an amazing Homecoming Weekend!

Centennial Homecoming Photos — See the moments that made the weekend special.

Look for B-CC Centennial Merch at upcoming Centennial events.

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