Beecher Community School District is a public school district in Genesee County

Genesee County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69* I-75* I-475-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-13* M-15* M-21* M-54* M-57-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 682 people per square mile . There were 183,630...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 and in the Genesee Intermediate School District

Genesee Intermediate School District

Genesee Intermediate School District is an Intermediate School District in Michigan serving the school districts that primarily lay with Genesee County.-Charter School/Academies:*Academy Of Flint*Burton Glen Charter Academy*Center Academy...

. It serves the Census Designated Place of Beecher

Beecher, Michigan

Beecher is an unincorporated community in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as a municipality. The population was 12,793 at the 2000 census....

 which is just north of Flint

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

. It gained national attention on February 29, 2000 when 6 year old Kayla Rolland was shot and killed by classmate Derrick Owens at Buell Elementary School. The school closed in 2002 and has since been demolished.

Schools

The Beecher Community School District is made up of three different buildings; Dailey Elementary School, Tucker Elementary School and Beecher Middle High School.

Athletics

Beecher's mascot is the Beecher Buccaneer. Sports in the school system include football, basketball, wrestling, baseball, track and field, and softball. Varsity football is coached by Courtney Hawkins. In 2009-2010 the football team went 9-0, and won the conference title. Beecher also has a little league football and basketball program.