Barkell Elementary School

Barkell Elementary School Barkell is a Y5 - 5th grade elementary school that focuses on safe learning environments with high expectations.

Three Barkell Robotics teams competed in the VEX IQ Michigan State Robotics Championship in Monroe, Mi on March 5-6. All...
03/09/2026

Three Barkell Robotics teams competed in the VEX IQ Michigan State Robotics Championship in Monroe, Mi on March 5-6. All three teams did a great job representing Bulldog spirit, grit, and integrity. The teams all scored personal bests in their Driving Skills portion of the competition!

Addi, James, Matthew, and Walter won the Judges Award for the outstanding interview, tenacity, and enthusiasm. Way to represent our Hancock family!

Bryant, CJ, Grayson, and Macklyn showed great teamwork and game strategy. They arranged to meet up and practice with all the teams on their alliance match schedule. This led to better alliance scoring for their matches and the highest seed placement going into finals of any Bulldogs Robotics team to date! They averaged over 115 points per match!

Anton, Gavin, and Isaac were the youngest team at the State Tournament and impressed the oldest teams with their ability to build a durable robot. They were cheered on by alliance team families and are excited to have many more years of robotics to come!

02/27/2026

Mr. Bob is starting ear training with the Kindergartners. If you can hear it, you can sing it. If you can sing it, you can play it!

Our Kinders and Young Fives officially hit the 100-day mark recently! To celebrate, they took to the halls for a festive...
02/27/2026

Our Kinders and Young Fives officially hit the 100-day mark recently! To celebrate, they took to the halls for a festive parade, complete with canes, curlers, and plenty of "Glamma" energy from our amazing teachers.
100 days smarter, 95 years "older," and 100% adorable. Way to go, Bulldogs! 🐾

It’s drumset week in Mr. Bob’s music class! It’s so much fun!
02/25/2026

It’s drumset week in Mr. Bob’s music class! It’s so much fun!

02/24/2026
Family STEM Night and Invention Convention 2026 were last week at Barkell Elementary. STEM night, hosted by Michigan Te...
02/17/2026

Family STEM Night and Invention Convention 2026 were last week at Barkell Elementary. STEM night, hosted by Michigan Tech, was an invitation for families to “play” engineer and were tasked with designing a project while being introduced to challenges along the way to simulate the process of real world engineering projects and project management.
Invention Convention is the culmination of a few weeks of students exploring the process of product invention. The students were tasked with identifying a “problem” in the world around them and developing a concept for a product to solve this problem.

Enjoy some excellent art! Mrs. Scholie is so inspiring!
02/17/2026

Enjoy some excellent art! Mrs. Scholie is so inspiring!

Enjoy these Young 5’ers being perfect Young 5’ers! Mrs Koskela is guiding them to a successful start in Kindergarten ne...
02/03/2026

Enjoy these Young 5’ers being perfect Young 5’ers! Mrs Koskela is guiding them to a successful start in Kindergarten next year!

01/27/2026

Leland heads to the Music room to learn and practice piano every day with Mr Bob. He’s making pretty good progress in a short amount of time!

Starlab fun!
01/26/2026

Starlab fun!

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1201 N. Elevation Street
Hancock, MI
49930

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+19064879030

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Barkell Elementary Mission Statement

At Barkell Elementary School (BES) we provide a safe, caring atmosphere, encouragement and high expectations so that students can reach their potential. There will be ample time for learning and our students’ progress will be closely monitored. By developing good study skills and a positive self-concept, our students will become responsible, productive citizens and lifelong learners. Our personnel recognize the needs to approach their vocation with a positive, caring and cooperative effort in order to develop lifelong learners. Through communication, community involvement and sharing expertise we strive to develop an atmosphere of leadership in encouraging and enabling individuals to achieve maximum potential. Through positive communication as partners in the learning process, the home, school and community relationships will foster an appreciation of our American Heritage and the importance of continuing education in our ever-changing world.