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"The Bear Facts" is a weekly radio program produced by the students of Bishop Garrigan High School. The show is produced under the umbrella of the BGHS Gifted and Talented Program, with Mr. David Burrow as its faculty producer.

"The Bear Facts" airs each Saturday at about 8:45am on KLGA Radio in Algona, Iowa, USA. Station frequencies are 1600 AM and 92.7 FM.

This site archives scripts of recent and milestone "Bear Facts" broadcasts.  The archives are located on the Tripod® web server.  Please note that the archived scripts are snapshots in time.  As such, they may contain outdated links.

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Recent "Bear Facts" Episodes

May 10, 2008 - Audio download available in our audio archive
Class of 2008 Farewell Show, Large Group Music Honors, Regional Math, Katrina Even Breaks School Record
May 3, 2008 - Audio download available in our audio archive
Seniors' Last Week, Large Group Music Contest, Go the Distance Day,  Grandparents Day, Student Council Elections, Knowledge Master, Website
April 26, 2008 - Audio download available in our audio archive
Speech & Drama Awards, Quiz Bowl, Alex Hamilton Qualifies for Regional Math Competition in Kansas, All-Intramural Team, Student Council Elections (CORRECTION:  AFTER THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED, THE CANDIDATES WERE FINALIZED AS FOLLOWS--Megan Hilbert & Joe Straub, Ethan Gisch & Josh Berte, Ashley Beisch & Rebecca Brosnan, and Alec Boeckholt & Vinnie Humble.)
April 19, 2008  
Stewardship Day, Adopt-a-Highway, Intramural Championships, Quiz Bowl Competes at ISU, Knowledge Master, Golf Preview
April 12, 2008  
Prom 2008:  Hollywood Nights, Gala Re-Cap, North Central Conference Art Show, Track Preview
April 5, 2008
Mr. Stillman Dies, Danz Squad Wins Nationals, Quiz Bowl Success, Gala 2008:  The Greatest Show on Earth
March 29, 2008
National Dance, Spring Play, Quiz Bowl, Peer Helper Visits Prison, Intramural Playoffs, Compatibility Project
March 15, 2008
Speech Earns 13 I's at State, State HOSA, Danz Squad Prepars for Nationals, Intramural Basketball Finishes Regular Season, Spring Play:  The Great All-American Musical Disaster
March 8, 2008
Waffle Breakfast, State Speech Preview, Quiz Bowl Think-a-Thon, Blood Drive, Gala
March 1, 2008
Steph Kollasch to Travel on Mission Trip to Honduras, District Speech Results, Girls Basketball Awards, Intramural Basketball Update, All-Iowa Honor Drill Team
February 23, 2008
District Speech Contest at Garrigan, Danz Squad to Perform at State Basketball and Compete at Nationals, Math Team Results, Winter Weather Policies
February 16, 2008
BGHS Hosts Math Competition, Results of AMC-12 Math Exam, Pops Concert Preview, Spring Play
February 9, 2008 - Audio download available in our audio archive
Episode #650, Benefit for Chuck Stillman, Gala 2008:  The Greatest Show on Earth, Garrigan's Fiftieth Anniversary
February 2, 2008
State Speech Preview, Snow Storm Strands Students at School, Intramural Basketball, Basketball Playoffs, Four New Students at Garrigan
January 26, 2008
Catholic Schools Week:  Catholic Schools Light the Way, District Speech Results, Senior Retreat, Website, Basketball Cheer Squad
January 19, 2008
More Quiz Bowl Success, Math Team Does Well at Iowa Falls Tournament, District Large Group Speech
January 12, 2008
Quiz Bowl Wins Two First Place Awards & Qualifies for Nationals, Math Team, Intramural Basketball Preview

Fall 2007 Episodes

December 22, 2007- Audio download available in our audio archive
Quiz Bowl, Christmas Survey Results
December 15, 2007
Christmas Service Projects, Quiz Bowl Wins Another Tournament, Large-Group Speech Preview
December 8, 2007
Danz Squad Wins Judge's Choice at State, Quiz Bowl Competes in Knowledge Master, Math Team Preview, Winter Weather Policies, Scrip
December 1, 2007
Freshman/Sophomore Quiz Bowl Team Wins Championship, More Quiz Bowl News, Magazine Drive Wrap-Up, State Dance, Memorial Mass, Thanksgiving Hunger Meal
November 17, 2007
New Drinking Fountains, National Honor Society Induction, State Dance Preview, Quiz Bowl
November 10, 2007
State Quarterfinal Football, Football Re-Cap, Girls Basketball Preview, Kayla Schiltz Earns Division I in Solo Dance, Magazine Drive
November 3, 2007
Garrigan Advances to Second Round of Football Playoffs, Quiz Bowl, Fall Musical, Website
October 27, 2007
Katrina Even Qualifies for State Cross-Country, Quiz Bowl at Ankeny, Football Play-Offs, Advanced Biology Halloween Presentation, Art Field Trip, Musical:  Bye Bye Birdie
October 20, 2007
Homecoming Wrap-Up, All-State Music
October 13, 2007
17th Annual BGHS Quiz Bowl Tournament, Football Team Beats 4th Top 10 Team, Homecoming 2007:  Road Trip
October 6, 2007
State Marching Band Competition, Catholic Choral Festival, Quiz Bowl, Speaker on Stem Cells and Cloning, Exchange Student:  Gui Klein, Kindergartner Wins $5000 and a Computer
September 29, 2007- Audio download available in our audio archive
Football Team Gets Huge Win over West Hancock, Volleyball Beats Eagle Grove in Three Straight, Katrina Even Sets Cross-Country Record, Dance Squad Qualifies Six for All-Iowa Honors, Algona Band Day
September 22, 2007
Calendar Drive Re-Cap, Homecoming Royal Court Named, Teacher Inservice:  Annual Progress Report, Scrip
September 15, 2007
Student Council plans Homecoming, Leadership Conference, College Credit Courses, Advanced Biology Trip, Freshman Football
September 8, 2007
CYO Cross-Country, Updated Computer Lab, Technology Changes, Website, Announcement of Garrigan's 50th Anniversary, Fall Musical:  Bye Bye, Birdie, Freshman Student Council Election
September 1, 2007
Fall Sports Preview:  Football, Spirit Squad, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Marching Band, Calendar Drive
August 25, 2007
Girls Golf Repeats as State Champions, Baseball and Softball Wrap-Ups, Danz Squad Camp, Trip to Spain, New Football Bleachers, New Faculty

Spring 2007 Episodes

May 19, 2007- Audio download available in our audio archive
Last Show of Year, Graduation Awards, State Track Qualifiers, State Girls Golf, Trip to Spain
May 12, 2007
Class of 2007, District Track
May 5, 2007
Student Council Election Results, Tony Rouse Qualifies for Midwest Regional Math Competition, Quiz Bowl and "Bear Facts" Letterwinners, Stewardship Day, Grandparents Day, Departing Faculty Members
April 28, 2007
Prom 2007:  Jungle Fever, Confirmation, Intramural Basketball Championship, All-Intramural Team, Student Council Elections
April 21, 2007 
Gala Takes in $220,000, State Math Tournament, Intramural Basketball Championship, Speech Awards, North Central Conference Art Show Winners, Canoe Trip
April 14, 2007
Gala 2007:  Gala Down Under
March 31, 2007
State Solo & Ensemble Music Contest, Quiz Bowl, Danz Squad Tryouts, Envirothon, ILCC Business Competition, Boys Basketball Awards, North Central Conference Art Show, Gala Down Under
March 24, 2007 - Audio download available in our audio archive
Dylan Freking Qualifies for All-State Speech, State Speech Results, Intramural Basketball Wrap-Up, Spring Play, Golf Preview
March 17, 2007 
Academic Banquet, Math Awards, Girls Basketball Awards, Computer Match Compatibility Results
March 10, 2007
JoAnn Kirsch Wins World Food Prize Internship in China, Boys Win District Championship in Basketball, Individual Speech Wins 13 I's at District Contest,  Track Preview
March 3, 2007
District Individual Speech, Math Competition, Pops Concert, Boys Basketball Playoffs, All-Iowa Honor Drill Team, Danz Squad Performs at State Basketball Tournament
February 24, 2007 
Girls Win District Championship in Basketball, Intramural Basketball,  All-Intramural Voting, BGHS Website, Christian Leadership Service Projects, District Speech Contest
February 17, 2007 
Math Team Wins Home Tournament, Basketball Playoffs, Individual Speech Preview, Pops Concert Cast
February 10, 2007
Garrigan Hosts Math Competition, AMC-12 National Mathematics Examination, State Speech Results, Spring Play Cast
February 3, 2007 
State Large-Group Speech, Danz Squad on TV, Relay for Life Cupcakes, Intramural Basketball, Scrip Passes $2 Million
January 27, 2007
Catholic Schools Week:  The Good News in Education -- Our Children, Our Faith, Our Future, All Speech Students Qualify for State, Honor Band, Community Theatre Production, Meals on Wheels
January 20, 2007
Quiz Bowl, District Large-Group Speech Contest, First Musical Theatre Competitors, Math Team Success, Intramurals
January 13, 2007
Two Quiz Bowl Teams Make Playoffs, Intramural Basketball Preview, How Many Licks Does It Take to Get to the Center of a Tootsie Pop?
January 6, 2007 - Audio download available in our audio archive
Interesting Class Activities, Semester Tests, Speech Preview, Quiz Bowl, Football Sportsmanship Among Top 10% in State


Bishop Garrigan High School Home Page

Audio downloads for the current show and selected past shows are available in our audio archive.

Some broadcasts are streamed live from KLGA on myinfocentral.com.

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Bishop Garrigan High School
1224 N. McCoy
Algona, Iowa 50511
United States

Phone = 515/295-3521
Fax = 515/295-7739