Blackford County Schools

BCS has immediate openings for 2 Instructional Assistants. It's a great job for anyone who would like to stay on the same schedule as their school-age kids. Interested? Reach out to the contact listed. Join us! https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1299/BCS/4855510/Job_Postings_9-20-2024.pdf

It was a beautiful morning to release more butterflies at BPS! This time the butterflies came from Mrs. Sherry Thomas' kindergarten class! So pretty! Great job, Cubs! #BetterAtBlackford

The 4th graders at BIS are working on an argumentative brochure to persuade their audience about which park they think is the best in Blackford County. We did field research this week to observe Sigma Phi Gamma Founder's Park. The students did a quick illustration, a general description, and at least 3 special features of the park. Way to go, Bruins! #BetterAtBlackford

They're releasing butterflies today in Ms. Kiley Eppard's Preschool class at BPS! What a fun and important lesson! #BetterAtBlackford

Let's hear it for today's BCS Student Shout-out - Alexander Damian! Alexander was nominated for his hard work in Mrs. Carrie Clevenger's class at BJSHS! Keep up the good work, Alexander! #BruinProud

Preschool students had a very special guest today! Officer Joel Allred from the Hartford City Police Department stopped by to read books to the classes. Officer Allred was welcomed by Preschool teachers: Ms. Bre Heine, Ms. Kiley Eppard, Mrs. Autumn Moore and Mrs. Jodi Bacon.

Oh no! We missed a decorated door winner at BPS! Mrs. Jodi Bacon's door was also a winner! #Homecoming2024

Door decorating fun at BJSHS. Mrs. Rogers said she loved watching her students' ideas come together! Great job, Bruins! #Homecoming2024

BJSHS English Teacher Monica Myers and senior Dawson Gore have some fun dressed up as wild cats during this week's Homecoming festivities! Let's get fired up, Bruins! #Homecoming2024

We have winners! Ms. Ericka Rogers announces winners for the PTO Door Decorating Contest. They include: Mrs. Jodi Bacon (ocean), Mrs. Sherry Thomas (polar), Mrs. Rachael Story (jungle), Mr. Ben Harvey (desert), and Mrs. Liz Holdcroft (safari)! We are full of homecoming spirit over here at BPS! Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all for your hard work. Great job! #Homecoming2024

BJSHS students in Mr. Aaron Murphy's Health class had a great time today learning about resilience by making free standing towers. They were tasked to make the tallest tower possible using marshmallows, spaghetti noodles, tape and string. Half way through, disaster struck and they lost half of their supplies. They regrouped and kept focused on the task at hand. They learned that we can’t control what happens to us, we can only control how we respond to it. #BetterAtBlackford

Mrs. Denise Rogers is painting the town red and showing her Bruin Pride for Homecoming! How about you? Let's get loud and proud for our Bruins! #Homecoming2024 #BruinPrideDay

Check out more of the wild and cute animals dressed up for Homecoming 2024! We sure appreciate the school spirit, Cubs! #BetterAtBlackford

Hey Bruins! Don't forget about this great, upcoming educational opportunity right in your own backyard! September 20-21! #rendezvousonthereserve

Thank you to the First Presbyterian Church of Hartford City for the generous donation to the Bear Necessities closets! Sponsored by the Health Careers students and donors, these cabinets help supply BJSHS students with free hygiene needs. If you, or your organization, would like to be a part of the Bear Necessities program at BJSHS, please reach out to Mrs. Yvette Rouch at yrouch@blackfordschools.org.

We have wild (and really, really cute) animals on the loose today at BPS! The students are dressing up to help support their Blackford Bruins for Homecoming! Check out the school spirit in these wild animals! Looks like fun! #BetterAtBlackford

More decorated doors for your consideration... Our BPS students are making it tough on judges to select the best dressed door for Homecoming 2024. Great job, Bruins! #Homecoming2024

Yes, you really are seeing twin sharks in the BJSHS Front Office! Celebrating their school spirit on Twin Day during Homecoming Week are Dawn Goodspeed and Amy Coons! Looking good, ladies! #Homecoming2024

Oh, this is going to be a tough decision! They are decorating doors at BPS to get everyone fired up for Homecoming! Who will be the winner??? (We will share more doors tomorrow!) Great job, Bruins! #Homecoming2024

The 7th grade Bruins in Ms. Shelby Capper's class at BJSHS enjoyed a tasty lesson! According to Ms. Capper: Did you know waffles helped inspire the cofounder of Nike? 7th grade ELA maintenance class does now! They celebrated national waffle week by learning to write claims about how waffles helped shape the sneaker industry! Of course, we had to finish off the week with…WAFFLES! Way to go, Bruins!