Blackford County Schools

Thank you to the Beta Xi Chapter of Tri Kappa Sorority and Blackford County Arts Place for hosting the 2025 Regional Student Art Exhibit. The Bruins had a tremendous showing and we are proud of their efforts! Congratulations to the following students who received awards for their respective categories: Brooklynn Dodd, 2025 Tri Kappa Purchase Award and 2nd Place - Painting Savannah Smith - 1st Place, Painting Elissa Pogue - 3rd Place, Painting Mason Gore - 1st Place, Mixed Media Jan Mae Batilo - 2nd Place, Mixed Media Evelyn Gulley - 2nd Place, Drawing Elva Midkiff - 3rd Place, Drawing Benjamin Whitfield - 2nd Place, Ceramics

It was a great showing for the Bruins last night at the 2025 Regional Student Art Exhibit! The event was sponsored by at the the Beta Xi Chapter of Tri Kappa and held at Blackford Arts Place. According to BJSHS Art Teacher Sydney Walter, the following students received awards for their respective categories: Brooklynn Dodd, 2025 Tri Kappa Purchase Award and 2nd Place - Painting Savannah Smith - 1st Place, Painting Elissa Pogue - 3rd Place, Painting Mason Gore - 1st Place, Mixed Media Jan Mae Batilo - 2nd Place, Mixed Media Evelyn Gulley - 2nd Place, Drawing Elva Midkiff - 3rd Place, Drawing Benjamin Whitfield - 2nd Place, Ceramics Way to go, Bruins!! #BruinProud

It's Opening Night for the BJSHS Drama Club and it's presentation of Keep the Change, a play written by former BHS teacher Michael Clossin! Come out and support our talented Drama Club members. There are 3 opportunities to catch the show. Don't miss it! #BreakALegBruins

Let's hear it for Meeka! Our own BJSHS senior Meeka Stalker was recognized this morning at Ivy Tech for obtaining her Associates Degree. (We repeat, as a high school senior!) Here Superintendent Chad Yencer congratulates Meeka for all her hard work! Great job, Meeka! We are proud of you! #BetterAtBlackford

We have SOME FOUNDATION! It is TERRIFIC, RADIANT and HUMBLE! Thank you for generously funding our BPS 2nd graders "Charlotte's Web" experience! #BetterAtBlackford #IFYKYK #BCCF

Mark your calendars, Bruins! The finish line isn't far now!

This week 3rd graders in Mrs. Rachael Shadiow's class at BIS have been learning all about procedural texts and identifying the text structure! One of the articles we read was all about making spaghetti. We followed the steps from the article and found out that even if it seems like “3 easy steps” it’s actually a lot of work! 😂 Hard work paid off though and they were able to enjoy a nice treat! #BetterAtBlackford

Here are more scenes from Ag Day at BPS! Thank you to everyone who made this day possible for our students! #BetterAtBlackford

Its Ag Day at BPS! Thank you so much to our friends at Blackford County Farm Bureau and the BJSHS FFA for visiting with us, sharing your knowledge, and having fun! #BetterAtBlackford

What a great turnout! Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2025-2026 Kindergarten Roundup meeting at BPS! We can't wait to meet our new Kindergarten Cubs this August! If you were unable to attend Roundup, but have or know of a student who will be 5 by August 1, please call BPS 765.348. 7584 for info about Kindergarten. #FutureBlackfordBruins

More scenes from the BPS March Madness fun! #BetterAtBlackford

March Madness is in full swing at BPS! Ms. Ericka Rogers reports, 'We had our pep rally today where classrooms sang their spirit song of the college they picked and we had a Human Hungry Hungry Hippo game! Shout out to Brianna McNeal and Beth Brown for planning all the college fun for us!' #BetterAtBlackford

How about a big round of applause for our BIS Honor Roll recipients for Grading Period 3! We're in the home stretch now, Bears, so keep up the good work! ⭐💪 #BruinProud

So grateful to our friends at the Blackford County Community Foundation! #BCCF #BetterAtBlackford

BCS seeks teachers for the upcoming 25-26 school year. If you, or someone you know, are interested, reach out to the contact listed or apply via the Nimble link included in the posting. It's a great day to be a Blackford Bruin! Join us! https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1299/BCS/5482069/Job_Postings_3-31-2025.pdf

More scenes from the BJSHS Advanced Art class visit the Blackford Arts Place to check out the Regional Student Art Show. The show runs through April 10 with an Awards Reception on April 10.

Thanks to the generous support of the Beta Xi Chapter of Tri Kappa in Hartford City, students in Mrs. Sydney Walter's Advanced Art classes had the opportunity to take a field trip to the Blackford County Arts Center. While on the trip, students viewed the Regional Student Art Exhibit, engaged in meaningful discussion about the works displayed, and created a collaborative artwork with students from Southern Wells. Students created their own personal stamps, which were used to make artworks featuring 4 areas of the fine arts- art, music, dance, and theater. #BetterAtBlackford

At the end of last week, our BJSHS junior high students had a fun field day for those who passed the last nine weeks. Students enjoyed a 3 v 3 basketball tournament, dodgeball vs the Hartford City Police Department, a movie, smash cart tourney and more! The event ended with students who had As and Bs having their names drawn to pie a teacher in the face! #BetterAtBlackford

BCS has openings for a 4th grade elementary teacher at BIS and an English teacher at BJSHS. Check out those and the other jobs we currently have available. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1299/BCS/5456768/Job_Postings_3-25-2025.pdf

Thank you to HCPD Officer Joel Allred for visiting our BPS Preschool class and allowing the students to try on your police vest! #BetterAtBlackford