Blackford County Schools

Here are a few more of our Preschool students trying on HCPD Officer Joel Allred's police vest. Thank you, Officer Allred, for all you do for our BPS students! #BetterAtBlackford

Do we have future police officers in the making? HCPD Officer Joel Allred lets our preschool students try on his police vest. For the official record, Officer Allred stops by once a month to read to every preschool class at BPS! We so appreciate him! Thanks, Officer Allred!

It's St. Patrick's Day and you know what that means in our Kindergarten classes- Leprechaun Traps! #BetterAtBlackford

Our BPS Kindergarteners have been working on Leprechaun Traps. #BetterAtBlackford

Today is the day! Our BPS Kindergarten students have been working so hard on their leprechaun traps! We sure hope they catch one! #BetterAtBlackford

More scenes from the BPS ice cream celebration in honor of the 2nd grade's hard work on the IREAD test! #BruinProud

It's been a great day for our BPS 2nd graders! According to School Social Worker Ericka Rogers, Principal Campbell treated the 2nd graders to an ice cream treat this afternoon! 'Our 2nd graders worked so hard on doing their best while taking the IREAD test! We appreciate all of their (and their teachers, of course!) hard work!' #BetterAtBlackford

We have some high-level design engineers at work at BPS today! Kindergarteners are working on constructing Leprechaun Traps for St. Patrick's Day! Nice job, Cubs! #BetterAtBlackford

BCS is currently seeking a building secretary and an Instructional Assistant for Blackford Primary School. Interested? Please send a Letter of Interest and Resume to BPS Principal Craig Campbell at ccampbell@blackfordschools.org. Join us! It's #BetterAtBlackford

It's been a busy day for the 3rd graders in Mrs. Rachael Shadiow's class at BPS this week! According to Mrs. Shadiow, 'My 3rd graders used their “decoding rings” to decode the practice ILEARN prompts. They wrote down important words from the prompt, used their decoding cheat sheets and rings, and were able to share what type of essay they needed to write for each prompt. They did a great job! ' Great job, Bears! Keep up the good work! #BetterAtBlackford

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the BJSHS Choir Showcase! We appreciate Mrs. Kassidy Martin and her talented students for putting on a great concert! #BruinProud

Here's a fun idea for your kids this summer! Check out what a day in the life of Camp Invention looks like! #CampInvention #BetterAtBlackford

Check out the interesting lesson taking place today in Mike Jones' Criminal Justice Pathway Courses at BJSHS. Students are using a MILO simulator from Ivy Tech. According to Mr. Jones, the MILO allows students to see what police deal with when responding to calls for service such as searching rooms, searching outdoors and de-escalation techniques. #BetterAtBlackford

We love these warmish, pre-spring temperatures and our students do, too! Mrs. Kari Crouse took her 3rd grade students outside at the BIS yesterday to enjoy some reading. #BetterAtBlackford

There are a number of important birthdays in March and our 4th graders at the BIS celebrated Mario's yesterday! Students in Mrs. Katie Barnes' class proudly displayed their caps and moustaches with pride! (They didn't forget Luigi either!) #BetterAtBlackford

With the weather on the rainy/snowy/cloudy-side today, students in Mrs. Liz Holdcroft's class at BPS enjoy some indoor recess time . Look at those sweet smiles! Have a great weekend, Bruins!

Attention, attention! If you, or someone you know, have children ready to enter preschool for the 2025-2026 school year, this is a reminder that there will be a Parent Meeting for the Blackford Preschool Academy on Monday, March 10, 2025 at 5 p.m. at BPS. Please share and help us get the word out!

A message from Mrs. Monica Myers, BJSHS CTE teacher and her students: (from left) juniors Zoey Abbott, Grace Johnson, and senior Carter Clouse. We couldn't let the opportunity pass to celebrate Read Across America Week in Mrs. Myers CTE class. Oh the standards and lessons you can teach just by reading about a Sneetch on a beach! This class is so fun, so wacky, so wild! These BHS students are future teachers of a fabulous child! #BetterAtBlackford

Our Unified Bruin bowlers were in action last night in sectional competition in Fort Wayne. Way to go, Bruins! We are proud of you! According to Mrs. Wallace, 'We will find out if we scored high enough to go to State on Monday. The students played well. The unique thing is the first 5 games count for the team score. Game 6 is silly - roll the ball backwards, bowl on one foot, lay on your stomach and roll the ball.' So, we can safely say a good time was had by all! Thank you to the coaches and everyone who supports our Blackford United Bowlers! #BetterAtBlackford #1 - Family members of the bowlers who came to cheer #2- Blackford United Coaches - Linda Wallace, Tyler McDonald, and Susan Helms #3 - Blackford United Bowlers #4 - BJSHS Blackford United Alumni (from left) Nick Withers, Conner Prosser, and Noah Withers

There were some very special guests at BPS today! Thank you to Ultimate Canine for bringing your pups in to visit. You made the day for our students! #BetterAtBlackford