Blackford County Schools

Look how proud they are of their books! Students in Mrs. Bre Heine's preschool class proudly display the books they bought at the BPS Book Fair. Mrs. Heine personally raised funds to make sure all of her students were able to purchase a book at the fair. Thank you to Mrs. Heine and her very generous family and friends! We appreciate you! #BetterAtBlackford

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Most Improved Students at Blackford Intermediate School: (Front row from left) Katelynn Boyd, 5th grade; Nash Aspy, 3rd grade; Hunter Green, 4th grade; Back row - Cheyenne Johnson, 6th grade; Ms. Jennifer Stacey, Mr. Lee Adrianson, Mrs. Amanda Johnson, Mrs. Katie Barnes and BIS Assistant Principal Chaz Gabriel. The students were honored for their outstanding accomplishments with a banquet sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Jennerjahn. #WeAreBruinProud

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Most Improved Students at BJSHS (joined by their teachers and principals) From left- Mrs. Shelby Capper, Emma Casada, 7th grade; Isaiah Wilson, 7th grade; Mrs. Laura Lee, Backrow - Dr. Kevin Biddle, Bentley Hawes, 8th grade; Mrs. Kelli Ruble and Mrs. Hollie Parker. The students were celebrated for their achievements with a special banquet sponsored by Ruth Jennerjahn. Congratulations to these outstanding students and thank you, Mrs. Jennerjahn, for the opportunity to sing their praises! #WeAreBruinProud

Meet Clayton Folkerth. Clayton is a 2nd grader in Mrs. Rhonda Thurman's class at Blackford Primary School. Last night, Clayton was recognized as being the Most Improved Student in 2nd grade at a special banquet sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Jennerjahn. Here is Clayton with Mrs. Thurman and Principal Craig Campbell. Way to go, Clayton! We are proud of you!

Let's hear it for 2nd grader Clayton Folkerth! Clayton was named the BPS Most Improved Student! His teacher, Mrs. Rhonda Thurman, shared why Clayton deserved to be the Most Improved Student in the 2nd grade. Clayton is joined by Mrs. Thurman and BPS principal Craig Campbell. Thank you to Mrs. Ruth Jennerjahn for sponsoring the Most Improved Student Banquet. #WeAreBruinProud

Our BJSHS Best Buddies made the most of the gorgeous spring weather this week with a Friendship Walk on the trail with Mrs. Linda Wallace. We sure appreciate our Best Buddies! #BetterAtBlackford

We have some very egg-citing news in the 3rd grade at BIS! Mrs. Carma Reidy's and Mrs. Kari Crouse's classes are on Day 6 of our Chick Embryology program. With the help of Kyli Penrod from the Blackford 4H/Purdue Extension office, we candled our eggs for the first time today. Ten are developing in Mrs. Crouse's class, and Mrs. Reidy has 9 showing signs of development! We are expecting them to hatch around May 8th, and can't wait for the new arrivals at BIS! #BetterAtBlackford

Congratulations to BJSHS seniors (from left) Ali Crouse, Daniel Ludwig and Maleah Limle! These Bruins were recognized at the annual CIC luncheon held at CIE. The students had the highest combined SAT scores and GPAs in their class. Great work, Bruins! We are #BruinProud

We have future Easter bunnies in training in Mrs. Abby Fullenkamp's Kindergarten class at BPS today! Thank you to Carolynn Batten for bringing the baby bunnies to school and making the day for our students! #BetterAtBlackford

Thank you to HCPD Officer Joel Allred for visiting BPS this week and showing our littlest students in Ms. Kiley Eppard's class the workings of his patrol car. He even turned on the siren for them! #BetterAtBlackford

Bad news for BCS- Assistant Superintendent David Parker will be leaving Blackford County Schools for a new position. We thank him for his service and wish him the very best! That means we have an opening for an Assistant Superintendent at BCS beginning July 1. (Please share. )

BJSHS Media Class Instructor April Doetsch took her show on the road this week to help Mrs. Julia Hiatt's first grade class at BPS do some research on an animal project they are working on. Thanks for the assistance, Mrs. Doetsch! #BetterAtBlackford

Don't forget, Bruins, we are IN SESSiON this Friday, April 18! (This is a day we are making up due to being out earlier for bad weather.)

Everyone is welcome!

Don't miss the Family Fun Carnival and Safety Fair tomorrow (Tuesday evening) at the 4-H Fairgrounds! There will be games, music, food and prizes! #PreventChildAbuseBlackfordCounty

Let's make sure everyone is on the same page, Bruins!

What an eggcellent idea! Students in Mrs. Katie Barnes' 4th grade class at BIS combined an Easter egg hunt with a review lesson! According to Mrs. Barnes, the eggs were filled with review questions to help prepare students for I-Learn next week. She added, 'We all had so much fun!' #BetterAtBlackford

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