Congratulations to the 2021 Henderson Teacher of the Year- Mrs. Carma Reidy. Mrs. Reidy was surprised with the honor by Superintendent Chad Yencer and Principal Dr. Kevin Biddle in front of her delighted 3rd grade class at Blackford Intermediate School.
Mrs. Reidy will be formally recognized during the Hartford City Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting this fall.
BJSHS CNA students took time to decorate IU Blackford Hospital's sidewalks in honor of Nurse's Week.
(Thank you, Nurses. We appreciate all you do!)
#BruinProud
Don't forget to sign up for the Bruin Volleyball Cornhole Tournament on Sunday, May 16th. See the attached flyer and registration form for more information! Come out and join the fun!
Congratulations to the 2021 Jennerjahn Most Improved Students!
This year's recipients were selected for their outstanding accomplishments throughout the school year.
Northside - Charlotte Trant, 2nd grade
Blackford Intermediate - Alton Garrett, 3rd grade; Peyton Horsley, 4th grade; Gracie Townsend-Strait, 5th grade; and AriannaBrown-Arreola, 6th grade.
Montpelier Elementary - Ethan McCammon, 2nd grade; Izabelle Speece, 3rd grade; Connor Garlow, 4th grade; Carson Stitnicky, 5th grade; and Kyla Sills, 6th grade.
BJSHS - Davien Fields, 7th grade; and Derek Kleefisch, 8th grade.
Way to go, Bruins!
A big thank you to Mrs. Ruth Jennerjahn for sponsoring the annual awards for our Most Improved Students!
We love good news!
Mrs. Noelle Lehman, choir director at BJSHS, shared some recent accomplishments made by the junior high and senior choirs.
1. The Junior High Choir won a Gold medal for ISSMA Organization Festival this year in Group 3. They sang "Play for Me a Simple Melody" by Irving Berlin and "Tama Tu" by Sally Albright.
2. The High School Jazz Choir won a Silver medal for ISSMA Jazz Festival this year in Group 3. They sang "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin, "A Foggy Day" and Summertime by George Gershwin. Shelby Groves won outstanding soloist for this competition.
3. Beginning Choir won a silver medal for Solo and Ensemble this year in Group 3 large ensemble. They sang “J’entends Le Moulin” a French-Canadian Folk Song.
Way to go, Bruins! We are proud of you!
Let's be clear on the times of the production 👇 We don't want anyone to miss the show! (Please share!)
The BJSHS Spring Play, "She Kills Monsters" will take place Saturday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 2 at 3 p.m. in the small theater. Come out and support our outstanding Bruin drama students led by directors Noelle Lehman and Amanda Wolfe.
#BreakALegBruins
Our Montpelier Kodiaks took center stage at the recent school board meeting with Principal Jim Fox sharing his school’s good news. In fact, Mr. Fox and 6th grade spelling champ Cameron Hill even challenged School Board Member Chris Smith to a spelling challenge! Cameron won the Montpelier bee with the championship word- TROPHY.
Mr. Fox also introduced 3rd graders Jaiden Fields, Sophia Ehrhart, and Levi Dunnuck. All three students recently received perfect scores of 650 on their IREAD 3 tests.
Lastly, Mr. Fox gave a shout-out to all the students who had received Character Ed awards throughout the school year. Each month a different character trait is enacted with teachers selecting students who best embody the trait. The students receive their Character Ed awards during Montpelier Elementary’s monthly Community Day program. Recipients and their topics have included:
August – Rock Star Beginners
Hunter Cosner, 2nd grade and Logan Clark, 3rd grade;
September – Effort
Alexis Huffman, 3rd grade and Camdyn Richard, 5th grade;
October – Perseverance
Macie Myers – Kindergarten and Gunner Reneau, Kindergarten;
November – Grateful
Evelyn Pacheco, 6th grade and Bentley Hawes, 4th grade;
December – Kindness
Sophia Ehrhart – 3rd grade and Joseph Daughtry, 1st grade;
January – Integrity
Bayla Fox – 5th grade and Jase Avery, Kindergarten;
February – Organization
Eli Kuehnhold, Kindergarten and Melody Garland, 4th grade;
March – Initiative
Leah Morgan, 3rd grade and Carson Stitnicky, 5th grade.
Great job to all!
BJSHS students learned more about their health during the Teen Health Fair that took place yesterday morning at the school. Students were able to visit booths at the fair that addressed important topics such as oral health, nutrition, substance abuse education, impaired driving obstacle course, sports injury prevention, Stop the Bleed education, teen health, and careers in medicine. They were even able to take their blood pressure and learn about eye exams. "A big thank you goes out to all of our presenters," said event organizer and BJSHS teacher Yvette Rouch, who coordinated the fair along with her Anatomy and Health Careers classes. "We appreciate everyone's help in making our first fair a success!"
Calling all future Bruins!
We are rounding up Kindergarteners for the 21-22 school year! If you have or know of an incoming Kindergartener who missed out on Round-Up, please complete this Kindergarten questionnaire.
https://bit.ly/3gQ3cx4
Congratulations to our 2021 Jennerjahn Most Influential Educators and BJSHS Top Seniors! We are proud of you!
Check out all the recipients! 👇
https://youtu.be/BghK37jV_QU
Special thanks to IU Health Blackford and BCS Nurse Amy Sargent and the BHS National Honor Society for running today’s vaccination clinic. There are still a few open spots and walk-ins are welcome today!
A message from Mrs. Kylee Redford regarding Camp Invention:
Just like this very full bulletin board (thanks Mrs. Lightle for the help), all of the Camp Invention scholarship spots are filled. We have record numbers and unfortunately funding for scholarships has run out. Families can now choose to pay full price or get put on a scholarship wait list in case more funding can be secured.
Thank you to all the families for showing such interest. We look forward to a great week at camp June 7-11!!!
Every year, Mrs. Jeannie Cain, the library specialist at Northside Elementary, conducts a fundraiser for the Blackford County Animal Shelter. This year's fundraiser was just a little different, and as usual, Mrs. Cain made it special!
Thanks to the generosity of a number of local individuals who donated stuffed animals to Northside, Mrs. Cain was able to create a pet adoption center in the library! Not only were students able to adopt a stuffed animal pet for $2, they also were asked to read to their adopted pet.
Through the pet adoptions and sales of discovery bottles, Northside students raised $1,072 for the animal shelter. Students who read five stories to their adopted pet received a surprise. They were invited down to the lobby as Principal Craig Campbell and his dog, Maggie, read a special story.
Thanks to Mrs. Cain and all our Cub readers who participated in the fundraiser. We sure appreciate you!
#BlackfordCountyAnimalShelter #CubsRule
We're looking for a few good campers for some summertime learning and fun!
Blackford Spotlight - Mrs. Sarah Penny's 3rd grade class at BIS:
"The third graders in Mrs. Penny’s class have been working like construction workers creating, fixing, and renovating writing all week. They have been working on skills that they will need to make their writing even better. They have really enjoyed working together to make their writing better. Way to go Bears!" - Mrs. Penny
How about some excellent news to celebrate the end the school week?
Our BJSHS JROTC squad earned a score of 99/100 during their inspection, which places them in the top 10% of the program in the nation!!! Wow! Great work, Bruin JROTC!
#BJSHSJROTC #ChooseBCS
We have the coolest Unified Track Team around! We also have the coolest Unified Track Team coaches around! Check it out for yourself at tonight's track meet. The action starts at 5:30 p.m. Let's go, Bruins!
Blackford Spotlight - Mrs. Heidi Palmer's 6th grade
ELA/Social Studies class at BIS:
"Miss Taylor Marshall, our practicum student teacher from Taylor University, did a review lesson for ILEARN. The students really enjoyed the group activity and playing an Olympic game of punctuation/capitalization." - Mrs. Palmer
Blackford County Schools would like to welcome Jase, one of our newest Blackford Bruins, to the BCS family! A big thank you to everyone who came out for Kindergarten Round-up last night at Northside and Montpelier Schools. We are looking forward to seeing all our new kindergarten students in class this August!
#Classof2034
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