Van Buren Local Schools

Congratulations to Van Buren Local School District Resource Officer Deputy Matt Crouch for receiving his Master SRO lapel pin and certificate this week at the 2025 Ohio School Resource Officers Association (OSROA) annual conference in Sandusky.

To learn more, visit https://www.vbschools.net/article/2029055.

Members of the Class of 2015, are you ready for a walk down memory lane?

It is time to send the letters you wrote to yourselves ten years ago, so email your name and mailing address to Brian Bratt (bbratt@vbschools.net) at your convenience so you can flash back to your senior year and remember the good old days!

Join our team for the 2025-2026 school year as a HS Science Teacher! Learn more here: vbschools.net/page/employment

Join our team for the 2025-26 school year as the High School/Middle School Secretary! Learn more here: vbschools.net/page/employment

Congratulations to our retiring teachers, Michael Daniels, Lisa Kendrick, and Linda Schwemley. We appreciate your years of service to our district and wish you well in retirement!

Join our team for the 2025-2026 school year as an Elementary Teacher! Learn more here: vbschools.net/page/employment

Congratulations, Class of 2025! Today we celebrated your hard work, resilience, memories you created over the last 13 years, and positive impact you will have on the world. The future starts now, but you will always be Black Knights!

Have a great summer! Congratulations to the Class of 2025! - VBHS Staff

James Hoops, District 81 representative in the Ohio House of Representatives, visited Van Buren on Thursday, May 29, to meet with superintendent Dr. Jason Inkrott and Van Buren mayor Ed May to discuss ways he can assist the excellent students, staff, and community of Van Buren Local School District. We appreciate Representative Hoops advocating on behalf of our school and community!

Have a happy and safe summer! -VBES Staff #BeABlackKnight

The Class of 2025 Awards Assembly was held last night, and what a celebration it was! We came together to honor the incredible achievements of our seniors, and they’ve certainly given us plenty to celebrate. Students were recognized for various academic, athletic, and community-based accomplishments, and the class as a whole earned more than $1.2 million in scholarships and financial aid. Now, there’s just one final milestone ahead: graduation. Join us as we send off the Class of 2025 in style this Sunday, June 1, at 2:00 P.M. in the high school gymnasium. Let’s cheer them on as they take their next big step!

Today was a big day for the fifth graders, so here are a few more pictures from the clap out and bridge ceremony!

Congrats to our 5th grade graduates! 🎓 Good luck in middle school and everyone have a safe and fun summer! See you next year! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Ellis and Kolsen for having perfect attendance this school year! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Mrs. Parsell's class for their Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

Happy Last Day of School! #BeABlackKnight

Students in the high school health classes spent their exam period yesterday earning their CPR certification. This is a valuable certification for any citizen to have, and many students use it in their summer jobs. Health teacher Mrs. Bethany Archer led the training using manikins from Owens Community College and Van Buren High School, allowing students to have a realistic experience giving chest compressions and breaths for both adults and infants. Using lights on the manikins, students could tell if they were giving the compressions at the proper speed and depth so they will be ready if they ever have to apply their training.

Today was an informative day for the fifth graders as they participated in the Building a Bridge to Middle School event. After meeting with middle school principal Mrs. Jennifer Barrett and middle school counselor Mrs. Allison Limes in the auditorium, they ate lunch in the HS/MS cafeteria. A panel discussion with sixth and eighth grade students followed lunch so the fifth graders could ask them questions about teachers, classes, and what they can expect next year. Finally, they visited all of the sixth grade classrooms to participate in activities and figured out how to use the stars in the hallways to guide them to the fine arts wing. It was a great experience for everyone and evidence that the fifth graders' move to the middle school will be happening soon!

Van Buren High School is extremely proud to announce that ten seniors and two juniors have earned the prestigious Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and English! Through rigorous assessments in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, these students have demonstrated high proficiency in the Spanish language. The students earning the seal are Tori Schroeder, Bel Oliveira, Duda Oliveira, Aliah Van Scyoc, Tanner Bahn, Lucas Harrington, Nigel Woodall, Diego Rivera, George Thomas, and David Cavera (not pictured: Lily Grady & Anakin Ortega)! Bel and Duda also earned the Seal of Biliteracy in Portuguese! The graph represents our Spanish IV students' 2025 scores in comparison to the national average after four years of language learning. Congratulations to everyone for this amazing achievement!