Van Buren Local Schools

Great day with Principal Feasel helping out Mr. Newcomer today...even with K field day! #BeABlackKnight

Great day with Principal Feasel helping out Mr. Newcomer today!

Great day with Principal Feasel helping out Mr. Newcomer today!

The final new episode of the Joust About Careers podcast for the 2022-2023 school year features a conversation with Lacey Simon, a 2009 Van Buren High School graduate who is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Blanchard Valley Medical Associates. In the interview, Lacey shares about how a typical day looks for her, the various levels of nursing including LPN and RN, how she spent nine and a half years working at Whirlpool before deciding to go to school to become a nurse, what college life was like as a non-traditional student, and much more. Anyone interested in pursuing a career in nursing will find information related to starting down that path in this episode. To watch on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers or bit.ly/VBLearnMore. To listen on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or other podcast platforms, search Joust About Careers. Have a great week!

Congratulations to our Field Day tournament winners! #BeABlackKnight

VBHS Student Council prepared an amazing Field Day for us today! #BeABlackKnight

Our day then continued with a music performance preview of our upcoming Cabaret. #BeABlackKnight

We kicked off a very busy day today with a Jennifer Masters Memorial Walk. Thank you to all staff and students for their participation and donations. #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Emma for her Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

More Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Mrs. Slone's & Tabler's classes performance of The Little Red Hen! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Kaitlyn for her Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

1st grade enjoyed a trip to Litzenberg Park yesterday as did 4th grade VANTAGE students to One Energy! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to SJ & Maleeyah for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Mrs. Barger's & O'Toole's classes performance of The Little Red Hen! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Adelyn for her Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

Volunteer Opportunity of the Week - Children's Mentoring Connection VB Elementary Mentors

Students in Mrs. Regutti's Forensics class experimented with an arson lab today. #BeABlackKnight

This week's episode of the Joust About Careers podcast features the 10-minute highlights of the interview with Ian Kern, a 2016 Van Buren graduate who is a Client Services Manager with Premier Bank. If these highlights make you want to learn more about Ian's career journey, you can check out the full interview. To watch full interviews and highlights on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers. To listen to full interviews on your favorite podcast platform, search Joust About Careers. Have a great week!

Spanish III, IV, and Healthy Options classes visited the Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center in Toledo. They learned about the center's mission to help the community and spread Latino culture, painted alebrijes (Mexican spirit animals), and prepared their own lunch, which consisted of homemade enchiladas, pico de gallo, and watermelon agua fresca. #BeABlackKnight