Van Buren Local Schools

Congrats to Dallas for winning today's mini-fridge for our STEAM Step-It Up fundraiser! Students can still turn in tickets tomorrow! #BeABlackKnight

CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY - RPM Carbide Die in Arcadia is holding an open house next Thursday, October 6, from 11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. This is another local employer looking for local talent, which is exactly what we have here at Van Buren. Please email Carrie@RPMprecision.com to RSVP. This is a great opportunity for students and parents to visit a business so they can see what opportunities are available to students after high school and make informed decisions.

Check out the materials coming home with your student today on how you can help our school! Make sure you register and enter 10 or more contacts to get in on the FUN! #BeABlackKnight https://app.pop4kids.org/vanburenes45889

CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY - The Law Enforcement Exploring group will be holding its next meeting on Monday, October 3, from 6:00-7:30 P.M. at the sheriff's training building on Lima Avenue. This is a great way for students considering a career in law enforcement (police department, sheriff's department, security, military, FBI, U.S. Marshals, etc.) to get hands-on experience and start networking with professionals already in the field. This Exploring group meets once a month to prepare to give students hands-on experience at the Halloween parade, Hancock County Fair, Balloon Fest, and other local events. The group is also planning to participate in a law enforcement competition next summer, and they will be preparing for it throughout this school year. If students or parents have any questions related to this Exploring group, please reach out to our school resource officer and the leader of the Exploring group, Deputy Crouch, at mcrouch@vbschools.net.

Congrats to Mila for her Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

Good morning! Welcome back to the Joust About Careers Podcast. Today’s episode features the 10-minute highlights of my interview with Nicholas DeBouver, an Associate Scientist of Structural Biology for UCB, a multinational biopharmaceutical company (https://youtu.be/lN_U2Ruo1SI). The highlights include what Nicholas does as a scientist, the role co-ops played in his career journey, how he deals with failure and rejection, advice he has for current students, and much more. If these highlights make you want to learn more about Nicholas’s career journey, you can always 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, simply search "Joust About Careers" to find the podcast and listen to this episode and others. If you or someone you know is a VB graduate with an interesting career story to share, please reach out at bbratt@vbschools.net so others can learn from those stories to find their own career success. Have a great week!

Thank you to our friends and community partners at Chick-fil-A for providing lunch to our staff today! #BeABlackKnight

4th Grade enjoyed the day at Litzenberg Park participating in the History Come Alive program! #BeABlackKnight

Step it UP! Is about to launch thanks to our friends at POP! We’re empowering our kids to make a difference at our school. Plus they’ll earn some cool prizes! Are you ready? #itspossiblewithpop #beawesome #empowerkids #stepitup #makeadifference

Congrats to Zoey for her Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

Congratulations to Coach Roman Williams for being selected as the new Van Buren Varsity Wrestling Coach! #BeABlackKnight

This week's Throwback Thursday, features Class of 1998's Third Grade Choir! #TBThursday #BeABlackKnight

We are on the hunt for an Alumni Veteran to honor at our Veterans Day Event on Nov. 11th! This event will be open to the whole community. If you wish to nominate someone, please follow this link ( https://bit.ly/VB_Veteran_Nominee ). The deadline for nominations is Oct. 12th!

We would like to make a warm welcome to our new Classroom Aide/Direct Support Provider, Mrs. Combs! She grew up attending Van Buren and now 3 out of her 5 children go here as well. Her two oldest kids attend/went to Riverdale. We are very excited for her to be a part of the Team! #TeamTuesday #BlackKnights

Good news! Your student's photos are now available for viewing and ordering! https://shop.jostenspix.com FIND YOUR STUDENT USING EVENT CODE: FE67722 Photos are shipped directly to your home & if you have more than one child, you can order together and pay once!

The latest episode of the Joust About Careers Podcast features 2009 VB graduate Nicholas DeBouver, an Associate Scientist of Structural Biology for UCB, a biopharmaceutical company. In the episode, Nicholas shares about what he does as a scientist focusing on crystallography, how he turned a co-op position into a full-time job, what his career has taught him about failure, and much more. Anyone interested in a science career will find information related to getting started down that path in this episode, so feel free to share it. To watch on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers. To listen on Anchor, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts, simply search "Joust About Careers" to find the podcast and listen to this episode and others. If you or someone you know is a VB graduate with an interesting career story to share, please reach out at bbratt@vbschools.net so others can learn from those stories to find their own career success. Have a great week!

Congratulations to Coach Mark Bunn for being selected as the new Van Buren boys basketball coach! He will be joined by Coach Grant, Coach Greer, and Coach Zuercher. #BeABlackKnight

"Choose Your Own Happiness" is our theme for the 2022-23 school year at VB Middle School. All teachers and students received a magnet that says "Today I Choose Happiness," as a reminder that while we can't control what happens to us, we can control how we react. See if you can spot these magnets around the school! #BeABlackKnight

REMINDER: Tomorrow is picture day for elementary students! #BeABlackKnight

Welcome to our Kindergarten classes for the 22-23 school year! #Classof2035 #BeABlackKnight