Van Buren Local Schools

For this week's #VBTeamTuesday we are featuring Mr. Newcomer, the VB Elementary's principal. He enjoys running with his dog Apollo, traveling, and has recently gotten engaged! He says working at VB feels like a big family! #BeABlackKnight

Happy Monday! Episode 39 of The Interviewing People Careercast features a conversation with Ian Rafferty, a 2015 Van Buren High School graduate who is now a misdemeanor investigator for the Hancock County Public Defender's Office. In the interview, Ian discusses how he had never considered working for a public defender as a way to utilize his criminal justice degree, what exactly he does as a misdemeanor investigator, the importance of building rapport with his colleagues, and much more. Anyone interested in a criminal justice career will find information relevant to getting started down that path in this episode. To watch this episode and others, please visit bit.ly/InterviewingPeople. Enjoy the show!

For this week’s #TBT let’s take a look back at the junior class of 1983! #BeABlackKnight

VB Students - The Hancock County Sheriff's Office is hiring! Students who will be at least 18 when they graduate are prime candidates to become dispatchers or corrections officers. The need is especially strong for female corrections officers. No prior training is needed. Those who are hired will be trained to do their jobs and get a foot in the door to give themselves the opportunity to advance their law enforcement careers in the future. Those with questions about these opportunities are encouraged to connect with Van Buren's School Resource Officer, Deputy Crouch (mcrouch@vbschools.net). To learn more about the general expectations of employees in the sheriff's office AND complete the online application, go to https://www.hancocksheriff.org/employment. If current students need help identifying a post-high school career path, updating a résumé, preparing for an interview, etc., they are always welcome to set up a meeting with Brian Bratt, Career Advisor, at bit.ly/VBcareeradvising (URL is case-sensitive).

Congrats to Addyson & Nihithaa for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

VBES is looking for a 4th grade teacher for the 22-23 school year! Please email Mr. Newcomer (mnewcomer@vbschools.net) to express your interest and share most recent resume! #BeABlackKnight

The Board of Education would like to share the following message with our community.

Due to Fog, Van Buren will be closed today. Tuesday, April 11. I apologize for the late notice. Out of an abundance of caution, we are closed. To many areas have really dense fog at this point.

For this week's #VBTeamTuesday we are featuring VBHS's head chef Mr. Thomas! He loves to cook and has his own DJ business, where he has played music for over 200 weddings! He says he loves the students and staff here at VB and loves that he gets to cook everyday! #BeABlackKnight

Van Buren Local Schools will be on a 2 hour delay April 12,2022 due to fog.

The April 2022 issue of The Career Scoop, the career newsletter of Van Buren Schools, is now available. This issue is focused on work opportunities for students, whether it is a first summer job for a sophomore or junior, a summer job for a senior to bridge the gap between graduation and the start of additional schooling, or a senior looking for full-time employment. There are many opportunities out there, so please scroll through to explore the options. If you know of an employer looking for employees, please send the opportunities they are offering to bbratt@vbschools.net so all students can be made aware. To view this issue, visit bit.ly/CareerScoop (case-sensitive) and scroll down to the April issue. VB students, if you have any questions about what you see in this issue or your post-high school plans, please feel free to set up a meeting with me (https://calendly.com/bbratt/15min) so we can talk.

Last Tuesday was our 100th day in preschool! Did you know Mr. Blum was a superhero in his spare time? He was nice enough to come and surprise our preschoolers as Zero the Hero! We have been talking about him since school started and they were all super excited to meet the real life Zero the Hero.

Happy Monday! The Interviewing People Careercast is back with the 10-minute highlights of the interview featuring Evan Haffenden, a 2006 Van Buren High School graduate who is now a Commodity Manager focused on supply chain for Accuride Corporation. In the highlights, Evan discusses how he ended up in supply chain even though it was never on his radar in high school, how much he has to travel in this career, what has been most rewarding in his career, and much more. Anyone interested in a commodity/supply chain career will find information relevant to getting started down that path in this episode, and you can always go back to watch our full interview if you would like to learn more. To watch these highlights and other episodes, visit www.bit.ly/InterviewingPeople, and enjoy the show!

Congratulations to Jacob Deiter, Carter Thomas, and Schae Deerwester for placing 2nd at districts for Outdoor Power! #BeABlackKnight

Bus #8 will be 20-30 minutes late. Sorry for the inconvenience

The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile will be at Van Buren on Monday, April 11, from 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Middle and high school students can visit the bookmobile during their lunch periods, so if students have a FHCPL card, please be sure they have their cards so they can check out books. Students can also place holds on books using the FHCPL website (www.findlaylibrary.org) and pick those up on the bookmobile as long as they identify the bookmobile as the pick-up location (they still need to have their library cards with them). Students who don't have library cards can visit the library in Findlay (206 Broadway St.) to register for a card. Parents must be present with their children and have two forms of identification (one must be a photo ID). The bookmobile will also be making stops at the school from 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. on April 25 and May 9 & 23.

40 Book Challenge Finisher! What an accomplishment by this fabulous 5th grader — she read 40 “Just Right” books from many different genres and all before the last 9 weeks! #BeABlackKnight

If you have a student looking for summer employment, Flag City Clothing is hiring. Students who want to gain experience in a retail setting to prepare for a future career, have worked at The Armory (the new school store) this year, or are planning to work at The Armory next year might be a good fit, but anyone 16+ is welcome to apply. Students who are interested should e-mail amathias@pukkainc.com to learn more.

VBES is looking for an intervention specialist for the 22-23 school year! Please email Mr. Newcomer (mnewcomer@vbschools.net) to express your interest and share most recent resume! #BeABlackKnight

For this week's #TBT, lets look back at Van Buren's 1990's boys baseball team! #BeABlackKnight