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!
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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
Welcome to our Kindergarten classes for the 22-23 school year! #Classof2035 #BeABlackKnight
Congrats to Jonah for getting our very 1st Positive Behavior Referral for the school year and helping a K student getting to class today!
#BeABlackKnight
On Friday, our middle school students celebrated the second annual Welcome Back Day with competitions, teamwork and collaboration. Students and staff shared a day filled with smiles and laughter as we officially kicked off the 2022-23 school year! #BeABlackKnight
Good morning! Welcome back to the Joust About Careers Podcast. Today’s episode features the 10-minute highlights of my interview with Wade Schimmoeller, a senior financial analyst for NetJets, the world’s largest private jet company. The highlights include what Wade does as an analyst, how he arrived at this place in his career, advice he has for future analysts, and much more. If these highlights make you want to learn more about Wade’s career journey, you can always check out the full interview.
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!
REMINDER: Tomorrow is picture day for elementary students! #BeABlackKnight
Lunch Menu for the week of 9/12-9/16
The Law Enforcement Exploring Program sponsored by the Hancock County Sheriff's Office will be holding an open house this coming Monday, September 12, at 6:30 P.M. at the sheriff's office (200 W. Crawford St., Findlay).
This program is open to any student aged 14-20 who has completed eighth grade and is a great way for students to determine if law enforcement is a career path they want to continue pursuing beyond high school.
Our School Resource Office, Deputy Matt Crouch, is the Exploring Post Advisor, so students can talk to him at school about this opportunity or reach out to him at mcrouch@vbschools.net.
See the attached flyer for more information.
If any seniors are considering a career in math education or engineering education, Ohio Northern University offers scholarships up to $20,000 per year (based on financial need) for a student's collegiate junior and senior years (up to a total of $40,000 in addition to other financial aid). The scholarships do bring post-graduation expectations with them, so students should do their homework before committing to this opportunity.
To learn more, visit https://www.onu.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/undergraduate-scholarships/math-and-engineering-education-scholarship.
Happy Labor Day! There is no better day to start season three of what was known as The Interviewing People Careercast but has been rebranded to the Joust About Careers Podcast to reflect the Van Buren Black Knight graduates who talk about their career journeys as guests on the podcast.
This week's episode features 2015 VB graduate Wade Schimmoeller, a Senior Financial Analyst with NetJets, the largest private jet company in the world. In the episode, Wade shares about what he does as an analyst, how he arrived at this place in his career, advice he has for future analysts, and much more. Anyone interested in an analytics 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 Rebecca Betts on winning small animal Showman of Showmen at the Hancock Co. Fair! Rebecca represented the meat goat department, and fellow VB students Kaya and Catheryn represented horses and dairy in the large animal Showman of Showmen contest.
Three VB students will be competing in tonight’s Showman of Showmen competition at the Hancock County Fair. We’re proud of all their hard work and can’t wait to cheer them on! #BeABlackKnight
Check out our lunch menu for the first week of school. Only three days until school starts! #BeABlackKnight
