Van Buren Local Schools

Meet Mrs. Sattler, the new High School Intervention Specialist! She has a masters in school counseling, and is joining us from North Baltimore. She loves baking, enjoying the outdoors, and it has been a goal of her’s to work here at Van Buren! #BeABlackKnight

This weekend our students achieved great titles at two State events! The BKMB scored all 1’s at their State competition, and the three VB cross country runners that went to state as individuals ran extremely well! #BeABlackKnight

Happy Monday! Episode 29 of The Interviewing People Careercast features my conversation with Brandi Hoyng, a 2013 Van Buren High School graduate who is now a clinical pharmacist for Health Partners of Western Ohio. In the interview, Brandi discusses the University of Findlay's 0-6 pharmacy program, the difference between a pharmacy internship and a pharmacy residency, how she works directly with patients much more than a person might expect, the various career options for pharmacists, and much more. Anyone interested in a pharmacy 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!

The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile will be at Van Buren on Monday, November 8, 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 November 8 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 November 22 and December 6.

Any juniors and seniors considering the GROB Engineering Apprenticeship in Bluffton as part of their post-high school path are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming apprenticeship tours. Registration is required as spots are limited, so sign up soon. As of the writing of this post, there are 19 openings remaining for the Saturday, December 4, 2021 tour; 26 openings for the Saturday, January 22, 2022 tour; and 30 openings for the Saturday, February 19, 2022 tour. People accepted into the apprenticeship program will earn a two-year engineering degree at Rhodes State; have 100% paid health, dental, and vision insurance; join a family-owned company; and experience many more great benefits. Register for a tour today at joingrob.com/apprentice/tours

Don't forget about the 2nd Empowered for Life event at Van Buren Local Schools this weekend on Saturday, November 6th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the Van Buren High School Gymnasium! This FREE event is being sponsored by various businesses and groups in our community and is open to all ages. The instructor for the class will be Soke Nowlhas Caseres, Ph. D., 10th Degree Black Belt, of Ki Haku Dojo of Findlay. He will be teaching everyone about self-awareness, self-empowerment and basic self-defense skills. This event will be fun, enlightening and will make you feel more empowered! For more information and to see the registration packet, follow the link: https://5il.co/10yio

Congrats to Evelyn, Sadie, Landon, Elijah, Alayna, & Claire for their positive behavior referrals! #BeABlackKnight

The November edition of The Career Scoop, the career newsletter of Van Buren Schools, is now available at bit.ly/CareerScoop. This month's edition includes an apprenticeship opportunity for future graduates, a work opportunity for current students, information about the book A New U by Ryan Craig, and more.

Please mark Thursday, November 11 at 11:11 am on your calendar to attend the Van Buren Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony! The memorial itself is an Eagle Scout project created by VB senior, Jacob Deiter. We hope to see you all there to honor our veterans. #BeABlackKnight

Today, Mr. Baughman shared clues with the students about what this year's musical will be. Do you have any guesses as to what it could be? Mr. Baughman will be announcing the answer this Friday, so stay tuned to see if your guess is correct and be sure to mark your calendar to see the performance on March 17, 18, 19, and 20!

This week our amazing BKMB will be fine tuning their show in preparation for OMEA State Marching Band Finals at Medina HS on Saturday. These 45 kids (37 HS students and 8 MS students) have put in hundreds of hours to reach amazing heights this year. To begin, our kids are competing as a Class B band when our school enrollment classifies us as a Class C. This places BKMB in a class competing against larger bands. Yet, our kids have competed and won 1st place in Class B at all 5 of their competitions this year! One of those competitions was with half of our guard and another was with an incomplete show! BKMB has also qualified for State at all 5 shows (again with an incomplete show and missing members)! Good luck this weekend! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Noah for getting playtime with Apollo and to Gavin, Landon, Ema, Claire, Austin, & Jocelyn for their Positive Behavior Referrals for Being Respectful, Responsible, & Resilient! #BeABlackKnight

You still have time to vote if you have not voted! Please take time to cast your vote for the Van Buren School Board. Thanks to all who have voted and those who will. Have a great rest of your day!

Please welcome Mrs. Leddy to our VB team! She is joining Mrs. McIntosh as our second Spanish teacher! Mrs. Leddy loves to spend time outside, has studied abroad in Seville, Spain, and is excited for Van Buren to be her forever home! #BeABlackKnight

Happy Monday! The Interviewing People Careercast is back this week with the highlights of the interview featuring NASA photographer Terry Leibold, a 1971 Van Buren graduate who worked at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. To watch this episode and others, visit www.bit.ly/InterviewingPeople, and enjoy the show!

I asked for questions and I had a question about lunch for tomorrow. I assumed this was a question many might have so I am sharing with all. Elementary will be serving honey barbeque rib sandwich, baked beans, assorted fruit, crackers or chips. Middle and high school will be serving Fiestada Pizza, corn, side salad and assorted fruit. All lunches will be served with milk. Have a great eventing.

Good Sunday evening! A reminder to get out and vote if you have not for the school board election. Again, 4 incumbents and 4 candidates are running for 4 seats. Please research all 8 and make decisions that will benefit the students at Van Buren. If you have any questions about our district, I would be happy to answer or direct you to someone who can. If you have questions about curriculum, facilities, or finance, I would welcome the opportunity to talk with you to help answer your questions or listen to you concerns. Have a great week.

It may have "rained" on our parade but we still got a parade in over at the MS/HS for Knights Fest! #BeABlackKnight

***DATE CHANGE*** The annual "Mr. Yunker Day of Service" date has been moved to Friday, November 12. If you live in the village, it is not too late to sign-up to have your yard raked! Please email Mr. Greer at agreer@vbschools.net or call the school (419-299-3384) and give them your name and address.

Congrats to Brittyn for winning the 5th grade Wii Sword Tournament during Knights Fest today! #BeABlackKnight