Van Buren Local Schools

Van Buren High School staff and students will be conducting a community service day on Friday, April 29, 2022. We are currently seeking ANY requests for service from the Van Buren village community as well as the surrounding area. No jobs are too tough, or too small. We will do our best to fulfill all requests. Please consider completing this form for yourself or an organization that you represent. https://bit.ly/vbhscsd22

Van Buren Local Schools will be closed Friday, February 18, 2022

Van Buren Local Schools will be on a 2 Hour Delay February 18, 2022.

Since Valentine’s Day was this week, let’s look at some “dating tips” from VB’s 2010 8th grade class! #BeABlackKnigh #TBT

Van Buren Local Schools was proud to host the All County Festival Band and Choir rehearsals. Thirty three Van Buren musicians will join these ensembles in concert this Sunday, February 20, at 3pm at LB High School. #BeABlackKnight

Van Buren Local Schools was proud to host the All County Festival Band and Choir rehearsals. Thirty three Van Buren musicians will join these ensembles in concert this Sunday, February 20, at 3pm at LB High School. #BeABlackKnight

We are so proud to receive a 2022 Casey's Cash for Classrooms grant! These funds will help us expand our STEAM program at VBES to help our school have an even better next year! Thanks! @caseys #HereForGood #BeABlackKnight

Thank you to the Findlay Rotary Club for allowing us the opportunity to share about our Plan on the Page, The Quest, VBHS Career Development Program, and our Student Store, "The Armory."

Thanks for all that you do to keep VBS safe Deputy Crouch! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Mason for his Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

March 1 Senior Career Day - While the seniors are approaching the end of their time in high school, it’s not too late for them to continue planning for the future. Students have three options for the upcoming career day, but they are REQUIRED to participate in one of the options. First, if any students are interested in learning more about post-high school employment opportunities, they will be meeting in the Community Room from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. (students can be on-campus for the entirety of the school day if desired). During that time, they will be meeting with Sara Tomlinson, who is a career liaison at Millstream, to complete a career assessment and go over the assessment results with her. Students will also meet with Mr. Bratt to update their résumés in preparation for participating in Millstream’s reverse job fair on Friday, March 25. At the job fair, students will gain experience talking with employers and have the opportunity to explore summer and/or full-time employment opportunities. Second, if any students are undecided about their future education and want to visit a college for the first time or make an additional visit, they are encouraged to reach out to an admissions counselor at the school to set up a visit which provides what they need (sitting in on classes, meeting professors, exploring programs, etc.). Students participating in a college visit need to see Mr. Zender to pick up the necessary paperwork, or they can also find a digital copy of the paperwork in the Slides presentation Mr. Bratt e-mailed to them on February 9. All completed college visit forms need to be returned to Mr. Zender by 3:15 P.M. on Friday, February 25. Finally, if students would like to learn more about career options, they can set up a shadow day to shadow someone in a career they would like to further explore. Students participating in a shadow day need to see Mr. Bratt to pick up the necessary paperwork, or they can also find a digital copy of the paperwork in the Slides presentation Mr. Bratt e-mailed to them on February 9. All completed shadow day forms need to be returned to Mr. Bratt by 3:15 P.M. on Friday, February 25. If anyone has questions about the employment activities or shadow day, please reach out to Mr. Bratt (bbratt@vbschools.net). If anyone has questions about the college visits, please reach out to Mr. Zender (mzender@vbschools.net).

Happy Valentine's Day Monday! The Interviewing People Careercast is back with the 10-minute highlights of the interview featuring Jon Farling, a 2000 VB graduate who is now an entrepreneur and self-storage investor. In the highlights, Jon discusses what a real estate investor does, how his college and work experiences have led him to where he currently is on his career path, his advice to those interested in investing in real estate, and much more. Anyone interested in a career as an entrepreneur or real estate investor will find information relevant to getting started down that path in this episode. To watch these highlights and other episodes, visit www.bit.ly/InterviewingPeople, and enjoy the show!

The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile will be at Van Buren on Monday, February 14, 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 February 28, March 14 & 28, April 11 & 25, and May 9 & 23.

This week is National School Counselor Week, and Van Buren would like to recognize our amazing counselors! Mr. Zender, Miss Ryman, and Mrs. May play a huge part in the success of our students. We can't thank them enough! #BeABlackKnight

This Friday Van Buren’s Knightlife Acappella will be competing at the ICHSA Semi-Regional Competition! This throwback photo is from the 2019 VB yearbook and features the first ever KLA group! #BeABlackKnight #TBT

Pranav Dinavahi, an eighth grader at Van Buren Middle School, took 3rd place at the Hancock County Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Glenwood Middle School! Next, Pranav will participate in an online bee sometime between 2/28 - 3/4/22. The top 20-25 winners of the online bee will compete in The Blade NWO Virtual Spelling Bee (Toledo) in person on 3/19/22. All local bee winners have a chance to qualify for the championship bee, and ultimately go on to the national bee. Good luck, Pranav! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Myla for her Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Landen & Joel for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

This weekend both the Van Buren Competition Cheer Squad and Winter Guard found out that they are moving onto State! Congratulations to both these amazingly talented teams, we are so proud of you! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Greysen for Being Respectful, Responsible, and Resilient in PE! #BeABlackKnight