Happy Monday! Episode 34 of The Interviewing People Careercast features a conversation with Jon Farling, a 2000 Van Buren High School graduate who is now an entrepreneur and self-storage investor. In the interview, Jon discusses how working a 9-5 job led him to become a self-storage investor, the freedom his career provides to him and his family, how experience has been a valuable teacher, and much more. Anyone interested in a career as an entrepreneur or investor 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!
Van Buren Local Schools will be closed Friday, February 4, 2022 due to weather conditions.
This Sunday our Van Buren Competition Cheer Squad will be competing at the Northwest Ohio Regional Cheer Competition! In spirit of this lets look back at the 1978 Van Buren Cheer team! #BeABlackKnight #TBT
We have snow! To all the students who have been asking me all week for this! Here you go! Van Buren Local Schools will be closed Thursday, February 3, 2022. Stay safe and enjoy the snow!
The February 2022 issue of The Career Scoop, the career newsletter of Van Buren Schools, is now available.
In this issue, readers can learn about apprenticeship opportunities with Challenge Electric in Lima, free technology courses from Amazon Web Services (AWS), opportunities AmeriCorps offers, the new aircraft mechanic training center at Sinclair Community College, and DetailPro Auto Detailing Service, created by students Dalton McComas and Paul Klausing.
To view this issue, visit bit.ly/CareerScoop (case-sensitive) and scroll down.
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.
Congrats to Aiden & Sophie for their Positive Behavior Referrals!
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Happy Monday! The Interviewing People Careercast is back this week with the highlights of the interview featuring Holly Kendrick, a 2009 Van Buren graduate who is now a civil engineer and project manager for The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. To watch these highlights and other episodes, visit www.bit.ly/InterviewingPeople, and enjoy the show!
Good Afternoon,
I wanted to update everyone on the new COVID-19 guidance regarding contact tracing. On January, 26,2022, the Ohio Department of Health is allowing schools to discontinue universal contact tracing. What does this mean for all okf you? Nurse Judy Prater will no longer be contact tracing each positive case. We will be working with the Hancock Board of Health with any contact tracing, case investigation and exposure notification related to outbreaks or clusters, in our schools as determined by Hancock Board of Health. Our website has the latest documents from the Ohio Health Department for you to view.
Our number of absences this week has been very low for students and staff. Thank you to all the parents that are continuing to keep your children at home if they do not feel well. Thank you to the staff for staying home if you do not feel well. If you chose to wear a mask, that is still an option for any parents who want their children to wear one.
Have a great weekend and stay warm.
The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile will be at Van Buren on Monday, January 31, 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 14 & 28, March 14 & 28, April 11 & 25, and May 9 & 23.
The Toledo Walleye will be hosting their second annual STEM Night presented by Penta Career Center and College Advantage on Wednesday, March 2nd. Penta Career Center and various community partners will have interactive displays for young fans to participate in before and during the Walleye game. See the flyer promoting this educational program with a link for parents to purchase tickets. Anyone who purchases tickets through this link will receive a special $10 STEM Night ticket ($9 off walk-up price).
Today our throwback is from the 2008 Van Buren High School yearbook! This photo features a student council member helping to make a craft with an elementary student! #BeABlackKnight #TBT
If any seniors or recent graduates are still navigating their next steps, it might be worthwhile to check out AmeriCorps. You can join them TODAY, Thursday, Jan. 27, at 4 p.m. ET, for the AmeriCorps NCCC: A to Z webinar. They will be providing a detailed overview of AmeriCorps NCCC's opportunities, benefits, requirements, and more.
https://americorps.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_stnbV9rVQ3mf6YZIUBsFLg
At VB we do our absolute best to teach our students the importance of giving back to the community. McKenna Morey and Alaina Bahnn are excellent examples of this. Together they have started a campaign to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Their team name is Knights Against Cancer and they have 7 weeks (until March 7th) to raise as much money as possible. We encourage our community to donate to this charity to show your support! Link: https://t.co/2h3VAMgBJV #BeABlackKnight #SOY4LLS #KNIGHTSAGAINSTCANCER
Van Buren Local Schools will be on a two hour delay Wednesday, January 26, 2022 due to wind chills.
Van Buren Local Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Good Evening. Van Buren Local Schools will be on a two hour delay tomorrow Tuesday, January 25, 2022. This delay is weather related. Be safe and stay warm.
Van Buren Local Schools will be closed today Monday, January 24, 2022 due to weather conditions. Be safe if you have to travel today.
Happy Monday! Episode 33 of The Interviewing People Careercast features a conversation with Holly Kendrick, a 2009 Van Buren High School graduate who is now a civil engineer and project manager for the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. In the interview, Holly discusses how she chose an engineering path to pursue, how she used her internships to learn both what she did and didn't want in a future full-time position, why her work is fulfilling, and much more. Anyone interested in a career as an engineer 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!
Good evening everyone! Our numbers are still allowing us to have in person learning this school week. However, we will be on a two hour delay Monday, January 24th. I will let all of you know the status of the two hour delay by 8:15 tomorrow am. Thank you and have a great rest of your evening.
Congrats to Evie, Karter, Ella, & Mrs. Forsyth's 5th grade class for their Positive Behavior Referrals!
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