Good Sunday Afternoon to all of you! A reminder that 5 day a week instruction starts the week of March 15, 2021. If you have not visited the district website lately, it has been updated. When you check the site out, please make sure to see posts from our media intern. Our media intern is Rachel Cavera! Rachel is a junior at Van Buren and is doing a fantastic job of highlighting events going on in our schools. Thank you Rachel!
Cat in the Hat Favorite Hat Day #BeABlackKnight
Preschool screening for children 3-5 years of age with concerns in the areas of adaptive skills, cognitive/pre-academics, sensory/motor skills, social and community skills is taking place March 26 at the Hancock County ESC. Preregister by calling 419-422-7525 ext. 209 by 3/17.
Today is Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day! Thanks to our facility and grounds staff for their work!!! #BeABlackKnight #VB1team
Kindergarten had their 100th day of school today! #BeABlackKnight
The March Career Scoop newsletter is out and contains information about Vaughn Industries apprenticeships, links to interviews with VB graduates about their careers, scholarship opportunities, and Weston Heitkamp's interest in golf course architecture.
http://bit.ly/3uJkiRN
7th grade art is learning about 2-point perspective #BeABlackKnight
The latest episode of Interviewing People is now available! The guest, Kelli McKinley, is a 2007 Van Buren graduate and an executive/pastry chef for the Charleston Hospitality Group in Charleston, SC. Kelli talks about her career in the restaurant industry, the education she needed to reach her career goals, and her favorite foods to make.
If you have limited time to watch, enjoy the highlights video: https://youtu.be/I8tGgalifqk
View the full video here: https://youtu.be/MQ2yG6dIcaI
If you like what you see or want to watch previous interviews, subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8KkpHIL1RI_n989pQoyHQ/videos
#BeABlackKnight #VB1team
#Millstream #BeABlackKnight
Our first Alumni Spotlight features Ted Simmons (2014). Ted shares his incredible journey including efforts at beating a world-record! Thanks to Ted, Ms. Breitigam & intern Rachel Cavera for our first spotlight video!
https://youtu.be/OLDWWRntxsM
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My apologies. I left out the most important part of the text. We will be back to five days a week instruction starting the week of March 15.
Good Afternoon. I hope all of you are enjoying the warm and sunny afternoon. At this time, we will keep the current length of the school day. I appreciate everyone's patience and flexibility as we move through the many stages of this pandemic. Have a great week.
Thank you @meijer for your support in vaccinating our #VB1team staff! #BeABlackKnight
VBHS senior Jacob Walters has created a podcast discussing the life of Button Gwinnett, who signed the Declaration of Independence and is Jacob's ancestor, for his Independent English class. Click below to listen to the introductory episode on Spotify, and feel free to subscribe so you can listen to future episodes as he creates them.
https://open.spotify.com/show/3c1Cz1KqcpUdhOZcquHNoS?si=q1njBMzBRHe9QBVpL7Upag&nd=1
#BeABlackKnight #VB1team
FRIDAY FINANCIAL FACT: Open-enrollment myths vs. facts
Open enrollment is an avenue for parents to choose the best school district for their child to ensure their needs are met. Open enrollment is a process used by parents which falls under the umbrella of Ohio school options and school choice.
Every spring, Van Buren and most other districts open the application process for open enrollment students. Some facts about open-enrollment at Van Buren:
- Van Buren receives approximately $4,800 more in tax revenue from the state per open-enrolled student than we do for district residents.
- Students who are open-enrolled from another district must apply annually. This gives us an opportunity to control class sizes for new district residents.
- Open-enrollment is capped in each grade level at specific enrollment figures to ensure that we serve Van Buren district residents first.
#Mentoring #BeABlackKnight
This morning, our school campus held a crisis drill. Thanks to all of our staff for their commitment to evaluating our practices and procedures in order to continually-improve student safety!
Happy 100th day! #BeABlackKnight
Hannah nominated Mrs. Ohlrich as a STEM hero for the #facethestemgap sweepstakes! #BeABlackKnight
Van Buren Local Schools are on a 2 hour delay (2/22/21).