All are welcome to join us for the 2nd Empowered for Life event at Van Buren Local Schools on November 6th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the Van Buren High School Gymnasium! If you did not make it to the first one, you don’t know what you missed. If you were there, join us again and take a refresher course.
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
The Van Buren High School Student Council is excited to introduce the candidates running for the Van Buren Local School District Board of Education. They have worked hard to compile information to help our community get to know the candidates.
Visit the link below to view the candidate's responses to the following topics: Who and Why, Future Plans for Athletics, Campus Facility Needs, Plans for Staff, Spending Money Wisely, Future Plans for the Students of VB.
https://www.vbschools.net/page/2021-meet-the-candidates
If you see Ms. Burden or Mrs. Rodman today, be sure to wish them luck! Both were nominated for the Findlay Rotary Club's Golden Apple Award and were chosen as finalists! They will be recognized tonight at a dinner where the winners will be announced. #BeABlackKnight
Please give a warm welcome to our new Middle/High School counselor! Miss Ryman is joining us from Putnam County ESC’s behavior unit, and this is her 5th year as a school counselor. She will be joining Mr. Zender with assisting our middle school and high school students, particularly in regards to support with mental health. She loves to knit, read, and she is thrilled to start her new chapter here at VB! #BeABlackKnight
Reminder that our Alternative Learning Day for October is next Wednesday, October 27. For grades K-8, our theme for the choice boards this month will be "Be A Black Knight." Grades 9-12 will continue to focus on "Real World Wednesdays." Teachers will share choice boards or assignments with students at the beginning of next week. #BeABlackKnight
At VB, we are proud of the work our students do on their journey of becoming respectful and responsible individuals. Working together with staff to care for our learning spaces is just one way our students show us how respectful and responsible they can be! #BeABlackKnight
Howdy y’all! Tuesday was the second day of spirit week and our students and staff were having a blast dressing up for the western theme! Have a great day! #BeABlackKnight
It's Homecoming Week! Students -- make sure you have your tickets purchased for the Homecoming Dance! We hope to see everyone at the Coronation Ceremony and football game this weekend! #BeABlackKnight
Congratulations to the VB Girls Golf Team for making it to State! They placed 2nd out of 15 teams at their district tournament! Good luck next week girls!
It's Homecoming Week! Students -- make sure you have your tickets purchased for the Homecoming Dance! We hope to see everyone at the Coronation Ceremony and football game this weekend! #BeABlackKnight
Interested in ordering a 2022 yearbook? Please visit the following links to place your order!
Elementary Yearbook: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09878866
Middle/High School Yearbook: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A06645500
It's been far too long since we have been able to have an in person pep rally! On Friday afternoon, we had a beautiful day to bring our staff and students together to build some school spirit! #BeABlackKnight
As high school and middle school students entered the building for the first day of school on Tuesday, they were able to enjoy the newly renovated high school/middle school cafeteria, or what we are now calling the Van Buren Commons! #BeABlackKnight
https://youtu.be/NGZeRcAdai8
The text messaging platform our district has used in the past (Ohio Alerts) has been discontinued. Please sign up here to continue receiving alerts for school delays, closings, emergency information, and updates! https://forms.gle/kMUaH3r1pi75anyG6
PARENTS - As long as your contact information has been updated in FinalForms, your information has already been entered in our system. Please do not complete the form. Instead, please make sure all forms in FinalForms are up-to-date. If you have questions regarding communication, please contact Cassie Schaffer at cschaffer@vbschools.net
The Career Scoop, the career newsletter of Van Buren Schools, is back with more information about what Van Buren graduates are doing, what opportunities there are for current students, and much more. To read both the current and past editions, please visit bit.ly/CareerScoop.
We have many students involved in various activities and showing at the Hancock County Fair this weekend. Please come out and show your support! While in attendance, please consider supporting our Van Buren Music Boosters by stopping by their tent and purchasing a tasty treat!
VBHS Class of 22 Sr Class Trip - Save the Date! #VBChi22 #BeABlackKnight
Join our TEAM! #BeABlackKnight
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VBHS Class of 2021, congratulations! We are proud of you and we love you. #BeABlackKnight
