Blackford County Schools

If you see this guy today, be sure and congratulate him for being named the Indiana Association of Principals (IASP) 2026 District 6 Elementary Principal of the Year! We are proud to have Jim Fox serve as the leader of our students staff at BIS! Way to go, Mr. Fox!
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Congratulations to BJSHS seniors Jan Mae Batilo and Raymond Chen for their hard work in achieving their Certificates of Multilingual Proficiency. They received their awards from their teacher Mrs. Carrie Clevenger.
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Congratulations to seniors Azariah Keyes and Mason Kitterman for being named the 2026 BJSHS Outstanding Girl and Outstanding Boy Athletes. They were presented their awards during the Senior Honor Awards held on Sunday.
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Today, Sergeant Capper and Sergeant Phillips came to visit at BPS and let students in Mrs. Liz Holdcroft's and Ms. Holly Lennon's classes check out their patrol vehicles and even use the sirens! We are learning about community helpers!
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Blackford County Schools would like to thank the Blackford County Community Foundation and all the generous donors who made another fantastic Senior Awards Sunday possible at BJSHS.
According to Elizabeth Witt, BCCF director, 57 scholarships were presented to BCS seniors this year. Many of the scholarships presented are in honor of loved ones who have passed away.
There were a number of touching moments during the event, but one highlight was the presentation of the first Gavyn Orlando Memorial Scholarship, made by his mother, Jill Orlando. Gavyn, a 2025 BJSHS graduate, recently passed away in a tragic accident. His mother shared about his life and what made him so special. Surrounded by her family, Mrs. Orlando announced that Sean Cronin III would be the first recipient of the Gavyn Orlando Memorial Scholarship.
We are proud of Sean and all of our BJSHS seniors and their accomplishments.
We also thank the BCCF for all their efforts in making the scholarships happen for our students.
Last, but certainly not least, thank you to everyone who has generously donated to a scholarship or presented a scholarship to one of our Bruins. We know what this means to you and appreciate your continued support of our students and their futures!

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BPS and BIS had special greeters this morning! A big thank you to the members of the BJSHS Baseball Team for making the day of our younger Bruins!
Here's wishing the Bruins good luck as they take on Monroe Central tonight at home at 5:30 p.m.!
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The next School Board meeting is Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. at C.O. Join us!

Our BJSHS Senior Shout Outs go to two more hard-working Blackford Bruins! Zayne Rodarmel recently graduated from Ivy Tech with his Indiana College Core Certificate.
He is joined by fellow Bruin, Jacob Shroyer, who also graduated with his Indiana College Core Certificate.
We are proud of these outstanding seniors, as well as our partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, which made this possible for our students!
Way to go, Bruins!
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Capt. Matt Sneed and his K9 partner, Jeb, visited the Criminal Justice, law enforcement and corrections classes of BJSHS teacher Mike Jones. Capt. Sneed gave a presentation on the Grant County Sheriff's Offices K9 program and explained that his partner is an electronics detection dog, one of only 5 in the state of Indiana and 200 in the USA, trained to find electronic devices such as Zip drives, SD Cards, cell phones, vapes, computers or anything that might be used to hide digital evidence. Capt. Sneed brought several items that were used to train Jeb and then gave a demonstration, where Jeb located several devices.

Today's BJSHS Senior Shout Outs go to two hard-working Blackford Bruins! Hayleigh Quick recently graduated from Ivy Tech with her Indiana College Core Certificate and her Associate of General Studies.
She is joined by fellow Bruin, Raegan Ridgway, who also graduated with her Indiana College Core Certificate, Associate of General Studies and CCMA.
We are proud of these outstanding seniors, as well as our partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, which made this possible for our students!
Way to go, Bruins!
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We are excited to share more of our BJSHS Senior Shout Outs! Today we'd like to recognize two more outstanding Blackford Bruins- Maleah Marker and Karlie Pitts!
Maleah recently graduated from Ivy Tech with her Indiana College Core Certificate.
Karlie graduated with her Indiana College Core Certificate as well as her Associate of General Studies.
We are proud of these outstanding seniors, as well as our partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, which made this possible for our students!
Way to go, Bruins!
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Congratulations to 2026 BJSHS Prom King Jacob Barry and Queen Gabby Orlando. The two reigned over the BJSHS Prom held this past weekend.

Photo courtesy of The Voice of Blackford County

The BPS PTO would like to extend a HUGE thank you to the following individuals and businesses for their gracious donations, discounts, gifts, and time in support of our BPS students and staff! ❤️🐻🖤

Thank you to:
✨ Stu’s Garage
✨ Julie Terrell
✨ Elsbeth & Roger Haun
✨ Erika Miller with Simply GLOW & Simply Cupcakes
✨ Whos Your Coffee
✨ EB’s
✨ Just Be You Designs
✨ Copper Curl Beauty Bar & Auburn Sun Boutique
✨ Sip Studio
✨ Battens Grateful Acres
✨ Tammy’s Sweet Treats

Your generosity and support mean so much to our school community. We truly appreciate you helping make a difference for our BPS students and staff! Thank you for supporting BPS PTO! ❤️🐻🖤

Our BJSHS 7th graders took a field trip to King's Island to celebrate their hard work! They stopped long enough to pose for this great photo!
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It's Field Trip Time at BCS! Both our students and staff love it when they can celebrate the hard work in the classroom by getting out of the building to see and learn something new. Mrs. Linda Wallace's class ventured out to the Gas City Park to feed the animals. They also enjoyed a meal at King's Buffet in Marion together! What a fun day!
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Staff Photo includes: (front to back) Linda Wallace, Jennifer Osborne, Cindy Anderson, Susan Hogle, and Joni Duren.

Today's BJSHS Senior Shout Outs go to two hard-working Blackford Bruins! Nickolas Kuehnhold recently graduated from Ivy Tech with his Indiana College Core Certificate and Associate of General Studies.
She is joined by fellow Bruin, Katie Lytle, who also graduated with her Indiana College Core Certificate.
We are proud of these outstanding students, as well as our partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, which made this possible for our students!
Way to go, Bruins!
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