What a busy and fun week its been at Blackford County Schools! The BPS Kindergarten made the most of a sunny day and enjoyed a field trip to the Fort Wayne Zoo!
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Our BJSHS Senior Shout Outs today go to two more hard-working Blackford Bruins! Chloe Smith recently graduated from Ivy Tech with her Indiana College Core Certificate and CCMA.
She is joined by fellow Bruin, Braelynn Wilson, who also graduated with her 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!
#BruinProud #IvyTech
She is joined by fellow Bruin, Braelynn Wilson, who also graduated with her 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!
#BruinProud #IvyTech
If your students have meds at school, please note that they need to be picked up before May 27, 2026. Thank you!
The Indianapolis 500 isn't the only racing taking place this week in Indiana. Our students in Ms. Amanda Green's 4th grade class at BIS have been working their own cars built of K'nex pieces, powered by a "sail" and a fan. The Top 3 groups of finishers include:
1st Place - Photo 1 (from left) Audrey Coons, Kate Coons, Harper McGuire, Kairi Rankin;
2nd Place - Photo 2 - Riggs Cowgill, Malaki Goidel, Thaddeus Brown, Isaac Kirkwood, Carly Fields;
3rd Place - Photo 3 - Audrey Huff, Kaleigha Foreman, Sonora Morris, and Maci Nelson.
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1st Place - Photo 1 (from left) Audrey Coons, Kate Coons, Harper McGuire, Kairi Rankin;
2nd Place - Photo 2 - Riggs Cowgill, Malaki Goidel, Thaddeus Brown, Isaac Kirkwood, Carly Fields;
3rd Place - Photo 3 - Audrey Huff, Kaleigha Foreman, Sonora Morris, and Maci Nelson.
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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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BJSHS offered it's very first Certified Clinical Medical Assistant class this year. A huge congratulations to the following students for passing their State exam!
Raegan Ridgway
Braelyn Wilson
Chloe Smith
Loralie Hile
Jessica Brinkerhoff
Brianna Hall
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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!
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!
What are you waiting for? Don't miss out on all the fun this summer at Camp Invention! Only 8 scholarship spots remain. Hurry and register TODAY!
We are heading for the finish line, Bruins! Let's finish strong!
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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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!
It's been a fun, Fun Day at BPS today! Thanks to the BPS PTO, 2nd graders enjoyed a special activities that included kickball, games, glow room, and making a memory book!
(Thanks, PTO, for your kindness!)
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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!
#BruinProud #IvyTech
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!
#BruinProud #IvyTech
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!
#BruinProud #IvyTech
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!
#BruinProud #IvyTech
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!
#BruinProud #IvyTech
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!
#BruinProud #IvyTech
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
Photo courtesy of The Voice of Blackford County
