There's no place like BJSHS...
Excitement continues to build in our schools as we celebrate Homecoming Week in anticipation of Friday night's football game. Check out the awesome school spirit of the staff at BJSHS! Looking good, Bruins!
#Homecoming2022
You might be seeing double today at BCS! Students (and staff) are having fun dressing up during Homecoming Week!
Check out our 3rd grade twin Alaynas from BPS and a twinning Mrs. Jen Gallatin and Mrs. Kelly Sharp from BJSHS.
Let's get fired up, Bruins!
#Homecoming2022
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Blackford County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay Wednesday 9/14/22 due to fog. #BeSafeBruins
If you and your students are looking for a great way to explore Blackford County history, be sure and check out the Redezvous on the Reserve '22 this weekend!
It's time to get your school spirit on for Homecoming, Bruins! (This is the BJSHS schedule.)
The "Bruin Brew Crew" has been busy this morning working on various skills that included creating coffee orders and delivering to customers at BJSHS.
Nice work, Bruins!
The JAG class had a common interest with their special guest yesterday - Blackford Jr.-Sr. High School!
Josh Richardson, a former Blackford County resident and member of the Blackford High School Class of 2001, currently serves as the Workforce Indiana Interim Commissioner. Richardson shared his career journey with students.
Thank you to this busy Blackford alum for making time for the visit!
#JAGIndiana #JagNational #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth
Meet Kay Hornbaker, a member of the BCS Transportation team. Most mornings and afternoons, you will find Ms. Hornbaker assisting students at the corner of Walnut and McDonald Streets. We appreciate Kay's friendly smile and dedication to the safety of our students.
#TeamBCS
Best wishes to BCS/ Five Star computer tech, Jeff King, who retired as of Friday.
Thank you for your patience and good humor. (Two of the most important traits of any good computer tech!)
Enjoy your retirement, Jeff! We appreciate your service to BCS!
Blackford County Schools would like to welcome Jason Ridge as the new principal of Blackford Jr.-Sr. High School. Ridge was approved by the school board during a special meeting held Wednesday evening.
Ridge comes to Blackford County Schools from the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, where he has served as the head women’s basketball coach. Prior to his stint in coaching at the college level, Ridge worked as an assistant principal at Whitko High School, working closely with Blackford County Schools Assistant Superintendent David Parker. During his career in education, he has served as a teacher and coach at Northridge, South Adams, and Columbia City Schools.
Ridge obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Indiana University – Purdue University, Fort Wayne. He went on to get his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Supervision from Ball State University.
Superintendent Chad Yencer shares “We are excited to welcome Mr. Ridge to Blackford County Schools. Mr. Ridge has a great deal of leadership experience, is very personable and outgoing, and has a strong desire to serve. His references speak very highly of his work ethic and passion, his ability to connect with others, and his commitment to success”
Ridge and his wife, Danelle, are the parents of two children; Marcus, 16 and Gemma, 12. The family currently resides in Columbia City.
In his free time, Ridge is an avid runner. He has participated in five marathons and a number of mini-marathons. If not working or running, he enjoys spending time with his family grilling and hanging out.
“I am incredibly honored and humbled to have the opportunity to lead Blackford Jr.-Sr. High School. I love the small school setting and have been impressed with the leadership within the corporation, including the administration and the teachers I have met. I’m looking forward to getting in the building and forming relationships with the students, teachers and support staff. The school goals in place at the school are perfectly in line with the type of school I want to work for. I know great things are happening every day and my first order of business coming in is to listen and learn as much as I can about the school, community and corporation. I am so thankful for the trust put in me to lead and I’m incredibly excited to start,” explains Ridge.
Principal Ridge plans to be on the job September 1.
How does a student learn about the wide variety of books available in the BJSHS Library? Why with a book tasting, of course. Seventh grade students in Sasha Hudson's class visited Media Specialist April Bartlett for a sampling of books. Students were given 3 minutes to "taste" a book at each table (six total) and decide if they were interested in reading it. What a fun idea!
For the record, no books were actually eaten during this activity! 😊
Students in David McConiga's Principles of Computer Science class at BJSHS had fun opening up several computers to see whether they could identify the CPU, RAM and other hardware. They discovered that a computer repair career requires a lot of manual dexterity, patience, and logical thinking! We are very grateful to Five Star Technologies for donating these obsolete computers for us to work on!
Nice work, Bruins!
Photos include:
#4 - Christian McConnell and Dakota Schmuck
#5 - Justice Von Dem Bussche Haddenhausen
#6/7 - Hailey Brower and Danny Dunn
This week's schedule
Volleyball tonight at Anderson Prep
If you are looking for a job making a difference in the life of a child in Blackford County, check out the latest openings at BCS. Join us! #BetterAtBlackford https://bit.ly/3dFoYUT
Bruin fan apparel and All Sport Passes will be available at the home football game tonight! Doors open at 6:00. Kickoff is at 7:00 against Jay County.
Revised Events This Week
Events This Week
A big thank you to Montpelier resident Jenny Garrett who kindly donated caterpillars and cocoons to Mrs. Jessica Barker's kindergarten class at BPS so they could observe them and watch the butterflies hatch.
"The students have loved it!" said Mrs. Barker.
#BetterAtBlackford
