A special message from BJSHS Health Careers teacher Mrs. Yvette Rouch: Thank you to the First Presbyterian Church of Hartford City for donating hygiene supplies to the Health Career's Bear Necessities hygiene program. Cabinets are placed in areas of the school that allow students access to free hygiene products, as well as basic school supplies that might be needed. Thank you again for your generosity! ❤️
Oh, hey! It's the third grade team from Blackford Intermediate School! (From left) Elizabeth Kauerauf, Kari Crouse, Amanda Johnson, Rachael Shadiow, Carma Reidy and Emily Stephens. We wish our third graders (and their teachers) an outstanding school year!
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Meet the first grade team at Blackford Primary School! (From left) Jennifer Fisher, Julia Hiatt, Jessica Shroyer, Amanda Wolfe and Rachael Story.
Here's to an outstanding year for our first grade students... and their amazing teachers!
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The first day at Blackford County Schools is in the books! Thanks to our students, parents and staff for making it an outstanding first day!
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We'd like to welcome our newest Bruins to the block! This Kindergartener at BPS represents the Class of 2036!☺️
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We need your help.
Last school year, we had way too many stop arm violations. (People driving on by when a bus has its stop-arm out.)
Someone is going to get hurt... and we don't want it to be one of our students. We ask everyone to pay close attention when our buses are stopped. If the stop-arm is out, it means STOP!🛑
We're BACK... and it's going to be a GREAT school year!
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Thank you to all our students and their families who stopped by the Meet the Teacher Night at the BIS. We sure appreciate you and hope everyone has a great first day back at school!
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We've been sharing transportation information today in anticipation of tomorrow's first day of school. Here are the 2023-2024 bus stops AM/PM information. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1299/BCS/3367266/Bus_Stop_Times_23-24_-_Stops.pdf
Our Bus Aides are an important part of the transportation experience on some of our BCS buses. We sure appreciate all they do for us! Meet Carla Gray, Mary Townsend, Sandy Cain and Teresa Teer, just a few of our outstanding Bus Aides!
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Meet Stephanie McCaffery, Kim Pitts, Liz Hornbaker and Ted Cain- BCS school bus drivers and members of the our Transportation Department.
Please be on the look-out for our buses and drivers as we begin transporting students to and from school. We ask for your patience during the first week or so as we work out the bus schedules.
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A big thank you to everyone who came out to Meet the Teacher at BPS and BJSHS last night. A reminder that BIS will conduct its Meet the Teacher Night this evening from 5 to 6 p.m. Come say hello to Mr. Fox and the BIS team!
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Meet Amanda Banter, Amy Storer, Angela Wheeler and Chuck Rogers. They are just a few of the Blackford County Schools bus drivers who will be taking to the road tomorrow to pick-up and deliver students.
Our drivers are your family, friends and neighbors. We ask that as school begins, you have patience with them and be on the look-out for them as they begin transporting Blackford County's most precious cargo!
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It's getting closer...
The teaching staff was back for breakfast today as they prepare for students to arrive on Aug 9. Supt. Chad Yencer welcomed staff and encouraged them to embrace the BCS Mission of Empowering Students to Maximize their Potential.
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It's the Bruin Pride Marching Band at the State Fair today! Way to go, Bruins!
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See this smiling face, Blackford County? This is Doris Wilson. Miss Doris will be the crossing guard at the corner of Walnut and McDonald Streets. Her job is very important and we want to keep her safe doing it! As you travel in the mornings and afternoons, please keep an eye out for Miss Doris. Let's make sure our students (and Miss Doris) all make it safely across the street.
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Check out the newest Bruins on the block! These teachers still have smiles on their faces after a long and intensive day of everything Blackford County Schools! Meet (front row from left) Mollie Ault, Elementary at BPS; Ashley Baldwin, Kindergarten at BPS; Jessica Dunica, 5th grade Math at BIS; Hollie Parker, Math at BJSHS; (back row) Cary McClure, FACS at BJSHS; William Nicely, Science at BJSHS; Tyler McDonald, Special Education at BIS and BJSHS; and Gaven Schulz, Government and Econ at BJSHS. Not pictured are Kalyn Heitkamp and Monica Myers.
Please give these staffers a warm welcome!
Check out the open positions currently available at BCS. To apply, simply email a letter of interest and resume to the contact listed. Join us!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1299/BCS/3342155/Job_Opportunities_8-2-2023.pdf
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Help us fill this open teaching position at BPS. Please share!
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Meet BCS Transportation Coordinator Shannon Bannister and Bus Mechanic Greg Bonewit.
Shannon is hard at work setting bus routes for the start of school, while Greg makes sure our buses are in top-top condition.
We appreciate all they do to make sure our students are safely transported to and from school everyday.
Some tips from the Transportation Dept. for the 2023-2024 school year:
-Register your students ASAP so bus routes can be finalized.
You can register your students here: https://www.blackfordschools.org/o/bcs/page/registration-and-immunizations
-Bus drivers will be reaching out to students/families to confirm pick-up times starting this weekend.
-Please be patient for the first week or so of school. 😊
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