Blackford County Schools

Bad news for BCS- Assistant Superintendent David Parker will be leaving Blackford County Schools for a new position. We thank him for his service and wish him the very best! That means we have an opening for an Assistant Superintendent at BCS beginning July 1. (Please share. )

BJSHS Media Class Instructor April Doetsch took her show on the road this week to help Mrs. Julia Hiatt's first grade class at BPS do some research on an animal project they are working on. Thanks for the assistance, Mrs. Doetsch! #BetterAtBlackford

Don't forget, Bruins, we are IN SESSiON this Friday, April 18! (This is a day we are making up due to being out earlier for bad weather.)

Everyone is welcome!

Don't miss the Family Fun Carnival and Safety Fair tomorrow (Tuesday evening) at the 4-H Fairgrounds! There will be games, music, food and prizes! #PreventChildAbuseBlackfordCounty

Let's make sure everyone is on the same page, Bruins!

What an eggcellent idea! Students in Mrs. Katie Barnes' 4th grade class at BIS combined an Easter egg hunt with a review lesson! According to Mrs. Barnes, the eggs were filled with review questions to help prepare students for I-Learn next week. She added, 'We all had so much fun!' #BetterAtBlackford

Thank you to the Beta Xi Chapter of Tri Kappa Sorority and Blackford County Arts Place for hosting the 2025 Regional Student Art Exhibit. The Bruins had a tremendous showing and we are proud of their efforts! Congratulations to the following students who received awards for their respective categories: Brooklynn Dodd, 2025 Tri Kappa Purchase Award and 2nd Place - Painting Savannah Smith - 1st Place, Painting Elissa Pogue - 3rd Place, Painting Mason Gore - 1st Place, Mixed Media Jan Mae Batilo - 2nd Place, Mixed Media Evelyn Gulley - 2nd Place, Drawing Elva Midkiff - 3rd Place, Drawing Benjamin Whitfield - 2nd Place, Ceramics

It was a great showing for the Bruins last night at the 2025 Regional Student Art Exhibit! The event was sponsored by at the the Beta Xi Chapter of Tri Kappa and held at Blackford Arts Place. According to BJSHS Art Teacher Sydney Walter, the following students received awards for their respective categories: Brooklynn Dodd, 2025 Tri Kappa Purchase Award and 2nd Place - Painting Savannah Smith - 1st Place, Painting Elissa Pogue - 3rd Place, Painting Mason Gore - 1st Place, Mixed Media Jan Mae Batilo - 2nd Place, Mixed Media Evelyn Gulley - 2nd Place, Drawing Elva Midkiff - 3rd Place, Drawing Benjamin Whitfield - 2nd Place, Ceramics Way to go, Bruins!! #BruinProud

It's Opening Night for the BJSHS Drama Club and it's presentation of Keep the Change, a play written by former BHS teacher Michael Clossin! Come out and support our talented Drama Club members. There are 3 opportunities to catch the show. Don't miss it! #BreakALegBruins

Let's hear it for Meeka! Our own BJSHS senior Meeka Stalker was recognized this morning at Ivy Tech for obtaining her Associates Degree. (We repeat, as a high school senior!) Here Superintendent Chad Yencer congratulates Meeka for all her hard work! Great job, Meeka! We are proud of you! #BetterAtBlackford

We have SOME FOUNDATION! It is TERRIFIC, RADIANT and HUMBLE! Thank you for generously funding our BPS 2nd graders "Charlotte's Web" experience! #BetterAtBlackford #IFYKYK #BCCF

Mark your calendars, Bruins! The finish line isn't far now!

This week 3rd graders in Mrs. Rachael Shadiow's class at BIS have been learning all about procedural texts and identifying the text structure! One of the articles we read was all about making spaghetti. We followed the steps from the article and found out that even if it seems like “3 easy steps” it’s actually a lot of work! 😂 Hard work paid off though and they were able to enjoy a nice treat! #BetterAtBlackford

Its Ag Day at BPS! Thank you so much to our friends at Blackford County Farm Bureau and the BJSHS FFA for visiting with us, sharing your knowledge, and having fun! #BetterAtBlackford

What a great turnout! Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2025-2026 Kindergarten Roundup meeting at BPS! We can't wait to meet our new Kindergarten Cubs this August! If you were unable to attend Roundup, but have or know of a student who will be 5 by August 1, please call BPS 765.348. 7584 for info about Kindergarten. #FutureBlackfordBruins

Here are more scenes from Ag Day at BPS! Thank you to everyone who made this day possible for our students! #BetterAtBlackford

March Madness is in full swing at BPS! Ms. Ericka Rogers reports, 'We had our pep rally today where classrooms sang their spirit song of the college they picked and we had a Human Hungry Hungry Hippo game! Shout out to Brianna McNeal and Beth Brown for planning all the college fun for us!' #BetterAtBlackford

More scenes from the BPS March Madness fun! #BetterAtBlackford

How about a big round of applause for our BIS Honor Roll recipients for Grading Period 3! We're in the home stretch now, Bears, so keep up the good work! ⭐💪 #BruinProud