Blackford County Schools

Our Unified Bruin bowlers were in action last night in sectional competition in Fort Wayne. Way to go, Bruins! We are proud of you! According to Mrs. Wallace, 'We will find out if we scored high enough to go to State on Monday. The students played well. The unique thing is the first 5 games count for the team score. Game 6 is silly - roll the ball backwards, bowl on one foot, lay on your stomach and roll the ball.' So, we can safely say a good time was had by all! Thank you to the coaches and everyone who supports our Blackford United Bowlers! #BetterAtBlackford #1 - Family members of the bowlers who came to cheer #2- Blackford United Coaches - Linda Wallace, Tyler McDonald, and Susan Helms #3 - Blackford United Bowlers #4 - BJSHS Blackford United Alumni (from left) Nick Withers, Conner Prosser, and Noah Withers

There were some very special guests at BPS today! Thank you to Ultimate Canine for bringing your pups in to visit. You made the day for our students! #BetterAtBlackford

Let's hear it for BJSHS 8th grader McKinley Brooks! She is quite the salesman! She sold enough candy bars to earn a 5 lb. chocolate bar, jelly beans and $5. The candy bar sale was part of the fundraiser for the Washington DC trip in May. Way to go, McKinley! #Bruinproud

Let's join Jessica Sharp and Tracey Witt in wishing our Blackford United Bowling Team good luck as they begin Sectionals tonight in Fort Wayne! Let's go, Bruins! #BlackfordUnited #BetterAtBlackford

It's sectional time for our Unified Bowling team! According to Coach Linda Wallace, the week of Unified Bowling sectionals means the annual unified bowlers face off with the BJSHS staff. Everyone had a fun time with lots of cheering for both teams! Thanks to Laura Lee, Jayci Dick, and Karen Mealy for joining coaches Tyler McDonald and Linda Wallace in a fun tradition! #BetterAtBlackford

Senior Parents FAFSA Completion Workshop, March 11 from 3 to 6 p.m. 👇 *It is a state requirement that each senior completes FAFSA and their parents have to also create a FSA ID to help in the filing process. They must complete this whether they are attending college or not. If you have questions, please reach out to the BJSHS Guidance Office, 765.348.7560

When our students learn about other cultures, we all benefit! Thanks again to everyone who made our annual Taste of Thai Celebration a reality for our students! Special thanks to Carma Reidy, Mark and Pradit Dawson, and all the very kind volunteers who made this experience happen for our students!

If you, or someone you know, teaches Industrial Maintenance... or could teach it, ask him or her to reach out to Assistant Superintendent David Parker at dmparker@blackfordschools.org. There are ways we can work with non-traditional candidates. Reach out! Help spread the word!

We're not saying it was the best week ever at the BPS Preschool, but it was a pretty good one! Gillihan's brought goat kids in to visit with the Preschool kids! Thank you to the Gillihan's for making our students' week a fun one! #BetterAtBlackford

It's Fun February Friday at BPS today! Teachers and staff are supposed to drink out of anything but a cup day! As you can see from the photos, there are some really creative folks at BPS! #BetterAtBlackford

More photos from the BIS Taste of Thai celebration this week. What a great opportunity for our students to learn about other cultures! Thank you, Mrs. Carma Reidy, as well as Mark and Pradit Dawson, for making this experience available to our 3rd graders! #BetterAtBlackford

Did you know that sonography is often the first imaging test performed when disease is suspected? Students in Yvette Rouch's Health Careers class at BJSHS practice their sonography skills for the ankle brachial index. (The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a non-invasive test that measures the ratio of blood pressure in the ankle to the blood pressure in the arm. It is used to assess the health of the arteries in the lower limbs. ) #BetterAtBlackford

It's almost baseball season and the Montpelier Youth League is looking for players! Join the fun! (Full flyers/registration are available at BPS and BIS.)

Blackford Youth Softball is looking for players! Join them!

Thank you to every member (past and present) of the Blackford County Hospital Auxiliary, Inc. You have been so appreciated! Thank you for your generous donations to Blackford County Schools!

Thank you to our many community partners! YOU make a difference at BCS!

Thanks to everyone who celebrated FFA Week with us at BJSHS! Even Florence the Chicken had her time to shine! Here she is with her student, Sarah, (left) and her Guidance Counselor Ms. Monica Solga. What a fun week! #BetterAtBlackford

It's our third graders' favorite days of the school year- Taste of Thai Day! It's a family affair. Mark and Pradit Dawson have made it a long-standing tradition to visit (their sister) Mrs. Carma Reidy and her class to share Pradit's Thai culture, school experiences, and cuisine. Thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Reidy's kind volunteers, all the BIS 3rd graders get to take part in this amazing learning experience! ขอบคุณ to everyone who helped make this day happen for our students! #BetterAtBlackford

Thank you to our friends at American Woodmark for the very kind donation to the Camp Invention program. You can see from the big smile on Mrs. Kylee Redford's face (center) that this donation is much appreciated. Thank you, American Woodmark! #BetterAtBlackford #CampInvention

BCS will be in session following the delay this morning. 2/18/25. Welcome back Bruins!