Blackford Junior-Senior High School

Be sure and check out the latest addition to Blackford Junior Senior High School. Looking good, Bruins! #ChooseBCS

A Message from Superintendent Yencer I hope this message finds you and your family doing well. It continues to be a unique year at BCS, and we are so thankful for the support of our families and students during this unusual time. . I wanted to send a quick note to share that as Covid-19 cases rise across the state and within our county, we are monitoring daily the number of students and staff who are on quarantine for close contact or symptoms, as well as the number of positive for COVID-19. Health protocols in place in your student’s classroom, busses, and student spaces, as well as the hard work of our district staff, has helped us keep kids safe. As of today, there is only one positive student case across the district, and less than 2% of our in-person students are quarantined. We continue to send our daily information to the Blackford County Health Department, and share information frequently with the County Health Officer. The Indiana State Department of Health displays data in county-by-county format that looks at the number of cases (adjusted for population) and positivity rate (The percentage of tests that are positive). In the past several weeks our county numbers have increased, however, due to the outstanding efforts of our families, students and staff, our schools’ numbers have actually declined. Currently, we are not making any changes to our programming. We will continue to closely evaluate and monitor the situation. It is a good time to remember to stay diligent on your family’s health protocols such as engaging in social distancing, frequent hand washing, and proper face mask use. Most importantly, we would like to remind parents that if students exhibit symptoms to please keep them home. Thank you for your continued support of BCS. Stay safe, Bruins! -Superintendent Chad Yencer

Do you have a child with a disability? If so, the following information might be of interest to you. These free webinars are not affiliated with Blackford County Schools; however, we always want to share information that might be helpful for our families. Many parents state they worry about how their child with disabilities will be cared for when they are no longer alive. Interested in learning about the planning process and how you can have peace of mind? Below is a link to a FREE online educational webinar about special needs planning. Topics covered include an overview of SSI & SSDI, Medicaid & Waivers, ABLE accounts, special needs trusts, and other important considerations to help family members better understand how planning for a child with special needs is different both legally & financially. Click on the registration link (Located under the date that works for your schedule) to sign up. A confirmation email will be sent with login information. Please share with others you know that may find this information relevant and valuable Thursday, October 29th at 12:00 pm (CDT): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8154525099202402831 Tuesday, November 3rd at 1:00 pm (CDT): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5602500337018056463

Mr.Berlin is recognized as the Junior high teacher of the year! Congratulations Mr. Berlin!

Another great performance by our students at BJSHS at the fall choir concert.

BJSHS show choir performed a hit from Ghostbusters and had a guest performer tapping to the Jitterbug!

Concert tonight was awesome! Our JH students had a guest “Monster” to assist in the show!!

For those lucky individuals with tickets to Thursday evening's choir concert at BJSHS, cash donations will be accepted to help needy BCS families during the holidays. If you can help, we sure would appreciate it. ❤️ Reminder: This is a tickets only event.

At the BJSHS choir concert on Thursday evening, cash donations will be accepted to help needy BCS families at the holidays. Any amount is appreciated!!

Students will have a special seating area near the track for the game this Friday. Please students bring your own seating (bag chair).

In light of the ever changing circumstances involving Covid-19, the continuing pandemic and also following the recommendation of the Blackford County Health Department, we are modifying our mask policy and will now REQUIRE masks to be worn AT ALL TIMES during this Friday's Football Game at home vs. Oak Hill. We appreciated your support to maintain the health of our student-athletes and the community as a whole.

Reminder: If you would like for your student to obtain a free flu shot at school from Health Heroes on Oct. 22, be sure to complete the parent consent form by Oct. 20. You can pick up a form at your student's school or here: https://bit.ly/3iGDyYZ

Check out the latest job openings at BCS! https://bit.ly/3lHlGPw

BCS has Instructional Assistant positions available at BJSHS and Montpelier Elementary. If interested, please submit a letter of intent and a resume to the principal/supervisor listed. Join Us! Check out our other job openings. https://bit.ly/36ROe4O

What a gorgeous fall day to celebrate the most improved score in Exact Path at BJSHS! Congratulations to Mrs. Shelby Capper's 7th grade 5th period Language Arts class for all your hard work! Enjoy your walk, Bruins!

We regret to inform you that due to a loss of available players on Monday night that the JV Football game scheduled for Monday 10-12-2020 has been cancelled. JH Football will still play as scheduled. Start time is 5:00pm.

Fans, We wanted to share with you that on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Grant County changed it's COVID status from Yellow to Orange. What this means is that many venues may be changing their mask policies. Be prepared as we travel to other venues (and here at home too if situations warrant) to find more stringent mask policies. Eastbrook has already updated their policy and it states, in regards to spectators that, everyone will wear a mask at all times. Families may sit together but there needs to be 6 feet between you and anyone not living in your home. Continuing to follow mask policies and guidelines will ensure that fans get to continue to come to events and support the athletes here and at other venues as well. Thank you for your cooperation

Cross Country Sectionals will be ran this Saturday 10-10-2020 at IWU. Girls will run at 10:30AM and boys will run at 11:30AM. Spectators: Spectators park for free at the IWU lot or pay the $5 with the property across the street from the course. Entry Fee… $5.00 per person.

Good news! Health Heroes will be at each of our schools on Thursday, Oct. 22, to offer free flu vaccines to all students and staff. The student consent form will need to be thoroughly completed and returned to school by Oct. 20. Contact your student's school for more info.

Due to the JH FB being played at Mississinewa Monday 10-12-20 at 5:00PM the JV start time has been moved to approximately 6:15PM.