Van Buren Local Schools

REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON —> 2023 Van Buren Boys AND Girls Youth Basketball Clinics! Have a PreK (Age 5) through 6th grader at Van Buren Schools, or live in Van Buren district? From October 28th through December 16th, the Van Buren Youth Basketball program will be hosting Saturday morning clinics to help develop their skills!! Get your child signed here —> http://www.vbathletics.net/boxoffice **scroll down to YOUTH BASKETBALL CLINICS Registration ends on September 22nd, so get signed up today!! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to vbyouthbasketball@gmail.com

Happy Wednesday! A little 🌈 to brighten the start of our day! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Nick for his Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

The latest episode of the Joust About Careers podcast features a conversation with Bailei Hoyng, a 2015 Van Buren High School graduate who is a Process Development Engineer with Boston Scientific who currently lives and works in Israel. In the interview, Bailei shares about what she does as a process engineer, how her co-ops in college helped her identify the specific type of engineering she wanted to pursue, what it is like to live in Israel, and much more. Anyone interested in pursuing a career as an engineer or wanting to work overseas will find information related to those paths in this episode. To watch on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers or bit.ly/VBLearnMore. To listen on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or other podcast platforms, search Joust About Careers. Have a great week!

Volunteer Opportunities of the Week 9.15.23 - Students can visit bit.ly/VBLearnMore, click Volunteer Opportunities, and follow the directions found there to get involved, have a positive impact on the community, and earn hours toward the Community Service seal.

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EXPLORING is a great way for students to learn more about careers, and the local EXPLORING posts will be having open houses on various nights starting next week on Monday, September 18. The open houses will be a great introduction to the programs, allowing you and your students to ask questions to determine if a program will be a good fit. There are aviation, IT, law enforcement, engineering, dentistry, medical/healthcare, firefighting, and cybersecurity posts, so if any of those careers intrigue students, they can attend the open house(s), visit blackswampbsa.org/exploring, or reach out to EXPLORING director Alex Patterson at Alex.Patterson@Scouting.org to learn more.

VBHS Sophomore Class BBQ - Friday, Oct. 6th. Contact a Van Buren sophomore to purchase your tickets.

Get ready for an EPIC launch! Our Next Level fundraiser is taking off, and we need YOU to complete the Golden Ticket materials coming home with your child today! 🌟 Don't miss out on the exhilarating adventure and amazing prizes awaiting! ✨ Let's make a difference together.💪🏼 #NextLevel #GoldenTicket #GetReadyToSoar #FundraiserAdventure #MakeADifference #Fundraising

🚀 Hold on tight, because the countdown has begun! 🎉 Our Next Level fundraiser is about to launch, thanks to our amazing partners at POP! 🙌🏼 Get ready to empower our kids, make a difference at our school, and win cool prizes! Are you ready for the adventure? 💫 #ItsPossibleWithPOP #BeAwesome #EmpowerKids #MakeADifference #NextLevel

The elementary is possibly looking for an individual to assist as a lunch/recess monitor for the 23-24 school year. This will be for 2 hours a day between 10:45-12:45 every day Monday-Friday of the school year. Please email Mr. Newcomer (mnewcomer@vbschools.net) if interested!

This week's Joust About Careers episode features the 10-minute highlights of the interview with Bret Nye, a 2007 VB graduate who is the Community Editor for The Findlay Courier. If these highlights make you want to learn more about Bret's career journey, you can check out the full interview. To watch full interviews and highlights on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers. To listen to full interviews on your favorite podcast platform, search Joust About Careers. Have a great week!

Today, VB Middle School held their 3rd Annual "Welcome Back Day"! Students participated in competitions, made connections with new students and took a few moments to concentrate on what it really means to be Respectful, Responsible & Resilient. The day ended with our annual newspaper fashion show that filled the auditorium with laughter and cheers! VBMS is off to a Great start to a Great year! It was a great day to #BeABlackKnight!

Congrats to Griffin & Mason for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Big thanks to Coach Percer and the VB Football Team for getting our Friday started off right and greeting students at the entrance! Good luck tonight against McComb! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Conner & Etta for getting the 1st Positive Behavior Referrals of the school year! #BeABlackKnight

The first episode of the Joust About Careers podcast for the 2023-2024 school year features a conversation with Bret Nye, a 2007 Van Buren High School graduate who is a writer and journalist and is currently the Community Editor at The Courier. In the interview, Bret shares about how a typical day looks for him (hint - no day is typical in journalism), why he has multiple master's degrees, the positive and negative aspects of journalism careers, and much more. Anyone interested in pursuing a career as an author or journalist will find information related to starting down those paths in this episode. To watch on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers or bit.ly/VBLearnMore. To listen on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or other podcast platforms, search Joust About Careers. Have a great week!

Seniors interested in pursuing an apprenticeship with GROB SYSTEMS, Inc., in Bluffton can now complete the application to be part of the 2024 class. While applications aren't due until March 31, they are reviewed on a rolling basis, meaning the sooner a student applies, the sooner the student can go through the application process. To apply, visit joingrob.com/apprentice. To learn more, visit bit.ly/VBLearnMore and click the Employment Opportunities button.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN —> 2023 Van Buren Boys AND Girls Youth Basketball Clinics! Have a PreK (Age 5) through 6th grader at Van Buren Schools, or live in Van Buren district? From October 28th through December 16th, the Van Buren Youth Basketball program will be hosting Saturday morning clinics to help develop their skills!! Get your child signed here —> http://www.vbathletics.net/boxoffice **scroll down to YOUTH BASKETBALL CLINICS Registration ends on September 22nd, so get signed up today!! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to vbyouthbasketball@gmail.com or call 419-299-6637@ Van Buren Youth Basketball #BlackKnightHoops vbyouthbasketball@gmail.com 419.299.6637