Van Buren Local Schools

Congrats to Adrienne for her Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

All of these students received positive referrals for their leadership and efforts in helping their peers. We are proud of you! #BeABlackKnight

The latest episode of the Joust About Careers podcast features a conversation with Grace Heitkamp, a 2021 Van Buren High School graduate who is a nursing student working toward a debt-free degree. Grace shares about where she currently is on her career journey, how she decided to start working toward graduating from college debt-free, what steps are helping her achieve that goal, how BGSU is actually paying her to attend school, and much more. Anyone interested in pursuing a debt-free degree will find information related to starting down that path 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, simply search "Joust About Careers" to find the podcast and listen to this episode and others. Have a great week!

The week of March 13th we will be celebrating National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month by participating in the following spirit week 3/13 through 3/17! #BeABlackKnight

As the show dates come closer, don't forget to buy your tickets to see this year's musical production, Mamma Mia! Visit the show's website for production information, merchandise, and more. Tickets can be purchased through the website: https://our.show/vbls1

Congrats to all the Knights of the Round Table today! #BeABlackKnight

Chick-fil-A made a visit to say thanks to Sophie, Jada, and Kian as our Chick-fil-A for A Day Representatives! #BeABlackKnight

Our last elementary STEM Club of the school year is next week! Register by tomorrow (Friday, March 10) at https://cohlrich.my.canva.site/#page-4. #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to our recent Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Students in our Engineering and Design class are working on proper measurements with scaling techniques. #BeABlackKnight

Don't forget to visit Pieology TOMORROW - Thursday, March 9 from 4-8:30 pm - to support Van Buren's junior class! Enter promo code RAISEFUNDS at checkout. #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Baylen & Ellie for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

We are glad to announce Van Buren's first annual International "Knight"! Many students will be sharing their cultures and their traditions. Please come and see where our students are from and enjoy a very diverse night on April 20 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Parker for his Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

This week's episode of the Joust About Careers podcast features the 10-minute highlights of the interview with Brent Hendricks, a 2000 VB graduate who is the Director of Pre-Sales Consulting for Aptos Retail. If these highlights make you want to learn more about Brent's career journey in technology sales, 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, simply search Joust About Careers. Have a great week!

This week, members of the Hancock Leadership class visited Van Buren Local Schools to learn more about the experiences we provide for our students! A few highlights of the tour were learning about our elementary STEAM classes, Project Lead the Way courses in the middle school, The Armory (our student ran store), and how our high school students are learning about careers and potentials paths for after high school. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this event possible!

Today is the final day that the Van Buren team, Knights Against Cancer is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! With the community's help they are so close to their goal! If you would like to make one final donation to the team here is the link: http://e.givesmart.com/r/14_cONMXjZhcF/e/uwD/ #BeABlackKnight

Great day for a Buddy Read in the elementary and congrats to Noah & Nathan for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Mrs. Barger's K class along with Quinn, Sadie, Adrienne, Dyszhyn, and Dominic for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Attention middle school and high school students: Don't miss our 17th annual dodgeball tournament on March 24! You can find the registration form here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GykNc02KZscwxrkOx5HGL_iGk-x7ggaViCm-pRhHPT8/edit#