Look at this Thanksgiving Feast going on in Ms. Homan’s room! We love the Holiday Season! #BeABlackKnight #WeAreVB #Thanksgiving
In the spirit of basketball season starting back up, take a glance of the Junior High Basketball Team of 1994 for this #ThrowbackThursday! #BeABlackKnight
Students in Señora Leddy's Spanish II classes acted as meteorologists and shared information about the climate and weekly forecast for various cities in Spanish-speaking countries. #BeABlackKnight
Thanks to Keith Krantz for coming in today to talk about his welding, pipefitting, and plumbing career that started with an apprenticeship at the Piping Industry Training Center of Northwest Ohio. Mr. Krantz is now the lead supervisor and planner for winterization projects at the BP Refinery near Toledo.
Over 80 students were able to hear his story today as he spoke to all of the English 10 classes and juniors and seniors interested in learning about his career.
This is one of many careers available to our students who will be graduating in the near future (apprentice pay starts at $25/hr.), so if you know of anyone interested in learning more, please have them connect with VB career advisor Brian Bratt (bbratt@vbschools.net or bit.ly/VBCareerAdvising).
Congrats to our Respectful, Responsible, & Resilient Black Knights!
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Congrats to Cohen and Mrs. O'Toole's class for their Positive Behavior Referrals!
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Mrs. Heitkamp's science classes had the opportunity to work with electrical circuits this week!
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We would like to welcome our new additional Agriculture teacher back to the VB family, Hailey Cunningham! She is a former student of Van Buren and has taught in the surrounding area for 4 years. Now, she is back and ready to keep Van Buren’s Agriculture classes growing!
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Yesterday, middle school students participated in the Mr. Yunker Day of Service by raking leaves in the Van Buren community. Thanks to Mr. Greer and his fellow teachers for organizing this project! #BeABlackKnight
Last Friday was the first day of Buddy Reading this year! High school students started their day by reading with elementary students. The program was introduced last year, and it created many lasting memories for HS and elementary students! #BeABlackKnight
This weekend at the volleyball state semi-final, Coach Mark Bunn received the 2022 Jim Muth Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award. We're proud of Coach Bunn and thankful for all he does for Van Buren Schools! #BeABlackKnight #2022Volleyball
Congrats to our Respectful, Responsible, and Resilient Black Knights!
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Another good day for the Senior Class Trip. Wendella boat cruise, Navy Pier, Gangster tour, Chicago style pizza, and the Hancock 360 observatory. #vbchi23 #BeABlackKnight
The latest episode of the Joust About Careers podcast features a conversation with Ryan Brauneller, a 2013 Van Buren High School graduate who is now the Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager for ICU Medical. Ryan shares about what an EHS manager does, how he changed career paths halfway through college, the personal characteristics which make EHS managers successful, how a former coach helped him on his career path, and much more. Anyone interested in an environmental, health, or safety career will find information related to getting started down those paths in this episode, so feel free to share it.
To watch on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers. To listen on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, simply search "Joust About Careers" to find the podcast and listen to this episode and others.
Have a great week!
Day 1 of Senior Class Trip - Travel, Shedd Aquarium, Hard Rock Cafe, and Blue Man Group. Off to a great start! #VBchi23 #BeABlackKnight
For this weeks Throwback Thursday, look at this Preschool farm trip from 2012! #TBThursday #BeABlackKnight #Goats
Last Friday, middle school students and staff celebrated the end of our middle school fundraiser with whipped cream pies! We were able to raise roughly $2,500, which will benefit middle school clubs and future events. Students were randomly selected to pie their teachers as a reward for choosing to participate in the fundraiser. #BeABlackKnight
Congrats to our Respectful, Responsible, & Resilient Black Knights!
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Van Buren Middle School will be observing Veterans Day with a special event tomorrow afternoon. Thank you to all who have served or are serving! #BeABlackKnight
My name is Stephanie Carr and I am so happy to join the VB team this school year! I graduated from the University of Findlay in 2022 with a dual degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education. I am originally from Avon Lake, Ohio (a small town outside of Cleveland.) Aside from teaching, I love watching football, working out, reading and playing sand volleyball. So far it has been a great school year and I have absolutely loved teaching fifth grade!
