On Friday, our middle school students celebrated the second annual Welcome Back Day with competitions, teamwork and collaboration. Students and staff shared a day filled with smiles and laughter as we officially kicked off the 2022-23 school year! #BeABlackKnight
Good morning! Welcome back to the Joust About Careers Podcast. Today’s episode features the 10-minute highlights of my interview with Wade Schimmoeller, a senior financial analyst for NetJets, the world’s largest private jet company. The highlights include what Wade does as an analyst, how he arrived at this place in his career, advice he has for future analysts, and much more. If these highlights make you want to learn more about Wade’s career journey, you can always check out the full interview.
To watch on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers. To listen on Anchor, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts, simply search "Joust About Careers" to find the podcast and listen to this episode and others.
If you or someone you know is a VB graduate with an interesting career story to share, please reach out at bbratt@vbschools.net so others can learn from those stories to find their own career success. Have a great week!
Lunch Menu for the week of 9/12-9/16
The Law Enforcement Exploring Program sponsored by the Hancock County Sheriff's Office will be holding an open house this coming Monday, September 12, at 6:30 P.M. at the sheriff's office (200 W. Crawford St., Findlay).
This program is open to any student aged 14-20 who has completed eighth grade and is a great way for students to determine if law enforcement is a career path they want to continue pursuing beyond high school.
Our School Resource Office, Deputy Matt Crouch, is the Exploring Post Advisor, so students can talk to him at school about this opportunity or reach out to him at mcrouch@vbschools.net.
See the attached flyer for more information.
If any seniors are considering a career in math education or engineering education, Ohio Northern University offers scholarships up to $20,000 per year (based on financial need) for a student's collegiate junior and senior years (up to a total of $40,000 in addition to other financial aid). The scholarships do bring post-graduation expectations with them, so students should do their homework before committing to this opportunity.
To learn more, visit https://www.onu.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/undergraduate-scholarships/math-and-engineering-education-scholarship.
Happy Labor Day! There is no better day to start season three of what was known as The Interviewing People Careercast but has been rebranded to the Joust About Careers Podcast to reflect the Van Buren Black Knight graduates who talk about their career journeys as guests on the podcast.
This week's episode features 2015 VB graduate Wade Schimmoeller, a Senior Financial Analyst with NetJets, the largest private jet company in the world. In the episode, Wade shares about what he does as an analyst, how he arrived at this place in his career, advice he has for future analysts, and much more. Anyone interested in an analytics career will find information related to getting started down that path in this episode, so feel free to share it.
To watch on YouTube, visit bit.ly/JoustAboutCareers. To listen on Anchor, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts, simply search "Joust About Careers" to find the podcast and listen to this episode and others. If you or someone you know is a VB graduate with an interesting career story to share, please reach out at bbratt@vbschools.net so others can learn from those stories to find their own career success.
Have a great week!
Congratulations to Rebecca Betts on winning small animal Showman of Showmen at the Hancock Co. Fair! Rebecca represented the meat goat department, and fellow VB students Kaya and Catheryn represented horses and dairy in the large animal Showman of Showmen contest.
Three VB students will be competing in tonight’s Showman of Showmen competition at the Hancock County Fair. We’re proud of all their hard work and can’t wait to cheer them on! #BeABlackKnight
Check out our lunch menu for the first week of school. Only three days until school starts! #BeABlackKnight
Don't forget to swing by the Jr. Fair Youth Pavilion at the Hancock Co. Fair and check out the projects our students have completed this year!
Heading to the fair this weekend? Stop by the VB Music Boosters tent for some delicious noodles and homemade pie!
Teachers and staff returned to school on Monday to prepare for the upcoming year. Only five more days until students return! #BeABlackKnight
On Sunday, staff and their families soaked up one last bit of summer at Lakeview Pool.
SAVE THE DATE! VBES Fall Pictures are Sept. 13th, 2022!
#BeABlackKnight
Our maintenance and custodial team has been hard at work this summer preparing for students and teachers to return! Last Friday, breakfast was provided for the staff in appreciation of their dedication throughout the summer. #BeABlackKnight
The 2022-2023 school year is quickly approaching, so this is the last Best of The Interviewing People Careercast episode before new episodes start, appropriately, on Labor Day. Until that time, enjoy this week's rebroadcast featuring 2004 graduate Dr. Breanna (Benjamin) Barney, a physical therapist, massage therapist, and entrepreneur who owns her own business, VIP Therapy. Visit bit.ly/InterviewingPeople to watch this episode and others, and enjoy the show and the last week of summer!
Only ten days until school starts! #BeABlackKnight
Van Buren hosted its first Elementary Summer Read program this year. 99 students participated and read a total of almost 50,000 minutes! This program was made possible by our elementary librarian Tammy Routson and dedicated teachers, staff, parents and community members.
It was great to see students and staff back in the buildings for Opening Knight! #BeABlackKnight
VB students, the GROB Systems, Inc apprenticeship application window for the 2023 class of apprentices is now open. Seniors, it is never too early to apply for this outstanding opportunity to earn an Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology degree from Rhodes State College. What's even better is that while you are earning that degree that GROB is funding (which keeps you out of student debt), you are also being paid a salary and benefits for the work you are doing at GROB.
Juniors and seniors, if you'd like to learn more before applying, attend the apprenticeship tour on Saturday, October 8, to get an in-depth look at what GROB has to offer. To sign up for the October 8 event and see the dates for the other apprenticeship tours, visit https://joingrob.com/apprentice/tours. Tours fill up quickly, so don't wait too long to sign up if you plan to attend.
To learn more about the apprenticeship and access the application, visit https://joingrob.com/apprentice.
