Van Buren Local Schools

These 2 fabulous 5th graders completed the 40 Book Challenge!! They both read 40 “Just Right” books covering many different genres— all before the end of the 3rd nine weeks! What an accomplishment! #VBPROUD #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Arcadia, Parker, Owen, and Ryder for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Ben, Tyler, Lily, & Karson for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Happy Monday! Episode 36 of The Interviewing People Careercast features a conversation with Ben Etzler, who serves in the U.S. Navy and is a 2005 Van Buren High School graduate, and Ryan Caligiuiri, who serves in the U.S. Army and is a 2004 Van Buren High School graduate. In the interview, Ben and Ryan discuss why they chose to join the military, why they chose their branches, what has been most fulfilling about their lives in the military, how they have both spent time teaching in the military, how much emphasis they each put on the Army/Navy football game, and much more. Anyone interested in serving in the military or having a military career will find information relevant to getting started down those paths in this episode. To watch this episode and others, please visit bit.ly/InterviewingPeople. Enjoy the show!

5th grade band had the opportunity to showcase their progress this year in front of students, staff, and family! #BeABlackKnight

Congrats to Lucas, Graham, Bryson, & Louden for their Positive Behavior Referrals! #BeABlackKnight

Tricia Valasek, executive director of Raise the Bar Hancock County, visited Van Buren today to talk about the opportunities students could have if they participate in Raise the Bar's apprenticeship program. D.S. Brown Company, Kalmbach Feeds Inc., Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, and Hitachi Astemo are all looking for apprentices, and this provided students with an opportunity to learn more about the companies and what they want to see in their apprentices. Anyone who would like to learn more about the apprenticeship opportunities can visit https://www.raisethebarhancock.org/future-mfg-apprentice.

It's not too late to purchase your tickets for Brunch with Belle and Friends! Today is the last day that tickets will be available. Be our guest at not only Saturday's event, but at the actual performance of Beauty and the Beast (March 17-20) as well by purchasing your tickets for both events at the same time! https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413/tickets

Good Morning! At 9:45 this am, a lock down drill will take place for the middle and high school. This is only a drill! During this time, no one will be allowed in or out of the middle or high school. If you have any questions, please contact the school or myself.

Track practice starts this week, and to help kick things off let’s look back at the 2009 VB Girl’s Track team!

Congrats to Aria for her Positive Behavior Referral! #BeABlackKnight

Our student intern, Rachel, has been working on a new video series for the district called "Living our Mission - Building Connections. Building Experiences. Building Thinkers." This month, we are hearing from Mrs. Bridgett Bunn, Special Education Coordinator for the district, on how she builds connections in her position. #BeABlackKnight https://youtu.be/qqlcARHJ-6U

Preschool Screening via the Hancock County Educational Center! See picture for details!

VBES was happy to welcome author, TL McBeth, today to share about being an author and illustrator! #BeABlackKnight

Happy Monday! The Interviewing People Careercast is back with the 10-minute highlights of the interview featuring Kailey (Leal) Gilliland, a 2015 Van Buren High School graduate who is now a registered diagnostic medical sonographer. In the highlights, Kailey discusses why she chose to attend the University of Findlay to earn her degree, the differences in degrees available to sonographers, what role sonographers play in the medical field, the challenging and rewarding parts of the career, and much more. Anyone interested in a career as a sonographer or in the health care field will find information relevant to getting started down those paths in this episode, and you can always go back to watch our full interview if you would like to learn more. To watch these highlights and other episodes, visit www.bit.ly/InterviewingPeople, and enjoy the show!

Good afternoon to all of you. 1. On our website, you will see the board approved calendar for the 2022-23 school year. I thank all of you that gave feedback. A lot of changes have happened since the draft calendar. 2. The CDC is exercising its enforcement discretion to not require people wear masks on buses or vans operated by public school systems. So, wearing a mask on public school transportation is now a choice for parents and students. 3. On our website there is a link on our front page called Van Buren Facilities Master Planning. This is a group made up of parents, community members and staff to look at what options are available for our 6-12 building. We have met on two occasions and will meet again on March 30, 2022. If you would like to be a part of this group, please let me know. The ultimate goal of this group is to make a recommendation to our board of education on what to do with the 6-12 building moving forward. Have a great rest of your Sunday! If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile will be at Van Buren on Monday, February 28, from 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Middle and high school students can visit the bookmobile during their lunch periods, so if students have a FHCPL card, please be sure they have their cards so they can check out books. Students can also place holds on books using the FHCPL website (www.findlaylibrary.org) and pick those up on the bookmobile as long as they identify the bookmobile as the pick-up location (they still need to have their library cards with them). Students who don't have library cards can visit the library in Findlay (206 Broadway St.) to register for a card. Parents must be present with their children and have two forms of identification (one must be a photo ID). The bookmobile will also be making stops at the school from 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. on March 14 & 28, April 11 & 25, and May 9 & 23.

Van Buren Local Schools will be closed Friday, February 25

Van Buren Local Schools will be delayed 2 hours for Friday, February 25.

This week is FFA Spirit Week! Let’s look back at the officers of the 1993 VB FFA group! #BeABlackKnight #TBT