Congrats to Flynn, Serenity, and Liam for their positive behavior referrals! #BeABlackKnight
Interested in ordering a 2022 yearbook? Please visit the following links to place your order!
Elementary Yearbook: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09878866
Middle/High School Yearbook: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A06645500
The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile will be at Van Buren on Monday, September 27, 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 September 27 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 October 11 & 25, November 8 & 22, and December 6.
Congrats to Brianne for getting the 1st elementary school positive behavior referral of the year for helping a student with an injured leg in and out of school! #BeABlackKnight
Bus #10 is being replaced by bus #20 for this afternoon and is running 20 minutes late.
There are still a few members of the Class of 2011 for whom Mr. Bratt needs addresses so he can send them the letters they wrote to themselves as seniors ten years ago. If you have a current address for any of these graduates, please send it to bbratt@vbschools.net: Brooke Barnhisel, Rose Brown, Aaron Edelbrock, Zach Fournier, Zac Hoehn, Jacob Huber, Meredith Keck, Lindsay Rinker, and Megan Stewart. Thank you for your help!
Happy Highlights Monday! The highlights of The Interviewing People Careercast episode featuring 2002 Van Buren graduate John Drerup, the Garment Wash and Fabric Manager for Target in Minneapolis, MN, are now available. In the highlights, John discusses what his job entails, the role travel plays in his career, what he has learned about relationships from his career, and more. If after watching the highlights you decide you want to learn more, check out John's full interview. To access these highlights and others, visit www.bit.ly/InterviewingPeople. Enjoy the show!
Our elementary students love to hang out during recess and make connections! #BeABlackKnight
We need your help! Van Buren Middle School is happy to announce their partnership with our local chapter of Project Linus through our Textiles course! The class of 8th grade students will be crafting homemade blankets to donate to this wonderful organization that supports many children in our area, as they work to learn basic sewing techniques. To make this a success… WE NEED FABRIC! Please considering donating to this great cause, as our students work hard to help others. We are specifically looking for fleece fabric in sections that are 35inx35in or greater in size. Donations can be dropped off to the middle school office. Thank you in advance for your support! For more information about this organization, please visit https://www.projectlinus.org/ #BeABlackKnight
Due to food shortages, there is a menu change for Friday in the elementary school cafeteria. The menu will be:
Sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit
Choice of cereal, assorted granola bars, or breakfast crackers
Orange Juice
Fruit
Milk
Bus numbers 2,7,10 and 12 are running around 20 minutes late due to a stopped train.
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It's been far too long since we have been able to have an in person pep rally! On Friday afternoon, we had a beautiful day to bring our staff and students together to build some school spirit! #BeABlackKnight
Happy Monday! Episode 26 of The Interviewing People Careercast features 2002 Van Buren graduate John Drerup, the Garment Wash and Fabric Manager for Target in Minneapolis, MN. In the interview, John discusses what his job entails, what it is like to work for a large company like Target, the role travel plays in his career, what he has learned about relationships from his career, and much more. Anyone interested in fashion and science-related careers will find information relevant to getting started down those paths in this episode. To access John's interview and others, visit www.bit.ly/InterviewingPeople. Enjoy the show!
The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile will be at Van Buren on Monday, September 13, 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 September 13 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 September 27, October 11 & 25, November 8 & 22, and December 6.
Good Saturday to all of you. I am sending a link for a video of the commons project that is complete. The students, staff and community seem to be enjoying this space. Have a great weekend.
https://youtu.be/NGZeRcAdai8
As high school and middle school students entered the building for the first day of school on Tuesday, they were able to enjoy the newly renovated high school/middle school cafeteria, or what we are now calling the Van Buren Commons! #BeABlackKnight
https://youtu.be/NGZeRcAdai8
Good Evening! Great second day at VB! Student pick up was significantly better this afternoon. Tomorrow (pick up only) will be different again to try and improve our process. Mrs. Barrett, Mr. Shoup, Mr. Newcomer, Deputy Crouch and I will be out in the parking lot area to help move the cars to the appropriate locations. In the am, the process will be the same. However, please do not arrive before 7:30. If you do, please make sure you park in the parking lot and please do not block the drop off lanes. See you all tomorrow! Have a great evening.
Yesterday our middle school staff shared a very important message with our students as they welcomed them back for the 2021-22 school year! Check out their video here: https://bit.ly/VBMS2021
#BeABlackKnight
Good Evening! All in all day one at VB was awesome. For the parents that picked up your kids at dismissal, that was a rough one. We tried something new and it did not work very well. We have made some subtle adjustments to see if tomorrow will be better. I have finally seen what many of you have told me all along! There are way to many cars for the amount of parking places and blacktop in the parking lot. We will continue to evaluate and try things to improve the pick up process. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
The buses are running about 15 minutes!