Tomorrow night Van Buren High School presents Beauty and the Beast! Do you have your tickets yet? Purchase them at the link below:
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413
Don't forget to wear your CRAZY SOCKS tomorrow to show your support for Disability Awareness Month! #BeABlackKnight
For this week's #VBTeamTuesday we are featuring Mr. Niekamp, one of VBHS's science teachers! He loves to travel, is the head Boy's Basketball coach, and can scuba dive! Mr. Niekamp loves the community of VB, he says the people are what make it special! #BeABlackKnight
Districtwide, we are celebrating Disability Awareness Month! On Wednesday, March 16, students and staff are invited to wear CRAZY SOCKS to show support! #BeABlackKnight
There is only one week until the opening night of Van Buren High School's production of Beauty and the Beast! Be sure to get your tickets by purchasing at the link below!
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413
Yesterday 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 the Dash and Dot robots our elementary students use in their STEAM classes, Project Lead the Way courses in the middle school, and The Armory (our student ran store) in the high school. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make yesterday's event possible! #BeABlackKnight
Some of our Spanish IV students recently enjoyed an experience at a local Mexican restaurant. The students used this opportunity to practice ordering and conversing in Spanish. #BeABlackKnight
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
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
Please join Belle and her Enchanted Friends for a great meal! Don't miss out! Get your tickets today!
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413/tickets
On Thursday, February 17, and Friday, February 18, we will be conducting vision and hearing tests for all Van Buren Juniors.
Thank you to the Findlay Rotary Club for allowing us the opportunity to share about our Plan on the Page, The Quest, VBHS Career Development Program, and our Student Store, "The Armory."
This week is National School Counselor Week, and Van Buren would like to recognize our amazing counselors! Mr. Zender, Miss Ryman, and Mrs. May play a huge part in the success of our students. We can't thank them enough! #BeABlackKnight
The Toledo Walleye will be hosting their second annual STEM Night presented by Penta Career Center and College Advantage on Wednesday, March 2nd. Penta Career Center and various community partners will have interactive displays for young fans to participate in before and during the Walleye game. See the flyer promoting this educational program with a link for parents to purchase tickets. Anyone who purchases tickets through this link will receive a special $10 STEM Night ticket ($9 off walk-up price).
Over the weekend, our boys basketball team met at Maple Grove Cemetery to help with the Wreaths Across America pick-up. Wreaths were laid on the graves of all veterans before Christmas. In January, they have to be picked up. We would like to thank Sherri Garner of Garner Trucking for serving as the local organizer and including us in this event. #BeABlackKnight
Van Buren Local Schools received several pallets of hand/surface sanitizer at no cost to the district. We viewed this as an opportunity to not only save the district money, but to also help our community with the intent to get enough to share with district residents, businesses, churches, and families.
If you would like free hand/surface sanitizer, please stop by the maintenance/transportation office (white building in the north parking lot) between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday. If you need to schedule an alternative time to pick up, please contact Jon Kelley at jkelley@vbschools.net.
At Van Buren we find it extremely important that our young students have good role models to look up to! A way we make sure this is a success is by having a weekly mentoring program for our young ones. Our high school students go over to the elementary to eat lunch, play games with their buddies, and to model our Traits of a Black Knight! #BeABlackKnight
Van Buren High School has implemented a Key Club sponsored by the Findlay Kiwanis Club. Anthony Huffman played an integral role in creating this connection and will serve as the Key Club's president. Kiwanis is a club that focuses on community leadership with our students. It helps grow leaders by engaging our students in volunteering opportunities. There are still many positions available in this club, so we encourage our students to join! #BeABlackKnight
Our Alumni Spotlight features Blake Tucker (2005). Blake shares with our student intern, Rachel Cavera, about his position as a regional vice president for TFS in Perrysburg and how his time at VB had a positive impact on him.
https://youtu.be/2s2JnoEJ6To
#BeABlackKnight
On Friday, we had a bus tribute to celebrate the life of Terri Sattler. Terri was a bus driver for Van Buren Local Schools for 30 years. She dedicated so much of her life to serving the community and impacted many lives at Van Buren. She will be missed by many.
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