It's been a busy day for the 3rd graders in Mrs. Rachael Shadiow's class at BPS this week! According to Mrs. Shadiow, 'My 3rd graders used their “decoding rings” to decode the practice ILEARN prompts. They wrote down important words from the prompt, used their decoding cheat sheets and rings, and were able to share what type of essay they needed to write for each prompt. They did a great job! '
Great job, Bears! Keep up the good work!
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Thank you to everyone who came out to support the BJSHS Choir Showcase! We appreciate Mrs. Kassidy Martin and her talented students for putting on a great concert!
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Here's a fun idea for your kids this summer! Check out what a day in the life of Camp Invention looks like!
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Check out the interesting lesson taking place today in Mike Jones' Criminal Justice Pathway Courses at BJSHS. Students are using a MILO simulator from Ivy Tech. According to Mr. Jones, the MILO allows students to see what police deal with when responding to calls for service such as searching rooms, searching outdoors and de-escalation techniques.
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We love these warmish, pre-spring temperatures and our students do, too! Mrs. Kari Crouse took her 3rd grade students outside at the BIS yesterday to enjoy some reading.
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There are a number of important birthdays in March and our 4th graders at the BIS celebrated Mario's yesterday! Students in Mrs. Katie Barnes' class proudly displayed their caps and moustaches with pride! (They didn't forget Luigi either!)
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With the weather on the rainy/snowy/cloudy-side today, students in Mrs. Liz Holdcroft's class at BPS enjoy some indoor recess time . Look at those sweet smiles!
Have a great weekend, Bruins!
Attention, attention!
If you, or someone you know, have children ready to enter preschool for the 2025-2026 school year, this is a reminder that there will be a Parent Meeting for the Blackford Preschool Academy on Monday, March 10, 2025 at 5 p.m. at BPS.
Please share and help us get the word out!
A message from Mrs. Monica Myers, BJSHS CTE teacher and her students: (from left) juniors Zoey Abbott, Grace Johnson, and senior Carter Clouse.
We couldn't let the opportunity pass to celebrate Read Across America Week in Mrs. Myers CTE class.
Oh the standards and lessons you can teach just by reading about a Sneetch on a beach!
This class is so fun, so wacky, so wild!
These BHS students are future teachers of a fabulous child!
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Our Unified Bruin bowlers were in action last night in sectional competition in Fort Wayne. Way to go, Bruins! We are proud of you!
According to Mrs. Wallace, 'We will find out if we scored high enough to go to State on Monday. The students played well. The unique thing is the first 5 games count for the team score. Game 6 is silly - roll the ball backwards, bowl on one foot, lay on your stomach and roll the ball.'
So, we can safely say a good time was had by all!
Thank you to the coaches and everyone who supports our Blackford United Bowlers!
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#1 - Family members of the bowlers who came to cheer
#2- Blackford United Coaches - Linda Wallace, Tyler McDonald, and Susan Helms
#3 - Blackford United Bowlers
#4 - BJSHS Blackford United Alumni (from left) Nick Withers, Conner Prosser, and Noah Withers
There were some very special guests at BPS today! Thank you to Ultimate Canine for bringing your pups in to visit. You made the day for our students!
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Let's hear it for BJSHS 8th grader McKinley Brooks! She is quite the salesman! She sold enough candy bars to earn a 5 lb. chocolate bar, jelly beans and $5. The candy bar sale was part of the fundraiser for the Washington DC trip in May. Way to go, McKinley!
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Let's join Jessica Sharp and Tracey Witt in wishing our Blackford United Bowling Team good luck as they begin Sectionals tonight in Fort Wayne! Let's go, Bruins!
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It's sectional time for our Unified Bowling team! According to Coach Linda Wallace, the week of Unified Bowling sectionals means the annual unified bowlers face off with the BJSHS staff. Everyone had a fun time with lots of cheering for both teams!
Thanks to Laura Lee, Jayci Dick, and Karen Mealy for joining coaches Tyler McDonald and Linda Wallace in a fun tradition!
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Senior Parents FAFSA Completion Workshop, March 11 from 3 to 6 p.m.
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*It is a state requirement that each senior completes FAFSA and their parents have to also create a FSA ID to help in the filing process. They must complete this whether they are attending college or not.
If you have questions, please reach out to the BJSHS Guidance Office, 765.348.7560
When our students learn about other cultures, we all benefit! Thanks again to everyone who made our annual Taste of Thai Celebration a reality for our students! Special thanks to Carma Reidy, Mark and Pradit Dawson, and all the very kind volunteers who made this experience happen for our students!
If you, or someone you know, teaches Industrial Maintenance... or could teach it, ask him or her to reach out to Assistant Superintendent David Parker at dmparker@blackfordschools.org. There are ways we can work with non-traditional candidates. Reach out!
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We're not saying it was the best week ever at the BPS Preschool, but it was a pretty good one! Gillihan's brought goat kids in to visit with the Preschool kids! Thank you to the Gillihan's for making our students' week a fun one!
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It's Fun February Friday at BPS today! Teachers and staff are supposed to drink out of anything but a cup day! As you can see from the photos, there are some really creative folks at BPS!
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More photos from the BIS Taste of Thai celebration this week. What a great opportunity for our students to learn about other cultures! Thank you, Mrs. Carma Reidy, as well as Mark and Pradit Dawson, for making this experience available to our 3rd graders!
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