Blackford County Schools

BCS will operate on a 2 hour delay due to fog Tuesday, 4/12/22. Be Safe Bruins!

It's Opening Night! Come out and support the BJSHS Drama Department as it presents "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" tonight and tomorrow, April 9 at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students, and children under 5 are free. #BreakALegBruins

Mark your calendars for Family Fun Night at MES!

Here is more colorful artwork from Mrs. Sydney Walter's art class at BJSHS. Beautiful watercolors, Bruins!

Check out some of the art work of our talented 7th and 8th grade students in Mrs. Sydney Walter's class at BJSHS. Nice job, Bruins! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NjlWmPKUVBZqIGv54MBGW6WTA9oxwcRdVT3COr8d2Ig/edit#slide=id.g11d7d68cc75_0_45

Are you looking for something fun for the kids this weekend? #ArtsPlaceMakeItTakeIt

Support the BJSHS Student Council fundraiser and order a Little Caesar's Pizza Kit. The online pizza kits will be sent directly to your home. It's easy peasy for sure, Bruins! https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraisers/support/14862fe6-52a2-4912-a4d7-69535eafe782

Where can you mix summer, science and fun and end up with a great learning opportunity for kids? Why, Camp Invention, of course! Don't miss out!

Kindergarten Roundup is right around the corner. If you have or know a kindergarten age student in Blackford County, be sure to share this message. We can't wait to meet them!

Have you saved the date for the first Blackford County Schools Kindergarten Graduation? #BetterAtBlackford

We love good news and are especially excited to share this! 👇 #BruinProud

"Super Decoder Emily Stephens" 4th grade class at BIS is hard at work brushing up on their writing prompt skills. Students were given a 'magic decoder ring' to help them decode the fancy words they will see in writing prompts. Who said learning can't be fun? #BetterAtBlackford

During Tuesday evening's school board meeting, BJSHS senior Allison Zuber was honored for being named the 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship covers tuition, required fees, and provides a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and equipment for four years of full-time undergraduate study leading to a bachelor's degree at any accredited Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university. As the recipient of the scholarship, Allison's plans include attending Indiana University in the fall to student Elementary Education. Congratulations, Allison! We are BruinProud! Joining her in the photo are (left) board member Chris Smith and Superintendent Chad Yencer.

Check out the mountain of stuffed animals that were donated by our BJSHS HOSA students! The students presented the stuffies, collected during the annual HOSA Teddy Bear Toss, to Austin May, a representative of IU Health Blackford. They will be given to children who are sick or have suffered a loss. Talk about doing good work... In total, HOSA/Health Career's students have given to the community through their Teddy Bear Toss, Blood Drives, and Bear Necessity Closet at the BJSHS! We are #BruinProud of you!

It's Friday, Bruins! 😊 Please take just a moment to check out the latest job openings at BCS. (Summer School positions are for internal candidates only.) https://bit.ly/3tQvxbK Have a great weekend!

Please take a moment to complete the UPDATED 2022-2023 Kindergarten Survey:⬇️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOldOByk84NtZP3q2GCVs3mAMRxUJ2BvOs7NyXjSK01bbkmA/viewform?usp=sf_link (If you filled the survey out earlier today, we ask that you do it again.)

Blackford Jr.-Sr. High School Has a New Academic Bowl Team! Quiz Bowl is a fast-paced buzzer competition in which teams of four players compete to answer questions that cover academic subjects like literature and science as well as the broader world of culture and current events. Our Bruins will be competing against area schools next fall. In the meantime, our team is getting familiar with the question formats and use of the buzzers. There's still time to join. The Academic Bowl team is sponsored by Mrs. Deborah Hundley and Mr. David McConiga, so contact one of them if you'd like to join the fun! Pictured below are some team members at this week's practice: (Photo 1 - from left) Charleston Slentz, Allie Clamme, and Charlie Crabtree; and Photo 2 - Cody Cook, Ammee Uggen, and Wyatt Smith . #BetterAtBlackford

Good afternoon, BCS has released the Elementary Consolidation Proposal. The proposal will be shared publicly during the School Board Work Session set for Tuesday, March 8 at 6 p.m. at Montpelier Elementary. https://www.bcs.k12.in.us/page/elementary-consolidation-proposal

Check out the Bruin handiwork of our 7th and 8th grade students in Mr. Rich Uggen's Engineering and Technology class at BJSHS. (Wow! It spans 22 feet!) #BruinProud

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - Earlier this morning, a hard lockdown was called at BJSHS. The lockdown was in response to the report of an alleged weapon on campus. Per corporation and building safety protocols, the hard lockdown was communicated to students and staff and the appropriate personnel were immediately contacted, including law enforcement. Building and corporation level administration, in collaboration with local law enforcement officers, investigated the alleged threat and a search was executed - NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND. Once law enforcement determined the building to be secure, the lockdown ended. We have returned to normal operations at this time. We thank you for your patience and understanding.