Mrs. Rouch: There will be no salad bar this week. Please be watching for next weeks salad bar!
Reminder to any girl wanting to play basketball on the 7th grade girls Jr. HIgh team we will have open gym on Wed. 11/4 and Friday 11/6 3:30-5:30 in the Sutton Center Gym. Final forms and physicals must be completed to attend.
Boys soccer players need to see Coach Batman in Room 205 before leaving school today. He will be handing out your end of the season awards.
The BJSHS is looking for male and female divers to join this year's swim team! If you know of anyone who may be interested please have them contact coaches Christy Lytle or Kristie Snyder Malott.
The BJSHS is looking for male and female divers to join this year's swim team! If you know of anyone who may be interested please have them contact coaches Christy Lytle or Kristie Snyder Malott.
There will be a student council meeting in Mrs. Shipley's room (212) on Wednesday morning @ 7:15. This will be the first official meeting for the year. Anyone interested should attend! If you are interested but not able to attend, please let Miss Ireland or Mrs. Shipley know.
Be sure and check out the latest addition to Blackford Junior Senior High School. Looking good, Bruins!
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A Message from Superintendent Yencer
I hope this message finds you and your family doing well. It continues to be a unique year at BCS, and we are so thankful for the support of our families and students during this unusual time.
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I wanted to send a quick note to share that as Covid-19 cases rise across the state and within our county, we are monitoring daily the number of students and staff who are on quarantine for close contact or symptoms, as well as the number of positive for COVID-19. Health protocols in place in your student’s classroom, busses, and student spaces, as well as the hard work of our district staff, has helped us keep kids safe. As of today, there is only one positive student case across the district, and less than 2% of our in-person students are quarantined.
We continue to send our daily information to the Blackford County Health Department, and share information frequently with the County Health Officer. The Indiana State Department of Health displays data in county-by-county format that looks at the number of cases (adjusted for population) and positivity rate (The percentage of tests that are positive). In the past several weeks our county numbers have increased, however, due to the outstanding efforts of our families, students and staff, our schools’ numbers have actually declined. Currently, we are not making any changes to our programming. We will continue to closely evaluate and monitor the situation.
It is a good time to remember to stay diligent on your family’s health protocols such as engaging in social distancing, frequent hand washing, and proper face mask use. Most importantly, we would like to remind parents that if students exhibit symptoms to please keep them home.
Thank you for your continued support of BCS. Stay safe, Bruins!
-Superintendent Chad Yencer
Do you have a child with a disability? If so, the following information might be of interest to you. These free webinars are not affiliated with Blackford County Schools; however, we always want to share information that might be helpful for our families.
Many parents state they worry about how their child with disabilities will be cared for when they are no longer alive. Interested in learning about the planning process and how you can have peace of mind?
Below is a link to a FREE online educational webinar about special needs planning. Topics covered include an overview of SSI & SSDI, Medicaid & Waivers, ABLE accounts, special needs trusts, and other important considerations to help family members better understand how planning for a child with special needs is different both legally & financially.
Click on the registration link (Located under the date that works for your schedule) to sign up. A confirmation email will be sent with login information. Please share with others you know that may find this information relevant and valuable
Thursday, October 29th at 12:00 pm (CDT):
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8154525099202402831
Tuesday, November 3rd at 1:00 pm (CDT):
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5602500337018056463
Mr.Berlin is recognized as the Junior high teacher of the year! Congratulations Mr. Berlin!
Another great performance by our students at BJSHS at the fall choir concert.
BJSHS show choir performed a hit from Ghostbusters and had a guest performer tapping to the Jitterbug!
Concert tonight was awesome! Our JH students had a guest “Monster” to assist in the show!!
For those lucky individuals with tickets to Thursday evening's choir concert at BJSHS, cash donations will be accepted to help needy BCS families during the holidays. If you can help, we sure would appreciate it. ❤️
Reminder: This is a tickets only event.
At the BJSHS choir concert on Thursday evening, cash donations will be accepted to help needy BCS families at the holidays. Any amount is appreciated!!
Students will have a special seating area near the track for the game this Friday. Please students bring your own seating (bag chair).
In light of the ever changing circumstances involving Covid-19, the continuing pandemic and also following the recommendation of the Blackford County Health Department, we are modifying our mask policy and will now REQUIRE masks to be worn AT ALL TIMES during this Friday's Football Game at home vs. Oak Hill.
We appreciated your support to maintain the health of our student-athletes and the community as a whole.
Reminder: If you would like for your student to obtain a free flu shot at school from Health Heroes on Oct. 22, be sure to complete the parent consent form by Oct. 20. You can pick up a form at your student's school or here:
https://bit.ly/3iGDyYZ
BCS has Instructional Assistant positions available at BJSHS and Montpelier Elementary. If interested, please submit a letter of intent and a resume to the principal/supervisor listed. Join Us!
Check out our other job openings.
https://bit.ly/36ROe4O
