Blackford County Schools

During last night's school board meeting, BJSHS senior Layla Pennington was honored for being the 2021 Lilly Community Scholarship recipient. Layla is the daughter of Jake and Heather Pennington. She told board members that she plans to attend Butler University in the fall to study pharmacology. She is joined in the photo by Troy Kaufman, board vice-president, and Chad Yencer, superintendent. Congratulations, Layla! We are #BruinProud

Northside and Montpelier 2021-2022 in-person Kindergarten Round-Up meetings announced!

It's raining in the Kindergarten classroom at MES! Students in Mrs. Jessica Barker's class have been studying weather and different storms. Today, they experimented by making rain in a jar! They added different colors to also create rainbow rain! Nice work, Kodiaks #ChooseMES

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Students in Stacey Gill's Honors Eng. 10 class recently learned about the Google Docs citation tool and the citation format feature in Google Scholar from BCS Tech Coach Karen Bergdoll. According to Bergdoll, the feature helps with accuracy and composition of research papers.

Blackford Spotlight: Ms. Heidi Palmer's 6th grade ELA/Social Studies class enjoyed a lesson on Economics presented by Taylor University Student Teacher Taylor Marshall. Students had fun with a group activity and researched their findings on economic trade in ancient times.

Warmer temperatures move Cub lessons outdoors! Students in Mrs. Cristi Aulbach's 2nd grade class at Northside Elementary had some fun while working on their math problems. Spring has spring at BCS! #ChooseNorthside

Here are a few more readers from Mrs. Jessica Barker's Kindergarten class who joined in the Read Across America celebration that took place last week and even sampled some "green eggs and ham" during the process. Keep up the great reading, Kodiaks! #ReadAcrossAmerica #ChooseMES

Squad Spirit! Staff at BJSHS show their support for Bruins in sectional action tonight! Let's go, Bruins! #Sectional

Here are more cozy reading scenes from Montpelier School during this week's Read Across America celebration. We sure are proud of all our great readers this week. Nice job, Bruins! #ChooseMES #ReadAcrossAmerica

What time is it in Mrs. Rachael Shadiow's class at MES? Our first graders demonstrate as they learn to tell time. What a creative and fun lesson! #ChooseMES

Spirit Week has been a blast as students dress up to show their support for our Blackford Bruins in sectional. Here, students from Ms. Sheri Hangber's class at Blackford Intermediate School proudly display their Bruin Spirit (and fun socks!) #BruinPride #ChooseBIS

Students in Mrs. Amanda Ehrhart's preschool class at Montpelier Elementary participated in Read Across America week with a snack after enjoying the book Green Eggs and Ham. #ReadAcrossAmerica #ChooseMES

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our amazing BJSHS Choir and Band during their concert earlier this week! We are proud of all their hard work. Great job, Bruins! #ChooseBCS

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What's better than a good book? Finding a cozy place to read it! Students in Mrs. Kari Crouse's class at Blackford Intermediate took advantage of some quiet time during the Read Across America celebration. They even had Mrs. Bauer and Mr. Rheinhart as special guest readers!

It's a parade of characters (wacky and otherwise) at Montpelier School this week as students celebrate Read Across America! Students and teachers dressed up as their favorite book characters and then got Wacky for Wednesday! #KodiakFun #ChooseMES https://youtu.be/SuChwuMabJg

Blackford Spotlight: Ms. Heidi Palmer's 6th grade ELA/Social Studies class at BIS also got in on the Read Across America fun today. Students brought in snacks and a good book. Taylor University student-teacher Taylor Marshall participated by reading to the students. #RAC

How fun does this look? Our Montpelier Kodiaks are celebrating the Read Across America program today by hanging out in some cozy (and dark) book-reading nooks in the school library. #ReadAcrossAmerica