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BEVS taking applications for 2024-2025 open enrollment   

Posted by Staff on January 24, 2024 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Exempted Village School District is currently accepting applications from students interested in attending the school district through open enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year.

Students from any school district in Ohio may apply and enroll in Bluffton Schools tuition free. Students are admitted on a full-time basis only.

Applications are approved annually on a first come, first served basis and approval is subject to grade level enrollment and educational programs.

Anyone interested in a personal tour, a time can be scheduled that is convenient for you and your family including evenings or weekends. 

Please call the superintendent’s office at 419-358-5901 to schedule a tour or receive an application. In addition, you may obtain an application by visiting the Bluffton Schools website at www.blufftonschools.org/ under the forms link.

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6th grader Colton Kelly spells his way to the top of BMS competition

Posted by Staff on January 24, 2024 - 6:00am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Does the idea of participating in a spelling bee sound “terrifying” or even “poisonous” or would you naturally break down words “paragraph” by paragraph and calmly spell them out loud?

The January 18 spelling bee at Bluffton Middle School (BMS) presented words including the thematically appropriate selections above, as eleven spellers from grades 6, 7 and 8 went head-to-head in the school’s annual competition.

The level of difficulty was amped up in the 11th round, when five spellers had yet to be followed by the bell that indicates an incorrect spelling.

It was the word “fiendishly” that left one speller standing–6th grader Colton Kelly. The son of Molly and Brian Kelly, Colton has qualified to compete at the county level.

The following students qualified for the BMS bee with an initial test. Top scorers in

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PHOTO Not nice weather for ducks

Posted by Paula Scott on January 24, 2024 - 6:00am

On recent days when the Bluffton temperature was in single digits, Buckeye Park seemed deserted. But where there was open water and sunshine, north of the Spring St. bridge, the Icon found several dozen Mallard ducks. Not nice weather for ducks.

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Trailer released for Arruza documentary about Bluffton

Posted by Paula Scott on January 23, 2024 - 10:00am

During the past year and more, journalist and filmmaker Eddie Arruza has focused his lens on the Village of Bluffton, Ohio. A preview of the resulting film--Bluffton: Portraits of an Undying Town--is found on YouTube HERE. Arruza hopes to premier the film in Bluffton in March 2024.

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Welcome Bluffton Icon advertiser Tina Rayl, Realtor

Posted by Paula Scott on January 23, 2024 - 9:26am

Join us in welcoming Realtor Tina Rayl as a Bluffton Icon advertiser. She is an agent for Dye Real Estate and Land Company.

Rayl says she “loves meeting new people and working with them to meet all of their real estate buying and selling needs; whether it be residential, business or land. Her goal is for her clients to have a comfortable experience.”

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Indoor soccer session at Bluffton Family YMCA

Posted by Staff on January 23, 2024 - 8:12am

Registration is open for the Bluffton Family YMCA Indoor Soccer Session 3. The registration deadline is January 28, but divisions may fill before this date.

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