Earlier this week, DeAndre Nassar signed a national letter of intent to wrestle at Cleveland State University.
DeAndre was the Division III State Champion in the 182-pound weight class. He is a three-time state qualifier, a four-time NWC champion, and an All-NWC football player.
DeAndre is an active tutor at the elementary school, and participates in the school choir. He plans to major in criminology this fall at Cleveland State University.
As this year's graduation fast approaches, the Icon looks to past valedictorians of Bluffton High School to inspire this year's graduates as they set sail on adventures unknown.
The Icon interviewed Tatyana Shekochikhin, a valedictorian of the class of 2003.
What activities were you involved in as a BHS student? Feel free to include all your extra-curricular activities, even if they're from church or other organizations, not just school.
As this year's graduation fast approaches, the Icon looks to past valedictorians of Bluffton High School to inspire this year's graduates as they set sail on adventures unknown.
The Icon interviews Stacy (Geiger) Stumbaugh, BHS valedictorian of the class of 2005.
What advice do you have for the BHS graduates of 2019? What would you tell your newly-graduated self, as you left the high school building after graduation day?
As this year's graduation fast approaches, the Icon looks to past valedictorians of Bluffton High School to inspire this year's graduates as they set sail on adventures unknown.
The Icon caught up with Kurt Groman, BHS valedictorian of the class of 2006.
What activities were you involved in as a BHS student? Feel free to include all your extra-curricular activities, even if they're from church or other organizations, not just school.
Bluffton High School's Graduation ceremonies will be on Saturday, May 25 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. As we prepare to see the BHS Class of 2019 set sail for adventures unknown, the Icon looks to past BHS valedictorians (students who were the top of their class) to inspire this year's graduates and show how experience has shaped those who have gone before them.
The Icon interviewed Hannah Chappell-Dick, BHS valedictorian of the class of 2012.
Note: Bluffton sixth graders in the 1953-54 school year (graduating class of 1960) created a booklet titled "The Bluffton Story." The following article is part of that booklet, which is now in the history collection at the Bluffton Public Library. This series continues each week on the Icon. By Bernadine Mullet and Emily Hochstettler
The Bluffton Community Hospital has ranked Bluffton as one of the leading medical centers of Northwestern Ohio.
