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Bluffton middle school update

All about virtual concerts, 8th grade idol competition, Lego League, Night at the Museum
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 11, 2021 - 3:20pm

By Joshua Kauffman,
Middle school principal
This column is reprinted in part from the spring school newsletter.
If there has ever been a year where we can all be grateful that we live in Bluffton and truly do come together as a village to ensure our students are taken care of by working together, this one has been it. .    

Since mid-year, our students have been hard at work despite the restrictions and limitations they have faced.

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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 11, 2021 - 8:49am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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Bluffton elementary school update

Extreme science, study of different animals, Bluffton history, diversity, reading challenges for starters
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2021 - 4:28pm

By Tim Closson
Bluffton elementary principal
This column is from the spring Bluffton school newsletter.
In February we had a virtual assembly “Extreme Science.”  We had some amazing demonstrations from a 700,000 Volt Van de Graff generator, vortex cannons, and a Tesla coil. This was provided by our PTO. 

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Meanwhile in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2021 - 3:00pm

FROM ADA ICON - Damage from this weekends rain was not limited to Bluffton. Ada Icon photographer, Ken Collins, took these three photos on Sunday afternoon in rural Ada.

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Bluffton school update

Graduation at Harmon Field on Saturday, May 29
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2021 - 1:26pm

By Greg Denecker
Bluffton school superintendent
Note: This is from the spring school district newsletter
As we approach the end of our very different school year, I want to wish a huge congratulations to the Class of 2021.

Obviously, the end of their junior year and their senior year (as a whole) has not been normal, but they have been resilient and flexible in facing the challenges brought on by the pandemic.

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Pathway use count next week

27 volunteers counting walkers, joggers, bikers on Bluffton's pathway
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2021 - 2:18pm

Your appearance on one of Bluffton’s nine pathways next week will be counted.

Don’t worry about it. It’s part of an annual “use count” of the Bluffton pathways, taking place from Monday through Sunday, May 10 to 16..

This is the 10th year for the annual May and September Bluffton Use pathway count.

Each year the study shows the use of the Bluffton paths has increased,” said Dick Ramseyer, president of the Bluffton Lions Foundation and chair of the Bluffton pathway board.

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