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Pirate boys soccer edges AE

Posted by Staff on September 20, 2023 - 7:30am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team defeated Allen East 2-1 in a key Northwest Conference battle Tuesday night, September 19, playing on home turf at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirates improved to 3-5-2 overall and 2-0 in NWC play with the win.

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Pirate girls tennis nips Cougars

Posted by Staff on September 20, 2023 - 7:25am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls tennis team beat visiting Van Wert 3-2 Tuesday evening, September 19, by sweeping the doubles matches.

The Pirate netters  improved to 5-6 with their second win in as many nights.

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Heritage Center foundations on view at Fall Festival

Posted by Paula Scott on September 20, 2023 - 6:51am

Crews are busy at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd., pouring concrete, moving stone and preparing the beams of a timber frame barn to be repurposed as the Swiss Community Historical Society's new Heritage Center. Progress can be viewed Saturday, September 23, when the homestead is one of several locations participating in the 2023 Bluffton Fall Festival.

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State issues 2022-2023 report cards for schools

Posted by Paula Scott on September 20, 2023 - 6:00am

On September 15, the Ohio Department of Education released detailed 2022-2023 school report cards for individual schools and for school districts, which can be accessed HERE. New in 2023, Ohio schools will receive overall ratings of 1-5 stars in half-star increments. The report cards include five rated components as well as other data.

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Mullins and Stone discuss phonics improvement collaboration

Posted by Paula Scott on September 20, 2023 - 6:00am

Dr. Amy Mullins, associate professor of education and director of graduate programs in education, and Katrina Stone ’25, Bluffton University information technology major, will present the Colloquium, “Phonics Innovations: Technology and Education Departments Collaborating to Provide Literacy Tools” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

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Bluffton Schools host community open house on Sept. 25

Posted by Staff on September 20, 2023 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Schools will hold a district-wide open house on Monday evening, September 25 with the following staggered schedule;

  • Elementary school - 5:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Middle school - 5:30-6:30 p.m.
  • High school - 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Several community organizations will have booths set up in the elementary gymnasium and information will be available on ways to provide support to the schools and community.

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