The student of the Month of March at Bluffton High School is Kaleigh Oberly, daughter of Doug & Julie Oberly, Bluffton.
Kaleigh is a senior and has a GPA of 3.920. Kaleigh is a member of SADD, Art Club, is a tutor, volunteers in the office, is a member of Emmanuel UCC in Bluffton and attends their small group Bible study.
She is employed at Ideal Images in Bluffton. In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends, listening to music, shopping and playing sand volleyball.
Trinity Lutheran School is now accepting students who are eligible for an EdChoice Scholarship for the 2014-2015 school year. Parents can work with Trinity Lutheran to complete the application process, and the school will submit the application to the Ohio Department of Education on behalf of the family.
“Trinity Lutheran School is here to support the children of the community,” said Trinity Lutheran School principal, Steven Strong. “We are here to help the children of our community grow academically and to support them in their spiritual development.”
Earlier this spring, several Bluffton High School art students had their artwork accepted into the ArtSpace/Lima High School Invitational, sponsored by Kewpee. Their artwork was on display from the end of March until April 11. Artists are, front row, Anna Sneary; middle: Nicole Edelbrock, Maddie Essinger and Samantha Rhonemus; back: Jacob Bishop, Celeste Stauber and Sara Chappell-Dick. Lily Schumacher is absent. (Photo by Morgan Schroeder)
For the school year 2013-2014, several of Bluffton High School’s art students received honors for their artwork.
Katie Scott had her artwork accepted in the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. The exhibition started on Sunday, April 13, and will be on display until May 15 at the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus. A total of 12,000 art entries were submitted and only 300 entries were accepted, one of which was Scott’s artwork.
Monday was contract night for the Bluffton school board for the 2014-15 school year. In addition, elementary, middle school and high school class fees for next school year were approved.
The board approved several certified contracts, classified contracts, supplemental contracts, among other contracts.
Several assignments, long-term subs and school coordinators were approved.
For a list of contracts approved, class fees and to view the entire Monday agenda, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
