The Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools are celebrating Homecoming this week and have announced the following homecoming court members, pictured left-right, top-bottom:
Every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States. Crashes at rail crossings can be more severe than other collisions and are more likely to result in death and injury.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) and the Ohio Department of Transportation are promoting Rail Safety Week, September 18-24. The week is dedicated as a reminder to Ohioans to practice safety around all rail crossings. This year’s awareness campaign focuses on the safety of pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists.
The Bluffton High School girls soccer team rallied to defeat Allen East 3-2 in a Northwest Conference first-place showdown Tuesday evening, September 19, at Goodwin Field in Harrod.
Pirate sophomore Aubrey Burkholder scored two goals and Blair Utendorf dished out three assists to pace the victors to the crucial victory.
The Pirate girls improved to 7-3-1 overall and 4-0 in the NWC with the win that propelled them into sole possession of first place.
AE fell to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the NWC after the tough loss.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bluffton University has again been named to the top tier of Midwest Regional Colleges in the “U.S. News & World Report” rankings. Results were recently released for the 2024 “Best Colleges” guidebook.
The publication ranks Bluffton 22 among comparable institutions in the Midwest region improving 14 spots from 2023. Now featured in the “U.S. News” rankings for 26 consecutive years, Bluffton has consistently ranked in the top tier of Midwest colleges.
The report overview reads, "Bluffton University is a private institution that was founded in 1899. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 664 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 235 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.... Its tuition and fees are $36,298." The university's acceptance rate is listed as 96%.
Bluffton is also recognized with a ranking of nine in Best Value Schools for Midwest Regional Colleges and seven for Top Performers for Social Mobility in Midwest Regional Colleges.
