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Bluffton school board re-appointed Brad Fruchey to a three-year term on the Apollo Joint Vocational School District board during the Dec. 19 Bluffton board meeting.

His new term begins Jan. 11, 2017.

In other board action, the board set its 2017 reorganization meeting for 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9.

A supplemental contract was offered to Lindsey Buettner as assistant middle school cheerleader advisor.

Other items on Monday's agenda are in the board packet attached to this story.

Elementary students collect change for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Bluffton elementary students generated over $3,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as a Christmas project this month.

The grand total collected was $3,172.44.

According to Christine McCafferty, reading intervention tutor, elementary students collected change for three weeks in November and December.

The project was titled “Pennies for Patients."

Money was collected by grade level. The winning grade, in this case Kindergarteners, won a pizza party.

History: Theory and Application class

Students in Dr. Perry Bush’s History: Theory and Application class are encouraged to get lost in their work in order to “feel the peculiar sensation of time travel.”

Jami Crawfis, who directs the Community Assistance Program puts some final touches on some of the adopt-a-family gifts. The program provides assistance to families and individivuals in need who live in the Bluffton school district. The adopt-a-family Christmas deliveries were made on Saturday. (Connie Maroscher photos)

Yeah, baby, it's cold outside!

Yeah, baby, it's cold outside.

According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, the warmest reading on his thermometer in the pas 15 days was 36 degrees on Dec. 6. And, since that date th lowest temperatures hovered between 5 and 32 degrees.

The entire December weather summary is in the attachment below.

Kayl Jolliff piece wins a $100 scholarship

Reichenbach and Steiner CPA offers a special Christmas gift to all Bluffton High School artists.

According to Neil Reichenbach, “Our annual holiday window art includes works by Bluffton High artists.  Students submit painting based upon the Blaze of Lights Christmas theme ‘Christmas around the world’.”

He said that a panel of judges determines the winner of the contest. Artwork submissions were due by Nov. 15. The winning pieces are in the front window of the CPA office, 140 N. Main St., and will be on view throughout the holiday season.

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