Making music at BHS
Bluffton High School music students were recognized during the 45th annual Bluffton High School academic awards program last week. This year’s student honorees follow.
To view the all-time list of BHS music award winners, going back to 1967, click here.
Marching Band Award
Given to student outstanding in Marching Band
Isabella Angel
Director’s Award for Band
Tre’ Bender
Director’s Award for Choir
Ayden McDougle
John Philip Sousa Award
Given to the outstanding instrumental student
Elizabeth Wright
Show Choir Award
Elizabeth Bourassa, Clara Matthews, Kayla VanAtta
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Given to an outstanding student in Jazz Band
Benjamin Eiden
Nelson M. Hauenstein Award
Given to a music student who shows outstanding achievement and promise in the art of music
Elizabeth Bourassa
Director’s Award for Orchestra
Melina Meza
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Pirates Essinger and Gatchel finish cross country season at OHSAA Championships
- Nov. 7 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate football hits Archbold roadblock in playoff loss
- Forum: Vaughn explores biblical and multicultural accounts of spirits and exorcism
- Bluffton University relaunches Leadership Development Program with NetVUE grant support
- Weekend Doctor: When distraction becomes the default
Friday, November 6, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Klausing graduates from Ohio Bankers League Bank Management School
- Joellen Kay Lehman, 46, owned and operated Folly Faces
- Dec. 4-5 Messiah performances continue holiday tradition at Bluffton and Findlay
- Future Beaver Saturdays invite students to experience Bluffton University
- Ellie Bogart named BHS Student of the Month for October 2026
- Walter "Steve" Suter, 73, worked at Kirtland’s Auto Repair
- Grab an afterschool snack at the Bluffton Public Library