Spring school district newsletter
The Spring 2022 newsletter from the Bluffton Exempted Villages School District has been mailed to residents of Bluffton.
It includes articles by Superintendent Greg Denecker, Elementary Principal Bejamin Thiel, Middle School Principal Joshua Kauffman, High School Principal Mike Minnig, Athletic Director Alex Hanna and the music department. The articles include updates on staff and students.
An item of interest to Bluffton voters is Superintendent Denecker's explanation of the May 3 ballot issue for the renewal of a 1/2% income tax for permanent improvements (cannot be used for salaries or fringe benefits).
Denecker notes, "This is not a new tax; it is a renewal of an existing tax for three years.
• The tax was originally passed in May 2007 for 1/2% income tax.
• The tax generates around $900,000 per year.
• This tax will be on the ballot on May 3, 2022, as a renewal at the same amount: 1/2% income tax for three years.
• If passed, first collection will begin in calendar year 2023."
The full newsletter is attached below.
The 2022-2023 school calendar is also included and is displayed below.
Bluffton High School Commencement
- May 28, 2022, at 7:00 P.M.
For more information on the Bluffton Schools, visit www.blufftonschool.org.
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Mennonite Home Communities provide backup phone numbers during outage
- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
- Howard Thornsberry worked in the produce industry
- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
- September 11 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Sept. 12 Open Doors offers sneak peek at future Bluffton museum space
- Innovation Forum challenges leaders to think deeper about AI
- Invitation to Sept 15 Bluffton Lions program with Dr. William H. Kose
- Deer archery hunting begins Sept. 12 in Disease Surveillance Area
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12