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CLICK gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace / PHOTOS by Amy Mortimer, Program cover by Zoe Shank

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The May 24 Bluffton High School commencement was a smorgasbord of emotions, entertainment, philosophy and festivity. Depending on your role–as a graduate, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor, teacher or mentor–the program brought tears, laughter and introspection.

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MAY 27 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton Middle School has announced the following 4th Quarter Honor Roll for the 2024-2025 school year.

All “A” Honor Roll

6th Grade

Morgan Basinger, Natalie Basinger, Kyra Bingley, Julia Brauen, Charles Brodman, Rose Burkholder, Emily Byers, Brooke Cherry, Quinn Cupples, William Dailey, Lydia Davis, Aiden Diller, Malia Fought, Elijah Fry, Jonathan Gallant, Grant Gesler, Lydia Gratz, Gabriella Gremling, Eden Hagen, Lyla Heinze, Kaidree Hohenbrink, Gabriella Holmes, Kinley Kill, Milena King, Piper Kruse, Julianna Lewis, Samuel Lovett, Averie Marquart, Mikah Miller, Sage Music, Chase Rhoad, Samuel Rinaldi, Peyton Simon, Mckenna Stoner, Caroline Stratton, Cooper Tuttle, Arden Ulrey, Hadley Underwood, Lillian Utendorf, Katelynn Waltz, Ellia Zink

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Bluffton Elementary School has released the following Honor Roll for the 4th quarter of the 2024-2025 academic year. This Honor Roll is for students in grades 4-5.

All A Honor Roll

4th Grade: 

Jaxson Babcock, Wyatt Donaldson, Sawyer Fruchey, Owen Gesler, Judah Glick, Anna Hartzler, Kinley Jenkins, Riley Klausing, Lucy Long, Lena Macke, Deacon Recker, Eliana Rettig, Breck Slager, Annie Steiner, Isaiah Thiel, Grace Warner

5th Grade:

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MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton High School proudly recognizes Mackay Tuttle as the Student of the Month for April 2025. Mackay is a dedicated senior with a 4.0 GPA. She is the daughter of Amanda Wischmeyer and Jonathan Tuttle of Bluffton. 

Mackay serves as the founder and president of the Bluffton High School Volunteer Club, organizing and leading service projects in the school and community. She is the senior class president and actively participates in the League of Women Voters, advocating for civic engagement and encouraging public participation in the voting process. Tuttle received academic awards in American History, Public Speaking, and Introduction to Literature, and has completed CCP courses at Bluffton University, University of Findlay and Rhodes State College.

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Bluffton High School celebrated the Forty-Fifth Annual Academic Awards Program on May 6 in the Middle School Cafetorium.

The following program provides an overview of the students, faculty, administrators and scholarship providers that were part of the presentations.

Welcome - Mr. Minnig

Academic Awards Presdentation - Dr. Smith

Scholarship Recognition

Lima Exchange Club A.C.E. Scholarship - Griffin Stackhouse

Lima Exchange Club Youth of the Year Scholarship - June Essinger

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PHOTOS L-R) Truett Diller, Adrian Murray, Aubrey Burkholder, Elizabeth Suter / CLICK to enlarge

MAY 7 MEDIA RELEASE__ The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 would like to congratulate four students from the Bluffton High School Junior Class for being selected to attend the Ohio American Legion Buckeye Auxiliary Girls State and Ohio American Legion Buckeye Boys State.

Aubrey Burkoder and Elizabeth Suter will be attending Buckeye Girls State at Bowling Green State University, June 8-14, 2025.

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