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Sophomores, juniors, seniors with grade points of 3.5 or higher receive academic letters

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The Bluffton High School's 21st annual academic letter banquet held on March 10 recognized academic achievements of sophomores, juniors and seniors.

Academic letters were presented to students who have achieved a 3.5 grade point average or higher this school year.

Students with * behind their name are students have repeated receiving awards. The list of student letter winners follows below.

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Bluffton Boys & Girls/Cloverbuds 4H Club elected their officers during their March 4 meeting. Officers are:

  • President - Joe Spencer
  • Vice President - Katherine Gratz
  • Secretary - Katie Bauman
  • Treasurer - Tanner Bott
  • Activities - Brooklynn Bible
  • Health - Landin Bible
  • Safety - Jake Spencer
  • Historian - Brooklyn Nance

Ohio's 4-H Cloverbud Program is for youth age 5 through 8 (kindergarten through third grade). 

The next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 18, at 5:45 p.m. in Mrs. Moser's room.

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She plans to enter nursing profession

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Kaitlynn Rieman, a senior, is the February Bluffton High School student of the month.

She is a member of Student Senate, National Honor Society, Drama Club, Show choir, Chamber Choir and is a student aide at the elementary school.

She is a varsity cheerleader for basketball and football and had won the Spirit and Leadership awards in cheerleading. She works at the Bluffton Dari Freeze during the spring and summer.

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 Jocelyn Ochoa, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Icon's student artist of the month.

She has taken Art 1 and Design 1, and after high school plans to enroll in nursing school. 

"The picture the painting was based on was taken when I went to Hocking Hills with my friend two years ago," she said of the painting she holds. 

"We went in the fall, so there was a lot of pretty lighting and I took a lot of pictures of the nature and architecture there.

"I enjoy art because it allows me to express my ideas and it is therapeutic for me."

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The Bluffton HS string orchestra received an excellent rating at OMEA state orchestra adjudicated event held on Friday, Feb. 28 at Whitmer HS in Toledo. 

The orchestra performed ‘A Renaissance Fair’ arranged by Ann McGinty, ‘Midnight Rain’ by Susan Day and ‘Danse Infernale’ by Elliot del Borgo.

The 24-member orchestra is under the direction of Rachael E. Lewis and assisted by Debb Herr. 

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