MEDIA RELEASE__The following high school students from Bluffton have been recognized by the Apollo Career Center for academic excellence during the final quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.
The 145th Commencement ceremony at Bluffton High School took place on an overcast Saturday evening, May 23. In an event both solemn and joyous, 90 students celebrated their successful graduation and a shared experience of up to 13 years.
ABOVE) Don Burris, President of the Bluffton Lion's Club, presents Hudson Phllips with a Lion's Club Scholarship.
MEDIA RELEASE__The 46th Academic Awards Program at Bluffton High School was held on Friday, May 5. Students received scholarship recognitions and awards, athletic awards and top of class awards.
The program, attached below, lists eight regional scholarships, 20 local scholarships and four special athletic awards.
Teachers presented top student awards for 80 classes at Bluffton High School.
MEDIA RELEASE__The following students will be attending Buckeye Boys State and Buckeye Girls State events during the summer of 2026 courtesy of American Legion Post 382. Pictured above, L-R) Katherine Gratz will be attending Buckeye Girls State at Bowling Green University, June 7-14. Emmittt Kidd, Coby Dailey and Robert Glenn will be attending Buckeye Boys State at Miami University, June 14-21. They will learn how government works during "A Week to Shape a Lifetime."
MAY 4 MEDIA RELEASE__Avery Ulrey has been recognized as the Bluffton Hight School Student of the Month for April 2026. Avery is a senior and the daughter of Nate and Emily Ulrey of Bluffton, Ohio.
Ulrey is a distinguished scholar, maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA throughout her high school career. She has challenged herself academically by taking College Credit Plus (CCP) coursework in psychology and medical terminology at the University of Findlay and composition and mathematics at Rhodes State College, demonstrating both initiative and a commitment to her future goals.
MAY 1 MEDIA RELEASE__Since 1988, Rhodes State College has annually recognized one alumnus who has been exemplary in their career, service to community, and to the College with the Outstanding Alumni Award. The 2026 Rhodes State College Outstanding Alumni Award recipient is Greg Ring of Bluffton, who is a 1982 graduate of the former Lima Technical College, now Rhodes State College.
