Four Bluffton third grade boys share their thoughts on a variety of topics this week. They are Anthony Herzog, whose teacher is Mrs. Kingley, Jude Spallinger (Bogart), Cole Koenig (Raeburn) and Trent Howard (Armstrong).
Bluffton High School artists had a successful spring as several BHS pieces were admitted to the Kewpee Art Show and were judged for the Governor's Art Show, according to Vickie Garmon, Bluffton High School art teacher.
Four pieces were selected for the Governor's Show from Bluffton's region. One of those four pieces was a sculpure created by Celeste Stauber.
Students who had works judged for the Governor Show are from left, back row - Nathan Hursh, Sara Chappell-Dick, Celeste Stauber, Anna Sneary and McKenna Reneker
It's ONU versus Notre Dame in football - and the Polar Bears are coached by a Bluffton resident.
Sort of.
Ohio Northern University engineering students under the direction of Bluffton resident, J.D. Yoder, professor and chair of mechanical engineering, along with Sami Khorbotly, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, have created a team of robotic football players.
Maple Crest hosted a concert featuring three of its talented musician-residents on March 15. Larry Burkhalter, playing the violin, was accompanied by pianists Joanne Niswander and Jean Szabo. Burkholder's daughter, Karol Crosbie, served as the Emcee for the evening.
Burkholder, a university music professor, symphony conductor and long-recognized violinist, was pleased to discover that Niswander and Szabo, also experienced musicians, were willing to work with him on several complex pieces.
Jessica Brockert, a Bluffton High School senior, is the February BHS student of the month.
Jessica carries a 4.000 grade point average, is in Math Club, Latin Club and Art Club. She is a member of S.A.D.D. (Students Against Drunk Driving) and is in the cast of the BHS musical "Alice In Wonderland." She is also a member of Youth for Christ.
Jessica received the OSU-Honda Math Medal, and is taking Calculus 2 at Bluffton University as a post-secondary option. She anticipates attending Ohio State University to study psychology and hopes to eventually become an EMT.
