Andrea Spallinger, a Bluffton High School senior, was named student of the month for January. Andrea is a member of SADD Club, Ebenezer Mennonite Youth Group, the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H and the Renaissance Committee.
She has also participated in girls' cross country and was named the most improved member of the team. She has received an academic award in Home Economics during the annual BHS academic awards assembly.
The Mennonite Memorial Home Fund has available a scholarship to persons interested in entering the field of nursing or advancing their degree in nursing.
This scholarship was set up in memory of Barbara Fleming, a dedicated nurse, by her family. The Barbara Fleming Scholarship is a minimum of $500 to be paid to the vocational school or college where the student is enrolled.
Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 held their Court of Honor on Feb. 5 at the First Mennonite Church. The event is held to recognize Scout rank advancements, and both merit badges and other badges earned since the last Court of Honor, which was held Labor Day 2010.
During the past six months, 15 Scouts earned rank advancements. The advancements ranged from brand new Scouts earning their Scout rank, to several older Scouts achieving their Eagle rank. Eagle is the highest rank possible within the Boy Scouts of America.
Freshman Elyse Terry has been named to the Hesston College (Kansas) fall semester honor roll. She has maintained a grade point average of between 3.50 to 3.89.
Elyse is a 2010 Bluffton High School graduate and is the daughter of Peter Terry and Lucia Unrau, Bluffton.
The second quarter honor roll of the 2010-11 school year for the Bluffton Elementary was released. To view it open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
