The October Students of the Month for Bluffton Middle School were recently announced. Click here for photos.
6th Grade:
Kristen Yost, daughter of Jason and Jennifer Yost, Bluffton.
Kristen is a member of the BMS Strings and band programs. She attends Stonbridge Church of God in Findlay and is in Dance at Cindy's Tap on Wood in Columbus Grove.
Bob Amstutz of the Bluffton American Legion Post and a group of vets visited to Maple Crest on Veterans Day. The Legion members presented a program, gave some historical information and then presented each of the veterans of Maple Crest with a flag and a salute.
Photo and story by Marlon Young, Bluffton Icon intern
Everyone has heard the Groucho Marx quote: "Behind every successful man is a woman." Likewise, behind every successful dining service, there is a successful business person. At Bluffton University, that businessperson is Peter Cleveland.
There are many stories of how someone ends up in a specific career. Not everyone has a great success story, however, in order to be great at what you do, you have to have some struggles along the way.
When Tsedey Biru was on her way to Bluffton University to she thought she was going to be living in a big city, and then she started driving on country roads and was surrounded by cornfields. Biru's journey to Bluffton was not easy and was unexpected.
