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For the 136th year in a row, Bluffton High School celebrates its commencement. This year's event is Saturday, May 27, in the BHS gymnasium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and commencement begins at 7 p.m.

Bluffton High School Pirate youth football camp takes place Tuesday to Thursday, July 11 to 13, according to Jeff Richards, varsity football coach.

The camp is open first through sixth graders (2017-18 school year). Cost is $30 per camper. A registration form is attached.

Persons with questions may contact Richards at: [email protected], or call 419-204-0066.

 

 

The Thursday, May 25, Bluffton High School's student-planned baccalaureate service has moved indoors due to potential rain.

The service, open to the public at 6:30 p.m., has moved to St. Mary's Catholic Church.

The service includes several student speakers and a student praise and worship team.

 

Well, one James Bond, that is

(Hum the James Bond Theme while reading this)

Dum dum dum dum
Dum dum dum dum

da da tee da da da daa
da da ta da daaaaaa

da da tee da  da da daaa
da de da dot ta da daaaaaaaa

Roger Moore was never my favorite James Bond. I mean, Sean Connery, come on. Nobody’s “Bond, James Bond,” like the Scot.

Never mind. When James Bond dies – even if it is Roger Moore - my thoughts go flashing back again to…Goldfinger.

The BHS gym bleachers are installed and ready for commencement. The bleachers removed in March were nearly 30 years old and in need of repair. In the new arrangement the gyym has seats with backs in the middle section of the Jackson Street side. The scorers table and team seating will move to the Main Street side. A space will be between the scores table, team seats and the bleachers, enabling fans to walk without disrupting the game. The photo below shows the gym without bleachers.

Including a praire breakfast, dressing up as a pioneer and hearing from Laura

Remember when you first read "Little House on the Prairie"?

Reading and living the story is an annual rite for Bluffton third  graders. Here's Beth Raeburn's class on May 12, as the teacher explains:

"The entire third grade reads 'Little House on the Prairie,' by Laura Ingalls Wilder, each spring as a novel in our reading classes. 

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