Students say "goodbye" to the school dress code during Spirit Week
NOTE: FRIDAY HOMECOMING PARADE DETAILS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.
Bluffton schools tossed out the dress code this week as Spirit Week takes center stage leading to this week's BHS homecoming. Wednesday was dress in farmer attire at the middle school. Here's an example of six eighth graders in costume.
Back from left, Kyle Kirkendahl and Dakota Paxton. Front, bottom, Levi Smith. Center from left, Bryce Metzger, Haley Baker and James Mortimer.
Here's the official Spirit Week daily dress code at Bluffton High School:
• Monday - Fashion disaster day
• Tuesday - Western day
• Wednesday - Trick or treat day
• Thursday - Rock star day
• Friday - Black out/spirit/color day
Here's the middle school's daily dress:
• Monday - PJ day
• Tuesday - Favorite team day
• Wednesday - Farmer day
• Thursday - Super hero day
• Friday - Pirate day
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The BHS Football Moms invite organizations in the community to join the BHS homecoming parade on Friday. Line up takes place at The Centre and the swimming pool area on North Main Street at 5 p.m.
The parade starts at 6 p.m.
Give-a-ways are encouraged, however, all items must be handed out by walkers not tossed from vehicles or floats. For more information contact 419-516-3260.
This year's homecoming queen and king will be crowned in a pre-game ceremony at Harmon Field at 7 p.m.
Click here to read about the homecoming court and for more videos.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 11, 2026
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- September 10 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12