Teens for Jeans collection continues at the middle school
What's happening this month at the Bluffton Middle School? Here's an update from the school website:
The middle school continues its Teens for Jeans drive. Teens for Jeans is an organization that donates jeans to the homeless kids in America.
Drop off donations at the table in the entrance of the middle school. Any size and color is accepted. This event will run through the month of February.
Free cookies are given to donors on Friday.
Yoga Classes
Free yoga classes for track athletes and anyone else who is interested in participating will be held in the middle school cafetorium on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Classes started in late January and will run through the end of March.
Yearbook Sales
Middle school yearbook sales are underway. Prices start at $25 - upgrades are additional. Order forms can be picked up in the MS office. You can also order on-line @ ybpay.lifetouch.com using yearbook ID code 10999616.
Pirates of the Month
The following students are January Pirates of the Month:
8th Grade: Sophia Smucker and Tyler Schick
7th Grade: Pearl Lewandowski and Tyson Shutler
6th Grade: Skyler Scoles and Ethan Bogart
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Production offers a modern take on the story of St. Clare of Assisi
- Bluffton volleyball edged in 5 by Van Buren
- Pirate girls soccer tie O-G
- October 16 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Bluffton Council recap: Officers honored for 25 years of service
- Bluffton Clean Up teams up with Troop 3256 Cub Scouts
- Ada FFA: Feeding the Farmers
- Nov. 7 Fall Community Day at Bluffton University
- Quarry Farm Nature Preserve news for Fall 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award