Spirit Week and all that homecoming stuff on the BHS calendar
Bluffton High School is a busy place this month, especially with homecoming on the horizon. Here's some event and news updates from the school website:
Homecoming Spirit Week:
Monday, Sept. 19 - "I wake up like this"
Tuesday, Sept. 20 - "Peace & Love/Hippy Day"
Wednesday, Sept. 21 - "A Day at Disney"
• Freshman - Alice in Wonderland
• Sophomores -Toy Story
• Juniors - Lilo & Stitch
• Seniors - Peter Pan)
Thursday, Sept. 22 - "Rock & Roll"
Friday, Sept. 23 - "Pirate Day"
Homecoming Parade: There will be a homecoming parade on Friday, Sept. 23, at 5:30 p.m.. If you are interested in being in the parade you need to be at Snider Road at 5 p.m. to line up.
Homecoming Dance: There will be a homecoming dance on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8-11 p.m. in the Middle school cafetorium. If you are bringing a guest from another school you must fill out a form ahead of time, which is in the high school office. Tickets will be sold the week of Sept. 19 during lunch for $8 per person. Tickets purchased at the dance will be $10 per person.
Red Cross Blood Drive: The Red Cross will hold a blood drive in the middle school gymnasium on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
FASFA Financial Aid Meeting: There will be a parent/student financial aid meeting for all juniors and seniors who plan on attending college, on Wednesdays, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. in the high school library. Information regarding the FASFA will be discussed.
The Ball Metal Aluminum Can Challenge for 2016 will hold its final collection on Thursday, Sept. 29, between 7:30 and 8 a.m. at the Jackson Street entrance of the high school. Bluffton is currently in second place overall.
Yearbook - If you would like to purchase last years 2015-16 yearbook the cost is $55. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 16, to purchase one.
Attention Seniors: The Campus Life Spaghetti lunch will not start until Wednesday, Sept. 21. The cost this year is $3.
Auditions for the fall play will be held on Sept. 19 and 20. If you are interested in trying out for the play you need to sign up on the wall outside of the high school choir room. The play will be performed on Nov. 11 and 12.
Attention Juniors and Seniors: The following college reps will be in this week: Thursday - the University of Cincinnati during 2nd period;
Friday - Ohio State University during 7th period.
Tuesday, Sept. 13 calendar
Open lifting from 5:15-6:30 with Brice Little at the Ricky Matter Center.
Boys' basketball open gym Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m.
Tennis vs. Elida 4:30 p.m.
Girls' golf vs Waynesfield 4:30 p.m.
Boys' soccer at Lincolnview 5 p.m.
Girls' soccer vs. Allen East 5 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Delphos Jefferson 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14 calendar
Lunch is popcorn chicken, carrots with dip or tossed salad, applesauce cup and milk ALA-CARTE: Cheese breadstick
Tennis vs Ottawa-Glandorf at 4:30 p.m.
Open lifting 3:30-6 p.m.
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, September 26
- September 26 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- State Patrol investigates serious injury crash involving ambulance
- Weekend Doctor: What is a DO?
- Distance runner Chappell-Dick to be inducted in EMU Hall of Honor
- October Business Collective with Bluffton Food Pantry
Friday, September 25, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, September 25
- Clay, community, and the classroom
- Pirate volleyball loss vs. Crestview
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Allen East
- Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, 87, was a lab technician
- Send October 2026 calendar events to the Icon
- New time for Planning and Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow meetings, Sept 29
- Pirate boys golf 10th at sectionals
- Fall Festival activities are all over Bluffton, Sept. 26
Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Marilyn Florence (Brunn) Osting, 94, was a nurse
- Paul Richard Wingate Jr., 79, worked for the Lima Ford Engine Plant
- Ada Icon headlines, Sept. 24
- Roundabouts celebrated for crash reduction
- Scarecrow competition for Bluffton businesses
- Hello, Goodbye: Diphenhydramine for allergies
- 5th Annual MHCO Gala will Roll Out the Red Carpet
- Funeral notice for Mary Louise Reddick
- ODNR urges caution during fall wildfire season
- Nursing student to share clinical research at First Tuesday in the Library
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Chamber members take a lesson from Jacomet's Martial Arts
- Proud of your pie? Sept. 26 apple pie baking contest
- Save November 6-7 for Holiday Open House
- Friends of the Library book sale, Sept. 24-26
- Pirate girls golf places 6th at sectionals
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Grove
- Bluffton tennis wins on consecutive nights
- Pirate boys soccer edged by Liberty Center