Announcements

• Athletics Season tickets and 10 game passes are available for purchase at www.blufftonschools.org. Contact Mike Wilson in the MS for more information or if you have questions. For a complete listing of Bluffton High School athletic events, visit https://go.dragonflyathletics.com/sites/OHSAA/K5EEHA/about.
• Final Forms If any of your personal information changes (email, address, phone number, etc.), please remember to update it in Final Forms. The school utilizes Final Forms for regular communications with parents and students. By keeping your information up-to-date, you ensure the school can contact you with important details regarding your student, BHS activities, and district announcements. 
• Attendance If your child will be absent from school or arriving late to school, please contact the high school office at (419)358-7941 by 8:20 am. If the student needs to leave school early, they must stop in the office at the beginning of the day and pick up an early dismissal slip to give to their teacher. When returning to school from an appointment or other absence, or if arriving to school late, students should stop at the office to sign in. Please obtain a doctor's notice for any medical appointments for which your student will be absent from school for any period of time. This notice should be turned in to the high school office. 
• Alert System If you would like to be notified of delays, cancellations, athletic information, and other district news via text message, visit sendit.live to sign up for this service.
• Yearbooks Don't forget to order your 2024-25 BHS Yearbook! Visit www.jostens.com/yearbooks to purchase.
• Community Market Receipts These receipts are being collected by the PTO so DO NOT throw yours away. This is a great way for us to earn money from the Community Market stores. Receipts can be turned in to the HS Office. Remind your family and friends to save theirs too!
• Box Tops for Education Instead of cutting out the actual Box Tops, you need to download an app to collect them. Check the following link for more information and help the Bluffton PTO collect money for equipment and activities:  https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/

 

• Summer Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Closed from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm for lunch

Students in Ohio are required to receive the meningococcal vaccine (MCV4) for entry into grades 7 and 12. Your child should have received one dose of this vaccine in their 7^th grade year; however, there is a two-dose requirement if the first dose was given before age 16. Students without proof of vaccination will be subject to exclusion from school. 

The Allen County Health Dept will be holding an on-site clinic for incoming 7^th and 12^th grade students at Bluffton Schools during schedule pick up for the MS & HS students. More specific information will be sent to you closer to the date regarding this clinic. You can also take your child to your physician to receive this vaccine. Make sure to drop off proof of the vaccine to the HS office once your child has received it.

The following vaccines are available at Allen County Public Health:   

• Meningitis (MCV4) - Required: One or two doses, depending on age, to protect against meningitis. Teens are at increased risk for this bacterial infection. Meningitis can kill a healthy person in less than 48 hours, and survivors may have serious problems that last the rest of their lives. Most colleges require this vaccine for those students who live in dorms.
• HPV (Human Papillomavirus): Two or three-dose series to protect against HPV. HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer in women and oropharyngeal cancer in males and females.
• Meningitis B: Although rare, meningitis B is a serious infection that can cause infection of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The vaccine is a series of two or three doses, depending on the vaccine type, and can be given to teens 16 - 18 years of age.   

If you have any questions about these or any other vaccines or wish to make an appointment to receive a vaccine, please call the Allen County Health Department at 419-228-4457.

 

 

Renaissance Eligibility Policy

The Renaissance Program considers student attendance, GPA, and disciplinary action in determining eligibility. The first nine weeks of any academic year are based on performance from the previous year's fourth nine weeks. All other eligibility periods are based on performance from the previous fourth nine weeks of the current academic year. Freshmen in the first nine weeks of school are ineligible for Renaissance.

Gold card - not to exceed 13 hours of excused absences in a nine-week period

Silver card - not to exceed 20 hours of excused absences in a nine-week period

Red card - not to exceed 33 hours of excused absences in a nine-week period

White card - not to exceed 33 hours of excused absences in a nine-week period, GPA raised from the previous nine weeks, and no F’s - OR -  perfect attendance and no F's

Hours that WILL NOT count against the student:

• Doctor's appointments that are less than 2 hours, and the student MUST turn in a doctor’s excuse to the HS Office when they return from the appointment. Any time out of the building for an appointment AFTER the 2 hours will count towards a student's attendance hours. If no doctor's excuse is turned in to the office, the whole time a student is out of the building will be counted towards their attendance hours. 

• Pre-approved doctor's appointments which may be longer than 2 hours (i.e., seeing a specialist in Columbus and the student must leave at 10:00 am for a 12:30 pm appointment). The student must turn in a doctor's excuse showing the appointment time. 

• Extended Illness/Surgery. The student must provide a doctor’s excuse explaining why they needed to be out more than one day (i.e., wisdom teeth removal, knee surgery, extended illness, etc.). 

                    (Doctor's excuses accepted based on the Renaissance Committee’s approval)

Tardies will count as part of your hours, AND you will only be allowed 2 tardies per nine weeks. If you have 3 or more tardies, you will not be eligible for Renaissance for that nine weeks.

An unexcused absence (partial or full) will automatically disqualify you from Renaissance for the nine weeks.

+++Along with the Attendance policy, you cannot have any disciplinary actions, AND you must meet the appropriate GPA for each nine weeks:

Gold - 4.0

Silver - 3.30 - 3.99

Red - 3.29 - 2.5

White - GPA raised from the previous nine weeks, and no F’s - OR -  perfect attendance and no F's

Report cards will be available in ProgressBook at the end of each nine weeks once the teachers have entered their grades and they are finalized by the Guidance Office. If you would like an honor roll certificate for any nine-week period, contact the HS Office. To locate your child’s grade card in ProgressBook, log in to ProgressBook like you normally would to check their grades. Once you are in their account,  click on “Report Card'' on the left side of the page. Towards the top middle of the page, click on “View Paper Report Card,” and you can then print it out for your records or for insurance purposes as needed. Contact the HS Office at 419-35-7941 if you have any questions.

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools has converted to completing all school paperwork digitally. Parents/Guardians should receive an email each year regarding Final Forms with this link: https://bluffton-oh.finalforms.com/. These forms are required to be completed online and signed by parents/guardians and students each year. Once the parents/guardians complete and sign ALL online forms, the student will receive a separate email prompting them to go into each form and sign them digitally. If your child will be in a sport, the parents/guardians will ALSO need to select the “sport” forms and complete them ahead of time. The students will then need to sign their digital copies. These sports forms need to be completed ASAP, even if the actual physical is not yet completed for the upcoming year. Students will not be able to participate in their sport until all forms have been digitally signed. The office will continue to contact parents/guardians and students until these forms are complete.