Weekly Annoucements:

Oct 22 2025

Lunch Menu

Penny Drive: During the week of the Bluffton vs Columbus Grove Football game (10/20-10/24) there will be a penny drive to support the United Ways "Rivals United Week" where school districts will compete against each other in this drive. The money raised will go to the United Way so start saving your change!! We might be rivals on the field, but we are United for our communities. The elementary grade level that brings in the most money that week will get a pizza party!

Red Ribbon Week: To honor Red Ribbon Week students & staff are asked to wear Red on Thurs 10/23 and on Friday 10/24 wear Red & White or your Pirate shirts.

5th Grade Boys Basketball: Any 5th grade boy interested in playing basketball for Bluffton this winter needs to sign up online. A paper was sent home with all 5th grade boys the week of 10/20 with information on how to sign up. You can also click on this the link to sign up: Bluffton 5th Grade Boy's Basketball Sign up . Contact Steve Yarnell at Email Steve Yarnell with any questions.

PTO Fundraiser: The PTO is selling Tote Bags as a fall fundraiser. Fliers were sent home with the students on 10/15. Click on the following link for details and to order: PTO Tote Bag Fundraiser . The Fundraiser ends on Tuesday 10/28/25.

Girl Scouts: There will be a meeting on Tuesday, 11/11 at 6:00 in the First Mennonite Church's meeting room (downstairs) for any girl interested in being in Girl Scouts. The parent should also attend. The church is located across the street from the Middle School front doors.

Youth Wrestling: If you have a boy or girl interested in wrestling this winter, you can sign up at Forms. The cost is $45. More information will be provided the first week of practice, but for additional information please visit their Facebook group Bluffton Youth Wrestling Club or call/text 567-328-8216.

Type 1 Diabetes Information: We are required by the state to inform parents about diabetes. Please click on the following link for the information

Girls 4th-6th Basketball Sign up: A form was emailed to 4th & 5th grade girl's parents via Final Forms on Monday, 9/15 with a QR code to sign up or use this link: QR Code. If you have questions about these teams or signing up, contact Cory Meyer at 419-890-2925. If you did NOT receive an email from Final Forms/Mrs. Oberly, check your Final Form account and look at what email address you have down and update it if needed.

Please sign up for the NEW SCHOOL ALERT system if you have not yet done so. Text the following to 22300 on your cell phone and then under messages type in #BLUFFTONSCHOOLS to receive Bluffton school alerts and delays, #BLUFFTONATHLETICS to receive Athletic alerts and/or #BLUFFTONMUSIC for Bluffton Music Booster alerts. The OLD text alert system is no longer available so don't miss out on hearing about 2 hour delays, cancellations and other important events going on in the district. If you send your message and it does not send you a text response back, you may need to unblock a short code on your phone. For Iphones: go to Settings>Messages>Blocked contacts, then swipe left on the number you want to unblock and tap the Unblock button. If the short code isn't in your blocked list, check your Message Filters in the same "Messages" setting to ensure "Filter Unknown Senders" is turned off, as this can hide short code messages. If you still don't receive messages, contact your wireless carrier to ensure short code messaging is enabled for your account.

Volunteers Needed: The Bluffton Music Boosters are looking for adults to help work at the concession stands during HS and Jr High Football games. Please click on the following link if you can help out at one of these events.

School Hours: The tardy bell is at 8:10. All day Kindergarten students are dismissed at 2:50. Kindergarten parents must wait outside of the front doors of the elementary school and your child will be released when the teacher/student sees you. 1st-5th grade Walkers are dismissed at 3:00/Bus riders at 3:05. Students who arrive between 7:30-7:45 a.m. must sit in the middle school cafetorium until 7:45 when they will be dismissed to go to their homeroom. Office Hours: 7:30-3:30 M-F

New Student Registration: If you have moved into the Bluffton School District and are wanting to enroll your child into our school, you will need to set up a new "parent account" in Final Forms to start the process. Please click on the following link to get started: https://bluffton-oh.finalforms.com/. You will need to download your child's birth certificate, proof of residency, custody information and their current immunizations. If you have any questions or need help with the enrollment process, please call 419-358-5901 and Julie Steiner in the superintendent's office can help you. If she is unavailable, please contact Julie Oberly in the elementary office at 419-358-7951. If you do NOT live in our district but want to apply for Open Enrollment, complete the following application for approval: Open Enrollment Application

Bus Transportation Changes: If you are adding your child to a bus route or changing a pick up or drop off address for next school year, please click on this link: "Bus Transportation Form". The completed form will need turned in to the MS office. If you are taking your child OFF the bus route please call Doug Westrick in the MS office and he will delete the child from the route. 419-358-7961

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