Bluford Unit School District 318

First submission is in by Dr. Cross, followed by Mrs. Flexter in a seemingly warmer climate! Olaf loves summer!

Brain Games has been postponed. It will now be held February 23-26 at the Salem Community Activity Center located at 416 Oglesby Street, Salem, IL. Pizza will still be served from Joe's. We just have new dates and a new host for the event. Here are the new dates: February 23 - 3/4 teams February 24 - 5/6 teams February 25 - 7/8 teams February 26 - 9/12 teams

⛄❄️ SNOWMAN/SNOW ANGEL CHALLENGE: Let the Fun Begin! ❄️⛄ ☃️ Who can join? All students and staff—everyone’s invited! ☃️ Build ONE snowman (big, small, classic, or completely goofy). ☃️ School-appropriate creations only—keep it fun for everyone! ☃️ Get creative! Funny faces, silly accessories, and lots of personality are encouraged ⛄😄 ☃️ Snap ONE clear photo of your snowman masterpiece (include yourself if you wish) ☃️ Send your picture to an admin by the Tuesday at 2pm. across@blufordschools.orgastrohschein@blufordschools.orgjallen@blufordschools.org Have fun, be creative, and show off your snowman skills. We can’t wait to see all the amazing snowmen! ❄️

No School Tuesday, January 27th - ELearning Day #2 Students should complete Day 2 of their ELearning packet. All practices, games, and events are postponed.

Our All-Call system is currently experiencing technical issues that are delaying the all-call voice messages from being sent regarding the school closure tomorrow. To ensure the message is communicated with all families, please share with others that Bluford Schools will be utilizing an E-Learning Day tomorrow, Monday, January 26th.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

No School - E-Learning Day, Monday, January 26th. Students - complete Day 1 of your E-Learning packet. All games/practices are postponed.

** Pee-Wee Basketball vs. OBR for tomorrow has been canceled **

Graduation Dates!

**MTC Tournament Schedule Update** Due to the impending weather our HS Boys Basketball team will now play tomorrow night at Woodlawn vs Patoka 8pm in the 3rd place game

** JH Boys Basketball time change for 8th grade night ** Tomorrow nights JH Boys Basketball game at Home vs Spring Garden will now be a 5:30pm JV start time with 8th grade recognition between games and varsity game to follow.

Ruritan Club Breakfast

** Reminder the mandatory JH informational golf meeting is tonight at 6 pm in the grade school cafeteria ** Any interested student must attend along with a parent/guardian

There will be no Kids Quest this week.

Bluford-Farrington JH Bowling tryouts tomorrow at NuBowl Lanes in Mt. Vernon 4:30-6:30pm

Congratulations to Senior Audrey Frey for being recognized as this year's State Scholar. This recognition comes from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for her exemplary college examination scores and her record of high school achievement. Congratulations, Audrey!!

​​Notice of Change in Time of January Board Meeting
Bluford USD #318 School Board

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular Scheduled Board of Education Meeting of Bluford School District Number 318 on ​J​anuary 22, 202​6 in the District Office will have a TIME CHANGE to begin at ​4:15p.m. in the District Office.

By Order Of: Mrs. Jenny Sneed, President
Board of Education, Bluford Unit School District #318

Congratulations, Chloe King, on signing your Letter of Intent to continue your Basketball and Academic career at Waldorf University in Iowa! Trojan Nation is so proud of you!!!

Reminder that this Friday, January 16, is an 11:30 dismissal for students. There is no school on Monday , January 19 for MLK Jr. Day.

** Mandatory JH Informational Golf meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21st, 6pm in the grade school cafeteria ** Student and a parent/guardian must be present for this meeting.

In Studio Retakes