Parents: we have added two additional 11:30 dismissal days on Friday, May 3, and Friday, May 10! The staff will use this time for professional development.
BUSD would like to welcome Mrs. Henson into the principal position for next school year!
Such a cool event. Senior signing day with Rend Lake College! Best of luck to all of you as you move on to the next stage of your lives!
2019 Prom King and Queen are Michael Parks and Brooke Cash
2019 Webber Love Never Dies Prom is getting underway.
The second grade rock museum was awesome today!
In the News .... HS Softball
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Area restaurants are donating part of their proceeds to the Jefferson County Child Abuse Committee to raise awareness. See the attached restaurants' flyers for more information.
Here are some more shots from yesterday's track meet.
Elijah Marlow had an impressive performance at yesterday's track meet. He won the mile by 200 meters with a time of 5:30 and then turned around the next race to anchor the 4x200 with another win!
Bluford’s recipients of the Jefferson County Collegial Principal’s Network Student Recognition Banquet are Brooke Cash and Emma Thompson.
Excellent job tonight from a very accomplished FFA chapter!
Here is some information on upcoming Pre-K screenings.
Needing Sub Bus Drivers .... Interested? Call the school for more information.
Congratulations to the March students of the month. Those selected K-8 were Samantha Barns, Caleb Loker, Alli Hicks, Owen Burke, Kadi Bain, Brianna Schoenrock, Gracen Sledge, Savannah Phillips, and Elicia Marlow!
Hannah DeJournett and Gavin Johnson represented Webber as members of the All-Tournament at the Jefferson County Scholar Bowl Meet.
The importance of reading to your children cannot be overstated.
Thank you to the Village of Bluford President, Mike Bullard, who joined second grade today to listen to some ideas the students have for the village.
The carnival is up and running!
Here is another example of what will be displayed at the science expo. Lichtenberg figures!
Make sure to check out the junior high science exposition along with the carnival tomorrow night. Here is one piece of work on home efficiency. Notice the solar panels and rain water collection system.
In the News .... Ellie Marlow
In the News ..... High School Prom Court
In the News .... Mr. Gordon and Crystal Marlow
The playground is a huge hit with the kids. Thank you to the BGS Booster Club for helping make this possible.
Update on the new playground!
The new playground equipment is ready to go in!
Bluford boys won 3rd place at the Wayne City 5th grade tournament. Congratulations boys! I also want to send well wishes out to Waylon, who was injured early in the 1st qt.
Thanks to all who came to the Trojan Talent Show tonight!
Congratulations to board member, Mario Hodge, on being named a finalist for the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce small business person of the year! Mr. Hodge operates Parkway Shoes in Mt. Vernon.
Congratulations to 4th grade teacher, Terri Helm, on being awarded a Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce grant. Mrs. Helm will use the funds to implement more STEM activities in her classroom.
Today’s Softball game @ Fairfield has been cancelled for today. The game will be rescheduled
Seventh grade had some impressive founding fathers projects!
Fourth graders are in the news with a neat little project!
Day 8 of online safety: To wrap this up, here are some tips to have a conversation with your student about internet safety.
Fifth grade is rocking the solar system!
Pre-K had fun bowling some frames this morning!
Today’s softball game @ Christ our Rock has been cancelled. The game is rescheduled for April 24th
Attendance matters. Take a look.
Day 7 of online safety: Today's topic is, Instagram.
Solar systems to scale in junior high this week.
Parents: We received our first quarterly rewards payment from Kroger. We received approval for the program on February 12. The earnings quarter ended on February 26. In that short two week period, we had 37 households sign up and received $22.70. We are looking forward to participating in the program! Thank you to everyone who has signed up. If you have not, find information at this link.
https://www.blufordschools.org/article/89647?org=bluford-unit-school-district-318
Day 6 of online safety: Today's topic is, Snapchat. This is one to watch out for.
Day 5 of online safety: Today's topic is, Mincraft. Builders unite!
Day 5 of online safety: Today's topic is, Mincraft. Builders unite!
Day 4 of online safety: Today's topic is, YouTube. What channels does your child enjoy?
Ellie received 1st place in Specialty Crop Production at District 5 proficiency interviews this evening. She will advance to state competition in Champaign on March 23. Congratulatuons!
Day 3 of online safety: Today's topic is Fortnite. I can see you dancing now!
Hannah and Ellie are gearing up for their District 5 SAE interviews at MVTHS. Congratulations on making it here and good luck tonight!
Day 2: Today's topic is screen time. How do you regulate your child?
Third grade had a great field trip today. The Cardinals organization was very accommodating and had a great educational program!
Eighth grade night for volleyball!
Parents: Over the next week, I am going to release an infographic each day from National Online Safety aimed at various topics of internet safety.
Congratulations to the February students of the month. Pictured: Jerika Talley, Bridget Bertrand, Embry Raney, Gabe Morgan, Donovan Dobbs, and Emerie Marlow. Also selected but not available for a photo was, Ryan Knepler, Aidan Reed, and Ava Bravard.
Maintenance Director, Jeff Dunaway, was nominated as a homegrown hero through the St. Louis District Dairy Council(the program with pre-school's adopt-a-cow). He was a runner up. They sent him a certificate of excellence.
Third grade was hard at work today!
Career day for second grade!
Check out these student works of art!
Construction progress!
https://youtu.be/VI5DNdiMmAQ
It was a great day to end FFA week!
Parents: I encourage you to be in the know with your teen's online interactions. Here are some popular apps. which could possibly be misused.
Graduation Dates:
8th Grade ~ Thursday, May 16th at 7:00 pm
High School ~ Friday, May 17th at 7:00 pm
Kindergarten is getting ready for their big performance on Friday!
Have you ever wondered how a gym floor is installed?
https://youtu.be/YI7mGRQaekA
Ruritan Club's 50/50 Breakfast
Kindergarten enjoyed some Valentine's day activities!
Fourth grade is partying up for Valentine's Day! There were lots of great treats!
The science club's latest project!
https://youtu.be/ET0JgJaGKB8
Jefferson County All-Star game is set for Saturday, March 2nd at Mt. Vernon Township High School. Bluford Grade School is privileged to have three students playing in those games. Way to go, Elicia, Aidan, and Elijah!
Explore the new Webber High School at, https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=WgjkA3M4fhP&utm_source=4 . A special thank you to S.I. Drone for your help with this project!
Congratulations to the BGS January students of the month!
Congratulations to Gavin Johnson, Hannah DeJarnett, Sunni Belmont, Madalyn Lusby, Adelina Caronongan, and Samantha Schrum. They competed in the WYSE design challenge and retained the traveling trophy for Webber with a first place finish!
Pennies for Patients sponsored by Beta Club will be
February 11th-22nd. The first place class collecting the most money will receive a pizza party. The second highest collecting class will receive a donut party. It does NOT have to be pennies.
It's almost game time! Good luck to this crew!
What an awesome pep assembly today! Good luck tomorrow, boys!
Senior night for a very accomplished bunch!
With anticipated wind chills of -20 to -25, there will be no school for Bluford Unit School District #318 on Wednesday, January 30. Stay warm and stay safe!
It's that time of the year again ..... Kindergarten Registration and Screenings
Congratulations to Brennan Tate and Waylon Jones for being selected to play in the 5th grade All Star game at Wayne City. Nathaniel Marlow also was selected but was not able to be there.
GAME CHANGED.
Due to a scheduling conflict, Webber High School Girls Basketball team will travel to Elverado High School this evening. There will only be 1 Varsity game starting at 6:00.
Congratulations to the junior high boys basketball team as they advance to the state tournament!
Pepsi Mid America, represented by Andy Rains, presented a $10,000 check to Ms. Baine and Bluford Unit School District at tonight’s home basketball game. Board member/parent, Mario Hodge, presented Ms. Baine with a bouquet of flowers for her tireless effort in collecting “pigskin points “.
We have a new employment opportunity at the school district as a school nurse. If you have interest, applications will be considered as they arrive.
Some recent works from art classes.
Kindergarten had quite a bit of fun with the 100th day of school!
The Trojans are taking on Wayne City tonight!
With temperatures now above freezing and expected to continue to rise, all evening basketball events are on as scheduled for January 22nd.
High School Boys @ Home vs Wayne City 6:15
High School Girls @ Elverado Tourney vs Woodlawn 7:30
Good luck to both Trojans and Lady Trojans!
After driving district roads this morning, many are in okay condition, however, there are several which are covered in ice. As such, school is canceled for Tuesday, January 22. A decision on PM events will be made later in the day.
As other schools in the area are closing for tomorrow, I wanted to put out a message that as of now, we are still in session tomorrow. I drove many of the district roads this afternoon and found them to be in good enough condition to travel. I will be out early in the morning as well to see if there is any icing over night.
Due to impending weather, today’s High School Boys Basketball game against Waltonville has been POSTPONED. The game will be rescheduled.
Trojans in the news!
Reminder: Bluford Schools dismiss at 11:30 tomorrow and there is no school on Monday.
I am proud of the leadership within our community and also proud to call Bluford home.
http://www.wmix94.com/2019/01/15/bluford-one-of-few-illinois-communities-that-can-call-themselves-debt-free/
Eighth grade night for boys basketball!
Sentinel Article - Sunday, January 13th
Due to impending weather conditions, all PM events are cancelled for Friday, January 11.
The high school boys basketball game scheduled for tonight against Sandoval has been postponed due to impending weather.
Walker Heinrich talks about WHS basketball!
http://wmixsports.com/players-chat-walker-heinrich-webber-basketball/
The high school girls kick off the MTC tournament tonight at Sandoval!
Happy Holidays!
We had fun with classroom Christmas parties today!
Student 3 point shooters
The Great 3 point Shoot out!
An opportunity for anyone looking for some meaningful work with kids. Now, an Associate degree qualifies for a short-term, temporary (5 years) sub license.
BUSD 318 students, staff, and community members collected 45 lbs of “Pigskin Caps” to win $10,000! Thank you, Ms. Baine, for organizing the collection at our school again this year!! Way to go everyone🤗
Today was Gingerbread House day in kindergarten! Thanks to all the parents who joined us!
If you ordered a Christmas Program DVD, they have arrived earlier than expected. They will be sent home with your student today.
Some recent projects!
We had an excellent Christmas program this afternoon. A special thank you to Mrs. Cramer for organizing the event!
Thank You to Mr. Bullard and Mrs. Spurlock for Judging the Decorated Christmas Doors. Winners will be announced on Wednesday.
And the Remaining Doors
Even More and More Decorated Doors
Even More Decorated Doors
More, More, and More Decorated Doors
More and More Decorated Doors
More Decorated Doors
The Doors are Decorated
Thank you so much to the kind soul who dropped off this donation this morning with the instructions, help out some kids with clothes and shoes.
The turkey came down today. As we transition from one holiday season to the next, the school would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays!
WMIX ran a quick feature story on the high school construction progress today.
http://www.wmix94.com/2018/12/06/bluford-school-construction-continues/
Door decorations have begun! Here is a sneak peak.
Be sure to join us Friday at 6:30 for the Mystery Theater!
Bluford schools has a new science club! For their first project this week, they built a hover craft!
https://youtu.be/xSpXjRHppfc
Here is an update on the construction progress.
https://www.blufordschools.org/article/75924?org=bluford-unit-school-district-318
Thanks to Mrs. Rodgers and the high school art class for providing some color in the Superintendent's office.
Since road conditions have improved throughout the day, the board meeting tonight is on as scheduled. The meeting will begin tonight at the regular time of 6:45.
Due to hazardous road conditions in parts of the district, school for Bluford USD #318 is canceled for Thursday, November 15. A call will go out around 6:00 a.m. Also, a reminder, Friday, November 16, is already a non-attendance day. Students, we will see you on Monday.
I am continuing to monitor the weather. I will be throughout the district early tomorrow morning to make a determination for school tomorrow.
Thank you to the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce for hosting a wonderful job shadow event for some of our seniors!
I am so proud of our school, staff, and students.
More concrete going in today.
What an awesome event today! Students shared their talents as we recognized and thanked veterans! The program was even featured on the 6:00 news!
BUSD#318 Honoring our Veterans
Join us this Saturday to kick off Trojan basketball.
Solar vision
We were excited to receive our new school buses today!
Calling all area veterans: The Bluford Unit School District will have a Veterans Day Program on Friday, November 9, at 1:30 in the gymnasium. All veterans are invited to a reception prior to the assembly beginning at 12:30 in the old gymnasium. Please help spread the word!
GOOD LUCK SETH!
Seth Hamerski had quite the send off from school today. He and his coaches arrived in Peoria earlier, where he walked the course and ran a couple miles. They are expecting a crowd of about 20,000 spectators for the event tomorrow. Good luck, Seth!!
Here is the latest video walkthrough for the new high school! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l00yz6i7AE
Check out this news story about the new Illinois Report Card. https://www.blufordschools.org/article/71369?org=bluford-unit-school-district-318
Halloween is such a fun day for the kiddos!
How cool is this? Eighth grade students wrote Halloween stories and shared them with lower elementary students to teach about theme!
It's a good day to pour some concrete!
Just a reminder that staff will be attending the Mt. Vernon Conference tomorrow, so there is no school for students on Friday, October 26.
Parents:
Every other year, school districts are required to complete a school climate survey. Staff, students, and parents all have the opportunity to provide feedback on a wide array of topics. Please visit the link below to complete the parent survey.
http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
BUSD Board of Education member, Steve Tate, was part of a group who presented to businesses and governmental agencies on detecting internal fraud. Thank you to the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce for hosting the event!
The new basketball hoops are a hit!
Do you see eggs in an unknown fluid or do you see biochemistry?
Chemistry, earth science...it is all
connected.
Chemistry class setting up for acid
reaction rates
To stay up to date on the progress of the new high school, you can always check out the page on the website.
https://www.blufordschools.org/o/webber-high-school/page/information--91
The gym windows have arrived!
This place is full of activity today! AC units being set, water line being run, gym ceiling paint, and drywall being hung!
Did you know that Jefferson County is a leading manufacturing county in all of Southern Illinois. WHS students recently participated in a manufacturing day hosted by various Jefferson County employers. Check out the attachment to see what they experienced.
The book fair is up and running! There are many wonderful, age appropriate books for all kids. Be sure to check it out!
Check out the progress on the high school!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOH5oi7Zvfo
Reminder: Bluford Schools will dismiss at 11:30 tomorrow, October 5. Have a great weekend!
Kindergartners are learning more everyday. Here they are progressing through some supplementary reading instruction with Reading Eggs.
The first Book Fair of the year is coming up soon!
There is so much going on behind the scenes. Miles of conduit and wire!
Kindergarten had such a wonderful time at the apple orchard. They were able to pick their own apples while learning about the different kinds of apples! Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who joined us as well!
Eighth grade students are exploring career options for a presentation!
Eighth graders are working hard on this weeks broadcast!
New photos have been added to the school construction page! Check them out with this link. https://www.blufordschools.org/o/webber-high-school/page/information--91
Jv HS VB vs Cisne
Biology in action....enzymes in action
Work is moving along with the construction project! This place was a flurry of activity today. Metal siding, roofing, and HVAC drops are all visible in this photo.
Thirsty?
Health Class study Benefits of Water
Saturday morning baseball action at Webber High School.
Webber Trojans vs. Pope County Pirates
What an awesome message as we head into what is sure to be a wonderful weekend!
Grass seed is being spread at the demo site.
Webber High School taking on Wayne City
Bouncing Bubbles.....Chemistry in Action
Help us win $10,000!
A special thank you to Delta Co. and Southern Il. Materials for donating several loads of asphalt grindings to help us improve district parking! The Pre-K students got to see the big semi!
Drywall is going up inside! The building is really starting to take shape!
Exterior siding is going on! The exterior will take on a new look over the next couple of weeks!
Jr High boys’ cross country team competed at Salem today.
Ms. Drenner has received another fully funded grant through DonorsChoose.org! Take a look at some of the items she received to enhance learning!
We shall never forget.
Check out this week's student broadcast! Way to go, Eighth grade!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGLthYfSq3I
High school art students are sprucing up the place with some color!
Be sure to check out Friday's broadcast to learn more about our new first grade teacher, Ms. Seibert!
Second grade released their monarch butterfly today!
Check out the progress on the new high school!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFU8aSxf6A
Check out what these awesome eighth grade students put together!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=755&v=Gg2CwGvfX1E
Check out these awesome aerial photos of the construction progress courtesy of, S.I. Drone Solutions!
Students in Mrs. Birkner's science classes were exposed to the solar system through virtual reality! #mergecube
The GS baseball (4:00) and softball (4:30) teams take on Iuka today! The boys are at home. The girls are at Iuka.
Join us tonight as the high school volleyball team takes on Wayne City at 6:15! #beattheladyindians
Volleyball is taking on Mt. Vernon tonight!
Science class made nylon thread today!
Check out this useful thrillshare information! http://5il.co/4f4c
The link between nutrition, physical activity, and learning is well documented. Healthy eating and activity patterns are essential for students to achieve their full academic potential, full physical, and mental growth, and lifelong health and well being.
Planning for your summer vacation? Summer athletic calendar is currently online! It includes camps and the summer pride schedule for jr. high and high school.