Van Buren County Schools

Tickets for the girls home substate game vs Clarkrange are now available! To buy tickets before Saturday night you must use the following link. There is a limit to the number of tickets that will be sold so there's no guarantee that tickets will be available at the door that night. Please buy your tickets through GoFan to make sure you have a seat! Tickets can be bought at the following link: https://gofan.co/p/6B79D52BDC7254C24568047DA8ACD782

LEAPS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM STUDY: Families, please help our school system continue to provide after-school care by completing the following survey. If your child has participated in the after-school program at any time this year, even for an hour, please fill out the survey so we can gain valuable feedback. The Family Survey can be accessed on a computer, tablet, or mobile device. It consists of nineteen (19) questions and will only take a few minutes to complete. The survey link will remain open until May 31st. The link to the survey is: tiny.utk.edu/FamilySurvey2023 Parents and guardians will need to type in a program code when they open the survey. The code for each program is: Spencer Elementary School: 916 Van Buren Middle/High School: 917 Thank you for you participation and help in keeping this valuable program in our schools!

We are excited to announce Van Buren County High School's first Prom Dress & Formal Attire Pop Up Event! Please share!

We'll be celebrating National School Breakfast Week next week, March 6-10. DIG IN to healthy breakfast options available at school! #NSBW23 #SchoolBreakfast #BreakfastBuilders #DigIn2SchoolBreakfast

Basketball Region Tournament update: There are no quarterfinal games this weekend for the girls or boys teams. Both opponents forfeited. Both the Eagles & Eaglettes will now advance to the Region semifinals to be played next week at Sale Creek High School. The girls will play Monday night & the boys Tuesday night. Times are still to be determined.

Van Buren County Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Friday, February 17th, 2023.

The middle school volleyball game scheduled for tonight has been canceled.

Van Buren County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 16, 2023 due to staff absences and possible incoming inclement weather.

Make kindness the norm! Join with Van Buren County Schools this week, February 13-17, in celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week. RAK week is a celebration of all the ways we can become a positive influence in each other’s lives. The world can be selfish and cruel sometimes and not everyone receives the same kind of support they need. In such a world, it is important for us to constantly be reminded to be kind to one another and to give others hope whenever we can. A small and random gesture of kindness can go a long way at home, at school, in the community, and even in the world because kindness truly is contagious!

Today's schedule for our home basketball game vs Bledsoe County: 3:30 JV Boys 5:00 Varsity Girls 6:30 Varsity Boys

Our very own Layla Bouldin deserves recognition as a Class A Miss Basketball nominee!

Parent-Teacher Conferences will still be held as scheduled tonight, Thursday, February 2nd between 3:30pm - 7:00pm.

Van Buren County Schools will be CLOSED today, Thursday, February 2nd, 2023. A decision regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences will be made by noon, today.

Parent-Teacher Conferences: As of now (5:00pm, 2/1) school will be on-time as scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, February 2nd, 2023. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be as scheduled tomorrow evening beginning at 3:30pm and ending at 7:00pm. -The Junior class will be selling soup and chili in the VBHS cafeteria. -Bookfair will be in the SES library. -PreK advisory council will meet at the preschool building at 5:30pm -Ms. Stephanie Sullivan will be available to help families order yearbooks or review benchmark data. -Ms. Kelly Lewis is hosting a clothing giveaway for students and families. We will make families aware as soon as possible if anything changes. Thank you!

Van Buren County Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 due to the threat of freezing rain overnight.

January is National Staying Healthy Month so it's a great time to highlight the 85210 Healthy Habits. The final habit is 0 sugary drinks. What you drink is as important as what you eat so it’s important to aim for 0 sugary drinks, which have a lot of added sugars and serve no nutritional purpose. Frequently drinking sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney diseases, non-alcoholic liver disease, tooth decay and cavities, and gout, a type of arthritis. Limiting sugary drink intake can help individuals maintain a healthy weight and have healthy dietary patterns.

VB Basketball still has a few shirts left from their order! We have the following adult sizes in the crewneck sweatshirts ($38): XXL = 1 XL = 3 L = 3 S = 1 We have the following youth sizes in short-sleeved tees ($15): YXS = 1 YS = 2 YM = 2 YL = 2 AL = 1

January is National Staying Healthy Month so it's a great time to highlight the 85210 Healthy Habits. The fourth habit is 1 hour or more of physical activity. Get Ready, Set, Play! The options are endless when it comes to physical activity! Just come up with some things that your family likes to do together and get moving! For even greater benefits, try exercising outdoors! Some recent studies have found people report a higher level of vitality, enthusiasm, pleasure and self-esteem, and a lower level of tension, depression and fatigue, after they have walked outside. People who exercise outside also say they are more likely to exercise again than those who stay indoors. And, people who exercise outside do it more often, and for longer, than those who work out indoors.

January is National Staying Healthy Month so it's a great time to highlight the 85210 Healthy Habits. The third habit is 2 hours or less of screen time. While a lot of our school learning and work requires children, teens, and adults to be on computers, we can decrease the amount of free time that we spend in front of a screen. Limiting screen time can have the following health benefits: lower stress levels, improved sleep habits, better focus and brain function, increased physical activity, improved posture, and reduced eye strain.

Reminder - Van Buren County Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Monday, January 16th in observance of MLK Jr. day. Enjoy the long weekend and stay safe!