
We will be hosting high 5's & School Supplies on Monday, August 5, after school registration. Students are invited to attend to receive FREE school supplies donated by community businesses, churches, organizations, & other great people.


We want to honor our staff who are retiring this year and would like to wish Mrs. Mary May a Happy Retirement! Mrs. Mary currently serves as a cook in the VBHS cafeteria.
Thank you for all of your years of service and we wish you the best!


We want to honor our staff who are retiring this year and would like to wish Mrs. Regina Jolly a Happy Retirement! Mrs. Regina currently serves as a Pre-K teacher at Early Bird Preschool.
Thank you for all of your years of service and we wish you the best!


We want to honor our staff who are retiring this year and would like to wish Mr. Kurt Powers a Happy Retirement! Mr. Powers currently serves as the district ISS and Alternative School Teacher.
Thank you for all of your years of service and we wish you the best!


Van Buren County Schools will dismiss at 12:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 9, 2019 to allow any faculty, staff, and students to attend the funeral services for Mr. Jeff Cole.
There will be no afterschool program on Thursday, May 9th.

We want to honor our staff who are retiring this year and would like to wish Mrs. Ann Bickford a Happy Retirement! Mrs. Ann currently serves as a cook in the VBHS cafeteria.
Thank you for all of your years of service and we wish you the best!


The last day of the LEAPS After-School Program for the school year will be this Friday, May 10, 2019.


Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Thank you to our teachers who work so hard each day for our students! We have some of the best in the world right here in Van Buren County!
Take the time to thank the teachers who have made a difference in your life or in your child's life.


The Greece/Italy Trip interest meeting at VBHS for tonight at 5:30pm has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

Don't Forget! Field Day is tomorrow, Friday, May 3rd for Spencer Elementary!


We want to honor our staff who are retiring this year and would like to wish Mrs. Diane Hodges a Happy Retirement! Mrs. Diane currently serves as the district Instructional Technology Coach and EIS Supervisor.
Thank you for all of your years of service and we wish you the best!


Monday, May 6, 2019 will be a Teacher Professional Development Day for Van Buren County Schools.
There will be no school for students on that day.


Progress Reports go home today, Tuesday, April 30th!


Due to a fire alarm malfunction, Van Buren County Schools will be dismissing at 2:00 p.m. today, Monday, April 29th, 2019. Buses will be released first. PARENTS PLEASE DO NOT arrive to pick up your children until after 2:15 p.m. You will pick them up at the Aux Gym at that time.

If you are a parent/guardian of a student in our system that has benefited from the LEAPS After-School Program, please take a few moments to complete a survey by going to http://tiny.utk.edu/PARENT and using code 820 for SES and code 821 for VBHS.


Thursday, May 2—Screen-Free Activity!!! Families bring your students out to Family Reading Night at Spencer Elementary from 5:30-7:30 p.m. As always, there will be lots of reading, fun, and prizes!

Tuesday, April 30-Screen-Free Activities! 1) Families are invited to come out for an evening of Playground Play at SES from 5:30-7:30 p.m. OR 2)VBHS Softball will be playing Monterey at home! It’s Senior Night! Game starts at 5 p.m. Come out and support our Eaglettes!

Monday, April 29-Screen-Free Activities: 1) Families are invited to join Healthier Van Buren at Spencer City Park from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for an evening of fun! OR 2) VBHS Baseball will be playing Red Boiling Springs at home! It’s Senior Night! Game starts at 6 p.m.

Go Screen-Free this week!School-age children are at risk from excessive screen time! Children with 2 or more hours of daily screen time are more likely to have increased psychological difficulties, hyperactivity, emotional and conduct problems, as well as difficulties with peers!

Go Screen-Free this week! April 29-May 5! The more time preschool children and babies spend wit screens, the less time they spend interacting with their parents! Even when parents co-view, they spend less time talking to their children than when engaged in other activities!