Collecting Donations for Tornado Victims

Nick Huffman is spearheading an effort to collect items for tornado victims in southern Indiana. Others groups involved at the high school include NHS and SMAD. In addition, the Friends of the Shelter is collecting dog and cat food to send. The list of needed items is below. All items can be dropped off in the high school commons before March 16.

bottled water

duct tape

trash bags

school supplies

back packs

dog/cat food

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO HELP!!!

Senior Deadlines!!!

Attention Parents of Seniors:

Senior Picture due to the Yearbook staff

BEFORE SPRING BREAK! (by March 23)

Baby Ad Picture and Message

due BEFORE SPRING BREAK (by March 23)

(All seniors received a baby ad form on March 1. Mrs. Moyer has extras, or you can download a form from the BHMSD website.)

Sam Walburn Headed to State

Sam Walburn swims the butterfly in a home meet against Bellmont. (photo by Allison Williams)

On Saturday, Sam Walburn competed in the final round of Sectionals and qualified for the state competition in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly. Sam will compete at State in Indianapolis on Friday. Good luck, Sam!

Philip Gerber Earns Medal at State

Philip Gerber takes down an opponent in an early match at Jay County. (photo courtesy of Mel Higgins)

On Friday, Feb. 17, senior Philip Gerber competed in the first round of the state wrestling tournament and defeated Zach Thorn of Portage High School by a score of 8-5. In the second round of Saturday, he wrestled hard to finish in eighth place. His performance also earned him a spot on the podium at the IHSAA state wrestling finals. Congratulations, Philip!

Tigers Post Two Victories Over the Weekend

Junior Seth Thompson keeps the ball away from an Indian defender on Saturday. (photo by Gina Eisenhut)

On Friday, Feb. 17, the Bluffton boys’ basketball team defeated the Bellmont Braves on the road, 60-50. Chandler Prible guided the Tigers with 13 points, while Keith Cochran added 11. Micheal Pearson chipped in 10 points.

The JV squad also posted a victory in overtime, 41-38. Kevin Moser and Jake Garrett led the Tigers with 13 and 6 points, respectively.

On the following night, the Tigers hosted Mississinewa and overcame the Indians, 78-54. Chandler once again led all scorers with a career-high 22 points. Keith and Micheal contributed 14 apiece.

In JV action, Bluffton fell to the Indians, 57-33. Junior Ian Betz scored 13 points, while Kevin added 6.

3rd Annual Prom Dress Exchange

On Saturday, Mar. 10, and Sunday, Mar. 11, the First Methodist Church will be holding the 3rd Annual Wells County Prom Dress Exchange at 325 West Washington Street in Bluffton, Indiana. On Saturday, the exchange will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Sunday, girls can come in to get a dress from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

If you're looking for a dress, here's what you need to know:

- A $10 donation is suggested but not required.

- Many dresses are typically returned for another girl to enjoy next year.

- Shoes, purses and accessories are also available.

If you're looking to donate a dress, here's what you need to know:

- A donated dress can be dropped off at the church office any day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

- Suzanne Feeback (824-5703) and Becky Goshom (824-0187) will pick up dresses if contacted.

- Dresses don't need to be dry cleaned; any dress needing cleaning will be dry cleaned at OK Modern Cleaners for free.

- Shoes, purses and accessories are also appreciated.

Rachel Emshwiller Headed to STATE!

Rachel Emshwiller swims in a meet earlier in the season. Rachel will compete in the 500-freestyle at State this weekend. (photo by Allison Williams)

On Saturday, the girls' swimming team competed in the Sectional finals at Jay County. The medley relay team of Janean Steffen, Kaitlyn Schriver, Audry Estill and Hunter Cunningham took 6th in their event. The 200-meter free relay team of Robin Butler, Connelly Mettler, Rachel Emshwiller and Hunter placed 4th in their contest. The 400-meter free relay team of Audry, Robin, Connelly and Rachel captured 2nd in their competition. Audry finished 7th in the 100-meter butterfly. Connelly also placed 7th in the 100-meter freestyle. Rachel placed 2nd in the 200-meter IM but finished FIRST in the 500-meter freestyle. Her first place finish qualifies her to compete in the State competition on Friday, Feb. 10! Congratulations, swimmers, on a great season!

Tigers Down Heritage

Jackson Lambert goes up for a shot in a previous ACAC contest. (photo by Gina Eisenhut)

On Saturday, Feb. 4, the Bluffton boys' basketball team hosted the Heritage Patriots and defeated their ACAC opposition, 52-49. Keith Cochran guided the Tigers with 19 points, while Jackson Lambert chipped in 10. The victory improved the Tigers' record to 14-2 overall.

The freshman team also posted a three-point victory, 29-26. The victory snapped Heritage's seven-game winning streak. Ethan Mygrant and Kohl Buskirk each scored 8 for the Tigers. Jacob Wenger and Noah Antrim added 6 and 3, respectively. Both Collin Mechling and Javon Morgan contributed 2 points.

The boys will next travel to Leo on Thursday to compete in their final conference game of the season. Tip-off for the freshman game will take place at 5 p.m., and the JV and varsity games will follow.

Ciara Lovell Bowls Her Way to Semi-State

On Saturday, Ciara Lovell competed in the bowling Regionals and placed 5th with a 551 series! Ciara will next compete in the Semi-State competition on Feb. 11 in Anderson, Indiana. Good luck, Ciara!

Lady Tiger Sharks Compete Well in Sectionals

Last night, the Bluffton girls' swimming team competed in the Sectional Preliminaries at Jay County High School. The top six finishers in each event moved on to compete in tomorrow's finals, which will determine who moves on to state. The next six finishers will compete in the consolation finals. Several Bluffton swimmers placed highly enough to move on to the finals. The 200-yard medley relay team of Janean Steffen, Kaitlyn Schriver, Audry Estill and Hunter Cunningham earned 6th in their event. Rachel Emshwiller captured second in the 200-yard individual medley. Audry also placed 6th in the 100-yard butterfly. Rachel was the top swimmer in the 500-yard freestyle. The 200-yard relay team of Hunter, Rachel, Connelly Mettler and Robin Butler finished 6th in their relay competition. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Audry, Robin, Connelly and Rachel earned 3rd. Robin, Audry and Connelly will also compete in consolation finals tomorrow.

Good luck to all swimmers tomorrow in the Sectional finals at Jay County!

Lady Tigers Wrap Up Regular Season

Last night, the Bluffton Lady Tigers traveled to Winchester to compete in their final regular season game. The Tigers were overcome by the Falcons, 56-64. Forward Gina Eisenhut scored 30 points in the Bluffton loss, while guards Erin McKinley and Makalah Tullis chipped in 8. Junior Marissa Castano posted 7 points.

The Tigers will next compete in the first round of Sectionals on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Adams Central. They will take on Eastside at 6 p.m. on the Jets' floor.

Yearbook Sales Blitz

When: Feb. 6th-10th

(during lunch from a yearbook staffer

or any time from Mrs. Brinneman)

Where: BHS

Who: Any student who has not ordered a 2012 yearbook,

and there are TOO MANY of you!!!

Why: You want to remember this school year!!!

Questions: See Mrs. Schantz or call her at 824-3724, ext. 7303.