Van Buren County Schools

Together Tuesday: “Classroom Collaboration: Mrs. Shawna’s 1st Graders Become Authors!” ✨📝

📚🍕 Mrs. Shawna Delon's First Graders from last year had a Pizza Reunion Party 🎉🍕 to celebrate becoming published authors! ✍️📖 Publishing a book in her class is an annual event that takes place after an entire school year of starting the journey of becoming excellent writers ✨ by beginning with phrases, then sentences, and finally entire stories and narratives. Her students were so excited 🤩 about writing in class every day, and the fact that they knew their narratives would become a professionally bound book 📘 really inspired them to put forth their very best effort. 💪🌟

This past school year, her class decided to create Habitat Dioramas 🐾🌍 after learning all about each habitat on Earth. Then, each child wrote about that habitat during every free moment of their school days. 🖊️⏰

They even took a trip 🚌🐠 to the Tennessee Aquarium 🐟🐢 to see two different habitats: the Saltwater Habitat 🌊 and the Freshwater Habitat 💧. They had the best time 😃, and decided to include an opinion writing piece ✍️💭 about their experiences during their field trip. The book 📖 will be a keepsake for a very long time, and some students can compare their books with their older brothers’ and sisters’ published books! 👩‍👧‍👦📚

#TogetherTuesday #StudentAuthors #YoungWriters #PublishingDreams #SES #SmallSchoolBigOpportunities

📢 Reminder, Van Buren County Schools Families! 📢

In observance of Labor Day, schools will be closed Friday, August 29th through Monday, September 1st. 🍂✏️

We hope everyone enjoys the extended weekend with family and friends—rest, recharge, and we’ll see you back on Tuesday, September 2nd ready to learn! 💙💛

#LaborDayWeekend #VBCSFamily #SmallSchoolBigOpportunities

📚✨ Every Day Counts at VBCS! ✨📚

At Van Buren County Schools, we know that students who attend school regularly are more likely to succeed in academics, graduate on time, and build the future they deserve. 💛

To support our families, we’ve provided this 2025-26 Planning for Families Calendar 🗓️—making it easier to schedule family trips and appointments around breaks and extended weekends. By planning ahead, we can work together to decrease student chronic absenteeism and give our students the best chance to thrive! 🌟

Thank you for partnering with us to make sure our students are in school, on time, every day. Together, we can help them reach their fullest potential! 🚀

#EveryDayCounts #AttendanceMatters #VBCSFamily #SmallSchoolBigOpportunities

✨ Thriving Thursday: Constructing a Legacy ✨

This week we are proud to highlight Jr. and Kathy (Hodges) Johnson, Class of 1974 💙💛

Jr. and Kathy married in February of 1974, and just a year later in 1975, Jr. began building houses under the company name Johnson's Home Builders. A short time later the name was changed to Johnson's Builders. In 1992, he obtained his Tennessee State Contractors License, which opened many doors for their family and business. From carrying a crew of local workers to Nashville to frame apartments, to stepping into commercial construction, their journey has been nothing short of inspiring.

Over the years, they’ve had the opportunity to work with well-known businesses such as Western Sizzlin’, Pizza Hut, Wendy’s, O’Charley’s, Map-Co, Logan’s, and most notably a 30-year adventure with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, which required contractor licenses in nine states.

Closer to home, Jr. and Kathy have proudly worked with the State of Tennessee on fire halls (including Spencer’s), public libraries, senior centers, health departments, and TDOT maintenance buildings. They’ve also partnered with ministries in constructing churches and multi-purpose facilities. Today, they are living out a lifelong dream of Kathy's—building custom and resale homes. 🏠

But through all the successes, they believe their greatest achievement has been intertwining their work with family, friends, and community. They openly share that their journey of 50 years has not always been uphill—but every valley strengthened their faith and commitment to the Lord. 🙏

Their advice to Van Buren students: “You may not know your path right now, but listen to that small voice inside you. It will guide you where you’re meant to be.” 💙💛

#ThrivingThursday #VBHSAlumni #SmallSchoolBigOpportunities

🚨Thriving Thursday: From Saving Lives to Serving Highways: Captain RC Christian 🚓

From the hallways of VBHS to the highways of Tennessee, Captain RC Christian’s career has been defined by service, dedication, and a commitment to keeping others safe. A proud member of the Van Buren County High School Class of 1985, Captain Christian has served an incredible 36 ½ years with the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

But his work didn’t stop there—he also served as an EMT with both Warren and White County EMS before becoming a member of the THP. His EMT certification required 25 hours of continuing education every two years, a commitment he embraced to ensure he was always ready to respond when his community needed him most.

Captain RC Christian’s journey is a reminder that true success is measured not just by the years you work, but by the lives you impact along the way.

Thank you, Captain Christian, for your decades of service and for inspiring us all to thrive in the work we do!

#THP #ThrivingThursday #SmallSchoolBigOpportunities #VBHSAlumni

🎣 Attention Future Anglers! 🎣

Any students in grades 6th–12th interested in joining the Fishing Team for the upcoming school year 🎓🐟 need to meet in the auditorium on Wednesday, August 13th at 9:00 AM. 🗓️⏰

📌 Requirements to Join:
✅ You must have a partner 🤝
✅ You must have a boat captain 🚤
✅ You must have access to a boat 🛥️

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Tiffany Mooneyham 📩.

Let’s make this year a reel success! 🐠💛🖤
#FishingTeam #VBCS #SmallSchoolBigOpportunities #HookedOnSuccess