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Mr. Stephen Alspaugh, Principal
General Information
General Information
1st Semester Exam Info
1st Semester Exam Info
First semester exams are Wednesday, December 18th, Thursday, December 19th and Friday, December 20th. Exams represent 20% of a student’s semester grade.
Before taking their exams, students should review their study guides, get a good night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast. A student who does well on their exams can easily raise their semester average and help their grade in the course.
2025 Senior Exam Exemption Info
2025 Senior Exam Exemption Info
Shortly after we return for 2nd semester, we will put in place the senior exam exemption. Seniors with good attendance and grades will be eligible for this exemption. Check out the link for more details.
Four County Career Center Applications
Four County Career Center Applications
The 2025-2026 Four County Career Center applications are now available!
Get you application in early as programs fill quickly.
High School Application Process
High School Application Process
Click on this link Four County Career Center application to begin the application process
December 1st: Application System is open
February 1st: Deadline for applications to be considered priority placement
All juniors will be given first priority (exception is CBI)
Students can apply after February 1st but will be placed after the priority applications
Placement letters will be sent out the first week of March
These include acceptance letter, waitlist letter, and ineligible letter
Placement will continue through the first full week of school at Four County
Guidance Items
Guidance Items
2025-2026 FAFSA IS OPEN FOR ALL STUDENTS
2025-2026 FAFSA IS OPEN FOR ALL STUDENTS
The Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators(OASFAA) would like to share breaking news that the 2025-2026 FAFSA officially opened to all students on Thursday, November 21, 2025. OASFAA has FAFSA resources available on our website for you to review and take advantage of what you may find most useful. You will find all of the counselor resources on the OASFAA Counselor Resource page: https://www.oasfaa.org/counselors
HAPPENING NOW!!
Federal Student Aid (FSA) has been conducting beta testing on the 2025-2026 FAFSA. This opportunity allowed them to carefully oversee actual students completing the form and help them identify technical glitches and issues that needed to be fixed before the form was formally launched. On Monday, November 18, SFA opened the testing to all students around the country for the final test to understand how well the new system could handle a high volume of users. The testing period was very successful and has allowed SFA to enhance the user experience when filing a FAFSA. As a result, the system officially opened on Thursday, November 21, for the 25-26 FAFSA cycle.
At this point, you should be encouraging your students and families to make sure they have established their FSA ID 3-5 days ahead of starting to complete their FAFSA online for the best user experience. The FAFSAs are being processed within 1-3 days, students are receiving FAFSA Submission Summaries and the processed results are being sent to colleges. Many colleges are in the final stages of setting up their software to be able to process the new forms. The paper version of the form is also available here.
Let the FAFSA fun begin. If you have questions about the form or financial aid, please feel free to reach out to the Outreach Committee at outreach@oasfaa.org
In addition, the U.S. Department of Education has announced that the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is already active at studentaid.gov.
For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Education link below.
U.S. Department of Education Announces Official Release of 2025–26 FAFSA Form | U.S. Department of Education
ACT Info
ACT Info
Juniors and the ACT:
Juniors and the ACT:
All juniors have the opportunity to take an in-house state-funded ACT test on February 25. The test is of no cost to the student. The ACT is an entrance exam used by many colleges and universities to make admissions and scholarship decisions. A survey went out to all Bryan juniors on Thursday November 7th to their Bryan email account. Juniors will have the option to opt in or opt out to take the ACT. They need to respond by this Friday, November 15. Parents will be notified of the student's decision.
Register (or find more information) at www.actstudent.org. The first time you register for the test will take approximately 45 minutes. The ACT is an optional test used by colleges.
Items to consider:
504/IEP students may be eligible for special testing.
The Ohio State University, Miami University, Univ of Dayton, Univ of Cincinnati, and NCAA and require scores to come directly from ACT. If these schools are added at registration time, it is free. Scores sent AFTER testing will be $19 per college, per test date.
Students that qualify for free/reduced lunch, you are eligible for a registration fee waiver. Please see Mrs. Bassett for one.
JUNIORS - the following ACT tests are available this year
February 8th
February 25th - state mandated during the school day - FREE
April 5th - not given at BHS, but check Defiance or Archbold
April 8th - in-house test during a school day; more details to come
June 14th
July 12th - not given at BHS, but check Defiance
SENIORS - if you took the October ACT or take the December ACT and improve your score, we can resend your student transcript to the colleges that you have applied for increased scholarship opportunities. You will need to notify Mrs. Bassett of the improvement and what colleges she need to send the scores to.
If taking the ACT, you must upload a photo to your admission ticket prior to test day. You only need to upload the photo once.
If you have ANY questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Scholarship Opportunties
Scholarship Opportunties
Ohio Township Association ($1,500) - five statewide scholarship awarded
Eligibility:
3.0 GPA
Must attend an Ohio college
Online application
Resume
Transcript
Two letters of rec
Deadline is January 31st
Application is online at www.ohiotownships.org/scholarship-program
See Mrs. Bassett regarding this scholarship.
Franklin B. Walter Scholarship
Eligibility:
Eligible students must demonstrate outstanding academic achievements as indicated by high school test scores and awards
The students are expected to have been a positive contributor in their school and in their community.
Application process:
A 500-word essay discussing professional and personal goals.
A tribute to one teacher who has influenced your positive success in school (350 word max)
Updated senior profile
The application may be picked up in the guidance office.
The application is due to Mrs. Bassett by Monday, January 6th.
Farm Credit Mid-America Scholars Program
We are thrilled to offer the FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA SCHOLARS program for the 9th year. This program provides $5,000 in scholarship support over a two-year period and includes leadership development workshops and experiential travel. We are seeking the next generation of leaders who are passionate about making a difference in agriculture. Ideal candidates are current freshmen or sophomores in college, pursuing a degree in agriculture from universities in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee or Arkansas, with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Customer Scholarship Program
Customer Scholarship Program
We also offer $1,500 scholarships to students attending accredited two- or four-year colleges, universities or vocational/trade schools. Recipients of the CUSTOMER SCHOLARSHIP must be children or grandchildren of Farm Credit Mid-America customers. Current high school seniors, as well as college freshmen, sophomores and juniors, are welcome to apply.
Application and Deadlines
Application and Deadlines
If you know someone who would be a good candidate for either of these scholarships, please feel free to share this information with them. Applications can be found on our website. The deadline to apply for the Farm Credit Mid-America Scholars program is December 15, 2024, and the deadline for the Customer Scholarship program is January 15, 2025.
5th Masonic District Grand Lodge
Mrs. Bassett has paper applications in her office
Due mid-February back to Mrs. Bassett
Due statewide March 1st.
BHS Happenings
BHS Happenings
BMS/BHS Christmas for Kids 2024 Campaign
Christmas for Kids has been a cause BHS and BMS have been committed to since at least 2009. Students and staff have created competitions about giving between grade levels and sending extra special wishes to get more people excited about giving.
This year, Spangler Candy donated candy canes for our BHS Student Council’s Candy Cane Wishes program. Students and staff could donate a dollar to send a candy cane to someone at school. Our own BMS/BHS Golden Bear Photography donated a “present” so that students and staff could guess how many items were in it and have a chance to win the entire present. Each guess was a dollar. Miles Palmer won the “present’ with his guess of 220 items.
We had dress up days that counted toward the BHS Battle of the Classes competition sponsored by Mrs. Arthur and the senior class. The BMS Student Council sponsored a Dress up Battle of the classes with 6th-8th grades, with the winner receiving a hot chocolate party. The 6th grade won!
We also held a door decorating contest. Many classroom doors were decorated with a holiday theme to boost holiday spirits!
Mrs. Shindledecker’s BMS class helped to keep track of the giving by creating a cookie graph for each grade. For every $20, a paper cookie was placed on the paper baking sheet on the walls by the offices. The 6th grade class, the Class of ‘31 and the Senior Class of ‘25 were the top donating classes.
Mr. Alspaugh and Mr. Arnold set forth a challenge to the student body and staff to donate a little bit more and they would provide a treat in celebration. The students and staff met the challenge with a grand total of $3,303.37 donated to Christmas for Kids in 2024.
Bryan Area Foundation Festival of Trees
Bryan Area Foundation Festival of Trees
BHS Gifted Visual artists put their talents to good use with the Bryan Area Foundation and their Festival of Trees Holiday fundraiser. The student artists decorated the Alumni Fund tree and the Arts & Education Renovation Fund tree. Trees were displayed at the Bryan Area Foundation and auctioned off to support these funds.
BHS Gifted Visual artists put their talents to good use with the Bryan Area Foundation and their Festival of Trees Holiday fundraiser. The student artists decorated the Alumni Fund tree and the Arts & Education Renovation Fund tree. Trees were displayed at the Bryan Area Foundation and auctioned off to support these funds.
Williams County Academic League (WCAL)
Williams County Academic League (WCAL)
Congratulations to Mrs. Heslop and our Academic League team. They worked hard this season and their efforts resulted in a positive outcome.
They wrapped up their 2024 Williams County Academic League season at the end of season tournament held on November 21st at the NwOESC. The Bryan Varsity team took first place in the league. Placing in the top 10 scorers were Ethan Fryman, Alex Hartman and Skyler Crooks. The JV team placed 3rd in the league and Samantha Reineck placed in the top 10 JV scorers. Great job everyone!
College and Career Day
College and Career Day
For grades 9-12, Thursday, December 5th was our annual College and Career Day. Our freshmen and seniors remained at BHS. Our sophomores and juniors traveled around NW Ohio and NE Indiana.
Freshmen
Freshmen
The freshmen learned how to prepare for a job interview, the proper use of cell phones at work, received hands on CPR & AED experience, team building, how to read and write in cursive and the importance of saying something to adults when someone is being mistreated.
Sophomores and Juniors
Sophomores and Juniors
We sent a group of juniors to visit Trine University in Angola, IN and NW State in Archbold. Our sophomores visited Four County Career Center and had the opportunity to see programs they were interested in. In the afternoon, the sophomores and the juniors who went to NSCC toured area businesses such as Spangler Candy, Newcomer Farms, Allied Moulded, Titan Tire, Bard Manufacturing, TruFast, ART, the Bryan Municipal Building, and learned about other local career opportunities.
Seniors
Seniors
Our seniors learned about the financial expenses/responsibilities of life, played the Game of Life, learned about safe dates practices and about Erica's Lighthouse which deals with depression and suicide prevention.
We then closed the day with our annual Winter sports and student recognition assembly.
We then closed the day with our annual Winter sports and student recognition assembly.
Trine University
Trine University
Northwest State Community College
Northwest State Community College
Allied Moulded, Bard Manufacturing, Newcomer Farms
Allied Moulded, Bard Manufacturing, Newcomer Farms
Bryan City Careers
Bryan City Careers
BHS Sessions
BHS Sessions
Four County Career Center Tour
Four County Career Center Tour
Interior Design Class
Interior Design Class
Ms. Lamb's Interior Design students created a cardboard city featuring various housing styles. Home designs were Gothic Revival, Shed, Split level, Chateauesque, Mansard, Craftsman, Ranch and Tutor. As part of this project, the have been looking at the floor plans of these homes. A lot of work goes into the design of a home and these students have gotten a taste of what is required. This cardboard city is currently on display in the front hallway between the HS & MS offices.
Four County Career Center
Four County Career Center
Congratulation to these BHS and Four County Career Center Seniors who were placed in jobs around Williams County:
Dakota Brandeberry
Diesel Mechanics program
Working at Bryan Truck Lines in Montpelier
Patience Johnson
Early Childhood Education
Working at Sandy Cay, Inc. in Bryan
Florence Jones
Electrical program
Working at Mark It Done in Ney
Gabriel Ledyard
Automotive Technologies program
Working at Advanced Rehabilitation Technology in Bryan
New - Cade Spisak
Welding program
Working at PR Weld in Stryker
Congratulations to BHS and Four County Career Center senior Jacob Howard for being selected as Student of the Month. Jacob is the son of Theodora Smith and is a senior in the Automotive Technologies program at the Career Center. Jacob was nominated by his instructor, Mr. Kennerk. He is a member of Skills USA, and is on the Career Center Honor Roll. After Jacob graduates, he plans to attend Lincoln Tech and major in diesel mechanics.
Congratulations to BHS and Four County Career Center senior Brooklynn Stantz for being selected as Student of the Month. Brooklynn is the daughter of John and Teresa Stantz and is a senior in the Guest Services & Skills program at the Career Center. Brooklynn was nominated by her instructor, Mrs. Golz. She is a member of Family, Career & Community Leaders of America, and is on the Career Center Honor Roll. After Brooklynn graduates, she plans to work in the guest services field.
Four County Career Center FFA Chapter members include over 115 Agriculture/Diesel Mechanics, Diesel Mechanics, Environmental Horticulture, Floral Design, Powersports, and Veterinary Assisting students. These students work on chapter projects, compete in district, state, and national FFA leadership and skill competitions, and sponsor student assemblies throughout the school year. Selected as an Officer for the 2024-2025 Four County Career Center FFA Chapter as (BACK ON THE LEFT) Reporter is senior Braydon Buchanan, who is in the Veterinary Assisting program. Career Center Advisors include Jason Elston, Agriculture/Diesel Mechanics; Florence Luzny, Floral Design; Eric Hite, Environmental Horticulture; Denton Blue, Diesel Mechanics; Larry Soles, Powersports; and Stephanie Pippin, Veterinary Assisting.
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