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FACULTY Tri-West High School • Tri-West Middle School • Pittsboro & North Salem Elementary Schools • Pittsboro Primary JULY • 2012 Bruins Helping Henryville TWHS’s student council hosts an annual “koosh ball” tournament to raise funds participate and donate, Mr. Linn agreed to shave his head if the students raised DOLLARS FOR for Riley Hospital for Children, local a certain amount of money. Mr. Street, SCHOLARS!! fund pantries, and other worthy causes. Mr. Begle, and Mr. Pemberton jumped Nearly 80 students participated in With the devastation to Henryville High on board by agreeing to shave their facial the 2nd annual Dollars for Scholars School, the student council wanted to hair if a certain plateau was reached. The Phone-a-thon. Over 500 families, donate some of the proceeds to them. TWHS community stepped up to the organizations, churches and businesses As the wheels began churning, Mr. Bob challenge and exceeded the goal. So, pledged and donated enough to fund Linn, guidance director, came up with following the conclusion of the koosh ball 18 –$1,000 scholarships this year! additional ideas to raise funds. His idea game, these staff members got their head became the springboard for other male and facial hair shaved by two young ladies Scholarships were awarded at Senior staff members jumping on board to from our Area 31 cosmetology program Awards Night on May 9th. Recipients generate more money. The result was a as the TWHS faculty, staff, and student were selected based on student es- donation of over $3,000 to Henryville body watched! The cheers were loud, says that answered: “If you had the High School. numerous, and often as the clippers made authority to change Tri-West High their locks of hair disappear! School in a positive way, what specific On March 30, 2012, a semi-final game was academic, social or other change(s) played for the koosh ball tournament. Two TWHS faculty, staff, students, parents, and would you make and why? And how teams of about 20 students participated community members made a difference would you implement the change(s)?” in a game of “dodge” ball while the vast for those devastated by the tornado Our top 18 essay responses were sub- majority of the TWHS student body ravaged areas of Henryville, Indiana. We mitted to the high school admini- donated their dollars and coins to watch hope and pray that our small donation strative team who are currently con- the game during our regular Bruin goes a long way to rebuild, rejuvenate, sidering how we might implement Time (activity period). Throughout the and rejoin the Henryville High School some of the student suggestions. week preceding the game, each Bruin community. Time classroom participated in a game Our 2012 Scholarship Recipients are: of “Penny Wars” to generate funds. As Katie Baughman Victor Benavides an additional motivation for students to Taylor Curtis Jelena Cvetkovich Bonnie England Kayla Hagemier Allison Haste Rachel Hott Sarah Hussey Danielle Keers Simone Kirts Luke Klepper Taylor Patterson Lauren Pfeifer Morgan Sprecher Irina Ann Titchenal Craig Zehr Nicole Zimmerman Congratulations to our scholarship win- ners! Thanks to all students and com- munity members who volunteered time and funding to this worthy program! (L-R) Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Street, and Mr. Begle Mr. Linn having his head shaved to raise funds clean shaven. for Henryville.
FACULTY Pittsboro Primary In Review Staff Attendance Wow! What a great year it has been. We have had many successes this year as a PITTSBORO school involving our students, staff, and parents. Some of the highlights include: PRIMARY STATS ■ Kelly Masters was named Hendricks County Teacher of the Year. ■ Miss Roehling was named Hendricks County Principal of the Year. Nothing less than our personal best; ■ Our school was featured twice on Fox 59 News for positive things. We were learning together to achieve success! featured for using technology in the classroom and full day Kindergarten. Four Star School ■ The PTA, in partnership with the staff, raised over $7,000 to purchase Enrollment: 297 Promethean Slates. All teacher will be getting one in the fall. Student Attendance: 98% ■ All of our community resources (police and fire) have been involved in educating Staff Attendance 96.43% our students this school year through various programs designed to keep our Character Words: LEAP students safe. Leadership, Excellence, Attitude, ■ Our students continue to make great gains in the areas of reading and math. Personal Best ■ We had a large turnout for our Big Buddies program. It allows incoming Staff: 35 Kindergarten students to be partnered with 4th grade students from Jenny Wire’s class to experience school life for a few hours on two different days. We NWEA Results had 65 students participate this year. They do things together like taking a tour of the school, visiting the Kindergarten classrooms, and learning the rules of (At Grade Level or Above) and boarding a school bus. Math Looking toward next year, we have many changes that involve our staff and Kindergarten: 85% students: First Grade: 90% ■ For the first time Full Day Kindergarten will be offered to all students at no Second Grade: 75% cost to the parents. We will no longer be offering half day Kindergarten. With Reading the new Core Standards that must be taught and mastered by all Kindergarten Kindergarten: 79% students; we feel it is necessary for them to be here the full day. First Grade: 84% ■ Students will continue to track their own data and will use their data binders Second Grade: 84% to lead their own conferences with their parents. We are excited about students taking the lead in their education. ■ Students and staff will have access to Curriculum Loft. This will allow students and staff to work on school related items at home and share those lessons with others in the educational field. ■ The staff will be evaluated using our new evaluation instrument. This will require Students, Parents, a much more detailed process of collecting data and evidence to show that all and the the standards are being taught and that students are learning. This is a big change for both teachers and administration. Both teaching ability and student Community progress through data will be taken into account when evaluating teachers. ■ We will continue to utilize Smekens Educational Solutions to provide pro- Changes, fessional development in the areas of reading and writing. They will be here in October and June to provide extensive training the areas of vocabulary, Technology, comprehension, and writing. ■ Curriculum, and Data Pittsboro Primary School –2–
FACULTY Great Things Happening at Pittsboro Elementary This has been another exciting year at Pittsboro Elementary School! In order to students perform, view their artwork, emphasize outstanding student performance, we recently updated our “look” with and indulge in some “goodies” provided student recognition graphics in our main hallway. In addition to displaying Language by the PTA; over $500.00 was raised for Arts, Mathematics, and Attendance data, we also list our Students of the Week from our Promethean board technology. each grade, and the most recent 9-weeks Honor Roll. We are proud of the work our The All-Pro Dad breakfast meetings— students and staff are doing! for both PPS and PES students and We are getting used to being a 3-5 school Afternoons ROCK was an after school their fathers—were held at Pittsboro building, yet retain a close relationship group (funded by a grant from Purdue Elementary School this year. This first with the staff and administration at University) which entertained and edu- year chapter was organized for the Pittsboro Primary School. With our cated our students. Student Council benefit of all dads and students. The shared campus concept, we share members helped with our recycling meetings were well-attended and we many groups and activities. This shared program, coordinated class contests, and hope to continue this program next year! concept extends to our PTA , allowing sponsored special days (Hat Day, etc.) to We are lucky to live in a very generous them to schedule numerous events for improve student morale and raise money community...Mrs. Griffith’s 5th grade students and to provide terrific incentives for special causes. During the holidays, class participated in a community-wide for staff. the group also organized a food drive “Reuse a Shoe—Heart and Sole” with the collected food donated to the program, where the class collected Our LEAP card character education Pittsboro Christian Church food pantry program (Learning, Excellence, Attitude, several large bags of shoes which were for local families in need. This year our donated to third world countries. In and Personal Best) continued this Student Council sponsored a “Magazine year with wonderful success. Students addition, students donated many unused Tower Recycling Contest” to help the items for students in Kenya, Africa. “caught” doing something positive were environment and raise money. Camp given a LEAP card, which they used for Invention took place again this year, a chance to win a prize. Each week, 5-10 Pittsboro Elementary School has been where enrolled students enjoyed creative very fortunate to have many wonderful cards were drawn out and those students problem solving in a new and exciting won a special prize. Students were not parent and guardian volunteers, who way. Whatever his or her interest, a have proved to be invaluable to teachers only rewarded for their efforts—but student could find a fun and interesting also enjoyed the satisfaction of a job and staff alike. Each year we host a activity in which to participate. Volunteer Reception to thank our well done. We are always thankful for the Tri-West parents for their efforts. They are truly a Pittsboro Elementary School has always High School students who come to dedicated group and we appreciate each fostered a culture of respect, kindness, our school during the year. This year, and every one of them! We hope you will and integrity for our staff and students. the National Honor Society students consider volunteering in the 2012-2013 Bullying has never been tolerated, became “Literacy Leaders” and helped school year! and with recent bullying incidents in our younger students. In addition to the news, we have became even more We hope you will have a chance to reading to the students (and allowing visit Pittsboro Elementary School next proactive. This year, we implemented the students to read to them), the high several anti-bullying initiatives to bring school year to see what we are all about! schoolers helped with light tutoring Please review the calendar insert to note the subject to the foreground and make in Math, Language Arts, and other students aware of the consequences. special dates coming soon. ■ subjects. These committed Tri-West Students at Pittsboro Elementary have students were dedicated to their cause! many opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities. The Spell Bowl and Math Bowl teams provided The PTA Science Fair & Fun Night pro- vided a night of fun for the whole PITTSBORO opportunities for students to push themselves to excel academically. family. Our 5th grade students proudly displayed their Science Fair projects in the gym; visitors were able to vote ELEMENTARY STATS Study Table provided students with for their favorite projects. We were Four Star School additional help with homework or impressed by these and all other projects Enrollment: 297 class projects. Good News Club is at the Science Fair! Student Attendance: 97% a faith-based after school activity. The Newspaper Club was made up Our Fine Arts Night Open House and Staff Attendance: 97.18% of selected students who submitted Music Program was a great success! Excellent Spring 2012 ISTEP Scores articles for the quarterly newspaper. Many families came out to watch –3–
FACULTY North Salem Elementary NORTH SALEM Enjoys Successes ELEMENTARY STATS The students and staff at North Salem Elementary School have a lot of things to be proud about. First, we were notified by Dr. Tony Bennett, Superintendent of Four Star School Public Instruction, that we were given the honor of being a Four Star School for Enrollment: 248 the second year in a row! That means our students scored in the top 25% of all the Student Attendance: 97.6% schools in the state of Indiana on their ISTEP+ assessments. We also were given Staff Attendance: 97.2% the grade of an “A” for our students for their academic growth. Wow! We’ve got Exemplary Spring 2012 ISTEP+ smart kids! And, a great staff that works so hard to help them achieve this honor! We are so grateful for the support of our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). Each year, our PTO sponsors our annual Walk-a-thon fund raiser. They make it fun for our students and staff. We all receive matching t-shirt to show our school pride. The money that is generated helps our students go on field trips and buy school in- structional materials. The PTO sponsors Movie Night, Roller Skating, and our annual Spring Carnival. And, they give our teachers grant money to fund a project for their classrooms. Our PTO consists of many hard working parents and friends who help us so much. Thank you for your support! This year, our Student Council sponsored a “Pie in the Face” contest. The students put money into buckets to vote for the staff member who would have the honor 21st Century of receiving the pie in the face. They raised a lot of money and yours truly got the Technology Skills “Pie in the Face” honor. It was a lot of fun and the kids really enjoyed this event. Our Math Bowl and Spell Bowl teams did very well, too. The kids looked fantastic Initiative Update in their matching shirts and represented themselves and our school in a great way! As we continue working towards We are very proud of you! our 21st Century Skills initiative all The Nature Garden Club worked very hard to maintain our Nature Garden at the teachers were given a Lenovo tablet school. You can tell that our students know how to work hard. And, from that hard slate at the end of the school year. All work, comes great results. The Nature Garden looks beautiful. A big “Thank You” next year teachers will be building their goes out to their sponsors and the students for all of your efforts. curriculum “in the cloud” through Curriculum Loft. The following year Overall, it was a GREAT year. We have so many things to be grateful for. Our we hope to be ready for a B.ring Y.our school is truly filled with “Shining Stars”!! ■ O.wn T.echnology model. We are also finishing the building of our wireless infrastructure throughout the District which enables more technology access in each classroom. North Salem Shining Stars! As we look to the future we continue North Salem Elementary has continued with our theme song entitled, “Shining the process of working with the Board Stars,” which was originally performed and recorded by Earth, Wind, and Fire back of Education and the Administrative in the 1970s. team to formulate our 21st Century Skills vision for our District. This is a We have passed out well over 375 Shining Star awards for math, writing, and our slow process but our desire to achieve special "Super Star" award. The students love to hear their name announced over excellence within our educational the intercom and then have a special celebration ceremony during their lunchtime environment will help keep us on track. in the cafeteria with our principal. We love seeing the smiles on their faces as they Continue to watch us as we grow and receive their awards. And for some, we even love seeing the color of their face when strive to ensure our students have the they turn red! It is a fun time of celebration as we "show off" our very smart, hard- knowledge and tools required to exist working students. Congratulations to all of our Shining Star award winners! And in our technology driven world! ■ remember: “MY PRINCIPAL THINKS I'M A STAR PERFORMER!’ ■ –4–
FACULTY Five 8th Graders Maintain Perfect Attendance All Three Years at TWMS Not only did the 8th grade class lead the entire school in attendance this year at TRI-WEST MIDDLE a 98.3% rate, there were five, 8th graders, recognized at the annual honors and awards night on May 17, 2012 for having perfect attendance during their entire SCHOOL STATS three year career at the middle school. These students are to be commended for 2012 Schools to Watch their hard work and dedication in making it to school for 3 straight years. The Student Attendance: 97.90% students recognized for this accomplishments were; Amber Carlton, Luke Hatton, Staff Attendance: 97.65% Danielle Snyder, Drake Stahl, and Cara Storms. Mr. Nickoli and Mr. Martin Students on the Honor Roll: 65% would like to thank all students and parents for ensuring that students are present Student Recognition: 100% each and every day at the middle school. The middle school once again had an outstanding attendance rate, posting an average daily attendance rate of 97.9% for the school year! ■ TWMS Welcomes New TWMS Names Outstanding Male and Assistant Principal Female Student Athletes of the Year Tiffany Cox There were over fifty, eighth grade student athletes recognized at the annual awards night for being “Scholar Athletes” this school year. In order to be a scholar athlete, students must maintain an A/B average while participating in their sport of choice. The scholar athletes are excellent representatives for their team and school. Their commitment to TWMS Fall excellence both on and off their respective playing surfaces is both appreciated and noticed by the staff and administration at Tri- Athletic Practice West Middle School. Two students in particularly stood out for their outstanding work in the classroom and competitive nature Fall athletic practices will start on the in athletics. In doing so, they were named the top male and female “Student following dates: Athletes of the Year.” Danielle Snyder was chosen as the Top Female Student • football practice (July 30), Athlete of the year. Danielle participated in volleyball, basketball, and Track and • volleyball practice (Aug. 6), Field. The Male Athlete of the year was Wesley Cook. Wesley participated in • cross-country practice (Aug. 6). football, wrestling, and Track and Field. ■ Parents and athletes are encouraged to check the school web page for additional information regarding Academic Super Bowl Team Has Strong starting times. Performance at State Competition Athletes are reminded that athletic physicals are required before they Members of the middle school Academic Super Bowl team performed at the State can participate in any practice session. Competition in late April at Southmont Junior High School. The Interdisciplinary Athletic forms are available in the team finished 3rd in the state and Social Studies had a Top Ten finish as well, school office and can be found on finishing 10th in the State. The English, Math, and Science teams finished 11th, the school website. 24th, and 42nd respectively. Members of each team are listed below. In addition, all parents and athletes Interdisciplinary: Wyatt Althoff, Emily Griffith, Kelly McClung and Ian Williams will receive concussion information (8th graders only) from their coach. Parents and athletes Science: Wyatt Althoff, Emily Griffith and Grant Wagner (8th graders only) will be required to sign the proper documentation indicating they Math: Abby Bridwell, Maggie Burgess, Mason Cox, Dakota Davisson, Destiny received the concussion information Davisson, Ashley Fair, Katelyn Fife, Emily Griffith, Elizabeth Michael, Mackenzie this year. Miller, Logan Moulder, Payton Nickoli, and Ryan Starnes All paperwork will need to be English: Michaela Althoff, Kadie Burgess, Morgan Burnicle, Lee Cloar, Lauren, completed prior to participation in Duckett, Alex King, Kelly McClung any practice. ■ Social Studies: Jackson Benner, Jaiden Owens, Bri Pickens, Maya Sears and Ian Williams ■ –5–
FACULTY Early College, Dual Credit Courses Coming to TWHS TRI-WEST HIGH TWHS and Ivy Tech have teamed up to offer six early college, dual credit courses SCHOOL STATS at TWHS beginning in August. TWHS seniors will have the opportunity to earn 18 college credits before stepping foot onto a traditional college/university campus. Attendance Rate: The class of 2010 graduates had 82% of the students planning to attend college, • Student Attendance 96.55% and the class of 2011 looks to surpass them. With the additional opportunities of • 45 students with perfect attendance the early college, the class of 2012 should set an all time high for the percentage • Staff Attendance 96.14% of students planning to attend college. Graduation Rate: • 81.4% in 2008 The Ivy Tech Professor-on-Loan (POL) program will begin in August with • 85.6% in 2009 almost 100 seniors scheduled to complete at least one of the six courses. Seniors • 93.0% in 2010 will have the opportunity to enroll and complete courses in English, Psychology, • 92.1% in 2011 Sociology, Government, and Communications. Students will be instructed in these courses by master teachers assigned by Ivy Tech. Upon successful completion of the course requirements and syllabus, students will earn 3 credits for each course. The courses offered are typical entry level courses which college-bound Welcome to the students would complete their freshmen year regardless of their chosen field of study. The courses allow those students eager to begin college an opportunity to New TWHS Principal record several credit hours in the friendly confines of TWHS! With the success ADAM BENNER of the POL program, we would anticipate the addition of courses in the science and math curriculum. Another benefit of the POL program is the cost to our students and parents. Each of these courses is available at a cost of $125 per three hour course including the course materials. These courses typically cost over $175 per credit IMPORTANT hour when competed on campus in the traditional college setting. As you can see, our students and parents are succeeding and benefitting from the Ivy Tech TWHS SCHOOL POL program academically and financially! INFORMATION MORE TWHS NEWS– This year many different student groups banned together to raise money for additional causes. Our girls soccer team held a breast cancer awareness game in October, and raised $442.65 which was donated to the Susan G. Komen New students to TWHS and Race for the Cure, Indianapolis Affiliate. The boys and girls swimming teams held NWHSC need to schedule an a senior night and asked for donations to support Sheltering Wings in Danville; appointment with our guidance they raised over $100! Our students and community also came together to help counselors to enroll and register on raise support for Mr. Bontreger’s family, and students held a “hat day” to raise August 2 or 3 by calling 994-4000. money for one of our students who was recovering from car accident injuries. Non-resident transfer students are This winter, Y.E.P. (Youth Encouraging Philanthropy) raised money for Suzy’s NOT accepted after the May 8 Place and Sycamore Services by selling “Swishin’ for Hope” basketball t-shirts. school board approval. The Service Club is always looking for ways to get students involved in helping our community. They have helped raise money for Sheltering Wings, held coat drives, Regular school hours: food drives, and most recently collected donations of shoes for the Hendricks 8:15 am – 3:20 pm County Heart and Sole shoe drive for those without shoes around the world. Late Arrival Wednesdays Serving the community is not a “project” that our students take on but only once as scheduled: a year. TWHS students have continually stepped up to serve their community in 8:50 am – 3:20 pm various, creative ways. Serving has brought a sense of humanitarian ownership and responsibility to our student body. Student groups include Y.E.P., Go M.A.D., Important school phone numbers Service Club, Student Council and athletic teams which have all helped. It is Main 994-4000 our hope our clubs will continue to grow and involve every student in making Attendance 994-4080 a difference! Athletics 994-4090 We are always working toward improvement. TWHS is consistently measuring its Guidance Office 994-4060 improvement from such resources as test scores, attendance and graduation rates. Please take note of our TWHS’s most recent improvements and accomplishments. ■ –6–
FACULTY BOOK RENTAL FEES AND REGISTRATION High School Registration for the 2012-13 school year is scheduled for Wednesday, August 1, 2012 from: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New Student Registration is sched- uled for August 2-3, 2012 (by appoint- ment only). Please contact Mrs. Keers, our Guidance Office Secretary at 317- 994-4060 to set up an appointment. Book Rental/ Registration: State- ments will be available at the time of registration. Book rental fees should IMPORTANT SPORTS DATES be paid in full when registering your son/daughter. However, if not paying Please note the following important sports registration dates and team photo in full a Payment Plan must be set up dates as noted below: making monthly payments through- July 30 All fall sport practices start out the year. Please see Mrs. Nolan, our treasurer, at the time of registra- August 1 Registration from 9-1 and 2-7 tion for the appropriate forms to August 2 & 3 Registration for new students by appointment only complete. We accept checks, money August 13 First day of school for students August 15 Sport pictures (all but football) 3:30 pm orders, cash and credit card in paying August 18 Sport picture football only 9:00 am your book rental fees. Credit card pay- ments can be made thru café prepay Every Student participating in Athletics or Dance MUST have a current Physical @ www.cafeprepay.com and set up an on file in the Athletic office. The physical must have been performed after APRIL account for your student(s). If mak- 1, 2012 to be current for the 2012-2013 school year. A student NOT having a ing a payment by credit card there is complete physical will not be allowed to participate in that sport. You can obtain a copy of the physical by going to ihsaa.org and clicking on Schools, then Physical a small transaction fee for processing Evaluation Form. You can also obtain a copy in the Athletic office. If you have with café prepay. any questions, please contact us at 994-4090. Any questions regarding book rental Every Student participating in Athletics or Dance MUST have a Completed can be addressed to Mrs. Nolan at CONCUSSION FORM on file in the Athletic office by JULY 1, 2012 before 317-994-4007 or e-mail at nolanl@ they may participate in any athletic event. Those forms are available outside the hendricks.k12.in.us Athletic office door. You may slide the completed form under the athletic door if no one is available. If you have any questions, please contact us at 994-4090. ■ –7–
FACULTY Fall 2012 Registration Information Thursday, August 2: Elementary Schools Wednesday, August 1: Tri-West Middle School & High School BOOK RENTAL: STUDENT SCHOOL HOURS: Registration and collection of book rental fees for North Salem and Primary/Elementary: 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Pittsboro Primary & Elementary Schools (K-5) for the 2011-2012 school Middle School: 8:05 am - 3:10 pm year will be at the respective schools on: AUG. 2, 1- 8 P.M. High School: 8:15 am - 3:20 pm REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW STUDENTS: GRADE BOOK RENTAL/FEES GRADE BOOK RENTAL/FEES For new enrollees, parents need to bring the following items with them K $ 148.00 Gr 3 $ 139.00 to the school for registration: Gr 1 167.00 Gr 4 129.00 Gr 2 160.00 Gr 5 125.00 1. birth certificates 2. health/immunization records 3. proof of residency (rent receipt, utilities, etc.) Parents are reminded that students in grades K-8 are not allowed to attend 4. custody/guardianship papers, if needed school without updated immunizations forms as required by the state. 5. information about former school (address, phone and/or FAX numbers) Middle and High School book rental and fee prices are based on each stu- 6. demographics (form to complete) dent’s class schedule. Both book rental and fee price lists are available in the 7. emergency release information (form to complete) General Office at each school. Middle School and High School registration 8. proof of grade and/or credits and collection of book rental fees will be at their respective schools on: AUG. 9. grades for the past years 1st: 9AM-1PM, & 2-7 P.M. Students can make schedule adjustments and 10. most recent testing information changes by calling their school’s Guidance Department after August 1, 2011. EXCHANGE STUDENTS: STUDENT LUNCH PRICES: Milk $ .50 Youth for Understanding is the State Approved organization from which Elementary Lunch $ 2.10 Middle School Lunch $ 2.30 Tri-West will accept exchange students. A maximum of three students per Adult Lunch $ 3.00 High School Lunch $ 2.30 academic year will be accepted at Tri-West Middle and High School. North West Hendricks School Corporation PRSRT STD P. O. Box 70 FACULTY Lizton, IN 46149 U.S. Postage Serving the North Salem, Pittsboro & Tri-West Schools PAID Lizton, IN 46149 Permit No. 10 Board of School Trustees Connie Bowman Judy Pingel Steve Sprecher Kathy Waite Brad Williams OCCUPANT/BOX HOLDER Richard G. King Superintendent Ronald L. Ward Asst. Superintendent This newsletter courtesy of the North West Hendricks Board of School Trustees
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