Indiana Department of Natural Resources recently shared information about a student program called Discover the Outdoors; stating that due to the program over 5,600 students across the state will get to experience an educational field trip to an Indiana State Park during the 2025-2026 school year.
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Kankakee Valley REMC reports that their Junior Board of Directors met earlier this month for a full and fun session.
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The Knox Community School Board members reviewed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program during their recent meeting.
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The Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation is cutting back on overnight field trips. Superintendent Kelly Shepherd says an updated field trip policy was approved by the school board last week.
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Oregon-Davis students continue to benefit from the generosity of local residents, businesses, and organizations. The school board Monday accepted $25,000 in grant funding from the Hardesty Memorial Endowment Fund. The grant came about after the school board took action last month to intercept state income tax refunds to collect unpaid fees, and the Hardesty Fund offered to pay off the entire debt instead.
Continue readingThe Oregon-Davis School Board recently accepted funding to help with the cost of a sixth grade field trip, but COVID-19 concerns mean it won’t be able to happen this year. Superintendent Dr. Don Harman says the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation gave $350.
Continue readingA donation from a local business will make it easier for some Knox Middle School students to take a field trip to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Last week, the school board accepted $640 from Traffic Control Specialists. That will help defray the cost of the 6th grade field trip planned for March.
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The Knox Community School Corporation is reporting success with its new security procedures. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart told the school board last week that the principals say the new Raptor system is working well.
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Art education is getting a boost at Oregon-Davis. On Monday, the school board accepted a $300 grant for the Art Department from the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation, as well as a $350 grant from the Northern Indiana Community Foundation to help give kindergarten teachers resources for art projects, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingOregon-Davis students will be able to take some field trips, thanks to some help from the local community. A number of field trips were discussed during last week’s school board meeting, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
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Winamac High School band and choir students will once again have the chance to visit New York City next year, but the proposal drew some concerns during last week’s Eastern Pulaski School Board meeting. The trips are typically offered once every four years, with the next one scheduled for June of 2020.
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The Knox School Board has streamlined the approval process for field trips. Under a policy update approved last week, only out-of-state and overnight field trips will have to go to the board for approval. The rest can be approved by the superintendent.
More than 80 people gathered at Knox High School for the 2nd Annual Life Skills Class Color Run, last Saturday.
Event coordinator and Life Skills teacher Tiffany Hoar, or Mrs. H as her students call her, reported that about $1500 was raised for the class during the event! Continue reading
