Knox Community Schools and the Indiana Department of Health will be hosting an on-site vaccine clinic this month.
Continue readingVaccine clinic at Knox Elementary School this month
Knox Community Elementary School announces preschool registration event
Knox Community Elementary School recently shared information about its upcoming preschool registration event.
Continue readingKnox Elementary School to host Science Night Wednesday
Knox Community Elementary School has announced that they will be hosting a science night tomorrow evening, Wednesday, February 4th, with a Glow Night theme.
Continue readingKnox Teacher honored at Indiana Educational Excellence Awards Gala
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Hundreds of educators gathered in Indianapolis on Friday, November 21, for the fourth annual Indiana Educational Excellence Awards Gala. As part of this black-tie event, nearly $270,000 was awarded to schools and educators across the state in celebration of their work to support student learning.
Continue readingSchool Smiles On-Site Dental Care at Knox Elementary at end of September
According to Knox Community Elementary School, the School Smiles On-Site Dental Care will be at the school at the end of this month; on September 29th, 30th, and October 1st.
Continue readingLearn More Indiana Educator Grant Awarded to Knox Community Elementary School
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education recently announced the winners of
Knox School Board to Hear Public Comments on Proposed Building Improvements
The Knox Community School Board members will hear public comments on the proposed renovation and improvements to corporation buildings.
Knox Community Elementary School Officially Opens New Outdoor Learning Lab
Yesterday afternoon, Knox Elementary School celebrated the completion of a grant-funded project with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Outdoor Odyssey is a one-of-a-kind classroom that was constructed thanks to community collaboration and the dedicated efforts of motivated faculty members.
Second Grade teacher Jamie Shireman worked with Knox High School science teacher Marge Woods to obtain grants to fund the project. They were able to receive $11,000 worth of funding through the Starke County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Arrow Head Country RC & D Grant. Continue reading
Grants Help K.C.E.S Receive an Outdoor Nature Lab
Construction kicked off yesterday on a ‘rain garden’ in front of the Knox Community Elementary School. Last year, Knox faculty members Jamie Shireman and Marge Wood received $11,000 dollars worth of grant money to bring an outdoor nature lab to the school. Continue reading
Starke United Awards $20,000 in Grants
Several Starke County charities are benefiting from grant money from the Starke United Fund. These type of grants are made possible through a partnership with Starke United and the Starke County Community Foundation. There was $20,000 available that was split up among the various local organizations. Continue reading
Knox Schools Awarded Field Trip Grant
Knox third grade students will get to go to Potato Creek State Park thanks to the Discovering the Outdoors Field Trip grant.
The grant program is administered through the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation and allows students to participate in field trips to parks and reservoirs to engage them in learning about Indiana’s fish, forest, wildlife, natural habitats and conservation. The grant money helps with transportation costs, program fees and classroom supplies for the field trips to local state parks. Indiana has 24 state parks and eight reservoirs eligible for field trip funding.
Knox Community School Board Meets Tonight
The Knox Community School Board is doing things a little differently this time around and is holding their second bi-monthly meeting on a Tuesday. Tonight the board will meet at 6:30 p.m in the administrative office in the Palmer wing of the Knox Community Elementary School.
Summer School Reading Remediation Helped Third Graders Advance to Fourth Grade
The IREAD-3 is a state-wide test that all Hoosier third graders are required to pass in order to advance to the next grade. Continue reading
Knox Community School Dates and Times for the Upcoming School Year
Summer unfortunately can’t last all year. School resumes in August and the Knox Community School Board approved the dates and times for freshman orientation and back to school nights at their Monday evening board meeting. Continue reading
Knox Community School Corporation Board Meeting Preview
School registration dates for the upcoming school year are on the agenda for The Knox Community School Board of Trustees’ first bi-monthly meeting tonight. The regular session begins at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Continue reading
Reading Challenge Captivates Knox Third Graders
Knox Community Elementary School third graders are Wild about Reading! This year a competitive reading initiative called Battle of the Books premiered that challenged students to read in order to win.
The program ran year-long and required kids to read anywhere from 6 to 12 different books from an official reading list. Children involved acquired the desire to read as well as developed essential team-work skills.
Knox Community School Board to Meet in Work Session Tonight
The Knox Community School Board will not have a regular school board meeting tonight. Instead, the board members will have a work session to talk about the elementary facility study.
According to Superintendent A.J. Gappa, the board is expected to discuss different options that the board can move forward with after receiving information in the facility study that was done on the elementary school prior to the referendum.
Preschool Screenings Set for May
Title 1 preschool screenings at Knox Community Elementary School will be held on two Fridays in May.
Any child who will be four or five years old by Aug. 1 is eligible for the screening. Those children who demonstrate the greatest need for assistance in meeting kindergarten readiness skills will have an opportunity to take part in a morning or afternoon session for the 2014-2015 school year. Transportation for both morning and afternoon sessions will be provided by the school corporation.
Knox Students Raise Pennies for Vance
Veterans Day is Monday; Many Banks, Other Offices Closed
Veterans Day is Monday, Nov. 11, and while many offices will be closed including government buildings, banks and others, some offices will remain open to conduct business. In Starke County, all government offices will be closed on Veterans Day. In Pulaski County, however, the building department will remain open from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. while other county offices are closed for the day.
