Memorial silent auction set
GREENFIELD – The student council of Greenfield-Central High School’s senior class will host a silent auction to raise money for memorial scholarships in memory of Ben Culver, Todd Lewis and Zach Lett. The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 at the lobby of the high school gym. Items include Indiana Pacers tickets, spa packages, cooking classes and more.
SH schools seeking substitute teachers
NEW PALESTINE – Southern Hancock Schools recently announced an urgent need for substitute teachers. The district has increased the daily rate for substitute teachers to $95; subs can work as much or as little as their time allows, in one school or multiple schools. Visit www.newpal.k12.in.us to apply.
Winter games to raise money for charity
GREENFIELD – Greenfield-Central Junior High School rescheduled its 2022 Winter Games event to 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 at the school. The event, which includes a Nerf gun war, card games, board games, basketball and food, will raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Team registration and fees are due today, Feb. 8 at the school.
Preschool funding program proving successful
INDIANAPOLIS – A statewide preschool funding program for low-income families is proving successful, according to two recent studies by Purdue University.
On My Way Pre-K awards grants to 4-year-old children from low-income families so they can have access to high-quality preschool the year before they start kindergarten. A Purdue study released last week by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration showed that those who used the program have stronger school readiness, language and literacy skills than their peers with similar family incomes who attend lower quality childcare or pre-kindergarten programs. Children attending preschool through On My Way Pre-K continued to outperform their peers through third and fourth grades, as measured in standardized tests in math and English. Children using the program also matched up positively compared to national norms established for all pre-kindergarten children.
More than 15,000 Hoosier children have attended pre-K through a grant since the program began in 2015. Initially a pilot program, On My Way Pre-K rolled out statewide in 2019.
College students named to dean’s lists
GREENFIELD – Several college students with Hancock County ties were recently named as honor students.
Corina Jennings of Greenfield achieved dean’s list for Indiana Wesleyan University for the fall semester of the 2021-22 school year. The honor is for achieving a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours of courses.
Nicole “Nikki” Ratts of Fortville achieved high honors on the dean’s list of Milwaukee School of Engineering. Ratts, studying biomedical engineering, achieved the honor for maintaining a 3.7 GPA or higher with at least 30 credits.
Franklin College named two local students to the dean’s list for maintaining at least a 3.5 grade point average while taking 12 credit hours of courses: Brandon Jenkins, a freshman from Fortville, and Megan Kincaid, a junior from Greenfield.
