JCPL Activities for April 2025
Whiteland Jazz Band One absolutely killed it at ISSMA Jazz State Finals Friday night. They all played so well and with LOVE for the music!!! So proud of our trumpets for being awarded Best Trumpet Section at State Finals!!!
But I am also incredibly proud of our two bass players tonight! Sadly our talented senior bassist wasn’t able to perform with us tonight due to a mission trip and so our FRESHMAN and SOPHOMORE bassists from our Jazz 2 and 3 learned the charts in 4 rehearsals. They worked their tails off and I am both massively impressed and incredibly thankful for their dedication to our program and their bandmates.
It has been a night to remember!!!!
Peter Sampson
Director of Bands
Whiteland Community High School
Fri, Mar 21, 2025 is World Down Syndrome Day!
Our staff at WCHS celebrated World Down Syndrome Day today with our students who have a little something extra. This years theme is; "We call on all Governments to…Improve Our Support Systems"
"March is Music in Our Schools Month"
A BIG shout-out to all the CPCSC music teachers in elementary, middle and high school music, choir and band directors and accompanists. This year's theme is "United Through Music." Thanks for all you do for our students!
Enjoy Spring Break!
Spring Break is March 24 - April 4, 2025. Enjoy your time off and please be safe. We will see you back in class Monday, April 7, 2025
Grassy Creek and the Early Learning Center have currently raised $2,732.27 for Riley Hospital for Children! Please help us reach our goal of raising $4,000 by THIS afternoon with one last donation! Every dollar counts to support the kids at Riley Hospital for Children. Donations can be made online at https://give.rileykids.org/GrassyCreek2425 OR brought into the schools!
Also, don't forget to participate in our Wear RED for Riley Spirit Day Tomorrow!! We can't wait to see the RED - OUT at our school-wide convocation tomorrow afternoon!!
Robin Hall Hired as new CPCSC Transportation Director!
Clark-Pleasant Schools didn’t have to look far to find its new Transportation Director. Assistant Director, Robin Hall, has officially been hired as the new Transportation Director. She’ll replace her boss, Mike Akers, who’s retiring in June.
Robin became assistant director in 2020 and before that she served as Fleet Manager. She started as a bus driver with the school corporation in 2016. “Every day is an exciting day with different challenges and I love it because our people are so amazing”, says Hall. She’ll be responsible for drivers, mechanics and office staff for the growing transportation department which now operates 82 school buses. She says the department is always looking for great drivers who love their community and want to serve our students and families. "We are excited to have Robin Hall serve as our new Transportation Director for next school year! "I'm confident that she'll lead with both her head and her heart to make our transportation department the best in the area", stated Superintendent, Dr. Tim Edsell.
Robin is married and has 4 children and 4 grandchildren. Her husband works in the insurance industry.
We are excited to meet our future kindergarten students and their families during Kindergarten Registration at GCES today!
Exciting News: Clark-Pleasant Early Learning Center Expands Full-Day Pre-K to Clark Elementary!
We are thrilled to announce that the Clark-Pleasant Early Learning Center (CPELC) is expanding its full-day pre-kindergarten programming to Clark Elementary School for the 2025-2026 school year!
This expansion marks the fourth location for our growing early learning program, joining options at:
-Main CPELC Campus at Grassy Creek Elementary
-Pleasant Crossing Elementary
-Whiteland Elementary
With this addition, we continue our commitment to providing high-quality early childhood education, ensuring more students in our community have access to full-day pre-K opportunities.
Stay tuned for more details on Clark’s enrollment and programming! We can’t wait to welcome even more young learners into the CPELC family.
For questions or more information, please contact the CPELC Main Office at 317-535-2069.
Dr. Edsell recognized our WCHS Band Students who were selected for the "Indiana Bandmasters Association All-State Band". This is a high honor which includes the top band students from all across the state of Indiana. Congratulations;
Chayse Couch - Trombone
Mason Simpson - Clarinet
Dylan Sloan - Trombone
Dr. Edsell recognized our CPMS Band Students, during Monday nights school board meeting. These young musicians were selected for the "Indiana Junior All State Band". This is a high honor which includes the top band students from all across the state of Indiana.
Congratulations to;
Avery Davis - Trumpet
Molly Ambler - Trumpet
Olivia Romine - Trumpet
Stefan Milenkovic - Horn
Julia Meyer - Horn
Jack Diener - Tuba
Samuel Steele - Tuba
Caroline Gray - Oboe
Congratulations to Dawson Schrowe, an On-Site Support Technician at CES & WES, for being our Clark-Pleasant March 2025 Classified Employee of the Month. Dawson was recognized by Dr. Edsell during Monday evenings school board meeting.
Congratulations to Ellen Rice, a Resource Teacher from Ray Crowe Elementary, for being our March 2025 Certified Employee of the Month. She was recognized by Dr. Edsell during Monday nights school board meeting.
Ray Crowe kindergarten teacher, Jaymi Adams, was recognized by the school board, Monday night, for being the first in the district at completing the Indiana Wesleyan Step-Up program. The program allowed her the opportunity to get her dream job; becoming a full time teacher., "Around the time I was completing my courses at WGU, Clark Pleasant and Indiana Wesleyan University introduced the Step-Up program, and I was selected to pilot it", says Mrs. Adams. Initially, the program was projected to take 2-3 years, but given her desire and ability to complete the process it took just under six months, Congratulations Mrs. Adams.
The CPMS Music Department hosted the 2025 ISSMA Concert event at CPMS this weekend. Both choirs earned a gold rating from the judges and the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony earned a Gold Rating “with distinction” Bravo to all of our music students!
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**Hanging Out at the "Econ" Mall!**
Whiteland High School students are participating in an exciting, real-life business course during the annual "Econ" Mall event, taking place today and tomorrow. Students have the opportunity to create their own business ideas, market their products, and hopefully make a profit from sales. While it sounds straightforward, the process can be quite challenging. They quickly learn that customers can be selective, so students must effectively pitch their products to encourage purchases. If their products don’t sell, they also gain insight into business losses. Fortunately, many students seem to be making a profit from their offerings this year. Some of the popular items include fruity lemonades, small chicken sandwiches, pretzels, waffles, burritos, and classic snacks like soda.
CPCSC KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION
Kindergarten registration is next week. Don't forget to sign up.
All That Jazz!!!
A huge congratulations to all four of the Whiteland Jazz Bands for earning GOLD ratings at the ISSMA Jazz Festival held at WCHS this weekend. The students also earned over a dozen "Outstanding Soloist" Ribbons for their great performances. Both Jazz Band One and the FIT Big Band earned special "With Distinction" awards for their outstanding performance scores.
The Whiteland Jazz Band One has also been named an ISSMA JAZZ STATE FINALIST for the 5th year in a row. In having one of the top scores in the state, Jazz Band One will perform on Friday March 21st at Pike High School at ISSMA Jazz State Finals. When we learn more about our performance time, we will pass that information along and hope you will come support these amazingly talented musicians!
Thanks for all your support and be sure to congratulate the students if you see them in class!
Peter Sampson
Director of Bands
Whiteland Community High School
