Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp.

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Surf's Up! March 4-8, is National School Breakfast Week celebrating the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success. WCHS students got a free breakfast this morning as they prepare for testing. The cafeteria decorations celebrate this year's theme which is "Surf's Up"! This special observance celebrates the national School Breakfast Program and the many ways it gives kids a great start every day.

Biz Town Trip! Fifth graders at WES enjoyed an amazing trip to JA Biz Town! This is an opportunity provided by a fall grant from our Clark-Pleasant Education Foundation!

March Madness Book Tournament! RCES. Kindergarten students kicked off their March Madness book tournament Friday. There are 16 books total and each day they will read 2 and narrow it down to 8 then the final 4, 2 then we will have a book of the year. We also have guest readers coming to help us read to the kindergarten.

Big BAND News!!! WCHS just received official word that both the Whiteland Jazz Band One and Shades of Blue vocal jazz are 2024 ISSMA Jazz State Finalists!!! This means that both the jazz band and vocal jazz were in the top nine scores in the state! They now have the opportunity to perform at State Finals on Friday March 15th at Pike High School (Jazz Band) and Franklin Central (Choir). We will be receiving schedules shortly and will share for anyone that would like to come out and support our talented students in this state-wide showcase! The Whiteland Community High School Band Department had the pleasure of hosting over 80 different performing groups from all of the state at the ISSMA Jazz event held this past weekend. The Whiteland Band Boosters and students did an AMAZING group of hosting these student musicians as they performed for adjudication. Friday night was a special night of jazz for the Whiteland Jazz Bands!!! FIT Big Band - GOLD with Distinction Jazz 3 - GOLD rating Jazz 2 - Group I - GOLD with Distinction Jazz 1 - Group I - GOLD with Distinction These groups also earned THIRTY ONE solo ribbons for excellence in improvised solos!! Whiteland is one of only a few schools across the state that enters their top TWO jazz bands in Group One (the highest difficulty of music and adjudication). For the second band to get a "With Distinction", is something quite special. And finally a special congratulations to Jazz One for knocking it out of the park and receiving the highest score in school history!!

Living History Museum! RCES students put on a Living Indiana History Wax Museum Friday. Some of the featured Hoosiers included, Michael and Janet Jackson, Abe Lincoln, Ray Crowe and several Reggie Miller's. Other sports figures included Don Mattingly and Bob Griese

Riley Rally! Congratulations to students and staff and parents at Grassy Creek Elementary. They held a rally Friday celebrating the more than three thousand 500 dollars raised for Riley. Way to go everyone.

Playing/Teaching the Part! Mr. Evans, 6th grade Social Studies teacher at CPMS won a grant from the Clark-Pleasant Education Foundation, (CPEF) that allowed him to purchase several costumes to help him teach his Social Studies class. As part of his Civics Unit he is teaching all about the constitution and decided he would do that in a full out Pioneer outfit. He teaches 6th grade Social Studies at CPMS.

Whiteland FFA had a great day at the District VIII FFA Leadership Development Events Saturday at Eastern Hancock High School! Below are the results. All 1st Places will be advancing to the State Contest at Purdue University in June! 1st Place Agriculture & Farm Business Management Demonstration - Josie Kelsay & Addyson Cox 1st Place Creed Speaking - Jack Kelsay 1st Place Multimedia Presentation 2nd Place Exhibit - Cian Cribbs & Brody Polesel 2nd Place Scrapbook 2nd Place Leadership Ambassador - Josie Kelsay 3rd Place Persuasive Essay - Leorah Morris Thanks for your support of our FFA Program!

Read Across America! Whiteland Elementary had a special guest reader Thursday. It was our superintendent, Dr. Edsell! Thank you for visiting and sharing a story with us!

Sectional Semi Final Tonight!!! Your Whiteland Warriors will play Franklin for the third time this season in the sectional semi final tonight at East Central. GO WARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CPCSC STAFF SPOTLIGHT Sherry Pryor 4th Grade Teacher at RCES Sherry Pryor has been teaching elementary school since 2010 and since 2013 at Clark-Pleasant Schools. She has been a teacher at Ray Crowe Elementary since it opened in 2021. The married mother of two daughters has a Bachelors in Psychology from IUPUI and has worked toward a Master’s in Education. One daughter is a senior at WCHS and the other attends Huntington University where she’s studying Education. Mrs. Pryor is an English Language Arts, Reading and Writing teacher. She is also Co-Captain of the RCES Robotics Team and she works with “Girls Who Code''! “What I enjoy the most about being a teacher is that distinctive moment when a kid discovers that books can take them anywhere”, says Pryor. She says she loves the challenges that come with teaching, especially the technology focus and the fact that there are daily assessments built into the curriculum all of which are data driven. Mrs. Pryor is a strong champion of diversity and inclusion and works daily to make all students feel included. She works a lot with the district's DEI Coordinator to help build strong cultural relationships so that there is a comfortable learning environment. She says she had a defining moment in her career when she had a student with cancer. She says since that time she has always tried to develop a sense of family in her classrooms. The payback for being a teacher, says Pryor, is when she’s at a high school game or activity and one of her former students comes up and thanks her for sharing the love of reading with them. Pryor has a constant goal of having at least three books going to satisfy her appetite for reading. As passionate as she is about reading, she’s just as passionate about teaching. In fact, she didn’t go back to school to become a teacher until after she’d had her children. She knew it was her “career calling”. Mrs. Pryor commends her principal for treating all staff with respect and playing to the strengths of each individual. Another fun fact about Mrs. Pryor is that she and her husband and daughters raise bees in their apiary and sell local honey. Congratulations to Mrs. Sherry Pryor for being our CPCS Staff Spotlight!

Read Across America Week 2024! Read Across America Week is celebrated from March 2 to 6 — it begins on the birthday of the beloved author, Dr. Seuss. The entire month of March, in fact, is dedicated to reading. The National Education Association (N.E.A.) aims to encourage reading and educate people about its benefits, especially among children and young adults. Events are organized across the nation by schools and organizations to promote the same https://nationaltoday.com/read-across-america-week/#:~:text=Read%20Across%20America%20Week%20is%20celebrated%20from%20March,its%20benefits%2C%20especially%20among%20children%20and%20young%20adults

Clark-Pleasant Comm Schools Corporation proudly recognizes March as Women’s History Month. The National Women's History Alliance designates a yearly theme for Women's History Month. The 2024 theme celebrates “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.” This theme recognizes women who understand the need to eliminate bias and discrimination from individuals' lives and institutions. In honor of Women’s HIstory Month, CPCSC announces the Second Annual Literacy Contest. This contest is open to all CPCSC students PK-12.unity Schools Corporation proudly recognizes March as Women’s History Month. The National Women's History Alliance designates a yearly theme for Women's History Month. The 2024 theme celebrates “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.” This theme recognizes women who understand the need to eliminate bias and discrimination from individuals' lives and institutions. In honor of Women’s HIstory Month, CPCSC announces the Second Annual Literacy Contest. This contest is open to all CPCSC students PK-12.

The Clark-Pleasant Band Department was recognized at the Statehouse by the Indiana Arts Education Network. The Department was recognized for being an ISSMA All-Music Award recipient last school year but also for our district being named a "Best Community for Music Education".

Voter Registration! WCHS Councillors held a Voter Registration class in the auditorium this morning for all seniors. The Johnson County League of Women Voters participated giving students passionate encouragement on the importance of our democracy and the importance of registering to vote. Students were able to register on their own device during the event. Those who have only a student ID met in the gym in order to get instruction on getting permanent identification.

Happy "Leap" Birthday Miss Saylor! Happy 6th birthday, (actual 23) to Miss Olivia Saylor an IA at CPELC. She is currently filling a maternity leave at GCES. There is just a 1 in 1,461 chance of being born on a Leap Day with an estimated 5 million or so people born on this day

Happy Leap Day 2024!

Up Next; Sectional Semi-Final! Whiteland defeated Shelbyville to open up sectional play! Next up is Franklin on Friday.

Grassy Creek Elementary is honored to host a fundraising campaign to benefit the Riley Heart Center at Riley Children's Health. Your gift helps support a multidisciplinary team of experienced pediatric specialists who manage complex heart care. https://bit.ly/3SYT86q