Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp.

Day 1 The Superintendent, Principal and Staff welcomed students back to school at Break-O-Day Elementary Wednesday morning. The children appeared eager and ready to be back in class. BES parents also got their first experience with a new car rider drop off configuration today.

Joint Venture! Officers from Clark-Pleasant Police Department and Center Grove Police Department attended Youth Mental Health First Aid training Tuesday in the CPCSC Administration Building. Special thanks to our Behavioral Health Team for providing the training.

WE'VE MISSED YOU! SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW JULY 26, 2023 We hope you had a great summer but it’s time to head back to school. Wednesday July 26th is a normal school day with no early release. Early release will begin next week. Your teachers are excited and ready to greet you so get those backpacks ready and we’ll see you Wednesday morning.

A Special Meeting for the Clark-Pleasant School board scheduled for this evening has been CANCELLED. Thank you and GO WARRIORS!

Welcome Back Teachers & Staff! New Clark-Pleasant Superintendent, Dr. Timothy Edsell, welcomed back teachers, administrators and staff Monday morning with coffee and donuts. Thanks to "A Cup Above" and donuts by Daylight Donuts for providing the refreshments. Wearing their Whiteland Warrior gear staff members showed up at 7:30 am and packed one side of the gym for the morning program which is the first time it's taken place in 3 years. Staff members heard from Dr. Edsell and Education Foundation Director, Jenny Zahm. Three 25 year staff members were recognized for their work. Dr. Shipp welcomed new staff members and the Keynote Speaker was Chase Mielke. The morning meeting was followed up with a Vendor Fair in the WCHS entryway.

Our Free and Reduced Application for the 2023-2024 school year will be available online starting Saturday July 22, 2023. You may access this application from the Food Service tab at the top of the Clark-Pleasant Community Schools website. A new free and reduced application must be submitted each school year.

Dr. Schilawski Receives Patriotic Employer Award! Clark-Pleasant Human Resource Director, Dr. John Schilawski has been awarded The Patriotic Employer award from the office of The Secretary of Defense. The award is for contributing to National Security and Protecting Liberty and Freedom by supporting employer participation in America’s National Guard and Reserve Force. “I was surprised to be nominated for the award”, says Dr. Schilawski. “As a school corporation we have always been supportive of those who serve and to allow them the time they need to meet their obligations”. John says he was nominated for the award by a former employee who’s a member of the Indiana National Guard. He was presented the certificate by Ken Smith who’s a local volunteer for Employer Support for the Guard and Reserves. ESGR

Ready To Serve! Our food service team enjoyed a back-to-school workshop Wed. Training modules and fun team-building activities have us feeling fresh and motivated for a new year! We are excited and ready to start the new school year and provide our students nutritious meals!

FAST TRACK is TONIGHT!!! We are excited to announce this year’s FAST TRACK event will be tonight from 6-7:30 @ CPMS. Over 600 students have already registered and this is an opportunity to help them get better prepared for school!!! We'll see you at FAST TRACK!

Introducing Pearl! Clark-Pleasant is partnering with Ultimate Canine to add Pearl to the Warrior family. Pearl graduated on July 13th and has done great! Therapy dogs, like Pearl, have been proven to increase wellness and regulation skills for staff and students. Therapy dogs in schools help students learn social skills, prevent social isolation, aid in co-regulation, and decrease anxiety and depression. Schools that have therapy dogs have also seen a rise in attendance as well as reading. The University of California conducted a study involving therapy dog reading programs and found that struggling students reading to a dog were able to increase their reading fluency by 12-30%. Pearl will work with 9 certified handlers who can work with her in the school buildings or in the community. Our certified handlers from WCHS are Dana Griffin, Emily Pierce, and , from CES Dr. Brian Sloan, Heather Risley, and Alex Bailey, from CPMS Amanda Siemens, from CPELC Kristin Parisi, and Erica Garrity, Jeni Prenatt, and Dr. Connie Poston. Pearl made her first appearance before the school board on Tuesday evening. Welcome Pearl!

Welcome to High School! WCHS Freshman Orientation! Whiteland Community High School incoming freshman were at school Wednesday getting their ID pictures taken and checking out their classrooms. Students were even treated to lunch.

CPMS Registration Day! Families of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students filtered into Clark-Pleasant Middle School Wednesday to register for the upcoming semester. Students were able to get Chromebooks and sign up for transportation, band, athletics and other organizations. Students got their pictures taken and picked up their locker and lunch account information. Registration ends at 6pm Wednesday but parents can still register their children, July 20, 21, 24 or 25 in the office before school starts.

WCHS 2023-2024 All Sports Pass Available! Here's the 23-24 All-Sports Pass info! We highly recommend adding the Event Link app to your phone if you purchase a pass. The family pass will cover up to a family of 5. WCHS students do NOT need a pass. whitelandsports.com/Tickets

Congratulations Whiteland FFA Alum, Jenna Kelsay on being crowned 2023 Miss Johnson County! Also congratulations to Grace Ison, 1st Runner Up! Hoosier Ag Today is on the road at the Johnson County Fair as Jenna Kelsay was crowned Johnson County Fair Queen. The Whiteland FFA alum has already had a busy summer having completed her term as Southern Region Vice President for Indiana FFA during last month's state convention. Read more as Jenna discusses her roles as an advocate for agriculture: https://hoosieragtoday.news/jenna-kelsay/ — at Johnson County Fair.

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Dear Clark-Pleasant Families, If you are new to the school district we would like to welcome you. We would also like to start communicating with you about important topics concerning the upcoming school year. We do that best on our communications platform known as ParentSquare. Our building administration teams want to begin sending communications to all families especially the parents of students new to CPCSC for the 2023-2024 school year. That’s why it’s so important to register for ParentSquare and download the app. Soon you can expect an email notification from ParentSquare inviting you to register as a user in Clark-Pleasant's ParentSquare platform. Please accept the invitation and register so that you can begin to receive upcoming communications from your student's teachers, principal, school, and district administration. Thank you and GO WARRIORS!

WCHS Cheerleading Elementary Clinic Grades K-6 August 19, 2023 9am-Noon WCHS North Building Gym Girls will perform at the September 1 WCHS Football game. Registration must be completed prior to August 1 to get a t-shirt! https://public.eventlink.com/registrations?id=11c6981f-ea62-486c-25b2-08db7efa51f9

New Staff Orientation! Thanks to everyone who participated in our New Staff Orientation at CPMS on Monday.

Boot Camp/College Fair- Kicks it Up a Notch for WCHS Students interested in Higher Ed! WCHS hosted 2 college boot camps Monday. 24 colleges participate in the fair. About 10 of the college reps participated in a panel for the AM camp and about the same amount (different colleges) for the PM session. Discussed in the sessions: Admissions - what are colleges looking for in a student Applying - what's best? Common App or institution website? Information on immigration, visas, DACA and how it affects financial aid Cost of applying - application fees and waivers College fit - what to look for in a college (student life, majors, size, location, etc) Essay writing - how to write a great essay for admission - what are colleges looking for SAT - test optional vs. required Scholarships - what does your college offer? ICC / Dual Credits - Indiana College Core and other transferable credits Career counseling - what services do colleges provide? Student life: activities and organizations Disability services: Students with IEP's and 504's What colleges wish high school counselors and students knew Senior Year - keep working hard Financial Aid - InvestEd is presenting early start to financial aid & scholarships How to send your high school transcripts to colleges and many other WCHS resources

Thanks to all of those who attended New Teacher Orientation!