Fundraiser for Whiteland Youth Baseball
For kindness month, BES students have been collecting donations of canned goods, diapers, wipes, pet food, and cleaning products to "Stuff the bus." Today members of students council and kind club filled the bus with donations and delivered them to the Great Harvest Food Pantry, Indiana Diaper Source, and The Johnson County Humane Society.
World Down Syndrome Day
Today was the Spelling Bee. Great job to all of the contestants and alternates who participated. Congratulations to our runner- up 5th grade student, Benjamin Kima, and winner, 4th grade student, Kai Kelly. Everyone worked hard and did a great job!
Third grade had their last publishing party today! They are all authors! They were able to share their persuasive books to their families and teachers today. Way to go third grade writers!
Softball Fundraiser!
The deadline is Friday!!!
Join us tomorrow for Folk Dance Night.
WAITLIST OPEN FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
The April 13th YMHFA Training for CPCSC families is officially FULL! If you wish to be placed on the waitlist, please sign-up by clicking the link below or scanning the QR Code. If seats become available, we will contact those on the wait-list. We will be offering more courses, in the future, for CPCSC families so be on the lookout for those dates!
Here is the sign-up link:
https://forms.gle/rmwQzTtpSnEkavyw6
Please have your students check the lost and found this week for any items they may be missing. The custodial staff will be donating any leftover items during spring break.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of this year's spring musical, Twice Upon a Time! We are so proud of all of your hard work, every one did an amazing job! A BIG thank you to directors Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Ray, and Miss Ray for all of your hard work putting together a wonderful show!
“Ray Crowe” State Historical Marker Dedicated in Whiteland!
A new Indiana state historical marker commemorating esteemed basketball coach, educator, and politician Ray Crowe was unveiled in the town of Whiteland Friday.
The text follows for the state marker entitled “Ray Crowe, 1915-2003”: Trailblazing basketball coach Ray Crowe of Johnson County excelled at multiple sports at Whiteland High School and Indiana Central College in the 1930s before beginning a career in education. In 1950, he became head basketball coach at Indianapolis’s all-Black Crispus Attucks High School. Crowe led Attucks to the state finals four times, winning titles in 1955 and ’56. Crowe’s emphasis on good sportsmanship and fast-paced, aggressive play helped Attucks become the first all-Black team to win the state championship and challenged pervasive racism. He served as athletic director at Attucks from 1957-1967. As a member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1967-1975), Crowe worked to make education more equitable and accessible.
The new state historical marker examines Crowe’s lasting impact on Indiana basketball. Crowe grew up on a Johnson County farm and was a multi-sport athlete at Whiteland High School before enrolling at Indianapolis Central College (now the University of Indianapolis). He became a coach, teacher, athletic director, Republican State Representative, director of Indy Parks and Recreation, and Indianapolis City-County Council member. In 1968, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the sport. Crowe led Indianapolis’s Crispus Attucks High School to consecutive state basketball titles in 1955 and 1956, becoming Indiana’s first all-Black team to win the state championship. The Indiana High School Athletic Association had prohibited all-Black and Catholic schools from participating in the tournament until 1942. Oscar Robertson has said that the success of Crowe’s Attucks teams helped racial relations in Indianapolis and eased integration of the public schools. “When I met Ray Crowe, I could tell immediately he was a special person”, says CPCSC School Board member, and former Whiteland Athletic Director, “Butch” Zike. “We renamed our top athletic award after Ray because of his impeccable character and leadership. He just did things the right way”, stated Zike. Clark-Pleasant Superintendent Timothy Edsell shared similar thoughts on Crowe’s contributions. “You’re not in Johnson County very long before hearing about Ray Crowe. When you read about his history of growing up on a farm here, leading the charge for racial equality through basketball, education, state government and Indianapolis politics, it’s an unprecedented story to say the least,” says Edsell.
This is the first state historical marker in the town of Whiteland and the seventh to be installed in Johnson County.
Folk Dance Night March 21, 2024 5-7pm
DANCING, DIALOGUE AND SINGING!
The curtain goes up at 6 o'clock tonight at Break-O-Day Elementary where 5th graders will put on their musical; "Twice Upon A Time", A Modern Princess Tale.
There is no charge for Break-O-Day Families however donations are being accepted to help with the cost of producing the musical.
Tomorrow is the last day to order yearbooks! To order online go to https://inter-state.com/order Use Code: 82682D
Pajama Day fundraiser tomorrow!
Folk Dance club practiced today after school. Want to see how awesome Folk Dance is? Join us next Thursday, March 21 from 5:30-7pm
Friday is the last day to order yearbooks! To order online go to
https://inter-state.com/order
Use Code: 82682D
Join us Thursday for the Spring Musical Twice Upon a Time.
SCHOOL ZONE COMING TO U.S. 31 IN WHITELAND!
The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to implement a new school zone along US 31 near Whiteland Road beginning on/after Tuesday March 12, 2024. A total of 6 school zone flashing signals will be installed along U.S. 31, as well as 2 advance school zone warning signs. The school zone speed limit will be 35 mph, while school zone signals are flashing.
Help us "stuff the bus!" BES is collecting donations through March 21. Items will be delivered on March 22.
