Whiteland Community High School

Superintendent Coffees! You're invited to join the Superintendent for a discussion on Tuesday April 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the administration building.

Dear Clark-Pleasant Families, This is a final reminder that a total solar eclipse will take place, Monday, April 8, 2024. This eclipse will reach across 16 states but will be most prominent in Central Indiana, especially in Johnson County. Therefore like many nearby school districts, we are making plans for a live synchronous E-Learning Day on 04/08/2024. Learning will continue online, Monday and we hope it will be a great educational opportunity for our students to learn more about the solar system. For more information on the path and viewing times of the eclipse please click on the link below. We are making this decision out of an abundance of caution as the eclipse will take place in Indiana for over several hours. Additionally, we are being told by local emergency management officials that there will be a significant influx of visitors coming to Johnson County during this time period creating major concerns with transportation and traffic congestion. Thanks for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing students back in their classrooms on Tuesday. Sincerely, Dr. Timothy Edsell Superintendent Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation Where & When | 2024 Total Eclipse – NASA Solar System Exploration https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/.../apr-8-total/where-when/

Now Hiring!!! Clark-Pleasant is looking to fill some very special positions. If you're qualified and interested please scan the attached QR code to apply.

Coffee with the Superintendent! Dr. Edsell will be discussing future High School Diploma changes!!!

Superintendent Coffee - April 29, 2024 @ 9:30 a.m.

Clark-Pleasant Academy Community Service!

April at The JCPL!

Percussion! Saturday night, due to their terrific performance, the 2024 Whiteland Indoor Percussion Ensemble has been named an IPA Class A STATE FINALIST!! Congratulations to Kate Lang and all of the talented students in this year's ensemble! A great start to Spring Break!

Econ Mall! There were cute cupcakes, colorful cookies and pretty pastries all for sale at the WCHS Econ Mall Wednesday. The annual event provides real-life lessons for students in Economics class. They learn what it's like to start a small business, how to market their products and how much to charge for them. Unfortunately they sometimes learn they have priced items to high. That's where the lesson of supply and demand comes into play. Regardless of how each student does at the event the bottom line is "CASH". Hopefully they made some and If they did they get to keep it. Of course then they learn how to take out their business expenses giving some the hope of just "breaking even".

Softball Fundraiser! The deadline is Friday!!!

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

Hall of Heroes Renderings Unveiled! Clark-Pleasant Education Foundation, Ex. Director, Jenny Zahm, presented renderings of the Hall of Heroes to members of the school board Monday night. They depict the ideas generated by a committee looking at ways to honor our fallen heroes.

Welcome Dean Sinzinger! Clark-Pleasant Schools would like to welcome our newest Dean of Students, Katie Sinzinger. She will work with seniors at WCHS. Mrs. Sinzinger previously worked at Franklin Community Schools. She has a Masters degree in Education.

Recognition of Whiteland FFA - State Champion Title During Monday evening's school board meeting, Superintendent, Dr. Timothy Edsell recognized our Whiteland FFA for bringing home a State Champion Title! Under the direction of FFA Advisors, Hannah Goeb & Katie Ott, our Whiteland FFA had two teams compete in the “State FFA Milk Quality & Products Competition” at Purdue University. One of those teams brought home the State Champion title! That team included Leorah Morris, Lillian Nick, Jack Kelsay, & Brody Polesel. These students will now represent WCHS and Indiana at the National contest in October at the National FFA Convention! Congratulations!

Recognition of Whiteland FFA - State Champion Title During Monday evening's school board meeting, Superintendent, Dr. Timothy Edsell recognized our Whiteland FFA for bringing home a State Champion Title! Under the direction of FFA Advisors, Hannah Goeb & Katie Ott, our Whiteland FFA had two teams compete in the “State FFA Milk Quality & Products Competition” at Purdue University. One of those teams brought home the State Champion title! That team included Leorah Morris, Lillian Nick, Jack Kelsay, & Brody Polesel. These students will now represent WCHS and Indiana at the National contest in October at the National FFA Convention! Congratulations!

Whiteland Choirs & Bands have HUGE weekend! Here are the results! Friday at Pike High School and Franklin Central High School; Shades of Blue and Jazz Band One both performed in the top groups of the State for ISSMA Vocal and Instrumental Jazz. Shades of Blue won BEST SOPRANO SECTION for vocal jazz! 🏆 Saturday at Sheridan High School; Expressions took GRAND CHAMPIONS of Univoiced Division with Best Vocals and Best Visuals AND Best Show Design!!! 🏆 Rhythm Masters took GRAND CHAMPIONS of Mixed Division with Best Vocals and Best Visuals AND Best Show Sets!!! 🏆 White Noise took BEST BAND!!! 🏆 Whiteland Choirs CLEAN SWEEPS with the top 2 places in overall Finals!!! 🧹🏆 We couldn’t have asked for a better ending to our season! The kids brought their best for the last competition! These Grand Champion show choir shows will be performed one final time this upcoming Tuesday, March 19th in the WCHS Auditorium at 7:00pm for our Headliner Showcase Event! If you would like to purchase tickets, visit whitelandchoirs.com ! All CPCSC Staff have a discount code for a free ticket. Thank you for your continued support of our wonderful students!

2 WCHS Students Win Presidential Scholarship! Eashan Shelly & Jonathon McCoy have been recognized by Franklin College for winning their Presidential Scholarship. The award is $40,000 in addition to the other scholarships they received. Congratulations to Eashan & Jonathon.

Don't forget, the FAFSA needs to be submitted by April 15th! Thursday, April 11th 6p-7p Finalizing the FAFSA for Seniors/Parents at WCHS (LGI) Presentation for families regarding the steps they need to take to finalize their financial aid plan to maximize FREE money and minimize debt. We will discuss the Student Aid Report (SAR), review FAFSA errors, the verification process, how to review state grant edit issues on ScholarTrack portal, loan options and how to compare financial aid awards. 4p-6p INvestEd will be available for two hours before the 6:00 pm meeting to help parents submit the FAFSA and to answer any last minute questions.

A headed to STATE Parade was held at WCHS Friday afternoon to celebrate both Jazz Band One and Shades of Blue's trip to ISSMA Jazz State Finals. Again...TONIGHT: Jazz Band One @ Pike H.S. - 9:54 PM Performance Time Shades of Blue @ Franklin Central HS - 8:10 PM Performance Time THANKS for your continued support of our talented students!!

“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.