National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day in 2025 is on the fourth Tuesday, April 22nd.
Why it's celebrated: This day is an opportunity to recognize the crucial work of school bus drivers in safely transporting students to and from school.
How it began: The day was established in 1981 to recognize the men and women who transport children to school safely. Here's a special thanks from Dr. Edsell. "A very special thank you to each and every bus driver for Clark-Pleasant Community Schools! Your adherence to safe driving practices, bus safety routines, and caring for the students who ride your bus is so appreciated! We absolutely have the best drivers!".
THANK YOU to all of our CPCSC school bus drivers for all you do.
April 21 - April 25 is Public School Volunteer Week . It provides an opportunity for schools and families to honor and highlight the powerful contributions parents and caregivers provide at school and home to support student success. Thanks to all of our volunteers here at Clark-Pleasant who make each school day a success!
This Earth Day, please do your part!
We all can make positive change for this amazing planet we call Earth. The achievements of young changemakers can inspire us all to do our part to help create a better future. April 22, 2025 is Earth Day!
April 5–13, is National Robotics Week 2025! This annual celebration aims to inspire students in robotics and STEM-related fields and share the excitement of robotics with audiences of all ages. Thanks to all of our CPCSC robotics teams, coaches and STEM teachers for all you do to inspire young minds.
National Library Week 2025!
April 6-12, 2025, is a celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day in 2025 is on Wednesday, April 2. This day is celebrated annually on the first Wednesday of April. Paraprofessionals, also known as paraeducators, are education assistants and instructional assistants. They play key roles in early education, special education, language acquisition, culturally relevant education, and family engagement. A BIG shoutout to all of our Paraprofessionals here at CPCSC for all you do!
On April 4th each year, National School Librarian Day recognizes the professionals who keep the school library in working order. School librarians spend long hours keeping the library organized. They are also dedicated to helping our children find the resources they need to keep learning. A BIG thank you to all of our great CPCSC School Librarians!
National Assistant Principals Week in 2025 is celebrated from April 7-11 to recognize the hard work and dedication of assistant principals. Thank you to our CPCSC Assistant Principals for all of your hard work and dedication to our students and staff.
**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.
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
**Making the Pitch Perfect!**
There is a lot of activity happening at the soccer complex this week. Crews are currently working on the undercut of the field in preparation for the proof roll and the installation of the new synthetic turf.
Thanks to the warmer weather, workers are also completing the painting inside the main building, which is now about 90 percent finished. The ticket booth is ready to go as well.
The press box on the west side of the field is progressing nicely and should be completed in the next couple of weeks. Most of the new concrete work has been finished, and everything is scheduled to be completed in time for the soccer season.
March 9-15, 2025, is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana.
Every Hoosier business, school and family should participate in the statewide tornado drill each year. The drill allows you to practice where to go, what to do and what to take so you are prepared in the event of a real tornado warning
On Tuesday, March, 11, 2025, around 10:15 am, The National Weather Service will issue a tornado warning alert through most notifications systems, including the Statewide Emergency Alert System!
Regional Game Details! / Fan Bus!
Regional Information:
Our game vs Terre Haute North will be on Saturday, 3/15 at the historic Hatchet House in Washington, Indiana. We will play the 7pm game. It is about a 90 minute drive, fyi. There is a game before us starting at 4pm, your ticket will get you into both games. Tickets are $10.90 if purchased online: https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=118661, they will be selling them at the door for $10, CASH ONLY.
Fan Bus:
Because of the distance, we are wanting to offer 2 fan buses for our students. If any CPCSC employee would be interested in chaperoning one of those buses (we need 4 adults), please let me know. We will provide you a ticket to the game, and we will handle the supervision of the kids at the game. Those buses will leave at 4pm on Saturday, I would anticipate arriving back to WCHS around 11:30pm. If interested, let me know!
Broadcast:
Our WBSN will be offering a broadcast of Saturday's game for those who can't make it: https://www.ihsaatv.org/
Finally, we would love to see everyone wearing blue/orange/white on Friday to show support for these kids! It would be awesome to see a huge crowd on Saturday, so if you can at all consider making the trip, these kids would certainly appreciate it!
Go Warriors
WHITELAND WARRIORS are SECTIONAL CHAMPS for the first time since 2002!!
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Sectional Championship TONIGHT!!!
Our Boys Basketball team defeated East Central, 59-33 to advance to Saturday night's sectional championship game at Columbus East HS (vs. Columbus East). We would LOVE to see a big showing from our Warrior fans tonight as these young men try to win the first sectional title since 2002!
The game tips off at 7pm, and we highly recommend purchasing your ticket in advance: https://ihsaa.eventlink.com/Tickets?c=Basketball+%28Boys%29&l=Columbus+East+High+School+%28Columbus+East%29, tickets are $7/person, children 5 and under are free!
Road Closure Information
Date: March 7, 2025
What: Closure of Clark School Road(CR 700 North) TO ALL TRAFFIC at County Bridge #113 approximately 700 feet east of CR 600 East, in Clark Township.
When: Beginning Tuesday, March 11th. Road anticipated to be open to traffic Friday, March 21st, weather permitting.
Why: Removal of existing bridge railing and installation of concrete barrier on the south side of the bridge.
Detour: Road will be closed to all traffic. Traffic may utilize the following signed detours during the closure (see attached map):
- Eastbound traffic detour is north of CR 700 N along CR 550 East, along Rocklane Road and CR 825 West (in Shelby County)
- Westbound traffic detour is CR 825 West (in Shelby County), along Rocklane Road to Franklin Road (CR 440 East)
The postseason has arrived! Whiteland heads to Columbus East for their opening matchup against the East Central Trojans! WBSN will be on site with an audio-only broadcast! Tune in!
📅 Friday, March 7
🕧 6:00 P.M.
Taking a Look!
On Thursday CPCSC Principals along with some administrators took a tour of the construction and renovation project underway at Whiteland Community High School. Construction leaders say that progress is on schedule and progressing nicely.
Last Chance!
