**CPA Special Speakers!**
On Thursday, students at Clark-Pleasant Academy had the privilege of hearing from two special guests. Andrea Neeley, the CEO of the Simon Youth Foundation, delivered motivational remarks to the students, along with Barbara Boyd, a 95-year-old former broadcaster from Indianapolis. Boyd made history in 1969 as the first African American television news reporter to appear on TV in the state of Indiana.
Boyd shared her childhood dream of becoming a movie star but acknowledged the difficulties of pursuing such a dream during the pre-civil rights era. She recounted working at Head Start in Indianapolis when she received a call from the manager of Channel 6, who asked if anyone could appear on TV. Boyd boldly replied, “If you’re looking for a star, here I are.” Once she got her chance, she was determined not to fail. In the early 1970s, she broke new ground by covering news stories about her own battle with breast cancer. Boyd encouraged the students, reminding them that they have numerous opportunities ahead because many people care about them. Even at 95, she continues to volunteer with charities like Habitat for Humanity and the Salvation Army.
Neely, representing the Simon Youth Foundation—which helps fund Clark-Pleasant Academy—emphasized that education is the key that opens all doors. She added that success is the sweetest revenge against those who say you can’t achieve your goals.
Show Choir Success!
This past Saturday Whiteland Choirs competed in their first event of the season: the Decatur Central Show Choir Showdown.
Iridescence received GRAND CHAMPIONS, Best Vocals, and Best Choreography!
Expressions and Rhythm Masters also had a great first weekend out with Expressions receiving 2nd Place in their division and Rhythm Masters receiving 3rd Place in theirs. Whiteland's student Stage Crew also won the caption award for "Best Crew."
On top of the success each show choir had this past weekend, current junior Mackenzie McKinney won Grand Champion of the Solo Competition beating over 30 soloists from other competing schools!
You can see Expressions and Rhythm Masters perform this weekend at Pike High School with Rhythm Masters performing at 8:50am and Expressions performing at 10:20am.
Photos by: Doug Clements of Pro Motion Photos
National Art Contest Winner from WCHS!!!
Congratulations to WCHS Senior, Kira Powers who has been selected by School Specialty as their featured art piece for the month of March! She submitted a ceramic piece entitled "Heartwood Mug."
School Specialty is a major supplier of art and education materials. They run a monthly art contest open to students across the United States from 4-19 years old. She was awarded with a $250 gift certificate for art supplies of her choosing. If you see Kira, make sure to congratulate her :)
National FFA Week
Feb. 17-21, 2025
Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day.
What better way to show your support of FFA than to get involved in FFA Week? Whether it’s in person, on the phone or via social media, be sure to share your FFA stories during #FFAweek!
Whiteland FFA cleaned house at this year's District Proficiency Contest! All of these members will advance to the State Contest, as well as Jackson Brown, Ollie Taylor, and Eli Taylor who were District Winners in 2024!
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation is currently recruiting teachers. Please refer to the following information and sign up to attend our Virtual Recruitment Event, if interested.
CPMS and WCHS band students had a great representation at the ISSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest at Bloomington HS North on Saturday. All CPMS students received Gold or Silver ratings for their performances and a brass quintet qualified for State in March. This is quite an accomplishment for middle school students. In addition, WCHS had 30 Solos and 9 Ensembles qualify for State. Congrats to all of our Clark-Pleasant Musicians!
Senior Night Success!
A senior night win for the Warriors!
Whiteland Girls Wrestling finished off their season with a fifth place finish at the IHSGW Team State Finals. An incredible first season comes to a close.
Rivalry action on a Friday night! The Warriors host Franklin tonight in the Glenn Ray!
📅 Friday, January 24
🕢 7:30 P.M.
🆚 Franklin Grizzly Cubs
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January 2025 - Construction Update!
This months construction update features immages of the massive concrete pour that took place recently for the new swimming pool.
Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences!
Our Clark-Pleasant Music Teachers and students were well represented at the Indiana Music Educators Association Conference in Ft. Wayne this past weekend. We had CPCSC students in the Indiana Junior All State Band, the IMEA Honor Choir (elementary and middle school), All State Choir, and the IMEA Honor Band. This is a huge accomplishment for our students. In addition, Paige Lundy (Ray Crowe) and Emily Arndt (Clark) presented sessions at the conference, Pete Sampson (WCHS) ran a Jazz Reading Session, Kendall Anvoots (CPMS) and David Phebus (Whiteland Elementary) chaperoned the honor choir, and Katy Briel (CPMS) coordinated the Junior All State Band and Abby Ellinger (CPMS) chaperoned.
The Warriors face off against Greenwood tonight, in the Johnson County Tournament at 6:00 in Edinburgh!
Moving On!
A solid win for the Warriors in the first round of the county tournament!
2024 Lilly Scholar!
Congratulations to WCHS student, Haroon Mardanzai, who is a recipient of the 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Haroon was recognized, by Dr. Edsell, for his major accomplishment during the January school board meeting, Monday night.
Thursday will be Whiteland Girls Basketball's "Pink Out" game against Southport! The team will wear pink jerseys recognizing cancer survivors and those going through treatment. There will be a silent auction with proceeds going to the Pink Ribbon Connection. Please join us!
Cool Art News!
Iris (Jackson) Cook, grade 12, won the Johnson County Public Library teen art contest for the 10th-12th grade category. Iris submitted a face mask sculpture entitled 'Iris in Bloom'.
Iris also had a ceramic slab box selected to be featured in a juried show in November at IU Bloomington. This piece was entitled "My Prison Box".
Iris was able to incorporate quite a bit of deeper meaning into the pieces and it's always cool seeing our students being able to be featured outside of school.
Dear Clark-Pleasant Community Families,
Due to the current winter weather conditions, Clark-Pleasant Community Schools has made the decision to do a 2-hour early dismissal from school today, Friday, January 10th.
Please refer to the infographic posted here and on ParentSquare that shows the early dismissal times for our buildings.
All after-school practices, games, events, and Honey Grove etc. are cancelled.
Thank you for your patience, understanding, and flexibility as we try to make decisions in the interest of safety for our students and staff.
Sincerely,
Clark-Pleasant Community Schools
Conference Champs!
"We are moving on to regionals as a team. Dean Rodgers is advancing in singles and Dean and Zachary Burnell were named all conference. It's been a good year but we are not done yet. We hope to push through to semi-state. Regionals are at classic Lanes in Bloomington on Saturday January 25th.
