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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 20, 2017 C-5 EAST GIBSON NEWS Submit school news: Email: egnews@ pressdispatch.net Deadline: Noon on Friday email egnews@pressdispatch.net GOT NEWS? Wood Memorial PARENTS STEM NIGHT Toyota is providing an opportunity for fe- male students, in high school, to learn about opportunities available to them in a STEM field. A "Parents STEM Night" will be held on October 3, 2017, at the TMMI Visitors Cen- ter. The evening is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and run until 8:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to understand the careers in STEM available in the future. For more information on the evening you may contact Mr. Barry Roberts at barry.roberts@ toyota.com. COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS OPPORTUNITIES For the 2017 – 2018 school year, Wood Me- morial will be providing opportunities for our students in grades 8 – 10 to experience a col- lege campus. This is a part of our focus to en- hance opportunities around college and ca- reer readiness. The dates for the visits are as follows: 9th Graders – September 26, 2017 ( Vincennes University), 8th Graders – Octo- ber 3, 2017 (University of Southern Indiana). Ms. Elizabeth Hill has done a great job of co- ordinating and scheduling the events. OPEN OFFICE SESSIONS Once again this year, I will be utilizing a collaborative opportunity for all members – students, staff, parents, guardians, and com- munity members – of the Wood Memorial School Community. With this said, I believe to be most effective with the development and growth of our students it is imperative that ev- ery stakeholder of Wood Memorial have an opportunity to collaborate and provide input in any area/aspect of interest involving our school(s) they may have. Thus, I will conduct monthly "Open Office" sessions, focused on providing time for such collaboration to occur. I encourage you to come meet anytime to re- view items of interest you may have. You may schedule a meeting by calling 812-749 -4757 and requesting a time. In keeping with the theme of collaboration and communication, I want to invite Wood Me- morial stakeholders to follow the happenings at the junior high and high school by joining us on twitter at WMTrojans1. IMPORTANT DATES AND MORE SCHOOL INFORMATION • A Community TailGate is planned for Fri- day, September 29, 2017. Food, Games, Music, and Fun! Fun! Fun! . Come out to the football complex prior to the Trojan game with Rock Creek Academy. • Information on how to join your respec- tive class Remind and Schoology accounts has been posted to the Wood Memorial High School website. The accounts have been es- tablished as a communication and collabora- tion tool by the student services organization. By joining you will be able to receive perti- nent information such as, scholarship oppor- tunities, college admission dates, and much more. Please contact Ms. Hill or Ms. Carlton for assistance. • Look for your opportunity to obtain a "Trojan" check card from German American Bank. Details can be reviewed at the high school website. CALENDAR Tuesday, Sept. 19 HS Boys Basketball Meeting, 11:31 a.m. JHS Spell Bowl Practice, 12 p.m. Tennis vs. Evansville Bosse, 4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer at Tell City, 5 p.m. Girls Soccer vs. Evansville Day, 5 p.m. JHS Volleyball at Barr Reeve, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball at South Spencer, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 Student Council Meeting, 12:30 p.m. School Dismissed, 1 p.m. Staff Professional Development, For- mative Assessment and Technology, Student Centered Lesson Strategies, Rigorous Curriculum Design, 1:45 p.m. Boys Basketball Parents Meeting, HS Lecture Room, 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 Josten's Class Ring Ordering, 7:30 a.m. HS Spell Bowl Practice, 11:31 a.m. EGSC CTA Meeting, 3:30 p.m. Tennis vs. Heritage Hills, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer at Vincennes Rivet, 5 p.m. JHS Volleyball at Heritage Hills, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Princeton, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 Fall Homecoming Court Pictures 11:31 a.m. Boys Soccer at Vincennes Rivet, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 JHS Volleyball at North Knox, 9 a.m. Girls Soccer vs. Princeton, 10 a.m. Boys Soccer vs. Princeton, 11:45 a.m. ADDITIONAL DATES OF NOTE Professional Development Day, Sept. 20 Jostens – Freshman Class Ring Or- der, Sept. 21 Jostens – Freshman Class Ring Od- er, Sept. 28 Accuplacer – Part 1, Oct. 2 – Nov. 22 8th Grade College Visit USI, Oct. 3 JHS Spell Bowl Team Practice, Oct. 3 Blue Chip Spell Bowl, North Knox Oct. 3 HS Spell Bowl Team Practice, Oct. 5 College Night, H.S. Cafeteria, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. Red Cross Blood Drive, Oct. 10 JHS Spell Bowl Team Practice, Oct. 10 Student Picture Re-Takes, Oct. 10 HS Spell Bowl Team Practice, Oct. 12 7th Grade Science Sensation at Princ- eton, Oct. 12 JHS Spell Bowl Team Practice, Oct. 17 WMHS Athletic Council Meeting, JHS Conference Room, Varsity Coach- es, Oct. 17, 6 p.m. HS Spell Bowl Team Practice, Oct. 19 2017 – 2018 National Honor Society Induction, Oct. 23, 6 p.m. JHS Spell Bowl Team Practice, Oct. 24 Jostens Senior Graduation Order, Oct. 30 Senior Area Spell Bowl, Oct. 30 JHS Spell Bowl Team Practice, Oct. 31 GOT SCHOOL NEWS! Email: egnews@pressdispatch.net Oakland City officially opened the Ed Rousch Me- morial Fitness Trail on Fri- day. The trail links Oakland City to Wirth Park by a trail from West St. to the park. It is a six-foot wide trail that is about a half-mile long. "Charlotte had a vision to get the kids off the high- way and now it has come to pass," said former Good Start member Neal Sisson. "When we had the idea for the trail, we had no idea it was going to become a life's work," said Charlotte Gray, president of Oakland City Good Start, about the project that has been in the planning for nearly 10 years. "It is great to see differ- ent organizations come together to do this," said Oakland City Mayor Hugh Wirth. Gray thanked a long line of volunteers, includ- ing the Good Start Com- mittee and several of the major donors such at Toy- ota TMMI, which donated $25,000, and Duke, which gave $10,000 to Oakland City for a fitness project that became the trail, Fifth Third Bank, which donat- ed their ATM property to the trail, and those who gave them easements for the property. "Oakland City the com- munity is important to Oak- land City University. Only by cooperation with each other are they able to be successful. This is an ex- ample of that," said OCU president Ray Barber. Gray said the trail is al- ready a hit. Even before it was officially open or com- pleted, she was seeing mothers and fathers with their kids on the trail, as well kids on bicycles and even motorized wheel- chairs using it. She said it was great to see them on the trail in- stead of having to use High- way 64 to get to Wirth Park. Charlotte Gray speaks while at the beginning of the trail with a bicycle, and Mayor Hugh Wirth be- hind her. Ed Rousch Fitnesses Trail dedicated Open HOuse Retirement Reception for Mr. Jim Trentham At the First General Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Oakland City Sa tur d a y , Se pt . 2 3 fro m 1-4p m ( cdt) Mr. Jim is retiring aer 45 years of faithful service to the Lord and to our church. He has served in various capacities, but most notably as the director of the Community Daycare Center and as our Minister of Christian Education. He has been dedicated to the church, the community, the denomination, and the children of the area throughout his career, and has touched countless lives. For those who can attend, we would appreciate your attendance. If you are unable to attend, please send congratulations and/or favorite memories to the church at 224 W. Harrison St., Oakland City, IN 47660 or fgbchurch@yahoo. com. To all of those who attended or graduated from Community Daycare, please help us spread the word on social media! 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It his Huff's Buick in the drivers side door and pas- senger door. The impacted cause Huff's vehicle to spin 180 degrees and come to rest in a rock parking lot at the southwest corner of the intersection. Huff was taken by Gibson County EMS to St. Vincent Hospital with unspecified in- juries. The identity of the truck driver was not available. Huff injured in Friday crash