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C-12 East Gibson News Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Nossett is programming life at alma mater By Kenzie Rudolph Lori Nossett is not new to Wood Memorial by any means, but it seems like she teaches something new each year there. Proj- ect Lead the Way now has a computer science path, and now Trojan students can take classes related to programming. Nossett will get to go to special training to help better her students while offering AP comput- er science options at Wood Memorial. Nossett attended high school at Wood Memori- al, where she excelled in her typing classes. She went straight into business classes because of it. Nos- sett decided that she want- ed to study Business Edu- cation, because she loved all aspects of the business field, so she went to Oak- land City University to study. She added that she was not one of the best stu- dents, but she realized she was in the right place when she was student-teaching a Business Communica- tions course at Pike Cen- tral, which was basically a fancy English class. "I don't remember the English concept that we were talking about, but I know it was really hard... this girl was not getting it. Her face was so con- fused....I was trying to de- cide when to move on, but I wanted to try one more time to help her under- stand...then a light bulb turned on...to this day I love that. I love to see when my kids understand. That is to me one of the best things. That's when I knew." She said that there were not many teaching jobs available straight out of college for her, and Nos- sett had young children of her own at home, so she worked a few different jobs before becoming a teacher full-time. She said that she worked for a lawyer and ran a college bookstore, which eased her into the business world. At Wood Memorial, this year, Nossett teaches pro- gramming classes for the most part. She added that she teaches some program- ming languages that she does not even have prior knowledge to, and that she has to teach herself along- side teaching her students. "Programming is not what I went into...I want- ed to teach accounting. It is my favorite subject and I have never gotten to teach it...I have never tak- en a class on any of the pro- grams that I am teaching," said Nossett with a laugh. She added that now she is a programmer, even though she did not see her teach- ing career going in that di- rection. When she applied at Wood Memorial at age 30, there were two business openings available, and she landed one of them. She added she still looked young, was very short, and that she often blended in with the students. "I liked being where it's familiar. I liked be- ing where my kids were at school...that just brought me closer to the other stu- dents. I am a teacher that likes to be involved. I like to get close to the other students," added Nossett regarding why Wood Me- morial has been a good fit for her. She described conversa- tions that she has had with students. She said that they seem to trust her. She told a story about when she came back to school after her hus- band died. She said she was honest with her students about what had happened, and warned them that they might witness some tears shed. She thinks that since she is open and honest with her students that they are more comfortable around her, and are more likely to talk to her about what goes on within their lives. "You'd be surprised, just letting them know what feelings you're having makes them comfortable when telling you things...I like to be there if they need to talk about anything," added Nossett. "I can't imagine being anywhere else. I love the fact, we may be small, we may not have any money, I may not make much mon- ey, but we don't have the problems that some oth- er schools have. It can be more of a family." Nossett added that when her hus- band was alive, she would talk to him about "her kids" at school as if they were her own. She said that she al- so loves seeing her stu- dents outside of school and checking back in with them years later, and she told ma- ny stories about what some of her past students are ac- complishing now. Wood Memorial WOOD MEMORIAL UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE THURSDAY, APR. 4 Girls' Tennis ( V ) vs. Bosse, 4:30 p.m. Boys' Track ( V ) vs. Perry Central and Heritage Hills, 5 p.m. Softball ( V ) at Bosse, 5 p.m. Girls' Track ( V ) vs. Perry Central and Heritage Hills, 5 p.m. FRIDAY, APR. 5 Girls' Tennis ( V ) at South Spencer, 4:30 p.m. Baseball ( V ) vs. Eastern Greene, 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, APR. 6 Boys' Track ( V ) Princeton Comm Invitational at Princeton, 9 a.m. Girls' Track ( V ) Princeton Comm Invitational at Princeton, 9 a.m. MONDAY, APR. 8 Co-Ed Track (7 & 8) vs. Southridge, 4:30 p.m. Girls' Tennis ( V ) vs. North Daviess, 4:45 p.m. Softball ( V ) at Heritage Hills, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, APR. 9 Boys' Golf ( V ) vs. Gibson Southern, 4:30 p.m. Boys' Track ( V ) vs. Forest Park, 5 p.m. Baseball ( V ) vs. Gibson Southern, 5 p.m. Girls' Track ( V ) vs. Forest Park, 5 p.m. OAKLAND CITY ELEM. CALENDER Apr. 3–Fundraiser Money Due, Star lab, Fourth grade Farm Fair, Harlem Wizards, 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Apr. 4–Spring Pictures (Proofs with order for will be sent home at a lat- er date) Apr. 5 –Yearbook Sales End, Athletic Physicals $10 Apr. 8 -12–Book Fair Apr. 8 –P TO Meeting at 6 p.m. Apr. 9 –Third grade Earth Day at the Zoo Apr. 15 –Sixth grade JR. High Move Up Day at 9 a.m. (Students only) Apr. 17–Breakfast with the Principal Apr. 18 –Early Dismiss- al at 12:50 p.m. Apr. 19 –Snow Day # 3, School is in session, Good Friday Apr. 22–Snow Day #2, School is in session, ILearn Testing begins. Apr. 23–Mid Term MENU Thursday, April 4: Popcorn chicken bowl, cheeseburger, Italian Sal- ad with roll or PB&J all served with sweetcorn and applesauce. Friday, April 5: Pepper- oni pizza, mini corndog, grilled chicken salad or ham and cheese all served with tots and mixed fruit. Monday, April 8: Corn- dog, chicken patty sand- wich, chef salad with roll or PB&J all served with cooked carrots and mixed fruit. Tuesday, April 9: Na- chos, grilled cheese, popcorn chicken salad with goldfish or ham and cheese all served with green beans and diced peaches. Wednesday, April 10 : Chicken nuggets with roll, cheeseburger, taco salad with roll, or turkey and cheese all served with baked beans, diced pears and jello Lori Nossett. Kenzie Rudolph photo Gibson General Hospital moves out of long-term care By Janice Barniak Gibson General Hospital will assist their fifth-floor, long-term care residents in finding new homes over the next 90 days, as they move out of the retirement com- munity business and look to address gaps in health care needs in Gibson Coun- ty overall. In an interview with CEO Claudia Eisenmann last week, she said two fac- tors affected the hospital's decision, and the first was that there were good quali- ty care facilities for the ag- ing population in Gibson County already, and they had a number of openings in their more contemporary situations, whereas the fifth floor needs renovation. Those four remaining campuses had 78 open beds awaiting patients as of last week; Gibson General's fifth floor housed 45. "It was an actual ques- tion about whether it was a right thing to be doing," Eisenmann said. A community health needs assessment pointed to chronic disease, obesity, substance abuse and behav- ioral health as the top area needs in this area. The hospital on the other hand has more limited facil- ities, and is providing what Eisenmann called unneces- sary competition for those facilities. As they assist employees in finding other career op- portunities, and plan the renovation, the hospital will look at how to use the re- source of the fifth floor to address one of the issues identified in the needs as- sessment, though she said the board hadn't decided exactly what they would do with the space next. The hospital has been growing, however, Eisen- mann said. Five months into this year, admissions have increased by 81 per- cent compared to this time last year. "On the growth side, we've grown exponential- ly," she said. There's been a 20 percent increase in outpatient care as well. "This time last year, we had a negative margin; we were losing a boatload of money. Now we have a pos- itive five percent margin. We're better off by $1.1 mil- lion, because we've been focusing on our core busi- ness." The moves for the core business involved adding physicians, bringing on a new general surgeon, and expanding pain manage- ment, among other moves. The facility will be closed as of June 30. "This decision did not come easily as it impacts our Skilled Nursing Facil- ity residents, their families and our employees," said Eisenmann. "At the same time, we believe our resi- dents and those in need of long-term and skilled nurs- ing care will be in great hands in those facilities, whose sole purpose is to serve the needs of older or disabled individuals." Gibson County Fair Board is excited to an- nounce that this year's headliner will take us on a journey back to the 80s, Resurrection, A Tribute to Journey is the headliner for the 2019 Fair. "Resurrection was very professional and our audi- ence loved them. One of our regular patrons stat- ed... '(Resurrection) is now the concert that we will base our rating of all oth- er concerts,'" said David Mitchell, Kent State Uni- versity Tuscarawas. Resurrection, A Journey Tribute, recreates the ex- perience of a 1980's Jour- ney concert. The show is a brilliant reproduction of sights and sounds that will captivate and trans- port you back to the age of arena rock. A Tribute to Journey is presented by Toyota Mo- tor Manufacturing Indi- ana, Inc. and local Indiana Toyota Dealers. Admission to the fair- grounds is $7. Entrances to all grand- stand shows are free with paid admission to the fair- grounds. All kids 9 and un- der are free. Fair headliner announced Small town filings continue The Gibson County Clerk's Office reports the follow- ing candidates have so far registered in small town fil- ings as of Friday: OWENSVILLE Dwayne E. Matsel (R), Owensville Town Council District 2 Tammy Patterson (D), Owensville Clerk-Trea- surer Phyllis Gene Mayberry (R), Owensville Town Coun- cil District 3 Gerald "Jerry" L. Moore (R), Owensville Town Coun- cil District 3 Matt Sheridan (R), Owensville Town Council Debbie Ross (R), Owensville Town Council District 1 FRANCISCO Jonnie K. Watkins (D), Francisco Clerk-Trea- surer Harold L. Everett (D), Francisco Town Council At-Large Steve "Digger" Krieg (R), Francisco Town Coun- cil At-Large Leo Mcdonald (R), Francisco Town Council At- Large Raymond "Snook" Eugene Dunn (R), Francisco Town Council At-Large PATOKA Stephanie Berry (D), Patoka Clerk-Treasurer Broadway Players present 'Moon Over Buffalo' By Janice Barniak Broadway Players will present the comedy Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig this weekend, a slapstick farce that brings old and new players to the Princeton Community Theatre stage. The non-profit produc- tion brings together talent- ed locals volunteering their time, including veteran and former police officer, turned farmer Carl Johnson, acting in the lead male role of ag- ing ham actor George Hay, a man hoping to get a big mov- ie break to reinvigorate his career. Johnson said preparing for the show has been intellec- tually challenging because the role has so many lines, but he can see himself as having grown since his first role with Broadway Players. "I borderline have talent now. Close," he joked in the dressing room before a full rehearsal Thursday. "I feel maybe a little more confi- dent. Then again you, don't go into special ops, ride in rodeo and do motocross be- cause you're afraid," he said referring to other things he's done. "The best part is the peo- ple I get to work with. All to- tally awesome people. I love hanging around you guys," he said to the other actors preparing for rehearsal. "I wish we could say the same," quipped schoolteach- er Jill Wright with a friend- ly laugh. Wright, who plays George's salty mother-in- law, Ethel, in the show, is one of the founding members of the Broadway Players. She said she remembers the day the company was founded, in Dick Clark's restaurant on a day when she had 33 cents in her coin purse. "We needed something to bring more cultural aware- ness to this area," she said. "Our first show was Rumors, which is funny because it's really what a small town is." Since then, Wright said a lot has changed for her, and this show is her first back af- ter a hiatus during which she focused on family first. "But theater is my pas- sion; it is my love," she said. One joy in this produc- tion has been welcoming new people to the Broadway Players. "There's just tremendous talent in southern Indiana," she said. One of those new faces is Melissa Henning, a USI the- atre grad who has performed often in Evansville, and who said Broadway Players came highly recommended by a friend. "Everyone here is so nice," she said. Her character, Charlotte, has the challenge of loving the theater and loving her husband, while both drive her crazy. Henning's portrayal of the character has evolved over the months of production. "She has a lot more layers now than when I started. You can tell she loves these people," Henning said. "For me, it happens organically... it probably won't stop devel- oping." Gibson Southern gradu- ate Trisha Fitzsimons said the auditioning skills she learned from former teach- er Matt Hart have come in handy in landing roles like Eileen, her character in this production, a young woman dazzled by the stardom of an older man. She said she sums up the show to friends in a funny way. "I say, 'I have an affair with a man in his 50s in the 1950s.'" She said. "I also describe it as a very funny show about a down-and-out theater company that has a very rough day...and you see it unravel onstage. It's like if you watched Barnum and Baileys implode. Without the elephants." Broadway Players will perform Moon Over Buffalo (sans elephants) April 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. and wrap up with a 2 p.m. matinée April 14 at Princeton The- atre and Community Center. For more information or to purchase tickets, see Broad- wayPlayers.org. (Disclaimer: The editor of the Star-Times is a mem- ber of this non-profit produc- tion.) TROJANS GIRLS' TENNIS RESULTS APRIL 1, 2019 WOOD MEMORIAL 0, HERITAGE HILLS 5 Singles #1, Hannah Thacker ( W ) vs. Carly Sabelhaus (HH), 1-6, 2-6, L #2, Rachel Pollock ( W ) vs. Mallory Tempel (HH), 1-6, 0 -6, L #3, Reise Gray ( W ) vs. Kya Weatherholt (HH), 1- 6, 1-6, L Doubles #1, Taylor Houchins and MyKayla Spindler ( W ) vs. Liz Mehling and Avery Neff (HH), 1-6, 1-6, L #2, Bree Rowe and Kiersten Bottoms ( W ) vs. Kaci Ayer and Emily Patmore (HH), 0 -6, 1-6, L Coaches Comments This was the first match of the season andHeri- tage Hills is always a tough team to play. All the girls played good, but I am very proud of how well fresh- men, Mykayla, Bree and Kiersten played. As the sea- son goes on, I expect them to improve and hope to see good things out of them.