The Press-Dispatch
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C-4 Wednesday, August 23, 2017 The Press-Dispatch SCHOOL Submit school news: Email: schoolnews@pressdispatch.net Deadline: Noon on Friday SUNRISE SCHOOL SPIRIT Our school community has an exciting opportunity to be a part of Sunrise School Spirit this fall. WFIE, Channel 14, will be on our campus Friday, September 8, 2017, to feature our students and staff. The pro- gram is planned for the high school foot- ball field, barring severe/inclement weath- er, beginning at 6 a.m. Everyone in our school community is in- vited to take part in this program. Please join us as this is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our wonderful children and the special communities of East Gibson. In order to assist those in need of trans- portation, Dr. Brewster has graciously de- veloped a plan for the utilization of East Gibson school buses. For those needing a ride to Wood Memorial, the following pick up locations have been established: Francisco Elementary School, Barton Township Elementary School, The Oak- land City Fire Station, Oakland City First Church of the Nazarene, City Hall, in Oak- land City, and the nursing home. Buses will pick up passengers at 5:15 a.m. on Fri- day, September 8. COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS OPPORTUNITIES For the 2017 – 2018 school year, Wood Memorial will be providing opportunities for our students in grades 8 – 10 to expe- rience a college campus. This is a part of our focus to enhance opportunities around college and career readiness. The dates for the visits are as follows: 10th Graders – September 13, 2017 (Indiana University), 9th Graders – September 26, 2017 ( Vin- cennes University), 8th Graders – October 3, 2017 (University of Southern Indiana). Ms. Elizabeth Hill has done a great job of coordinating and scheduling the events. TROJAN PRIDE PERIOD The "Trojan Pride" period has been established to allow for students to have the opportunity to participate in a num- ber of opportunities during the school day. These will include, but not be limit- ed to: Peer Mentoring, Peer Tutoring, Fac- ulty Mentoring, Faculty Tutoring, Extra – Curricular Club Participation, Assign- ment Make – Up, Conflict Mediation, Ad- ditional Remediation, Character Develop- ment, Work Force Development, Staff De- velopment, Response – To – Intervention and Continuous Improvement. OPEN OFFICE SESSIONS Once again this year, I will be utilizing a collaborative opportunity for all members – students, staff, parents, guardians, and community members – of the Wood Me- morial School Community. With this said, I believe to be most effective with the de- velopment and growth of our students it is imperative that every stakeholder of Wood Memorial have an opportunity to collabo- rate 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 provid- ing time for such collaboration to occur. I encourage you to come meet anytime to review items of interest you may have. You may schedule a meeting by calling 812-749 -4757 and requesting a time. The September "Open Office" session will be conducted on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. In keeping with the theme of collabora- tion and communication, I want to invite Wood Memorial stakeholders to follow the happenings at the junior high and high school by joining us on twitter at WMTro- jans1. Petersburg Elementary Pike Central Winslow Elementary SCHOOL NEWS! Email: schoolnews@pressdispatch.net GOT SCHOOL NEWS! Email: egnews@pressdispatch.net Mrs. Stone's second grade recess, Grace Fretwell, Keira Blaze, Addison Mitchell and Natilynn Ashby. Mrs. Beck's class is getting ready to have their first day of school pictures taken. Awstyn Luff tries on the scuba face mask. Above: State Police Officer Todd Ringle talks to the students about school safety during a back-to- school convocation. Right: Trent Stinson did a presentation to Ms. Aldridge's 4th grade class on scuba diving, and underwater search and rescue. The students wait in line for their turn to try on the scuba mask. Caroline McDivett sees what is it like to search under water and not be able to see. Trent Stin- son holds the end of the rope as she tries to do the search. Below: First grader R.J. Gist is loving the first days of school. MENU Thursday, August 24: Ta- co salad, corn chips, refried beans and pineapple tidbits. Friday, August 25: Chick- en and noodles, mashed po- tatoes, green beans and an orange. Monday, August 28: BBQ chicken sandwich, sweet po- tato fries, baked beans and a banana. Tuesday, August 29: Beef and cheese nachos, shred- ded romaine, salsa, straw- berries and a cookie. Wednesday, August 30 : Zoo chicken nuggets, roll, scalloped potatoes, corn and an orange. MENU Thursday, August 24: Ta- co salad, corn chips, refried beans and pineapple tidbits. Friday, August 25: Chick- en and noodles, mashed po- tatoes, green beans and an orange. Monday, August 28: BBQ chicken sandwich, sweet po- tato fries, baked beans and a banana. Tuesday, August 29: Beef and cheese nachos, shred- ded romaine, salsa, straw- berries and a cookie. Wednesday, August 30 : Zoo chicken nuggets, roll, scalloped potatoes, corn and an orange. MENU Thursday, August 24: Super Nachos, pizza que- sadilla or cold deli sand- wich; salsa, lettuce, toma- to, refried beans, V-Blend Juice, pears or fruit juice. Friday, August 25: Chicken Wrap and cook- ie, corn dog, BBQ rib on sub bun or cold deli sand- wich;oven fries, broccoli with cheese, V-Blend Juice, grapes or fruit juice. Monday, August 28: Pork Chop and roll, chick- en patty and roll or cold deli sandwich; mashed po- tatoes and gravy, green beans, V-Blend Juice, ba- nana or fruit juice. Tuesday, August 29: Fruit yogurt granola par- fait, corn dog or cold de- li sandwich; tossed salad, seasoned corn, V-Blend Juice, tropical fruit or fruit juice. Wednesday, August 30 : BBQ Pork on sub bun, tur- key burger on bun and cookie, corn dog or cold deli sandwich;sweet potato fries, California blend veg- gies, V-Blend Juice, straw- berries or fruit juice. DO YOU HAVE Wood Memorial CALENDAR Thursday, Aug. 24 High School Spell Bowl Team Meet- ing, 11:30 a.m. Tennis vs. NE Dubois, 4:30 p.m. Boys' Soccer vs. Gibson Southern, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball vs. Tecumseh, 5:00 p.m. Girls' Soccer at Mt. Vernon, 5:30 p.m. Junior High Volleyball at Loogootee, 5:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 IHSA A/Indianapolis Colts Sports- manship Meeting, 8:30 a.m. ADDITIONAL DATES OF NOTE Indiana ECA – Summer, Aug. 21 – Sept. 1 School Pictures, Aug. 29 1:1 Devices Issued, Sept. 5 – 8 Sunrise Friday – WFIE – 14, Sept. 8 Fall Sports Pictures, Sept. 13 State ADM, Sept. 15 IHSA A Fall Meetings, North Daviess High School, Sept. 18, 9:30 a.m. 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 Blue Chip Spell Bowl, NE Dubois, Oct. 4 College Night, High School Cafete- ria, Oct. 5, 6:00 p.m. 2017 – 2018 National Honor Society Induction Oct. 23, 6:00 p.m. Jostens, Senior Graduation Order, Oct. 30 Senior Area Spell Bowl, October 30