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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 6, 2017 C-5 EAST GIBSON NEWS Submit school news: Email: egnews@ pressdispatch.net Deadline: Noon on Friday or email egnews@ pressdispatch.net GOT NEWS? Wood Memorial 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. 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. IMPORTANT DATES AND MORE SCHOOL INFORMATION • A Community TailGate is planned for Friday, 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 re- spective class Remind and Schoology ac- counts has been posted to the Wood Me- morial High School website. The accounts have been established as a communication and collaboration tool by the student ser- vices organization. By joining you will be able to receive pertinent information such as, scholarship opportunities, college ad- mission dates, and much more. Please contact Ms. Hill or Ms. Carlton for assis- tance. • There will be a meeting for those stu- dents and parents interested in being a part of the Bass Fishing team on Thurs- day, September 14, 2017, at 6 p.m. Coach Condiff will conduct the session in the high school lecture room. • Look for your opportunity to obtain a "Trojan" check card from German Amer- ican Bank. Details can be reviewed at the high school website. • The WM football game, on Septem- ber 15, at Eastern Greene will kickoff at 7 pm, instead of the posted 6:30 p.m. time. CALENDAR Tuesday, Sept. 12 HS Math Formative Assessment Indiana State Safety Specialist Work Session, Jasper High School, 8:00 a.m. CTE Advisory Council Meeting, 11:30 a.m. Girls Soccer vs. Washington Catho- lic, 4:30 p.m. Tennis at Southridge, 4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer at Boonville, 5:00 p.m. JHS Volleyball vs. Owensville, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball at Gibson Southern, 5:30 p.m. East Gibson Archery Meeting, WM- HS Lecture Room, 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 HS Student Council Meeting, 12:15 p.m. Fall Sports Pictures, 3:10 p.m. Suicide Prevention Training and Awareness, East Gibson Staff Mem- bers, WMHS/JHS Cafeteria, 3:45 p.m. Suicide Prevention Training and Awareness, Parents and Communi- ty Members, WMHS/JHS Cafeteria, 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 HS Math Formative Assessment HS Spell Bowl Practice, 11:31 a.m. Peers Meeting, 12:13 p.m. Boys Soccer at Shoals, 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer vs. North Knox, 5:00 p.m. JHS Volleyball at Vincennes Rivet, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball at Evansville North, 5:30 p.m. Bass Fishing Team Meeting, WMHS Lecture Room, 6:00 p.m. Friday, Sept.15 2017 ADM Count Student Advisory Council Meeting, 11:30 a.m. Football at Eastern Greene. 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 WMHS VB Invitational, 9:00 a.m. Boys Soccer at Evansville Day, 4:00 p.m. ADDITIONAL DATES OF NOTE 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 • The WM boys soccer match with Evansville Day has been moved to Sep- tember 16, at 4 p.m. This move was re- quested by Evansville Day due to avail- ability of players. County saves on mowing, but citizen says safety is compromised By Janice Barniak Gibson County Commis- sioners thanked the many farmers and two unnamed women who have improved safety on county roads through mowing roadsides, adding that the county has been short on manpower in the highway department to complete those tasks. Cecil Allen brought the is- sue to the commissioner's attention, saying last month he'd come to commissioners to encourage mowing where he'd noticed grass was ob- scuring road visibility for those entering the road. Since then, he'd noticed two females who live in the area trimming with weed- eaters. They took it upon themselves, he said after talking to them, to come out and trim the grass be- cause they felt it was unsafe. Allen added he thinks it is extreme for residents to be- lieve they need to do that. According to the county commissioners, chip and sealing roadwork requires a lot of employees in the sum- mer months, and leaves the county short-handed when it comes to mowing. According to County Commissioner's attorney James McDonald, the coun- ty is down by about 10 em- ployees over the long haul— a check of the county bud- get records show that to be five employees since 2006. The 2006 budget showed no overtime use that year with a total of 40 employ- ees. Now, with 35 employ- ees, 2017 budgeted over- time was $15,000 by the highway department. Total employee sala- ry spending for the high- way department in 2017 is roughly $1.29 million, com- pared to $1.44 million in 2006. The savings is more than the initial number indicates once inflation is taken into account. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation calculator, a per- son paying $1.44 million in 2006 would expect to pay $1.76 million to have the same buying power today. The commissioners say they have trouble getting extra manpower approved by the county council. "We appreciate people chipping in," McDonald said, and added it's nice to see people contribute to their community, including the many farmers who regu- larly mow roadsides without being asked or compensat- ed for doing so in the sum- mer months. Stephen Bottoms added that, while concerned citi- zens did address this safety issue, in the past when he's called the highway depart- ment to report a safety issue due to high grass, he's no- ticed they've been respon- sive. Highway Supt. Chuck Lewis said that some types of grass grow high very quickly, and when the coun- ty cuts that, the next week it comes back at the same level. In other highway depart- ment news, Lewis said chip sealing season is wrap- ping up, though the depart- ment suspended work while awaiting millings and ex- pects to completely finish by the first or second week in October. Lewis thanked Sheriff Tim Bottoms and the offi- cers from the Sheriff's De- partment who made them- selves available to work at several dangerous construc- tion areas. The new chip and sealing machine is also resulting in less waste, he said. Three employees are re- tiring, one in the middle of this month, and the oth- er two on Oct. 1. Commis- sioners gave approval to al- low Lewis to go before the county council to ask to re- place the county employees. Trojans Volleyball vs. Pike Central Chargers Right: Wood Memorial High School's Cori Pflug receives a serve as teammate Bailee Speicher (background) looks on during varsity volleyball game action against visiting Pike Central on Tues- day, Sept. 5. The Lady Trojans won the match 25- 12, 25-19, 18-25, 25-23. Ed Cahill photo Below: Wood Memorial High School's Lexi Lashbrook attempts to throw the ball back over the net during varsity volleyball game action against visiting Pike Central on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The Lady Trojans won the match 25-12, 25-19, 18-25, 25-23. Ed Cahill photo Above: Wood Memorial High School's Hannah Thacker (14) sets the ball during varsity volley- ball game action against visiting Pike Central on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The Lady Trojans won the match 25-12, 25-19, 18-25, 25-23. Ed Cahill photo Right: Wood Memorial High School's Bailee Speicher passes the ball during varsity volleyball game action against visiting Pike Central on Tues- day, Sept. 5. The Lady Trojans won the match 25- 12, 25-19, 18-25, 25-23. Ed Cahill photo