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You could win a FREE PRIZE from area businesses and a three-month subscription to e Press-Dispatch. so look at standards and change as well." Results from each of the county's schools were mixed. At Petersburg Elementa- ry School, the percentage of students in grades 3-5 who passed the English lan- guage arts section was 51.2 percent, down from 60.3 percent in 2016, and the percentage of students in grades 3-5 who passed the math section was 53.0 per- cent, down from 64.2 per- cent in 2016. The percent- age of students in grades 3- 5 who passed both sections of the test was 39.9 percent, down from 50.5 percent in 2016. At Winslow Elementa- ry School, the percentage of students in grades 3-5 who passed the English lan- guage arts test was 57.5 per- cent, up from 56.3 percent in 2016, and the percent- age of students in grades 3- 5 who passed the math sec- tion was 47.1 percent, down from 49.6 percent in 2016. The percentage of students in grades 3-5 who passed both tests was 44.1 percent, up from 38.5 percent in 2016. At Pike Central Middle School, the percentage of students in grades 6 -8 who passed the English lan- guage arts section was 60.0 percent, down from 62.9 percent in 2016, while the percentage of students in grades 6 -8 who passed the math section was 49.9 per- cent, up from 47.2 percent in 2016. The percentage of students in grades 6 -8 who passed both tests was 43.3 percent, up from 41.2 per- cent in 2016. Statewide, the percent- age of students in grades 3- 8 who passed the English language arts section was 65.2 percent, down from 66.1 percent in 2016, while the percentage of students in grades 3-8 who passed the math section was 58.5 per- cent, down from 58.9 per- cent in 2016. The percent- age of students in grades 3- 8 who passed both tests was 51.4 percent, down from 51.6 percent in 2016. In addition, the percent- age of fourth grade stu- dents at Petersburg Elemen- tary School who passed the science test was 68.6 per- cent, while the percentage of fourth grade students at Winslow Elementary School who passed the science test was 55.6 percent. The per- centage of sixth grade stu- dents at Pike Central Middle School who passed the sci- ence test was 70.9 percent. Corporation-wide, the per- centage of students passing the science test was 67.2 per- cent, four percentage points higher than the statewide average of 63.2 percent. The percentage of fifth grade students at Peters- burg Elementary School who passed the social stud- ies test was 50.5 percent, while the percentage of fifth grade students at Win- slow Elementary School who passed the social stud- ies test was 54.8 percent. The percentage of seventh grade students at Pike Cen- tral Middle School who passed the social studies test was 62.7 percent. Cor- poration-wide, the percent- age of students passing the social studies test was 57.3 percent. Statewide, the per- centage of students passing the social studies test was 63.5 percent. The percentage of 10th grade students at Pike Cen- tral High School who passed the English language arts test was 57.1 percent, up from 54.4 percent in 2016, while the percentage of 10th grade students who passed the math test was 29.1 per- cent, down from 31.3 per- cent in 2016. The percentage of students who passed both tests was 23.5 percent, down from 27.2 percent in 2016. Statewide, the percent- age of 10th grade students who passed the English lan- guage arts section was 60.7 percent, up from 59.0 per- cent in 2016, while the per- centage of 10th grade stu- dents who passed the math test was 36.9 percent, up from 34.6 percent in 2016. The percentage of 10th grade students statewide who passed both tests was 57.1 percent, down from 58.8 percent in 2016. In addition, the percent- age of 10th grade students at Pike Central High School who passed the science test was 51.0 percent, down from 51.1 percent in 2016. State- wide, the percentage of 10th grade students who passed the science test was 57.1 per- cent, down from 58.8 per- cent. "Although the overall per- centages are discouraging, there are definitely areas of success in the corporation," Blake said. "At Petersburg Elementary, the percent- age of students passing the science test has been above the state average for the past three years. At Win- slow Elementary, there has been continuous improve- ment in the percentage of students passing the math test and the percentage of students passing both math and language arts tests. At Pike Central Middle School, the percentage of students passing both math and lan- guage arts tests increased by 2.1 percent from the 2015 - 16 results. At Pike Central High School, the percent- age of students passing the language arts test increased from 54.4 percent to 57.1 percent." "As far as the breakdown, though, in terms of where we're at, we're below state average, and we need to im- prove," Blake added. "We've got some work cut out for us but, at the same time, we'll have a lot to celebrate as we continue to make the im- provements." ISTEP Continued from page 1 Smith trial continued until Jan. 17 By Andy Heuring A trial for Glynn Smith on charges of sexual mis- conduct with a minor, sex- ual battery, neglect of a mi- nor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor was continued from Wednesday, September 20 until January 17, 2018, at the last minute on Wednesday. Smith's at- torney, Casey Lindeman, requested the continuance because of what he called an oversight of his. He said he missed a key piece of ev- idence that he should have argued to not be admitted in the trial. The evidence Lindeman re- ferred to was a taped interview between Smith and police. Prospective jurors had been summoned to the courthouse and were awaiting the selection pro- cess when it was decided to grant a continuance to Jan- uary 17. According to a probable cause affidavit, Smith is ac- cused of driving two girls home, who were under the age of 15, from a coffee shop in Petersburg on Saturday, March 4. According to the affidavit, the girls said Smith had been drinking and was all over the road, so they stopped at the inter- section of Highway 56 and 61 near Pike Central and one of the girls drove the rest of the way to Smith's residence near Otwell. The girls also claimed when they arrived at the resi- dence that Smith hugged and 'French kissed' one of the girls, causing the girls to run out of the car and lock themselves into a bed- room until one of the girls' mothers arrived. Officers said the girls were crying and one of them vomited while police were talking to them be- cause they were so upset. Deputy Prosecutor Tom Dysert argued against a continuance. He said the taped interview that was filmed in March was pro- vided to defense council on April 10, 2017. Two arrests for driver never licensed By James Capozella Deputies made one ar- rest over the weekend on I- 69 and then another on CR 200 N. in Otwell for drivers having never received a li- cense. On September 23, Pike County Sheriff's Dep- uty Jason McKinney was on special patrol when he ob- served a small passenger car traveling south at 84 mph in a 70 mph zone. The driver, Felix Oton- iel Exposito-Chirino, 27, of Madisonville, Ky., had on- ly an international ID when asked if he ever had a driv- er's license. A fter admitting that he had never obtained a license and was advised he could not drive on a public highway, he said he was "go- ing to see his dying mother in the hospital and needed to get there tonight." A male passenger in the car was asked where they were going and he said "to see some buddies and then go back to Indianapo- lis." Petersburg Police Of- ficer Corporal Jarod Sim- mons assisted by transport- ing the passenger to town so he wouldn't be out on the in- terstate once the car was re- moved. Felix was lodged in the Pike County Jail on the charge of Operator Never Li- censed. On September 24, Pike County Sheriff Deputy Buck Seger stopped a 2000 Honda traveling west on CR 200 N. for going 46 mph in a 35 mph zone. Rosa Adely Rodriguez, of Walnut St., Washington, produced registration but stated she did not have a driver's license. When asked by Deputy Seger if she ev- er possessed a valid license, she replied she had not. She acknowledged she was aware it was illegal to operate a vehicle without a license. She stated she was coming from a party in Huntingburg and was going home to Washington. Once advised by dispatch that Rosa had never possessed a valid driver's license, she was placed in handcuffs and transported to the Pike County Jail, charged with Operator Never Licensed. NEWS! Want to share your news with others? The Press-Dispatch can help deliver it to Pike and the surrounding counties. 812-354-8500 Need something interesting to read? subscribe to 812-354-8500 subscribe@pressdispatch.net CALL or email For a print or NetEdition subscription,