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| Rebecca Dennis, Bourbon, formerly of She was principal of Southern Wells Elementary. She was the Title I teacher at Westview as well as a first- and third-grade teacher for 12 years with Mississinewa Schools. Dennis received her administration license from |
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Excel Learning Academy is expanding.
By TOSHUA E. PHILLIPS
— Learning doesn’t stop in any season.
With 1322 and 1324 E. 37th St. filled with preschoolers and kindergartners,
The additional space to open June 5 will hold 16 children and go beyond the traditional classrooms by housing computer and laundry rooms and a separate playroom.
The four-year-old academy moved to
“I just love to teach,” said Boards, an MBA graduate from
Tyrone Vertner’s wife, Carlena, heard about Excel through word-of-mouth. Their 6-year-old daughter Natya graduated from the academy last year and now attends Liberty Christian, a private school that also employs A Beka instruction.
Brother Nauteon, 5, isn’t far behind her. He’ll attend
The Vertners have seen advancements in Nauteon behaviorally since his August enrollment.
“He broke out of his shyness,” Tyrone Vertner said. “He’s a lot more outgoing, outspoken.”
That’s not the only change.
“He quickly advanced out of the kindergarten level books to first-grade level,” Vertner said.
Pendleton resident Corey Mitchem is another proud papa.
“I’ve noticed a big difference in
“From what I’ve seen from her peers at our church, she seems to be a bit advanced for a kindergartner.”
Several students are able to test into first grade, despite their young age.
Excel students are grouped by age or academics led by Boards, Ann Wise or Toni Wilson. Daily, the 3- to 6-year-olds count to 100, recite shapes, seasons and opposites, to name a few. The morning begins with a half-hour devotion of Christian, American and Bible allegiances, prayer, faith confession, scripture recital and songs. Regardless of age, children are taught Spanish and social studies during their second semester. Hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
“Kids learn by repetition,” Boards said. “Whether they get it or not, we do this every day. If they do this daily, they’ll catch on.
“I’m not a daycare,” she continued. “This is truly a preschool and kindergarten. My motto: Excel in excellence.”
With a student’s fee of $85 a week, Boards added that her school accepts payments from the state’s Child Care and Development Fund that helps low-income families.
“A lot of parents can’t afford to send their children to private schools,” the owner said.
“We don’t leave any kids behind.”
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Juan Galan, IWU GRADUATE
By LEE NOBLE
— Juan Galan
Galan, 31, of Elwood, has been working with the department for about three weeks, said jail commander Andy Williams.
He grew up in Elwood and can speak some Spanish, thanks to his Hispanic parents.
He said a year spent with the 76th Brigade of the Indiana National Guard in
“I think it was very beneficial,” Galan said. “We did a lot of military police type duties over there, convoy security and other military security.”
He also worked at Red Gold in Elwood. He had previously attended
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New gallery puts spotlight on IWU students
Displays of art for sale draw more eyes in new Student Center
"I think any opportunity to show is great," said Helvie, who, along with four other students, is part of the first group to have their art on display at the gallery. "To have it in the The gallery, named for the year when the school (then called "I pretty much serve as curator, doing all the tasks that that includes," A grand opening last weekend featured acrylic paintings by Helvie and student Ben Hubbard and photographs by students Katie Collins, Ben Swygart and Chris Whonsetler. The works will be on display for three weeks before making way for a new group of artists. "We've gotten the word out through e-mail and posters and word-of-mouth that we're always open for students to submit their work," said Henderson, who also hopes to include alumni and faculty in future shows. "They can pick up information sheets and submission forms, and then there is a review process of the artwork." The work shown is for sale with prices set by the artist and a commission going toward running the gallery. Regular hours for the 1920 Gallery are 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Originally published September 21, 2006 |
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Bank names manager
September 21, 2006
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Way has four years of banking experience and served as branch manager for Bank One/Chase Bank. She is a licensed Realtor and earned a master's degree in business administration from
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She is one of 130 students selected from 90,000 applicants to receive financial awards for college expenses this year by Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation. The Foundation, funded by the publishers of Who's Who, has awarded $171,000 for high school scholarships this year and over $4,000,000 to date.
Annually, the publication recognizes more than 750,000 high-achieving high school students for their leadership in academics, extracurricular activities, community service and athletics.
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Cell phone captures sex acts with child
Child exploitation charges filed after case manager finds images
By KEN de la BASTIDE
Tribune enterprise editor
A Kokomo High School student was arrested Thursday at the Kinsey Youth Center on 10 counts of child exploitation for reportedly taking sexually explicit photographs on a cell phone.
According to Major Steve Rogers with the Howard County Sheriff’s Department, the 17-year-old was attending a therapy session with Latisha Rumsey, a case manager, and a random cell phone search was conducted.
During the routine search, Rumsey discovered several explicit pictures on the cell phone, Rogers said. When asked who was in the pictures the 17-year-old said they were of himself and a 16-year-old girl.
Deputy Larry Sparks looked at the cell phone and found 10 pictures of various sex acts and poses, according to a police report. The juvenile was informed that he was being charged with 10 counts of child exploitation, a class C felony.
While at the Kinsey Youth Center, the cell phone rang and was answered by a deputy with the sheriff’s department. The caller was the alleged victim.
The police report states the officer then met with the alleged victim and her father and they were told the 17-year-old was being charged. The deputy told the girl that several pictures were found on the cell phone. The father told police that he was aware sexual activity was taking place between the two teenagers.
The girl told police she knew about the pictures and had forgiven him.
The Prosecutor’s Office will determine if the youth will be charged as an adult.
If convicted on the class C felony charges, the teenager could face a maximum eight-year prison sentence on each count
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September 15, 2006
A 'way cool' teacher
3rd-graders in Fishers cheer
By Melanie D. Hayes melanie.d.hynes@ carmelstar.com
FISHERS, Ind. -- Taking a test while lying on the floor is nothing unusual for students in Anna Shults' third-grade class at Fall Creek Elementary School.
Sometimes they sit on a windowsill during exams, or rest on a pillow.
Shults' creative ways -- she also makes up rap songs to help students remember spelling words and organizes scavenger hunts for geometrical shapes -- helped propel the 31-year-old educator to the status of Indiana's top teacher Thursday.
Students and colleagues, however, also cited Shults' caring ways.
"Sometimes she gives us extra recess when we are good," said Haley Butler, 8. "She is pretty and the best teacher in the world!"
Shults is now
Shults was chosen from 47 educators from public and private schools across
Shults went to the gymnasium with other teachers and students, thinking she'd hear a seminar by an education expert.
But the program quickly turned into big cheers for Shults as Suellen Reed, state superintendent of public instruction, presented $1,000 from Indiana Farm Bureau and scholarship offers from
"For this teacher, teaching is not just a career or a job -- it's a passion," Reed said.
"At the end of the school year, she has her students write a letter to the students who will be in her class next year. Some of the letters said she is 'way cool.' They said she is flexible, caring, energetic, accepting of all students. Some said she was 'goofy,' " Reed said, then chuckled.
Shults joined Fall Creek Elementary as a student teacher in 1996 and has been there ever since.
The
"Every student learns in his or her own little way, and it's my job to tap into that," she said. "I try to make each activity meaningful."
Shults cannot recall a dull moment as a teacher.
"Every day is different. I feed off the enthusiasm and excitement of kids and just the ability to do what I love," she said. "It's an everyday passion that is extremely rewarding."
Shults' husband, Brian, teaches science at
"Their minds are like little sponges," she said. "They are on fire to learn. And they are not into cliques and popularity.
"And, selfishly thinking, they still think their teacher is cool."
Call Star reporter Melanie D. Hayes at (317) 444-2613.
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Teaching tips
Three tips from Anna Shults,
• Know what makes students tick, their likes and dislikes.
• Convey to students that they are most important to you.
• Accept the fact that each student learns differently.
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Team Shoots 303 in Day 1 of Indiana Wesleyan Invite
Cornerstone University Athletics, MI - 8 Sep 2006
After shooting a 303 on day one of the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational the team finds themselves only 2 strokes off the leaders. Indiana ...Hounds defeat Indiana Wesleyan, remain perfect University of Indianapolis Greyhounds, Indiana - 30 Aug 2006
MARION, Ind. – The Indianapolis volleyball squad continued its winning ways in ’06 as it went on the road to defeat Indiana Wesleyan in five games.
...Wildcats win own tourney.
Marion Chronicle Tribune, IN - BY ADAM WIRE. Indiana Wesleyan's men's golfers had plenty of excuses to be nervous Saturday at Meshingomesia Country Club. They were ...
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Indiana Wesleyan goes 4-0 against Dominican Republic's bestMarion Chronicle Tribune, IN - 19 Aug 2006
The Indiana Wesleyan University women's basketball team recently returned from a weeklong trip to the Dominican Republic, where the Wildcats went 4-0 against...
Siena Heights splits opening matches
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College Results: The Siena Heights University volleyball team went 1-1 on the first day of the Indiana Wesleyan Tournament. FORT WAYNE, Ind.
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Marion Hispanic Roundtable awarded four scholarships last week, President Ray Vasquez said. Three graduates of Scholarship winners are required to attend a workshop on How to Succeed in College. The workshop was presented Thursday by Joe Lopez, admissions officer for Since 2004, Marion Hispanic Roundtable has awarded eight scholarships to college-bound high school graduates. Originally published August 14, 2006 (SOURCE: Chronicle Tribune, |
Survey says: County pushes past trouble
'C-T' staff, Ball State team ask citizens what they think about the economy, future growth
If hope could be a product, manufacturing in More than half of the county - 53 percent - believe they will be financially better off by next spring, according to a survey by the Chronicle-Tribune and Yet half of those surveyed were reluctant to predict how employment would change at their workplace in the next year. "We've taken some hard hits, and we'll take more, but I think the overall attitude of the county has shifted," said Darren Reese, manager of corporate and community relations for Ivy Tech in And maybe a little fear. Community expectations were revealed in the communitywide survey conducted in the spring by the Chronicle-Tribuneand the Ball State University Business Fellows program, which provides real-world work experiences for students. The effort of the students and the newspaper's editorial staff is contained in Section B inside today's Chronicle-Tribune. The survey, which carries a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent, found that 14 percent thought employment at their workplace would fall this year. Twenty-four percent thought employment would stay the same, while 12 percent thought employment would increase in their own place of work. Unemployment for Key to recovery will be the continued education of the local workforce and high performing schools to make the community attractive to new employers, said Jeff Southworth, a local business owner and president of the Grant County Economic Growth Council. The community has attracted two new retail distribution centers and an ethanol plant. "We've had good success and we've shown people what we can do," he said. Without skilled jobs, the community faces an uphill battle for prosperity. "The template is, you lose high-paying manufacturing jobs and you go to lower wage service sector jobs," said Jeffrey Wenger, professor of public policy at the Higher-paying jobs at the expanding area colleges likely will go to highly trained people recruited from outside the community, he said. The lower paying support staff jobs are just that - lower paying. "It's tough to replace high-paying manufacturing jobs," Wenger said. But while the campuses can't make up for Thomson and Active Products and Ball-Foster Glass, all plants that have closed their doors in the past decade, their influence on the economy is nothing but positive, he said. Alan Miller, director of university relations at The number of employees the university hires grows by about 50 to 100 people each year. "We've went from 300 to 800 employees in the past 10 years," Miller said. Professional positions at the university are somewhat difficult to fill, Miller said. In addition to seeking Christians who are in accord with the university's mission, the university also looks for well-educated, experienced people, and it has to compete with other institutions, such as Jim Garringer, public relations director at "They're all a challenge to fill," Garringer said. There will be more of those jobs as the university has announced plans to invest more than $100 million in the But there is no recipe for rebirth, Wenger said. Each community that has suffered similar job losses write their own story. "I don't think it takes any one thing," he said. "Good management. Luck." Originally published September 4, 2006 |
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Community service earns man award
Jack Brady, director of Project Leadership, received the Tony Maidenberg Award for community service during Brady, who came to Five years ago, Brady made three trips to Originally published September 1, 2006 (SOURCE: Chronicle Tribune) |
