Manchester Hears From Students On Job Shadowing
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester High School junior Anthony Sorg, senior Carrie White, junior Peter Narragon and senior Bart King reported to school board members Tuesday their thoughts and experiences with job shadowing during GQE Quest Days activities, which took place in September.
Cathy Markstahler, MHS math teacher, head of the math department and Graduation Qualifying Exam Quest Days' coordinator, said Quest Days activities were well-received by students.
Sorg visited Purdue University, previously his top choice for college. But, he said, he saw how big it was and how small the dorms were and now said he realizes he doesn't want to attend the university.
Naragon also visited Purdue University and since has been accepted. He said he liked the "bigger school better than a smaller school" and traveling to the university helped him make this decision.
White visited Ken Anderson Films, Warsaw. "It was a great experience," White said. She said she was able to learn some things she wanted to do and some things she didn't want to do.
King visited Gaerte Engines, a fabrication shop in Rochester. "I got to learn a trade I was very interested in," King said. "I learned I wasn't quite as interested in it as I thought I was." But, he said, he still enjoyed the job shadowing experience.
"We're already working on next year," Markstahler said.
"I can't say enough about the time and effort Cathy has put into the job shadowing program," board president Kent Trickle said. "She does a good job for our school."
In other business:
• Board members approved a County Industry donation of $10,000 to Manchester Community Schools.
Superintendent Connie Curry said the donation will be used for "items and programs that we wouldn't have been able to fund any other way."
• Curry also reported Thursday's convocation on overpopulation at MHS with Werner Fornos, president of The Population Institute, Washington, D.C., went very well.
As an introduction to Fornos, MHS biology teacher Jabin Burnworth played a video of MHS students regarding world population. Curry said she will ask Burnworth to play the video for board members.
"We're pleased that Jabin had the courage to request this," Curry said of coordinating the convocation.
• Granted permission to advertise for bus bids for the purchase of two 66-passenger school bus bodies and chassis and one 14-passenger school bus body and chassis.
"These are part of the school bus replacement plan that we discussed back in August and September," assistant superintendent Kim Thurston said.
Approximately half of MCS buses are equipped with cameras and VCRs. "We'd like to outfit the rest of the route buses at the end of the calendar year," Thurston said.
• Two North Manchester residents requested a bus stop be placed at Seventh and Mill streets. Child care provider Carrie Boyd said more than 31 students currently use a bus stop at Seventh and Sycamore streets. She said splitting students into groups of 15 at two bus stops will be "easier on the children, parents and bus driver."
With 31 students at one bus stop, "the older ones are basically tormenting the younger ones," Boyd said.
Board members assured the residents they would look into the situation.
• Curry said FBLA students recently visited Old Country Buffet in Fort Wayne.
"They want them to come back," she said. A letter was received from the restaurant "saying how well-behaved" the students were.
• Thurston reported Pepsi machines will be installed in the schools Oct. 30.
Board members approved a five-year contract with Pepsi Sept. 19 at a board meeting naming Pepsi the school system's exclusive vendor.
• Board members approved the following Sunday activities: MHS business teacher Keith Metzger and FBLA members to go bowling as a club activity Sunday at Oak Park Lanes, North Manchester and use of MHS and the Performing Arts Center Nov. 18-19 for the Indiana Bandmasters Association All-Region Band clinic and concert. Coordinator is Larry Dockter.
• Approved MHS teacher of instrumental music Terry McKee and the MHS band and squirettes to travel to Disney World in Orlando, Fla., from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
• Approved Donna Medley as a bus driver for MCS, Angela Westafer as a custodian at MES and Jeff Manges as seventh-grade basketball coach at MJHS.
• Approved the following as substitute bus drivers for MCS: Wayne Staton, Max Frye, Ted Lambert, Don Osborne, Kim Skeens and Angela Gillum.
Secretary Larry Miller asked about training for the substitutes. Thurston said training will begin next week and substitutes will attend a bus driving state meeting Oct. 25 and 26.
Manchester Community Schools Board of Trustees includes: president Kent Trickle, vice president Virginia Gunter, secretary Larry Miller, Todd Speicher, Sally Krouse, Brad Perrott and Thom Frantz. Superintendent is Connie Curry. [[In-content Ad]]
NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester High School junior Anthony Sorg, senior Carrie White, junior Peter Narragon and senior Bart King reported to school board members Tuesday their thoughts and experiences with job shadowing during GQE Quest Days activities, which took place in September.
Cathy Markstahler, MHS math teacher, head of the math department and Graduation Qualifying Exam Quest Days' coordinator, said Quest Days activities were well-received by students.
Sorg visited Purdue University, previously his top choice for college. But, he said, he saw how big it was and how small the dorms were and now said he realizes he doesn't want to attend the university.
Naragon also visited Purdue University and since has been accepted. He said he liked the "bigger school better than a smaller school" and traveling to the university helped him make this decision.
White visited Ken Anderson Films, Warsaw. "It was a great experience," White said. She said she was able to learn some things she wanted to do and some things she didn't want to do.
King visited Gaerte Engines, a fabrication shop in Rochester. "I got to learn a trade I was very interested in," King said. "I learned I wasn't quite as interested in it as I thought I was." But, he said, he still enjoyed the job shadowing experience.
"We're already working on next year," Markstahler said.
"I can't say enough about the time and effort Cathy has put into the job shadowing program," board president Kent Trickle said. "She does a good job for our school."
In other business:
• Board members approved a County Industry donation of $10,000 to Manchester Community Schools.
Superintendent Connie Curry said the donation will be used for "items and programs that we wouldn't have been able to fund any other way."
• Curry also reported Thursday's convocation on overpopulation at MHS with Werner Fornos, president of The Population Institute, Washington, D.C., went very well.
As an introduction to Fornos, MHS biology teacher Jabin Burnworth played a video of MHS students regarding world population. Curry said she will ask Burnworth to play the video for board members.
"We're pleased that Jabin had the courage to request this," Curry said of coordinating the convocation.
• Granted permission to advertise for bus bids for the purchase of two 66-passenger school bus bodies and chassis and one 14-passenger school bus body and chassis.
"These are part of the school bus replacement plan that we discussed back in August and September," assistant superintendent Kim Thurston said.
Approximately half of MCS buses are equipped with cameras and VCRs. "We'd like to outfit the rest of the route buses at the end of the calendar year," Thurston said.
• Two North Manchester residents requested a bus stop be placed at Seventh and Mill streets. Child care provider Carrie Boyd said more than 31 students currently use a bus stop at Seventh and Sycamore streets. She said splitting students into groups of 15 at two bus stops will be "easier on the children, parents and bus driver."
With 31 students at one bus stop, "the older ones are basically tormenting the younger ones," Boyd said.
Board members assured the residents they would look into the situation.
• Curry said FBLA students recently visited Old Country Buffet in Fort Wayne.
"They want them to come back," she said. A letter was received from the restaurant "saying how well-behaved" the students were.
• Thurston reported Pepsi machines will be installed in the schools Oct. 30.
Board members approved a five-year contract with Pepsi Sept. 19 at a board meeting naming Pepsi the school system's exclusive vendor.
• Board members approved the following Sunday activities: MHS business teacher Keith Metzger and FBLA members to go bowling as a club activity Sunday at Oak Park Lanes, North Manchester and use of MHS and the Performing Arts Center Nov. 18-19 for the Indiana Bandmasters Association All-Region Band clinic and concert. Coordinator is Larry Dockter.
• Approved MHS teacher of instrumental music Terry McKee and the MHS band and squirettes to travel to Disney World in Orlando, Fla., from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
• Approved Donna Medley as a bus driver for MCS, Angela Westafer as a custodian at MES and Jeff Manges as seventh-grade basketball coach at MJHS.
• Approved the following as substitute bus drivers for MCS: Wayne Staton, Max Frye, Ted Lambert, Don Osborne, Kim Skeens and Angela Gillum.
Secretary Larry Miller asked about training for the substitutes. Thurston said training will begin next week and substitutes will attend a bus driving state meeting Oct. 25 and 26.
Manchester Community Schools Board of Trustees includes: president Kent Trickle, vice president Virginia Gunter, secretary Larry Miller, Todd Speicher, Sally Krouse, Brad Perrott and Thom Frantz. Superintendent is Connie Curry. [[In-content Ad]]