WCHS Students Lauded For Helping Locate Wandering Girl
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
They just reported the wandering girl, according to Warsaw Community High School Principal Dr. Jennifer Lucht at the Warsaw School Board meeting Monday night. Police kept searching for her based on the reports received.[[In-content Ad]]The girl, walking from her home on Union Street, ended up at the high school. Fortunately, five students alerted the right people of the young lady walking behind the high school, said Lucht. For "doing the right thing," Lucht recognized the five young men at the meeting Monday.
Those students included Andrew Rensberger, J.R. Byers, Chase Byerly, Kyle Tucker and Max Revere.
"I should note that the majority of our youth are in this caliber," said Lucht.
According to previous stories, the girl's wanderings didn't stop. While staying at her grandparents' home in Oswego, she wondered off again Dec. 4 in severe weather until she was found again.
The child's grandmother stated the girl had been with her and her husband since Nov. 20. From then until Dec. 4, the child left the house on five separate occasions despite the house having an alarm system. The child was with the grandparents because she kept wandering from her parents' home in Warsaw.
In other business:
n Tammy Ummel, director of special services, was recognized for being named this year's recipient of the Friends of IN*SOURCE award.
The award was for demonstrating outstanding service to children with disabilities and their families.
n Jamie Lake, of Kovert Hawkins architect firm, Jeffersonville, presented Superintendent Dr. Robert Haworth with an award from the American School & University organization and publication.
While Haworth was superintendent at Springs Valley in French Lick, the school corporation had a building project. The American School & University award recognizes the building project for achievement in educational design. The award is given out to the architect team, and by extension, the school corporation superintendent(s). Haworth was one of three superintendents at Springs Valley during the building project, so each superintendent received the award.
The award was one of two Kovert Hawkins received this year, and one of five the firm received in the past three years.
n A special school board meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 7 at the administration building for organization of the board.
n Personnel recommendations were approved by the school board, including hiring Aubrey Pfister-Lenfestey as the assistant gymnastic coach at WCHS, replacing Andrea Calhoun; resignation of Craig Helfrich as boys soccer coach at Harrison Elementary School, replaced by Rick Glass; hiring of Michael McClain as eighth-grade boys basketball coach, replacing Dennis Hershberger, at Lakeview Middle School; and hiring Dan Miller as seventh-grade girls basketball coach, replacing Holly Grossman at LMS.
n The school board approved, upon second reading, the school corporation's expenditure goal statement, as required by state law.
n The board held a first reading of board policy limiting administrative contracts to a maximum of two years. The board will be asked to approve the policy at its Jan. 21 meeting.
Administrative contracts were approved for one year, until 2009, for all support, elementary school, middle school, high school administrators and assistant director of special education, director of English as a second language, director of assessment and director of special education.
The assistant superintendent's and the chief financial officer's contracts already do not expire until 2009, and Haworth's contract expires in 2010.
n A grant from the Title V Program was approved. The grant is for $11,175 and is earmarked for library materials. Of the grant money, $364 will go to two private schools that requested to be a part of the grant. The money to the private schools is based on their student enrollment.
n The WCHS Winter Percussion Ensemble will compete in regional competition in Troy, Mich., in February. The school board approved the extracurricular trip.
n Roger Haeck, Lakeview Middle School teacher, invited the school board to the school's 18th annual science show Thursday at 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for the Mike Bott Science Scholarship.
They just reported the wandering girl, according to Warsaw Community High School Principal Dr. Jennifer Lucht at the Warsaw School Board meeting Monday night. Police kept searching for her based on the reports received.[[In-content Ad]]The girl, walking from her home on Union Street, ended up at the high school. Fortunately, five students alerted the right people of the young lady walking behind the high school, said Lucht. For "doing the right thing," Lucht recognized the five young men at the meeting Monday.
Those students included Andrew Rensberger, J.R. Byers, Chase Byerly, Kyle Tucker and Max Revere.
"I should note that the majority of our youth are in this caliber," said Lucht.
According to previous stories, the girl's wanderings didn't stop. While staying at her grandparents' home in Oswego, she wondered off again Dec. 4 in severe weather until she was found again.
The child's grandmother stated the girl had been with her and her husband since Nov. 20. From then until Dec. 4, the child left the house on five separate occasions despite the house having an alarm system. The child was with the grandparents because she kept wandering from her parents' home in Warsaw.
In other business:
n Tammy Ummel, director of special services, was recognized for being named this year's recipient of the Friends of IN*SOURCE award.
The award was for demonstrating outstanding service to children with disabilities and their families.
n Jamie Lake, of Kovert Hawkins architect firm, Jeffersonville, presented Superintendent Dr. Robert Haworth with an award from the American School & University organization and publication.
While Haworth was superintendent at Springs Valley in French Lick, the school corporation had a building project. The American School & University award recognizes the building project for achievement in educational design. The award is given out to the architect team, and by extension, the school corporation superintendent(s). Haworth was one of three superintendents at Springs Valley during the building project, so each superintendent received the award.
The award was one of two Kovert Hawkins received this year, and one of five the firm received in the past three years.
n A special school board meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 7 at the administration building for organization of the board.
n Personnel recommendations were approved by the school board, including hiring Aubrey Pfister-Lenfestey as the assistant gymnastic coach at WCHS, replacing Andrea Calhoun; resignation of Craig Helfrich as boys soccer coach at Harrison Elementary School, replaced by Rick Glass; hiring of Michael McClain as eighth-grade boys basketball coach, replacing Dennis Hershberger, at Lakeview Middle School; and hiring Dan Miller as seventh-grade girls basketball coach, replacing Holly Grossman at LMS.
n The school board approved, upon second reading, the school corporation's expenditure goal statement, as required by state law.
n The board held a first reading of board policy limiting administrative contracts to a maximum of two years. The board will be asked to approve the policy at its Jan. 21 meeting.
Administrative contracts were approved for one year, until 2009, for all support, elementary school, middle school, high school administrators and assistant director of special education, director of English as a second language, director of assessment and director of special education.
The assistant superintendent's and the chief financial officer's contracts already do not expire until 2009, and Haworth's contract expires in 2010.
n A grant from the Title V Program was approved. The grant is for $11,175 and is earmarked for library materials. Of the grant money, $364 will go to two private schools that requested to be a part of the grant. The money to the private schools is based on their student enrollment.
n The WCHS Winter Percussion Ensemble will compete in regional competition in Troy, Mich., in February. The school board approved the extracurricular trip.
n Roger Haeck, Lakeview Middle School teacher, invited the school board to the school's 18th annual science show Thursday at 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for the Mike Bott Science Scholarship.
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