WHS Takes Two Firsts In Academic Super Bowl
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - Wawasee High School staff members were all smiles at Tuesday's school board meeting. They were there to announce that two WHS teams are state champions in the Hoosier Academic Super Bowl held last Saturday at Indianapolis.
The math team, coached by Kristi Harris, was tied going into the final question, and answered 22 of 25 questions correctly to win. The science team, coached by Holly Sautter and Sarah Freed, took first-place honors, answering 20 of 25 questions correctly.
Math team members are Jonathan Trojan, Jesse McDonald, Jon Dingledein, Luke Speakman and Joey Doherty. Science team members are Dana Carr, Paul Strycker, Ryan Cox and Trojan.
Beth Hursh, who coached the fine arts team and coordinates the program, explained that the students have studied the Roman Republic and Roman Empire all year to answer the questions correctly.
Next year's topic will be the years between World War I and World War II. Other coaches are Bryan Waltz, English, and Kathy Myers, social studies.
Principal Alan Frank told the board that the teams are made up of really smart kids who worked extremely hard to achieve their goal. He praised them, their parents and teachers for the achievement.
Administrative assistant Joy Swartzentruber said most textbook rental fees for the fall term have not changed, but costs for third-grade rental dropped by more than $12. She explained that costs reflect changes in workbooks and computer fees.
Textbook rental costs for next school year are: kindergarten, $41.65; readiness, $69.25; first grade, $86.55; second grade, $80.05; third grade, $86.35; fourth grade, $99.60; fifth grade, $87; sixth grade, $77.90; seventh grade, $77.55; and eighth grade, $71.85.
Summer school classes at WHS also were announced. They will begin June 6 and end on July 6, with no classes on July 4. The first period will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m., while the second period will begin at 11 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.
Summer school classes will be offered in government, economics, math/science, English, special education, LRC and driver's training. Deadline for registration is Friday.
Driver's education classes will be held at Milford School at 7:30 a.m. from June 4-22. Classes at North Webster School will run from June 11-29. Session one begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 9:45 a.m. Session two will be from 10 a.m. until noon. Two sessions will be held in WHS from 8:45-10:45 a.m. Session one begins June 4 and ends June 22. Session two begins July 2 and ends July 23. Individual driving instruction will be scheduled by the teachers.
In other action, the board adopted an amendment to the school handbook that spells out acceptable clothing for school. Specifically, the new rule bans tops that have an open back or spaghetti straps and do not cover the shoulders. It also specifies that the bottom of the shirt must reach below the belt line to prevent bare midriffs.
Frank said that in researching the issue he surveyed eight nearby schools corporations and discovered that some also ban shorts and plunging necklines.
"We are struggling with these issues, and we are trying to be reasonable," he said after board member Brian Dawes asked that the school be reasonable in its decisions, explaining that he believes it is not reasonable to mandate ties in today's workplace.
WHS counselor Gene Mitz said, "It is a matter of decency - holding our kids to higher standards."
Superintendent Mark Stock was given the go-ahead to determine whether or not the corporation should sign a contract locking in the price of natural gas for one year. He also received permission to authorize contracts for student residential placements.
In personnel matters, administrative assistant Joy Swartzentruber's contract was renewed for two years at $75,000 annual salary. Holly Beer resigned as first-grade teacher in Syracuse Elementary School and Jennifer Lancaster resigned as special education teacher at WHS.
Diane Pederson resigned as special education paraprofessional at Wawasee Middle School and Susan Kline resigned as Syracuse nurse. Richard Coffey was hired as a custodian at WHS and Melissa Longenecker began work in the North Webster cafeteria in mid- April.
Bob Lahrman said construction is moving along as planned at North Webster School and that remodeling work is right on schedule at the other schools. [[In-content Ad]]
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SYRACUSE - Wawasee High School staff members were all smiles at Tuesday's school board meeting. They were there to announce that two WHS teams are state champions in the Hoosier Academic Super Bowl held last Saturday at Indianapolis.
The math team, coached by Kristi Harris, was tied going into the final question, and answered 22 of 25 questions correctly to win. The science team, coached by Holly Sautter and Sarah Freed, took first-place honors, answering 20 of 25 questions correctly.
Math team members are Jonathan Trojan, Jesse McDonald, Jon Dingledein, Luke Speakman and Joey Doherty. Science team members are Dana Carr, Paul Strycker, Ryan Cox and Trojan.
Beth Hursh, who coached the fine arts team and coordinates the program, explained that the students have studied the Roman Republic and Roman Empire all year to answer the questions correctly.
Next year's topic will be the years between World War I and World War II. Other coaches are Bryan Waltz, English, and Kathy Myers, social studies.
Principal Alan Frank told the board that the teams are made up of really smart kids who worked extremely hard to achieve their goal. He praised them, their parents and teachers for the achievement.
Administrative assistant Joy Swartzentruber said most textbook rental fees for the fall term have not changed, but costs for third-grade rental dropped by more than $12. She explained that costs reflect changes in workbooks and computer fees.
Textbook rental costs for next school year are: kindergarten, $41.65; readiness, $69.25; first grade, $86.55; second grade, $80.05; third grade, $86.35; fourth grade, $99.60; fifth grade, $87; sixth grade, $77.90; seventh grade, $77.55; and eighth grade, $71.85.
Summer school classes at WHS also were announced. They will begin June 6 and end on July 6, with no classes on July 4. The first period will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m., while the second period will begin at 11 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.
Summer school classes will be offered in government, economics, math/science, English, special education, LRC and driver's training. Deadline for registration is Friday.
Driver's education classes will be held at Milford School at 7:30 a.m. from June 4-22. Classes at North Webster School will run from June 11-29. Session one begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 9:45 a.m. Session two will be from 10 a.m. until noon. Two sessions will be held in WHS from 8:45-10:45 a.m. Session one begins June 4 and ends June 22. Session two begins July 2 and ends July 23. Individual driving instruction will be scheduled by the teachers.
In other action, the board adopted an amendment to the school handbook that spells out acceptable clothing for school. Specifically, the new rule bans tops that have an open back or spaghetti straps and do not cover the shoulders. It also specifies that the bottom of the shirt must reach below the belt line to prevent bare midriffs.
Frank said that in researching the issue he surveyed eight nearby schools corporations and discovered that some also ban shorts and plunging necklines.
"We are struggling with these issues, and we are trying to be reasonable," he said after board member Brian Dawes asked that the school be reasonable in its decisions, explaining that he believes it is not reasonable to mandate ties in today's workplace.
WHS counselor Gene Mitz said, "It is a matter of decency - holding our kids to higher standards."
Superintendent Mark Stock was given the go-ahead to determine whether or not the corporation should sign a contract locking in the price of natural gas for one year. He also received permission to authorize contracts for student residential placements.
In personnel matters, administrative assistant Joy Swartzentruber's contract was renewed for two years at $75,000 annual salary. Holly Beer resigned as first-grade teacher in Syracuse Elementary School and Jennifer Lancaster resigned as special education teacher at WHS.
Diane Pederson resigned as special education paraprofessional at Wawasee Middle School and Susan Kline resigned as Syracuse nurse. Richard Coffey was hired as a custodian at WHS and Melissa Longenecker began work in the North Webster cafeteria in mid- April.
Bob Lahrman said construction is moving along as planned at North Webster School and that remodeling work is right on schedule at the other schools. [[In-content Ad]]