South Madison Community Schools
First day: Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Initial enrollment: 4,158, up from 4,149 last year.
Key dates: No school on Labor Day, Sept. 7; staff development day Sept. 18; fall vacation, Oct. 28-30; staff development day, Nov. 25; Thanksgiving break, Nov. 26-27; winter break, Dec. 21-Jan. 3; Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 18; Presidents Day, Feb. 15; March 5 (unless makeup day needed); spring vacation, March 29-April 2; April 16 (unless makeup day needed); May 7 (unless makeup day needed); Memorial Day, May 31; last day of school, June 4.
What you need to know: More middle school students will have access to school buses this year, with the move of Pendleton Heights Elementary from its location in town to behind the high school. Pickup points will be on State Street, Water Street, South Pendleton Avenue and in front of the former middle school on East Street. Details will be posted on the school corporation’s Web site. ... An elementary school open house is scheduled for Monday from 6-7:30 p.m.
What’s new this year: The $34 million Pendleton Heights Middle School opens near the intersection of Indiana 38 and 300 West. A dedication and open house will be Sept. 2 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. ... The former middle school site will be the new Pendleton Intermediate School for grades 5-6. This realignment also shifted some students from Maple Ridge Elementary, easing crowding at that school.
Who’s in charge: Superintendent Tom Warmke, (765) 778-8207. E-mail twarmke@smadison.k12.in.us.
Where you can get school information: The school corporation Web site, www.smadison.k12.in.us.
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School Changes: South Madison
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Academic Accolades: May 27
A compilation of academic news as published in the Sunday edition of The Herald Bulletin.
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Well-behaved students rewarded with carnival
A “Can you survive the yuck?” game was one of many offered at the Student Appreciation Program held inside and on the outdoor grounds of AHS on Friday.
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Indiana Christian Academy students look ahead to summer
Tantalizing Florida vacations filled with sun, sand, sea and Disney shimmered like diamonds strewn across a distant shore for several kids awaiting pickup on the last day of classes at Indiana Christian Academy Thursday.
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AHS rewarding well-behaved students
Anderson High School is holding its Student Appreciation Program (SAP) Friday for students who meet or surpass several requirements.
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AHS will hold student appreciation day
Anderson High School is holding its Student Appreciation Program Friday for students who meet or surpass several requirements.
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Anderson High School choir to sing with Foreigner
When Julie Wood received an email from Hoosier Park Racing & Casino about an “exciting opportunity,” the Anderson High School director of choral activities thought it was a joke.
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Haffner becomes 44th winner of Red Haven Award
Pendleton Heights now has both the old and the new Red Haven Award trophy for its case at school.
When PH’s Ellie McCardwell won the award in 2010, the long-standing trophy was retired, and because the Arabians had the last winner, the school was able to permanently house that hardware.
On Tuesday, when the Anderson Noon Exchange Club presented the 2012 winner, it went to Pendleton Heights’ Abbie Haffner. So for the next 12 months, PH will be home to both the new traveling trophy, first presented a year ago to Lapel’s Leigh Steele, and the old one. -
Anderson Learning Academy withdraws charter application
When Anderson Learning Academy’s board first started seeking charter status, it was to help make changes in education as graduation rates and ISTEP scores were low in the public school system.
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Haffner, McFerran get Dickmann Awards
Alexandria-Monroe High School senior Michael McFerran and Pendleton Heights senior Abbie Haffner received the annual Dickmann Youth Community Service Awards on Tuesday during the Anderson Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon at Anderson Country Club.
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Historic Preservation Commission turns down school board
Arguments were made over historical significance, sentimental value, structural stability, safety and finances during a Historic Preservation Commission meeting Monday evening discussing whether to grant South Madison Community Schools board’s proposal to demolish the former middle school at 301 S. East St.
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Academic Accolades: May 27
