Anderson Community Schools
641-2028
First day: Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Initial enrollment: 9,350, compared with 9,700 last year.
Key dates: No school on Labor Day, Sept. 7; fall break, Oct. 22-23; Thanksgiving break, Nov. 26-27; Christmas break, Dec. 21-Jan. 3; Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 18 (unless makeup day is needed); Presidents Day, Feb. 15 (unless makeup day is needed); spring break, March 29-April 4; Last day of school, May 27.
What you need to know: Several schools have new principals. They are: Julie Morse at Anderson Elementary; Pat Cox at Eastside Elementary; Jennette Harris at Edgewood Elementary; Greg Kalisz at Forest Hills Elementary; Scott Merkel at Killbuck Elementary; Becky Bolaños at 29th Street Elementary; Les Souders at East Side Middle School; Patrick Fassnacht at Anderson High School and Lucinda McCord at Highland High School.
What’s new this year: Anderson Community Schools will provide bus service to all students within their school district. Because of school consolidation, bus routes have been revised so that there are no walk zones in the district, and every student will have a bus stop to their district school within a few blocks of their home ... The Ebbertt Education Center is now located in the Wigwam Complex. The ACS administration offices are now located at the former South Side Middle School on 29th Street.
Who’s in charge: Interim Superintendent Lennon Brown, 641-2028. E-mail lbrown@acsc.net.
Where you can get school information: The school corporation Web site, www.acsc.net.
Local Education
School Changes: Anderson
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Search for history on Mars
Greg McCauley will discuss a Mars mission at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pendleton Public Library, 595 E. Water St. The 45-minute talk featuring multimedia is free and open to the public.
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Let the words flow
Aaron Lucky Jr., a junior at Anderson Preparatory Academy, has been told he has “a nice voice and a way with words” for a long time. He’ll show off those skills when he heads to Indianapolis Feb. 25 as a participant in Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest.
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Anderson High School's graduation rates increase
AHS has tied for 14th place out of the top 20 for the most improvement in non-waiver graduation rates for the 2010-11 school year. “We were just thrilled,” AHS Principal Lucinda McCord said.
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South Madison narrows board candidate pool to four
The South Madison Community School Corp. school board has narrowed its search to fill a vacant board position to four finalists.
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A super experience
Ivy Tech student Kavelle Brooks and Anderson High School senior Zach Burkhardt, Super Bowl ambassadors for Anderson Community Schools, have been involved in the planning since eighth grade.
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East Elementary 6th-graders team up for NFL Play 60 Challenge
A sixth-grade class at East Elementary, 893 E. U.S. 36, received a few surprises after participating in the NFL Play 60 Challenge.
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NFL 'Play' program tackles child obesity
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was basking in the relative anonymity Wednesday at the NFL Experience, goofing around with kids at one of the drill stations and signing autographs.
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South Madison school board receives large pool of candidates
The South Madison Community School Corp. school board is looking for a new member, and with the applications that came in Jan. 27, there are plenty to choose from.
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ACS board selects Danny McGhee as new member
Danny McGhee said he wants to help Anderson Community Schools become elite.
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ACS board interviews three finalists
The three finalists for the Anderson Community School Corp. board are all products of Anderson Community Schools, and all have had family or children in the district.
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