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Lawrence school board looking to 'reinvent' district
Lawrence Township School Board is considering a measure to increase student achievement and could cut more than $3 million from its ailing budget. Administrators presented several ideas to the board during a work session Monday, said Superintendent...
Lawrence police investigate death of Burd Ford owner
A prominent Indianapolis-area auto dealer took his own life early Tuesday after indicating he was wrestling with financial problems, police said. Investigators ruled the death of Richard Burd a suicide by asphyxiation, said Lawrence police Detective...
Area soccer players excel at East/West All-Star game
Pike High School soccer player Tyrone Martin scored four goals in less than 11 minutes of the second half to give the West a 5-2 victory in the 4A Postyourt.org East/West All-Star game on Saturday in Crawfordsville. Hamilton Southeastern’s Brett...
North Central High School plans H1N1 flu vaccinations
North Central High School students will take home permission slips Thursday for approval to receive an H1N1 vaccine. The Marion County Health Department will vaccinate the Far Northside high school’s students Dec. 3, as long as the vaccine is...
Pike High School teacher charged with possession of child porn
A former Pike High School teacher was charged by federal authorities with possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s office said Thursday. Jason T. Krockenberger, 36, Brownsburg, was arrested in June after pornography was found on his...
Man, 25, fatally shot on Northwestside
A 25-year-old man died Wednesday after being shot outside a Northwestside apartment. Sgt. Paul Thompson, spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, said three men confronted Andre Drake shortly after 1 p.m. outside an apartment in...
Parade, festival highlight Lafayette Square area's diversity
Parade featuring more than 30 organizations, festival and other events highlight the many cultures in the Lafayette Square area Cold weather couldn’t stop Lafayette Square-area residents from celebrating the community’s diversity. With...
Washington Township students support Red Ribbon Week
Sporting red T-shirts, the color of drug-free awareness, 850 Nora Elementary students pledged to stay away from drugs. As part of national Red Ribbon Week, students at the Washington Township elementary school took the Say No to Drugs pledge...
Cartoonist's humorous work appeals to all ages
A whimsical grandmother whose medication takes up all the medicine cabinet space, a dryer that eats socks, and a dog nipping at her heels make up the world of single mom Dotty. Park Tudor graduate Wendy Stout O’Brien brings these characters to...
Meet your teacher: Leslie Reed
Grade/school: Second grade at Chapel Glen Elementary, Wayne Township. Number of years teaching: Two. Work e-mail: leslie.reed@wayne.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Indiana University-Purdue...
Meet your teacher: Jamison Lockridge
Grade/subject/school: Fourth grade at Clinton Young Elementary School, Perry Township. Number of years teaching: Three. Work e-mail: jlockridge@msdpt .k12.in.us. Background/schooling: Master’s degree, Marian College, 2007; bachelor’s...
Lori Simon Kixmiller
Grade/subject at what school: Eighth grade English, Eastwood Middle School, Washington Township. Number of years teaching: 10. Work email: lkixmiller@msdwt .k12.in.us Background/Schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Indiana State University;...
Allyson Smith
Grade/subject/school: Multigrade 2/3 class at Cardinal Elementary School, Brownsburg. Number of years teaching: Eighth year. Work e-mail: asmith@browns burg.k12.in.us. Background/schooling: Bachelor’s of science in elementary education, Indiana...
Katie Cain
Grade/subject at what school: Third grade, Carey Ridge Elementary. Number of years teaching: 22. Work e-mail: caink@wws.k12.in.us Background/Schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Indiana State University; master’s degree, Indiana University. Why...
Anna Stumpf
Grade/subject, school: High School Business, Hamilton Southeastern High School. Number of years teaching: Seven. Work e-mail: astumpf @hse.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Missouri State University; master of arts...
SherriLyn Dobrzeniecki (Sher Dobie)
Grade/subject, school: Special Education Department Head at Fall Creek Valley Middle School in Lawrence Township. Number of years teaching: 20. Work e-mail: sdobie@msdlt .k12.in.us Background/Schooling: Bachelor’s degree from California State...
Katie DeGan
Grade/subject at what school: Fourth grade, Prairie Trace Elementary. Number of years teaching: Five. Work email: kdegan@ccs.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, DePauw University, 2005; currently working on master’s degree...
Dayna Howell
Grade/subject/school: Fifth grade, Indian Creek Intermediate School, Trafalgar. Number of years teaching: Five. Work e-mail: dhowell@nhj.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in education, Purdue University, 2005; Center Grove High...
Crystal Helt
Grade/subject at what school: Art and art history, Pike High School Freshman Center, Pike Township. Number of years teaching: Eight. Work email: cahelt@pike.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Ball State University; art magnet,...
Braves get their shot at Trojans
Class 3A top-ranked Bishop Chatard is an inviting target for Brebeuf Jesuit in sectional title game This is what the Brebeuf Jesuit football team has been waiting for. When Ryan Gallogly took over as coach three years ago, he knew success in Class 3A...
Learning to grapple with life
Take Down Crime program uses wrestling to build confidence, put kids on right path Takedowns and reversals on the wrestling mat are teaching a group of students discipline and life skills. Coach James Tanniehill and vice president Laura Rader started...
Chatard students hold day of service
Entire student body fans out across the city to help others; school administrators may make it an annual event B ishop Chatard High School students expanded their reach recently by fanning out across Indianapolis to help those in need. Every teacher...
Northwestside theater hosts 'Dreamcoat' coat drive
Beef&Boards Dinner Theatre is hosting a coat drive in conjunction with its performances of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” In a partnership with Goodwill’s Collect&Connect program, the Northwestside theater...
90 trees to be planted at Pike soccer fields
Volunteers will bring their gloves and shovels to Pike Township soccer fields on Saturday to plant about 90 trees. The tree planting will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mary and John Geisse Soccer Complex near 56th Street and Reed Road, just west of...
Keystone Towers: mold, vandalism, asbestos
Ramshackle apartments, site of emergency drill Tuesday, interest potential developers Terrorists disclosed they’d stored chemical weapons inside a high-rise, and emergency workers had to go in and secure them. The make-believe scenario Tuesday...
Pike HS to help NASA unveil Milky Way images
The Pike High School Planetarium will be part of a NASA event next week. As part of the International Year of Astronomy, NASA will unveil mural-sized images of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer...
Writing's on the wall as Indianapolis takes on graffiti
Among the faces depicted this month on CrimeStoppers of Central Indiana’s “Most Wanted” poster are the usual suspects — folks wanted for murder, arson, drug dealing and robbery. But one mug shot stands out. Instead of a face,...
Student musicians will play at screening
North Central High School musicians will set the scene for a movie screening at a Northside church. The North Central High School Bass Ensemble will play three songs Friday before Epworth United Methodist Church hosts a showing of the 1989...
Pike students' show to open at art center
Pike High School students are collaborating with the Eiteljorg Museum and the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center in Zionsville for an art exhibition. The students worked with American Indian artists, formed partnerships with local art organizations and...
North Central High musicians to set scene for 'Whalesong' screening
North Central High School musicians will set the scene for a movie screening at a Northside church. The North Central High School Bass Ensemble will play three songs Friday before Epworth United Methodist Church has a showing of the documentary...
