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IMPD to discuss role in TV show
A reality-TV show highlighting the crime-fighting work of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department will present its season premiere next week. “The Shift” is a one-hour Discovery Channel series that follows a team of IMPD homicide...
Dispose of household toxics on Saturday
City residents will get another chance to unload their old batteries, TVs and other hazardous waste Saturday outside the Glendale Town Center. The Indianapolis Department of Public Works will place a collection bin at 6101 N. Rural St., behind the...
Small picket draws big crowd at North Central
I seen this on the news tonight and let me just...
2 Washington Twp. meetings set to discuss referendum
The Washington Township School Board will host two meetings to gather community input and encourage discussion about the upcoming general fund referendum vote. The board will host meetings at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Eastwood Middle School, 4401 E. 62nd...
Update on former Cathedral athletes
Notes on former Cathedral High School athletes in college: Megan Bower has been filling up the stat sheet for the Michigan volleyball team. The right side/libero is fifth in kills (65), second in digs (125) and second in blocks (28) for the 12-1...
Cathedral, Chatard, Heritage Christian girls golfers looking to regional
Cathedral High School girls golf coach Joe Vollmer was pleasantly surprised by how well his team played at the beginning of the season and they’ve only gotten better. Seniors Abby Lauck (75) and Sarah Renie (82), junior Christine White (82) and...
2 Marion Co. schools on 'Successful' list
Marian University nominated two Marion County schools for their success in education. Guion Creek Elementary in Pike Township and Lynhurst 7th&8th Grade Center were named 2009-10 Outstanding/Successful Schools by the Association of Teacher...
Park Tudor student earns American Morgan Horse Association honor
Park Tudor high school’s Kaitlin Emmerson was awarded the American Morgan Horse Association Hunter Seat on the Flat Silver Medal Award for her performance at the Jubilee Regional Championship Morgan Horse Show earlier this month, according to a press...
PGA's top honor for Meridian Hills golf pro
One Thursday evening last month, Carmel resident and Meridian Hills Country Club pro Jack Barber was working at the course when he got a call from PGA president Jim Remy. “How’s your day going?” Remy asked. “Well, Jim,...
LN to stage 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
‘Putnam County Spelling Bee’ draws Indy actors to pique students’ interest in stage How do you get people to turn off their cable TV, Web browsers and game boxes to do something as old-fashioned as sitting and watching a stage...
Panthers, Devils target county crown
The North Central High School boys soccer team is 11-1-1 and ranked fifth in the state, but what makes coach Jerry Little most proud is a 7-1-1 record that his team put together while he was recovering from surgery and unable to coach from the...
Pike's homecoming will show fans a new style
Injuries to key receivers caused a shift in emphasis to a running-oriented attack Pike High School football fans may not recognize their team, which will be playing at home Friday for the first time in a month . . . but they’ll like what they...
Meet your teacher: Michelle Hudson
Grade/subject, school: Third grade, Sand Creek Elementary. Number of years teaching: 11 years. Work e-mail: mhudson @hse.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, Indiana University; master’s degree in...
Meet your teacher: Carolyn Gundrum
Grade/subject, school: Hamilton Southeastern Junior High Library. Number of years teaching: 20 plus. Work e-mail: cgundrum @hse.k12.in.us. Background/schooling: I taught kindergarten in Sydney, Australia; fourth, fifth and seventh grades in Kelowna,...
Meet your teacher: Jered Pennington
Grade/subject, school: Third grade, White River Elementary. Number of years teaching: 9 years. Work e-mail: jered_pennington @mail.nobl.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Attended Indiana State University for a year. Bachelor’s degree, Indiana...
Meet your teacher: Kimberly S. Lodge
Grade/subject, school: Second grade, Hamilton Heights Primary School. Number of years teaching: I’m starting my 19th year. Work e-mail: klodge@mail.hhsc.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Tipton High School, 1986; bachelor’s and...
Meet your teacher: Denise Dragash
Subject/school: Media specialist, Prairie Trace Elementary. Number of years teaching: 12. Work e-mail: ddragash@ccs.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Master’s degree in library science, Purdue University; bachelor’s degree, Purdue...
Meet your teacher: Regina Young
Grade/subject at what school: Fourth grade, Crestview Elementary, Lawrence Township Number of years teaching: 37. Work email: regina young@msdlt.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Indiana University; master’s degree,...
Meet your teacher: Jacqui Sheehan
Grade/subject/school: Ninth- and 11th-grade English, Perry Meridian High School. Number of years teaching: Eight. Work e-mail: jsheehan@msdpt .k12.in.us. Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Indiana University, 2002; master’s degree,...
Meet your teacher: Stephanie Dunn
Grade/subject/school: Kindergarten, Creekside Elementary School in Franklin. Number of years teaching: Four. Work e-mail: dunns@fcsc.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education, Franklin College, 2006; Edinburgh...
Meet your teacher: Emily Waggoner
Grade/subject/school: Third grade, Hickory Elementary School, Avon School District. Number of years teaching: 6 years completed (I’m starting my seventh year). Work email: eawaggoner@avon- schools.org Background/schooling: Clay High School...
Meet your teacher: Stacie Hamilton
Grade/subject at what school: First grade, Nora Elementary, Washington Township. Number of years teaching: 13. Work email: shamilton @msdwt.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Indiana University. Why did you become a teacher: I...
Devonshire neighborhood will celebrate 50 years
Northeastside neighborhood has changed from the days when it was on outskirts of the city Cows, foxes and rabbits were as likely as people to be your neighbors in the Devonshire neighborhood 50 years ago. “There were cows on pastures just to...
Possible protest over play won't faze North Central
Group has right to opinion about ‘Laramie Project,’ says high school principal North Central High School administrators are encouraging students, staff and community members not to become involved with protesters who have said they will...
Chappell's star continues to rise
Former North Central High School tennis player Nick Chappell continued his rise in the International Tennis Federation Junior Rankings by reaching the semifinals of the Kentucky International Junior Tennis Tournament over the weekend. Chappell,...
Northside Indy football preview
HOWE (0-5) at 3A No. 6 BREBEUF JESUIT (4-1) When: 7 p.m. Last year: First meeting in last 10 years. Brebeuf’s key players: Aloyis Gray (48-of-89, 637 yards, 6 TDs, 6 INTs; 138 rushing yards), Austin Bruen (237 receiving yards, 5 TDs; 19 tackles, 1...
Park Tudor football preview
Park Tudor high school football coach Scott Fischer thought he knew just how long the odds were. His team had a potential game-winning 38-yard field goal with eight seconds left in Week 3 against a Scecina program the Panthers hadn’t beaten since...
Lawrence Central football preview
The Lawrence Central High School football team’s spread Wing-T offense works best when the quarterback can read the defense and have any of three or four different back run the ball on any play. The first half of the season, however, returning...
Step back in time at Northside school festival
A fall festival will bring history to life on a Northside elementary school campus. Crooked Creek Elementary in Washington Township will hold a fall festival for students, families and the community Friday. “The goal is for us to reinforce...
Plaza, sculpture added to Monon Trail at 42nd St.
The Indiana School for the Deaf will mark the grand opening of a new feature along the Monon Trail on Friday. The Indiana Deaf School Monon Plaza, about 100 yards north of 42nd Street along the Monon Trail, features a sculpture created with a...
