Stories tagged with "eighth grade"

All-South Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Center Grove's Mike Martin by Michael Pointer

Center Grove midfielder Mike Martin is The Indianapolis Star’s All-South boys soccer player of the year. Martin led Johnson County in scoring and helped guide the Trojans to... – Nov 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM in High school soccer

House will add new home by agammill

Christel House charter on Southside will expand to include high school Christel DeHaan’s educational philanthropy has taken her around the globe, building schools for the... – Nov 10, 2009 at 12:45 AM in South Marion County

Cartoonist's humorous work appeals to all ages by Gretchen Becker

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.... – Nov 05, 2009 at 12:00 AM in North Marion County

Lori Simon Kixmiller by indystar

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... – Nov 05, 2009 at 12:00 AM in North Marion County

Park Tudor graduate's humor appeals to all ages by Gretchen Becker

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.... – Oct 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in North Marion County

Student Jammyra Weekley by indystar

Jammyra, 17, is one of Manual’s top students, and has one of its most inspiring stories. Born in Evansville, Jammyra lived in a rough neighborhood there with her grandmother... – Oct 09, 2009 at 10:07 AM in News

Meet the Teacher: Chris Hammock by indystar

Grade/subject at what school: Eighth grade U.S. history, Park Tudor Schools. Number of years teaching: 20. Work email: chammock@parktudor.org Background/schooling: Bachelor’s... – Oct 08, 2009 at 12:00 AM in North Marion County

Meet the Teacher: Clifford Hull by indystar

Grade/subject at what school: Latin and Classical Greek, eighth grade through senior year, Park Tudor School. Number of years teaching: 30. Work e-mail: chull@park tudor.org... – Oct 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM in North Marion County

Research puts new queen in the know by Bill Mccleery

Until a few years ago, this year’s Riley Festival queen could not have told you the name of Greenfield’s most-famous son. Kyla Brummett, 16, a junior at... – Sep 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM in Greenfield

Making it personal by Jay.Harvey

Actress attempts to humanize ‘Evita’ in Civic Theatre opener Mikayla Anne Reed got the original cast recording of “Evita” when she was in eighth grade and... – Sep 10, 2009 at 6:02 PM in Entertainment

Westfield scout's Eagle project helps school by Betsy Reason

Guerin Catholic sophomore working toward Eagle rank creates playground addition At 15, Evan Sailor is busy with friends, sports, schoolwork and learning to drive. He also is... – Aug 26, 2009 at 9:31 PM in Westfield

Hard-working headbanger by Jeff Rabjohns

Byrd picked up passion for basketball — and heavy metal — from his dad and honed his game on a court near a haystack CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — The scene looks like... – Jul 05, 2009 at 2:34 AM in Purdue

Purdue recruit is part 'Hoosiers', part AC/DC by Jeff Rabjohns

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — The scene looks like it was lifted from the movie ‘Hoosiers.’ The concrete slab that serves as a basketball court is actually several... – Jul 02, 2009 at 3:35 PM in Purdue

Carmel spelling Vaibhav Vavilala trips on an unfamiliar language root in killer fifth round of national spelling bee by indystar

After once again proving himself one of the top spellers in the nation, Carmel eighth-grader Vaibhav Vavilala was tripped up by a word of Hebrew origin in the brutal fifth round of... – May 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Carmel

Shortest guy star of the All-Stars by Kyle Neddenriep

BATESVILLE, Ind. — All-star games by nature are meant to be a showcase of individual talent. Kendal Brown took that to another level at the 21st Annual North/South Indiana... – Apr 06, 2009 at 1:00 AM in High school boys basketball

Blame tests, not kids, for failures in education by indystar

I am sick of hearing about failing schools. After proctoring in the fourth-grade ISTEP, and seeing the ridiculously confusing and complex questions on the applied math skills... – Mar 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

O'Donnell grants rookie star an 'America' dream most recent comment by NolitaKaramazov

Local teen Logan Huffman, lives in NY now played... – Mar 01, 2009 at 10:24 PM

For Newton, the game's always on by Mark Ambrogi

Morgan Newton never ceases to amaze Carmel High School basketball coach Mark Galloway.After missing the season opener because the school's football team was still playing,... – Dec 18, 2008 at 2:04 AM in Communities

From home to classroom by indystar

When Josiah Kaufman was a freshman at Carmel High School, he would bring his lunch every day. When the period was over, he would help his friends return their lunch trays out of... – Nov 16, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Opinion

Q&A with TraiShaun Johnson, Ben Davis cross country runner by indystar

Star reporter Patrick Dorsey catches up with Ben Davis cross country runner TraiShaun Johnson, who finished third in the Ben Davis regional Saturday with a time of 16 minutes,... – Oct 21, 2008 at 2:02 AM in Sports