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School menus (05/03/08)
Cloverdale Community Schools Monday, May 5 -- Chicken Fajita or Los Cabos Beef Burrito, Cheese Fries, Mixed Vegetables and Fruit Tuesday, May 6 -- Pizza of Sloppy Joe, French Fries, Green Salad and Fruit Wednesday, May 7 -- Turkey Manhattan or Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Green Beans and Hot Roll...

Teen court a topic at MHPC dinner tonight (05/01/08)
A young man about 15 years old sits anxiously in the courtroom and wonders as a group of fellow students in another room decides what his punishment will be. Last month he slipped down to the convenience store after school and after wandering around inside for a while, walked out with a pack of cigarettes under his jacket. The watchful clerk noticed the act and called the police...

GHS junior among few bound for France (04/29/08)
Greencastle High School junior Aubrey Merrell is hoping to make a French connection this summer. Merrell has been selected to participate in the Indiana University Honors Program for Foreign Languages. She is one of about 30 students from across the state chosen to participate in the program, which will entail a seven-week stay in France...

Sheriff's Leadership Camp sign-up due (04/29/08)
Putnam County Sheriff Mark Frisbie today announced the 29th Annual Indiana Sheriff's Youth Leadership Camp will be held in June and July. There will be two camp sessions this year: the first session will be held June 23-25 serving the northern part of the state at Ross Camp in West Lafayette...

Two high school seniors will be offered scholarships (04/25/08)
For the last six years, the Greencastle Chamber of Commerce has offered two senior high school students "Athlete of the Year" awards to area youth. This year a $250 scholarship for two years has been added to the award and is sponsored by First National Bank...

Vigil brings attention to the 142 abused or neglected children in the county (04/23/08)
Activities surrounding the annual Putnam County Prevent Child Abuse campaign culminated Tuesday evening with a Cherish the Children Candlelight Vigil at Gobin United Methodist Church in Greencastle. The Candlelight Vigil is sponsored by the Putnam County Family Support Services, Putnam County Department of Child Services, Putnam County Youth Development Commission, Mental Health America of Putnam County, Community Partners for Child Safety and Putnam County Head Start...

Full-day K gets mostly good review by South Putnam teachers (04/22/08)
The South Putnam School Board heard testimony from kindergarten teachers regarding the inaugural year of all-day kindergarten classes. The state of Indiana has given school corporations a three-year, phase-in time for all-day kindergarten before mandating it. Not all schools have decided to participate though...

Mock accident leaves impression on South Putnam students (04/22/08)
South Putnam High School students witnessed a horrific mock accident Monday afternoon that resulted in two dead bodies, two arrests for drunk driving and two injuries including one who required a medical helicopter. This is the third year that Indiana State Police, Putnam County Sheriff's Department, Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter and staff, County Coroner Thomas Miller, local area responders and local schools have participated in a mock traffic disaster aimed at educating students to the realities of driving impaired.. ...

School Calendars (03/29/08)
AREA 30 CAREER CENTER March 31-April 4 -- Area 30 Preschool/Childcare Center is open 6:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Note: Next GED test is scheduled for April 29 and 30 from 4-8 p.m. Call 653-3515 for more information. CLOVERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL March 31 -- Tree House, 2:45-3:50 p.m...

Rain affecting everyone from farmers to gravediggers (03/28/08)
Precipitation is 100 percent. Chance of rain and thunderstorms expected. Putnam County residents have grown accustomed to hearing these phrases daily. With the end of March quickly approaching, Putnam County weather spotter and BannerGraphic watcher Peggy Torr reports the county has already received over 13 inches of rain since January 1. She reports an additional .82 inches in today's newspaper...

Ivy Tech to host high school welding competition (03/28/08)
TERRE HAUTE -- Ivy Tech Community College is hosting its annual welding competition for high school students on Wednesday, April 16, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the welding area at its main campus, 8000 South Education Drive, Terre Haute. Each high school student will receive a blueprint of a welding project. They will then have to follow the print and complete the job...

DPU softball sets new school record with win (03/28/08)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Third-ranked DePauw softball team established a new school record for consecutive wins in a season as it picked up its 20th straight after defeating St. Olaf and Wisconsin-Whitewater at the Gene Cusic Classic. The Tigers defeated St. Olaf by a 9-0 score and Wisconsin-Whitewater, 6-3. The shutout over St. Olaf marked the Tigers' 10th straight shutout of the season and 13th overall...

'Save a Life Tour' teaches students alcohol awareness (03/24/08)
Local students are invited to attend the Save a Life Tour at Indiana University, 900 E. 7th Street, Bloomington on Wednesday, March 26 from 1-6 p.m. The tour is a high impact national campaign promoting alcohol awareness and demonstrating the debilitating results alcohol has on the motor and nerve centers of the human body...

North Putnam students learn to shop ... and share (03/24/08)
Resource students from North Putnam Middle School (NPMS) not only learned how to shop for groceries but also give to the community. The students, under the guidance of teacher Pat Schrieber, shopped for food and paper goods by actual experience. Based on their level of capability, students looked at menus, made shopping lists and headed for the grocery store. They found the items on their lists and loaded them into carts...

City orders traffic study for busy school intersection (03/21/08)
Greencastle officials have decided to take matters in their own hands to deal with traffic concerns at one busy intersection. After requests to install a stoplight at the intersection of Veterans' Memorial Highway and First Street (next to Greencastle Middle School) were denied by the state highway department, city leaders decided to pay for their own traffic study and hopefully prove that a signal is indeed warranted at that spot...

Board braces for legislative changes (03/21/08)
North Putnam Community School Corporation (NPCSC) Board members heard a brief report from Superintendent Murray Pride about legislative changes coming to school funding via House Bill 1001. The key elements include reductions in property tax money from $120 million to $70 million in 2010, the state taking over corporations general funds, the eventual establishment of a rainy day fund of $400 million, a capitol projects cap for elementary and high schools, a budget calendar change in 2010 to July to June instead of the current January to December.. ...

Cloverdale kindergarten round-up set (03/21/08)
Kindergarten Round-Up is scheduled for Thursday, April 10, at the Cloverdale Elementary School from 6:30-8 p.m. Children who are 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1, 2008 are eligible for enrollment for the 2008-2009 school year. On April 10, parents need to bring the following items for their child: 1) birth certificate, 2) immunization record, and 3) social security number...