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_- , I . Remember November 8 Volume 1, Issue 11 " a paper for the people'' November 1994 Eastern Schools Score High Each year the Indiana Department of Education evaluates every school in the state using a formula involving s t u d e n t a c h i e v e m e n t , attendance figures, wealth of the community and how students have performed on past ISTEP ( Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress) tests. Each school is then put in a " league" of 50 schools so that comparisons are made involving c h i l d r e n of s i m i l a r circumstances. At a recent School Board meeting, Dr. Lindan Hill, Superintendent, announced to the board members that both Eastern Elementary and Jr/ S r High School's scores are something everyone involved with the school system can be proud of. Both schools had higher scores than t h e " expected performance" scores in all areas ranked, being language, math, ISTEP scores, and attendance. Private schools were ranked with public schools for the first time in 1994. Dr. Hill believes it is significant that Eastern Variety Show for Jr. and Sr. High November 4 at 7: 30 p. m. in EHS Cafeteria $ 2.00 Adds sion Encore Singers Jazz Band and Cheerleaders will perform in addition to other acts. maintained its standing even when compared with those schools who can basically " select" their students. He s t a t e d , It T h e s e s cor e s demonstrate that Eastern K- 12 is primarily about teaching reading and mathematics." In other business, the Board learned that the state examiner has given approval to the p r o p o s e d b u i l d i n g and renovation project and stated that a bus maintenance facility is badly needed. A leave of absence was granted to Suzanne Horner, third grade teacher, to begin a new teaching assignment in South Dakota. Her position w@ l be filled by Laura Campbell. Mention was made of a burglary which took place at the Elementary on Qctober 9th. About $ 70 in cash was taken as well as a " boom- box" from the library. The investigation is ongoing. High School Principal, Steve Healy, received approval for an intermural volleyball league. Erin Pyke and Austin Roark listen attentively as Greentown Volunteer Fireman Sam Coate explains the use of an item of equipment. Fireman Jeff Lanning ( on left) had just completed a fire safety talk to the morning Kindergarten classes from Eastern Elementary. The afternoon classes later received the same talk. Lanning talked to the children about using 911, the importance of smoke detectors, what to do in case of a fire to your person or your house and about having a fire escape plan in your family. Coate dressed in full gear and crawled near the children, talking to them through his breathing device, to demonstrate how a fireman might appear to them if one came into their house to rescue them. Donations Made to Glass Museum ' Sharon Oldaker, Glass Festival Chairman, reports that the Festival has made a donation to the Glass Museum of $ 1,250. The largest area of income for the Festival was $ 4,410, the amount paid for booth rental space. The Queen and Princess pageants netted over $ 700 each. $ 600 was received in donations. The largest expense items are the parade at $ 1,379.15- and entertainment at $ 1,600. A $ 5,500. grant from the Howard i County l n v e n t i o n & Visitors i Commission pays for all : advertising. ! Out of the $ 2,579. held in the j Festivalaccount, new wiring will : need to be purchased before the i next Festival, according to : Oldaker. The existing wiring is i no longer safe and additional i wiring needs to be purchased to i service the area added to the i 1994 Festival north of Grant : Street. Wiring was borrowed from the Lions Club to fill that need this year. As Sharon begins to plan for next year's Greentown Glass Festival, she welcomes new ideas and volunteers. She envisions the Festival becoming a total community effort. The Antique Show & Sale held at the high school during the Glass Festival has made a contribution to the Greentown Glass Museum of $ 3.320. remrts - Masquerade Walk Changed to Saturday October 29 at 630 The Greentown Town Council has set the Trick or Treat Hours for Saturday October 29 from . , ,- 5 to 7 p. m. Those residents show co- chairman, bary wishiig to be visited by Buckley. costumed guests should plTanhnei nGgl taoss h aMveu sneeuwm b rBoocahrdu reiss ldeoaovre. a light on at the printed showing the new entryway to the museum as a result of the renoyations to the City Hall. They are also considering a new sign on the outside of the building identifying the entrance to the museum. w . , . . r - > > , T - 7 -
Object Description
Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1994-11, 01:11 |
Subject | newspapers |
Subject, Local | Greentown, Howard County (Ind.) |
Item Type | newspaper |
Technical Metadata | Digital images captured by Imaging Office Systems 2008 |
Item ID | im-kokomo-news-greentown-1994-11 |
Local Item ID | Greentown History Center – newspaper collection |
Usage Statement | The Greentown Area Residential Association has granted permission to the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library and the Greentown Historical Society to copy any and all issues of the Greentown Grapevine. Permission granted to view and print items from this digital collection for personal use, study, research, or classroom teaching. |
Date Original | 1994-11 |
Date Digital | 2008 |
Publisher | Greentown Area Residential Association, 1993- |
Description |
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Eastern Schools Score High; Donations Made to Glass Museum |
Language | en |
Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, November 1994, Volume 01, Issue 11 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | [PDFs are fully searchable] |
Description
Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1994-11, 01:11 - Page 1 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | _- , I . Remember November 8 Volume 1, Issue 11 " a paper for the people'' November 1994 Eastern Schools Score High Each year the Indiana Department of Education evaluates every school in the state using a formula involving s t u d e n t a c h i e v e m e n t , attendance figures, wealth of the community and how students have performed on past ISTEP ( Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress) tests. Each school is then put in a " league" of 50 schools so that comparisons are made involving c h i l d r e n of s i m i l a r circumstances. At a recent School Board meeting, Dr. Lindan Hill, Superintendent, announced to the board members that both Eastern Elementary and Jr/ S r High School's scores are something everyone involved with the school system can be proud of. Both schools had higher scores than t h e " expected performance" scores in all areas ranked, being language, math, ISTEP scores, and attendance. Private schools were ranked with public schools for the first time in 1994. Dr. Hill believes it is significant that Eastern Variety Show for Jr. and Sr. High November 4 at 7: 30 p. m. in EHS Cafeteria $ 2.00 Adds sion Encore Singers Jazz Band and Cheerleaders will perform in addition to other acts. maintained its standing even when compared with those schools who can basically " select" their students. He s t a t e d , It T h e s e s cor e s demonstrate that Eastern K- 12 is primarily about teaching reading and mathematics." In other business, the Board learned that the state examiner has given approval to the p r o p o s e d b u i l d i n g and renovation project and stated that a bus maintenance facility is badly needed. A leave of absence was granted to Suzanne Horner, third grade teacher, to begin a new teaching assignment in South Dakota. Her position w@ l be filled by Laura Campbell. Mention was made of a burglary which took place at the Elementary on Qctober 9th. About $ 70 in cash was taken as well as a " boom- box" from the library. The investigation is ongoing. High School Principal, Steve Healy, received approval for an intermural volleyball league. Erin Pyke and Austin Roark listen attentively as Greentown Volunteer Fireman Sam Coate explains the use of an item of equipment. Fireman Jeff Lanning ( on left) had just completed a fire safety talk to the morning Kindergarten classes from Eastern Elementary. The afternoon classes later received the same talk. Lanning talked to the children about using 911, the importance of smoke detectors, what to do in case of a fire to your person or your house and about having a fire escape plan in your family. Coate dressed in full gear and crawled near the children, talking to them through his breathing device, to demonstrate how a fireman might appear to them if one came into their house to rescue them. Donations Made to Glass Museum ' Sharon Oldaker, Glass Festival Chairman, reports that the Festival has made a donation to the Glass Museum of $ 1,250. The largest area of income for the Festival was $ 4,410, the amount paid for booth rental space. The Queen and Princess pageants netted over $ 700 each. $ 600 was received in donations. The largest expense items are the parade at $ 1,379.15- and entertainment at $ 1,600. A $ 5,500. grant from the Howard i County l n v e n t i o n & Visitors i Commission pays for all : advertising. ! Out of the $ 2,579. held in the j Festivalaccount, new wiring will : need to be purchased before the i next Festival, according to : Oldaker. The existing wiring is i no longer safe and additional i wiring needs to be purchased to i service the area added to the i 1994 Festival north of Grant : Street. Wiring was borrowed from the Lions Club to fill that need this year. As Sharon begins to plan for next year's Greentown Glass Festival, she welcomes new ideas and volunteers. She envisions the Festival becoming a total community effort. The Antique Show & Sale held at the high school during the Glass Festival has made a contribution to the Greentown Glass Museum of $ 3.320. remrts - Masquerade Walk Changed to Saturday October 29 at 630 The Greentown Town Council has set the Trick or Treat Hours for Saturday October 29 from . , ,- 5 to 7 p. m. Those residents show co- chairman, bary wishiig to be visited by Buckley. costumed guests should plTanhnei nGgl taoss h aMveu sneeuwm b rBoocahrdu reiss ldeoaovre. a light on at the printed showing the new entryway to the museum as a result of the renoyations to the City Hall. They are also considering a new sign on the outside of the building identifying the entrance to the museum. w . , . . r - > > , T - 7 - |