TVMS Honor Roll | 4th Nine Weeks | 2016-2017 School Year

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6th Grade All “A” Honor Roll-4th Quarter

Lily Ault

Abigail Bowers

Caden Davis

James Flinn

Rily Honeycutt

Abigale Koch

Kennedy Kohler

Lilly Lowe

Emily McGriff

Kaydence Mellott

Molly Moriarty

Lucas Parson

Adison Robinson

Corinna Stiles

Jonathan Weaver

6th Grade All A/B Honor Roll-4th Quarter

Dawson Ault                                      Brookelynn Kamp                            Carissa Slone

Jesus Baca                                           Braylon Kaufman                             Madison Smith

Alexander Bailey                              Tayde Kiser                                         Makena Smith

Tyler Bell                                              Sam Lee                                               Alison Smythe

Brittany Benn                                    Allyson Lozano                                  Allee Snyder

Christopher Borsa                            Cameron Lynch                                 Madison Stephen

Jessica Brito                                        Zachary Martinez                             Brendyn Stump

Zackery Burke                                   Kellan McNeiley                                               Kylee Trepanier

Jaida Conley                                       Greg Miller                                         Dominick Utter

Andrea Crider                                    Lydia Miller                                         Madelyn Weaver

Layla Eherenman                             Lillyann Montelongo                       Braxton Wilcox

Alexandra Ellenwood                     Ella Myers                                           Shaylin Wilcox

Gerardo Fernandez                        Evan Myers                                        Olivia Wilson

Erinn Graham                                    Dylan Neese                                      Emma Wright

Hailey Grossman                              Karl Parker                                          Macartney Wright

Jaden Hale                                          Ryan Parson                                       Michael Wright

Evan Harsh                                          Jonathan Perry                                 Olivia Yeager

Emily Harter                                       Noah Prater

Abigail Haussmann                          Christian Ramirez

Liliana Hernandez                            MacKenzie Reese

Gerardo Hernandez                        Wyatt Reiter

Saralee Hodge                                   Zane Ruff

Talia Holder                                        Jonathan Ruiz

Micah Hume                                      Noelia Ruiz

Brian Isley                                           Carolyn Schnitz

Marcus Jansma                                 Elizabeth Sepulvado

Patricia Jimenez                                                Galvin Shambaugh

7th Grade All “A” Honor Roll-4th Quarter

Cheney Canada                                                Jesse Scott

Jaeda Carpenter                               Grant Skeans

Bryce England                                    Grace Wilson

Malachi Ferrell                                  Shane Wood

Haley Gamble                                    Madalyn Woodward

Gavin Grossman

Brandon Hoffman

Emma Howard

Branson McBrier

Patrick O’Connell

Sydney Petersen

Ava Rich

Nataly Rodriguez

Andie Schwenger

7th Grade All A/B Honor Roll-4th Quarter

Brayden Baney                                 Drake Montelongo

McKenzie Barngrover                    Dawson Perkins

Miranda Bays                                     Caleb Petgen

Abigail Beliles                                     Erika Poyser

Jake Betzner                                      Ashton Railsback

Mallory Bowers                                                Aidan Reese

Braxton Davis                                    Alexander Reiter

Keenan Deniston                             Sydney Rhamey

Mallory Durkes                                 Hunter Rice

Delmar Estep                                     Isaac Shafer

Brianna Feldman                              Brianna Sheetz

Cristian Garcia                                   Braden Shepherd

Yadira Garcia-Vera                           Chloe Shepherd

Brandon Hammer                            Kaydence Shepherd

Maria Henderson                             Sage Shoemaker

Alexis Hernandez                             Mycah Skees

Haylee Hughes                                  Morgan Smith

Sarah Kelley                                       Mercedes Snapp

Corrine Kimble                                  Emily Stepnoski

Macy Kirchenstien                           Andrew Thompson

Owen Kirchenstien                         Jamasyn Virgil

Rex Kirchenstien                              Trystan Woodcox

Damion Kohler                                  Nicole Ziemek

Kaylee LaFollette

Grady McGriff

Kyle McVay

Kaiden Meade

8th Grade All “A” Honor Roll-4th Quarter

Alexis Banghart

Kristina Bubb

Belamie Carlin

Mackenzie Costello

Hannah Engstrand

Mallorie Isley

Parriah Laramore

Daphine Mares

Marissa McLean

Payton Mills

Delaney Wagoner

Arika Warren

8th Grade All A/B Honor Roll-4th Quarter

Kayleena Agnew                              Janet Ramos

Quentin Aldridge                             Flor Rivera

Hayley Backus                                   Kailey Rudd

Isaiah Bahney                                    Jaxon Seaney

Leah Betzner                                     Kiara Taylor

Taylor Biddle                                      Sidney Wagner

Faith Bradford                                   Shelby Wagoner

Haylee Brown

Ashley Butler

Bradly Caudill

Kinsi Cline

Ava Craig

Jacob Davis

Alexis Evans

Jazimine Gilley

Johnny Gonsalez

Gracey Graham

Jada Hicks

Emma Hill

Jace Honeycutt

Matthew Howes

Andrew Hurd

Brianna Kreiter

Allison Mahler

Mikayla McCord

Alek Mikel

Kaitlin Neese

Hannah Parson

Alexendra Peconga

Melissa Ramirez

Tippecanoe Valley receives grant from Kosciusko County Community Foundation

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Kosciusko County Community Foundation is pleased to announce a $100,000 grant to help Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw, Wawasee and Whitko School Corporations expand counseling services to students in all grade levels. The grant will benefit more than 13,000 students served by the four corporations.

Each of the corporations received a planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of their Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana K-12 Students. Each corporation has submitted an implementation grant proposal to Lilly Endowment in order to put into action the strategies developed during the planning grant phase.

The grant from Kosciusko County Community Foundation will help the school corporations demonstrate to Lilly Endowment local support for the expansion of counseling services, but can be used whether or not the corporations are awarded implementation grants from Lilly Endowment.

Superintendents expressed appreciation for the support of their initiatives.

“On behalf of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation I wish to sincerely thank the Kosciusko County Community Foundation for the grant to expand counseling services within our schools,” said Brett Boggs, Tippecanoe Valley Schools Superintendent. “Funds from the grant will assist in the development of a well-developed scope and sequence school counseling curriculum, providing the means and structure necessary to meaningfully impact students’ social-emotional health.  A robust mentoring program – supported by local businesses, churches, and community stakeholders – will provide students access to caring individuals who will support and encourage personal excellence while helping negate negative childhood experiences.”

“Warsaw Community Schools is so thankful to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation for the generous investment in our greater community,” said Dr. David Hoffert, Superintendent of Warsaw Community Schools. “Throughout our strategic planning in the fall of 2016, it became evident mental health and wellness of students must become a priority for the greater good of our schools and community.  During the last nine months, intensive preparation has gone into the initiative.  This grant will help us get this critical initiative off the ground.  We are so thankful for the foundation’s foresight.”

“Wawasee Schools is excited about partnering with the Kosciusko County Community Foundation to address counseling and mental health services for our students,” said Dr. Tom Edington, Wawasee Schools Superintendent. “We are fortunate we live in such a giving and caring county!”

“Whitko wants to thank the Community Foundation for the grant supporting our counseling efforts,” said Steve Clason, Superintendent of Whitko Community Schools. “The grant will further our efforts to create an early intervention process for students and families that are experiencing social or emotional trauma in their lives. The program supported will have three major aspects, family outreach by our schools, community resource coordination to assist our students and families and finally continued support. Truly the community is coming together to support our students and we appreciate the foundation backing our efforts as partners in making our communities stronger.”

The $100,000 grant was allocated based on school enrollment:

Since 1968, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc. has helped donors achieve their charitable dreams. The Community Foundation is a public charity that grants over $2 million annually in the areas of education, health, arts and culture, recreation, civic projects, environment and human services. Gifts made to the Community Foundation are tax-deductible. For more information, visit www.KCFoundation.org, call 574-267-1901 or visit 102 E. Market Street, Warsaw.

Pictured (left to right): Brett Boggs, Tippecanoe Valley Schools; Rob Parker, KCCF Board Secretary; Sally Mahnken, KCCF Board President; Jennifer Hollar, KCCF Grant Committee Chair; Dr. Tom Edington, Wawasee Schools; and Dr. David Hoffert, Warsaw Schools.

36 TVMS students receive Peacekeeper Award

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36 Tippecanoe Valley Middle School students are recipients of the Peacekeeper Award presented during the school’s annual awards day program on May 23.

The Peacekeeper Award, sponsored annually by the Akron Community Relations Task Force, is presented to students who are not only “good citizens” in the general sense, but individuals who also clearly demonstrate one or more of the following:

  • A friendly, positive attitude toward everyone – especially toward others of a different cultural, ethnic, racial, and/or socio-economic background.
  • Regular, cooperative working and social relationships with those of differing backgrounds – in small group work, in student organizations, and/or on teams.
  • A sense of advocacy for those in need – stands up for and tries to help those who are victims of bullying, who are often “left out” of activities and social situations, and/or who are “at-risk” for some reason.

Each first year recipient of the Peacekeeper Award was presented with an engraved key ring and a certificate. Second year recipients were presented a peace charm and a certificate.

Pictured above are sixth grade recipients of the Peacekeeper Award, front row left to right: Caden Davis, Noah Prater, Braylon Kaufman, Madison Stephen, and Evan Harsh.  Pictured in the back row left to right:  Allie Ellenwood, Talia Holder, Dominick Utter, Olivia Yeager, Michael Wright, Dylin Losher, and Zach Martinez.

Pictured below are seventh grade recipients of the Peacekeeper Award, front row left to right:  Alex Reiter, Mycah Skees, Morgan Smith, Grace Wilson, Malachi Ferrell, Ethan Perkins, and Drake Montelongo.  Pictured in the back row left to right:  Jaeda Carpenter, Andrew Thompson, Brandon Hammer, Kaydence Shepherd, Mallory Durkes, Abbie Beliles, and Aerronn Wimsatt.

Pictured below are eight grade recipients of the Peacekeeper Award, front row left to right: Whitney Dice, Cody Kiefer, Tabitha Baldwin, and Gracey Graham.  Pictured in the back row left to right:  Zack Kimble, Alek Mikel, Bradly Caudill, Cheyenne Barngrover, and Johnny Gonsalez.

Mentone Elementary 4th Nine Weeks Honor Roll | Spring 2017

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3rd Grade Honor Roll

 

Isaiah Ault

Hailey Borsa

Nash Bouse

Anna Bradley

Cyan Bradley

Dalynne Bussard

Tatum Carlin

Andrew Davis

Kinsey Davis

Branden Drummond

Leila Elkins

Jake England

Masen Fincher

Arianna Francis

Jasmine Fuller

Karley Hallstrom

Jamal Hamilton

Harvey Hayes

Noah Henson

Mercedez Hurley

Will Kelley

Sadie Kierpaul

Kyra Kiser

Gavin Leininger

Jaicey Long

Cadence May

Cassandra McVay

Karina Meade

William Mellott

Brian Morales-Hernandez

Grady Moriarty

Nyomi Ortiz

Landon Patrick

Sophia Pearson

Lindsay Petersen

Lyric Plew

Makayla Smith

Ian Sprague

Carol Swanson

Abbigail Taylor

Eric Threlkel

Lola Vick

Esperanza Waithira

Baby Woodcox

 

4th Grade Honor Roll

 

All A’s

Brooklyn Cooper

Colton Crabb

Reed Jones

Remington Rickel

Madison Thompson

 

All A’s & B’s

Camila Aguilar

Blaine Baney

James Bartley

Evan Bolinger

Lily Bradley

Bailey Bussard

Mackaylie Costello

Lydia Craig

Brock Derf

Adalynn Dunnuck

Kade Francis

Caileigh Frentzel

Marisol Gonzalez-Ramirez

Nekianna Hamilton

Chloe Haussmann

Izzy Hicks

Sienna Holder

Braylee Hughes

Rayne Kensinger

Renea Kline

Amber Kluesener

Emma McKenzie

Lilian Minard

Matthew Owens

Taylor Owens

Emma Patrick

Shawn Reiter

Kinsey Sanders

Blain Sheetz

Noah Spangle

Macie Spencer

Kaitlyn Sulkey

Brooklyn Swindell

Austin Wallace

Isaac Whetstone

Ayden Yaprak

Braxton Yates

Ethan Yongs

 

5th Grade Honor Roll

 

All A’s

Lorna Apt

Kynan Cords

Cody Eastgate

Nate Engstrand

Wade Jones

Aiden Kohler

Trent Marshall

Sidney Nelson

Macy Petersen

Makynna Rentschler

Evan Richards

Adrianna Vargas-Hernandez

 

All A’s & B’s

Dalton Alber

Damion Brown

Devin Boggs

Tiffany Bullington

Bryauna Clodfelter

Carson Craft

Kendall Craig

Darren Crump

Jorge DeLaRosa

Haley Erklin

Brayden Farmer

Abigail Goble

Olivia Jones

Ethan Kelley

Stormy Meade

Shelby Olivarez

Jessa Schroeder

Ava Smith

Brason Smith

Kiera Smythe

Carissa Stoneburner

Jason Wilcox

 

 

Quality preschool opportunities available at Tippecanoe Valley

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Written by Superintendent Brett Boggs

During the recent Connecting Education to Careers for Student Success community conversation held at Grace College, there was discussion about the barriers that prohibit people from coming to Kosciusko County to take advantage of career opportunities.  The lack of quality preschool opportunities available to families in Kosciusko County was identified as one of the most significant barriers.

The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation (TVSC) recognized this need a couple of years ago and addressed this barrier by providing multiple quality preschool opportunities within the TVSC schools.  Mentone Elementary School is the host site of the Mentone Kindergarten Readiness Center where 40 preschool children (two classes of 20 children each) are taught by certified teachers and receive a high-quality preschool experience (at a very reasonable cost) five days a week throughout the school year.  Mentone Elementary School is also the host site of the Little Vikings Preschool.  The Little Vikings Preschool serves preschoolers with and without disabilities.  A fourth group of preschool children is served in Mentone Elementary School’s Head Start classroom.  The community of Mentone, located in Kosciusko County less than 20 minutes southwest of Warsaw, is well-served by these preschool opportunities.  Questions about any of these preschool can be answered by calling the Mentone Elementary School Office at 574-598-2590.

Through a new partnership, the Burket Educational Center will host the Jack & Jill Preschool for the first time during the 2017-2018 school year.  The Jack & Jill Preschool is a non-profit faith-based preschool that operates from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, with a class on Thursdays just for students ages four and up.  The Burket Educational Center is located in the town of Burket, just 11 miles southwest of Warsaw.  For more information about the Jack & Jill Preschool call (574) 551-8086.

Akron Elementary School has been the host site of the Beaver Dam Preschool for approximately 20 years.  Sponsored by the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church, a classroom is leased annually for use by the Beaver Dam Preschool. Multiple classes for children three years of age and up are taught by a licensed preschool teacher.  Questions about the Beaver Dam Preschool may be directed to Teacher Lisa Adams at (574) 835-1811.

The Akron community is also well-served by Wee Care Day Care.  Sponsored and hosted by the Akron Church of God, Wee Care Day Care provides day care, preschool, and before and after school child care services.  Additional information may be obtained by calling Director Diane Wildermuth at (574) 598-2008.

Tippecanoe Valley recognizes the need for young children to develop the social and educational skills necessary for success in kindergarten and has addressed this need by providing a variety of quality preschool opportunities available to the families of the Tippecanoe Valley community through programs in Mentone, Burket, and Akron.

Burket Educational Center celebrates 17 graduates

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The Burket Educational Center, an alternative school in the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation, honored 17 students in its graduating class for the 2016-2017 school year.

A ceremony was held May 18 in the gymnasium to honor each graduating student for their hard work and the dedication it took to earn their diploma.

The alternative school was created in the fall of 2003 to meet the needs of Tippecanoe Valley High School students that were not successful in a traditional classroom setting. Average class sizes at Burket range from 22 to 28 students and graduating classes usually have 16 to 24 students.

“One of the goals at Burket is to help students find their path to graduation and beyond to the next part of their life,” said Jon Hutton, assistant principal at Tippecanoe Valley High School.

Burket Educational Center students are there for a variety of reasons that kept them from attending high school on a regular basis. Some of those reasons may include being behind in credits, having difficulty learning in a traditional classroom setting, needing specific tutoring in a difficult subject, disciplinary problems, pregnancy and health issues.

“Because of these issues, many of our students struggle to succeed at the high school, or have issues that prevented them from continuing to go to school there,” said Micah Lukens, an instructor who has been at Burket since its inception.

The graduation ceremony was also a time to recognize a milestone in the school’s history – surpassing 300 graduates. Additional programs were added to the Burket Educational Center this year including small-instruction mathematics classes and a new series featuring guest speakers that would come in and talk to students about post-graduation topics such as renting an apartment or buying a car.

14 students held jobs while attending school at Burket and 13 of the 17 graduates plan on attending college or furthering their education in some way. 14 of them also earned Core 40 diplomas and one earned a technical honors diploma.

“This is a group that I would say definitely holds a lot of promise for the future,” said Lukens.

The entire staff at Burket was also recognized at the ceremony. Lukens, who just earned a master’s degree, was presented with an outstanding teacher award.

“We’re very proud of him. He’s still striving to be better and to grow. He is one of the reasons we have a lot of success here,” said Hutton.

Click here to watch the full ceremony courtesy of RTCtv4.

Pictured front row left to right: Devin Robinson, Angie Denton, Brent Hyde, Timothy Mollette, Jenny Wadkins, Josie Forney, Patricia Rudolph, Dale Wallace. Back row left to right: Braxton Mollett, Abby Poe, Dewey Gayheart, Katherine Heckman, Staff Member Angela Woodward, Instructor Micah Lukens, TVHS Assistant Principal Jon Hutton. Not pictured: Angel Howe, Riley Reichard, Christian Nine, Alexis Shelpman, Amanda Shepherd

VALLEY INSIGHT: Developing Student Talents & Interests at Tippecanoe Valley High School

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Written by Kristen Ekhoff, mathematics teacher, Tippecanoe Valley High School

Tippecanoe Valley High School has implemented several new programs within the past two years, which serve students in a wide variety of abilities and interests. This article will highlight High Ability Programming, Student Resource Time, Viking Success, the Basic Skills class, and the Graduation Coach program.

Within the past five years, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation began analysis of student identification for high ability program options. Through this rigorous revamping process, students in Kindergarten through 12th grade are now more accurately identified as high ability in areas of Language Arts and Mathematics. As a result, programming options and opportunities have been expanding and changing at all levels.  At the high school, we have been continually modifying and fine-tuning the courses offered to students. In an effort to provide students with a variety of course options in their areas of interest and talent, we offer several classes that are taught at a collegiate-level of learning while still attending high school, which students may choose to take for credit through a local college or university. In most cases, the teacher of these courses is required to be specially trained by the university through which the credit is offered. This year, we added another semester of Advanced College Placement English; students can now earn six Indiana University credits (two specific courses) in one year at Tippecanoe Valley High School. Next year, Political Science will be available for dual credit.  A thorough list of these courses is available on the high school webpage in the guidance department’s provided document: “Course Description Guide”.

In the past two years, we have adjusted the daily schedule to include a period for most students called “Viking Success.” Viking Success is a daily period of time built into the middle of each day, which we added two years ago, that gives students and teachers more time to meet, build relationships, and discuss academics. During this time, students are grouped by grade level, or other commonality, such as high ability identification. Viking Success time has provided multiple opportunities to have conversations with students about how their classes are going, dealing with struggles, and celebrating successes. During scheduling, important conversations have been able to take place with students about being purposeful in what course selections they make and what career path they might choose. Teachers of each grade level also formed Professional Learning Communities.  Teachers meet at least once a week to discuss specific students, how we can better meet specific student needs, and how to help them grow and develop both academically and as individuals.

We also recently developed and implemented a program called Student Resource Time. This allowed students one period of time per week to meet with teachers, review grades, and receive assistance. With the creation of Viking Success, SRT has been able to now become a time when students who are behind in their work or need assistance can be assigned to an accountability classroom, for which we have one per grade-level.  For students who do not fall into this category, we offer several enrichment options that run for at least 6 weeks. Fashion, cosmetology, woodworking, gaming, exercise, art, media, and sports are just some of the fields that have been explored during this time. This gives many students the opportunity to pursue learning and expand interests in a field that they may not have room for in their traditional schedule. It also provides students the chance to try something new in an area of potential interest.

Two other programs recently created to assist students as they grow and develop are the Basic Skills class and the Graduation Coach program. Basic Skills is a class that can be incorporated into a student’s schedule for one period.  In this class, students are taught organizational skills and responsibility. Teachers also work with students on test taking strategies during this time to prepare for standardized tests, like the ISTEP+.

For students struggling academically, Tippecanoe Valley has joined with other area schools to offer a Graduation Coach program. Tippecanoe Valley High School has two teachers designated as graduation coaches. These teachers have specific students assigned to them during Viking Success, with a main goal of achieving high school graduation. Responsibility is a main learning goal in the Graduation Coach program. Students regularly and frequently meet with their graduation coach to analyze their transcript and focus on specific courses still needed to achieve a diploma.

We recognize that students come to the high school from various backgrounds. Everyone at TVHS desires to help all students develop their individual talents and interests during their high school career. We share a common goal to meet students where they are, and ultimately help them grow into successful young men and women.

Pictured: Kristen Ekhoff

Valley Insight is a recurring monthly article written by administrators on a variety of topics related to education and the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation. Articles will be posted to the district’s website and also shared with the local media.

Three seniors awarded scholarships at TVHS Work Based Learning banquet

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Three Tippecanoe Valley High School (TVHS) seniors were awarded scholarships at the TVHS Work Based Learning program banquet held on May 11 at the Akron Community Center.

Recipients of the scholarships are Laira Myers, Keegan Larimer and Noah Prater. Work Based Learning Coordinator and Classroom Instructor Aaron Engbrecht, along with Work Based Learning Coordinator Darren Parker, determine scholarship recipients based on a variety of factors such as grade point average, class rank and financial need, but they focus more closely on the number of business classes taken during high school and a student’s intent to pursue a business-related major in college.

A total of 24 students were honored for their participation in this year’s Work Based Learning Program. There were 23 community organizations that hosted a student during the 2016-2017 school year. Students enrolled in this program must meet a variety of requirements:

  • The job placement must be career driven.
  • The student must have completed (4) course credits within the job’s career pathway.
  • The career field must require some sort of additional training or education following high school.
  • The student must be in good academic standing.

Tippecanoe Valley’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses fall under the umbrella of the Warsaw Area Career Center (WACC).  Tippecanoe Valley provides the WACC with completion data and other information, while the WACC provides supervision and funding for various types of equipment in return.

CTE students were significantly more likely than their non-CTE counterparts to report developing problem-solving, project completion, research, math, college application, work-related, communication, time management and critical-thinking skills during high school, according to the National Research Center for CTE. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has identified employer demand for many of these skills.

Prater plans to attend Ivy Tech and then either IU-Kokomo or Purdue to study Information Technology. Larimer plans to attend Indiana University and study Finance. Myers plans to attend Purdue this fall and study Ag Economics.

Pictured left to right are Aaron Engbrecht, Laira Myers, Keegan Larimer, Noah Prater and Darren Parker. 

TVHS Building Trades program to hold open house May 21

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The Tippecanoe Valley High School (TVHS) Building Trades program will hold an open house on Sunday, May 21, at a home in Mentone that students have been working to remodel throughout the school year.

The community is invited to attend the open house from 1 to 4 p.m. The home, owned by Chris and Travena Pettit, is located on Jefferson Street at the east end of the Mentone Youth League complex.

With help from JH Construction, students transformed the Pettit’s single-story home into a two-story home featuring three bedrooms and four bathrooms. They first had to remove and rebuild the existing portion of the home from the outside, which meant removing old metal and wood siding that exposed rotten and termite-damaged wood.

“We started off rebuilding the outside walls from the foundation up to not only replace damaged lumber, but to also try and re-plumb the walls,” said instructor Wes Backus.

Students added 708 square feet to the existing 1,172 square feet of living space on the first floor. They also added a 659-square-foot garage. The second story is 2,636 square feet, bringing the total living space to 4,516 square feet. The total square footage of the house, including the garage, is 5,175 square feet.

“The students have done such a great job this year and should be more than proud for what they have accomplished. They have had the opportunity of seeing both the remodel aspects and new construction side of working on and building the home,” said Backus.

Students involved in the TVHS Building Trades program can earn up to 18 college credits by participating in Building Trades during their junior and senior years. College credits are offered at no cost through Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne. Students must maintain a C or better grade in the class to earn college credits.

Schools celebrate Unified Game Day

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Schools throughout the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation celebrated Unified Game Day on May 8 at the Tippecanoe Valley High School track.

Unified Game Day is part of Unified Champion Schools, a 12-week program recently launched by Special Olympics Indiana, with the focus of providing youngsters with different physical activities that lead to improved skills and fitness.

Students ages two to seven participated in activity stations during Unified Game Day, while students ages eight and up participated in track and field activities. A closing ceremony and awards program were also held.

The Unified Champion Schools program is designed to implement a physical education curriculum with activities that promote motor, cognitive, social and emotional skill development as well as inclusion of students with and without disabilities.

Unified Game Day was one of the last components of the program. The event gave students the time to demonstrate and celebrate the skills they have practiced and learned.

Video produced by Inga Omondi, instructional coach, Akron Elementary