Tippecanoe Valley Boomerang Backpacks Receives Donation

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SCHOOL NEWS RELEASE

Friday, February 19, 2016

Tippecanoe Valley Boomerang Backpacks was presented with a check by Rosy Jansma, Mentone resident and parent of two Tippecanoe Valley students, who serves on the K21 Health Foundation Board of Directors. Because of Mrs. Jansma’s involvement in the community and commitment to making a difference, the K21 Foundation made a donation of $1,000 in her honor. Mrs. Jansma chose to use the donation to support Tippecanoe Valley Boomerang Backpacks.

Tippecanoe Valley Boomerang Backpacks is a program in which the weekend nutritional needs of approximately 160 children/families from Akron Elementary School and Mentone Elementary School are met by the provision of food and snacks sent home in a backpack each Friday afternoon. Students receive enough food for the entire weekend. Boomerang Backpacks helps eliminate hunger and allows students to concentrate better on learning throughout the week.

Shown accepting the check are members of the Tippecanoe Valley High School Life Skills Class. These students have the responsibility of packing the backpacks each week before they are delivered to the elementary schools.

Pictured in the front row (left to right) are Rosy Jansma, Gage Williams, Floyd Bradley, Miles Fowler, and Sarah Schumacher.

Pictured in the back row (left to right) are Kyle Perry, Eric Hume, River Thomas, Dr. Michael Bendicsen (TVHS Principal), Emma Coppes (Life Skills Class Teacher), Jenna Schultz (Life Skills Class Student Intern), and Kendra Kimes (Life Skills Class Instructional Assistant).

Anyone interested in donating to Tippecanoe Valley Boomerang Backpacks may do so by contacting Tippecanoe Valley High School Principal Dr. Michael Bendicsen at 574-598-2100 or [email protected].

Makenna Bradley Honored for Poster to Appear in All Schools

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Tippecanoe Valley High School Freshman Makenna Bradley, a student in Darren Parker’s Computer Applications class, was recently honored as the creator of a poster  that will be proudly displayed in all Tippecanoe Valley schools.  Makenna created a poster that reads, “Congratulations Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation – We are #1 in Graduation Rate Among Public Schools in Kosciusko County – Great Job! – Akron Elementary School – Mentone Elementary School – Tippecanoe Valley Middle School – Tippecanoe Valley High School – Burket Educational Center”. 

 Makenna was awarded a Subway gift certificate for her fine work.

 Pictured are Makenna Bradley and Darren Parker.

 

Tippecanoe Valley to Host Open Swim

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The Tippecanoe Valley High School Pool will be open to patrons of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation for Open Swim on Sunday afternoons from 2-4 p.m. during the months of January (10, 17, 24, and 31), Feb. 7, 14, 21, and 28) and March (6, 13, 20, and 27), 2016. A certified lifeguard will be present; however, swimming instruction will not be provided. To participate in Open Swim children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Proper swim attire is required. A fee of $2 per swimmer will be collected to cover pool supervision and lifeguard costs.

Please Join Us for the TVHS School Improvement Team Meeting

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Parents are cordially invited to participate in the Tippecanoe Valley High School
 School Improvement Team, April 14, 2016 at 7:30 am. This is a great opportunity to learn about school operations, meet with teachers and administrators, make constructive comments, and ask important questions. Student Council members will also be present at these meetings. Parents are always encouraged to ask questions of TVHS staff. Please visit our website for contact information.

TVSC Received New Phone System in January

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The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation (TVSC) is pleased to announce that over the holiday break, all TVSC schools and facilities transitioned to a new Voice over IP (VoIP) phone system. The new system became operational as of Tuesday, January 5, 2016, replacing an aging phone system that can no longer be updated or in many cases repaired due to failure. The new phone system will allow TVSC to maintain the highest level of service to its patrons.

Please note that all phone numbers throughout the district will be changing to a 598 prefix, making calls to any school a local call for most patrons. The new numbers will be: Akron Elementary School (574-598-2367), Burket Educational Center (574-598-2600), Mentone Elementary School (574-598-2590), Tippecanoe Valley Middle School (574-598-2200), Tippecanoe Valley High School (574-598-2100), Tippecanoe Valley Bus Garage (574-598-2490), and Tippecanoe Valley Administration Office (574-598-2759). Staff phone extensions will also change.

TVSC eagerly anticipates the many benefits that will accompany the installation of this new phone system.

The College Board Names Tippecanoe Valley to Opportunity Honor Roll

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The College Board Names Tippecanoe Valley to Opportunity Honor Roll

 

The College Board has named the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation to the 2015 Gaston Caperton Opportunity Honor Roll, a list of 130 school districts across the United States that are being recognized for creating opportunities for traditionally underrepresented students. Traditionally underrepresented students refer to black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, and low-income and first-generation students of all races/ethnicities. The districts featured on the Opporunity Honor Roll have expanded access to higher education by providing students with rigorous academic offerings and innovative college-preparation programs. Districts on the Opportunity Honor Roll demonstrate significant and consistent growth in the number of underrepresented and low-income students taking college-level courses and applying to four or more colleges.

There is no application process to be on the Honor Roll; instead the College Board looks across multiple data sets to identify recipients. To be included in the Honor Roll, districts must have:

  1. Increased the number of underrepresented students who took the SAT;
  2. Increased the number of underrepresented students who took an AP course and exam;
  3. Increased the number of underrepresented students who were on-track for college, as demonstrated by scoring 1550+ on the SAT;
  4. Increased the number of underrepresented students who scored a 3+ on the AP Exam; and
  5. Increased the number of underrepresented students who sent their SAT scores to at least four colleges.

Tippecanoe Valley is one of only six Indiana school districts named by the College Board to the 2015 Opportunity Honor Roll.

Welcome to Our New Website!

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Welcome to the new Tippecanoe Valley Middle School website. We have updated our look to make it easier for visitors to find what they need quickly. We invite you to check back often as we will be updating information each month. Here are some areas on the site that will be particularly helpful.

The home page has many links right at your fingertips. Stay updated with events around the district with scrolling articles that are updated monthly. Quickly access the district calendar, upcoming events and many other items and documents.

Please share our excitement about our new website. Please visit often to stay informed.

Help your child Set Goals and Achieve them

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In school, we often use the term goals with your children. How can we help our students beat the odds and achieve their goals at a higher rate than the 8% of Americans who will attain their resolutions in 2016? Consider these ideas you can also support at home:

  • Make the goal specific. The target needs to be very clear for your child. Help him/her clearly articulate what it is they want to achieve. Instead of a goal to get better at reading, the goal could be to better understand what is being read.
  • Set a short timeframe. Many goals fail because the timeframe is too long. Set small, specific timeframes (2-3 weeks) that can be more easily monitored.
  • Make a plan. Help your child figure out actions they can take to reach their goal. How will you better understand what you are reading? Will you write a summary after a certain number of pages? Will you ask questions as you read?
  • Adjust the goal. There is nothing wrong with your child adjusting his/her goals. Adjusting will be more successful than quitting.
  • Celebrate. Celebrate the small successes like sticking to the goal’s steps. There is something about acknowledging progress, even small progress, that propels us to keep at it and work toward the next small step along the road of attaining a goal.

New Phone Numbers For Tippecanoe Valley Schools

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The new numbers are: Akron Elementary School (574-598-2367), Burket Educational Center (574-598-2600), Mentone Elementary School (574-598-2590), Tippecanoe Valley Middle School (574-598-2200), Tippecanoe Valley High School (574-598-2100), Tippecanoe Valley Bus Garage (574-598-2490), and Tippecanoe Valley Administration Office (574-598-2759). Staff phone extensions have also changed.

Tippecanoe Valley to Host Open Swim

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The Tippecanoe Valley High School Pool will be open to patrons of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation for Open Swim on Sunday afternoons from 2-4 p.m. during the months of January (10, 17, 24, and 31), Feb. 7, 14, 21, and 28) and March (6, 13, 20, and 27), 2016. A certified lifeguard will be present; however, swimming instruction will not be provided. To participate in Open Swim children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Proper swim attire is required. A fee of $2 per swimmer will be collected to cover pool supervision and lifeguard costs.