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TVHS hosting community blood drive Dec. 1

This entry was posted in News, TV High School on November 8, 2017 by Keith Lang.

The Tippecanoe Valley High School student council and the American Red Cross will host a community blood drive on Friday, Dec. 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.

The blood drive is open to anyone who meets the donor requirements outlined by the American Red Cross. Anyone interested in donating blood can go online to www.redcrossblood.org and register using the zip code 46910. You can also register by emailing Crystal Heckaman, student council sponsor, at [email protected].

The high school student council hosts several blood drives throughout the school year. The American Red Cross provides scholarship money to students depending on the number of blood donations collected during the blood drives.

According to the American Red Cross, a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

EL Literacy Night featuring Jose Jurado

This entry was posted in Akron, Mentone, News, TV High School, TV Middle School on November 8, 2017 by Keith Lang.

Jose Jurado started school without knowing a single word of the English language and later became a role model for his two younger siblings by being the first person in his family to go to college. The 2009 Tippecanoe Valley graduate holds a computer engineering degree from Purdue University. His professional life has taken him from the Midwest all the way to Connecticut after landing a job with the sports network ESPN as an internal application developer. Jurado is actively involved at ESPN by helping develop a supportive work environment for Hispanics and Latinos. He is also a member of the Tippecanoe Valley Distinguished Alumni Class of 2017!

TVMS to host Veterans Day program

This entry was posted in News, TV Middle School on November 8, 2017 by Keith Lang.

The Veterans Day program at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School will take place on Friday, Nov. 10th, at 1 p.m. The choir and band will perform. We will have a veteran guest speaker, flag folding ceremony, and a 21-gun salute (unless the Honor Guard finds they have other obligations this week such as a funeral). There will be light refreshments served after the program for our veterans and their families. The public is invited and the veterans in our area are encouraged to attend!

Mentone 5th graders rake leaves for “Be a Good Neighbor Day”

This entry was posted in Mentone, News on November 3, 2017 by Keith Lang.

Fifth graders at Mentone Elementary School are taking a hands-on approach when it comes to giving back to their community.

Friday, Nov. 3rd, was the school’s second annual “Be a Good Neighbor Day.” It was started last year as a way for the school to increase community involvement. Nearly 80 students went to several homes throughout Mentone to help rake leaves for elderly residents, or for people who needed some extra assistance with household chores.

“As a principal of an elementary school, you want to provide kids with a lot of wholesome experiences as they go from kindergarten to fifth grade. This is one of those times that will be a good memory for them,” said Principal Randy Dahms.

The kids were split into several groups. Half of the groups went around to different homes on a bus provided by the corporation, while the other half worked at homes within walking distance around the school.

Dahms worked with fifth grade teachers last year to help organize the community service day. A simple project such as raking leaves is easy for elementary-aged kids to handle, he says.

“I’m hopeful we can expand this to more grade levels working on different service projects in the future,” said Dahms.

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TVMS First Semester Honor Roll | 2017-18 School Year

This entry was posted in News, TV Middle School on November 3, 2017 by Keith Lang.

6^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A”

Lorna Apt

Kynan Cords

Erika Henderson

Olivia Jones

Wade Jones

Chesnee Miller

Kaylynn Miller

Zoe Miller

Sidney Nelson

Macy Petersen

Issiac Ramsey

Makynna Rentschler

Evan Richards

Katelyn Stump

Bryce Turner

7^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A”

Lily Ault

Abigail Banghart

Abigail Bowers

Jessica Brito

Caden Davis

Alexandra Ellenwood

Talia Holder

Abigale Koch

Kennedy Kohler

Emily McGriff

Kaydence Mellott

Breanna Messer

Molly Moriarty

Amanda Ramirez

Jonathan Ruiz

Hailey Scott

Madison Smith

Makena Smith

Corinna Stiles

Brendyn Stump

8^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A”

Abigail Beliles

Maressa Calderon

Cheney Canada

8^th grade all “A” cont.

Emma Howard

Rex Kirchenstien

Sydney Petersen

Ava Rich

Shane Wood

6^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A/B”

Dalton Alber Erin VanMeter

Giovanni Arriaga Adriana Vargas Hernandez

Andrew Arroyo-Rodriguez Aliksandra Vera

Cody Black Jadyn Virgil

Traddin Black Braedon Wallace

Devin Boggs Corynn Whitworth

Damion Brown

Tiffany Bullington

Alexis Burge

Robert Burke

Bryauna Clodfelter

Carson Craft

Jorge DeLaRosa

Cody Eastgate

Nate Engstrand

Valeria Garcia

Abigail Goble

Braiden Hurley

Kyler Johnson

Jailyn Johnston

Aiden Kohler

Elijah Love

Trent Marshall

Sydney Mills

Carson Parker

Nathan Parker

Madison Poe

Anahi Ramirez Brito

Elias Ruiz

Jimena Ruiz

Jessa Schroeder

Jordan Shoemaker

Ava Smith

Madeline Smith

Roary Smith

Caroline Stump

Hailey Swope

JayShaun Tuttle

7^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A/B”

Dawson Ault Autumn Swindell

Jesus Baca Kylee Trepanier

Alexander Bailey Dominick Utter

Brittany Benn Madelyn Weaver

Nolan Cumberland Shaylin Wilcox

Layla Eherenman Olivia Wilson

Alexis Estep

James Flinn

Hailey Grossman

Evan Harsh

Emily Harter

Abigail Haussmann

Saralee Hodge

Karli Hogue

Rily Honeycutt

Brian Isley

Marcus Jansma

Alejandra Jimenez

Tyler Jones

Braylon Kaufman

Paul Leasure

Riley Long

Lilly Lowe

Allyson Lozano

Cameron Lynch

Evan Maish

Ashaya Martinez

Kellan McNeiley

Gregory Miller

Lydia Miller

Ella Myers

Dylan Neese

Grant Nelson

Lucas Parson

Alex Parson

Annikan Pettit

Noah Prater

MacKenzie Reese

Wyatt Reiter

Brady Rodgers

Noelia Ruiz

Carolyn Schnitz

Elizabeth Sepulvado

Galvin Shambaugh

Carissa Slone

Alison Smythe

8^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A/B”

Brayden Baney Damon Pyle

McKenzie Barngrover Ashton Railsback

Miranda Bays Alexander Reiter

Mallory Bowers Hunter Rice

Andrew Burke Daniel Rodriguez

Jaeda Carpenter Nataly Rodriguez

Braxton Davis Mateo Salazar

Keenan Deniston Andie Schwenger

Mallory Durkes Jesse Scott

Damian Elliott-Neace Brianna Sheetz

Bryce England Braden Shepherd

DJ Estep Chloe Shepherd

Brianna Feldman Kaydence Shepherd

Malachi Ferrell Sage Shoemaker

Haley Gamble Morgan Smith

Yadira Garcia-Vera Mercedes Snapp

Gavin Grossman Destiny Spry

Brandon Hammer Jamasyn Virgil

Maria Henderson Grace Wilson

Brandon Hoffman Madalyn Woodward

Marcus House Jacob Wright

Haylee Hughes Nicole Ziemek

Myra Jamison

Kamryn Keeling

Sarah Kelley

Corrine Kimble

Dakota Kimble

Macy Kirchenstien

Owen Kirchenstien

Damion Kohler

Kaylee LaFollette

Katelyn Lowman

Branson McBrier

Grady McGriff

Kyle McVay

Kaiden Meade

Wade Melanson

Baylee Messer

Drake Montelongo

Patrick O’Connell

Joel Ordaz Cisneros

Dawson Perkins

Caleb Petgen

Erika Poyser

Hunter Prater

TVMS Spell Team advances to state finals

This entry was posted in News, TV Middle School on November 2, 2017 by Keith Lang.

A team of 11 students at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School will soon compete at the state level after placing first in their class at the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Junior Division regional qualifications.

TVMS and nine other schools throughout Indiana competed in the regional competition on Nov. 1, which was hosted by TVMS. Students were broken up into classes one, two, three and four. The class a team competes in is based on last year’s enrollment. TVMS competed in class three and scored a 50 out of the junior division’s perfect score of 72.

“TVMS had the overall top speller in three of the eight rounds. No TVMS speller scored lower than five of nine in any round. Two spellers scored eight of nine near-perfect scores,” said Principal Scott Backus.

The TVMS team will now compete against six other teams in the state competition at Purdue University. This will be the fourth trip to the state finals in the last five years for TVMS.

“We studied about 1,600 words and increased our practice time an extra hour after school to get ready for the regional competition. I’m so proud of this team for what they have accomplished so far,” said Susanne Siebrase, TVMS spell team coach.

The 33^rd Annual Indiana Academic Spell Bowl State Finals will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Loeb Playhouse in the Stewart Center at Purdue University. The senior division competition begins at 11 a.m. and the junior division competition begins at 3 p.m.

Complete statewide results were posted Nov. 2 on the Indiana Association of School Principals’ website.

Here are the results from the regional competition on Nov. 1.

8 rounds of 9 words (72 possible points)

TVMS 50 (Class 3 #1)
Edgewood 37 (Class 1 #1)
Northwood 33 (Class 2 #1)
Bremen 29 (Class 3 #2)
Elkhart Christian 27 (Class 4 #1)
Lakeview 27 (Class 1 #2)
Jimtown 21 (Class 3 #3)
Caston 21 (Class 4 #2)
Concord 10 (Class 1 #3)

Pictured above from left to right: Thatcher Keesee (Grade 7), Anahi Ramirez Brito (6), Katelyn Stump (6), Logan Hummitch (8), Cheney Canada (8), Kennedy Kohler (7), Lorna Apt (6), Mateo Salazar (8), Makynna Rentschler (6), Kayly Miller (6), Bobby Burke (6)

TVHS annual fall play set for Nov. 3rd and 4th

This entry was posted in News, TV High School on October 26, 2017 by Keith Lang.

Tippecanoe Valley High School’s theatre department has announced details for its annual fall play.

More than 30 high school students have been practicing, under the direction of Katharina Williamson, since late August to prepare for the comedy If Today is the First Day of the Rest of My Life, I’m In Real Trouble by James L. Seay.

The setting takes place in the interior of a deserted saloon in an old ghost town somewhere in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the border of California and Nevada.

“The characters are a mix of stranded college students, a movie company, and some less than law-abiding people that all end up in this one place at the same time getting in each other’s way. If you’re looking for a laugh, this is the show for you!” said Mark Williamson, TVHS music director.

The play will take place Friday, Nov. 3^rd, and Saturday, Nov. 4^th, at 7 p.m. in the TVHS Lecture Room. Tickets will be available at the door. The cost is $5 per person.

Pictured left to right are Kori Sebastian (12^th grade), Destiny Wallis (12), Bradly Shepard (12), Andrea Dunnuck (11), Kylee Masterson (11), Jeremy Landis (9), Payton Fincher (11), Daphine Mares (9) practice on Oct. 26 for the upcoming play.

Mentone Elementary and TVHS receive “A” letter grades

This entry was posted in Mentone, News, TV High School on October 26, 2017 by Keith Lang.

Mentone Elementary School and Tippecanoe Valley High School received “A” accountability letter grades from the Indiana Department of Education for the 2016-17 school year.

The IDOE released on Oct. 4 the 2016-17 School Accountability Grades. According to an IDOE news release, nearly 25 percent of schools in Indiana improved one or more letter grades, with the total number of A rated schools increasing by close to six percent. Overall, 62 percent of schools received an A or B.

“I am encouraged by the results of our current accountability grades as an indication of the great education Indiana students are receiving,” said Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction “Our work, however, is not finished. As a Department we will continue to partner with stakeholders from the state level to the local community to ensure every school is successful and every student is academically prepared for the future.”

Established in 1999, the General Assembly passed Public Law 221-199 which created a performance-based accountability system. In response to this legislation, the State Board of Education (SBOE), IDOE, and the Education Roundtable collaborated over the next two years to establish the administrative rules outlining the accountability system. These rules were finalized and in place by the end of 2001. In 2015, SBOE established new metrics for Indiana’s student-centered accountability system. The metrics when into effect beginning with the assessment of the 2015-16 school year.

To view the 2016-17 School Accountability Grades, please visit: www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports. For more information on the Indiana’s student-centered accountability system, please visit: www.doe.in.gov/accountability/indiana-student-centered-accountability.

Both Mentone Elementary School and Tippecanoe Valley High School received “B” letter grades for the 2015-16 school year.

Picture: A banner hangs in the foyer of Mentone Elementary School announcing the school’s “A” accountability letter grade accomplishment.

Kosciusko Community Hospital offering babysitting classes

This entry was posted in News, TV Middle School on October 23, 2017 by Keith Lang.

Do you know a student (ages 11 to 14) that would like to participate in a one-day babysitting class? Our partners at Lutheran Health Network Kosciusko Community Hospital are hosting this class on several Saturdays in 2018. See the attached flyer for details.

TVHS 1st Nine Weeks Honor Roll | Fall 2017

This entry was posted in News, TV High School on October 20, 2017 by Keith Lang.

Freshmen All A Honor Roll

Mackenzie Costello

Hannah Engstrand

Mallorie Isley

Payton Mills

Hannah Parson

Kiara Taylor

Delaney Wagoner

Arika Warren

Freshmen All A & B Honor Roll

Johanna Aguilera

Quentin Aldridge

Alexis Banghart

Leah Betzner

Taylor Biddle

Haylee Brown

Kristina Bubb

Ashley Butler

Kinsi Cline

Jerqey Conley

Ava Craig

Jacob Davis

Alexis Evans

Mackenzie Fisher

Jazimine Gilley

George Gillman

Johnny Gonsalez

Gracey Graham

Taylor Hale-McKinney

Jonathan Helvey

Jada Hicks

Olivia Holstein

Jace Honeycutt

Matthew Howes

Andrew Hurd

Kayle Long

Allison Mahler

Daphine Mares

Marissa McLean

Kaylee Nance

Kaitlin Neese

Daisy Owens

Melissa Ramirez

Flor Rivera

Kailey Rudd

Jaxon Seaney

Erin Simmons

Sidney Wagner

Sophomore All A Honor Roll

Quintin Allen

Amy Baca

Shelby Baker

Amber Evans

Valeria Jimenez

Allison Miller

Jace Potter

Delaney Sandbakken

Mason Stephen

Tanner Trippiedi

Kirstyn Yoder

Sophomore All A & B Honor Roll

Andrew Ames

Alyssa Bell

Cade Brouyette

Caleigh Byrer

Jaydin Conley

Colt Deske

Mayde Fear

Connor Frentzel

Nathaniel Heckman

Chloe Hostetler

Kelton Johnson

Jakob Jones

Faith Kamp

Jadyn Kolesiak

Kaitlyn Lewis

Aleesa Marshall

Alexis Michael

Emily Murphy

Roni Newsome

Jalen Potter

Luke Prater

Jorge Rosas-Jimenez

Tucker Shull

Mitchell Smith

Jessy Weitzel

Makenzie Woodcox

Junior All A Honor Roll

Sophia Bussard

Hannah Durkes

Billy Gillman

Alexandra Gomez

Tiphanie Hodge

Elijah Holder

Sydney Howard

Hannah Jansma

Haley Lewis

Sierra Marshall

Marlea Myers

Sarah Myers

Cameron Parker

Emily Peterson

Hanna Prater

Kinzie Prater

Rachael Randall

Shayleigh Shriver

Sarah Tucker

Dylan Wood

Kamile Yocum

Junior All A & B Honor Roll

Abril Baca

Damian Banghart

Laura Campos

Alexus Cooper

Taylor Czichilski

Rodolfo Díaz

Olivia Ellenwood

Brooke Gothan

Tristen Grubbs

Annabell Gutierrez Eberly

Matthew Helvey

Patrick Kelley

David Krebs

Hannah Lewallen

Colton McCane

Wesley Melanson

Makenzie Oldham

Gabrielle Olson

Dakota Prater

Kelly Randall

Grace Revere

Lorena Santiago

Kaitlin Shepherd

April Slone

Olivia Smith

Lauren Sponseller

Maria Vargas

Lucas Walters

Senior All A Honor Roll

Matheus Bagarollo

Brenna Baney

Izaiah Brown

Hunter Hyden

Kelsey Justice

Gary Klinger

Cheyene Oldfather

Jason Schaefer

Olivia Trippiedi

Senior All A & B Honor Roll

Daniel Alexander

Hannah Ames

Xabier Armentia Touza

Daisy Arroyo

Jameson Baker

Devin Bandow

Xintong Bao

Olivia Bell

Alyssa Brito

Chase Brower

Tyler Craft

Bryce Cudney

Kayley Drummond

Shannon Dugan

Ashley Dunnuck

Macy Engstrand

Garrett Feldman

Morgan Gilbertson

Grace Grosch

Seth Hoffman

Trent Houchin

Jalyssa House

Travis Hyden

William Johnston

Victoria Kratzchmar

Baylee LaFollette

Tristyn Lewis

Gracie Manns

Drake Manwaring

Jacob McDonald

Addy Miller

Zachary Mulldune

McKenzie Murphy

Adam Myers

Katrina Newsome

Susan Nickerson

Asia O’Connor

Angelica Ortega

Amy Ortiz

Dakota Parker

Logan Parker

Michael Paseka

Guadalupe Ramirez

Chelsey Reutebuch

Emily Ruiz

Gretchen Runyon

Makayla Sandbakken

Kori Sebastian

Kelsey Shafer

Raymie Shoop

Travis Shull

Kaleigh Shumaker

Inola Slone

Lea Stouder

Camden Tucker

Stefany Vilela Vallloci

Ethan Warren

Eric Wright

Caleb Zuniga

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Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Launches New Website