Tippecanoe Valley High School

Spring Athletic Awards 2017

Softball

Golden Glove                         Katie Prater

Highest Batting Avg.              Abby Betten

Most Assist                             Sydney Howard

Most RBI                                Ally Betten

Best E.R.A.                             Sydney Howard

Mental Attitude                      Alex Gomez

Most Improved                       Mia Gunnels

JV Batting Avg                       Jordan Krotke

M.V.P.                                    Abby Betten

Captains                                  Katie Prater, Abby Betten, Mia Gunnels

Booster Club                           Kayla Scott

Baseball

Highest Batting Avg.              Alec Craig

Most Assist                             Tanner Trippiedi

Most R.B.I.                             Adam Myers

Best E.R.A.                             Ethan Yates

Mental Attitude                      Riley Weitzel

Golden Glove                         Tucker Shull

Most Improved                       Wes Melanson

M.V.P.                                                Alec Craig

JV  Batting Avg                      Wes Johnston

Booster Club                           Hunter Early

Captains                                  Alec Craig, Hunter Early, Keegan Larimer, Riley Weitzel

Golf

Medalist                                  Jeremy Julian

JV Medalist                             Austin Crill

Best Putter                              John Young

Most Improved                       Chris Schipper

Mental Attitude                      Noah Hoffman

Captains                                  Jeremy Julian, Bryston Canada

Booster Club                           Cade Brouyette

Track

MIP Sprinter                           Cayleigh Byrer, Keith Wright

MIP Distance                          Lorena Santiago, Justin Peconga

MIP Field Event                     Hannah Gibbons,  Kelton Johnson

MVP   Sprints                         Sarah Tucker, Dakota Parker

MVP Distance                                    Jayden Kolesiak, Mitch Smith

MVP Field Event                    Cora Alber, Jameson Baker

Captains                                  Jared Mikel, Camden Tucker, Dakota Parker, Haley Hoover, Breanna Kruger

Mental Attitude                      Faith Kamp, Evan Lowman

Booster Club                           Breanna Kruger, Jacob McDonald

Tennis

Mental Attitude                      N/A

Most Improved                       Paige Hodge

Best Record                            N/A

#1 Singles                                Aerin Shewman

Spirit                                       Kennedy Niedbalski

JV Most Improved                  Kaleigh Shumaker

Captains                                  Aerin Shewman/ Kennedy Niedbalski

Booster Club                           America Baca

The Tippecanoe Valley High School student council and the American Red Cross will host a community blood drive on Friday, July 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.

All pre-registered donors will be eligible to receive a free ticket to Cedar Point for use this season. Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. 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].

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.

Tippecanoe Valley High School is currently looking for coaches for the 2017-2018 school year.

Please contact Athletic Director Duane Burkhart at (574) 598-2103 if you’re qualified and interested in any of the following positions:

Boys Tennis        Fall Season

Girls Golf            Fall Season

Boys Golf           Spring Season

Baseball             Spring Season

It has been an amazing year and an amazing journey for our seniors at Tippecanoe Valley. They have put in years of hard work, and as a result, their futures are coming together before their eyes. Some have been accepted to colleges across the country, some are pursuing a specific vocation while others are taking advantage of community college.

We will come together as a community to celebrate these students’ accomplishments together at our annual graduation ceremony on June 4, 2017. We hope to see you there!

Freshmen All A Honor Roll

Quintin Allen

Shelby Baker

Alyssa Bell

Colt Demske

Amber Evans

Valeria Jimenez

Jace Potter

Jalen Potter

Luke Prater

Delaney Sandbakken

Tanner Trippiedi

Jessy Weitzel

Kirstyn Yoder

 

Freshmen A & B Honor Roll

Amy Baca

Allison Betten

Cade Brouyette

Caleigh Byrer

Lillie Collins

Jaydin Conley

Emma Craig

Dakota Gaff

Bethany Johnson

Jakob Jones

Faith Kamp

Jadyn Kolesiak

Kaitlyn Lewis

Tahya Lybarger

Brette manns

Aleesa Marshall

Alexis Michael

Allison Miller

Emily Murphy

Roni Newsome

Misael Ramirez

Jorge Rosas-Jimenez

Mercedes Roszak

Tucker Shull

Mason Stephen

Alivia Taylor

Jaxon Torpy

Shakira Vail

Jillian Walls

Makenzie Woodcox

 

Sophomore All A Honor Roll

Damian Banghart

Sophia Bussard

Laura Campos

Hannah Durkes

Olivia Ellenwood

Billy Gillman

Hannah Jansma

Sarah Myers

Makenzie Oldham

Emily Peterson

Rachael Randall

Shayleigh Shriver

Sarah Tucker

Dylan Wood

Kamile Yocum

 

Sophomore A & B Honor Roll

Abril Baca

Kennedie Brooks

Shae Clingerman

Alexus Cooper

Rodolfo Diaz

Madison Francis

Alexandra Gomez

Brooke Gothan

Annabell Gutierrez Eberly

Tiphanie Hodge

Elijah Holder

Sydney Howard

Haley Lewis

Bryce Madeford

Sierra Marshall

Kylee Masterson

Brianna McBrier

Colton McCane

Wesley Melanson

Noah Miller

Marlea Myers

Cameron Parker

Hanna Prater

Kinzie Prater

Kirsten Prater

Kelly Randall

Jose Rivera

Alex Salas Morrison

Lorena Santiago

Kaitlin Shepherd

April Slone

Olivia Smith

Lauren Sponseller

Maria Vargas

 

Junior All A Honor Roll

Cora Alber

Hannah Ames

Brenna Baney

Olivia Bell

Alejandra DeLaRosa

Macy Engstrand

Mackenzie Fear

Hannah Gibbons

Jalyssa House

Hunter Hyden

Kelsey Justice

Gary Klinger

Jacob McDonald

Addy Miller

McKenzie Murphy

Cheyene Oldfather

Angelica Ortega

Dakota Parker

Gretchen Runyon

Makayla Sandbakken

Kaleigh Shumaker

Olivia Trippiedi

Camden Tucker

Carissa Ziemek

 

Junior A & B Honor Roll

Daisy Arroyo

Jameson Baker

Devin Bandow

Alyssa Brito

Chase Brower

Izaiah Brown

Cody Craig

Bryce Cudney

Garrett Feldman

Grace Grosch

Drew Hartman

Kaitlynd Heiden-Moore

Seth Hoffman

Trent Houchin

William Johnston

Jordan Krotke

Gracie Manns

Adam Myers

Susan Nickerson

Asia O’Connor

Amy Ortiz

Guadalupe Ramirez

Kayla Scott

Jack Utter

Eric Wright

 

Senior All An Honor Roll

Victoria Biddle

Meredith Brouyette

Alexia Durkes

Hunter Early

Amanda Heltzel

Guadalupe Hernandez

Jeremy Julian

Alexander Kromkowski

Laira Myers

Kaitlyn Prater

Angela Ramirez

Sierra Rudd

Sydney Schaeffer

Aerin Shewman

Yarley Smalley

Adrian Velazquez

Christopher Wilhite

 

Senior A & B Honor Roll

Joseph Alspaugh

Caitlyn Atwell

America Baca

Hannah Brower

Taneisha Brown

Bryston Canada

Lexi Cumberland

Jerrid Edmonson

Ethan Freant

Brianna Haney

Cheyenne Holmes

Audrey Jackson

Santha Keckler

Breanna Kruger

Keegan Larimer

Adam Lowe

Dylan Manwaring

Monika Marshall

Sierra Mast

Jared Mikel

Victoria Miller

Nikita Nelson

Kennedy Niedbalski

Braydon Ott

Noah Prater

Diana Ramirez Rosas

Elizabeth Salazar

Melissa Schmidt

Anne Secrest

Christopher Secrist

Kaitlin Shoemaker

Noah Smith-Fletcher

Dylan Sponseller

Jordan Timbers

Cole Walters

Dylan Warner

Riley Weitzel

Keith Wright

John Young

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

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 12^th 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.