We're continuing to introduce you to the members of our 2026–27 Clark-Pleasant Ambassador Academy, and today we'd like you to meet Taylor Adams!
Taylor is a mom of two young children, a full-time registered nurse working in home health and a substitute nurse for Clark-Pleasant when there is a need. She moved to Central Indiana in 2017 and has called the Clark-Pleasant community home ever since.
Her family's school journey is really just beginning. Taylor's daughter attended Pre-K at Whiteland Elementary School last year and is now a kindergartner there, while her fiancé is a 2014 Whiteland graduate.
That means Taylor is getting to experience Clark-Pleasant from a couple of different perspectives—as a parent sending her own child to school and as a nurse occasionally caring for students throughout the district.
And one thing has stood out to her from the beginning: how personal that experience has felt.
“I especially appreciate that my daughter is treated as more than just another student. She is greeted with genuine excitement, and the staff know her name and understand her story.”
Taylor says that connection gives her a tremendous sense of comfort and peace when she drops her daughter off each morning.
So, why Ambassador Academy?
Taylor wants to understand more of what parents don't necessarily see—the thought that goes into decisions, the challenges facing a school corporation and the many moving pieces involved in providing students with a quality education.
She's particularly interested in learning about school funding and finances, the operating referendum, and how Clark-Pleasant is planning for future growth as new housing and families continue to come into the community.
For Taylor, the goal isn't simply to know more. She wants that knowledge to help her become a more informed and engaged member of her school community.
And now for something you probably won't learn at an Ambassador Academy meeting...
Taylor breeds hedgehogs! 🦔
Not just any hedgehogs, either—pedigreed hedgehogs with papers! She has sold them to families in several states, including Alaska and Texas, and says that if you know someone locally who owns a hedgehog, there's a pretty good chance it came from her.
Hedgehogs have even become something of a signature for Taylor and her daughter, and Taylor says she almost always has something hedgehog-related with her.
So this year, Ambassador Academy has its very own nurse, curious parent and, as Taylor jokingly puts it, “local hedgehog dealer.” 🦔😂
We're excited to have Taylor asking questions, learning more about the district her family calls home and bringing both her parent and healthcare perspectives to this year's cohort.
👋 Welcome to Ambassador Academy, Taylor!
#ClarkPleasant #WarriorNation #AmbassadorAcademy #MeetOurAmbassadors

Last month, our Whiteland Community High School Early College students came together for their Early College Seminar Kickoff, bringing together all three current cohorts — freshmen, sophomores and juniors!
Students enjoyed some friendly trivia while learning more about the opportunities available through Early College.
Through our partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, WCHS students can earn college credit while still in high school and work toward:
🎓 Indiana College Core (ICC) — 30 college credits
🎓 Associate Degree — 60 college credits
That means our Warriors have the opportunity to graduate from WCHS with not only their high school diploma, but also a significant head start on college — saving both time and money as they prepare for what comes next.
We’re excited to watch these students continue their Early College journey! 🧡💙
#WarriorPride #EarlyCollege #WhitelandCommunityHighSchool #ClarkPleasant


Our 2026 ILEARN results give us another reason to be proud of the education our students receive at Clark-Pleasant — and of the people who make it possible.
Students scored above the Indiana state average in both English Language Arts and Math at every grade level, 3–8. That’s 12 out of 12 grade-level and subject-area comparisons! 🎉
Take a look at the graphic to see the results across our district and some of the standout performances from our individual schools.
Behind every percentage are students working hard, teachers and staff committed to helping them grow, and families supporting learning at home.
Strong schools. Strong students. A community that believes in both.
It’s a great day to be a Warrior! 🧡💙
#WarriorPride #ClarkPleasantSchools #ILEARN #WarriorsAchieve

While the Warriors are enjoying Fall Break, it’s the perfect time to round up your smartest friends, family members or coworkers for Unified Flag Football Trivia Night!
Join us for an evening of trivia, food and fun while supporting Whiteland Community High School Unified Flag Football!
📅 Wednesday, November 4
🚪 Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
📍 Nire Event Center
💰 $200 per table | 8 seats
🍽️ Dinner provided
🎁 Silent auction
🏆 Prizes
Think you can build a winning team? Grab seven friends and put your knowledge to the test!
📧 Reserve your table: Email Cailla Pannell at cpannell@cpcsc.k12.in.us.
🏈🧡💙 Have some fun. Support our Warriors. And maybe earn some bragging rights along the way!

💙🧡 MEET OUR AMBASSADORS: HEATHER HOFMANN
We're continuing to introduce you to the members of our 2026–27 Clark-Pleasant Ambassador Academy, and today we'd like you to meet Heather Hofmann!
Heather is a mom of two young children, Hendrix and Lyn, and says her family is a huge part of who she is. She is a Certified Medical Assistant with a background in healthcare and a love for helping and connecting with people.
Heather's connection to Clark-Pleasant began through her children, but she knew she wanted that connection to become something more.
“As a parent, I want to be involved and do more than just drop my kids off and pick them up.”
So, why Ambassador Academy?
Heather wants to better understand the people, programs and opportunities that make Clark-Pleasant work—and find ways she can become more involved herself.
For her, being part of a community means more than simply living in it. It means getting to know the people around you, understanding what's happening behind the scenes and being willing to find your own way to contribute.
One thing Heather already appreciates is the sense of community she has experienced here.
“As a parent, it means a lot to know that my children are growing up in an area where education, relationships, and supporting one another are valued.”
Through Ambassador Academy, Heather hopes to learn more about the people, programs and partnerships supporting Clark-Pleasant students and families. Most importantly, she wants to become a better advocate for her own children and other families while discovering meaningful ways she can give back.
And when Heather isn't working, learning or keeping up with two young kids, you'll probably find her outside! 🥾🌳
Heather loves hiking and exploring new places with her family. For her, getting outdoors is a chance to unplug, enjoy nature and make memories with Hendrix and Lyn—and she's always looking for their next adventure.
We love that Heather isn't content to simply have her family be part of Clark-Pleasant. She wants to understand it, connect with it and find her own way to contribute to it.
We're excited to have her learning alongside us this year!
👋 Welcome to Ambassador Academy, Heather!
#ClarkPleasant #WarriorNation #AmbassadorAcademy #MeetOurAmbassadors

This is what being a Warrior is all about. 🧡💙
Yesterday morning, Whiteland FFA members and their families spent time giving back to some of the people who work tirelessly to support our community — serving breakfast to more than 200 Johnson County farmers and farm workers.
Harvest season means long days, early mornings and countless hours in the fields. This annual tradition is a small way for our FFA students to say thank you to the men and women whose hard work helps put food on tables here at home and around the world.
We’re also proud of what this experience represents for our students: service, gratitude, leadership and a connection to the agricultural community around them.
Thank you to our Whiteland FFA members, parents and volunteers who helped make the morning possible — and especially to our local farmers and farm workers.
We appreciate all you do. Happy harvest season! 🚜🌽🐄🌾
To see more photos and to see all that our FFA is doing, following them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/whitelandffa
#WarriorPride #WhitelandFFA #FFA #CommunityService #ThankAFarmer #ClarkPleasant



Friday Night Lights was a little extra special this week as we had the opportunity to say thank you to some of the businesses that generously support Whiteland Athletics!
Representatives from Legacy Living, Riley Electric, Rascal’s Fun Zone, Asher Conveying, Ryan Homes and Greenwood Orthopaedics joined us as Honorary Captains for Friday night’s game.
Our guests got to experience Warrior football from a whole new perspective — joining us on the field for the pregame coin toss and getting a great sideline view of the action. A few of our younger guests even got an extra-special behind-the-scenes experience, touring the Warriors locker room and lining up to high-five the players as they made their way onto the field.
These businesses do so much more than put their names on a sign. Their generosity helps provide opportunities and experiences for our student-athletes, and we are incredibly grateful that they choose to invest in our schools and our community.
And the Warriors gave our Honorary Captains one more reason to celebrate, finishing the night with a 24–21 WIN! 🏈💪
Thank you to our sponsors for being part of the Warrior family and for helping give our student-athletes that special edge.
🧡💙 Community supporting community. That’s Warrior Pride.
#WarriorPride #WhitelandWarriors #FridayNightLights #CommunityPartners #BreakTheRock






Last night was one of our Ambassador Academy crowd favorites as Cohort 3 went behind the scenes at Whiteland Community High School for an evening focused on construction and school finance.
Our Ambassadors toured the new three-story academic wing that opened this fall, including the new Natatorium and cafeteria, and got an early look at the new front office area scheduled to open after Fall Break.
Then it was on to what’s still ahead! The group toured the new performing arts spaces and auditorium currently under construction and had the opportunity to see firsthand what these projects will mean for future generations of Warriors.
There was a lot to take in — especially for our performing arts families who could begin to picture their students in the new spaces, and for our elementary parents who got a glimpse of the opportunities that will be waiting for their children when they reach WCHS. 🧡💙
After the tour, the learning continued over Olive Garden as Brad Pendleton walked the group through school finance — helping our Ambassadors better understand how schools are funded and how those dollars connect to the people, programs, facilities and opportunities they had just spent the evening learning about.
And that’s exactly what Ambassador Academy is designed to do.
With every meeting, our Ambassadors are beginning to connect more of the pieces and see the “why, what and how” behind Clark-Pleasant — including just how much happens behind the scenes to serve our students.
#ClarkPleasantProud #AmbassadorAcademy #Cohort3 #BehindTheScenes












Yesterday, our Clark-Pleasant Middle School 8th Grade Band took its annual field trip to Whiteland Community High School for a morning with the WCHS Marching Warriors!
Students got a front-row look at the marching band’s performance of “Hollywoodland” and had the chance to learn more about the instruments, experiences and opportunities waiting for them in the WCHS Band program.
We love seeing our students make these connections across schools and get a glimpse of what’s ahead as they continue their journey at Clark-Pleasant. 💙🧡
A great morning of music, learning and Warrior pride! 🎶
#WarriorPride #ClarkPleasant #CPMS #WCHS #MarchingWarriors











Our Nutrition Pathway students put their skills into action this week—and used what they’re learning to do something special for our staff!
With teachers staying late for Parent-Teacher Conferences, these students stepped in to plan, prepare, and serve dinner, giving our staff one less thing to worry about during a long evening at school.
And what a dinner they prepared! 👩🍳
🌯 Enchiladas with house-made enchilada sauce
🥔 Papas Michoacanas
🍚 Arroz con Crema
🥑 Citrus Avocado Salad
🍫 Mexican Brownies
It was the perfect combination of real-world learning and giving back. Students had the opportunity to practice their culinary and nutrition skills while showing appreciation for the teachers and staff who give so much of their time to our students and families.
And they’re doing it again Thursday with Lasagna Night! 🍝
We love seeing our Warriors learn by doing—and even more when that learning becomes an opportunity to serve others. 🧡💙
#WarriorPride #ClarkPleasant #RealWorldLearning









Our next 2026–27 Clark-Pleasant Ambassador Academy member has experienced Warrior Nation from a few different perspectives—first as a student, and now as a parent raising the next generation of Warriors!
Meet Jordan Laforet, a 2011 graduate of Whiteland Community High School.
After graduation, Jordan moved to Plainfield and pursued his dream of working in law enforcement, spending eight years with the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department. In 2023, life brought him back home to Whiteland, where he now lives with his wife, Katelyn, and their three children. Today, Jordan works in the insurance industry and spends much of his free time coaching, watching his kids play sports and enjoying the outdoors.
And the Laforet family's Clark-Pleasant story continues. Jordan currently has two children attending Grassy Creek Elementary School, with his third joining them next year. He also has a younger sister who is a senior at WCHS.
So, why Ambassador Academy?
After returning to the community where he grew up, Jordan wants to better understand what happens behind the scenes at Clark-Pleasant and learn more about the day-to-day work of the many different departments that keep a school corporation running.
But there's another reason he wants that inside look: he wants to figure out how he can give back.
“Being able to get a full understanding of their operations will help me better understand how, as a parent and community member, we can help give back and further support the corporation.”
One thing Jordan already appreciates is the people working directly with our students each day.
He says his own children regularly come home excited to tell him about their school days and credits their teachers with creating an environment where learning can be both fun and challenging.
“I know quite a few teachers, and the care they have for the students is unmatched.”
And here's a fun piece of Warrior history from Jordan's own days at WCHS: 🏈 he was part of the Whiteland football team that had the opportunity to play at Lucas Oil Stadium before the Colts ever played a game there!
Jordan left Whiteland after graduation to pursue a dream, built a career and a family—and eventually found his way back home. Now he's raising his own Warriors here and looking for ways to become even more involved in the community that helped raise him.
We're excited to have him learning alongside us this year!
👋 Welcome to Ambassador Academy, Jordan!
#ClarkPleasant #WarriorNation #AmbassadorAcademy #MeetOurAmbassadors

At Clark-Pleasant, we often talk about the importance of making sure every student and family knows they belong here. During Blue Star Welcome Week, we have a special opportunity to extend that message to the military-connected families who are part of our Warrior community.
Military families experience a unique kind of transition. A new assignment can mean a new home, a new community and, for children, a new school filled with unfamiliar faces and routines. Blue Star Welcome Week is a nationwide effort to help make those transitions a little easier by reminding military families that when they arrive in a new community, they are not arriving alone.
Here at Clark-Pleasant, we are proud of the military-connected students and families who call our schools home. Their experiences, resilience and perspectives make our Warrior community stronger.
And welcoming them isn't something that happens during just one week. It happens when a classmate offers a seat at the lunch table. When a teacher takes a little extra time to help a new student settle in. When a school celebrates a military family member. And when an entire community makes it clear: There is a place for you here. 🧡💙
To our military-connected students and families — whether Clark-Pleasant has been home for years or you have only recently joined us:
We see you. We appreciate you. And most importantly, we're glad you're here.
#BlueStarWelcomeWeek #ClarkPleasant #WarriorPride #MilitaryFamilies

