Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp.

Skilled Trade Showcase! About 300 high school students from across Johnson County attended the Skilled Trade Showcase at Whiteland Community High School Tuesday. Vendors from more than two dozen companies and unions representing bricklayers, iron workers, carpenters, electricians and various other construction trades were on hand to share details with students about various careers within their specific trades.

Exciting News! Last Saturday, Clark Pleasant Community School Corporation offered Youth Mental Health First Aid training to our family and community members. Participants gained valuable insights on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in our youth and learned crucial skills to provide support during a youth crisis. Huge thanks to the Project Aware Grant for making this training possible! Stay tuned, as we'll be offering this FREE training again in the near future. Let's continue to prioritize mental health and support our youth! Special thank you to Adult & Child for sponsoring lunch #MentalHealthAwareness #YouthMentalHealth #YMHFA #MHFA

Looking for something to do tomorrow evening? We would like to invite you to our Pre-ISSMA Concert tomorrow, April 17th at 7:00PM in the WCHS auditorium! This is a concert choir only performance. All of our choirs here at WCHS have been working hard to prepare for our annual adjudication at the Indiana State School Music Association events happening this month. This concert serves as an opportunity for our students to present a portion of their ISSMA performance for our home audience before competing. Please use the following link: https://wchschoirs.ludus.com/index.php or whitelandchoirs.com. All guests will need to purchase a ticket online. We cannot accept cash payment at the door or before so all tickets must be purchased before the start of the event via the websites linked above. It would mean so much to our program to have you in attendance tomorrow at 7:00PM!

Becoming Butterflies! Mrs. Evans' Science students are discovering the magic of metamorphosis with live butterfly kits. We're witnessing caterpillars transforming into beautiful butterflies as we dive into the Life Cycle of a Butterfly reviewing for our upcoming Science ILearn.

Don't miss out on INvestEd! Early Awareness Financial Aid Night Grades 9-11 Wed, April 24 6 pm WCHS help with finding the right major/career selecting the right college maximizing FREE money , scholarships understanding college costs impacts of social media on college admission

Congratulations to Jazz Banwait for being named to the All-County team! The senior averaged 15.0 ppg and 3.4 apg this season. Honorable mentions: Ethan Edwards, Gavin Stubbe, and Wiatt McLaughlin

Dear Clark-Pleasant Families: The online portal for registering returning students is now open. To register, simply go to our website to begin. www.cpcsc.k12.in.us Click on the button in the lower left hand portion of the website that says, "Registration." All information regarding how to register will be listed, including the link. Once you login, click on the "returning student" tab and proceed to register. As a growing school district it is important to complete registration now so we will have the most accurate and up to date information as we prepare for the 2023-2024 school year. Please be sure to fill out all portions of the registration packet. Feel free to contact your building secretary with questions or the School Corporation Help Desk at 317-535-7579 for assistance. Also, if you know of families that are new to Clark-Pleasant, please share the information with them about enrolling their children using the registration link found on the website. Thank you and we look forward to a wonderful school year! 50 Center Street * Whiteland, Indiana 46184-1698 * (317)535-7579 * FAX (317)535-4931

Exciting news from FFA! FOUR of our members have been named State Winners in the 2024 Indiana FFA Proficiency Contest! Proficiencies are based on students' Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs, which are work based experience programs within agriculture. These members completed extensive record books and portfolios (20+ pages) about the skills learned and hours worked at their positions. The following four members will be advancing to the National FFA Proficiency Contest in October! They will be recognized as State Winners at the 2024 Indiana FFA State Convention this summer! Josie Kelsay - Outdoor Recreation Brody Polesel - Diversified Livestock Production Cian Cribbs - Agricultural Education Sydney Pryor - Veterinary Science In addition, Ollie Taylor was also named a Top 4 finalist, earning 3rd Overall in the State with his Vegetable Production proficiency. Please congratulate these members on this great achievement!

Several Little Ones Sign with WES! Several members of The class of 2037 seemed so excited to start school, at their signing ceremony this week. It's an amazing and precious time to see these little ones so excited about their education.

Course Complete! The check is no longer in the mail but in the hands of two Ray Crowe teachers. A Kindergarten teacher and Instructional Coach, Trisha Ruppert and Shanna Mattax have both completed a Science of Reading course through the Indiana Department of Education. They did it on their own time. Ray Crowe Principal, Cirsten Lewis, Director of Curriculum, Brian Lovell and Superintendent, Dr. Timothy Edsell, presented checks to the two, on Wednesday, for completing the course. The teachers finished the course in February with a score of 80% or higher through the Indiana Learning Lab. The compensation comes from 5 Star Technology.

Congratulations to Break-O-Day Elementary students and staff for raising $353 for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library fundraiser.

Fundraising Success! Congratulations to Clark Pleasant Middle School for raising $372 for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Chapter of Johnson County.

Is your daughter interested in joining Girl Scouts? We have a new troop that meets two times a month on Tuesday evenings at Clark Elementary at 6 pm. We have so many fun things planned and would love to welcome new members! Girl Scouts take part in so many activities – from playing games, to hiking and spending time in nature, to visiting local museums and places in the community - where girls can earn badges, give back, make friends, and so much more!! We welcome any girl that is interested in joining our troop!! If you have any questions, please reach out to Morgan Dally at morgan.dally1216@gmail.com or (317) 432-7727.

Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation 5th Grade Students can sign-up for Band or Choir at CPMS for next year! Students can participate in these wonderful programs as part of their daily schedule. Please go to these websites to sign-up and learn more about what Band or Choir has to offer for your student. Please sign-up by Friday April 12th! Band: cpmsbeginningband.weebly.com Choir: choirscpms.weebly.com If your student would like to be a part of the band, it is important that they sign-up for an "Instrument Try-On Night" to select their instrument with a music educator. This is important to ensure that your student is placed on an instrument that they will like and will also be successful at learning. You can sign-up for a "Try-On Night" at cpmsbeginningband.weebly.com The "Try-On Nights" will be at CPMS on April 16, April 18, April 22 or April 24th (students and parents only need to attend one night). Please sign-up as soon as possible! Please let us know if you have any questions: Katy Briel (kbriel@cpcsc.k12.in.us) for Band or Kendall Anvoots (kanvoots@cpcsc.k12.in.us) for Choir. We look forward to wonderful musical experiences next year at CPMS!

5-YEARS IN A ROW!!! Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation Receives National Recognition for Music Education Support Distinction Awarded for Fifth Year in a Row! Whiteland, IN – April 9, 2024 – Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 25th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, CPCSC answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and community music-making programs. Responses were verified by school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. “I am super excited to announce that CPCSC is one of only 17 school districts in the State of Indiana named a NAMM "Best Communities for Music Education", stated Whiteland Band Director, Peter Sampson. “Congratulations to all of the music teachers, our amazing students, and of course our incredible school administration. This is definitely a recognition worth celebrating”, said Sampson. Research into music education continues to demonstrate educational/cognitive and social skill benefits for children who make music: After two years of music education, researchers found that participants showed more substantial improvements in how the brain processes speech and reading scores than their less-involved peers and that students who are involved in music are not only more likely to graduate high school but also to attend college as well. In addition, everyday listening skills are stronger in musically trained children than in those without music training. Significantly, listening skills are closely tied to the ability to: perceive speech in a noisy background, pay attention, and keep sounds in memory. Later in life, individuals who took music lessons as children show stronger neural processing of sound: young adults and even older adults who have not played an instrument for up to 50 years show enhanced neural processing compared to their peers. Not to mention, social benefits include conflict resolution, teamwork skills, and how to give and receive constructive criticism. # # # About The NAMM Foundation The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its 15,000 global member companies and individual professionals worldwide. The foundation advances active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving, and public service programs. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.

Back in the win column for the Warriors!

Whiteland Girls Track & Field take the Columbus North Invitational in dominating fashion! The Warriors score 50 more points than the second place team to walk away with a first place finish! Boys finish in seventh.

Early Awareness Financial Aid Night for Students/Parents (Grades 9-11) Wednesday, April 24th 6pm-7pm, WCHS LGI INvested will be here to give a presentation to show students & families tools to help with finding the right major/career, selecting the right college, maximizing FREE money like scholarships & grants, understanding college costs with net price calculators and the impacts of social media on college admission & scholarship decisions.

Seniors and Parents, please mark your calendars for this important meeting! Thursday, April 11th 6p-7p Finalizing the FAFSA for Seniors/Parents at WCHS (LGI) Presentation for families regarding the steps they need to take to finalize their financial aid plan to maximize FREE money and minimize debt. We discuss the Student Aid Report (SAR) to review FAFSA errors, the verification process, how to review state grant edit issues on ScholarTrack portal, loan options and how to compare financial aid awards. 4p-6p INvestEd will be available for two hours before the 6:00 pm meeting to help parents submit the FAFSA and to answer any last minute questions. The FAFSA deadline is April 15th!

Dear Clark-Pleasant Families, This is a final reminder that a total solar eclipse will take place, Monday, April 8, 2024. This eclipse will reach across 16 states but will be most prominent in Central Indiana, especially in Johnson County. Therefore like many nearby school districts, we are making plans for a live synchronous E-Learning Day on 04/08/2024. Learning will continue online, Monday and we hope it will be a great educational opportunity for our students to learn more about the solar system. For more information on the path and viewing times of the eclipse please click on the link below. We are making this decision out of an abundance of caution as the eclipse will take place in Indiana for over several hours. Additionally, we are being told by local emergency management officials that there will be a significant influx of visitors coming to Johnson County during this time period creating major concerns with transportation and traffic congestion. Thanks for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing students back in their classrooms on Tuesday. Sincerely, Dr. Timothy Edsell Superintendent Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation Where & When | 2024 Total Eclipse – NASA Solar System Exploration https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/.../apr-8-total/where-when/