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.
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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.
Superintendent Coffees!
You're invited to join the Superintendent for a discussion on Tuesday April 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the administration building.
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/
Now Hiring!!!
Clark-Pleasant is looking to fill some very special positions. If you're qualified and interested please scan the attached QR code to apply.
Know an Incoming Kindergarten Student?
It's Time to REGISTER!!!
https://www.cpcsc.k12.in.us/page/2024-25-kindergarten-registration
Coffee with the Superintendent!
Dr. Edsell will be discussing future High School Diploma changes!!!
Superintendent Coffee - April 29, 2024 @ 9:30 a.m.
April at The JCPL!
Fundraiser for Whiteland Youth Baseball
For kindness month, BES students have been collecting donations of canned goods, diapers, wipes, pet food, and cleaning products to "Stuff the bus." Today members of students council and kind club filled the bus with donations and delivered them to the Great Harvest Food Pantry, Indiana Diaper Source, and The Johnson County Humane Society.
World Down Syndrome Day
Today was the Spelling Bee. Great job to all of the contestants and alternates who participated. Congratulations to our runner- up 5th grade student, Benjamin Kima, and winner, 4th grade student, Kai Kelly. Everyone worked hard and did a great job!
Third grade had their last publishing party today! They are all authors! They were able to share their persuasive books to their families and teachers today. Way to go third grade writers!
Softball Fundraiser!
The deadline is Friday!!!
Join us tomorrow for Folk Dance Night.
WAITLIST OPEN FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
The April 13th YMHFA Training for CPCSC families is officially FULL! If you wish to be placed on the waitlist, please sign-up by clicking the link below or scanning the QR Code. If seats become available, we will contact those on the wait-list. We will be offering more courses, in the future, for CPCSC families so be on the lookout for those dates!
Here is the sign-up link:
https://forms.gle/rmwQzTtpSnEkavyw6
Please have your students check the lost and found this week for any items they may be missing. The custodial staff will be donating any leftover items during spring break.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of this year's spring musical, Twice Upon a Time! We are so proud of all of your hard work, every one did an amazing job! A BIG thank you to directors Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Ray, and Miss Ray for all of your hard work putting together a wonderful show!
“Ray Crowe” State Historical Marker Dedicated in Whiteland!
A new Indiana state historical marker commemorating esteemed basketball coach, educator, and politician Ray Crowe was unveiled in the town of Whiteland Friday.
The text follows for the state marker entitled “Ray Crowe, 1915-2003”: Trailblazing basketball coach Ray Crowe of Johnson County excelled at multiple sports at Whiteland High School and Indiana Central College in the 1930s before beginning a career in education. In 1950, he became head basketball coach at Indianapolis’s all-Black Crispus Attucks High School. Crowe led Attucks to the state finals four times, winning titles in 1955 and ’56. Crowe’s emphasis on good sportsmanship and fast-paced, aggressive play helped Attucks become the first all-Black team to win the state championship and challenged pervasive racism. He served as athletic director at Attucks from 1957-1967. As a member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1967-1975), Crowe worked to make education more equitable and accessible.
The new state historical marker examines Crowe’s lasting impact on Indiana basketball. Crowe grew up on a Johnson County farm and was a multi-sport athlete at Whiteland High School before enrolling at Indianapolis Central College (now the University of Indianapolis). He became a coach, teacher, athletic director, Republican State Representative, director of Indy Parks and Recreation, and Indianapolis City-County Council member. In 1968, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the sport. Crowe led Indianapolis’s Crispus Attucks High School to consecutive state basketball titles in 1955 and 1956, becoming Indiana’s first all-Black team to win the state championship. The Indiana High School Athletic Association had prohibited all-Black and Catholic schools from participating in the tournament until 1942. Oscar Robertson has said that the success of Crowe’s Attucks teams helped racial relations in Indianapolis and eased integration of the public schools. “When I met Ray Crowe, I could tell immediately he was a special person”, says CPCSC School Board member, and former Whiteland Athletic Director, “Butch” Zike. “We renamed our top athletic award after Ray because of his impeccable character and leadership. He just did things the right way”, stated Zike. Clark-Pleasant Superintendent Timothy Edsell shared similar thoughts on Crowe’s contributions. “You’re not in Johnson County very long before hearing about Ray Crowe. When you read about his history of growing up on a farm here, leading the charge for racial equality through basketball, education, state government and Indianapolis politics, it’s an unprecedented story to say the least,” says Edsell.
This is the first state historical marker in the town of Whiteland and the seventh to be installed in Johnson County.
Folk Dance Night March 21, 2024 5-7pm
