Whiteland Community High School

🎓 'Twas the day before graduation, and all through the field, The stage was assembled, the excitement revealed. Cameras were wired to the board with great care, In hopes that tomorrow, the grads would be there. Students practiced their steps and found every seat, Preparing for a moment so grand and so sweet. 🎉 The big day is coming—we’re almost there... Graduation 2025 is in the air!

Whiteland FFA earned three State Champion titles last week. All students qualified for the National FFA Competition in October. Jackson Brown was the state winner in Goat Production Proficiency, Jack Kelsay was the state winner in Diversified Agriculture Proficiency. The Nursery Landscape team, made up of Jack Kelsay, Lillian Nick, Cazmin Tomamichel, and Emily Neer, also won the state champion honors All of these FFA Champions were honored during Wednesday evening's school board meeting.

Our 4th and 5th grade students at WES had a blast on Wednesday, May 21st exploring chemistry with WCHS students! After a short presentation on STEM careers, students dove into a fun pH experiment. A big thank you to Cooper Adams and Mrs. Spicer for making this experience possible. A big THANK YOU to Bob Evans on 135 for their generous donation!

Congratulations to WCHS students Freddie Bast and Iris Cook, who were recognized during Wednesday evening's school board meeting by Dr. Edsell for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.

Congratulations to our CPMS Bands on a wonderful final concert on Tuesday! The students played wonderfully, our WCHS Band joined the 8th graders for the Fight Song, Mr. Sampson & Ms. Briel were given Legacy Awards from Seniors Jonas Ferrando & Ben Ambler, & Mr. Beck (Social Studies Teacher at CPMS) made his conducting debut as Doc Brown from Back to the Future! In addition, 5 8th grade students were awarded the "Director's Award" for 2025: Jack Diener, Pippa Gilbert, Stefan Milenkovic, Christopher Rodriguez, & Conner Sampson. Congratulations to all students & directors! In addition, Band Director Ms. Briel received the 2024-2025 Indiana Outstanding Music Educator of the year from the National Federation of High Schools. Mick Bridgewater, Executive Director of ISSMA was at the concert to present the award.

Sectional Champs, Again! Last night, the girls' track and field team won their second Sectional Championship with a team score of 151 points (2nd place had 129). It was a team effort with the girls scoring points in all 16 events. The following individuals were sectional champions in their event: Elnora Stevenson- 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash Madison Fleury- 400-meter dash Carly VonDielingen- Discus We also have athletes moving on to the regionals in at least 12 events, with a chance of someone advancing in all 16 (we have to wait for other sectionals to finish tonight to see who will get call-backs). This is the 2nd year in a row that the girls' team has won the County, Conference, and Sectional Championship! Go Warriors!

CPCSC Early Release Day Wednesday, May 28, 2025! Clark-Pleasant Schools will have an Early Release Day on Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Nike Basketball Camp at the University of Indianapolis!

I am thrilled to announce that Clark-Pleasant Schools has once again been awarded the NAMM National "Best Communities for Music Education" honor! This marks the sixth consecutive year we have received this award, placing us among just 18 school districts in Indiana to achieve this prestigious recognition. Congratulations to our outstanding music educators, our school board, administration, and the entire school community for acknowledging the significant impact that music education has on the development of our K-12 students.

Warrior Fans, Our online store is now open for Unified Sports gear! OUR UNIFIED SPORTS SHOP DETAILS - Shop: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/ystJ1RPJpy - Store Open: May 12 - May 27, 2025 - Orders will ship to the customer's home approximately 4 weeks after the store closes. As always, including pictures as a reminder of the superstars you're supporting: Thank you for supporting our students! Go Warriors!

¡Buenos días, WCHS! I am thrilled to congratulate our outstanding Spanish students from Whiteland Community High School who have demonstrated excellence on the 2025 National Spanish Exam (NSE), earning well-deserved national recognition. In this year's competition, our students secured a remarkable 2 gold, 6 silver, 9 bronze, and 15 honorable status. The achievement of earning a national ranking on the National Spanish Exam (NSE) is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our students! The AATSP Exams is a program of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). With a rich history dating back to 1957, the National Spanish Exam (NSE) is administered annually from grades 6 through 12 and serves as a cornerstone of academic achievement in Spanish language education. As the largest of their kind in the United States, the NSE attracted over 80,000 student participants in 2025. Achieving gold, silver, or bronze status in the NSE opens doors for students to explore a variety of opportunities provided through the AATSP Exams program. Information about the AATSP Exams can be found at www.nationalspanishexam.org Name Last Name Level Category Award Ashley Alvarado Level 3 Outside Experience Silver Lauren Dimock Level 3 Classroom Experience Silver Maria Fajardo Level 3 Outside Experience Bronze Madison Fleury Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Luis Garcia Irias Level 3 Outside Experience Bronze Oscar Garcia Level 3 Outside Experience Bronze Abraham Gonzalez Level 3 Outside Experience Honor Emily Guzman Level 3 Outside Experience Gold Finnegan Harmon Level 3 Classroom Experience Silver Brianna Humphress Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Eduardo Kassabdji Level 3 Outside Experience Gold Micael Labranche Marin Level 3 Outside Experience Bronze Brynlee Moore Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Miklo Ortiz Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Marie Owens Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Luis Parra Level 3 Outside Experience Silver Amitoj Randhawa Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Vince Riley Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Marley Slavens Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Cadence Wiggam Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Par Zing Level 3 Classroom Experience Honor Ashley Cooprider Level 4 Classroom Experience Bronze Jael Evangelista Level 4 Outside Experience Silver Addison Ginder Level 4 Classroom Experience Honor Niurka Mazariegos Level 4 Outside Experience Silver Angel Nuno Level 4 Outside Experience Bronze Kamila Pedraza Level 4 Outside Experience Bronze Grady Rouse Level 4 Classroom Experience Bronze Gracie Serrano Level 4 Classroom Experience Honor Emerson Wendling Level 4 Classroom Experience Bronze Haroon Mardanzai Level 5 Classroom Experience Honor Kyler Whitted Level 5 Classroom Experience Honor Congratulations to all the students who participated in the NSE and their hard work, determination, and commitment to mastering the Spanish language. Please congratulate these awesome students for their incredible achievement! Mizraim Lorenzo-Aguilar, M.A., B.A. Spanish 3, Spanish 4, and AP Spanish Whiteland Community High School

SCHOOL HISTORY MADE!!!! Due to their remarkable performance on Saturday, the Whiteland Wind Symphony has been named a 2025 ISSMA Concert Band State Finalist for the first time in school history!! This is an amazing accomplishment, and these students worked very hard to bring this special musical performance to life! Next Saturday, May 10th, we will be performing at Lawrence Central HS at 9:55 AM at the ISSMA State Finals. We hope to have a huge crowd of Whiteland Warriors and Alumni there to cheer on our students as they make history!! Peter Sampson Director of Bands Whiteland Community High School

We’re celebrating Early College Go Week at Whiteland Community High School! Early College helps students get a head start on their future by earning college credits while still in high school — saving time and money and building skills for success. This week, we’re honoring our Early College students, alumni, teachers, and higher education partners. Proud to celebrate their hard work and bright futures!

I am SO THRILLED to report that our culinary kids did an amazing job this weekend!! Our kids competed in session 2 of 3, drawing Europe for their region. Their basket contained two whole chickens, fresh asparagus, basil, and golden potatoes. They got to learn 1:1 from Chef Maneet Chauhan, as well as the Disney chefs, and got to speak with and network with colleges for their business, hospitality, and culinary education programs. What an opportunity! During the 90-minute competition, their burner lost power when they were in the middle of timing hard-boiled eggs. They still managed to pull off a great dish! One of the chef judges saw it and commented to me that they overcame this bump in the road gracefully and recovered well. This was a HUGE honor, and we were so proud of them already- talk about the Warrior Way! But, during the awards portion of the competition, they got a judges’ award over 750 other competitors- and the judge WROTE on the back of the award and signed it “Egg-cellence in Herb Innovation!” What a thrill!! And our first trip!! We are SO SO proud of them!

FFA State Champions!

Happy Arbor Day, April 25, 2025! Arbor Day is a national holiday that recognizes the importance of trees. The most common way people celebrate Arbor Day is to get together in groups to plant trees.

National Administrative Professionals Day 2025 is on Wednesday, April 23rd. This day, also known as National Secretaries Day, recognizes and celebrates the hard work of administrative assistants, secretaries, and other office support staff. CPCSC would like to recognize and appreciate the contributions of administrative professionals in the workplace. Thank you!

**Thank You, CPCSC Bus Drivers!** High school students expressed their gratitude to bus drivers before the afternoon pickup on Tuesday. The drivers enjoyed snacks and soda, and some of their bus riders presented them with thank-you notes. The WCHS Student Council organized this bus driver appreciation event.

Welcome to Whiteland Coach Applebaum! The Whiteland Athletics announced Daniel Applebaum as the sixth coach in program history. Here was the full statement: “WCHS is thrilled to announce the hiring Mr. Daniel Appelbaum as our new Head Boys Soccer Coach. Coach Appelbaum has six years of Head Coaching experience, most recently as the Head Girls' Coach at Greenwood HS. Mr. Appelbaum will teach Science at WCHS starting in July. Coach resides in Indianapolis with his wife, Jackie, and his sons James and Maddux.“

This Earth Day, please do your part! We all can make positive change for this amazing planet we call Earth. The achievements of young changemakers can inspire us all to do our part to help create a better future. April 22, 2025 is Earth Day!