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!
National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day in 2025 is on the fourth Tuesday, April 22nd.
Why it's celebrated: This day is an opportunity to recognize the crucial work of school bus drivers in safely transporting students to and from school.
How it began: The day was established in 1981 to recognize the men and women who transport children to school safely. Here's a special thanks from Dr. Edsell. "A very special thank you to each and every bus driver for Clark-Pleasant Community Schools! Your adherence to safe driving practices, bus safety routines, and caring for the students who ride your bus is so appreciated! We absolutely have the best drivers!".
THANK YOU to all of our CPCSC school bus drivers for all you do.
April 21 - April 25 is Public School Volunteer Week . It provides an opportunity for schools and families to honor and highlight the powerful contributions parents and caregivers provide at school and home to support student success. Thanks to all of our volunteers here at Clark-Pleasant who make each school day a success!
**CITY OF STARS!**
The time is almost here for the WCHS 2025 Prom! Join us for "CITY OF STARS," inspired by *La La Land*! Tickets are now available for purchase online or in room B215 for the big event on May 10th. Simply scan the QR code on the flyer to get your tickets.
A Night of One Acts!
We are excited to invite you to our highly anticipated spring production on May 2nd at 7 PM in the WCHS cafeteria.
Due to ongoing construction that has forced us to cancel our traditional spring musical, we are thrilled to present a remarkable alternative: "A Night of One Acts."
I am honored to direct "Whispers," a drama about the significance of community during the grieving process, written by Kendra Thomas and performed by our talented Theatre Arts classes. We are also pleased to announce that this event will mark Craig Patterson's directorial debut at WCHS with "Fortunes Read $1," a comedy about a quirky fortune teller, written by Kamron Klitgaard and performed by our gifted Theatre Club.
This unique event promises to be an evening full of captivating entertainment that you won’t want to miss. As a token of our appreciation for your support, we are happy to offer complimentary entry to all staff members. We look forward to celebrating the arts with you!
Tickets can be purchased at this link
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/whiteland-community-high-school/67ee846ea5a46d0f6ba51248
if you would like to buy tickets for others or share this amazing experience.
We can’t wait to entertain you.
David Masengale
English/Theatre Teacher
Theatre Director
WCHS Construction Progress April 2025!
It's almost time for another season of Unified Track! When everyone gets the chance to compete, everyone wins!
Clark-Pleasant Police Officers visited WCHS Animal Science classes Monday.
Officer Mullins and Officer Foley talked with students about K9 training, the daily life of a K9, K9 uses at CPCSC, student questions about the dogs, and even set up a search demonstration for students to show them the K9's abilities!
Our partnership with Howard Companies is providing WCHS construction students hands on experience by working on different construction projects as part of their curriculum. Students have blocked off this concrete area on the east side of the North Building where they are learning and repairing the degraded surface in that area. This project is needed and will help the overall appearance and safety of our property along with teaching our students something new!
Students were able to get the area ready for concrete compacting the subgrade and putting dowels in place. Students will be laying the concrete on Wednesday next week.
WCHS Education Pathway students attended a Future Educator Professional Development Day on Tuesday.
It was a day full of learning from leaders across the district and preparing for careers in education.
Thank you to all who participated and to Sugar Creek Barbeque Co. for catering a delicious lunch!
Softball picks up their first win of the year with a Mid-State victory over Greenwood!
Baseball Tonight!!!
Please note that due to sewer main collapse in the student parking lot, we are going to redirect our student pick up to the west side of the north building. See image below for details. Students in the main building will exit out the transition doors and walk over to the north building (Same route as passing periods) and be picked up outside Doors 4 and 5 of the north building. Students in the north building can exit out Doors 4 and 5 on the west side of the building for pick up. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding and help in this matter.
