Whiteland Community High School

CPCSC Tech Coaches teach talk AI at IAPSS Spring Seminar! Excited to hear from two of the best coaches in #EdTech from @YOUR_CPCSC on #AI Tools & Strategies at the @IAPSS_ORG

JOHNSON COUNTY CHAMPIONS!!! Last night the Girls Track and Field team won the Johnson County Championship with a score of 157 points. This ended Center Grove's 20 year streak of winning this meet. There are too many outstanding performances to list them all, but here are the athletes/relays that won their respective events: Elnora Stevenson- 100 meter dash, 4 x 100 relay, long jump (new county record) Sydney Rodgers- 4 x 100 relay Marissa Kratowicz- 4 x 100 relay Emma Gill- 4 x 100 relay Tori Jackson- 800 meter run (new county record) Go Warriors!

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.

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!

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

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!

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!

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.

Coffee with the Superintendent! Dr. Edsell will be discussing future High School Diploma changes!!!

Superintendent Coffee - April 29, 2024 @ 9:30 a.m.

Clark-Pleasant Academy Community Service!

April at The JCPL!

Percussion! Saturday night, due to their terrific performance, the 2024 Whiteland Indoor Percussion Ensemble has been named an IPA Class A STATE FINALIST!! Congratulations to Kate Lang and all of the talented students in this year's ensemble! A great start to Spring Break!