Whiteland Community High School

WCHS AG Wins Statewide Award for Excellence Today the Whiteland Community High School Agricultural Science Program was recognized for winning the 2023 Indiana CTE Award for Excellence in Secondary Programming. This award was based on Program Design, Resource Utilization, and Student Achievement. Our Agricultural Science program serves over 150 students at WCHS and offers dual credit and certification opportunities for students in the agricultural industry.

Once Upon A Mattress! WCHS Theatre would like to invite you to attend our Spring Musical, Once Upon A Mattress! Based on the famous fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea, we have an evening of medieval merriment (and a little tomfoolery!) in store, and we'd love to see you there! Show Dates and Times: Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 pm Friday, May 12 at 7:30 pm Sunday, May 14 at 2:30 pm Ticket Information: $10 for adults $5 for children Tickets can be purchased on our Show Website, or you can scan the QR code on the show poster (attached). A $2 discount is offered to all CPCSC employees - use the code FRED at checkout! Venue WCHS Auditorium Entrance: Door 1 (Main Entrance) Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you there! Whiteland Community High School Theatre Tara Sorg Jeremy Gale Director Assistant Director

Young Entrepreneurs! WCHS economics students are testing out the business world this week during their annual Econ Mall event. As part of their class students come up with a business idea, marketing strategy and a price for their product or service. The big test is trying to sell those goods and services to other students. Many stuck with selling familiar products like pop and pizza while others decided to really test the market by selling things like bamboo plants and homemade t-shirts. Students learn a lot through the exercise such as learning what it takes to make a profit or break even. Others unfortunately learn what a business "loss" can look like.

New FFA Officers Elected!

Savoring Success! Thursday, we celebrated, with a luncheon, 55 seniors who are on track to earn the Indiana College Core (ICC). We are very proud of their accomplishments! ICC is a "block" of 30 general education credits of college-level coursework. They earn these credits through WCHS dual credit classes and qualifying AP scores. The ICC is guaranteed to transfer between Indiana public colleges and universities. To earn the ICC, students must take at least three credit hours in six competency areas, as well as an additional 12 “elective” credit hours from the same competencies. Once students earn these credits, they will have fulfilled the core requirements equivalent to their first year of college starting college as Sophomores, saving time and money! Foundational Intellectual Skills Quantitative Reasoning Speaking and Listening Written Communication Ways of Knowing Humanistic and Artistic Scientific Social and Behavioral

Student Consultants! In the wake of the recent Tornado that tore a destructive path through the Town of Whiteland, a class of WCHS students have signed on to become consultants, so to speak, as the Town looks for ways to improve its public safety plan. Government teacher, Justin Schwenk, is leading his students through this real-life assignment to look for solutions and policies that could actually help improve how the town responds to disasters in the future. “Students will research, gather data, identify policy solutions, create an action plan and ultimately present their recommendations to Whiteland and Johnson County safety officials”, says Mr. Schwenk. Students are working in teams of four with each concentrating on specific areas. Local government officials including Carmen Young, from the Town of Whiteland, spoke to the students this week about areas where they can provide input. While it might be relatively easy to define problems, coming up with solutions and how to implement them as well as gaining public input will be more challenging for these government students during their last month of school. The project is to be completed by May 25th. They must do an oral presentation supplemented by a PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation. All materials that will be provided to Town and County officials.

Scavenger Hunt!!! Upstream is conducting (our first!) scavenger hunt from May 6 - 13th. This will be app-based using the Goosechase app, and the theme for May will be centered around the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. We are calling this The CHASE! This is a free, self-paced scavenger hunt that is open to anyone interested in playing. Scan the QR code for more information. Prizes are available.

A Letter from Mr. Edens

National Scholar-Athlete!

Unified Track! When everybody gets a chance to compete, we all win. Whiteland Unified Track completes their first ever home meet with Martinsville Monday night.

Spanish Academic Competition! This past weekend, members of the Spanish Honor Society and other students in Spanish III attended the Indiana Academic Competition for Spanish sponsored by the American Association for Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese. Sycamore School in Indianapolis hosted this year's competition. This was the first time we had the competition since pre-pandemic, and only our second time ever attending. We participated in various events for speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. Our students did amazingly well earning us four trophies for overall best school performance: 1st Place for High School Level III 1st Place for High School Cultural (piñatas/posters/trivia) 2nd Place for High School Heritage Speakers 3rd Place for High School Level Advanced A huge thank you to Mrs. Cara Adams for attending and being a tremendous help with the competition. And, a big thank you to our team for all of their support. Please congratulate these amazing students!

Everyone Invited! We would love to invite everyone to attend our very first (and only home meet of the season) Unified Track and Field meet tonight at 6pm at WCHS Stadium. Admission is free and our athletes would love to see you there! -- Unified Track is Here!!!

On Tuesday, several of our Academic Super Bowl teams placed well at our Area competition at Greenwood: Social Studies - 3rd Place (Sarah Hoggatt, Grey Lugo, and Grace Ottney) Science - 2nd Place (Peyton Charles, Will Cooprider, Madison Fleury, Alex Smith, and Abbey Wiggam) Math - 1st Place (Peyton Charles, Will Cooprider, Madison Fleury, Alex Smith, and Mia Kuchaes) The math and science squads' scores also qualified them to compete at State at Purdue on May 6!

Indiana Academic All-Star Whiteland High School's, Savannah Venter has been selected as an Indiana Academic All Star. Savannah is one of only 40 students, in the State of Indiana, to receive this honor. Congratulations Savannah!

Unified Track is Here!!! We ran against Perry Meridian, Roncalli, and Greenwood in the first ever Unified Track event. Brandon Harvey was our furthest shot put throw with a throw of 32' 1/2". Our furthest unified athlete thrower was Blake Gallagher with a throw of 15' 1/2". Kiresten Ach took first place in the 100m dash. Most of our Unified athletes made PR's at the meet and we can't wait to see what they do at our home meet on Monday!

It's Official!!! Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation’s Music Education Program Receives National Recognition CPCSC Receives Title Fourth Year in a Row! Johnson County, Indiana – April 20, 2023 – 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 24th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide 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. “This is the 4th year in a row that we have received this honor. Only 15 school districts in Indiana received the award this year for making sure music is a core and valued part of a student's educational process", said WCHS Music Chair, Pete Sampson. Since the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015 and a stated emphasis on a well-rounded education, many school districts have re-committed to music and arts education programs. During the pandemic, music and arts programs were a vital component to keeping students engaged in school. ESSA provides designated funding for well-rounded educational opportunities through Title IV Part A Student Academic Success and Achievement grants. NAMM Foundation research has revealed that these grants are being widely used by school districts to address instructional gaps in access to music and arts education. 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 member companies and individual professionals. 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 Search Meeting! The Indiana School Board Association is assisting with the search for a new Clark-Pleasant Superintendent and will be at this meeting to facilitate the input session. Staff, parents, and community members are welcome to attend.

State Champ Honored by Board! Superintendent, Dr. Patrick Spray and members of the Clark-Pleasant School Board, recognized and honored Whiteland senior, Joey Buttler, at Tuesday's school board meeting. Buttler was this year's 132 pound State Wrestling Champion. He's headed to IU

WCHS Academic Award Winners 2023 Congratulations to our Academic Jacket recipients tonight! Your hard work and leadership at WCHS is amazing!

The FFA Mulch Sale deadline is now April 13th. Pick-up will be at our Plant Sale May 6, 8-noon and will also be available for pickup when the greenhouse is open for staff Friday after school - 4pm. Fill in the attached flyer if you are interested and return that with the money.