Education

By Emme Hembree, student writer/journalist, Yorktown High School— Yorktown, IN—Yorktown High School ranked #23 as one of Indiana’s best high schools, according to US News & World Report. To Yorktown Community Schools superintendent Greg Hinshaw, one of Yorktown’s biggest strengths is the advanced placement (AP) course turnout. “The reality is, AP tends to score higher on a measure of school-wide effectiveness in high schools just like ours. We are working on creating a college transfer core out of our 27…

 Starting salaries rise to $42,000 By Andy Klotz— Muncie, Ind. – Less than a month after approving $1,000 stipends for all active school district employees for the additional work required due to COVID-19, the Muncie Community Schools Board of Trustees is boosting teachers’ pay again. The board has approved salary increases for all teachers ranging from $2,400 to $5,200 annually. It has also raised starting teacher pay to $42,000, up from $38,500. The raises are a result of increased K-12 education funding…

By Kallie Sulanke— Congratulations to the following graduates – Evan Conley, a senior at Delta High School, is the recipient of the Arthur D. and Josephine M. Robling Scholarship. Evan plans to attend Miami University to study mechanical engineering. He is the son of Chris and Anissa Conley. Kaitlyn Dotterweich Roberts, a senior at Yorktown High School, is the recipient of the Rex A. Waldo II Memorial Scholarship. Kaitlyn plans to attend Indiana University Bloomington to study psychology. She is the daughter of…

By Andy Klotz— Muncie, IN– Muncie Community Schools’ has named Megan Jercha and Isaac Denniston as its Teachers of the Year for the 2020-21 school year. Jercha, a 4th grade teacher at North View Elementary, is the district’s primary Teacher of the Year (grades K-5) while Denniston, a Choir teacher at Northside Middle School, is its secondary Teacher of the Year (grades 6-12). MCS administrators selected Jercha for her dedication and leadership as she helped develop curriculum while building a…

By Lesley DeVoss— Muncie, IN – Ivy Tech Community College Muncie-Henry County Foundation is launching the Community Wi-Fi Initiative. Through unrestricted donations provided by the Marianne Glick and Mike Woods COVID-19 match dollars, they are able to assist students with Wi-Fi-internet access points at Earthstone Terrace, a public housing complex on the southside of Muncie. With the help of Ivy Tech Muncie’s IT and the Muncie Housing Authority’s IT departments, Ivy Tech has established a router-hub in the complex office…

By Andy Klotz— District to honor frontline workers who helped make sure students didn’t go hungry during COVID-19 Muncie, Ind. — Today, Muncie Community Schools and its food service partner, Chartwells K12, will celebrate National School Lunch Hero Day to recognize the district’s team of essential cooks, chefs, dietitians and food service workers who have served more than 1.1 million meals since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past 14 months, rain or shine, Muncie lunch heroes rolled…