Education

By: Kallie Sulanke— Muncie, IN—The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, who will reach receive a four-year award that grants full tuition to any accredited public or private non-profit college or university in Indiana. The Lilly Scholarship also covers fees and provides an annual stipend for required books and equipment. The recipients of the 2020 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship are Zachary Stanley of Delta High…

By: Tim Cleland, Delta High School—     Eaton, IN—Two days before Thanksgiving, Delaware Community Schools received a special gift that overpowered all the Black Friday deals. First Merchants Bank has donated its vacant building and land at 107 E. Harris St. in Eaton to the school corporation in a deal that closed on Tuesday, Nov. 26. With an appraised value of $45,000, this represents one of the largest gifts in the history of the Delcom Foundation. “We’re incredibly grateful…

By: Kallie Sulanke— Muncie, IN—Fourteen local teachers will receive $5,091.70 for 15 projects in Robert P. Bell Education Grants from The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. Across the county, 1,000s of students benefit from Bell Education Grants each year. Awards of up to $450 are available through the Bell Grants program. Teachers in public and private K-12 schools in Delaware County, Ind. are invited to apply for this competitive funding throughout the school year to enhance learning in their…

By: Jennifer Gasiorek— Muncie, IN—Ivy Tech Community College is one of four community colleges in the United States recently awarded a grant to help design a solution to address the unique needs of our single parent students.  Ivy Tech Muncie will be one of four campuses, within Ivy Tech statewide, to pilot this solution. Ivy Tech Community College Muncie-Henry County is hosting a “Single Mothers’ Gallery Walk.” This powerful exhibit displays quotes from both single mother students and graduates of Ivy…

By: Jennifer Gasiorek, Executive Director of Workforce Partnerships, and Strategic Communications— Muncie, IN—Ivy Tech Muncie received a $50,000 grant from Ball Brothers Foundation to explore opportunities for current Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)  to become a License Practical Nurse (LPN) in order to fulfill demand for LPNs within Delaware County. These funds would help Ivy Tech Muncie expand the program to include more students to be in the position to obtain high wage and in-demand employment. According to a 2017 U.S. Bureau…

By: Ivy Tech Community College— Collaboration establishes unique opportunity for local students Muncie, IN—Ivy Tech Community College, Muncie-Henry County and Purdue Polytechnic have joined forces to form a partnership to help provide a faculty member to teach courses for both institutions allowing Ivy Tech and Purdue Polytechnic to attract and retain the best talent in the area. The visiting two-year faculty instructor will teach engineering technology courses at Purdue Polytechnic Anderson in accordance Purdue academic policies, and technology courses for…

By: Maelyn Hobbs, Wapahani High School Sophomore— Selma, IN – Wapahani High School held its annual program to honor our local veterans during school on Monday. This year’s program paid special tribute to local World War II veteran and area resident Junior Howell. The Veterans Day program was held on November 11th, between 10:30 and 11:00 am to symbolize the 11th month, 11th day, and 11th hour when “the Great War” ended. The program is put together each year by Wapahani…

By: Franki Zile— Selma, IN – It’s a story that almost every student, and many of their parents, know almost by heart – High School Musical. And Wapahani High School is putting it’s own twist on the wildly popular Disney musical. The WHS drama and musical department will be presenting its version of High School Musicalthree nights this week at the school’s auditorium. Performances will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week. Shows will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets…