Education

By: Richard Morris— Selma, IN—The Liberty-Perry Alumni Association (LPAA) is a 501©(3) non-profit organization that serves Wapahani, Center and Selma high schools and alumni. Established in 2008, the LPAA gives out two annual scholarships to graduating Wapahani seniors.  In addition, the LPAA sponsors the annual Wapahani All Classes Reunion held annually in August during Selma Bluebird Days.  This year’s Reunion will be the 4th annual. The LPAA has developed and is currently selling engraved bricks for the first of its…

By: Holly Ford— Muncie IN—Muncie Community Schools has received a planning grant of $50,000 under Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana K-12 Students. The aim of the Counseling Initiative is to increase significantly the number of K-12 students in Indiana public school corporations and charter schools who are emotionally healthy, realize academic success, graduate from high school, obtain valuable postsecondary credentials, certifications and degrees necessary for meaningful employment, and are prepared to compete and prosper in the global…

By: Rob Frey, Principal— Saint Lawrence Catholic School will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, February 12, from 1 to 3 PM. Families interested in learning about our high-achieving K through 5 school will have the opportunity to take a tour and visit with the principal and teachers. We welcome all families who value faith, service and quality academics, you don’t have to be Catholic to attend. Scholarship and financial aid options will be discussed as well. Our school is located…

By: Melissa Rose— Muncie, IN—Last summer, over 600 people participated in Delaware County’s first-ever Nature Play Days, a state-wide event run by Indiana Children and Nature Network and facilitated locally by Muncie & Delaware County BY5. The event, which offered forty-two separate activities for families to get outside and play, received positive attention from families and partners around the community. Now the Nature Play Coalition—that’s the planning arm of BY5’s Nature Play Days—is working to encourage outdoor play during winter…

Indianapolis, IN – Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College’s Muncie Cowan Road and Anderson 60th Street Campus locations as well as the John Jay Center for Learning in Portland. These locations are among the 39 sites in Indiana to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday. The event is set for Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The free program assists Indiana students in filing the Free…

By: Holly Ford— Muncie IN—Five Muncie Central seniors have signed offers to join college athletic teams. On Wednesday, February 1, Central held a signing event for each student to sign with family, friends, teammates, and coaches present. Khamasi Muhiga signed with Ball State University to play tennis. He will double major in marketing and business management. Muhiga dreamed of joining BSU’s tennis team since he was a young boy. “I’ve wanted to play [at Ball State] since I was little,”…

By: Gail Werner—  MUNCIE, Ind. – Alumnus Jim Davis returns to the Ball State University campus this semester with more lessons from his life as creator of America’s favorite cartoon cat. He’ll discuss “The Business of Garfield” at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 in Sursa Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The lecture is a continuation of Davis’s ongoing relationship with the university. The 1967 graduate made his teaching debut at Ball State this academic year, speaking…

INDIANAPOLIS, IN—The General Assembly joined State Representative Melanie Wright (D-Yorktown) in recognizing three Daleville High School girls and the Daleville baseball team. Marlee Hobbs, Mackenzie Riddle and Morgan Riddle are all juniors at Daleville High School and have been performing together since they were in second grade. In sixth grade the girls arranged their signature version of the national anthem and performed it at a Daleville High School basketball game. This led to them performing at other school functions and…