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eners, paper towels, toilet paper rolls and hand soap, among other small necessities. To Plank and others who work at Nappanee Elementary School, however, no detail is too small to overlook, especially as far as quality is concerned. "Wa-Nee is pretty well known for exemplary buildings and we try to uphold that," he said. Other features of the new wing include a new heating system, designed to disperse heat more evenly around each room; shiny new terrazzo flooring in the hallways and a new playground, as the former playground had to be removed to make room for the construction. Phase two includes renovating the old office area and turning it into a computer lab. In addition, several of the existing classrooms will be enlarged. This means completely removing the walls between several of the former fourth and fifth grade classrooms and rebuilding them in a way that increases the size of the rooms. While this will reduce the number of rooms in the old fifth grade hallway by

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Jack and Carol Heinke celebrate 50th Jack and Carol Heinke of Bremen will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next week. The couple was married Feb. 22, 1957 at Salem Church by the Rev. Kuebler. They have a daughter, Shelley Jones, and four grandchildren. Jack is retired from farming and as the manager of a car wash and trailer court in Plymouth. Carol retired as a teller from Ist Source Bank.

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two, it will allow for more learning space. These rooms, once complete, will be used for special education programs, ENL (English as a New Language) and speech. In addition, the school also hopes to add an enrichment lab. "That's something that used to be here but with the limited space we haven't been able to use it," said Cripe. Phase three will not begin until June, when school has let out for the summer. It will include enlargements to the cafeteria, allowing it to hold more students at a time. This phase is expected to be complete by the time classes resume in August. According to Scott, of the three Wa-Nee elementary schools, Nappanee was the most in need of renovation. Classrooms were getting tight, and space was limited. "The teachers are very pleased with not only the space but with the comfort and environment," said Cripe.

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Dean’s List YODER, HOMMERDING MUNCIE Kathryn Yoder of Nappanee and Brittany Hommerding of Wakarusa have recently been named to Ball State University's 2006 fall semester dean's list. Students on the dean's list have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale while enrolled for at least 12 credit hours.

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTOS/MANDY MCFARLAND Top photo: Nappanee Elementary School employees Dee Hamsher and Jamie Eggers enjoy the additional space that the new office area allows them. Center, left: Lockers line the walls of the former fourth and fifth grade hallway. Several of the ceiling tiles have been removed and construction equipment sits on the now-carpetless floor. Center right: Nappanee Elementary School’s head custodian Nick Plank installs the mechanism that will operate the handicapped-accessible automatic doors. Bottom photo: The weather outside may be gloomy, but the atmosphere inside of the new guidance office is bright and sunny as Destiny Hossler (left), Jamie Hochstetler, Samantha Kling and LaShae Kling (right) demonstrate some of their favorite indoor activities.

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