The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 May 1984 — Page 12

12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., May 2,1984

School news

snSr < V 4 ks J ‘ Mb SI v PARENT VOLUNTEERS — Parents were honored for their service as volunteers at Wawasee High School with a luncheon recently. Pictured from left to right are LRC director and volunteer program co-coordinator Bill Guinther, Wawasee High School Pricipal Dr. Howard Hull, volunteers Nancy Sands. Paula Mitchell, Melinda Ensinger, Sue Smith. Sara Rhodes and Rosemary Carroll, and parent volunteer co-coordinator Karen Parr. Also present were Superintendent Don Arnold and JoAnn Robinson, library aide.

Volunteers honored at luncheon

The Parent Volunteers of Wawasee High School were honored recently at a luncheon at South Shore Golf Course. Superintendent Don Arnold welcomed and thanked the volunteers for the hours of service they donated to the school. Each volunteer was presented a certificate of appreciation signed by Dr._ Howard Hull. Wawasee High School principal, by parent volunteer co-coordinators Bill Guinther and Karen Parr.

M ÜBW - ♦ IB' ■ I 1 t . jhl I ■1 iwd .1 ■■ Jife. ■ I * ’ FISH FRY — The second annual PTO sponsored Jonah Club Fish Fry, Book Fair and Art Show will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Syracuse Elementary School. The Book Fair will be held in the Elementary Library during school week. The Art Show will feature selected projects bj the art students, and will be open during the fish fry v . Presale tickets are available at the elementary office or from any PTO board member. Presale tickets are priced below those which will be sold at the door. There is a discount for senior citizens and children. There will be no charge for children under three. Pictured in the front row with their favorite books are, left to right. Sean Arnold, Randy Smith, Joanna Lant and Gretchen-Naugler. Standing are Book Fair Chairman Sally Harmon, left, and Chris Clodfelter, Fish Fry Chairman. L

SADD Week at WHS

Next week. May 7-11, will be Students Against Driving Drunk Week at Wawasee High School. The keynote speaker of the week will be Bill Orr from the national headquarters of SADD in Boston, Mass. He will meet in a small group session with students from surrounding schools at 1 pm. on Monday and will speak lo the en■BHK W FUTURE TRAINING — Brad LeCount, a member of the Wawasee High School class of 1984, has been accepted for a training program in environmental control technology at Interstate Techincal Institute. Fort Wayne. His program will begin July 2 and conclude December 19, 1985. Upon successfully completing his training program, he will be awarded as associate’s degree in applied science in environmental control technology. LeCount is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert LeCount, Milford.

The volunteers have donted 370 hours of service to Wawasee this school year in various depart} ments including music, guidance and the learning resources; center. ' Those receiving certificates were Rosemary Carroll, Melinda Ensinger, Connie Inks, Carmen Leffler, Paula Mitchell, Karen Parr, Sara Rhodes, Nancy Sands and Sue Smith.

tire Wawasee student body at 2 p.m. He is currently traveling the USA and Canada, spreading the SADD word. SADD was founded at WHS this year by Mark Walker, Wawasee’s student body president. Mark and Cara McMahan have been speaking to local service clubs and the clubs — Milford Kiwanis, Lakeland Kiwanis, Wawasee Kiwanis. Syracuse Lions, Milford Lions. Syracuse Rotary — and the local i Parents in Action group have provided the support necessary to bring the speaker to Wawasee. The main emphasis for SADD is an awareness program to help save the students’ own lives and the lives of others, to educate students concerning the problem of drinking and driving, to develop peer counseling among students about alcohol use, to increase public awareness and the prevention of this problem. Other SADD activities of the week will include posters, articles in the newspaper, television coverage, informal conversation in the classrooms, films Phone-agers Youth calls to youth. Maybe that’s why your telephone is always tied up. / — Press. Sheffield, Ind. Pint-sized preemie NEW YORK - A 14-ounce baby boy born four months premature is “a fighter’’ and is listed in stable condition, doctors at a Bronx hospital said recently. He is only 11 inches long and , perhaps the smallest baby ever born in New York state.

In its second year at Wawasee, the volunteer program results in many benefits to both the school and the volunteer. The volunteer is able to share his skills and talents and at the same time provide a valuable service. The school benefits from increased parental support and improved community involvement. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer at Wawasee High School is invited to call the school office.

and presentations at the three junior high schools. Last week the SADD organization displayed a wrecked car in front of the school with the slogan, "Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” Military exhibit to be on display “Moments in Military History,” with some 2,500 weapons, uniforms, flags and other artifacts from pre-World War II to Vietnam, will be on display in the social studies department at Wawasee High School next Monday, May 7. Kim Lobsinger states the display will be open from 8:15 a m. until 3 p.m. and again from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to visit the walk-in display at both sessions. Lobsinger further commented that to his knowledge this is the only such display in the midwest. This year’s display, he said, has been expanded from the one held last year, with many items being displayed in public for the first time. The collection belongs to Larry Wozniak of Barbee Lake, a Japanese prisoner of war during WWII. Lobsinger uses the collection and display, along with presentations and audio visuals, as an educational tool for students studying American History. It is also a chance to recognize the men who have served their country.

Birth certificate is needed for school enrollment As the present school year comes to a close, many parents are looking ahead to the upcoming year. Adults attempting to enroll their children in school for the first time must present a birth certificate before admission will be granted. Many area youngsters were born in Elkhart County and therefore parents must obtain birth certificates from that, county. According to the Vital Records Department of the Elkhart County Health Department, this can be achieved in two ways. First, parents can visit the county offices in Goshen and fill out the necessary forms. may request the cerificate through the mail by sending proper information to the Elkhart County Health Department. The name of the child at birth, name of the child, if the youngster has been adopted, birthdate and birthplace, father’s full name and the mother’s full name, including her maiden name should be included. A $4 fee is required to receive the certificate, by mail or by personal*, visit. The person requesting the certificate must sign the form and indicate the relationship between the two parties, and include his present mailing address. After a short period of time, providing the information is accurate, a Certificate will be sent. For those taking care of this in person, certificates will be presented at that time, according to Barbara Warren, Vital Records Clerk. Summer reading program told The Milford Public Library has announced plans for its summer reading program. This year’s programming will center around the statewide theme, “Aim for the Stars — Read!” All children ages three through five are invited to participate. The first day to record books that have been read will be June 4. Children will receive credits for programs, activities and reading during the 12 weeks of the summer reading program, with the last day to count books being August 11. The date for the library’s final activity will be August 15, when there the will view the movie,“Star Wars.” Parents are urged to encourage children to become involved in the library’s summer programm--4 ing. Research shows children who read at least six books over the summer gain an average twotenths grade equivalent —a head start of one-fifth of a school year for the child. It is also important for children to maintain use of basic reading skills throughout the year, especially so for the early primary grade levels. The Milford library urges children to “get your mind in orbit, blast on down to the library to enroll. Aim for the Stars — Read!” r . For more specific information, telephone Donna Angle, librarian, 658-4312, Monday through Saturday noon to 5 p.m. NEW TEACHER - Tracy Jo Lyon, Elkhart, will new teacher at the Syracuse Community Nursery School located in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church. She is the daughter of Dennis and Barbara Lyon, Elkhart. Miss Lyon graduated from Elkhart Central High School in 1982 and will graduate in May from Manchester College, North Manchester, where she is finishing requirements for an associate of arts degree in early childhood education. She is a member of the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children, participant in inJframural sports, and was involved in the planning for the recent Northeast Regional IAEYC Conference at Manchester College. During high school she was a member of the National Honor society, Blazerettes. marching and symphonic band and women’s track. Her hobbies include being with children, attending IAEYC conferences, swimming, reading, needlepoint and crafts.

v\ Lakeland y School Lunch j' ■L Menu '*> KJ _-J May 7-11 MONDAY Sloppy joe pita, mixed vegetables or lettuce salad, bread and butter, sliced peaches, milk TUESDAY- Chicken noodle soup/crackers, peanut butter sandwich, vegetable sticks, orange wedges or pineapple tidbits, cookie, milk WEDNESDAY - Chili Mac, toasted cheese stick, peas or corn, pear slices, milk THURSDAY — Pancakes and syrup, sausage links, hash browns, orange juice, cherry cobbler, milk FRIDAY — Pizza, Green Beans, bread and butter, mixed fruit or peach halves, milk Negley calls for increase in foreign language State Schools Superintendent Harold H. Negley has called for an increasing student enrollment in foreign languages as a part of Indiana’s long-range economic development effort. Negley said approximately 28 percent of Indiana’s high school students are currently enrolled in a foreign language course, up 22 percent from 1978-79. “While these figures do compare very favorably with a national average of 18 percent, our goals should be higher yet,” added Negley. Negley has requested that Governor Robert Orr’s Setetft Advisory Commission on primary and secondary education review foreign language study as a part of its agenda this year. In addition, the Department of public In-. struction is planning a foreign language conference to discuss other options and possible courses of action. In remarks before the National Forum on Excellence in Education, Negley noted that US Education Secretary T. H. Bell advocated that the percentage of students completing at least two years foreign language study should match the percentage of students entering college. FFA crops team tops area The Wawasee Future Farmers of America crops judging team placed first in the area crops judging competition last week in South Bend. Debra Schafer, Scott Barker and Ken Schafer captured the second, third and fourth individual places, and along with Steve Carson comprised the winning Wawasee team. ' In crop judging, contestants must be able to correctly identify both the plant and seed of various crops and weeds common in Indiana, determine any disease and damage factors in samples of corn, wheat and soybeans, complete a grain grading section and take a written test covering crop production principles. The team had previously won the county competition and will now advance to the state contest in June at Purdue University. Two other FFA members participated in the area contest. Jon Haab and Rich Karst placed among the top 15 individuals in livestock and dairy judging respectively. Both had qualified for Area competition by placing first in their judging specialties at” the county level. Awards given at pack meeting Awards were presented at the April 26 meeting of Milford Cub Scout Pack 3747 as follows: Wolf patch — Kirk Dewart, Jeffrey Rose, Nolan Sausaman and Cory Manning. Sausaman also received one gold arrow and Manning received one gold arrow and nine silver arrows. Bear patch — Timmy Bradley and Mike Heintzelman Webloes activity badge — Brent Zartman, artiff activity Four boys were initiated into the Webelos. They are Timmy Bradley,. David Antu, Scott Hurley and David Stump. . Bake Sale The pack will hold a bake sale on Saturday, May 5, at the community building. Sponsors would like baked goods at the community building by 8:30 a.m. Donations will be appreciated.

. f/ 1 K < 1 IH HHil I ’ . IN THE MONEY — Wawasee High School Choral Director Steve Bailey accepts a check from Sue Smith, vice president of the school’s Music Boosters, for |2,400. The money was raised at an auction held April 14, which netted the Wawasee Music Boosters approximately |2,900. The amount Bailey received will be used to defray expenses of a three-day trip by the WHS orchestra and choir to Nashville, Tenn. The trip begins May 3 with the Orchestra and choir participating in the Heritage Music Festival. Additional plans for the trip include a dinner cruise on the riverboat. Belle Carol, and a day-long stay at Opryland, USA, followed by a visit to the Grand Ole’ Opry. (Photo by Ben Smith)

-- jag B I x .F 4 x yn| i--'fl' V SPECIAL GIFT — Cora Eisenhour, secretary at the Milford Elementary School, admires the special “card” presented to her last Friday for National Secretaries’ Week by first grade students. The large springlike presentation was signed by each of the children participating. (Photo by Ben Smith) jL

J IB ’ k ■Mftw AT SOUTH SHORE — Last week being National Secretaries’ Week, area businesses with representatives serving on the Vocational Business Advisory Committee invited members of the Secretarial Office Lab class at Wawasee High School to lunch. Businesses that participated were the State Bank of Syracuse; Commodore Corporation, Syracuse; Brock Manufacturing, Milford; Chore-TinKS#uipment, Milford; andSroufe Manufacturing, Ligonier. — ■. From left to right are Jon Sroufe of Sroufe Manufacturing and his group, which included WHS students Tracy Stump and Kristi Templin and Sroufe’s secretary and wife. Win. (Photo by Ben Smith)

———■llf ill■ llg -- OSH A 188 HORN BOOKS — In preparation for last week's Pioneer Day students in Mrs. Reinholt’s fourth grade class practiced their reading lessons with horn books. The original wooden books used in early American schools were covered with the outer cuticle of cattle horns. _ z-. Fourth graders also had an opportunity to eat stew made outdoors in an iron kettle. They all enjoyed the day and dressing up pioneer style. j from left to right are Brian Taylor, Brad Dunnuck, Mike Prescott, Jenny Kober, Abbie fjohnwh, Arnie Heath and Kim Harter.