The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 September 1984 — Page 14

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., September 26,1984

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School news

Mrs 12- ''"' ” " PRIMETIME PROGRAM — The Syracuse elementary is participating in the Prime Time program, but with a special twist. Because of the limited number of classrooms, the four available first grade classrooms have been divided with accoustical panels. For example, while Mrs. Traviolia works with the small group shown above in the front of the room, one aide is working with a group in the middle of the room and another aide is working with another small group in the back of the room. (Photo by Jo Sturgis)

Prime Time at Syracuse

By JO STURGIS Staff Writer The Syracuse Elementary School faced a problem this fall Mr John Naab. principal of Syracuse Elementary; and the school corporation wanted to participate in the Prime Time Indiana based program, but didn't know exactly where they would find the available classrooms to participate in the Syracuse school The Prime Time program was established to encourage school corporations to lower the pupil/teacher ratio by providing the funds needed to accomplish this. It is not a mandatory program School corporations- may decide to participate or not and Lakeland Community School Corporation decided it would par ticipate in the program This year, the first grade will participate and then continue on with the program through the third grade So. next year, the second grade will be included and the next year, the third grade Then, kindergarten will be implemented into the,program The Prime Time program requirements may be met with teachers, teacher aides or a com bination of teachers and aides. To use teacher aides in meeting the Prime Time requirements, approval from the State Board of Education must be secured At Syracuse, the teacher and teacher aides program is being used The reason for this is Syracuse does not have the physical space for two additional classrooms of first grade students, which would be needed

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to meet the 18/1 student/teacher ratio Since they do not have the space, teachers only could not be organized to meet the requirements of the program What Syracuse did is take the four classrooms it does have and organize each with a carpeted area in the back away from the classroom and installed accoustical panels. This area will provide a ■ place for teachers, aides or a traveling teacher to work with a small group of students Jane Wieczork is the traveling teacher This means she travels between the four classrooms. In the morning, she teaches eight sections of writing and in the afternoon she teaches reading, computers and science When the students are learning the three basics — reading, writing and math — they are usually in groups of seven or 14,. said the teacher, the team leader and swing teacher Then, for the other subjects such as science and history, they are in groups of 26. But, even when the students are in groups of 26. a teacher aide is present and this, extra help lowers the student/teacher ratio back down to 13/1 This all gets very confusing for an outsider to the teachers and students think it makes perfect sense What it amounts to is half of two separate •classes meet in one room for a science lesson, while the other two half classes can meet in their small groups of 13 in their own rooms to concentrate on lessons with more individual attention. The teachers said the students

are not confused at all by the moving between classrooms. During the 1984-85 school year the Prime Time team will include 108 students, five teachers, and three teacher aides at Syracuse. The teachers are Jane Wieczork. Jo Butler. Jill Perrin. Joy St Germain and Francie Traviolia. The aides are Dana Arthur. Sue Ganshorn and Beverly Halsey. Jane Wieczork said the program is proving very successful because of the quality people involved She said it takes a lot of organization and both the teachers and aides must cooperate She saw advantages for both the slow and exceptional student. The slower learners are organized into a reading class in a small group while a group of students considered exceptional are taught computer basics. Mr Naab saw one major advantage to the program as the amount of downtime the program eliminated In one classroom, while the teacher aide was rewinding a film and passing out workbooks, the teacher could continue lecturing. He said the teachers still organize all the lesson plans and then the teacher and aide work together to execute those plans. After the teachers and aides work together for awhile, they know what to expect from each other, he added

Four WHS students honored Four Waw'asee High School seniors have been designated Commended Students in the 1985 National Merit Program, according to WHS principal Dr Howard Hull. The four are Sheri Bushong, daughter of Gene and Bonnie Nicolai; Melissa Courtney, daughter of Dan and Judy Courtney; Tim Gillum, son of Mr and Mrs Ron Gillum; and John •» Wilkinson, son of Paul and Sue Wilkinson All four students placed in the tcjp five percent of over one million participants in the 30th annual competition and will receive a letter of commendation in honor of their achievement Miss Bushong plans to attend Indiana University in the fall of 1985 to study pre-medicine Miss Courtney also plans to study premedicine, possibly at I U. Gillum plans to further his education by studying engineering at either Purdue of Notre Dame. Wilkinson plans to study chemistry at either Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology or John Carroll University. “The exceptionally high test performance of young people who are named Commended Students in the extremely competitive Merit Program is deserving of recognition in their communities,” said an officer of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. “We sincerely hope that their accomplishments thus far will motivate\these students to pursue higher education.”

Students ready for PSAT exam

More than 1.4 million students, including 100 at Wawasee High School, are expected to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) this fall. Wawasee students will take the test at the high school on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The registration

Guidance office releases dotes

The Wawasee High School guidance office has released the dates for issuing deficiency reports during the 1984-85 school year. Deficiency reports for the first grading period are being released this week. Reports for the seond grading period will be issued the week of December 3. The final two reports will be released the weeks of February 18 and April 15 of April 22. Test Dates College-bound junrbrs need to register to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitutde Test (PSAT) by October 12. The fee for the test, which will be administered on October 23, is $5.25. The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) will be offered to seniors on Thursday, Oct. 18 during periods one through four. The ASVAB scores relate to both civilian and military career areas and can help students evaluate their potential for training in both areas. The DATB test will be administered to sophomores on Tuesday, Oct. 9, during periods one through four. Tests of Achviement and Proficiency will be administered to freshmen and juniors on November 19 and 20. College-bound seniors are reminded that fall SAT dates are November 3 and December 1. The registration deadline for the November test date is September Low-interest loans for computers Harold Negley, Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced that the State Board of Education has approved low-interest loans totalling $3.5 million to 26 school corporations to buy computer equipment and instructional programs. Negley, who serves as chairman of the board of education, made the announcement on September 13. This is the second round of loan programs offered through the School Technology Advancement Account of the Common School fund. The account was created by the 1983 General Assembly at the request of Governor Orr to help school corporations obtain computer hardware and the instructional software to run on them. Last February, the board (then called the Commission on General Education) approved requests for the first $5 million in available funds. The latest round of loans exhausts the full $lO million available under the program during the 1983-85 biennium “According to a Department of Education survey taken a year ago, 99 percent of Indiana’s school corporations already own computer equipment of some sort,” Negley commented. “These loans will help them expand their resources and update equipment and instructional programs.” A new state regulation now in effect requires schools to include computer literacy programs as part of their course offerings. Loans under the program are granted at the rate of eight percent interest. School corporations have from two to five years to repay the outstanding balance, with the larger loans having longer repayment plans. Other elements in Indiana’s computer education program, which has been cited as among the best in the nation, are: Teacher training centers for computer literacy, established by the Consortium for Computer and High Technology Education. A central clearinghouse for information on computer hardware and software at the Indiana University School of Education, also established by the Consortium. A tax credit program for donations of computer hardware and software to educational institutions. The following are area school corporations that will be receiving loans, and the amounts they have been awarded: Wa-Nee Community Schools, Nappanee, $85,279; Elkhart Community Schools, $150,000; Whitko Community Schools, Pierceton, $65,530; School City of Mishawaka, Mishawaka, $168,435. There are six corporations in the state that are awaiting approval.

deadline for the test is Friday, Oct. 12. Students should register in the guidance office. The PSAT/NMSQT is a qualifying test for students who wish to participate in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation competition. Over 30 million students have taken the test since 1959.

28, while the December test has an October 26 registration deadline. The fall ACT test dates are October 27 and December 8. The respective registration deadlines are September 28 and November 9. College Nights Two financial aid information nights have been scheduled at WHS. The first meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15. The second is scheduled for January 21 at 7 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the auditorium.

dfwjhk Ik |■ X 7 d• ’ W LJv i I 1 flf x 1 ’ i COMMENDED STUDENTS — These four WHS students have been designated as Commended Students in the 1985 National Merit Program. Pictured in front are John Wilkinson and Tim Gillum. In the back row are Melissa Courtney and Sheri Bushong. (Photo by Tom Charles)

WHS open house set for Tuesday Parents of Wawasee High School students will have the opportunity to meet the WHS staff and become better acquainted with the entire school program on at an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 2. A mini school day program will be followed at the open house and parents are asked to report to their first period class by 7 p.m. During the evening, parents will have an opportunity to meet the administration, guidance staff and school board candidates. The staff is looking forward to meeting each parent.

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College Reps Representatives from several area colleges will be at WHS in the next months. Parents are invited to attend the sessions with these representatives. Following is a list of visits: Oct. 2 — Ball State and Butler Oct. 3 — Manchester, Carroll College (Wis.) and Tri-Stafe Oct. 4 — Vincennes and University of Dayton \ Oct. 9 — Goshen College \\ Oct. 11 — Ivy Tech, South Oct. 18 — Wabash J; Oct. 22 -1. U., South BentK Oct. 30 —l. U., Bloomington

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