The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 February 1989 — Page 15

School news

Wawasee forms community Dollars for Scholars

IBv STACEY LESCH Staff Writer The Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America (CSFA> is, unlike most, a national, not-for-profit student financial aid organization. The goals of the CSFA are to provide access to higher education by substantially increasing the amount of student aid from the private sector through developing programs like Dollars for Scholars

Mm 1 L SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM IN FEBRUARY — Students at the Syracuse School, in grades five through eight, attend a substance abuse program during the month of February. Syracuse Police Officer Calvin Kline and Indiana State Police Trooper Leonard Massenburg will be presenting the drug program. Sessions, lasting approximately 55 minutes, will include a video “Crack-Effects and Hazards." a " talk on rural versus inner city drug problems, and a question and answer time. There will also be a display of drugs and drug paraphernalia. The seventh grade students will be presented the program on February 9. the sixth grade on February 14 and the fifth grade on February 22. The eighth grade students took part in the program on Tuesday. Jan. 31. Shown in the photo are persons involved in presenting the program. Seated at the table are Charles Evans, Officer Kline. Trooper Massenburg, and Carol Perkins. Standing in back are Tom Jones, assistant school principal; Linda Beck; and Arleen Corson. (Photo by Deb Patterson) » «i i I I ! I’* 1 " K >JR L7._.._L-.. . . r hO ■ f ■ “I I J BEHAVIOR CHART — The Milford school has developed a Cafeteria Behavior Program to improve lunchroom behavior. The students are judged on a point system and their score is posted on a chart which is shown. If the grade level earns an average of 20 points per day for the month, they automatically qualify for an ice cream party. Shown, left to right, are Diane Olson, para-professional; Chris Beatty and Kari Beer, students; and Jane Bess, head cook. (Photo by Glen Long) Cafeteria Behavior Program at Milford

A cafeteria committee, made up of teachers, para professionals, administration, and cafeteria staff of Milford School met in the fall of 1988 to ♦

NIPSCO essay contest

Northern Indiana Public Service Company is asking junior high students to put their im aginations and writing skills to work by entering the company’s first essay contest with the theme of "Energy — powering into the next century.” Students can imagine the role energy will play in their lives when they begin their careers; how new energy technologies will be incorporated into society, or energy challenges of the future and possible solutions. A SIOO U.S Savings Bond will be awarded to the grand prize winner, with a $75 bond to the first place entry, and four SSO bonds to honorable mention

Dollars for Scholars is the parent organization for the almost 400 community scholarship foundations throughout the United States. Among those, a local group was recently formed as the Wawasee Dollars for Scholars. Nancy Caldwell Mead, program development officer for the Indiana CSFA, calls the Dollars for Scholars program ", . . a sort of honor grant that students pay back (with no interest ) when they complete their education.’’

discuss new ideas for the cafeteria during the 1988-89 school year Their goal was to serve students a nutritious meal in a comfortable setting and at

essays Deadline for entries js March 1 Rules for students to foL low are: seventh through ninth grade students can enter; all essays must be written neatly or typed double-spaced on B'2Xll paper; entries cannot exceed 1,000 words; each essay should include the student's name. age. grade, teacher s name, school, school address and principal’s name; all entries become the property of the company and may»be published Entries should be mailed to Northern Indiana Public Service Company. 5265 Hohman Avenue. Hammond. Ind 46320. Attention Educational Services

Nancy says the program may work differently in every community because each chapter is a volunteer-operated, community scholarship foundation. Basically, "Funds for local distribution are raised through special events, fund raisers or special projects," Nancy says. Each chapter and its board of directors are responsible for thinking of ways to raise the funds, while sponsorships and donations from local individuals, corporations or organizations are also welcomed

the same time keep the traffic moving smoothly It has been noted by Jane Bess, head cook, that she has noticed a tremendous improvement in lunchroom behavior over previous years She thinks the improvement is a direct result of the program and all the staff who work daily with the students in the cafeteria. The students are judged on a point system and their score is posted on a chart daily. The students know exactly how many points they have earned each dayT If the grade level earns an average of 20 points per day for the month, they automatically qualify for an ice cream party. The students are judged on promptness, cleanliness, orderliness, noise level, and their behavior while they are in the cafeteria With this new program. the students are fully aware of how they are expected to behave while eating their meal Every grade level has the opportunity Jo have an ice cream party each month

to help establish permanent funds for yearly scholarships. In 1988, 350 Dollars for Scholars chapters throughout the United States raised and distributed over $2.5 million in student aid. The applicants of the monetary awards are. once again, determined primarily by the local chapters. Based on the merits and financial need. Nancy says that many chapters will award a student who is not necessarily a straight A student, but one who maintains good to average grades and is involved in a variety of community, school or other activities. Communities, in the process of choosing a recipient, are required to use a Dollars for Chapter Awards Guide to score individuals anonymously in areas of leadership, academics, financial need, and employment history. When a community develops a Dollars for Scholars program, the addition of more funds and scholarship become possible through national scholarship contests, and matching grant programs. Offered by 53 colleges and universities around the United States, Nancy explains that most of these higher education institutions, or collegiate partners with CSFA, demonstrate their commitment to the developing private sector student aid monies by either offering the recipient a grant of the same amount if they choose to attend their college or university, or become enrolled in the CSFA program. In 1988. the CSFA received a three year grant from the Lilly Endowment Foundation which is being put toward three operations of the Dollars for Scholars program: 1) as a fund creation for the Permanent Regional Service Center in Franklin; 2) as in-

Hiler nominates two WHS students to military academies

Congressman John Hiler has nominated five Kosciusko County young people to the nation’s military academies including the US Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.; the US Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. Colo.; and the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. Md. Hiler’s nominees from Kosciusko County include Laura Lee Hygema and Jason Robert Stover of Wawasee High School; and Kerry Ann Amburgy. Ginnette Lynn Dunwell and Daniel Hamp Fulkerson of Warsaw Community High School. "It's a great honor for me to nominate these young men and women to the academies,” Hiler said in making the nominations "Our country needs young people of the highest caliber for future positions of leadership. I'm confident that these students will serve our nation well.” Laura Lee Hygema, a senior at Wawasee High School, has been nominated to the US Air Force Academy. She currently has a 9.95 grade point average (out of 12.0). She is listed in "Who's Who in American High School Students," is a member of National Honor Society and her church youth group. She has held summer jobs as a hospital aide and in an ice cream parlor. Laura is the daughter of Terry and Janet Hygema of North Webster Jason Robert Stover, a senior at Wawasee High School, has been nominated to the US

Cub Scouts 'work out' with Fort Wayne Flames

Cub Scouts in the Anthony Wayne Area Council (11 counties of northeast Indiana) will have a 'work out' with the Fort Wayne Flames professional soccer team on Saturday. March 11. from 9 a.m.-l p m Under the direction of Jim Thessin. chairman. 200 area Cub Scouts will be involved in a soccer basics mini clinic in coordina tion with the Cub Scout Sports Program. The Cub Scout Sports and Physical Fitness program provides year-rbund activities for boys This special clinic provides an introduction to this program and is away to get to know what soccer is all about. The fee for the event includes facility rental and patch. Pins, belt loops, and letters are available for qualifying in dividuals as recognition for com pleting the Cub Scout Sports pro gram for a nominal fee The sports emphasis of the Cub Scouts incorporates-the latest ad vances in fitness activities Throughout the Sports and Physical Fitness program, the boy is urged to "do his best," the Cub Scout Motto, and is en couraged to involve an adult teammate whenever possible The program provides an oppor tunity for the young athlete to

centive challenge grants — $2,000 qualifying for the maintaining of other grants for Indiana's 35 communities already having chapters; and 3) to work with corporations in creating programs for employees' children or other populations, or sponsoring educational studies For a community to form a Dollars for Scholars chapter, a meeting with the CSFA must be arranged, a chapter fee paid, and a chapter agreement signed The CSFA annually sends out affiliation papers to communities and invites parents and other interested individuals to attend a presentation describing the program. "Wawasee sent in the affiliation papers before we could set up a first meeting.",says Nancy. “It shows how eager the community was to start a chapter. Marilynne Curtis was really the driving force for the Wawasee chapter and deserves a pat on the back for her organization." Nancy continued. CSFA and its affiliate chapters are nonprofit organizations, publicly supported organizations; and are not private foundations as defined in Section 509( a) of the Internal Revenue Code Gifts to CSFA and any of its affiliates are tax deductible. All Indiana chapters are registered with the state of Indiana as not-for-profit affiliates of CSFA, the parent organization. No unrestricted scholarships or loans are available directly from CSFA Anyone wanting more informa tion on starting a Dollars for Scholars chapter should contact Nancy Caldwell Mead at the Indiana headquarters. 23 North Main, Suite C., PO Box 160, Franklin. Ind. 46131, (.317) 738-4885. o

Military Academy. At Wawasee, he has played intramural basketball and volleyball. In addition, he has participated in Students Against Drunk Driving, the Foreign Language Club. Drama Club. Speech Club, Speech Team. DECA, the Law Explorer Post, the Marines Corps Reserve and his church youth group. He has worked as a janitor and with a landscape firm. Jason is the son of Beth Couture of Syracuse

Future educator? in action — Project — Smoking Education Program

Continuing a 16-year tradition, members of Wawasee High School's Future Educators Association will once again join forces with the American Lung Association in a smoking education program for elementary school students. This program, emphasizing students teaching students, features use of a smoking dummy to dramatically demonstrate smoking’s effect on the body. Fourth and fifth graders at Syracuse, Milford and North Webster Elementary Schools will be instructed, also, on facts about the danger of smoking. Marge Hepler, a representative from the American Lung Association, conducted a training

compete in his den and pack, and to have fun at the same time Sports programs include bowling, volleyball. soccer, baseball, skiing, swimming, basketball, table tennis, golf, softball, tennis, marbles, archery and physical fitness, and many more If. anyone is interested in participating. contact the council office at 432-959? Charles O'Neal on VU's Dean's List The Dean’s List at Vincennes University for the fall term includes 682 students who represent 80 Indiana counties. 12 counties in Illinois. New Jersey. Ohio, and 13 students from the international population at the two-year college One of the students to qualify for tlje Dean’s List is Charles D O'Neal, r 3 box 282. Syracuse, who is studying restaurant and food service management Jerry Gegeheimer. vice president for Student Servu s and registrar, noted that 204 students accumulated a4o< A' grade point average In order to qualify for the Dean's List, students must complete 12 or more credit hours with an average of 3.5 or more

* H SEARCHING FOR A ’ I BRIGHTER FUTURE I n ’ i f ■ I SAY YES I TO I W 4 ' H I @ . ■©. 6 ft ft I - s'" MEMBERSHIP DRIVE — The Syracuse Community Hands 4-H Club is looking for more people to join the organization. It is open to students who are in the fourth grade (age 9) through high school (19). * The club recently decorated an area at the Syracuse School to enter in the county display contest to promote 4-H week, January 29-February 5. Community Hands 4-H Club members pictured are, from left. Ryan Harper, Bert Koiberg. Kirby Dean. Brandy Dean. Patrick Eby and Raymond Blosser. (Photoby B.R. Morris) ■ . 4-H Week Jan. 29-Feb. 5

— By KAREN S. LOWRY 1 Extension Agent 4-H and Youth What youth organization has been part of Indiana for over 80 years, helps young people develop new skills, teaches leadership, promotes citizenship, recognizes accomplishments, and combines learning with fun? Os course, the answer is 4-H! In. an efforf,,to emphasize how 4-H aids in youth development, the week of January 29-February 5 has been designated as Indiana 4-H Week. The highlight of Indiana 4-H Week will be the Kosciusko County 4-H Kickoff on Monday. Jan. 30. from 7-9 p.m. at the Warsaw Middle School. Other events during 4-H Week are the window display contest, school promotions, television and radio

session for FEA members on Monday. Jan. 30. Participating in this education program are: Terry Iden — Teacher and sponsor of FEA Seniors — Heather deSomer. Matt Dick, Michelle Dick, Matt Koble. Shea Metcalf. Melissa Naugler. Alicia Schaekel. Dawn Speicher. Bobi Stookey, Gina Swartzendruber, and Kara White Juniors — Lydia Bonner. Staci Bricker. Chris Conkling. Kriss Eisenhour. Shanda Galegor. Janelie Jennings. Chad Hoffert. Lisa Neises, Suzanne Parr. Tonya Perzanowski. Christa Sincroft. Michelle Wagoner. Teresa West, and Annette Wilson “Following is a schedule of times and schools when the program will be conducted: Wednesday. Feb. 1, fourth grade at North Webster; Thursday, Feb 2. fifth grade at North Webster; Friday. Feb. 3. fifth grade at North Webster and fourth grade at Syracuse; Monday. Feb 6. fourth grade at Syracuse; Tuesday. Feb 7. fifth grade at Syracuse

got' Mk < ' -J r ’ 1- IBF WAI THE SEATBELT GENERATION — The four kindergarten classes at Syracuse Elementary School each made a special birthday card to enter in the Great Birthday Card Contest to celebrate the fifth birthdav of the Child Restraint Law -The cards will be sent to Indianapolis for the judging. Indiana will be observing the fifth birthday of the Child Restraint Law during the week of Feb. I’-1X The law requires that car seats be used for children up until th«j third birthday. Three- and four-vear-olds can either use car seats or seat belts. During 1984. the first year of the car seat law. fatalities for children ages O-4 dropped 36 percent over 1983. By the end of 1987. fatalities were S 9 percent below 1983 totals. The kindergarten students are the first generation to use car seats and seat belts on a regular From left holding the cards that they will send to Indianapolis are Andrew Spurting. Tyson Niles. Curt Longenbaugh. Kristina Smith. Cassi Wells. Will Glaser and James Mikolajczak. (Photo bv B.R. Morris)

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announcements and achievement record book judging Just what is 4-H, you may ask? Simply stated. 4-H is a “learn by doing" informal educational program which provides young people an opportunity to learn new skills. Most of this informal education comes from participation in project areas that 4-H members select from a list of over 60 projects available in Kosciusko County. The 4-H program is administered through the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and the USDA. In Kosciusko County, we have nearly 300 adults who volunteer their time and talents to make the program work. In addition to our dedicated adult volunteer staff, we have over 70 Junior Leaders who offer assistance to the local clubs and the new 4-H members These individuals make up the backbone of our organization In addition to our volunteers, the success of 4-H is due to the support from parents, public officials. businesses, agricultural organizations, industry and our communities. It is the combined effort of these individuals, businesses and organizations that keeps our 4-H program as a strong, viable youth development program for young people in Kosciusko County

School lunch menu

WAWASEE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL February 6-10 MONDAY — Tenderloin sandwich. tri'taters, peach half, cookie, and milk TUESDAY — Beef pot pie, tossed salad, fresh orange slices, and milk WEDNESDAY — Cheeseburger pie, mixed vegetables, diced peaches and bananas, bread and butter, and milk THURSDAY - Pizza, buttered corn, mixed fruit. Cookie, bread and butter, and milk FRIDAY — Chicken and dumplings,, buttered baby carrots. fresh apple slices, deviled egg. bread and butter, and milk Menus are subject to change.

■<» Jw ■. •• KAREN S. LOWRY If you have children from seven-19 years of age and would like information about 4-H, please contact the Kosciusko County Extension Office at 267-4444, ext . 340. 4-H Calendar February 1 — Achievement Record Books due in Extension Office

MILFORD SYRACUSE NORTH WEBSTER ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH February 6-10 MONDAY — Sloppy Joe sandwich. buttered cauliflower, peach half, potato chips, and milk TUESDAY —, Chicken and dumplings. California blend, pineapple ring, plain jello, bread and butter, and milk WEDNESDAY — Sausage meatball. Irish potatoes, orange slices. Cinderella cake, and milk THURSDAY — Submarine sandwich, tri taters, fresh apple slices, buttered corn, and milk FRIDAY — Macaroni and cheese, bologna sandwich, mixed vegetables, pear slices, and milk Menus are subject to change

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