Free art, sewing sessions planned at BETA
Local artists of Brown County will offer free lessons to junior high and high school-aged students from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the BETA (Brown County Enrichment for Teens) Center, 175 S. Jefferson St.
Jan. 15 — Artist M.K. Watkins will lead a “Backroad Brown County scenery” painting session. Seamstress Donna Shields will teach basic sewing skills.
Jan. 22 — Christy McGinley, owner of Brown County Soap Co. LLC, will teach teens how to make soap.
Jan. 29 — Artist Bill Hastings will lead a painting session. Shields will teach basic sewing skills.
Sign language classes offered at CRC
A beginning American Sign Language class will start Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Career Resource Center of Brown County, 246 E. Main St. Classes run for eight weeks, one session per week from 6 to 8 p.m. Call the CRC at 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
Excel workshop planned in January
An Introduction to Excel workshop will be conducted from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, Jan. 28 and 30 at the Career Resource Center of Brown County. For $65, the instructor will introduce the functions of Excel and answer job-related Excel questions.
For more information or to register, stop in at the CRC, 246 E. Main St., or call 812-988-5880
Apply for free nursing assistant training
A free certified nursing assistant program will begin March 26. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, Jan. 29. Students will take three weeks of coursework at the Career Resource Center of Brown County, 246 E. Main St. Six weeks of clinical work will be conducted off campus.
Call 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
Free tutoring offered at BETA center, schools
BETA (Brown County Enrichment for Teens Association Inc.) is providing free tutoring.
Tutoring for junior high students is offered from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by math teacher Kaitlyn Christie and science teacher Eric Nolan in their classrooms.
BETA also is partnering with the National Honor Society to provide tutoring at the high school from 7:40 to 8:15 a.m. before school, between 10:47 and 11:14 a.m. during advisory time, and from 3 to 3:30 p.m. after school in Eric Fohl’s classroom.
From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays during BETA, free tutoring is available at the BETA Center, 175 S. Jefferson St., with retired Brown County teacher Brenda Krieger. Home-schooled students of junior high and high school ages are welcome at any tutoring sessions.
For more information, contact Clara Stanley at BETA at 312-310-3617 or [email protected].
Life-planning class offered Mondays
The Career Resource Center of Brown County will offer “Your Next Steps” starting in January. Classes will use “research-proven strategies and tools to help create and live an intentional, optimized, compelling life.”
The four-week course will be offered from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Feb. 4. For $65, Thom Miller will teach participants to “make daily progress and enjoy the process.” The CRC is at 246 E. Main St.
With questions or to register, call Sheila Roccia at 812-988-5880 or email [email protected].
CRC adds evening hours for high school equivalency
Individuals can earn a high school diploma by spending six hours per week at the Career Resource Center of Brown County. Classes focused on the high school equivalency assessment exam — formerly called GED classes — are taught year-round from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at the CRC, 246 E. Main St. There is no charge for the classes.
Students who cannot attend then can arrange instruction by appointment or by distance learning.
Those enrolled in adult education may be eligible for free job training through WorkOne.
For more information, call 812-988-5880.
BETA offers snacks, drinks at high school
Brown County Enrichment for Teens Association (BETA) offers free snacks and drinks during BETA Mobile Days from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursdays in the commons area at the high school.
Local volunteers or organizations are welcome to join the effort. Individuals must complete a background check; call the high school office at 812-988-6606 for information about the process.
With questions, contact Clara Stanley at 312-310-3617 or [email protected].
Discounts offered for multiple class enrollments
The Career Resource Center of Brown County, 246 E. Main St., offers discounts for multiple enrollments or for friends who enroll in classes at the same time. The discount does not apply to Ivy Tech classes.
For more information, call the CRC at 812-988-5880.
Ivy Tech courses offered for spring at CRC
The Career Resource Center of Brown County, 246 E. Main St., will offer Ivy Tech courses for spring semester live by webcam and microphone.
Call the CRC at 812-988-5880 for more information.
Beginning Quick Books class available
An accounting program for small business, a beginning Quick Books class, is offered twice a year at the Career Resource Center of Brown County, depending on community interest. Call 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
Small-business counseling offered for free
The Career Resource Center of Brown County, 246 E. Main St., offers individual small-business counseling sessions through the Service Corps of Retired Executives.
There is no charge for the sessions, which meet in the morning on the first Thursday of every month. An appointment is required.
For more information or to register, call the CRC at 812-988-5880.
Statehouse accepting page applications
INDIANAPOLIS — State Rep. Chris May (R-Bedford) encourages students who want to learn more about state government to participate in the Indiana House Page Program during the 2019 legislative session. The session began Jan. 3 and must conclude by April 30.
Students ages 13 to 18 can spend a day at the Statehouse helping staff and local legislators, touring government offices, and learning about the legislative process.
May said student pages receive an excused absence from school and groups can participate together.
For more information or to sign up, visit indianahouserepublicans.com/page-program or call 800-382-9841.
Enrollment open for 21st Century Scholars
Applications for the 21st Century Scholar program are being accepted for the 2018-2019 school year. The program offers income-eligible Hoosier students up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school, dependent upon financial need. In middle school and high school, scholars are connected to programs and resources the help them stay on track for college and career success.
Applications must be received by June 30 of the student’s eighth-grade year. Scholars pledge to graduate with a Core 40 diploma and cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5. They also pledge to abstain from illegal drugs and alcohol and illegal activities.
For more information on requirements for the program, visit scholars.in.gov.
