BETA to visit high school once a week this year
BETA (Brown County Enrichment for Teens Association) will start BETA Mobile Days on Thursday, Sept. 6. BETA will be at the high school from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays in the commons area offering free snacks and drinks.
Local volunteers or organizations are welcome to join the effort. They 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 812-310-3617 or [email protected].
Free guitar lessons offered to teens
Free weekly guitar lessons are offered at BETA all school year with Nathan Dillon, director of Everybody Rocks. Lessons take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the BETA center, upstairs at 45 S. Jefferson St. This program is mostly funded by the After School Arts Committee with a grant from the Brown County Community Foundation.
All teens, from traditional and home schools, are welcome.
Discounts offered for multiple class enrollments
The Brown County Career Resource Center 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.
Register for beginning Quick Books class
A beginning Quick Books class, an accounting program for small business, is offered at the Brown County Career Resource Center. The next class will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Sept. 10, 12, 17 and 19.
For more information or to register, call 812-988-5880.
Learn to become a nursing assistant
Certified nursing assistant classes are offered periodically at the Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St. The next CNA class will begin Tuesday, Sept. 18.
For more information or to register, call the CRC at 812-988-5880.
Sign language classes offered
American Sign Language classes are offered at the Brown County Career Resource Center. A new beginning class will start Sept. 24. Classes run for eight weeks, one session per week. Call 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
Students, grads can apply for Statehouse internships
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Republicans are accepting internship applications for the 2019 legislative session, which begins in January.
Paid internships are open to college sophomores, juniors and seniors, graduate students, and recent graduates of all majors. Students can apply for internships in a variety of areas, focusing on legislative, communications and media relations, policy or fiscal policy. Students will be able to work one-on-one with state legislators.
These are full-time positions, Monday through Friday, lasting from January through April. In addition to biweekly compensation of $750, interns can earn academic credit, and are eligible to apply for a competitive $3,000 scholarship to use toward undergraduate or graduate expenses. The application deadline is Oct. 31.
For more information or to get the application, visit indianahouserepublicans.com/internship.
Enrollment open for 21st Century Scholars program
Applications for 21st Century Scholar 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.
High school equivalency class set each week
Classes focused on the high school equivalency assessment exam — formerly called GED classes — are taught year-round from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at the Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St.
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.
Small-business counseling available for free
The Brown County Career Resource Center, 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.
Ivy Tech courses offered by webcam at CRC
The Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St., offers 13 Ivy Tech courses. Synchronous classes — live by webcam and microphone at the CRC — include basic English and math, hospitality, health careers and accounting.
Stop by the CRC at 246 E. Main St. or call 812-988-5880 for more information.
