Free art, sewing sessions planned at BETA
Local artists will offer free lessons to teenage students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the BETA (Brown County Enrichment for Teens) Center, 175 S. Jefferson St.
Feb. 19 — Artist Bill Hastings will lead a clay sculpting session. Brown County High School Principal Matt Stark will share his life vision.
Feb. 26 — Christy McGinley, owner of Brown County Soap Co. LLC, will teach soap making. Youth librarian Emmy Champion will lead a craft session. Shields will teach basic sewing skills.
March 5 — Anabel Hopkins will teach fluid acrylic painting on canvas. Rhea Murray, director of Turning Point, will share information about safe relationships.
BETA sessions are free and open to any teen.
New session of free music classes starting this week
The After School Arts Committee, in partnership with BETA (Brown County Enrichment for Teens), starts a new, 12-week session of free music programs this week.
Classes are open to fifth- through 12th-grade students. All must fill out BETA’s permission slip before the first session. Slips are available in the junior high or high school offices or at the BETA center on Tuesdays after school.
Tuesdays
- 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Nathan Dillon, director of Everybody Rocks, teaches guitar and rock band sessions at the BETA center, 175 S. Jefferson St.
- 3:30 to 4 p.m.: Daniel Lyng teaches keyboard in the Brown County Intermediate School music room.
Wednesdays
- 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.: Jeff Foster teaches guitar and banjo classes in the Brown County Junior High School library.
Thursdays
- 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.: Carolyn Dutton teaches violin in the BCIS music room.
Fridays
- 3:30 to 4 p.m.: Lyng teaches keyboard in the BClS music room.
This program is made possible by grants from the Brown County Community Foundation and donations from Annie Hawk and Brown County Community Closet.
To reserve spots or ask questions, contact Hawk, ASAC chair, at [email protected] or 440-864-2345, or BCIS music teacher Bridget Rinehimer at [email protected] or 216-372-9383.
Get discounts 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.
Students can get free tutoring at BETA, 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 Erich Nolan in their classrooms at the junior high.
BETA also is partnering with the National Honor Society to provide tutoring at Brown County 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 age are welcome at any tutoring sessions.
National Honor Society students also are doing outreach to Brown County Intermediate School. With questions, call teacher Fohl at 812-988-6606.
Tutoring is sponsored this school year by the Seaug Han Foundation, Shari Frank and Gene Elias.
For more information, contact Clara Stanley at BETA at 312-310-3617 or [email protected].
Applications due for free CNA training
A free certified nursing assistant program will begin March 26. 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.
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 concludes 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.
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. Tuesdays and Thursdays 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 brings snacks, drinks to 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].
Ivy Tech courses available at CRC in Nashville
The Career Resource Center of Brown County, 246 E. Main St., will offer Ivy Tech courses live by webcam and microphone.
Call the CRC at 812-988-5880 for more information.
Interested in QuickBooks accounting class?
A beginning QuickBooks class will be offered this summer at the Career Resource Center of Brown County. The accounting program for small business is offered once or twice a year at the CRC, 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.
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.
