School teams place in Math Bowl competitions
Teams from Brown County schools took home ribbons from Math Bowl contests this past quarter.
Brown County Intermediate School’s fifth-grade team placed in the top 10 in the state, finishing sixth. BCIS’ sixth-grade team placed 18th in the state.
All three elementary teams placed within the top three in the region, with Sprunica taking first, Helmsburg taking second and Van Buren taking third.
[sc:text-divider text-divider-title=”Story continues below gallery” ]Science Olympiad students place at state
Brown County Junior High School’s Science Olympiad team competed at the state contest in Bloomington on March 16, finishing 19th (up from 33rd last year).
Students compete in pairs in hands-on science challenges. Five members brought home medals.
Cole Bowman and Zack Reed took fourth place in Circuit Lab.
Joey Dennison and Braxton Winton took third place in Elastic Launch Glider.
Reed and Will Hyatt took second place in Aerial Scramble.
Senator welcomes local students to Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS — State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed the following Brown County Junior High School students to the Statehouse to serve as Senate pages in January and February: Bradley Arndt, Chase Austin, Naje Bedja, Cole Bowman, Garrett Braden, Joey Denison, Hadley Gradolf, Christopher Grimes II, Jade Hoffmeister, Londyn Koester, Savannah Oden, Milly Patrick, Alyson Pennington, Elizabeth Roush, Aiden Schilling, Jada Shepherd, Rafe Silbaugh, Ethan Spiece, Katie Tipton and Abby Watson.
Pages spend a day at the Statehouse, touring the historic building, observing debates from the Senate floor and interacting with their state senators.
Students in Grades 6 through 12 participate in the page program on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays during the legislative session. Groups serve on Wednesdays. To learn more about the Senate Page Program, visit IndianaSenateRepublicans.com/page-program.
CRC coach makes governor’s coaching corps
INDIANAPOLIS — Shannon Brunton, the graduation and career coach for the Career Resource Center of Brown County, is one of the 35 Hoosiers selected for the Skillful Indiana Governor’s Coaching Corps.
The corps was developed in partnership with Colorado and Indiana to give coaches training to help better serve job seekers.
“This is a great honor since it is the first ever coaching corps in the state,” said CRC Director Christy Wrightsman. “Shannon’s application definitely stood out.”
Brunton will work with other coaches from workforce centers, colleges, high schools and nonprofit organizations to develop a network to better serve job seekers. The coaches will also learn skills-based approaches to career coaching along with how to use advanced features of tools like LinkedIn to help people find jobs.
Once they are done with their work, the coaches will be able to recommend new policies and practices to the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet for potential adoption.
Along with the CRC, Brunton also works at Brown County High School, aiding freshmen and sophomores who have been identified as at risk for dropping out.
Local artists picked for Arts in the Parks
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Arts Commission awarded grants to the following local artists as part of Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites program for 2019:
- Patricia Rhoden Bartels will conduct four programs in Brown County titled “A Painted Interpretation of Spring’s Foray of Colors.” Programs at Brown County State Park will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 and from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Programs at T.C. Steele State Historic Site will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14 and from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28.
- Dixie A. Ferrer will “explore nature through mixed media and collage” Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21 at T.C. Steele State Historic Site. Both programs will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Amy Greeley, a jewelry designer, will be set up in Selma’s Garden at T.C. Steele State Historic Site from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 9 and Saturday, June 14.
- Anabel Hopkins will offer “Nature Fun for Kids and Adults: Creating critters from nature objects” at Spring Mill State Park in Lawrence County on Saturday, April 20.
