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Perry Township Education Foundation awards grants
Perry Township Education Foundation (PTEF) has awarded grants to 61 teachers for the 2010-11 school year. The grants, which total $59,754 were awarded to teachers in nearly every Perry Township public school.
“Each year, we receive many amazing grant requests, and this year was no exception,” said Angela Hyatt, PTEF board president and chair of the grants committee. Teachers submitted more than 120 grant applications, and a committee of PTEF board members, educators and community volunteers reviewed them.
Sheets accepted into Honors College
Destiny Sheets has been accepted into the University of Indianapolis Honors College. She is pursuing studies in Entrepreneurship. Sheets is a 2009 graduate of Perry Meridian High School. Her parents are Sherri Mundy of Monrovia and Charles Sheets of Lebanon.
Brockett wins college scholarship
Kyle Brockett of Lutheran High School of Indianapolis has won a college scholarship from SuperSibs!, the national non-profit organization for siblings of children with cancer. In his scholarship essay Brockett spoke of learning to be a more compassionate person as a result of his brother’s illness. “It has given me an entirely new perspective through which to look at life,” said Brocket. He intends to pursue a degree in sports management and marketing.
Beech Grove High School wrestler honored
Beech Grove High School wrestler Steve Duncan has been named the Edward Jones Investments Scholar Athlete of the Month. Duncan is pictured receiving his medal from representative Bryan Denbo. Duncan became the 25th wrestler in the history of BGHS to advance to state finals on multiple occasions. He is a four-year letterman in both wrestling and golf.
Beech Grove instrumentalists go to state contest
Beech Grove High School students qualified for the Indiana State School Music Association State Solo and Ensemble instrumental competition at North Central High School. Instrumental music at BGHS is under the direction of Mr. Cory Wynn. Pictured are (left to right) Jarad Holmes and Matt Byland.
Athletes recognized at sports award program
Beech Grove student athletes honored.
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New charter junior/senior high school to open August 2010
Middle school students will learn about the Indiana Aerospace Junior/Senior High School on April 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Greenwood Airport, 799 E. County Line Road in Greenwood. Pilots from the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will take students in grades 5 through 7 for free airplane rides.
The Indiana Aerospace Junior/Senior High School will open in August 2010 beginning with a 7th grade class.
Beech Grove student musicians to compete
Thirteen Beech Grove High School students qualified for the Indiana State School Music Association State Solo and Ensemble competition at Perry Meridian High School.
The students study under the direction of vocal music director, Scott Bradford.
Kitley Intermediate teacher surprised by award from Horace Mann
Hilary Foltz, a teacher at Kitley Intermediate School, is a winner.
Foltz claimed a $250 prize, plus another $250 to donate to an education-related, not-for-profit organization. The money comes from The Horace Mann Companies as part of its “Educators Run Away with 65K” Sweepstakes. Horace Mann insurance agent Steve Stangel made the surprise presentation to Foltz on March 24 in the media center at the school.
CGHS Student qualifies for State Science Fair
Victoria Sluka, a sophomore at Center Grove High School, was awarded first place in the 10th grade division for her project on facial recognition software at the 2010 Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair. She came in second place overall in the Biology division, and fourth place, qualifying her for the state science fair. The top six places from each region will compete at the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair at IUPUI.
Sluka was awarded a Pocket PC from DJ Angus Scientech Educational Foundation, Inc. CGHS Teacher Trina Veerkamp, as Sluka’s teacher of record, also received an Award of Merit and a cash prize.
Sluka’s science project was on facial recognition. She cut up photos of the faces of famous people and asked subjects to identify them using sections of the pictures featuring eyes only, nose only, and then both. She learned that facial recognition software could only recognize 50-85 percent of people using cues, so she was trying to determine what might make the software better, and on which facial features to focus. With more than 830 data points, Sluka found that more people could recognize faces from photos of the eyes, and the numbers were even better using the eyes and nose together, while the nose alone was not as recognizable.