M o o r e s v i l l e
PRIDE
May 27, 2011
MCSC Vision: To become an Indiana premier school community devoted to the successful learning and maturation of every student.
MHS Orchestra State Champions!
While many
already knew the
MHS orchestra
was a state
premier group,
the Indiana State
School Music
Association has
made it official.
At
their spring
The MHS Orchestra livens up their music with costumes at their annual Octo-BOO! concert.
competition,
the group received a gold rating
ecstatic!” said Orchestra Director
premier school community,” said
from three judges with exemplary
Sheryl Fyffe. The MHS students
Superintendent Brad Lindsay.
comments. This music festival has out-performed many larger schools
“This qualifies as another
many different sites over the entire
as well.
Mooresville Pioneer State
state and 77 high school orchestras
“Our orchestra is truly a
Championship. I am proud of
who participated. At the end of
distinctive of excellence for
Ms. Fyffe and our students and
judging, MHS tied with Munster
our Mooresville Pioneers. This
I believe that our orchestra will
HS for the best scores in the state.
is another living example of
continue to be state premier!”
“As you can imagine, I was
our vision of being an Indiana
Great
Job,
MHS
Class of
2011!
Learn more
about the
150th MHS
Class on
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Billiard Honored As Top Teacher
Ann Billiard, music teacher at
Neil Armstrong Elementary, was
named the recipient of Mooresville’s
H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Pupils Excel)
Award at the annual staff awards and
retirement evening on May 25.
Windy McGowen, the
H.O.P.E. winner for 2010, made the
announcement.
Teachers within each building
nominate an outstanding educator and
the award winner is chosen by a group
of administrators and representatives of
the Community Foundation of Morgan
County.
Billiard will represent Mooresville
in the Indiana Teacher
of the Year competition
this fall.Other building
winners included:
Jason Damron, MHS
Madalyn Hesson,
PHMS
Billiard
Nikki Moore, Newby
Melissa Wells, North Madison
Marya Zipoff, Northwood
Debra Newman, Waverly
The awards evening also highlighted
the accomplishments of this year’s 32
retirees, including:
MHS - Denny Amrhein, Rich Kelley, Ann
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MHS Celebrates 150 Years
While many talk about the changing face of
education in only the past few years, MHS has seen
more change than many others during its lifetime.
Mooresville High School’s 150th group
of students will finish their school year with
commencement exercises on Saturday. Mooresville
is believed to be the longest continually operating
high school in Indiana, second to New Albany, which
opened in 1853 but closed during the Civil Way.
The Society of Friends built the school in 1861
and members of the Society served as the school’s
Board of Directors; however, the school
was a public facility and students came
from several Indiana communities and
even as far as Iowa.
According to the Academical Record
of the time, “While all sectarian and party
proclivities are strictly prohibited from
the School, care will be taken to promote
the cultivation and practical use of sound
morals based upon the New Testament.”
Courses studied at MHS the first
year included rhetoric, geography (both
physical and descriptive), botany, logic,
surveying, algebra, geometry, moral
philsophy, political economics, Latin and
Greek grammar, spelling and analysis, and
intellectual philosophy.
The original school building, now known as “The
Academy Building,” still stands on school property
The 1861-2
“Academical
Record” includes
the names of all
78 students as well
as a listing of the
textbooks used.
The Academy
Building still sits on
the Newby campus.
and serves as a local history museum as well as offices
for the Community Foundation of Morgan County and
the Kendrick Foundation.
A historically correct classroom in the
building includes the photo of then-current
president Lincoln and a 34-star United States
A Year of Anniversaries
flag. Also nearby is the original gymnasium, the
Along with the 150th anniversary of Mooresville
“Newby Dome,” built in 1921 by community
High School, this year Newby Memorial
members who each donated $100 so a school
Elementary School turns 75 and the original
basketball team and host local games.
Newby gymnasium turns 90.
Since its humble beginnings with two
An anniversary committee is forming to work on
teachers (one of whom also served as principal)
celebrations for this fall.
and 78 students, MHS has expanded to a
If you are interested in taking part in the planning,
nearby facility with about 1,300 students.
please send an email to
Nearly 300 of those students will become the
“[email protected].”
newest Mooresville High School graduates on
Saturday.
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District Explores Options for Softball Facility
Plans are moving forward to create new
playing fields on MCSC property.
The MHS and PHMS girls softball teams
have used facilities not owned by the school
district since the teams formed in the mid-1980s.
While the availability of other fields in the area has
made it possible for the teams to play, these teams
cannot benefit from gate or concession fees or host
their own fundraising tournaments.
Plans for softball fields to be built on
existing school property in Madison Township are
underway. Land adjacent to the Madison Township
Fire Department on Landersdale Road will be
developed into a sports complex which may
include other playing fields.
One possibility is the creation of additional
baseball fields. The MHS varsity, JV, and freshman
teams currently use a single field behind MHS
while the 7th and 8th grade teams use a field in a
low-lying area which often floods.
The Morris J. Cohen Junior Football League, One concept of the area would include four softball fields,
baseball fields, and fields for the junior football league.
which currently operates on a single field on
MCSC property behind Newby Elementary School, is
The MHS Athletic Department and junior
also interested in helping develop the site to include
football league are looking into grants and fundraising
additional youth football fields.
opportunities to help make these fields a reality.
Retirees Honored
H.O.P.E. nominees (from left) Debra Newman, Melissa Wells,
Marya Zipoff, Nikki Moore, Madalyn Hesson, Jason Damron,
and Ann Billiard.
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Phillips, Mike Savini, Jerry Weber, Nancy
Wheeler, Jim Whitaker
PHMS - Phil Gatts, Nancy Gilberti, Lorie
Harkema, Madalyn Hesson, Jeff Loveless,
Byron Rector, Bobbie Sublette
Neil Armstrong - Sandy Holt, Barb Lasher
Newby - Donna Cook, Sharon Smith
North Madison - Rebecca Carlisle, Suzie
McClanahan, Sandy Lundy
Northwood - Vickie Allen, Nila Zimmerman
Waverly - Lana Bodine, Jennifer Clark, Pam
Jones, Brad Tramontana
Transportation - Larry Goldsberry, Connie
Pitcock
Education Center - Rex Cook, Baird Hill, Jim
Wilson
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Students Honored
Pulse Among State’s Best
The MHS Pulse newspaper has been named as
a Hoosier Star Finalist by the Indiana High School
Press Association. The Hoosier Star is the highest
honor given to a student newspaper in Indiana.
PHMS Academic Team in Top 20
The PHMS English team’s scores at the
Academic Super Bowl Competition at Whiteland
placed the group 13th in Indiana. The English team
took first place at Whiteland. Each team (English,
history, math, and science) worked with their
sponsors to learn about this year’s chosen topic - the
Maya, Aztec, and Inca Native American cultures.
Essay Contest Winners
Luke Claire-Ficko and Lauren Jones,
both students at PHMS, were two of the
four statewide winners of the NCAA
“Pinnacle of Fitness” essay contest. The
contest was held in conjunction with the
NCAA Women’s Final Four. PHMS was
also named among the schools with the
highest number of participants in the
Presidential Fitness Awards.
High School Science Regionals
Several MHS students had impressive showings at
the Intel ISEF Regional Science Fair, including:
Kelly Thingelstad – plant sciences, advancing to state
Audrey Baysinger – Water Crusader, best graphic
analysis
Brooke Nichols – 2nd in Microbiology, Air Force Award
for Outstanding Project
Kristen Trader – Outstanding research
Krystel Marino – Most Well-Written Abstract
Maddy Cooper – Water Crusader, Stockholm Water
Award
Stacey Saricos – Most Creative Display
MHS Seniors Named
Scholastic Stars
MHS seniors Sterling Brooks, Maggie
Page, and Karlie Stanton were named
“Platinum Scholars” as part of the ReporterTimes Scholastic Stars program. The students
were rated based on academic achievement,
community involvement, and other factors.
Other winners included:
Gold: Amy Anderson, Sarah Angermeier,
Tyler Huff, Devin Jacobs, Sarah Newton
Silver: Ian Bodle, Victoria Cottrell,
Cordon Gergory, Sarah Warfield, Christa
Whitehurst
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Community Clean-Up Encouraged June 11
Mooresville schools is a proud co-sponsor of Mooresville’s Community Clean Up on Saturday, June
11. Students, staff, and community members are encouraged to participate in the event. MHS and the MCSC
Education Center will serve as sites for the Tox-Away Day and Shred-It for anyone who wishes to drop items
off. More information is available through the Mooresville Chamber or at www.facebook.com/mooresville2020.
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News Briefs
Graduation Reminders
MHS Graduation is a ticket-only event which will
begin at 11:00a.m. on Saturday, May 28.
Families and guests attending graduation should
be aware that there will be traffic restrictions in
Mooresville that morning. The corner of Indianapolis
Road and a portion of Main St. will be closed
throughout the day for the Patriot Flag ceremony
which will be held at the American Legion.
ISTEP Scores
Students in grades 3-8 will soon receive a Parent
Information Network letter from the Indiana
Department of Education about their child’s ISTEP
scores. The letters are individualized and give a
code parents can use to access their child’s scores
and information online.Elementary students’ letters
will be mailed with report cards while middle school
students will receive their paperwork separately. More
information is available at www.inparentnetwork.com .
School Lunch Price Change
To offset the rising cost of food, the MCSC food
services department will raise the price of meals by
10 cents for the 2011-2012 school year. Lunches for
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Upcoming Events
May 28
-Commencement
May 30
-Mooresville Veterans Memorial Service 11a.m.
June 1
-MHS Spring Sports banquet 5:30p.m.
June 11
-Tox-A-Way Day at MHS
-Relay for Life at MHS track (through June 12)
elementary school will be $2.10 and for middle
and high school will be $2.35. Breakfast will be
$1.60 for all grade levels. Reduced breakfasts and
lunches will stay the same, at 30 cents and 40 cents
respectively.
Website Changes
Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation
has a new website domain name. Instead of using
the www.mcsc.k12.in.us name, parents can go to
www.MooresvilleSchools.org. Typing in either
domain name will take users to the same website.
School emails for staff members will also
change. When school begins this fall, you can
contact a staff member by typing firstname.
[email protected] .
Congratulations to Mooresville High School’s Top 20 Students
The MHS Top 20 include: Amy Anderson, Sarah Angermeier, Erica Antic, Ian Bodle, Sterling Brooks, Victoria Cottrell,
Cordo Gregory, Meghan Hoskins, Abigail Howden, Tyler Huff, Devon Jacobs, Sarah Lawson, Bianca Maled, Sarah
Newton, Maggie Page, Kayla Rode, Kimberly Schneider, Karlie Stanton, Sarah Warfield, and Christa Whitehurst.