The Riverside Intermediate School Science Bowl team recently competed in a state competition.  The Riverside team placed in the Top Ten for the State of Indiana. The team is coached by Mrs. Sue Turpin, 6th grade teacher at Riverside.  

Members of the team pictured are: (L to R) Caleb Isom, Hattie Myers, Trent McKenzie, Owen Delee, Antony Hernandez, Luke Mikesell, and Annie Keller.  (Not pictured is Sabel Bloss)

The Scholastic Art Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents.  It is the most prestigious and largest recognition program for creative young artists in the U.S.

Submissions are juried by a panel of professional artists, who look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

This year, the Plymouth Art Department is proud to announce that several art students have received Scholastic Art Awards.  Congratulations go to GOLD KEY winners, Brandon Baird (received 2 Golds), Josh Cole, Olivia Coulter, Ramon Luna, and Alex Pesak.  SILVER KEY recipients are Brandon Baird and Clay Corsbie.  Also, Aaram Kamali and Ramon Luna received HONORABLE MENTION awards.

The awards will be presented during the 2012 Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2:30 pm. at the Bendix Theater in the Century Center.  A reception will immediately follow the ceremony in the Warner Gallery in the Century Center.  The artwork can be viewed in the Warner Gallery until March 3, 2012.

Way to go Plymouth Art Department Artists.....you make Plymouth proud!

The Plymouth High School Theatre Department presents, Out of Our Greeking Minds, an original play by the members of the Advanced Acting class.  This wonderful Greek inspired comedy will be performed on Friday, February 10th, and Saturday, February 11th, at 7:00 p.m. in the PHS Auditorium.  All seats are $6.00. Tickets may be purchased at the door and doors open 30 minutes before the show.

It is amazing that the students have written their own full length show, using anything Greek as an inspiration.  But you won't have to be completely up on your Greek history to enjoy this wonderful night of comedy.  And the audience will certainly enjoy a guest appearance by Plymouth's own principal, Mr. Jim Condon, in the show.

For further information, please contact Miss Jane Faulstich at 574-936-2178 ext. 1151, or email jfaulstich@plymouth.k12.in.us.

In the interest of students’ safety, Plymouth Community Schools will be on a two hour delay today, February 6, 2012.

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshall County will be hosting its annual fundraiser on February 18, 2012.  The gala is called “The Magic’s in the Hat” and will be held at Christos Banquet Center.  The event will include a dinner, dancing, and an auction.  The individual price of a ticket is $55.00 or a corporate table of 10 tickets may be purchased for $500.00.  The goal is to raise $35,000. 

A majority of the funds raised at the gala come from the auction items.  Both items for auction and cash donations are greatly appreciated.  Possible auction items include, but are not limited to:  jewelry, tickets to a theatre, sporting events, electronics, fine wines, or vacation packages.  Creativity is encouraged.  Cash donations help to underwrite the cost of a larger item.

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshall County is a youth oriented agency that promotes decency and helps prevent delinquency through services directed at providing behavioral guidance and the promotion of health, social, educational, vocational, and character development of children. 

If you would like to donate auction items or purchase tickets, please contact Wendy Haenes, Board Member or Daniel Tyree, Board Member at (574) 936-3115.  Donations or auction items may also be dropped off at the Boys and Girls Club of Marshall County, 314 E. Jefferson St., Plymouth, Indiana. 

This morning, Plymouth High School presented a convocation designed to introduce students from PHS and LJHS to Chinese Culture. Students attending were those who have expressed an interest in studying Chinese next fall.  Featured were Dr. LIU Jingang of Valparaiso University and the Confucius Institute along with LIN Huifen, WANG Xiaohong, and LUO Hongbin from the Zhejiang University of Technology. The group performed Chinese songs, dances, and provided a martial arts exhibition as well. Next Fall, LJHS and PHS will offer Chinese Level I to students. Level II, and III courses will be offered in subsequent years.

LUO Hongbin taught students Wushu (Martial Arts) from his Tai chi Show.  They then put the moves to music. LIN Huifen and WANG Xiaohong also performed opera-like songs from their Chinese culture in native costumes. Zhejiang University of Technology sent these artists to Valparaiso University to celebrate the 2012 Chinese New Year.

Riverside Intermediate School has been recognized by the Indiana Middle Level Education Association with their “Schools to Watch” Award.   To be considered for this award, the school has to meet the following criteria: 1) Achieve academic excellence; 2) Be developmentally responsive to unique student needs; 3)Be socially equitable, democratic, and fair; and 4) Have strong structures for learning in place.

Schools who wish to be considered for the award submit an application to the state organization.  Schools with strong applications are then selected for a site visit by the state's Schools to Watch Award committee.  The site visit includes interviews with parent, student, staff, and community groups.

This 2011-2012 school year, three schools were selected for site visits.  Riverside's visit was on January 18th.  As part of the recognition for this award, a community celebration will be held later this spring and educational leaders from the state will be in attendance with the local school community. Also, a few staff members from Riverside will attend the national recognition ceremony in Washington, D.C. from June 21-23, 2012 to be recognized with representatives from the other Schools to Watch winners from other states.

The BPA District Leadership Conference was held at the Career Center at Warsaw High School on January 21, 2012.  Twenty-five out of twenty-nine PHS students qualified for the State Competition in March.  PHS students also accumulated over twenty-five medals in open events.

In Payroll Accounting, Morgan Hill placed 1st, Patrick Felke placed 3rd, Lane Singleton placed 4th and all three students qualified for State.  In Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications, Nick Bayley placed 1st, Adam Chambers placed 2nd, Trent Briles placed 4th, Aiden Osman placed 5th and all four students qualified for State.  Tucker Pletcher, Nat Hiatt, and Max Holloway also placed in Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications.   

Micah Harner placed 3rd in Advanced Spreadsheet Applications and qualified for State.  In Banking and Finance, Tom Serf placed 6th.  In Keyboarding Production, Kylie Ludwig placed 1st, Faith Hilty placed 2nd, Pauline Dagaas placed 3rd, Tucker Pletcher placed 5th and all four students qualified for State.  Megan Sutton also placed in Keyboarding Production. 

In Fundamental Word Processing Skills, Kelly Bryant placed 1st, Emily Blake placed 3rd, Adam Chambers placed 5th and all three students qualified for State.  In Desktop Publishing, Kylie Ludwig placed 1st, Megan Sutton placed 2nd, Jessica Cleveland placed 4th, Luke Bumpus placed 5th and all four students qualified for State.  Morgan Hite, Emily Denney, Kendall Fosler, Tom Serf and Nate Kolter also placed in Desktop Publishing.

Kelly Bryant placed 1st in Basic Office Systems and Procedures and qualified for State.  Matt Scutchfield placed 1st in Database Applications and qualified for State.  Morgan Hite placed 4th in Graphic Design Promotion and qualified for State.  Patrick Felke placed 1st in Extemporaneous Speech and qualified for State.

In Administrative Support Team, the team of Matt Scutchfield, Jessica Cleveland, Lane Singleton, and Morgan Hill, placed 1st and qualified for State.  In Small Business Management Team, the team of Luke Bumpus, Emily Denney, and Makayla DePoy placed 1st and qualified for State.

In Fundamentals of Web Design, Spencer Uyhhelgi placed 3rd and Kendall Fosler placed 4th.  Both students qualified for State.  In PC Servicing and Troubleshooting, Allen Collins placed 1st and Logan May placed 2nd.   Both students qualified for State.  In Computer Security, Logan May placed 1st and Allen Collins placed 2nd.  Both students qualified for State.

Congratulations to all who participated!   

The Plymouth High School Theatre Department presents, Out of Our Greeking Minds, an original play by the members of the Advanced Acting class.  This wonderful Greek inspired comedy will be performed on Friday, February 10th, and Saturday, February 11th, at 7:00 p.m. in the PHS Auditorium.  All seats are $6.00. Tickets may be purchased at the door and doors open 30 minutes before the show.

It is amazing that the students have written their own full length show, using anything Greek as an inspiration.  But you won't have to be completely up on your Greek history to enjoy this wonderful night of comedy.  And the audience will certainly enjoy a guest appearance by Plymouth's own principal, Mr. Jim Condon, in the show.

For further information, please contact Miss Jane Faulstich at 574-936-2178 ext. 1151, or email jfaulstich@plymouth.k12.in.us.