Go West - Winter 2009-10 - West Noble School Corporation

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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WEST NOBLE SCHOOL CORP.
Extra
help
options
West Noble School Corporation
teachers work hard at focusing their
attention on the most important things
students need to know.
They search for the best materials to
use and continually retrain themselves to
use more effective instructional practices.
Still, some students need extra help to
reach expected levels of achievement
each year.
That extra help comes in many forms.
This issue of Go West contains
important information intended to help
parents know what “extra” academic help
is available, and how to access it. Please
see pages 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Parents should always start with their
child’s teacher(s) to talk through these
options for help.
The school corporation telephone
number is 894-3191.
In the articles inside, we have listed
several teachers and administrators with
their extension numbers.
Please use these phone numbers to
reach the people you need, in order to get
the most help possible for your children
and their education.
More information is always available
on the West Noble School Corporation’s
official web site:
http://westnoble.k12.in.us
WINTER 2009-2010
West Noble students are generous
Charger Care members collected more than 1,000 cans at both West Noble
Middle School and High School, during their recent annual food drive.
Shown above are, from left: Dot Mazier manager of the West Noble Food
Pantry, with students Allissa Peterson, Allison Musselman, Joanna Ness,
Rachel Peterson, Sarah Strouse and Grace Garman.
Progress made on ISTEP scores
An analysis of ISTEP testing done by
West Noble students showed gains when
compared to state averages, according to
Dr. Dennis VanDuyne, West Noble
superintendent of schools.
VanDuyne made a report to the West
Noble school board following the results
of ISTEP testing done last spring.
For Language Arts the average gain
per grade level for the state was a
negative 2.5 percent, he announced. The
average gain for West Noble was a
positive 4.8 percent. “This is a plus 7.3
percent gain on state averages. That is
outstanding,” VanDuyne said.
For math, the average gain for West
Noble students was a positive 3.3
percent, while the state average fell by
4.7 percent, according to figures
provided to West Noble from the
Department of Education. This results in
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Perfect ISTEP tests scores!
Three West Noble students were recently recognized for
earning perfect scores in the ISTEP math and language arts
tests they took last spring.
In the photo to the right is Nick Kathary, a fourth-grader at
Ligonier Elementary last year when he took the math test, and now
in the fifth grade. He is the son of Shannon and Candy Kathary,
and shown with school board member Scott Pounds.
Top right photo is Dustin Richards, who was in the third grade at
West Noble Elementary last year when he took the math test, and
in the fourth grade this year. He is the son of Rusty and Connie
Richards, and shown with school board member Jim Hosford.
In the photo above is Alexis Shepherd, daughter of Brian and
Lorri Shepherd. She is a seventh-grade student at West Noble
Middle School and earned the perfect score on the language arts
test when she was a sixth grader. She and her parents are shown
with school board member Jim Hosford, right, and superintendent
Dr. Dennis VanDuyne, left.
Progress made on ISTEP scores
Continued from front page
an overall gain for West Noble of 8.0
percent against state averages. “This is
excellent,” VanDuyne said.
West Noble has made considerable
revisions in the Language Arts
curriculum over the past couple years
and that is part of the reason for the
positive increases. The curriculum
changes were the results of work done
by our literacy committee with input
from all teachers.
“We have felt all along that these
changes were the right changes and with
time, we would see good improvement,”
VanDuyne told board members.
“Last spring our students took the new,
and most people would say more
difficult, ISTEP tests. Most of the state
averages for percent passing declined.
But even with the more difficult test, our
students showed good to outstanding
progress,” he noted.
VanDuyne said he hopes these test
results, which will be expanded upon in
the coming days, will lead to even more
improvements for West Noble in areas
such as the state’s Annual Yearly
Progress reports.
“I am very proud of our students for
the progress they have made and proud
of our staff for their efforts and willingness to implement necessary changes,”
he said.
VanDuyne said he is looking forward
to seeing the results of the state’s new
Growth Model report.
“We know our fall 2007 to fall 2008
growth was just at the state average but
our fall 2008 to spring 2009 should be a
delightful report for our patrons to see,”
he said.
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Meet new teachers and staff members
JoNel Kurtz
Richard Lewis
Alicia Bartlett
Laura Cunningham Denise Frey
Nancy Naylor
Charmayne Ness
Here is a look at the new teachers and
staff members who are new to the West
Noble family for this school year.
• Mary Heintzelman is a Kindergarten
teacher West Noble Elementary. “I really
enjoy being a part of the West Noble
Community. I am very outgoing and I am
not afraid to try new things,” she said. “The
first two months have been awesome. I
love that each day is different. I also love
seeing the progress that the students are
making.”
Her duties, in her eyes, are “to use the
curriculum provided while also incorporating my own ideas to create an exciting
learning environment where all children
can feel successful.”
She graduated from West Noble High
School and earned her teaching degree
from Purdue University.
Scott
Schermerhorn
• JoNel Kurtz is an Instructional
Assistant in Functional Skills at the middle
school. She is a life-long West Noble area
resident and a graduate of West Noble
High School and Indiana University, with a
bachelor’s degree in music education.
“I enjoy working one on one with the
students. Every day is an adventure.”
• Candyce Kaiser is the school nurse at
the high school. She and her husband
moved to Ligonier from Munster this past
July, and her husband is the new pastor at
Ligonier United Methodist Church.
“I am very happy to be a part of the
West Noble family, and look forward to
becoming better acquainted and more
involved with this community,” she said.
She is a graduate of Northridge High
School in Middlebury, and has nursing
degrees from the University of Indianapolis
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Candyce Kaiser
Jared Leamon
Brenda Yoder
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and their
positions.
and Goshen College, and also a Master’s
degree counseling from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill.
• Ashley Mannikko is a 5th grade
teacher at the middle school. “I am very
excited to get know all the wonderful
opportunities that the Charger community
has to offer. As well as meeting the parents
and getting to know all my students!”
“I am so thankful for the wonderful
staff at WNMS; they have been so
helpful!” she added. “The thing I enjoy
most about my job is that every day brings
something new and exciting to experience
and share with my class.”
She attended East Noble High School
and graduated from IPFW in May of 2008
with an elementary teaching degree.
• John Marano is a resource teacher at
the high school. “The first two months
have been excellent! I have enjoyed
working with and getting to know the staff
at West Noble. Everyday I get the opportunity to help students become the best they
can be!”
Mr. Marano is father of two children. “I
have a daughter Kyley, who is 14 years
old, and a son, Ben, who is 8 years old.”
Prior to coming to West Noble High
School, he taught social studies and
coached football, basketball, track and
cross-country at Woodlan High School in
Woodburn, Indiana.
• Nancy Naylor is the technology
assistant and computer lab manager at
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2009-10 New Staff Members
New teachers, staff
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Ligonier Elementary.
“I love to help others succeed in
anyway I can. If my assistance with
technology can make the students’ or
staff’s time more productive then I can
go home satisfied! We are all about
classroom/technology integration and
understanding that the computer is just
another tool to learning,” she said.
Mrs. Naylor grew up in West Virginia,
and when her family moved to Indiana
she attended Goshen High School. Mrs.
Naylor has been to several ICE Conferences in Indianapolis, and various other
workshops.
• Charmayne Ness is an instructional
assistant at West Noble Elementary. At
West Noble, she assists Mrs. Judy Cole
in their kindergarten classroom, and
helps monitor the students during recess.
The new school year has “been very
busy and exciting,” she said. “I enjoy
helping the students learn to love
school.”
She also is a graduate of West Noble
High School. Mrs. Ness also teaches a
religion class for first-graders at her
church.
• Brad Remsburg is an Economics
and World History teacher at the high
school. “I teach the coolest courses in the
entire state! I am also an assistant
football and track coach,” he said. “The
best thing about my job is that I have an
opportunity to spend my day with young
people who are excited to learn and
grow.”
He attended McCutcheon High
School in Lafayette, Indiana, and
Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.
• Joy Wert is a first-grade teacher at
Ligonier Elementary. “I have been a
lifetime resident of Noble County and
look forward to the many opportunities
that will come to me in the future,” she
said.
“I love the school, the students, and
teachers that I come in contact with
every single day,” she added. “I love
waking up in the morning and being so
excited to come to ‘work’. I have truly
found the career for me.”
She graduated from West Noble High
School in 2002 and attended Indiana
Purdue University in Fort Wayne, where
she graduated in May of 2009.
• Elliott McCraner teaches business
classes at West Noble High School.
“I have been married for three years
and my wife and I are both teachers,” he
said. “We were very excited to move into
our first house at the beginning of the
school year. Being a secondary teacher is
very rewarding because it took many
years of hard work to get to this point.”
“I love this job because I have the
opportunity to make a difference in the
lives of students and in the local
community,” he added. “Getting to know
the staff and the students has been the
most enjoyable aspect of these first
couple of months.”
Mr. McCraner attended Concord High
School in Elkhart, and received his
college degree from Bethel College in
Mishawaka.
• Brenda Yoder is an instructional
assistant and Physical Education
supervisor at West Noble Elementary.
She works with Mrs. Phebus in kindergarten classes.
“The job is going great!” she said. “I
really enjoy the variety of work, along
with getting to know so many different
children.”
She and her husband, Mike, have two
children: Seth 8, and Madelyn, 6. Mrs.
Yoder graduated from Northridge High
School in Middlebury, and she also
attended Bluffton University in Bluffton,
Ohio.
• Alicia Bartlett - ENL program assistant, middle
school
• Marla Chapple, Functional Skills, middle
school
• Denise Frey, food service
• John Golden, custodian, middle school
• Mary Heintzelman, kindergarten teacher, West
Noble Elementary
• Candyce Kaiser, nurse, high school
• Amanda Knipper, third grade teacher, Ligonier
Elementary
• JoNel Kurtz, Functional Skills, assistant,
middle school
• Melissa LaShure, temporary teacher, West
Noble Elementary
• Jared Leamon, Functional Skills, program
assistant
• Richard Lewis, custodian, Ligonier Elementary
• Ashley Mannikko, fifth grade teacher, middle
school
• John Marno, special education, high school
• Elliott McCraner, business teacher, high school
• Nancy Naylor, computer lab, Ligonier Elementary
• Stacey Phebus, kindergarten teacher, West Noble
Elementary
• Scott Schermerhorn, instructional assistant,
Ligonier Elementary
• Sarah Stapleton, family and consumer science
teacher, high school
• Joy Wert, first grade, Ligonier Elementary
• Brenda Yoder, instructional assistant, West
Noble Elementary
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West Noble Middle School
is new home to the
Functional Skills Program
West Noble Middle School underwent many
changes over the summer, according to Principal
Melanie Tijerina.
One of the most anticipated was the remodeling
of a new classroom for the Northeast Indiana
Special Education Co-op’s Functional Skills class.
Under the leadership of teacher Marla Chapple
and instructional assistants JoNel Kurtz and Jared
Leamon, seven students were welcomed to West
Noble to begin work on their learning goals this
year.
Previously, students in the Functional Skills
class met as part of a joint Middle School/High
School Program at Central Noble.
Due to an increase in class size, West Noble
was able to provide space for a Middle School
group. Students in the class are from both the
Central Noble and West Noble school districts.
Staff and students at West Noble Middle School
have enthusiastically welcomed the students in the
program.
“The Middle School staff has been very
welcoming, and the corporation set our class up
with an ideal learning environment to practice our
IEP goals,” noted Mrs. Chapple.
In addition to working on individual academic
goals, students focus on life skills needed for
independent living. The Functional Skills
classroom is equipped with a full-size bathroom,
including a shower and a combination washerdryer.
The room also has a kitchen, where students
work on cooking projects. Students in the program
also participate in Community-Based Instruction,
taking field trips on a weekly basis where they
work on projects for the community as well as
money-handling skills.
Currently, students are performing light-maintenace duties at Stone’s Hill Community Church,
and have also enjoyed trips to area restaurants,
such as McDonalds.
Improvements made to pond
The ‘pond’ at the West Noble campus on U.S. 33 recently received a
makeover. The first phase consisted of the replacement of the
overflow system and removal of over 30 years worth of built-up
sediment. These improvements rhave eturned the pond to its
original water level. More improvements will happen as weather
permits in 2010.
Spring Break
2010 Dates:
West Noble’s Spring Break in
2010 is the week of April 5-9.
The last day students have
classes is Thursday, April 1.
They return to classes on
Monday, April 12.
New assistant principal
on the job at
West Noble Elementary
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Candice Holbrook is the new
assistant principal at West
Noble Elementary School,
serving as assistant to principal
Mark Yoder. She replaced
Melanie Tijerina, who was
promoted to principal at the
middle school. Mrs. Holbrook
can be reached by calling 8943191, ext. 1002.
EXTRA HELP IS AVAILABLE: HIGH SCHOOL
Homework tips for High School students
Here are homework help tips from
West Noble High School, from
principal Nate Lowe and his teaching
staff:
1. Learning Resource Center
(LRC): Schedule a period for the
learning resource center where there are
several teachers assigned to help
students with questions and homework.
If they can’t help you in upper level
science or math, they will put you in
contact with a National Honor Society
student who can assist.
2. 1-877-ASK Rose is a homework
help hotline manned by Rose Hulman
engineering students and is a toll free
line open 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday
through Thursday, excluding college
vacations.
3. Contact the guidance office to
arrange for outside of school tutoring
usually taking place at a local library.
This would involve honor students
tutoring as a part time job.
4. Contact a guidance counselor if
you are struggling. Guidance can help
with organization, stress management,
and arranging for additional help.
5. Sustained Silent Reading:
Students may get a pass during
Sustained Silent Reading time to seek
out one of their teachers for additional
help.
6. New DAWN: Students can sign up
Charger Reading Challenge under way
at West Noble High School
FROM PRINCIPAL NATE LOWE
What do 36 books + 26 weeks + 25
staff members + 10 chats equal?
One field trip to Border's Books and
$25 to spend!
The Charger Reading Challenge is
back for a second year of reading,
learning, chatting, connecting, and
buying more books.
This was the highlight of the year for
me last year, and it is shaping up to be
bigger and better this year.
I hope to take two bus loads of
students and staff to Borders on April
21st, 2010.
Will you be on the bus?
Will you take the challenge?
Go to the West Noble web site and
click on the Charger Reading Challenge
link for more information, or stop in at
the main office.
for New DAWN that meets after school
Mondays through Thursdays till 5:15
for tutoring and enrichment. The high
school staff has applications. There is a
small yearly $10 fee for using the after
school program.
7. Don’t put off getting help. If
you are worried about your grades or
test scores ask for help right away.
Whether you are struggling with
homework or tests and quizzes, as your
teacher or school counselor for specific
ways to improve.
Speak up if you think you are falling
behind.
Don’t wait till it is too late.
West Noble
Phone Numbers
894-3191
800-488-3191
LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRY
DAYCARE
Important upcoming dates
Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Break / no
school
Nov. 27 - Thanksgiving Break / no
school
Dec. 4 - Winter Music Festival
Dec. 18 - End of second grade period
Dec. 21 through Jan 4 - Christmas
Break / no school
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EXTRA HELP IS AVAILABLE: SPECIAL PROGRAMS
New DAWN offers
after-school fun, learning
Even more help for West Noble
students is available from the New
DAWN Program.
New DAWN stands for Dimensions At
West Noble
All levels of schools host New DAWN
after-school programs in their buildings.
West Noble Elementary students are
bussed to Ligonier Elementary for New
DAWN learning experience. These
homework help and enrichment activities
are sponsored by LEAP of Noble
County.
School principals can answer questions
about New DAWN, but each building has
its own coordinator.
Ligonier Elementary’s program is
coordinated by Deanna Strombeck (260
215-2245), the middle school by Jolene
Rimmel (260 760-0733) and West Noble
High School by Chris Ott (260 3431546.)
Special Note about Special Help
In addition, every school provides
help for students with special learning
needs, as identified in their Individual
Education Plan (IEP.)
For information about special
education programs, contact your
school principal or Superintendent Dr.
Dennis VanDuyne (ext. 5001.)
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ENL programs,
efforts paying
off for WN
Each year, the Indiana Department
of Education evaluates the progress of
Indiana’s non-English speaking (ENL)
students toward being proficient in
English.
The West Noble School Corp.
recently received notice that it achieved
all three of its state ENL goals for the
2008-2009 school year.
According to the state, 61 percent of
West Noble’s English Language
Learners (ELL’s) made expected
progress toward learning English. The
state goal was 40 percent.
West Noble’s ELL’s also surpassed
the state goal in English attainment.
West Noble students moved from one
language level to a higher language
level at the rate of 11 percent,
compared to the state’s 8 percent goal.
The third goal was that ELL’s would
make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
based on the ISTEP test. West Noble’s
non-English students achieved AYP
status.
Since all three goals were met, West
Noble has met the annual achievement
objectives for its ENL population.
At its November 9 meeting, the WN
school board was notified that these
goals were met.
“We would like to express our
appreciation to the students and staff
who made this achievement possible,”
said Linda Owens, director of
curriculum for West Noble Schools.
As an additional note on this
program, English Language Learners
(ELL) are given extra help as listed on
their Individual Learning Plans (ILP.)
To learn more about programs for
students beginning to learn English,
contact your school principal or
English as a New Language Director
Candice Holbrook (ext. 1002.)
The West Noble School
Corporation wishes everyone
a Happy Thanksgiving!
EXTRA HELP IS AVAILABLE: ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
PROGRAM
SUBJECTS
COVERED
WHO IS
ELIGIBLE
WHEN
WHERE
CONTACT
INFORMATION
Kindergarten Reading and
tutoring
Math
Kindergarten After-School
students with
identified
needs
In students’
homes or at
school
Your child’s
teacher
Reading
Reading
Recover at
Ligonier Elem.
Identified
1st grade
students
During the
school day
Ligonier
Elementary
Lorri Garner,
ext. 4014
Leveled
Literacy
Intervention
(LLI)
Reading
Identified 1st, During the
2nd, 3rd and school day
4th-grade
students
Ligonier &
West Noble
Elementary
Your child’s
teacher or
Becky Miller
at WNE or
Lorri Garner
at LE
Wilson
Reading
(WNE only)
Phonics and
Reading Skills
Identified
2nd, 3rd and
4th-grade
students
During the
school day
West Noble
Elementary
Your child’s
teacher or
Becky Miller
at WNE or
Lorri Garner
at LE
Math Club
and Reading
Club
Reading and
Math
Identified 3rd
and 4th-grade
students
Ligonier &
West Noble
Elementary
Becky Miller
or Lorri
Garner at LE
Identified 3rd After School
and 4th-grade starting in
October
students
Ligonier &
West Noble
Elementary
Candice
Holbrook at
WNE, ext,
1002, or
Jennifer Flora
at Ligonier, ext.
4013
During June
and July
To Be
Announced
Mark Yoder at
WNE, ext.
1001, or Brian
Shepherd at
Ligonier, ext.
4001.
Supplemental Reading and
Educational Math
Services
After School
starting in
Dec. or Jan.
(free tutoring
with outside
service
providers)
Summer
School
Math, Science
and Reading
Identified
K-4th-grade
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EXTRA HELP IS AVAILABLE: MIDDLE SCHOOL
Intensive Reading Class
Studying Tips for
Middle School
Extended Math Lab
Students
Provides help with reading skills for eligible 7th or 8th graders, during the school day.
Contact: Your child’s language arts teacher
Provides extra help in mathematics for eligible 7th or 8th graders, during the school
day.
Contact: Your child’s math teacher.
Extended Language Arts Lab
Provides extra help in language arts for eligible 7th or 8th graders, during the school
day. Contact: Your child’s language arts teacher.
Tutoring
Gives extra help in math and language arts for eligible 5th and 6th grade students,
during the school day.
Contact: Your child’s math or language arts teacher.
Study Tables
These are after-school sessions that allow students a quiet, structured time for studying
any or all of their school subjects. Please talk to you child’s teacher(s) if your son or
daughter could benefit from this special offering.
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middle school students, in June and July.
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• Select a consistent place to study.
Some people need total quiet and other
can study well with music in the
background. The key is to find a comfortable place and study there regularly, such
as the kitchen table, a desk, a favorite
chair, bed, etc.
• Don’t wait until the last minute.
Study a little every night instead of
cramming late the night before the test. A
good night’s sleep helps. Bleary eyes and
a tired body do not.
• Dedicate a space for every class in
your book bag. In the department store
aisles, there are boxes and boxes of
binders, folders and organizational tools.
For every class, dedicate a binder, folder
or notebook.
There should be a place for class notes,
handouts and homework assignments.
Some of the larger binders can accommodate all classes. It is really a matter of
personal choice; just keep papers
separated by class.
• Stay organized throughout the year.
Most students have many binders and
folders, but they do not use them. Many
stuff every single paper from school into
one binder. Half of their papers become
misplaced or lost. Do not use the “shove”
method when papers are returned, i.e.
shove everything in one binder.
• Make study cards. On the front of a
note card write the word or idea. On the
back, write the definition or important
information. Have a friend or parent ask
you about the word and you need to give
the definition or visa versa.
• Make your own study guide. One
great way to study is to make a list of the
important information from a chapter and
write it in your own words. Copy down
any words that are written in bold or in
italics. Look at chapter headings, section
headings and review sections at the end
of a chapter for other important information to add to your study guide. Merge
this information with class notes.
• Talk about assignments with friends.
Discussing assignments with friends is
another way to study. This is very helpful
for studying for novel tests.
Go to www.brighthub.com for more
study tips and useful information.
H1N1
concerns
The H1N1 flu is a new and very
different flu virus spreading worldwide.
This virus may cause more illness or
more severe illness than usual according
to The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
There are simple steps that everyone
can take to help protect against the flu.
Please discuss these with your entire
family.
• Wash your hands often and/or use
hand sanitizer
• Cover your mouth and nose with a
tissue when you cough or sneeze
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or
mouth
• Avoid contact with ill persons
Flu-like symptoms include the
following: fever, cough, sore throat,
runny or stuffy nose, headache, body
aches, extreme tiredness, vomiting and
sometimes diarrhea.
If you think you have the flu:
• Stay at home
• Avoid close contact with others and
do not come to school until you are fever
free without the use of fever reducing
medications for 24 hours
These guidelines are subject to change
depending on the latest CDC recommendations.
Noteworthy Dates:
• Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Break
/ no school
• Nov. 27 - Thanksgiving Break
/ no school
Welcome to West Noble Middle School
Artist Mark VanDiepenbos from New Paris poses beside the new landscaped
entrance to West Noble Middle School in Ligonier, which features a rock with a
carving he designed and produced. The carving is the school’s new logo with a
Charger on horseback. It took VanDiepenbos three days to carve the wording
and logo by hand for the school. He used chisels and other handtools, along
with paint simlilar to that used on memorial stones.
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• Dec. 18 - End of second grade
period
• Dec. 21 through Jan. 3 Christmas Break / no school
• Jan. 4 - Staff day / no classes
• Jan. 5 - Students return
For more listings of school
activities, visit the official
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West Noble High School
Fall Sports Award Winners
Sportsmanship Plaque - JT Biggs
Coaches Award - Zac Parr
Most Improved - Tyler Sowers/Kevin Marsh
Mental Attitude Plaque - Patrick Hazelton
JV Most Improved - Skylar Campbell
JV Coaches Award - Jordan Swank
JV Mental Attitude Plaque - Austin King
Boys Cross Country
Most Valuable - Joseph Landeros
Sportsmanship Plaque - Alan Pizana
Most Improved - Andrew Huntsman
2nd Man Award - Kevin Handshoen
3rd Man Award - Jose Ibanez
Football
Most Valuable - Lucas Ratliff
Sportsmanship Plaque - Nathan Cosner
Outstanding Receiver - Doug Rush
Offensive Lineman - Nick Armstrong
Boys Tennis
Most Valuable - Reed Miller
West Noble High School scholar-athletes
recognized for good grades
These West Noble
High School studentathletes achieved a 3.5
grade point average, or
better, during the first 9weeks of the current
school year.
Esteban Campos
Kelli Grimm
Kris Handshoe
Kamry Hunter
Korey Kendall
Austin King
Kimberly Miller
Min Miller
Will Nelson
JoAnna Ness
Yasbeth Ortega
Anissa Richards
Caitlin Schlemmer
Alberto Segovia
Isaac Sheeley
Leah Stover
Stephanie Swank
Sedona Venderley
9th graders
Hannah Bright
Gabrielle Brown
Marly Carrizales
Kennedy Champion
Valeria Guzman
Sarah Hursey
Tianna Meyers
Cy Mikel
Courtney Moore
David Ness
Trinity Patton
Chelsea Risser
Ashlee Ritchie
Dawn Sheeley
Kelly Stringfellow
Rachel Strouse
Breana Whitney
11th graders
10th graders
Skylar Campbell
Maddy Baczynski
Sebastian Burns
Cortney Clements
Emily Egolf
Taylor Hite
Andrew Huntsman
Jose Ibanez
Jennifer Jager
Casey Jones
Joseph Landeros
Megan Layne
Stephanie Melendez
Allison Musselman
Courtney Patton
Austin Pensinger
Allissa Peterson
Rachel Peterson
Matthew Price
Kelly Reidenbach
Jake Rupright
Fernada Sodre
12th graders
Seth Brown
Kassie Cox
Molly Cripe
Sarah Hall
Roberto Herrera
Emily Hursey
Jake Hutsell
Courtney Kuhn
Whitney Mast
Jessica Mata
Kathryn Mossburg
Doug Rush
Adam Smith
Sarah Strouse
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Boys Soccer
Most Valuable - Diego Murillo
Sportsmanship Plaque - Cesar Macias
Offense Award - Joel Varela
Defense Award - Julio Regalado
Coaches Award - Fernando Lara
Mental Attitude Plaque - Jesus Villa
Mid-Field Award - Miguel Lopez
JV Offense Award - Jonny Flores
JV Defense Award - Axel Barrientos
JV Mid-Field Award - Jose Acevedo
Girls Cross Country
Most Valuable - Rachel Peterson
Sportsmanship Plaque - Emily Hursey
Most Improved Runner - Kim Miller
Coaches Award - Allison Musselman
Mental Attitude Plaque - Allissa Peterson
Girls Golf
Most Valuable - Brooke Moser
Sportsmanship Plaque - Katie Moreno
Coaches Award - Briana Whitney
Most Improved - Gabby Brown
Mental Attitude Plaque - Elizabeth Powell
Volleyball
Most Valuable - Molly Cripe
Sportsmanship Plaque - Konnor Speicher
Varsity Offense - Whitney Mast
Varsity Defense - Kelly Reidenbach
Serving Award - Molly Cripe
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Attack % Award - Ashley Dancy
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Offensive Back - Jake Rupright
Defensive Lineman - Adam Smith
Defensive Back - Korey Kendall
Defensive Linebacker - Tyler Clark
JV Defense - Antonio Ramirez
JV Offense - Aaron Cart
JV Coaches Award -Michael Alexander
Freshman Offense - Austin Frain
Freshman Defense - Nick Thomas
Freshman Coaches Award - Johnny Miller
Most Valuable - Diana Canul
Sportsmanship Plaque - Jessica Mata
Offense Award - Vanessa Rangel
Defense Award - Brandy Bechtel
Coaches Award - Monica Flores
Most Improved - Viri Pizana
JV MVP - Rachel Strouse
JV Coaches Award - Yari Barrientos
Cross County team makes third trip to state!
West Noble’s girls cross country team
finished 11th in the team competition at the
IHSAA State Finals Meet on Oct. 31 in
Terre Haute.
That simple sentence puts the finishing
touches on a long, successful season that
thrilled the team’s fans and brought
personal and team satisfaction to the
runners and their coaches. It was the third
year in a row for the girls to make it to the
state meet. That’s an accomplishment no
other team at the school will be able to
match.
“This season was a special one,” said
Chuck Schlemmer, head coach for the
Charger girls cross country team for the
past 13 years. “I would have to say that
this team really knows how to race. They
know how to run in a pack and work
together. I can honestly say that no other
team that I have coached has had more
synergy than this one. It really makes me
smile when I think of this team.”
The 11th place finish was special and
an improvement over the last two years,
when West Noble finished 18th and 16th.
“They make going to practice fun. They
know how to work hard, and they are
willing to do it on a consistent basis. Day
after day, week after week, month after
month they were willing to put in the work
that is necessary to get to the elite level that
they have,” he said. “They all have an
innate desire to excel. That can’t be
coached. So to have a team like this is a
privilege, and I would like to thank them
for making me look good. I love this
team.”
The future looks pretty bright for
WNCC, as the core of the team will be
back for next year.
“We will miss our three seniors a lot,”
Schlemmer said. “Emily Hursey and Katy
Mossburg have been our team captains the
past two seasons. Their experience and
attention to the team have been invaluable.
They have run varsity at various times and
have contributed on the field, but their
leadership abilities have made the biggest
difference. Without that we would not have
been as successful as we were. Even
though Grace Garman is a senior, she is
really a rookie,” he noted. “This is her very
first year of running cross country.
However you probably would not know
that by her performances. To step into this
talent laden team and be able to run varsity
and contribute like she did is amazing.”
Rachel and Allissa Peterson led the way
as the team’s one-two punch. When Allissa
came down with an injury early in the
season, Rachel really stepped it up and
became a front runner.
Here’s the entire West Noble High School cross country team, celebrating
their second-place finish in the semi-state two weeks ago. In the front are,
from left, Allison Musselman, Allissa Peterson, Rachel Peterson, Valeria
Guzman, Kennedy Champion, Jenn Jager, Kaleigh DeBeck, Rachel Ball and
assistant coach Nichole Emmert. In the back: Emily Hursey, Grace Garman,
Katy Mossburg, Taylor Hite, Courtney Smith, Cait Schlemmer, Anissa Richards,
Kim Miller and head coach Chuck Schlemmer.
“Allissa, to her credit, made the best of
a bad situation,” their coach noted. “With
her not being able to train like we wanted
in the heart of the season, that made it very
difficult, but she hung in there, and did
what she had to do. It was hard, but her
patience paid off and she was able to make
a difference in the tourney portion of the
season.”
Valeria Guzman is a sensational
freshman runner. “She really gave us a
one-two-three punch. She even led us in
several races. With this year under her belt,
look for great things to come from her in
the future,” Schlemmer said.
The team’s middle-pack runners also
made a difference this year. That includes
Allison Musselman, Kaleigh DeBeck, Kim
Miller and Jenn Jager, who always ran
consistently tough for the Chargers. “Their
unselfish attitude and their desire to always
work together is highly commendable,”
Schlemmer said. “We could always count
on them to come through when we needed
it. They were a huge part of our success.”
Coach Schlemmer also gave credit to
his junor varsity runners: Kennedy
Champion, Anissa Richards and Taylor
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Youngsters learn by sharing, growing
Community
garden project
embraced by
students
This past fall, students at Ligonier
Elementary School were able to enjoy a
special afternoon snack of fresh salsa
and chips, as part of a long-term
“learning, growing and giving” program
at the school.
More than 100 fourth-graders gathered
to celebrate a successful garden harvest
of tomatoes, peppers, cilantro and
potatoes from the school’s community
garden. The students have given more
than 100 pounds of produce from their
garden to the West Noble Food Pantry
this summer and fall.
The children planted the garden in the
spring as third-graders, under the
guidance of Noble County Master
Gardeners Jan Sweeney and Liz
Lightner.
The kids conducted several experiments in the classroom to learn about
plant growth. They monitored rainfall for
the garden and learned about weeds and
insects, then recorded all of their activities in a garden journal. In the spring,
they enjoyed a garden salad made from
their own lettuce, radishes and onions.
This fall the garden really began to
produce produce and the harvesting
began. They made the salsa from vegetables grown on school grounds and
celebrated with a small afternoon tasting
party. Potatoes will be harvested later
this week and sent to the food pantry.
Noble County Master Gardener Liz Lightner from Ligonier is shown with
students at Ligonier Elementary School, checking out their community
garden’s bounty of fresh tomatoes. More than 100 pounds of vegetables were
donated by the students to the West Noble Food Pantry this year.
The garden was a pilot program of the
Ligonier America in Bloom committee.
It was funded by a Group Dekko grant,
under the direction of the Noble County
Master Gardeners.
The experience has been fun,
educational and nutritional, according to
Lightner.
“The children learned quite a bit about
how a plant grows and they also learned
lessons in responsibility. They were
excited, knowing some of their food was
going to a food pantry and they felt very
proud of that,” she said. “For some of
them, it was their first time to taste a
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big hit.”
The students learned the complexity of
growing vegetables, such as
unpredictability of rainfall and the
dangers of frost. “They found out it’s not
as easy as they first thought,” Lightner
said.
To complete their project, they ‘winterized’ the garden by removing the debris,
and collected some of the seeds for the
current third-grade classes to use next
spring.
That group will continue the project
next year as fourth graders, and the cycle
should go on and on into the future,
according to Lightner.
On Monday, Dec. 14, the
1st grade Music Program
& Art Show will be
presented at Ligonier
Elementary School.
The public is welcome
to attend!
High school students present “Scapino!”
Shown above are cast members from “Scapino!” the fall play presented at West Noble High School by Theatre33
members in early November. Cast members were: Brianna Walton, Travis Stoner, Laura Gray, Shadow Mullins, Ashley
Smith, River Denman, Carlos Ibarra, Ray Stump, Matt Grawcock, Racheal Stump, Kayla Peterson, Alexis Busselberg,
Bryan Bechtold, Tania DeLuna, Amber Driscoll, Brandi Adkins, Michaela Bevins, Ashley Click, Katie Moreno, Madeline
Powell and Megan Wilson.
Go WEST is produced by the
West Noble School Corporation
as a service to its patrons.
Editorial and production help is
provided by KPC Media Group.
Extra copies are available at the
West Noble corporation office, or
the office of KPC Media Group
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Hite all had good seasons. They all could
be varsity runners on other teams. “In fact,
they could be the number one runners on
many teams,” he added. “They have great
potential to contribute to our program in
the near future. This team is really a
family, and Cait Schlemmer, Courtney
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“I would also like to thank our assistant
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