By: Ana Pichardo— Muncie IN—A new partnership has formed between Muncie Community Schools, the YMCA and the Boys & Girls Club of Muncie. The organizations will be providing before and after school childcare services to students in the Muncie Community Schools. The operational hours of the child care services will…
By: Tyler Bracht, Ball State Architecture Digital Fabrication GA— Muncie, IN— There will be an Opening Celebration as part of the Maring-Hunt Public Library, the Muncie BY5 initiative Nature Play Days and Indiana Children and Nature Network on FRIDAY, June 16th from 1-5 pm, sponsored by the Maring-Hunt Library, the Community Garden, and the College of Architecture…
By: Tom Farris— The U.S. News & World Reports magazine and website organization recently announced its comprehensive evaluations and rankings of the 21,500 high schools in the U.S., also ranking the 736 high schools (public, private and charter schools) in Indiana. The high schools in Delaware County achieved very high rankings…
By: Stephanie Wilson, Governor’s Office— Indianapolis, IN – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced 15 additional Indiana counties are now eligible to participate in On My Way Pre-K, making prekindergarten available in 2018 to 4-year-olds from low-income families in those counties. Earlier this year, the Indiana General Assembly expanded the…
Muncie, IN—The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc., has announced the following students as recipients of the 2017 Arthur D. and Josephine M. Robling Scholarship. Recipients must be residents of Delaware County, be of good moral character and display good citizenship, and must have maintained at least a…
By: Shawn Carmichael— Dual credit students within Ivy Tech Community College’s East Central Region earned approximately 24,980 college credits; resulting in nearly $3.4 million in college tuition savings Muncie, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College’s East Central Region continues to see growth in its dual credit program serving approximately 4,700…
By: Karen Standish— A Honor Roll Eighth Grade: Samuel D. Coffman, Amya L. Hatcher, Andrew M. Shrock, and Madison R. Thompson Seventh Grade: Sydni D. Buck, Kloee I. Felton, Drayden S. Gates, Hailey E. Hagaman, Lucas S. Herbst, Ashland Janelle Kahalekomo, Krystal I. Richman, Kevin Patrick Robinson, Isaac X. Shreve,…
Congratulations to the following scholars – Samantha Floyd and Harlee Williams are recipients of the 2017 Janice Paige Hughes Scholarship. Floyd is a Ball State University students majoring in special education: mild interventions, all grades. Williams is a Ball State University student majoring in special education: intense and mild interventions….
By: Ana Pichardo— Muncie, IN— Muncie Central senior Cory Cooper has been named a Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship® Program. Cooper advanced from a group of 16,000 Semifinalists, and he will be considered for a National Merit Scholarship® to be offered in 2017. Cooper has waited several months and has jumped…
Muncie, IN—The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. has announced Madalyn Kline, Mathew Phillips, Olivia Reed, Sophia Rees, Isaac Smith, and Isabella Willitzer are the recipients of the Robert and Wanda McKibben Scholarship. The Robert and Wanda McKibben Scholarship was created by Robert McKibben in memory of his…
By Erin Moore, Ball State Office of Community Engagement— Charlie Cardinal, Muncie EMS Fox, Indiana State Police’s Trooper Teddy, Ball State cheerleaders and student-athletes, and Mayor Dennis Tyler were on hand at five Muncie elementary schools to celebrate students as they biked and walked to school in honor of National…
Congratulations to the following scholars— Emily Fisher and Suzanne Scanameo, seniors at Yorktown High School, are the recipients of the 2017 Yorktown Lion’s Club Scholarship. Fisher, daughter of Stacie Fisher and David Fisher, plans to attend Ivy Tech Community College. Scanameo, daughter of Michael and Carol Scanameo, plans to attend…
2nd Indiana Summit for Economic Development via Early Learning Coalitions to attract hundreds statewide. For the second year, business, education, and community leaders are invited to the Indiana Summit for Economic Development via Early Learning Coalitions. This annual event is an opportunity to bring people together from around the state…
By: Mindy Kemper— The Special Needs Prom was held at MCHS Saturday evening, May 20, 2017. The theme this year was “Our Time To Shine, Super Hero Ball.” Students with Special Needs and their Best Buddies from Delaware County danced the night away. Stepping into Muncie Central High School, it didn’t take…
Congratulations to the following scholars – Katelyn Smith, a senior at Wapahani High School, is the 2017 recipient of the Michael Brodhead Scholarship. Smith plans to study exercise science at Ball State University. She is the daughter of Terry and Stacy Smith. The Hurley and Fredine (Wynn) Goodall Scholarship at…