Brielle Batch, West Harrison, is one of 20 students to win a presidential scholarship to Indiana State University.
The scholarship, which requires a rigorous process of applications, interviews, panels and timed prompts, will cover full tuition, room and board, and ability to study abroad for free as part of a college career.
What sets Brielle apart from her peers is that she is graduating from an online school. Indiana Connections Academy is a public, tuition-free, online school that serves students K-12 statewide.
Six years at an online school has prepared Brielle for the college landscape, where more and more institutions are offering online classes. It also helps prepare Brielle for the work force as digital technology becomes more integrated.
Brielle accesses the school’s accredited curriculum through the comfort of her own home, but on Tuesday, June 6, she walked across the stage in-person with hundreds of her peers from throughout Indiana.

The first student day at Lawrenceburg Community Schools is Wednesday, Aug. 2.

Online registration will open Thursday, July 6. Snap codes for each student will be emailed to all returning families July 6.
Please log on to the Corporation website at www.1burg.k12.in.us and on the front page follow the registration tab.
New families will follow the new student link. An email address is required to register your student. Please visit the FAQ link for troubleshooting but if further assistance is needed please contact your child’s school. All students must register for the new school year.

For more information:
Lawrenceburg Primary School 1-812-537-7239
Central Elementary School 1-812-537-7279
Greendale Middle School 1-812-537-7259
Lawrenceburg High School 1-812-537-7219

OFFICE HOURS:
GMS and LHS July 25, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m
GMS and LHS July 26 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Parents can pick up schedules, make needed schedule changes, pick up locks and put money on cafeteria accounts.
Freshman orientation will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon  Tuesday, July 25, at the LHS auditorium.

Open houses will be held:
LPS, Monday, July 31
Kindergarten 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
First Grade 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Second Grade 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

CES Tuesday, Aug. 1
Third Grade and New Students 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Fourth and Fifth Grade 6: 15 p.m.  to 7 p.m.

GMS Wednesday, Aug. 2
Open House from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Parent Technology Night from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

LHS Wednesday, Aug. 9
Open House from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Meet Your Tiger Night 7:30 p.m.

Parents and students can meet the teachers, bring in supplies and place money on cafeteria accounts.

School Meal prices:
Breakfast - $1.25 for all schools/$1.50 for adults

Lunch - LPS and CES - $2.10, GMS and LHS - $2.35, Adults - $3,00

Free and reduced forms need to be printed, filled out, signed and brought to the superintendent’s office (to Cathy Albright).

If you are unable to print the forms, you may come to the superintendent’s office where hard copies will be available to complete.

Lawrenceburg Community School Corporation would like to thank the City of Lawrenceburg for paying 100 percent of textbook rental and other school fees for the 2017-18 school year.

South Dearborn Community School Corporation is getting ready for the 2017-18 school year.

South Dearborn Schools, kindergarten through 12th grade will be open for registration for the 2017-18 school year on the following dates:

Online registration begins Monday, July 10. For more information please go to http://sdcsc.k12.in.us

Elementary school registration: walk-in registration at Aurora Elementary School, Dillsboro Elementary School, Manchester Elementary School and Moores Hill Elementary School will be held Tuesday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The following book fees will be charged for grades kindergarten through sixth grade:
Kindergarten: $31.61
1st Grade: $65.35
2nd Grade: $53.40
3rd Grade: $107.05
4th Grade: $101.15
5th Grade: $101.40
6th Grade: $104.35

South Dearborn Middle School students will have walk-in registration on the following date:
Tuesday, July 18, from 11:30 a.m.  to 6 p.m.

South Dearborn High School students will register as follows:
New student and re-enrolling student registration - Monday, July 24,  9 a.m.  to 3 p.m.
New student and re-enrolling student registration - Tuesday, July 25, 9  a.m. to 3 p.m.
SDHS registration- Wednesday, July 26, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
SDHS Registration - Thursday, July 27, 9 a.m.  to 3 p.m.

South Dearborn Community Schools Technology Night will be Monday, July 24 at South Dearborn Middle School Cafeteria 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Book fees for grades seven through 12 will be determined at registration based upon courses taken by individual students.

All book fees reflect a reduction of $50 per student due to contributions from the South Dearborn Schools Endowment Corporation riverboat gaming revenue.

The first day of school for all South Dearborn students will be Wednesday, Aug. 2.

The following is the fourth nine weeks 2016-17 honor roll for Dillsboro Elementary School.

Grade 3        
All A’s
Kendra Berry, Jayden Randall, Amyah Scruggs and Weston Willoughby-Perkins.
A/B
Isabelle Adams, Petra Bogart, Ava Brandt, Brianna Brown, L.J. Cesene, Dakota Cochran, Talbi Cornett, Wyatt Engel, Callie Gaspard, Harmoni Hollen, Henry Hughes, Lila Kramer, Jamie Lacey, Linda Lane, Andin Oles, Jeremy Perkins, Maddie Messmore, Madison Redwine, Cailyn Saylor, Eli Sizemore, Paiscey Smith and Olivia Stewart.

Grade 4
ALL A’s
Emrick Engel, Katie Hughes, Brayden Hurelbrink, Lauren Musgrove and Isabel Pearson.
A/B
Macey Couch, Braeden Cunningham, Sophie Henson, Gracie Messmore, Kayden Phelps, AnnMarie Roark, Boden Roberts, Erica Sizemore and Jaden Wise.

Grade 5       
All A’s
Sydney Barth, Adam Draper, Mary Hallgarth, Taci Hughes, Rebecca Kreimer, Riley Lagaly and Arora Turner.
A/B
Alexis Bennett, Leia Berry, Lela Bogart, Jaden Brown, Kenedee Cochran, Kenya Gaddis, Macy Hughes, Kaleb Kilburn, Karleigh Kittle, Isabel O’Harra, Blake Pruss, Cody Snelling, Cameron Spence, Lauren Stevenson, and Paige Williams.

Grade 6       
ALL A’S
Anna Bergman, Braden Foist.
A/B
Adam Bruner, Emma Cesene, Waylon Cull, Maddie Finnegan, Adam Gainor, Layla Hunt, Jake Kittle, Emma Kocher, Ava Kramer, Emma Seaver, Grace Stoup and Justin Wilburn.

The following is the 2016-17 fourth quarter honor roll for Aurora Elementary.

Third Grade
A Honor Roll
Reva Geiser, Aubrey Lagaly, Carli Walter and Grady Walter.

A/B Honor Roll
Justin Allen, Elizabeth Ankenman, Reece Armbruster, Sawyer Baxter, Reagan Brindley, Kaitlyn Chipman, Micah Clare, Mariah Clark, Gaige Colen, Brooklyn Craig, Ava Cutter, Makenzie Davis, Kenzi Fisher, Maddox Grammer, Cain Hopkins, Dorian Lambert, Dasha Martin, Malia Martin, Ava McMahan, Brooklyn Meyer, Carson Petty, Draken Richardson, Alex Sparks and Abigail Terrill

Fourth Grade
A Honor Roll
Gavin Caudill, Olivia McLane,  Sidney Watkins, Brinley White and Delaney Williams.  

A/B Honor Roll
Cole Armbruster, Libby Bimrose, Mahlon Bressert, Jake Britton, Bryanna Buell, Carson Cheek, Griffin Davis, Josh Fehr, Sophia Ferguson, Jacob Fisher, Ethan Forman, Kaitlyn Hale, Brayden Hanson, Zoey Heizer, Luka Jones, Mason Knapp, Cohen McHenry, Lily McMillan, Kayli Mueller, Caydence Newton, Jaidyn Okafor, Jacob Purcell, Shelby Rohe, William Rohe and Max Sites.

Fifth Grade
A Honor Roll
Brady Chambers, Hunter Gates and Avery Wuestefeld.

A/B Honor Roll
RJ Acey, Lucy Beshears, Briauna Burnham, William Dornbusch, Kennedy Emmert, Meredith Gaskins, Natalie Girod, CJ Hensley, Adrian Hess, Ethan Huffman, Selena Knight, Blake Lagaly, Nolan McLane, Reece Newsome, Ben Rains, Hayden Saylor, Ciara Spurlock, Kaylee Thies, Atiana Valdivieso and Walker Whitaker.

Sixth Grade
A Honor Roll
Emma Ferguson and Brayden Relly.

A/B Honor Roll
Hailey Ballauer, Lillie Davis, Paige Dobson,Kaylee Dufour-Petty, Darci Garibay, Danielle Lusby, Kaylee Marsh, Saige Rogers, Isabelle Sampson, Ava Slayback, Leroy Tice, Brooklynn Ward, Zach White and Aubrey Young.

The following is the 2016-17 Greendale Middle School foruth quarter honor roll.

A Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Emma Abdon, Hailey Abdon, Brennan Bushman, Emma Caudill, Cheyenne Chase, Nicole Chen, Veronica Gable, Tyler Goodwin, Ivy Hinkle, Valaurie Jacobs, Lauren Lyons, Maci McAdams, Elle McMullen, Nicholas Morgan, Austin Nelson,  Jacob Pierce, Elizabeth Redar, Colton Roth, Lola Safaviyan, Brooke Smith, Tatum Steigerwald, Abigail Watkins and Abigail Williams.

Seventh Grade
Lydia Armstrong, Carmen Birchfield, Katera Brayton, Logan Bruner, Bristal Cendro, Kirsten Cross, Hannah Fox, Alyson Galey, Asher Gentry, Katilyn Griswold, Elizabeth Heine, Preston Jacobs, Dawson Kinman,  Kyah Martin,  Luke Mollaun, Joshua Newman, Ryleigh Offutt, Lillian Palmer, Ashlynn Payne, Kollin Roberts, Zoe Rummel, Benjamin Schmidt, Grace Schmidt, Owen Schwier, Hannah White and Hailey Wilson.

Eighth Grade
Kalie Allen, Olivia Bosch, Allie Casebolt, Maryne Conner, Emma Cornett, Audrey Crow, Kaylan Galey, Madison Joyce,  Meghan Lawrence, Paddrick Libbert, Ashten Lorton, Kiriana Muniz, Calli Pope, Kennedy Seibert,  Kristin Whiteford and Eeve Williams.

A/B Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Luke Bruner, Samuel Cornett, Jason Cosby, Carter Crocker, Kaden Cummins, Ryan Dillard, Claire Ferraris, Gage Garland, Kyle Heeney, Keira Horney, Mallory Horney, Avery Houze, Aidan Hughes, Luke Johnson, Ruthie Joyce, Carter McAtee, Andrew Myers, Leia Pate, Javier Payne, Carson Scott, Ella Shelton, Brooklyn Sieverman, Amadeus Sparks, Karli Ulmer, Abigail Wainwright, Kamryn Whitmire and Jayden Wilson.

Seventh Grade
Morgan Ballentine, Lance Bates, Sydney Benson, Alexis Billingly, Jayce Bohan, Amirah Brightwell, Leighanna Chalk, Hunter Chase, Ashton Craig, Lillian Eckstein, Grant Fox, Ethan Gabbard, Aspen Griffith, Elizabeth Hibbard, Corbin Johnson, Chase Karsteter, Summer Lane, Morgan Lyttle, Emma Meyer, Ethan Miller, Ryan Moorman, Anaya Mucker, Mezani Muniz, Kendall Myers, Christopher Parks, Dahya Patel, Audrianna Phillips-Clemons,  Lucas Pierce, Pay ten Rosemeyer, Flora Roth, Easton Rutzel, Shakia Salter, Rebecca Sams, Emma Sauers, Kolby Sharpshair, Alyssa Spinnati, Jessica Sterwerf, Cora Taylor, Sienna Taylor, Zoey Varble, Paige Vertz, Corbin Walston, Braydon Watkins, Sadie Williams, Natalie Wynn and Garrett Yoon.

Eighth Grade
Jasmyn Blackburn, Adam Burd, Reece Denning, Matthew Eberhart, Shannon Eliason, Kylie Fugitt, Sophia Goff, Keri Grismore, Samantha Heiert, Ethen Hicks, Jonathan Hildebrand, Bay Hinkle, Brianna Hughes, Hailie Jump, Elizabeth Kinnett, Katelynn Kinnett, Holly Knippenberg, Taylor Lawrence, Nicole McCool, Mitchel Meyer, Kindra Mollaun,  Kylie Morgan, Robert Rosfeld, Gracie Safaviyan, Nicholas  Sauntry, Eliah Schroeder, Lauren Seger,  Rylee Taylor, Elena Thatcher, Casey Tibbetts, Cathy Tran, Justin Wheeler and Richard Wiedeman.

Exemplary Honor Roll
Lauren Ahaus, Maggie Ahrens, Anita Alig, Olivia Allen, Lauren Altum, Caralynn Anderson, Laine Anthony, Garrett Ardis, Haley Badescu, Alexis Bagby, Alyssa Bailey, Tara Barnett, Tess Barnett, Olivia Barrell, Austin Bauman, Alli Beard, Maria Beeler, Heather Bender, Jenna Bennett, Kaylynn Berg, Mark BertkeLuke Bigelow, Abigail Bischoff, Lindsay Bischoff, Abigail Bittner, Noah Blakley, Noah Blankman, Brittany Bleich, Draven Block, Kanan Block, Ashley Bortlein, Jonathon Bourquein, Zachary Bovard, Mary Brand, Kayla Brashear, Sydney Brennen, Logan Breyman, Kaitlyn Brock, Leah Broderick, Amanda Brown, Haylie Brown, Lucy Brush, Kelly Buescher,  Emily Burkhart,  Logan Burleson, Gwynn Burress, Kara Busemeyer, John Busha, Cammi Caldwell, Maggie Caldwell, Faith Campbell, Ian Campbell,  Alexis Cappel,  Erin Carleton, Kasey Carr,  Kerala Carter,  Casey Castle,  Corryn Caudy,  Megan Caudy, Cheyanne Coakley,  Zachary Cody, Shelby Collins,  Zachary Coon, Nicole Cooper, Logan Cox, Ashley Craig, Kaelyn Crane, Audrey Cuellar, Mallory Cullen, Leigha Cummings,Tara Cummings, Olivia Curtis, Allison Davis,Josephine Davis,Ariel Deater, Daniel Deddens, John Deddens, Clayton Deitsch, Mackenzie Deitsch, Jaiden Deline, Alexis Delong, Lauren Delong, Isaac Depue, Grace Dickerson, Brett Dieselberg, Alexandra Disbro and Luke Disbro, Elise Doan, Shelby Dole, Benjamin Doll, Jenna Doll, Katherine Doll, Stephen Doll, Devon Donawerth, Hannah Dragan, Jack Driggers, Alexandra Dudley, Ashley Dudley, Erika Dudley, Rebecca Dudley, Grace Egbers, Samantha Engel, Dakota Engelking, Lacy Engelking, Scott Engle, Gage Ertel, Katelyn Ertel, Jonathan Evans, Carly Ficker, Kayla Fluegeman, Landon Foster, Anders Fox, Ysabel Fox, Korrina Franklin, Maria Franks, Breanne Freese, Gabrielle Fricker, Hailey Fritz, Demarie Gagne, Emily Garcia, Sara Garcia, Karley Garrison, Caige Geier, Taylor Gerdowsky, Caine Gindling, Ethan Gindling, Paige Gindling, Molly Graham, Hannah Greene,Molly Gregg, Lily Greiwe, Audrey Griffin, Andrew Grimm, Eva Grimm, Bailey Grunkemeyer, Hannah Harding, Amelia Hartman, Bailey Hartman, Joseph Hartman, Maria Hartman, Connor Haussler, Lily Heilmayer, Maya Heilmayer, Victoria Heinrich, Bryssa Helton, Lauryn Helton, Adrik Herbert, Kyle Hicks, Jaylen Hilbert, Rachel Hill, Alexandra Hoffman, Austin Hofmann, Kalena Holland, Kaylee Hollowell, Corey Hoog, Alexander Hornbach, Ashli Hornberger, Sydney Hornberger, Zakary Hornberger, Olivia Horsman, Lauren House, Miranda House, Kiara Huber, Andrew Hudepohl, Joshua Hudepohl, Brennon Huguenard, Logan Huismann, Adam Huntington, John Hutchins, Kyla Isaacs, Sophia Jacks, Naomi Jackson, Alexandria Jivoin, Sabrina Jivoin,Casey Johnson, Jacob Johnson, Carly Kane, Emily Katenkamp, William KellyFox Kemmler,Elizabeth Kern, Taylor Kern, Gabrielle Kerr, Alex Ketcham, Jackson Ketcham, Jacqueline Ketcham, Jacob Kichler, Abrianna Kidd, Christian Kidd, Michael Kilby, Emily King, Joseph Kirchgassner, Caroline Klare, Mackenzie Kleier, Carley Knosp, Faith Knueven, Abigail Koch, Eli Kramer, Derek Kraus, Rachel Kraus, Evan Kubitz,  Matthew Kuebel, Megan Kuhlmeier, Emily Kuhn, Natalie Kuhn, Shelby Lake, Chase Lambrinides, Olivia Langefeld,  Abigail Laudick, Dillon Linville, Maria Loch, Tanner Lowrie, Hannah Lumpkin, Kyle Lussow,  Adam Lyness, Rebekah Mages,  Izabelle Manning,  Jack Marro, Jordan Marro,  Nicholas Martini, Alexander Maxwell, Anna Maxwell, John Maxwell, Elaine May, Madison Mcadams, Zechariah Mcallister, Kendra Mcandrew, Amanda Mccann, Andrea Mccann, Diana Mccann, Joseph Mccann, Lauren Mccomas, Ashley Mccool, Brilan Mccory, Michael Medlock, Elizabeth Meyer, Hannah Middleton, Ashley Miller, Kaitlyn Miller, Clark Minges, Cailee Mitchell,  Aaron Mitts, Zachary Monhollen, Olivia Monnig, Cara Morman, Jamie Morman, Keegan Moster, Oliver Moster, Zachary Muhlada, Alyssia Murray, Dara Nash, Frank Negangard, Ashley Newhouse, Evanne Newland, Chloe Noel, Jonathan Noonan, Katelynn Osman, Emma Paff, Kyle Partin, Gabriel Patton, Ellie Paul, Makayla Plymale, Cameron Poindexter, Jacob Poindexter, Anya Polito, Allen Pope, Nathan Priebe, Brooke Puterbaugh, Alexander Rabold, Lauren Rabold, Rachel Rack, Daniel Raftery, Kenneth Rahm, Regan Ramsey, Stefanie Ratliff, Bobbi Ray, Violet Rebich, Olivia Rehberger, Samantha Reinshagen, Sarah Reiter, Hannah Reynolds, Bradley Richter, Karen Robbins, Ashtyn Rodgers, Claire Rolfes, Trace Rose, Sakora Rosemeyer, Eve Rosenberger, Hunter Rudisell, Allison Rumpke, Kristin Ruter, Kristi Ryan, Aaliyah Sansone, Mackenzie Schantz,  Austin Scheiner, Ethan Scheiner, Kadin Schilling, Hannah Schloemer, Anna Schmidl, John Schmidl, Gregory Schneider, Angela Schoenung, Walker Schoenung, Kaitlyn Schuman, Kylie Scudder,  Rylie Seaver, Brianna Sedy, Grace Sehlhorst, Logan Seig, Jillian Seiwert, Robyn Shumate, Maiah Simon, Katherine Sizemore, Hope Slagle, Emily Smith, Jordyn Smith, Sarah Smith, Sydney Smith, Zachary Smith, Evan Spangler, Dianna Sprague, Leila Stacey, Zachary Steele, Nicholas Stidham, Bryce Stonefield, Logan Storie, Olyvia Strimple, Whitney Struble, Andrew Struewing, Taylor Stuart, Shane Sturgill, Rebecca Stutler, Chase Sutherland, Sandra Swartz, Regan Tanner, Brody Taylor, Troy Teepe, Rachel Tegenkamp, Jazmyn Templeton, Noah Tewksbury, Ashley Thompson, Jared Tiemann, Hayley Tippitt, Paul Toney, Brookelyn Towe ,Adrian Trinidad, Emily Turner, Elizabeth Vickery, Alexis Vo, Anne Vogelgesang, Dylan Volk, Ashley Wagner, Dillon Watkins, Isabella Watson, Hannah Weber, Julia Weber, Alex Wedding, Hannah Weiler, Lauren Weiler, Katherine Weisenbach, Leah Weiss, Thomas Wells, Noah Wheat, William Wheat, Allison White, Emily Whitehead, Abigail Wilgenbusch, Erin Wilhelm, Grant Wilhelm, Peyton Wilhelm, Breanna Williams, Jayden Williamson, Alana Witko, Braeden Wittich, Paige Wittich, Lance Wuestefeld, Peyton Yocum, and Sidnee Zeiser.

Regular
Honor Roll
Rachel Admire, Nicolae Agapie, Anna Andres, Samantha Ascherman, David Badescu, Alexis Banker, Laura Barnhorst, Benjamin Bauman, Kaylee Beal, Mitchell Behrle, Travis Bender, Phoebe Benevengo, Tyler Benkert, Mary Bertke, Haley Beyersdoerfer, Ryan Beyersdoerfer, Ava Billman, Olivia Bingle, Seth Bittner, Mathew Boyd, Jacob Brashear, Mckenzie Brown, Caden Browndyke, Austin Bruns, Wil Burke, Grace Burress, Dillon Callahan, Charles Calloway, Claire Campbell, Ethan Campbell, Andrew Cannon, Sydney Carpenter, Thomas Carr, Elizabeth Case, Allison Cassidy, Clayton Castle, Emily Childers, Hannah Childers, Kaylee Clevenger, Lauren Clevenger, Haley Clingner, Colton Colegate, Aidan Coleman, Zachary Combes, Megan Conn, Cheyenne Covert, Jackson Crane, Nicole Crawley, Natalie Crisman, Gage Crone, Jeffrey Curtis, Jacob Czelusta, Thomas Dailey, Gavin Daniels, Madison Davidson, Madison Davis, Riley Davis, Silas Deline, Donald Denny, Pete Dessauer, Kaylee Dierckman, Noah Dierckman, Nolan Dieselberg, Shaye Dimeglio, Clara Dobbins, Britney Dole, Gabrielle Dole, Justin Drees, Abigail Dryer, James Duncan, Karlie Earehart, Bradley Eberhart, Alexandrea Eckstein, John Eckstein, Nicolette Eckstein, Jessica Ellis, Kayley Engle, Morgan Erfman, Riley Erickson, Gaar Ertel, Brady Ewing, Mackenzie Ewing, Sean Fahey, Madison Faller, Emily Feckter, Dedra Fee, Emma Fey, Claire Fledderman, Arron Foley, Hunter Foote, Bretton Fox, Faith Fox, Zachary Francis, Ryan Fury, Abby Galle, Trey Gehle, Josef Geisen, Kylie Gindling, Olivia Gonzalez, Rodney Goodin, Catherine Gregg, Evan Greiwe, Nicholas Griffin, Camryn Gutapfel, Sean Gutfreund, Haley Hamon, Madalyn Hamon, Bridgett Hancock, Brianna Hart, Timothy Hatmaker, Felicity Hendren, Brooke Hensley, Anthony Hilbert, Katelyn Hill, Kerry Hines, Emalia Hinton, Elizabeth Hoffman, Paige Hoog, Savannah Howard, Amber Hughes, Jacob Hutson, Jocelyn Hylton, Jack Isom, Liam Jones, Braden Jutzi, Luke Kelly, Benjamin Kern, Wesley King, Spencer Klump, Ian Knecht, Maia Koressel, Karamia Kranzley, Katya Kranzley, Grace Kraus and Kaleb Krummen, Anna Kubitz, Zachary Kuehling, Megan Laflin, Kelsee Lainhart, Gavin Latta, Brittney Lavin, Justin Laymon, Riley Leasure, Kayla Legendre, Abby Lepper, Kaitlin Leslie, Isabella Loschiavo, Alexis Louden, Jayden Love, Sophia Lubic, Chase Ludwig, Evan Ludwig, Matthew Mages, Sonia Manis, Chase Martin, Deann Martin, Hayley Martin, Jared Martini, Cameron Mason, Kaitlin Mason, Josie Mattlin, Brandon McClure, Trevor McDonough, Ashley McKnight, Dylan Messmore, Kaitlyn Meyer, Dawn Meyung, Allek Miller, Logan Mitchell, Dillon Mock, Luciano Montazemi, Gabrielle Moses, Addison Muckerheide, Marley Muhlada, Clayton Muncy, Adam Negangard, Brianne Nero, Jacob Niesen, Cole Norman, Josie Nowlin, Jolie Oelker, Tyler Ohmer,Lindsay Packer, Jayna Pennington, Emily Pettigrew, Elizabeth Ponder, Katheryn Priebe, Alexander Pruitt, Chase Ralya, Camryn Randolph, Margaret Ravenna, Hannah Richter, Hannah Richter, Kaitlyn Richter, Hannah Riley, Dakota Risch, Alyssa Robben, Courtney Robbins, Jacob Robbins, Hailey Roden, Alicia Rosemeyer, Lauryn Rosengrant, Cole Rosfeld, Cheyenne Rowland, Seth Sale, Devin Salyers, Kyle Schilling, Emma Schneider Rebecca Schondelmayer, Kyle Schuman, Kimberly Schwartz, Lauren Seaver, Samuel Sehlhorst, Gunnar Seig, Logan Shattuck, Jessica Shipman, Klay Shipman, Sarah Shipman, Erika Sicking, Keri Siebert, Carlee Simpson, Kaylin Sizemore, Nathanael Sizemore, Brian Smith, Caitlin Smith, Andrew Snyder, Chassidy Stewart, Jared Stewart, Jenna Stewart, Meredith Struewing, Kyra Stuhan, Jaden Stutts, Justin Stutts, Allyson Taylor, London Teepe, Kaitlyn Tegenkamp, Zachary Theobald, Alyssa Thomas, Nicholas Tillmann, Kendall Viel, Audrey Vogelgesang, Mason Volker, Jared Volpenhein, Kayla Wade, Danielle Walls, Lynn Walsh, Claire Walters, Taylor Waples, Seth Ward, Jacob Weber, Lydia Weber, Emilee Wedding, Nathan Weis, Rebekah Weisenbach, Keri Werner, Nathaniel Werner, David Whelen, Katelyn Whitaker, Bryson White, Natalia Widelska, Isabelle Wiehe, Abbie Wiesmann, Peyton Wilber, Nathan Wilgenbusch, Audrey Williams, Morgan Williams, Simon Williams, Joshua Wilson, Dominic Wintz, Grant Wright, William Yahl, Jacob Yocum, and Kaitlyn Zillick.

The Spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Findlay includes Madison Schloemer, of Lawrenceburg.
To earn this achievement, a student must attain a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
The University of Findlay is one of the largest private colleges in Northwest Ohio. With a total enrollment of more than 4,000 students, the University of Findlay has nearly 80 programs including bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs.
UF has been nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review. For more information, visit www.findlay.edu.

Jesse Hennies, Lawrenceburg, was named to the spring dean’s list for the Indiana University Bloomington School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Students who make the list have earned a minimum 3.5 semester grade point average while completing 12 or more graded credit hours.

The Dearborn County Retired Teachers, United Community Bank, and the Betty McLaughlin Educator Grant/Award awarded South Dearborn Middle School teacher Randy Dennis two $500 grants to fund his A-Z Books of the Civil War.  

Funding of this project would not have been possible without the support of the McLaughlin family.  They share a lifelong commitment to philanthropy because of the example set by former teacher and their mother Betty McLaughlin.

With the help of technology, students design their personal A-Z Civil War book online but then their work is printed in a full color book with the student’s picture and biography on the back cover.  

Students choose their own entries of persons, places, and things in the American Civil War.  Once printed the book is theirs to keep for years to come.  Excitement about the project grows each year as in-coming eighth graders ask if they too can write a book.

Dennis has been an educator at South Dearborn Middle School for the last 15 years where he has taught U.S. history and geography to seventh and eighth graders.   

One of the school’s instructional leaders, Dennis received his undergraduate education from Indiana University in Bloomington and his  master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of St. Mary.  

In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dennis has coached or sponsored football, basketball, National Junior Honor Society, and the school’s academic team.

Dennis has previously been recognized by the Dearborn County Retired Teachers in 2010-11 for his Hands-on Interactive Social Studies lessons.

The Educator Grant-Award applications are available in January to any teacher in a public or parochial school in Dearborn County.  

The retired teachers seek to encourage innovative and creative teaching in the classroom.

Alexis Schoenefeld of Lawrenceburg, who is studying mechanical engineering technology, made the dean’s list for the 2017 spring semester at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for dean’s list if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.
Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers.

A total of 297 students engaged in undergraduate study at Manchester University are on the spring 2017 dean’s list.
Amber Willwerth, Lawrenceburg, achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher while enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of classes this spring.

Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc. is accepting applications for the  Ivy Tech Community College Scholarship; Clifford & Gladys Ellerbrook Ender Nursing Scholarship; and the Women Empowering Women Scholarship.

Students can apply for the scholarships online at dearborncf.org. The application deadline for all three scholarships is 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20.

The Foundation established the Ivy Tech Community College Scholarship to encourage Dearborn County residents to improve their educational attainment locally.

Scholarships of up to $800 are awarded to a maximum of five students continuing their education at Ivy Tech Community College. The scholarships must be used within one year from the time they are awarded. The scholarships are to be applied to tuition and books.

The Clifford & Gladys Ellerbrook Ender Nursing Scholarship was established to help ensure that nursing care needs of the residents of Dearborn and Ohio counties are satisfied.

The scholarship provides financial assistance to help individuals receive the adequate education and training to meet the nursing care needs of the two counties. This scholarship opportunity is open to students who reside in Dearborn County and who have graduated any time from South Dearborn, Aurora, Dillsboro or Moores Hill high schools. Up to $5,000 in scholarships are available.

The Women Empowering Women Scholarship was established by DCF through its Women Empowering Women Program, aimed at empowering women of all ages.

The wEw Scholarship helps a non-traditional female student who has not had the opportunity to attend college or to complete her post-secondary education started previously in life. One wEw scholarship up to $500 will be awarded to one woman. The scholarship may be applied to tuition, books and required fees.

Anyone seeking more information about available scholarships or how to establish a scholarship fund at DCF, call 812-539-4115.

Karl Galey, superintendent of Lawrenceburg Community School Corporation, has been named 2018 Superintendent of the Year for District VIII by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents.

Winners are selected by other superintendents in their district who consider the qualifications and accomplishments of area colleagues and their instructional leadership in a time of scarce resources.

Galey has been Lawrenceburg superintendent since 2009.

Lawrenceburg Community School Corp.’s graduation rate has increased from 76 percent in 2008 to an average of 95 percent since 2011. This district with just under 2,000 students has a certified early college high school, which allows students to graduate with an associate’s degree from Vincennes University at the same time they graduate from high school.

The district has instituted a one-to-one computing initiative with all elementary students receiving an iPad and all middle and high school students receiving a Chromebook.

Galey graduated from Northern Kentucky University and earned M.A. and Ed.S. degrees from Indiana State University. He is a past president of the Southeastern Indiana Superintendents Study Council and a member of the Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce, the Lawrenceburg Lions Club and the Dearborn County Juvenile Detention Center Advisory Board. He also serves on the Ivy Tech-Lawrenceburg Roundtable Committees for the advanced manufacturing and nursing programs.

One of the eight district winners will be named Indiana Superintendent of the Year for 2018 and will represent Indiana in the American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year program.

District VIII includes Bartholomew, Brown, Dearborn, Decatur, Clark, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland and Washington counties.

The East Central FFA Chapter had 18 members compete in the Area 1 Soils Career Development Event Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Ripley County Fairgrounds in Osgood. From left: Amelia Hartman, Madison Shumate, Troy Shumate, Evan Stickford, Matthew Badinghaus, Maddie Dawson, Maria Hartman, Hailee Iverson, Kayla Miles, Jerrod Callahan, Brandon Hoffman, Stefanie Ratliff, Jay Hubert, Gage Crone, Bradley Kolb, Madison McAdams, Alex Dudley, and Kylee Starost.

The East Central FFA Chapter had 18 members compete in the Area 1 Soils Career Development Event Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Ripley County Fairgrounds in Osgood.

A total of 29 teams from the area participated. Teams had to use knowledge of soils to judge two home sites and two agriculture sites.
East Central’s top team placed 10th.

The team consisted of  Alex Dudley, Madison McAdams, Maria Hartman, and Amelia Hartman. Stafanie Ratliff, Maddie Dawson, Madison Shumate, and Brandon Hoffman placed 13th. .

Meanwhile, 16 members competed in the Indiana 4-H/FFA State Horticulture Career Development Event Saturday, Sept. 16, at Purdue University.

Sixteen teams participated in the event.

Teams had to use their knowledge to identify ornamentals, indoor plants, fruits, and vegetables.

They also had to complete a general knowledge exam and a plant grading exercise. East Central’s top team placed seventh.

The team consisted of Maria Hartman, Ellie Bonner, Rachel Kraus, and Grace Krause.

East Central’s second team placed eight. This team consisted of Madison McAdams, Maddie Dawson, Madison Shumate, and Kaitlyn Shuman.

East Centrals third team placed 9th. This team consisted of Heath Doll, Kiaya Carroll, Makayla Miles, and Erica Kathman.

The team of Anna Loschiavo, and Haile Iverson placed 17th. Ethan Scholz competed as an individual.

Meanwhile, a couple days later on Thursday, Sept. 28, 31 memers from East Central FFA attended the District 12 Kickoff at South Ripley High School for a chance to meet other members in their district, as well as district and state officers.