Notice is hereby given that the New Castle Career Center  Board will meet at 322 Elliott Avenue, New Castle, Indiana to hold a Regular Session Indiana Code: 

Agenda

I. Call to Order 

II. Business 

III. Adjournment

In the event of an Executive Order issued by the Governor or guidance provided by the Public Access Counselor, a notice of a Board meeting may be provided using alternative means than is required by the Open Door Law.  For example, permitting notice to be made through electronic means, e.g., on the Corporation website or social media site, rather than by posting and publication.

The Governor’s Work Ethic Certificate (GWEC) provides a pipeline of skilled high school graduates for today’s workforce. The employability skills recognized in the GWEC have been vetted by Hoosier employers, community-based organizations, and post-secondary education institutions and are designed to encourage students to meet the benchmarks that will assist them in their college or career goals.

Area seniors who met the requirements to earn the Governor’s Work Ethic Certificate for 2020 are listed below- sorted by home school.

Blue River Valley: Bladen Beal, Devin Brummett, Sadie Clifford, Mason Crisp, Megan Fletcher, Madilyn Gibson, Ethan Haas, Ian Hamilton, Alexandra LaMar, Jessie LAnzer, Jacob Madden, Malory Polston, Davin Rowe Strouse, Sadie Sexton, Paul Stewart, Kaitlyn Turpin, Tanner Walradth, Joslynn Witham, and Nakayla Witham.

Eastern Hancock High School: Cody Atkins, Ryan Back, Dylan Bates, Connor Bennett, Samuel Blocher, Valentina Brooks, Allison Bunnell, Collin Chandler, Harrison Collins, Seth Cooper, Alaina Davis, Jocelyn Duncan, Levi Durham, Nickolas Edwards, Lainey Effing, Bradyn Ellis, David Fields, Lyndsi Foster, Walter Friesen, Ellie Griesmeyer, Elise Huffman, Corina Jennings, Bailey Knoblock, Kyle Lacy, Annmarie Lewis, Hannah Lewis, Alexis Lewman, Kiah Linstrum, Loren Matlock, Victor Olivo, Daly Pelger, Jessica Potts, Lincoln Reighley, Benjamin Riggs, Kourtney Rottinghaus, Chase Settergren, Skyler Sexton, Skyla Smith, Alyson Spaulding, Tyla Spoon, Dane Spurling, Sydney Stanley, Jacob Steiner, Cassidy Stephenson, Kolten Synesael, Nathan Toloday, Ashton Trueblood, Tyler Vandervliet, Makenna Wainwright, Brandt Walden, Madelynn White, Paige Wickard, and Darrian Wisehart.

Hagerstown High School: Logan Alexander, Aubrey Andecover, Zachary Brown, Kyndall Burris, William Castle, Megan Craig, Lindsey Dale, Jaylon Favorite, Whitlee Garrison, Nicholas Habzanksy, Elijah Halcomb, Jacob Henley, Braden Himelick, David Holt, Allison Jester, Brooklyn LaMar, Jesse Markin, Carli Morris, Mitchell Morris, Kassidy Oliger, Silas Parsons, Sydney Retter, Elias Richards. Alyssa Richardson, Collin Romack, Bradley Scholl, Elaina Sherrow, Mackenzie Slagle, Jordan Sturgeon, Olivia Sullivan, Jessica Swimm, Annalisa Toussaint, Andrew Turner, Nigel Vance, and Jacob Warfel.

New Castle: Alexander Abrams, Spencer Alumbaugh, McKenna Beaudry-Geeding, Marley Bell, Brodi Bertram, Nicholas Besecker, Collin Blessinger, Ashlynn Carey, Kaleb Carter, Jarel Coatie, Zoe Conway, Ottis Cooper, Ethan DeArmond, Korey Deck, Cassidy Dueker, Dakota Durick, Donald Ford, Nathan Garreth, Sarah Gerth, Andrew Glover, Nathan Gwinn, Abby Hamilton, Jonathon Hawrot, Benjamin Head, Ashlyn Johnson, Allison Jones, Hunter Kiefer, Alexis Lane, Shawn LAnzer, Jackson Malott, Austin Morgan, Jaylin Neal, Andrew Nelson, Lauren Nicholson, Noah Niles, Amiyah Pribble, Mary Price, Rachel Prince, Tytus Ragle, Saige Reeves, Paige Richards, Cooper Rusch, Kate Schmeisser, Kyndra Sears, Melani Shaffmaster, Kelsey Simpkins, Bailey Smith, Cole Smith, Taylor Snell, Harleigh Tower, Molly Welch, David Wilkinson, Garrett Yapp, Cloie York, and Edward Yousak.

Shenandoah High School: Malachi Allred, Silas Allred, Mercedes Armstrong, Kiernan Breckenridge, Kamryn Buck, Jackson Campbell, Rose Cantu, Karli Cox, Leslee Crane, Quinten Davis, Abigail Decker, Thomas Deley, Ocean Downs, Kathryn Doyle, Mark Dulworth, Wyatt Graddy, Megan Hepfer, Ashley Hess, Hannah Hughes, Alexis James, Madilynn Jenkins, Alexys Johnson, Rylee Johnson, Allison King, Gavyn Kirby, Borru Kishpaugh, Ryannon Latham, John Linder, Lauran Lowder, Justin Lum, Caden Maple, Chelsey Marlow, Jeffrey Martin, Michael Martt, Christopher Masters, Addison McElhoe, Joshua McGowen, Colton Monday, Ashlyn Montgomery, Brandon Osenbaugh, Jacob Patton, Blake Poffenbarger, Eden Powell, Aubrey Ramsey, and Brian Reel.

Tri Jr. Sr. High School: Madison Abrams, Allyson Anderson, Bayleigh Appleby, Taylor Baker, Lindsey Blake, Izach Butler, Halle Chandler, Andrew Cornelius, Kyle Falck, Adam Glaze, Makenna Hawk, Nicholas Jones, Allison Kingery, Shawn Melton, Dylan Mofield, Joshua Peavie, Simon Pierce, Jordan Raley, Isaiah Steele, Dillon Stevens, and Jarod Stevens.

Union High School: Brenda Barnes, Savannah Freiberger, and William Oliver.

For more information about the New Castle Career Center or Worth Ethic Program, please visit nccareercenter.org

The New Castle Career Center is celebrating students who were recognized as “Outstanding” in their career programs. While the Center was unable to host a formal awards ceremony, the instructors and administrators at the school still honor these students for their outstanding work in their designated career program.

Outstanding Student awards: Madelyn Burchett, Marketing; Izach Butler, Dental; Arynn Darling, Health Careers; Skyler Dickey, Facility Maintenance; David Fields, Welding II; Denver Ford, Facility Maintenance; Evan Guffey, Computer Operations; Nate Gwinn, Machine Trades; Makenna Hawk, Health Careers; Brady Howell, Welding; Allison Jester, Graphic Design; Caden Johnson, Building Trades; Eric Johnson, Computer Operations; Brylee Kanouse, Early Childhood Education; Landon Kintner, Building Trades; Lexi Lane, Dental II; Cheyenne Lee, Marketing; Caleb Lovvorn, Computer Operations; Christopher Mann, Computer Operations; Caden Maple, Welding II; Alex McDonnell, Welding; Jemara Nicholson, Culinary; Jessica Potts, EMT; Rachel Prince, Culinary II; Caleb Pyle, EMT; Alyssa Richardson, Cosmetology II; Whitney Wilkinson, Graphic Design.

The Student of the Year for the 2019-20 school year is Nick Lawson, Broadcasting. The Academic Excellence is being awarded to both Kortney Ridge and Kristen Wilcoxon, CAN program. The co-Leader for the Battlebots Team is Jarod Stevens, Engineering II. The Team Leader for the high school racing team is Justin Hummel, Engineering.

David Fields pictured (from Eastern Hancock High School) earned the Outstanding Student Award in Welding II. 

For more information about the New Castle Career Center, please visit nccareercenter.org

The New Castle Career Center recognizes and honors the 96 students who earned an Ivy Tech certificate for the 2019-20 school year. Students are given the opportunity to earn between 5 and 30 dual credits during their career programs or early college program. New Castle Career Center students are able to earn a Pre-Nursing, CNA, Welding, or Precision Machining diploma from Ivy Tech prior to graduating from high school.  Traditionally, students are given the opportunity to participate in Ivy Tech’s graduation, however, the ceremony is being postponed to a later date.

Students earning Ivy Tech certificates are listed below, sorted by their home school.

Blue River Valley High School: Ethan Haas, Abigail Irvin, and Nakayla Witham.

Eastern Hancock High School: Matthew Carter, Lainey Effing, David Fields, Lyndsi Foster, Ellie Griesmeyer, Kolton Synesael, Hannah Lewis, Alexis Lewman, Benjamin Riggs, Leiya Sotelo, Sydney Stanley, and Paige Wickard.

Hagerstown High School: Shane Ayotte, Jaron Baker, Camryn Bradway, Whitlee Garrison, Haylie Jones, Brooklyn LaMar, Jadon Locke, Makynna Matanich, Hailey Moore, Carli Morris, Mitchell Morris, Ashlynn Oliger, Silas Parsons, Kelsey Pass, Kortney Ridge, Teresa Rojas, Collin Romack, Mackenzie Slagle, Jordan Surgeon, Traci Weber, and Amari Welcome.

Knightstown High School: Jada Bow, Dylan Chandler, Katelynn Clark, Alexis Craft, Jack Fort, Justin Lane, James Lukens, Jared Richardson, and Kiersten Wilcoxon. 

New Castle High School: Chloe Aryes, Ashlynn Carey, Zoe Conway, Ottis Cooper, Tyler Decker, Brady Firle, Nathan Gwinn, Lucas Hamm, Chyna Hernandez, Hailee Howe, Ronni Johnson, Cameron Marcum, Caitlyn Nunn, Spencer Pratt, Autumn Rice, Caitlin Shunneson, Carvin Silvers, Keely Smith, Ceaira Sorrell, Emily Thurlow, Emma Walls, Arieanna Wilch, and Carter Witham.

Shenandoah High School: Mercades Armstrong, Austin Butcher, Alexis James, Jeremiah Jones, Allison King, Borru Kishpaugh, Mirayla Knowling, Caden Maple, Christopher Masters, Ashlyn Montgomery, Jacob Patton, Aubrey Ramsey, Courtney Stewart, Kara Surguy, and Brooklyn Wilson.

Tri Jr. Sr. High School: Madison Abrams, Allyson Anderson, Bayleigh Appleby, Taylor Baker, Halle Chandler, Makenna Hawk, Becca Jefferis, Allison Kingery, and Cheridan Rottinghaus.

Union High School: Brittanie Reid and Samantha Taflinger.

“The New Castle Career Center is very proud to have so many students reach such a high honor and achievement,” said Mackenzie Jackson, New Castle Career Center Interim Director.

For more information about the New Castle Career Center, visit https://nccareercenter.org

Preschool

(Pre-Kindergarten: Ages 4-5 years old)

New Castle Center

801 Parkview Drive

New Castle, IN 47362

(765) 593-6680

Ext.245

*Accepting preschool applications

Meet the Teachers: September 15 & 17

First Class:  September 22

Preschool class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays

                                     12:30-2:30 p.m.

*Fees: $10.00 Registration fee

           $20.00 Monthly fee.

Teachers: Early Childhood Education Students

                Mrs. Leesa Meyers, Director