Archive for category: Education

/ May 15, 2012 2:53 pm

Barrentine leaving NIS, Swain named NEMS principal

A name change is not the only adjustment Noblesville Intermediate School will see at the start of the 2012-13 school year. Noblesville West Middle School will also have a switch in the building’s top position – Stacey Swan was named principal by the Noblesville School Board on May 15. “One of the luckiest days of my life was when I [...]

/ May 8, 2012 1:02 am

Nominate your teacher

The school year is almost over, and time to recognize the hard work of your or your child’s teacher is running short. To nominate a teacher working within a school system in Noblesville, e-mail Robert Herrington at robert@youarecurrent.com. When submitting, please include the name of the teacher, student (or person submitting), school, grade level and explanation for nomination.

/ April 30, 2012 10:20 pm

Mikels honored for being fun, creative

Marie Mikels, a middle school teacher at Legacy Christian School, has been selected as the Teacher of the Month sponsored by Current Publishing and Hare Chevrolet. “I was surprised and very honored to hear I had been named teacher of the month. I was really excited when I heard I would get to borrow a car from Hare Chevrolet while [...]

/ April 29, 2012 1:17 am

NHS Prom Royalty

Seniors KehKeh Nyeayea and Abby Learned were crowned Prom King and Queen at the Noblesville High School Prom Friday night at the Fountains in Carmel. For more photos of the event, see the May 8 edition of Current in Noblesville.

/ April 17, 2012 4:00 am

Legacy to offer summer camp fun

Legacy Christian School has opened registration for its new Summer Enrichment Camp program. For two weeks this summer, Legacy teachers and staff will offer specialized camp experiences, at a cost of just $65 to $75 per child, per camp, at the school’s location at 470 Lakeview Dr., Noblesville. Some of the experiences offered include volleyball and basketball skills camps, a [...]

/ March 27, 2012 5:00 am

Board names Swickheimer director of technology

On May 1, Noblesville High School Main Campus Assistant Principal Andrew Swickheimer will begin his new job as director of technology for Noblesville Schools. He previously was dean of students at the NHS Freshman Campus. “We are very excited. We had a lot of interest in this position,” said Supt. Libbie Connor, who added more than 40 people applied for [...]

/ March 27, 2012 4:00 am

Noblesville School Board

Action: Hire additional staff for the 2012-2013 school year What it means: Noblesville Schools will hire 21.5 additional certified personnel to meet its staffing needs next school year. The additional personnel will include: Noblesville High School – two counselors, one biology, one mathematics and one English teacher; middle schools – five Spanish, two science, two mathematics and two sixth-grade teachers; [...]

/ March 20, 2012 4:00 am

NHS has six medal winners in Mock Trial contest

Noblesville High School had both of its mock trial teams advance to the semi-finals during the Hamilton County competition. “Team A earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament, but fell in the semi-final round to Fishers,” explained Deb Marcum, NHS Mock Trial advisor and teacher. “Team B earned a seventh seed in the tournament and upset No. 2 seed [...]

/ March 13, 2012 2:00 am

Local retirement community sponsors writing competition for high school seniors

A Hamilton County retirement community located in Carmelannounced it will be giving away nearly $3,750 in cash prizes to be used for future college expenses by local high school seniors. The Silver Pen Scholarship is open to high school seniorswith plans to graduate in 2012. The scholarship is for seniors in Carmel, Zionsville, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield and surrounding areas. First place [...]

/ March 7, 2012 12:17 pm

Noblesville Schools to collect school supplies for Henryville area

Noblesville Schools is spearheading a drive to collect school supplies for students in the Henryville, Ind., area where schools were destroyed by a tornado on March 2. A representative for West Clark County Schools said Monday that although donations have poured into the community, one thing she had not seen were donations of school supplies. The school district has six [...]