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The library at the new Aspen Meadow Elementary School on Hathaway Road intends to help students get lost in reading.
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Aspen Meadow Elementary School on Hathaway Road in Huntertown on Wednesday.
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Fourth grade teachers Brandy Scrogham, left, and Carey Charlton, center, join Superintendent Chris Himsel in greeting Moxie, a bulldog, to Aspen Meadow Elementary School on Wednesday. Carroll Middle School teacher Jill Sidebottom brought the pup to the newest Northwest Allen County school for a visit because its mascot is a bulldog.
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Bellmont Middle School eighth grade art students, from left, Caiden Beitler, Jaxon Braun, Serenity Price, Sophia Lopez, Adelyn Wells, Amaris Silva and Kim Le won accolades with the watercolor paintings.
Bellmont eighth grader Sophia Lopez won accolades for this watercolor painting of an Atlantic sailfish. Previous Next
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Area students wildlife paintings honored
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Bellmont Middle School eighth graders earned state-level accolades with their wildlife watercolor paintings in Wildlife Forever s Fish Art Contest and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp Contest, according to a news release.
Their accomplishments are more impressive considering they are beginner watercolor wildlife painters who use kindergarten paint sets, the release said. It noted the students learn about conservation, specie biomes, anatomy and mixing and layering colors.
NACS fires school contractor
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Northwest Allen County Schools on Monday fired the contractor tasked with building its newest elementary school.
The district had no desire to terminate the contract with Mosaic Building Solutions, Superintendent Chris Himsel said after the school board meeting. However, he said, that was the best option to ensure Aspen Meadow Elementary School can welcome students in August.
Himsel did not specify the problems with Mosaic, which was awarded a $25,744,660 construction bid in 2018.
Aspen Meadow s August 2020 opening was delayed last spring. At that time, Himsel said the roof, gym, certain classroom spaces and outdoor areas wouldn t be substantially completed before the start of the 2020-21 academic year, even under the best circumstances.
NACS severs ties with contractor
Himsel says best option to open Aspen Meadow in fall
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Northwest Allen County Schools on Monday fired the contractor tasked with building its newest elementary school.
The district had “no desire” to terminate the contract with Mosaic Building Solutions, Superintendent Chris Himsel said after the school board meeting. However, he said, that was the best option to ensure Aspen Meadow Elementary School can welcome students in August.
Himsel did not specify the problems with Mosaic, which was awarded a construction contract in 2018 for $25,744,660.
Aspen Meadow s August 2020 opening was delayed last spring. At that time, Himsel said the roof, gym, certain classroom spaces and outdoor areas wouldn t be substantially completed before the start of the 2020-21 academic year, even under the best circumstances.
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Indiana schools have consistently experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases following the holidays, and this January has been no exception.
On Jan. 11, 11 days after New Year’s Eve, there were 426 new positive COVID-19 student cases in Indiana, according to the Indiana COVID-19 Dashboard and Map.
Similar spikes occurred on Dec. 7, 11 days after Thanksgiving when there were 611 new positive student cases and on Nov. 9, 9 days after Halloween when there were 715 new positive student cases.
These statistics come from the 2,072 Indiana schools that have chosen to report their COVID-19 data to the state. 296 schools have yet to report this information.