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Tom Heatherly is the Muncie Artists Guild’s featured artist for March 2021. Heatherly worked at Muncie Community Schools for more than two decades before retiring in 2011. Since then, he has been pursuing his passion for oil painting.
He has won several awards for his paintings in the past 10 years, including the People s Choice Award at the 2019 Muncie Artists Guild’s Annual Show.
Heatherly prefers to paint people, landscapes and buildings. His wartime experience also influences his artwork. Heatherly is a Vietnam War Army veteran who served in the 25th Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division 1970-71. He has created several paintings of soldiers in action from this time period. One of these paintings is on permanent display in the Yorktown American Legion.
Delaware County COVID-19 Update, February 25th
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion.
February 25, 2021
Editor’s note: The following COVID-19 update is brought to you through a collaboration of healthcare partners including Delaware County Health Department, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency, Delaware County Office of Information, and other major healthcare providers. Delaware County weekly COVID-19 updates are released every Thursday and include information from the Indiana State Department of Health county metrics dashboard, which is updated every Wednesday afternoon.
Muncie-area school delays turn into closures for Thursday, Feb. 18
With additional snow making roads slick, most area schools have announced closures for Thursday, Feb. 18:
Blackford County Schools, buildings closed, at home blended learning day
Blue River Valley Schools, buildings closed, eLearning day
Burris Laboratory School, 2-hour delay
Charles A. Beard Schools, buildings closed, eLearning day
Cowan Community Schools, closed (day will be made up at a later time)
Daleville Community Schools, buildings closed, eLearning day
Jay Schools, buildings closed, virtual learning day
Liberty-Perry Schools, buildings closed, eLearning day
Monroe Central Schools, buildings closed, virtual learning day
Muncie Community Schools, buildings closed, eLearning day
Photo courtesy of The National Institute For Excellence in Teaching.
February 18, 2021
By Jen Oliver, NIET Indiana Director
Editor’s note: This article was first published by The National Institute For Excellence in Teaching and is republished here with permission.
Muncie, IN While Muncie Community Schools could not have known at the time, the district launched one of the most important initiatives for supporting student success right as the pandemic was moving in: establishing and strengthening a teacher leadership pipeline. The district received a Career Ladders grant from the state in February 2020, right before COVID-19 forced schools to close. Hiring and training expert master teachers in every school, as well as training mentor teachers, immediately created a network of support that proved vital in supporting student learning over the next several months.