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Local GOP looking for new Bruceville Clerk
Bruceville Town Clerk-Treasurer Devin Hagemeier has announced his resignation, effective August 31, 2024. The Knox County Republican Central Committee will hold a caucus to appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the term, which ends on December 31, 2027. Interested candidates must be registered voters residing within Bruceville town...
Dugger Union Community Schools continue work on school improvements
DUGGER, Ind. (WTHI) - Crews have been hard at work at Dugger Union Community Schools this summer. While students have been out, several construction projects have taken place. School officials say the projects were needed due to the growing enrollment. Crews finished a new playground this spring, and a new...
Back-to-School Updates: Washington and Washington Catholic Students Return on August 2nd, New Cell Phone Law Implemented
Washington and Washington Catholic students will have their first day back to school one week from today, on Friday, August 2nd. This week on Focus on the Community, Superintendent Kevin Frank will give parents and students an update on what’s to come this school year. One of the big changes will be a new state law concerning cell phones in the classroom. Frank says each school will handle it a little differently.
Washington Schools Superintendent Introduces New Administrators, Addresses Key Issues at Rotary Club Meeting
Washington’s Superintendent of Schools, Kevin Frank, updated Washington’s Rotary Club on the local schools and introduced four of the system’s new administrators to the club. Incoming Washington High School Assistant Principal Chris Ashworth told the Rotarians that he will be focusing on absences and tardies this year. Ashworth also reviewed the new state law banning cell phones in the classroom. Ashworth said he will be meeting with the county prosecutor to work out how to address students and parents who have problems with the new state law. Kristin Murphy and Brenda Meredith will be the new administrative team at Washington Primary. Murphy discussed the new entry road for drop-off and pick-up at the primary building. Murphy also discussed the new staff, the school’s preschool program, and the very popular bilingual language program, which will expand to the first grade this year. New Upper Elementary Principal Rhiannon Frye told the Rotarians that this year’s sixth graders will be working; it’s a revised daily schedule that will mirror a junior high schedule using multiple classrooms.
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