Muncie Southside’s robotics team fosters STEM learning
After a school day ends at Muncie Southside Middle School, most students return home, but a select few enter Brian DeRome’s classroom to learn about robotics.
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After a school day ends at Muncie Southside Middle School, most students return home, but a select few enter Brian DeRome’s classroom to learn about robotics.
Savannah Oliphant is a teacher at East Washington Academy in the Muncie Community School system and a graduate of Ball State University. She is writing as a guest writer for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper. I have been teaching in the Muncie School District for two years now at East Washington Academy (EWA). I student taught first grade here with my mentor teacher Michelle Bergren. It was such a joy after student teaching to be selected as a first-grade teacher. Muncie Community Schools (MCS) holds a special place in my heart, and I actually started my own education at EWA (when it was known as Washington-Carver), where I attended kindergarten. With that being said, as I grew up, Washington Carver always held a little piece of me. When I finished school and decided what I wanted to be as an adult, I knew I wanted to help children. I started my higher education at Ivy Tech Indianapolis where I got hands-on experience with Indianapolis Public School systems with the help of my directors Barbra Sanders and Andrew Buckle. They helped me realize that I was on the right track to be a teacher and that it was truly my calling. Going to Ivy Tech Indianapolis also helped me realize that I wanted to work with students in lower socioeconomic-status communities. I wanted to work in these communities specifically so they could get the education opportunities that they deserve. I wanted to show them that you can accomplish whatever you put your mind to as long as you have a strong foundation, someone who believes in you and the confidence to believe in yourself. While at Ivy Tech, as I did clinical experiences, every teacher I talked to told me Ball State is the place that I should go to finish my four years. My mentors let me know that it would be the best decision I would ever make with all the opportunities available. When it came time to apply, Ball State was the first on my list, and I did the biggest happy dance when I got accepted. Ball State was truly an experience I won’t forget especially because I commuted daily and got to enjoy COVID-19 during my two years there! I had so many professors who still remember me and so many professors who made such a huge impact on my career. I made so many teacher friends in the program as well who I still talk to.Actually, Makenzie Parkinson and I went through the same program together, and we are both teachers here at East Washington Academy! Most of the people who I student taught with are still at EWA like Tiara Taylor and Makenzie Parkinson. MCS has made a huge impact on my life as a student and as a teacher. I feel like I can finally repay those who have helped me find myself and figure myself out through the years. I realized that I have always wanted to help children, and what better way than to help prepare them for their future and help make them successful? I feel like this is the best school cooperation that I could have been accepted into. There is so much support, and everyone gives so much for the students and so much for their teachers. My principals and administrators who have been around since I have been here have challenged me but also encouraged me. They have guided me and assisted me and, overall, they have helped me grow and continue to grow into the teacher that I have always wanted to be. Ball State built my foundation, and MCS has helped me build on being a strong teacher.Contact Savannah Oliphant with comments at savannah.oliphant@muncieschools.org.
Whether it be a sign that reads “No beverage or ice cream in seating area,” or a piece of the original hardwood up for display, the effort to keep the Muncie Fieldhouse’s legacy alive is evident by its entryway alone.
Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Director of Public Education and CEO Lee Ann Kwiatkowski will be retiring at the end of the year. She will be succeeded by Charles (Chuck) Reynolds, a Muncie Southside graduate and longtime district administrator, according to a statement from MCS Chief Communications Officer Andy Klotz.
Muncie Central held a firm, double-digit lead against North Central Conference foe Marion with time running out for the Giants in the fourth quarter. Some frustration was beginning to build on the Marion sideline with no success coming on the court.
For some, sports are just a game, but for others, there is a much deeper meaning to why they play. Muncie Central quarterback Leo Boyd is one who has deeper motivation and inspiration to play the game.
The Daily News reached out to educators of Muncie Community School to provide context to where MCS is heading. The Daily News publishes Letters to the Editor and guest columns with minimal copy edits. The views expressed in letters do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
Editor's Note: This story is part of The Partnership Project, a series of content written in an effort by The Daily News to follow the formal collaboration of Ball State University and Muncie Community Schools. Read more in this series here.
Editor's Note: This story is part of The Partnership Project, a series of content written in an effort by The Daily News to follow the formal collaboration of Ball State University and Muncie Community Schools. Read more in this series here.
Editor's Note: This story is part of The Partnership Project, a series of content written in an effort by The Daily News to follow the formal collaboration of Ball State University and Muncie Community Schools. Read more in this series here.
When Deb Huston was growing up in Muncie, Indiana, oftentimes, someone not related to her would eat dinner and stay overnight in her family’s house. From a young age, Huston’s parents were doing what they could to help at-risk members of the community.
The Ball State Board of Trustees convened Sept. 30, which was the first meeting for the 2022-23 academic year.
Dave Largent, Ball State associate lecturer of Computer Science, believes his senior year at Willowbrook High School (Villa Park, Illinois) in 1974-75 was the first year a computer programming course had ever been offered in his school. Though he said he enjoyed this course, Largent attended Manchester University where he eventually graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in social work.
The Media and Society class taught by Kate Elliott, Ball State University lecturer of journalism, opened with an activity she’s done for several years.
According to a press release from Ball State University Chief Digital Marketing & Communications Officer Greg Fallon:
It was May 24 when an armed gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and opened fire. Twenty-one people were killed, 19 of which were elementary students.
As announced August 8, 2022, Kira Zick and Kim Kowalski have been selected as Muncie Community Schools’ (MCS) primary and secondary Teachers of the Year, respectively, for the 2021-22 school year. The two recipients were honored at Muncie Central High School during an employee gathering.
June 11 it was announced that Muncie Community Schools (MCS) received $234,265 in funding from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) to expand students’ exposure to high-demand career opportunities. MCS is one of 97 schools and organizations in the state to receive this funding, which is part of Indiana's $57 million allotment of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III funds. A full list of recipients can be found here.
According to a press release from Muncie Community Schools:
June 6 in Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana, Muncie Central High School (MCHS) held their graduation, honoring the 2022 class graduates.