School news
Senate accepting 2020 page applications
The Indiana Senate is accepting applications for the 2020 Senate Page Program.
Through the full-day program, students in grades six through 12 can tour the Indiana Statehouse, listen to debates and help staff with age-appropriate tasks. Students also have the opportunity to meet their state senator.
“Serving as a Senate page is an exceptional opportunity to spark interest in state government and public service,” said Sen. Greg Walker, R-Columbus. “I encourage the students from our community to participate in civic engagement by applying for this program.”
The Senate Page Program will begin in January and run through early March. Applicants are encouraged to apply early as positions fill quickly.
Pages are scheduled for Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays during the legislative session. They begin their day at 8:30 a.m. and are dismissed at 3:30 p.m. Groups serve together on Wednesdays. Serving as a page is considered an excused absence from school.
For more information or to apply, visit indianasenaterepublicans.com/page-program.
Heritage applications due next month
Bartholomew County seniors interested in applying for more than 85 available scholarships offered by the Heritage Fund — The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County have until Jan. 10 to finish their applications.
More than 85 scholarships are available for local students and can be found at heritagefundbc.org.
For more information, contact the Heritage Fund scholarship manager at 812-376-7772.
Heckman nominated for award
A local principal has been nominated by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Office of Catholic Schools for a national award.
Helen Heckman, principal of St. Bartholomew Catholic School, was nominated to represent the Archdiocese of Indianapolis for the National Catholic Education Association’s Lead, Learn and Proclaim Award, presented at the NCEA’s annual conference.
The NCEA and its membership departments recognize countless professional individuals, organizations and students who are ambassadors of Catholic education. The recipient of the Lead, Learn and Proclaim Award must show strong leadership in furthering Catholic education.
“We are very pleased and proud of our leader for achieving this award and the countless hours that go into, very deservedly, attaining it,” said Brock Harris, a language arts and literature teacher at St. Bartholomew.
Heckman previously taught fifth grade at St. Barnabas Catholic School in Indianapolis. She has served as principal of St. Bartholomew Catholic School since 2012.
