Teacher selected for history program
A Central Middle School social studies teacher will participate in a National History Day program that memorializes individuals who served in World War II.
Alan Birkemeier, who teaches eighth-grade social studies, was among eight educators from across the country selected for the Understanding Sacrifice program, which tells the stories of fallen American heroes.
Birkemeier and seven other teachers will memorialize eight service members of World War II who never made it home and to help invigorate World War II teaching in their classrooms. The teachers will research the life and sacrifice of their chosen service member known as a Fallen Hero over the next nine months.
The group will also travel to Europe in June to continue their studies, while portions of the group will visit the East Coast Memorial in Battery Park in New York, the Suresnes American Cemetery, the Brittany American Cemetery and the Luxembourg American Cemetery.
The program also provides teachers with World War II research through primary and secondary sources, virtual lessons and online discussions.
East plans winter
color guard auditions
Winter color guard auditions are planned at Columbus East High School this week.
Auditions will be held at the school, 230 S. Marr Road, today through Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, call the school at 812-376-4369 or e-mail director Colin West at colinpaulwest@gmail.com.
Fall festival set at Richards Elementary
Richards Elementary will have a fall festival on Friday.
The event at the school, 3311 Fairlawn Drive, will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will include food, face painting, games, a jewelry booth, prizes, a silent auction and a bake sale. Admission is free, but there will be a cost for activities and food that are offered during the festival.
All proceeds from the event will be used for learning materials and items that teachers and students may need. For more information, e-mail thenewmans4@yahoo.com.
Fundraiser to feature Harlem Wizards
The Harlem Wizards will perform in Columbus Sunday afternoon during a fundraising event for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation.
The 2 p.m. event will be at the Columbus North High School gym, 1400 25th St., with the doors opening an hour at 1 p.m. The Harlem Wizards will play against Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. teachers, principals, school resource officers and staff members.
Tickets, which can be purchased online, are $10 for general admission and $15 for reserved seating that includes a team poster. A courtside plus package is available for $25, which includes reserved seating, a meet-and-greet with the Wizards before the game, a souvenir lanyard, a color team photo and a $10 discount on a Wizards jersey.
Tickets are also available for purchase at Viewpoint Books, 548 Washington St., or the BCSC administration building, 1200 Central Ave. Two hundred veterans will receive a free ticket at the door the day of the event.
For more information, visit bcsfstars.org.
