School News – February 4

School news

Corporation announces

kindergarten enrollmentBartholomew Consolidated School Corp. elementary schools will begin kindergarten enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year from March 4 through 8.

Any child who is age 5 by Aug. 1 is eligible for kindergarten. Each BCSC elementary school will be open on March 4 from 6 to 7 p.m. for parents to enroll their children. If unable to attend the evening session, parents may enroll children at their home school’s main office during the week of March 5-8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Those wishing to enroll students at CSA Lincoln or CSA Fodrea must obtain enrollment instructions by mail prior to signing up for kindergarten. To obtain forms and enrollment procedures for the two schools, call the schools prior to the March enrollment.

Parents must bring their child’s birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency. Proof of residency may be a utility bill (not a cell phone bill) and the address must match the student’s home address.

Indiana Family of Farmers offers essay contest

In celebration of National Ag Day, students in grades 4-6 are encouraged to participate in an essay contest, sponsored by Indiana’s Family of Farmers. The essay, themed Agriculture: Food for Life, challenges students to think critically about the important role agriculture plays in their lives and the lives of those around them.

Winners will receive $200 for first place and $100 for second place, and will be invited to attend a special recognition ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse on March 18.

Under this year’s theme, students can write about a variety of aspects of agriculture. They could focus on the important role agriculture plays in the community, how food is produced or how farmers have adapted to feed a growing world population, to name a few.

Contestants must be Indiana residents, and only one essay can be submitted per person. Essays must be 12-point font, double-spaced, and cannot exceed 200 words. No handwritten essays will be accepted. Entries must be emailed to [email protected] by Feb. 28.

Essays will be evaluated based on the following criteria: material organization, vocabulary and style, neatness, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.