High ability testing sessions available in June
The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. High Ability Program is holding open testing sessions in June. The June open testing is for students currently in third, fourth, sixth and seventh grades interested in the high ability program for the 2019-2020 school year. It is also open to non-district students. Current fifth-grade students cannot test in June.
To be considered for the self-contained advanced curriculum classes, students must be tested on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the Cognitive Ability Test.
Register online at bcsc.k12.in.us/Page/16047. Questions can be directed to BCSC high ability coordinator Shelley Walker at walkerr@bcsc.k12.in.us or 812-376-4395.
East, North students compete
Columbus FFA members at Columbus East and Columbus North high schools competed in several contests at Salem High School on April 6, earning top honors in multiple areas.
The students demonstrated the leadership skills necessary in their future careers at the Leadership Development Events. Among these contests were demonstrations, presentations, mock interviews and essay writing.
The following students competed and placed in the following events: Ag Farm & Business Management Demonstration (fourth) – Elise Beverly and Hope Flynn; Animal Science Demonstration (second) – Riley Eder and Sydney Wheeler; Extemporaneous Public Speaking (fourth) – Josie Burbrink; Job Interview (second) – Riley Eder; Multimedia Scrapbook – Regan Nichalson; Natural Resources Demonstration (third) – Shelby Blake and Grant Cathcart; Food Science Demonstration (first) – Chloe Sims and Breiana Burton; Prepared Public Speaking (fifth) – Elise Beverly; Quiz Bowl Team – Josie Burbrink, Cejay Tillett and Emily Hoene; and Talent (first) – Madison Engelau.
Sims and Burton will advance to the Indiana FFA State Contest for their food science demonstration. Engelau will also compete in the state contest under the talent category.
