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High-achieving students pursuing a career in education in Indiana can now apply for the Next Generation Teacher Scholarship through Nov. 30, 2017.Up to 200 renewable scholarships of $7,500 each year for up to four years are available to Hoosier students who commit to teaching in Indiana for five consecutive years upon graduation. Applicants need to meet certain academic requirements, including either graduating in the highest 20 percent of their high school class or earning a score in the top 20th percentile on the SAT or ACT.
Those interested in applying need to be nominated by a teacher and submit a nomination form with their application, which is available at ScholarTrack.IN.gov. These scholarships were established under a law I supported to encourage more high-achieving students to pursue a worthwhile and fulfilling career in Hoosier classrooms. For more information, please visit LearnMoreIndiana.org/NextTeacher. |
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Pursuing A Career In Education by Wendy McNamara
Rally Falls Short As UE Volleyball Drops 5-Set Match
Trailing the match by a 2-1 score, the University of Evansville volleyball team fought back to force a fifth game, but Duquesne was able to hang on for a 15-10 win in the deciding set to earn a 3-2 match win on Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Rachel Tam was the leader for the Aces, posting 18 kills, 9 digs and 6 service aces for the Purple Aces (6-6). Adeline Payne continued her stellar weekend, posting 15 kills. She was named to the All-Tournament Team. Allana McInnis finished the day with 33 assists and Cassie Brooks recorded 17 digs. Cathy Schreiber tied her career mark with 9 block assists. Duquesne (5-9) was led by Maddie Bazelak, who had 18 kills.
Four ties in the opening frame led to a 7-7 score. The big run for the Purple Aces saw them score nine of the next ten points to open up a 16-8 advantage. Cathy Schreiber paced the offense with three kills in the run. A Taylor Jones service aces saw the lead grow to a game-high 10 points at 20-10 before the Dukes got closer, making it a 24-20 game before Adeline Payne had the deciding kill to give UE a 25-20 win and a 1-0 lead.
Duquesne had its best performance of the day in the second game, jumping out to a 9-3 advantage before winning by a 25-14 final. The Dukes also led for the duration of game three, hanging on to win, 25-21.
In one of their best efforts of the season, the Aces put together a great set in the fourth, tying the match at 2-2 on the strength of a 25-10 victory. Evansville jumped out to a 10-3 lead on a Payne kill and kept rolling from there as Tam took over with two aces and two kills to force a deciding set.
After the Dukes scooted out to a 5-2 advantage, UE fought back as a Tam kill knotted the score at 8-8. Duquesne responded with five tallies in a row
Missouri Valley Conference action gets started next week as the Aces head north to Terre Haute to face Indiana State on Friday. The home conference opener will take place on Monday, Sept. 25 versus Illinois State.
Gray and Weyer lead UE men in Kentucky
Tyler Gray ranks among the leaders as the University of Evansville men’s golf team completed the opening two rounds of the EKU Intercollegiate at University Club at Arlington.
Gray is in a tie for 6th place with a 2-round total of 139. He began the day with a 2-under 68 before recording a 71 to rank in the top ten with 18 more holes on tap.
Second for the Purple Aces was Cameron Weyer. After carding a 75 to start the day, he finished round two with a 74 to check in with a 149 and ranks in a tie for 67th. One behind him was Matthew Ladd. His scores finished at 73 and 77 as he completed the day with a 150.
Noah Reese and Spencer Wagner each completed play on Saturday with totals of 153 and are tied for 81st on the leaderboard.
Ball State’s Johnny Watts and Blake Prince of Cleveland State are tied for the lead with scores of 136. They are just one ahead of a third-place tie. Tyler Gray is just three strokes off the lead.
In the team standings, Eastern Kentucky leads Ball State by four strokes. The Colonels finished the opening pair of rounds with a 562 and are four ahead of BSU. Morehead State and Marshall are tied for third with a 567.
Evansville is 15th in the team standings, six behind Murray State.
Sunday’s action will feature 18 more holes to complete the event.
Adopt A Pet
Casey is a 5-year-old female orange tabby. She was declawed on all-four paws prior to her arrival at VHS! A quieter home without very boisterous young children would be best for Casey. But she does get along with other cats. Her adoption fee is $50 and she’s already microchipped, spayed, and vaccinated… ready to go home today! Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for adoption details.
Adopt A Pet
Spricket is a male Chihuahua. He’s roughly 4 years old. He and eleven of his friends were rescued from a backyard breeder in Boonville who recently passed away. SPricket spent a couple of weeks in foster care with three young children (two of whom were infants), two cats, and a big dog and he did fine. He took a little longer to adjust to the big dog but it didn’t take long. His adoption fee is $120 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!
Welcome to the 80’s!!
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UE to Offer UExplore Engineering Program
The University of Evansville College of Engineering and Computer Science is offering a UExplore Engineering Program for high school students. The program is designed to give participants a better understanding of the fields of civil, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering and computer science through activities, hands-on projects, and tours of local industry.
The sessions in the program are October 16, November 6, November 27, January 22, February 19, March 12, April 2, and April 23. All sessions will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in Room 100 in the Koch Center for Engineering and Science on UE’s campus.
James Allen, UE associate professor of mechanical and civil engineering, is the advisor for the program. A registered professional engineer in the states of Indiana and Ohio, Allen has extensive work experience in industry. Allen will be assisted with the program by UE engineering students.
The registration fee for the program is $50. Register online at www.evansville.edu/uexploreengineering or contact Kimberly Higgins for more information at 812-488-2661 or kh209@evansville.edu.
Rep. Messer Votes Against $1.2 Trillion Spending PackageÂ
U.S. Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) issued the below statement following his vote against the $1.2 trillion spending package in the House.
“Republicans have the White House, Senate and House, yet too often, we’re still doing business the same old way.  This massive funding bill spends $1.2 trillion and is over 1,300 pages long. The legislation contained several good provisions that I support, but we can’t keep doing things the same way and expect different results. These measures should have been debated and voted on one at a time, with 12 different bills, not bundled together and jammed though in one giant piece of legislation.  I voted no because the process is broken, and it’s well past time to fix it.â€