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EVSC Trustees Will Hold A Town Hall Meeting On May 13, 2024

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting on Monday, May 13, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the

EVSC Administration Building is located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR, or live-streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/.

Before the regularly scheduled Board meeting, three members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools.

The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on our website at district.evscschools.com.

Biden-Harris Administration Reports Significant Progress Toward Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning

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WASHINGTON-Today, May 9, the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children is publishing

the Progress Report on the Federal Lead Action Plan, a comprehensive update on the government’s progress since 2018 toward reducing childhood lead exposures. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as co-leading members of the Task Force’s Lead Exposures Subcommittee, are leading aggressive actions to combat lead exposure.

“We’ve made excellent progress toward protecting children from the risks of lead exposure, advancing President Biden’s commitment to environmental justice and protections for all communities,” said EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe. “The federal family has taken meaningful steps that will reduce lead exposure, and we are united in our commitment to improve children’s health and to ensure that populations overburdened with pollution have the opportunity to lead healthier lives.”

“Children are our future. We must ensure that they have safe places to learn and grow. This progress report outlines the steps we are taking to ensure that healthier future by reducing childhood exposure to lead and shows the Biden-Harris commitment to environmental justice and health equity for all,” said Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine.

“Protecting the health of vulnerable populations, especially children and families with limited resources, is paramount. Our Task Force’s progress in implementing the Action Plan reflects the Biden-Harris administration’s shared commitment to investing resources in lead safety programs,” said HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman. “The individual programs to implement Justice40 and additional administration initiatives are complemented by the many interagency activities described in the progress report.”

The 2018 Federal Lead Action Plan was released with a clear vision: to reduce childhood exposure to lead and its harmful effects. Since then, the federal government has been working to implement strategies outlined in the plan, and leveraging partnerships with states, Tribes, local communities, business, and caregivers to achieve this shared goal.

The progress report summarizes the significant strides made toward reducing lead exposure and improving children’s health through landmark initiatives including:

  • Reducing lead in drinking water, land, air, food, housing, and consumer products,
  • Improving childhood lead poisoning testing to improve children’s health outcomes,
  • Enhancing lead hazard communication with partners and the public with streamlined messaging,
  • Supporting critical research that informs efforts to reduce lead exposures and health risks, and much more.

The President’s Task Force is the focal point for the federal government to scope, plan, and act together for the betterment of children’s environmental health and safety. The Task Force engages multiple government departments, agencies, and other federal partners to coordinate efforts to address the array of environmental and social stressors that threaten the health of children, with particular focus on areas including lead exposures, asthma disparities, chemical exposures, climate change, emergencies, and disasters. These efforts have complemented the Biden-Harris Administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan, which laid out over 15 new commitments from more than 10 federal agencies to make sure that the federal government marshals every resource and every tool it can to make rapid progress towards ensuring a lead-free future. These efforts have also complemented the President’s Justice40 Initiative, which set a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution.

FSSA begins publishing monthly Medicaid financial reporting to provide transparency

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FSSA begins publishing monthly Medicaid financial
reporting to provide transparency

Today, the FSSA Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) published the Monthly Medicaid Financial Report webpage to provide transparency and information about expenditure, enrollment, and funding data of the Indiana Medicaid program. OMPP developed the Monthly Medicaid Financial Report to share data and trend information on the Indiana Medicaid program, in alignment with its mission to efficiently and effectively operate Medicaid programs for about 2 million Hoosiers.

On this webpage, you will find the first monthly Medicaid Financial Report, a commentary that includes context and analysis, and a guide to help you understand the data fields and definitions needed to effectively read the monthly reports.

The webpage can also be found from the FSSA homepage here. 

Rodriguez and Prauchner qualify for 800-meter finals on Day 2 of the MVC Outdoor Championships

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Rodriguez and Prauchner qualify for 800-meter finals on Day 2 of the MVC Outdoor Championships

May 13, 2024

The Purple Aces added to their number of final performances on Saturday afternoon
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – On the second day of the MVC Outdoor Championships the University of Evansville track and field team added two more finalists while setting five PRs.
The Purple Aces had two runners qualify for the men’s and women’s 800-meter final on Saturday afternoon. After timing malfunctions made freshman Nicole Prauchner (Neuhofen an der Ybbs, Austria) and Rafael Rodriguez (Sergovia, Spain) run extra meters, the runners pulled off top times in the 800-meter event. Rodriguez ran a PR of 1:51.81 to take the last spot in the men’s 800-meter final on Sunday while Prauchner did the same in the women’s 800-meter with a time of 2:11.76.
Along with two finalist qualifiers, UE had three other runners set PRs on Saturday. Sprinters José Ocampo (Monterrey, Nueva Leon, Mexico) and Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) had PRs in the men’s and women’s 400-meter preliminary races. Ocampo ran the men’s in 51.60 seconds for 14th place while Johnson ran the women’s in 57.65 seconds for 15th.
Evansville’s final PR of the afternoon on the track also came in the men’s 800-meter preliminary race from junior Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn. / Center HS). Oulgout ran a 1:53.76 for 11th place in the third heat along with teammate freshman Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy). Losma took 13th place with a time of 1:55.32 in the heat, while freshman Jakub Nowiki (Poznan, Poland) rounded out the men’s 800-meter race for the Aces with a time of 1:57.96.
UE also had several runners finish the women’s 800-meter preliminary race along with Prauchner. Freshman Eilen Brenne (Skein, Norway) placed just behind her teammate with a time of 2:12.43 for 11th place. While freshman Nayla Martin (Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada) and Kalina Urbaniak (Suchy Las, Poland) finished with times of 2:17.12 and 2:19.15, respectively.
Evansville participated in two other events on the second day of outdoor championships at Gibson Track and Field Complex. The Aces saw Ocampo and freshman Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS) run in the men’s 100-meter dash. Felton III placed 18th with a time of 10.19 seconds while Ocampo finished in 11.12 seconds. Sophomore Kate Walke (Batesville, Ind. / Oldenburg Academy) also competed for UE in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.75 seconds.
Evansville only competed in one field event on Saturday with graduate throwers Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) and Jaden Hayes (Huntingburg, Ind. / Southridge HS) throwing in the men’s shot put. Dove threw a season-best 15.37 meters in the event for 11th while Hayes set the Aces’ final PR of the day with a throw of 14.85 meters for 13th.
The Aces begin the final day of the MVC Outdoor Championships at 10:30 a.m. in the field with the women’s discus throw. UE begins its day on the track with the men’s 4×100 relay at 12:05 p.m. shortly followed by Prauchner in the women’s 1500-meter finals. A full list of Evansville’s final events of the championship is listed below.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Women’s Discus Throw – 10:30 a.m.
Men’s 4×100 Relay – 12:05 p.m.
Women’s 1500-Meter Finals – 12:10 p.m.
Men’s Discus Throw – 12:30 p.m.
Women’s 800-Meter Finals – 1:20 p.m.
Men’s 800-Meter Finals – 2:25 p.m.
Men’s 5,000-Meter – 2:30 p.m.
Women’s 4×400 Relay – 2:55 p.m.
Men’s 4×400 Relay – 3:05 p.m.

Hoosier History Highlights

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May 12 – May 18

This Week in Indiana History
May 12, 1968 Bunker Hill Air Force Base near Kokomo was renamed in honor of Indiana astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom.”

 

Grissom

May 13, 1931 Jim Jones leader of the Peoples Temple cult (Jonestown Massacre), born in Randolph County, Indiana.

Jim Jones
Janet Jackson May 16, 1966 Janet Jackson pop singer (Control, Nasty), sister of Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana
May 17, 1820 Governor Jonathan Jennings, John Tipton, and others set out on a journey into the middle of Indiana to select a site for a new capital city. Five days later, they arrived at the farm of William Conner and began their survey of the area. Indy
JR May 18, 1976 Reginald “J.R.” Edwards 10th American, after the Apollo 11 crew and other notables, and the first Hoosier to be inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame, born in Indianapolis Indiana.

Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken of the Williamsport Falls in Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana.

Williamsport Falls

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1. An early “pioneer poet” of Indiana whose most famous work is “Paddle Your Own Canoe.”

2. Governor Samuel Ralston

3.Winchester, Indiana

4. It was named for Elnora Griffith, wife of a local merchant.

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Our state flower (peony) is in full bloom this month.

SP Photographer Tom Triol Receives Distinguished Service Awards

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Indianapolis, IN – During a recent statewide Indiana State Police Awards Ceremony, Superintendent Doug Carter presented Chief Photographer Thomas Triol with two distinguished awards, honoring his commitment to preserving the history of the Indiana State Police. First he was presented with an ISP Meritorious Service Award, then a Distinguished Hoosier Award presented by Superintendent Carter on behalf of Governor Eric Holcomb.

Tom Triol joined the Indiana State Police February 17, 2014 after a 33 year career as a videographer and editor, first as Chief Photographer for WLFI-TV in West Lafayette then at WRTV in Indianapolis. He has served as the Chief Photographer for the Indiana State Police for more than ten years, and recently retired from his position in May, 2024.

While many recognize Tom as the man behind the camera at nearly every state police function, the actual value of Mr. Triol’s work far exceeds this categorization. Tom has been directly responsible for documenting and preserving the history of the Indiana State Police in ways that were not done before. Mr. Triol has spent countless hours discovering, reviewing, and cataloging photographs and videos in meaningful ways. Tom has researched these documents and identified the names of Department employees and, when possible, the stories behind them.

Tom has captured events statewide in video and still formats, so those involved may revisit these memories in future years. Mr. Triol often utilizes multiple cameras to capture events and then spends hours editing the footage to produce a professional quality product. Tom also promotes the Department in a positive light by publishing events on the Indiana State Police Information Channel on YouTube. Mr. Triol takes great pride in his craft and strives for excellence in every facet of his job. Tom has never sought recognition for his work, and I believe it is his humble nature that has continually put the focus on “what we do” as an agency.

Superintendent Carter has previously recognized Mr. Triol for his work via a proclamation marking July 18, 2019, as Thomas Triol Day. Tom’s impact on preserving the history of the Indiana State Police Department will be felt for many years. Tom has laid the groundwork defining the expectations of his position and the importance of documenting who we are.

Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said. “I am beyond grateful for Tom Triol, he has dedicated his talent and his time to the preservation of our history, many generations who come after us will benefit from his efforts. I’m proud to have had the honor to work with Tom and I would encourage anyone to visit the Indiana State Police Museum to see his work first hand.”

Tom’s wife Shelley serves as the Indiana State Police Museum Curator. Tom is looking forward to volunteering some time in retirement to continue preserving ISP History.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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VUVB opens 2024 recruiting class with addition of Ashley Earp

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VINCENNES, Ind. – The three-time defending Region 24 Champion Vincennes University volleyball team opened their 2024 recruiting class with a new addition with a pretty familiar name.

The Trailblazers begin their 2024 recruiting class with five-foot-six defensive specialist / libero Ashley Earp from Mattoon, Ill.

Earp is the stepsister of 2021 NJCAA Division I Region 24 Player of the Year Grace (Earp) Bartimus.

“Ashley comes from the right family,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “After coaching Grace for two years and seeing her succeed on every single level imaginable, both as a student and an athlete, Ashley definitely comes from some great roots.”

“As for positional need, we are looking at bringing in several defensive players,” Sien added. “Especially with the new rule change where you can now dress and play two liberos in the same set. So Ashley fills a positional need and of course she’s going to be another excellent student.”

“I also like our liberos to be able to use their hands when we are out of system and they have to set a hitter,” Sien said. “Ashley has set a lot more in high school than she has been a defensive player. For her club team, she’s more of a defensive player. With that setting background, not that we necessarily need her to set to run our offense, we can use that experience as a second setter when we are out of system. Which leads into the second new rule change for next year, where you are allowed to double hit the ball on the second contact, as long as the ball stays on your side of the net. That should give a lot more freedom to anybody to be able to use their hands.”

Earp joins the VU Volleyball program after a stellar career, both athletically and academically, at Mattoon High School, playing four sports, four years of volleyball, two years of track and one year of basketball and cross country.

Earp earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Mattoon High School Volleyball Invitational and was named Volleyball team captain.

Earp was also a four-year member of the student council, serving two years as treasurer and was a four-year member of the National Honor Society.

Earp was also very involved in various clubs and organizations at Mattoon H.S., including two years on the Lighthouse Leadership Team and being a member of the Believe it or not I care (BIONIC) mentoring group, Team Massive, the school’s student spirit club and a member of the Key Club.

Earp received purple graduation cords from Mattoon H.S. for over 150 hours of service at school, church and community events and will graduate Summa cum Laude.

“One of my sayings every year is that ‘you can never have too many defensive specialists’,” Sien said. “We are a very defensive minded team. We’ve had some big time hitters all of the years I’ve been here. Last year’s team for most of the season hit over .260. If you’re hitting over .200 as a team, that’s pretty good. So hitting over .260 at this level is just outstanding. But I’ve always been more defensive minded than anything else.”

“From a leadership perspective, the last four years we’ve had great consistency at the libero position, with one player playing two years and then another player playing two years,” Sien added. “They both did excellent as a player in the libero position. But they were also great leaders on the court. So whoever is going to earn that job of libero this year is going to need to be a leader. They have to be able to lead that defense out there. I always say that the setter is the leader of the offense. Well, the libero is the leader of the defense. As a coach, I typically communicate with our libero on any adjustments defensively that need to be made.”

Earp also played for the Club 217 travel volleyball team while in high school under Coach Lori Potter, who has also coached at Lake Land College and Eastern Illinois University.

“Ashley has been in the gym with us for as long as we can remember,” Club 217 Coach Lori Potter said. “Starting with lessons when she was very young through her senior year of club. It’s been a joy to watch her love and knowledge of the game grow.”

“Ashley is a gifted and hard working athlete with incredible speed which will allow her to adapt quickly to the college game,” Potter added. “She’s always asking for more and looking for ways to excel and improve.”

Ashley is the daughter of Dave and Lisa Earp and is a recipient of the Vincennes University Val/Sal Scholarship and plans to major in Nursing at Vincennes University.

“We graduated quite a bit of offensive ability,” Sien said. “But we also bring back quite a bit of offensive ability and have the ability to increase that. We have some pretty good hitters coming back who are going to have to have a bigger role in the offense next year.”

“We were able to have a really good spring season, which is important at any level,” Sien added. “Because when you sign to play here, you are basically signing to play four seasons because I always consider the spring season to be its own season. We were able to do some things during our spring season to really help us.”

“At the defensive position and libero we were able to try some different things and see what we have,” Sien said. “But the main thing I was looking for was the leadership. I can’t impress enough on anybody how important that is. I’ve been in a situation where we had close to no leadership on the floor and we just weren’t as good. If you have that good, positive, consistent leadership, you are going to be better. Positive leadership can take a team that’s pretty good and help them be great. I’ve seen that both as a player and definitely as a coach, you are elevated when you have that type of leadership.”

“It can come from anybody,” Sien added. “One of the things that was so good about last year’s sophomore group was that they didn’t hesitate to be leaders when they were freshmen. That can come from anyone that’s on the team. I’m not going to pass you over and say that you can’t be a leader because you are new. I’m looking for leaders and to me, it doesn’t matter who it’s going to be. So definitely one of the primary things that this year’s team needs to have right from the beginning, is the ability to lead.”

The Vincennes University Athletic Department is excited to welcome Ashley Earp to the 2024 Trailblazer recruiting class.

USI Softball’s Newman and Long named to OVC All-Tournament Team

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball junior pitcher Josie Newman (Indianapolis, Indiana) and freshman infielder Sydney Long (Haubstadt, Indiana) were named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Tournament Team, the conference announced Saturday.
 
In USI’s five games at the OVC Championship Tournament in Peoria, Illinois this week, Newman totaled 34.1 innings of work in four starts and five total appearances. The right-hander struck out 20 batters while 3-2 with a 2.24 ERA. Newman tossed three complete games with one shutout. The junior also held the opposition to a .168 batting average.
 
At the plate, Newman went 7-17 for a .412 batting average with two doubles, a home run, and six RBIs. Newman’s total OPS was 1.150.
 
The all-tournament team honor adds to Newman’s postseason conference accolades. The Indianapolis, Indiana native received All-OVC First-Team laurels as well as being named the OVC Pitcher of the Year at the end of the regular season.
 
For Long, the freshman hit .500 with nine hits in 18 at-bats. Long scored five times while tallying two doubles and four RBIs. Long had an OPS of 1.161 and started all five games as USI’s shortstop.
 
At the OVC Tournament, Southern Indiana went 3-2 as the no. 4 seed. USI opened postseason play with a win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. After falling to Eastern Illinois University in the second game, the Screaming Eagles bounced back to win two consecutive elimination games. However, a rematch with the EIU Panthers did not fall USI’s way, ending Southern Indiana’s season a game short of a championship-round appearance. The tournament run saw the Eagles go two games deeper in the OVC Tournament than a season ago in 2023.

NATIONALLY-RANKED SYCAMORES EDGE BASEBALL ACES, 6-4

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. –  The nationally-ranked Indiana State Sycamores used solo home runs in the fourth and fifth innings on Saturday to rally from an early 4-3 deficit to hold off the visiting University of Evansville baseball team, 6-4, at Bob Warn Field in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Senior first baseman Kip Fougerousse started a perfect 5-for-5 day in the first inning with a two-run double to give UE an early 2-0 lead.  But, the Sycamores rallied for three runs in the bottom of the first inning on four singles to quickly grab a 3-2 advantage.
From there, both starters – Evansville’s Donovan Schultz (3-2) and Indiana State’s Brennyn Cutts – traded scoreless innings until the fourth inning, when UE would grab a 4-3 lead with a pair of runs.  Fougerousse launched his 12th home run of the year with a solo home run to lead off the frame, before junior designated hitter Evan Waggoner would add an RBI single with two outs to give UE a 4-3 lead.
The lead would be short-lived though, as Indiana State’s Adam Pottinger would hit a lead-off home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game at 4-4.  Then, in the fifth inning, ISU first baseman Luis Hernandez launched a lead-off home run to give the Sycamores a 5-4 lead.  From there, ISU reliever Zach Davidson (3-1) would keep Evansville off-balance, striking out 10 men in 4.1 scoreless innings of three-hit relief.
Indiana State would tack on an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning to extend the lead to 6-4.  UE would threaten in the top of the ninth inning, as graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger and Fougerousse would produce singles to put two men on with two out.  ISU closer Simon Gregersen would get a line out to second base, though, to end the threat and earn his sixth save of the year.
Fougerousse went 5-for-5 with two doubles and a home run, as he finished just a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.  Shallenberger and senior shortstop Simon Scherry both added two hits for Evansville.
With the victory, Indiana State improved to 36-10 overall and 19-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference.  Evansville, meanwhile, dropped to 28-22 overall and 14-9 in the MVC with the loss.  The series will conclude on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. central time.  Sunday’s game can be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and seen live on-line on ESPN+.
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