Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation elementary and K-8 schools will host kindergarten orientation meetings on Tuesday, April 2, with the exception of Lincoln School, whose session will be April 9, from 11 a.m. to noon

Parents/guardians will have the opportunity to enroll students in kindergarten if they haven’t already done so, and receive additional information regarding kindergarten, meet school staff, ask questions and share information about their children.

Children should be 5 years old on or before August 1, 2013, to enroll in kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year. To enroll, parents or legal guardians will need to be present and provide a copy of the child’s legal birth certificate (hospital certificates cannot be used) at the time of enrollment. For more information, parents can contact their child’s school.

EVSC elementary schools will host their respective orientation meetings at the following times on April 2:

· Caze: 6 p.m. 2013 S. Green River Road, 477-5567

· Cedar Hall K-8: 5:30 p.m., 2100 N. Fulton Ave., 435-8223

· Cynthia Heights: 5:15 p.m., 7225 Big Cynthiana Road, 435-8740

· Daniel Wertz: 6 p.m., 1701 S, Red Bank Road, 435-8312

· Delaware: 2:30 p.m., 700 N. Garvin St., 435-8227

· Dexter: noon – 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m., 917 S. Dexter Avenue, 476-1321

· Evans: 6 p.m., 2727 N. Evans, Avenue,

· Fairlawn: 5:30 p.m., 2021 S. Alvord Boulevard, 476-4997

· Glenwood K-8: 1 – 2:30 p.m., 901 Sweetser Ave., 435-8242

· Harper: 6 p.m., 21 S. Alvord Boulevard, 476-1308

· Hebron: noon, 4400 Bellemeade Ave., 477-8915

· Highland: 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., 6701 Darmstadt Road, 867-6401

· Lodge K-8: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., 2000 Lodge Avenue, 477-5319

· Oak Hill: 5:30 – 7 p.m., 7700 Oak Hill Rd., 867-6426

· Scott: 5:30 – 7 p.m., 14940 Old State Road, 867-2427

· Stockwell: 6 p.m., 2501 N. Stockwell Road, 477-5345

· Stringtown: 4-6 p.m., 4720 Stringtown Road, 435-8320

· Tekoppel: Students with last names A-F: 6 – 6:30 p.m.; G-L: 6:30 – 7 p.m.; M-R: 7 – 7:30 p.m.; S-Z: 7:30 – 8 p.m., 111 N. Tekoppel Avenue, 435-8333

· Vogel: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., 1500 Oak Hill Road, 477-6109

· West Terrace: 6:30 p.m., 8000 West Terrace Drive, 435-8733

If parents/guardians do not know what school their child should attend, they can call the EVSC Office of Student Services at 435-8463, or click on the link on the EVSC homepage under “Where Does My Child Go to School?”

The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Administration Office, 951 Walnut, Evansville, Indiana. The session will be conducted according to Senate Enrolled Act 313, Section 1, I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6), as amended.

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will host graduation ceremonies May 24 and May 25 this year.

EVSC schools will host graduation ceremonies on the following dates and times:

· North High School, May 24, 5:30 p.m., North’s Bundrant Stadium

· Harrison High School, May 24, 8 p.m., Harrison’s Romain Stadium

· Central High School, May 25, 9 a.m., Central Stadium

· Academy for Innovative Studies, May 25, 11:30 a.m., Diamond Campus Performing Arts Center

· Bosse High School, May 25, 5:30 p.m., Enlow Field

· Reitz High School, May 25, 8 p.m., Reitz Bowl

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man a second time for a crime committed against a woman he allegedly battered and confined on March 15th. John Thomas Wells III was arrested today for violating a court order prohibiting contact with his victim of the earlier assault. The court order was issued as a condition of being released on bond.

Wells was arrested for multiple felony charges on Friday, March 15th after he allegedly held the victim, Whitney Archer, against her will in his west-side apartment. He allegedly beat and choked her, cut off part of her hair and poured barbeque sauce and Listerine on her. Archer was able to contact 911 and Sheriff’s deputies located and arrested Wells.

Wells’ was able to post his bond on the 16th, allowing his release from custody. Since his release, Wells violated the conditions of his bond by repeatedly contacting the victim. After being contacted by the victim and told of the violations, Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested Wells for Invasion of Privacy, a Class A Misdemeanor. His bond on that charge is currently $500.00. The Sheriff’s Office is currently working to have Wells’ bond revoked on the prior charges.

John Thomas Wells III, age 44, Evansville

Invasion of Privacy, Class A Misdemeanor

March 21, 2013
9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
The Centre, Brooks Exhibit Hall
715 Locust St., Evansville, IN

Nationally-Reaching Event

Project Homeless Connect is a one-day, one-stop event sponsored by community leaders and designed to provide various services and hospitality in a convenient one-stop model directly to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

More than 477 events in over 200 cities since 2004 are evidence of the rapid adoption of this innovation. Cities of every size from coast to coast have engaged in Project Homeless Connect events.

Our Local Event

The fifth annual Vanderburgh Homeless Connect, sponsored by the Commission on Homelessness and other community partners, will take place on March 21, 2013, at The Centre, Brooks Exhibit Hall.

The 2012 event served 625 guest households through 60 vendors staffed with 276 professionals and more than 80 community volunteers.

People in our area who are homeless or near-homeless will be invited and welcomed to the event. This day of services will be shaped around the values of

Hospitality from the whole community, with consumers as welcomed Guests

Immediacy- same-day results for consumers

Community- voluntary civic participation

Partnership across agencies and sectors of the community

Excellence through rigorous evaluation and improvement

Linked with Destination: Home

Vanderburgh Homeless Connect is a key to strategies in Destination: Home, the ten-year plan to end homelessness in Evansville and Vanderburgh County. Destination: Home aims to “maximize resources and access to services through coordination of existing services and providers.”

Volunteers

Vanderburgh Homeless Connect can not occur without the dedicated volunteers who will be engaged in various roles to make the event a success. Training will be provided to those who will be investing their time in welcoming, assisting and serving guest at the event.

Service Providers

The menu of services available can be as rich as the kinds of service providers who are willing and able to be present and offer some form of immediate service- processing an application, administering health screenings, preparing tax returns, assisting with job searches, cutting hair and more!

Areas of service include:

* Employment/Education

* Financial

* Government Assistance

* Veterans Services

* Health

* Housing

* Legal

* Quality of Life Services

Getting Involved

To find out where you, your group, agency or business fits with Vanderburgh Homeless Connect, make
contact today.

CONTACT: Luzada Hayes
PHONE: 812- 428-3246
WEBSITE: www.vanderburghhomelessconnect.org
EMAIL: info@vanderburghhomelessconnect.org

Connects high school students with Service Academies

Congressman Bucshon with Matthew Gutgsell, native of Jasper, IN and U.S. Air Force Academy cadet

(Washington, DC) –Congressman Larry Bucshon held an Academy Day on Saturday, March 16, 2013 to connect high school students with information on applying to the U.S. Service Academies. The event was held Saturday morning at the VU Gibson County Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics in Fort Branch, Indiana.

Congressman Larry Bucshon: “Our nation’s Service Academies are outstanding institutions for our nation’s future leaders,” said Congressman Bucshon. “Answering the call of service is commendable and beginning the application process to a Service Academy is truly a bold step on its own. I am honored to have the opportunity to help connect students with the necessary resources as they navigate this process.”

Two members of Congressman Bucshon’s U.S. Military Academy Advisory Committee also attended on Saturday.

Colonel Alan Pratt: “This is important because the Congressman is pulling together some students and giving them the opportunity to understand what the military academies are and what they’re about; what military life is and will be for them if they went into the military. A lot of the students don’t really know what’s available. It’s bringing the best students who have the highest academics, leadership skills, and physical abilities to join the military and be leaders of America. ”

Captain Charles LaSota: “It’s fabulous having someone like Congressman Larry Bucshon who takes such a strong interest in our youth and ensuring that the process by which we go and find those great young men and women who aspire to be leaders in our military. It’s great to have someone who has that interest. What he’s doing is really helping us to find the very best leaders and the best scientific minds for the future and helping them realize their dreams – to be able to meet the highest challenges by becoming a part of the service academies, but more importantly putting them on a path to being great future leaders within the military.”

Colonel Alan Pratt, USMC, is the Commanding Officer of NSWC Crane and Captain Charles LaSota, U.S. Navy retired, is the former Commanding Officer of NSWC Crane and currently the President of the Battery Innovation Center.