Gift goes to EACS program
Career Center receives $194,300
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
A months-old East Allen County Schools program got an almost $200,000 boost Thursday from a foundation that supports northeast Indiana s manufacturing sector.
Superintendent Marilyn Hissong joined Tim Wiegand, executive director of the East Allen Career Center, in accepting a $194,300 check from the 80/20 Foundation Trust.
The money will help the career center buy state-of-the-art equipment to prepare students for the workforce, according to a news release.
Wiegand described it as a generous contribution to the precision machining program.
“This partnership is further evidence of the collaborative relationships being forged throughout northeast Indiana, and the East Allen Career Center is proud to be a part of the energy building in our region,” Wiegand said in a statement.
Angola native making scene
John McKinney | For The Journal Gazette
Krystal Booth, who grew up in Angola, is what some might call a free spirit. The IPFW graduate, former East Allen County Schools educator and Portland, Oregon, transplant is undoubtedly an optimistic and affable artist. She s currently working as a puppet painter on a Netflix stop-motion animated feature titled “Windell and Wild,” which is slated for release this year.
The production, co-created by comedic duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, is using 3D printers to render puppets. These puppets – comprised of various filaments, in this case, plastics – are then handed off to Booth and her team, who brush them with lacquer and acrylics.
Local districts pleased with graduation rates
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Allen County school districts had reason to celebrate Friday with the release of the 2020 graduation rates.
Their districtwide rates ranged from 90.2% to 97.9%, besting the statewide rate of 87.7%, according to data released by the Indiana Department of Education.
The statewide rate previously was 87.3%. This modest improvement in Indiana s 2020 graduation rate is encouraging, especially as Hoosier students and educators have tackled unprecedented challenges throughout the pandemic, Katie Jenner, Indiana secretary of education, said in a statement.
The state graduation rate reflects the waiver of the graduation qualifying exam requirement for the 2020 cohort, which couldn t be administered due to the pandemic.
With a pandemic still raging, Hoosiers out of work and a state budget on tap, one Indiana lawmaker wants to add a state snack to Indiana code.
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