Have a great summer students and families! We will see you in August!
Senior Night is a night to honor all of the individual accomplishments of each graduate. There were many community members presenting awards and giving financial gift to South Putnam soon-to-be graduates. This year's seniors earned $1,852,369 and over 900 dual credits!
Swim students work on their routine during morning swim.
South Putnam Middle School 8th graders reached 100% enrollment of eligible students in the 21st Century Scholars program. Scholars receive a two- or four-year scholarship that pays up to 100% tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university. Thank you Counselor Heath Pruitt for your hard work and collaboration with families in getting students enrolled.
Seniors having a little fun days before graduation!
What do you do at the end of a physics class? Have a cardboard boat race of course :)
South Putnam Middle School students had their end-of-year awards and fun day. Students were given awards from their teachers. Then it was time for Popsicles and fun! Students enjoyed the warm sunshine with games on the football field and track. Thank you to Ashley Mattox and Nicole Stanley for donating the Popsicles. Thank you to Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Nees, Mr. Pruitt and all the middle school teachers for organizing the event.
Drew Hill who was the 2023 Putnam County Player of the year has been invited to play in the 15th Annual Indiana Basketball All Star Classic. Drew was one of 40 juniors in the state invited to play in this event. Congratulations Drew!
Ginger Scot came to South Putnam this week to present a teaching award to Mrs. Tiffany Dickson on behalf of the Mary Allison Children’s Trust. Mrs. Dickson has been teaching at South Putnam since 2006. She currently teaches AP Calculus, Pre Calculus, Advanced Algebra II and AP Physics. The rigor of these courses prepares our students for their next steps after South Putnam. The AP classes and Pre Calculus are also dual credit courses through Ivy Tech earning students a total of 13 college credits. Mrs. Dickson helped establish our AP program and has been a strong advocate for increasing advanced educational opportunities at South. She is an innovative teacher utilizing the flipped classroom model, so that students can maximize their time in class getting support as they work through the difficult content. She puts in long hours offering assistance before and after school. There is also rarely a lunch hour or prep period during which students are not getting her help. Current and former students speak of her determination to help them succeed. They describe how she challenges them, encourages them and never gives up on them. Tiffany Dickson is an extraordinary teacher and an exceptional person who loves, instructs and inspires our students. We are all so proud to work with her.
Last night was a successful and beautiful spring spaghetti dinner and band and choir concert. Parents, school staff, volunteers, Mr. Champion and students worked hard to make the evening possible. As Mr. Champion explained, the gym was still a construction work zone Wednesday morning as crews finished recent work on the gym HVAC system installing new air handlers. Everyone jumped in and got to work cleaning , setting up and decorating the gym. Everything came together and Friday night middle school and high school band a choir groups performed to a large, well-fed audience. The evening serves as a fundraiser and showcase of student talent. Seniors were also recognized for the important role in the program. Megan Arnold, Caitlyn Phillips, Elena Emmerich, Joshua Marco, Jessica Gomez will all be missed.
Come check out our job boards at South Putnam. We are posting area "Jobs for Students" and "Jobs for Graduates." The job boards are part of our work toward ensuring that South Putnam students graduate with more than a diploma. We are helping them become employed, enlisted or enrolled. The job board are located in our front hallway near our Commons, so student can explore them during the school day, and parents and community members can see them during evening events.
Congratulations to the senior art students who painted the Senior backdrop:Elena Emmerich,Megan Frazier, Courtney Huff
and Ava Watson. It is lovely and meaningful!
It was a great boys track Sectional tonight at Terre Haute North! There were many strong performances. Congratulations to Wyatt Switzer for 2nd place finishes and Regional berths in both the 110 and 300 hurdles. Congratulations to Ben Teipen on a 3rd place throw in disc. He is also going to Regionals. The 4x8 team of Dunkin York, Keaton Chew, Gabe Feltner and Evan Hinkle had a 4th place finish and may move on. Well done everyone!
We are pleased to welcome Helen Eaglin to our South Putnam staff as a new Ag teacher and FFA advisor. Helen, a 2019 South Putnam grad, is coming back home after distinguishing herself at Purdue University as the ASEC Outstanding Senior. Faculty at Purdue speak of her exceptional work, insightful discussion, strong work ethic, integrity and empathy. During her time at Purdue, Helen was also a member of the Reamer Club and served as the pilot of the Boilermaker Special. Helen joins Amanda Line and Cameron Frazier and expands our already successful Ag program which was recently selected as the IAAE Outstanding Ag Program.
Mr. Pruitt handed out trivia "trophies" today! Congratulations to the Homeroom teams who correctly answered the most number of questions about teachers! Mrs. Hodge's team was particularly proud today that they had a better score on questions about Samantha Jones than her sister McKenna's homeroom.
Coach Sorrell had students working hard in the weight room today trying to achieve max weight in bench.
Congratulations to Bailey Brickert on her second place finish at last night's Terre Haute North Sectional in the 100 meter hurdles and berth in next week's Regional.
Congratulations to Sarah Hinchman and the Spanish Club for their design and rendering of a mural in Mrs. Kate Hudson's classroom! They planned it to incorporate a day and night theme and many elements from Spanish speaking countries. Sarah roughed in the design, and she and other students have been filling it in. Thank you for beautifying your classroom.
Last week I was in classrooms where students were testing bridge designs in science, budgeting a cross country driving trip in math class, testing the probability of random events in another math class and writing research essays in English.
Last week ended on a yummy note with cinnamon rolls donated by Anthony and Karen Heavin, a basket of sweet snacks gifted by Greencastle Presbyterian Church, chocolate fountain treats donated by SP Student Council and lunch discounted by Wally's BBQ. Thank you to everyone who made last week a special one for our teachers! Thank you also to Cortney Branam and Rachelle Custis for their hard work coordinating a lot of the food.
