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May 1, 2015
Homestead dancers miss championship ‘by a hair’ By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
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Jenna Klinker, sophomore, leaps during Homestead’s performance at the nationa dance finals, where Homestead finished second.
Britney Lombardo and Ashlie Manor also coach the dance team. “Years ago we were
national champions. But the competition was so much steeper this year,” she said. To compete
Canterbury shares titles, cultivates love of reading By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
against so many talented teams, work so hard, and See DANCE, Page A17
Spartans juggle schedule as NHC sports era ends By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
The Northeast Hoosier Conference falls by the wayside after this school year. Homestead and Carroll high schools will move to the Summit Athletic Conference in football and basketball in the fall. Both schools will play more games against larger, Fort Wayne schools as part of the new conference. But the schools also will lose some traditional rivals. “The very last event of any type of [Northeast Hoosier] conference play will be May 19, baseball against New Haven,” Homestead athletic director Joe Updegrove said. That’s a home game for Homestead, with the first pitch at 5 p.m. The Spartans’ regular season ends May 21, at Northridge High School. The track team, boys’ golf team, the softball team and the girls’ tennis team also are playing conference schedules this spring.
In the Summit Athletic Conference, Carroll and Homestead will join Bishop Luers, Bishop Dwenger, Concordia Lutheran and the five Fort Wayne Community Schools high schools — Northrop, North Side, Snider, South Side and Wayne. That means every game of the nine-week football season will be a conference game. Familiar Homestead rivals from past football seasons, including Huntington North and New Haven, fall off the Homestead football schedule. Updegrove described the transition as a scheduling nightmare. “Our whole schedule changes,” he said. “On Friday nights there will be some good games that will add excitement for the community,” said Dan Ginder, Carroll’s athletic director. But Carroll will lose football opponents such as Huntington North and Goshen. Homestead and Carroll basketball and football See SPORTS, Page A16
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Cathy Diamente, seated, accepts a book purchase from Carly Romey. Diamente is treasurer of the Canterbury Spring Book Fair. Diamente is the Canterbury Cavaliers Early Childhood Program teacher.
“They like that layout, so they can go right to their areas of interest,” Presser said. Laipple suggested 10 books in all for Early Childhood through Grade 2, including the 2015 Caldecott Medal winner “The Adventures of
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“I think children don’t have time to have imaginary friends anymore, and they should,” Beth Laipple said. Laipple and colleagues addressed the Bistro Lunch audience at Canterbury Lower School, on Day 3 of the Canterbury Spring Book fair. Laipple and other committee members suggested books for various grade levels. Lower School Librarian Helen Burkart Presser said the three-day project took in at least $20,000 in book sales. Canterbury will receive 20 percent of that money, to support early childhood, lower school, middle school and high school library programs. Visitors found recommended books arranged on 64 tables, organized by genre and grade level.
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A few thousandths of a point separated the Homestead High School dance team from being first in the nation. “We missed national champions by a hair,” dance adviser Jen Bay said. In an interview summarizing the season, Bay said the team that traveled to Orlando, Fla., in March had an outstanding year. So did the competition. Sachem High School East from Farmington, N.Y., was awarded a score of 9.450 points. Homestead was second, with 9.438 points. “I’ve been overseeing the program since I came to Homestead 20 years ago, and in combination with the dancers and the coaching staff’s commitment, we continue to get better and better every year,” Bay said.
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