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Winter Art Contest
ART WINTER CONTEST
Rules: The art contest for December 2020 focuses on the theme of “Winter”. Artwork submitted should be inspired by and/or represent the winter theme. Artists may enter any art that can have a still digital image (painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, etc.) The subject of the photo must be created by the artist. Artists do not need to reside within Middlebury to enter the contest. Please do not attempt to drop off or mail art. Artists will submit an image of their artwork online via the Middlebury Arts Council (MAC) Facebook page, or email to middleburyartscouncil@gmail.com Submissions will need to be posted by December 30, 2020. Selected winners could have their artwork featured in the IN Middlebury magazine. Please do not enter art from copyrighted sources such as pictures originated from Disney, Marvel, DC Comics, and Pixar. We do not catch them all but we try to filter out celebrity images that may have originated from a copyrighted material. When submitting your post on Facebook , include your photo in the comments section below the announcement along with a title for the artwork piece, and the medium used: drawing, painting, computer graphics, collage, photography, mosaic, mix media, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, fiber arts, etc. You are welcome to explain the artwork more with the subtype used: graphite pencil, color pencil, pen, oil pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic, metal, wood, etc. In entering any art or photo to this contest, I verify that this entry is my original work. I understand that entering someone else's work is against the law. Using someone else's copyrighted work may lead to pursuing legal damages. By entering this contest I agree to the above statement. inMiddlebury Magazine | DECEMBER 2020 17
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Jefferson Elementary School, Middlebury Community Schools has been RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY AT WORK® One of About 200 Schools and Districts in the US and Canada to Receive This Honor
Jefferson Elementary School, Middlebury Community Schools was recently recognized by Solution Tree for its sustained success in raising student achievement. Jefferson Elementary School, Middlebury Community School’s successful implementation of the Professional Learning Communities at Work® process was a major contributing factor in the improved achievement of its students.
PLCs are schools and districts in which educators recognize the key to improved learning for students is on-going, job-embedded learning for the adults who serve those students. The three big ideas of a PLC call upon educators to:
1. Focus on learning.
2. Build a collaborative culture.
3. Create a results orientation.
Responding to news of the recognition, Jefferson Elementary, Principal, Mrs. Brickner said, “Our staff works hard as a team to ensure students get what they need to be successful. We are honored to receive this distinction for the fourth time.”
Schools are recognized based on strict criteria, including demonstration of a commitment to PLC concepts, implementation of these concepts for at least three years, and clear evidence of improved student learning over that period. Once measurable results can be seen, the school must explain its practices, structures, and culture and submit its application for consideration by the PLC Review Committee. 18 inMiddlebury Magazine | DECEMBER 2020 According to the Champions of PLC at Work®, educators in the schools and districts selected for this recognition have shown “a sustained commitment to helping all of their students achieve at high levels. They have been willing to alter the structure and culture of the organization to reflect their commitment. We applaud them and congratulate them for achieving this very significant milestone on the never-ending PLC journey.”
Recognized model PLC schools are listed on allthingsplc. info, where they share implementation strategies, structures, and performance with other educators interested in improving their schools. Tools for team collaboration, articles and research about PLCs, blog posts, and other related resources are also available on the site. The site was developed and is maintained by Solution Tree, a leading provider of educational strategies and tools that improve staff and student performance. For more than 20 years, Solution Tree resources have helped K–12 teachers and administrators create schools where all children succeed.
Legion Auxiliary
We are pleased to report our continued poppy fund distribution. With the generous donations received this year with our poppy event at Middlebury Chalet Party Shoppe, we are able to help our local veterans and veterans hospitals and homes.
We also donated $1000 to the Marion VA who plans to purchase iPads so veterans can keep in touch with their families and friends.
In addition to donating $1000 to Miller vets we donated cleaning supplies and a vacuum cleaner.
Thank you Middlebury community for your continued support of our auxiliary events and in turn our veterans! Auxiliary member Marsha Taylor presented a local veteran, Damian Sparazynski $500 for his service dog training. Also pictured is Damians wife, Shannon (far left) service dog “garnet”, and a Top
Auxiliary member Marsha Taylor (right) gave a representative from Miller Vets a check for $1000 from our poppy fund.
RAIDER SPORTS COMPLEX
If you have been on the main school campus over the last year then you couldn't miss the extraordinary changes with the addition of the new sports complex. This 13.5 million dollar undertaking has added so many improvements and resources for our youth. Some of the features you may notice are things such as new baseball and softball fields and the state-of-theart Interra football field which will also accommodate track and field as well as boys and girls lacrosse and soccer. All of the new fields have had FieldTurf installed so now our athletes can use them year round rain or shine. The new football field has also been equipped with a digital video display board to allow videos of close-ups during play, replays or even perhaps family movie nights in the future. This new field seats four-thousand spectators with seating for up to three-thousand on the home side and an additional one-thousand in the visitors section. Along with many other improvements during the planning phase it was decided to have the track go from 8 to 9 lanes to allow the Raider Stadium to hold sectionals. Also the field has been set up to allow marching bands to enter from the North end and exit through the South end to make hosting future marching band invitationals possible. In addition the old soccer fields have received updated parking, fencing and score boards as well as the tennis courts have been resurfaced and had new LED lights and bathroom facilities installed. With the expansion of the Administration Building and Boys and Girls Club much of the cross country path was removed and so a new and more diverse track is being cut through the woods
that run along the Northern portion of the Sports Complex.
When Jeff Palmer, Middlebury Community Schools Director of Buildings and Grounds, was asked what he found most exciting about these new facilities he expressed that what he found to be the most important impact was the simple fact that the High School and Middle School would now both have their own separate facilities to practice and play. As a person who perhaps only visits the fields during games it may be easy to forget about how many students and coordination of times had to go into sharing the fields between two very active and involved student bodies. Often during the track and field season all of the athletes from both NMS and NHS had to share the old field daily during practices, which also made it difficult to plan any home games throughout the week. The same was true with all of the fields, and now with these new additions students will be able to get the most out of their athletic experience while attending Middlebury Community Schools.
While this year was sort of a soft opening due to limitations on seating and social distancing regulations, we all look forward to the many ways this new and improved facility will enhance the community of Middlebury.
GO RAIDERS!
If you would like to be a part of Northridge history forever you can still contact the Administration building at (574)825-9425 to sponsor a brick or paver with your name on it. Pavers come in 4X8 and 8X8 sizes with options and pricing from $100-$250.
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