Vol. 38, No. 32
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of Wabash County Inc. September 30, 2015
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Local institute rededicated as early college high school By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com On Monday Sept. 21, the University of Indianapolis Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL) endorsed Wabash High School (WHS) as an early college and rededicated it as Wabash Early College High School. The local school applied for the accreditation in early May and received word that it would be endorsed prior to start of the new school year on Friday Aug. 7. During the rededication ceremony, WHS superintendent Jason Callahan announced that the endorsement makes the local school one of only 13 high schools in Indiana to be endorsed as an early college. “By doing so, we become the second early college high school in the state of Indiana to be wall to wall,” Callahan said. “That’s a universal concept. What is for our best is good enough for the rest. “We want every kid to come out of Wabash City Schools with real outcomes. Our old K-12 system was incredibly efficient for the economy of yesteryear. This (new) system is necessary for the economy of today and tomorrow.”
Representatives of the University of Indianapolis Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning Toynka Perkins and Janet Boyle (center, from left) presented Director of College and Career Readiness Josh Blossom and Wabash High School (WHS) principal Kyle Wieland with the official Early College banner at WHS rededication ceremony as Wabash Early College High School. Photo by Emma Rausch The new model will assist students work toward receiving any training, credential or degree that leads to employment and a career, “not just a four-year
degree pathways,” the superintendent continued. The “conversation” of college and career begins as early as kindergarten,
according to Callahan, in collaboration with the Wabash County Promise. “We’ll start this (model) in our early (continued on page 10)
2,000-plus youngsters experience college during ‘Walk Into My Future’ By Shaun Tilghman news@thepaperofwabash.com
A car driven by Robert Anglin, 86, Wabash, crashed into the side of a home at 1227 Mill St. on Friday afternoon. Photo by Joseph Slacian
Car hits Wabash home By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com A car driven by Robert L. Anglin, 86, Wabash, crashed into a home at 1227 Mill St. about 2:17 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. According to Sgt. Matt Benson, Wabash Police Department’s Public
Information Officer, the car crashed into the side of the house running over the natural gas meter. The gas leak prompted an evacuation of the surrounding houses. The Wabash Fire Department was on scene to treat the driver of the car and (continued on page 12)
NORTH MANCHESTER — More than 2,000 students in kindergarten through third grade from Wabash and Whitley counties visited Manchester University on Friday for the third annual “Walk Into My Future” event, which aims to help the elementary students form a vision of their future that includes the possibility of attending college. MU hosted the event in conjunction with local and state officials as part of the Wabash County Promise and Whitley County Promise programs, which are collaborations of school, business, church, and community partners working to prepare area youth for post-secondary education and eventually a career. “One of the things that Manchester University is committed to is raising the educational attainment level in the county,” MU President Dave McFadden said, “and this is a great way to accomplish that – we’re planting seeds that are going to bare fruit in about 15 years. So, for us to be involved is an investment in the community, but it’s also an investment in Manchester University, because some of
Manchester University football player Zach Wynn helps a youngster throw a football during the “Walk Into My Future” program Friday at the university. Photo by Shaun Tilghman. these kids are going to end up coming here, and that’s really important for us. “But, it’s also an investment in the world, because regardless of where they go to college, they’re going to make a con(continued on page 12)