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SVCS Schools will be operating on a 2-Hour Delay tomorrow (Thursday).
SV Schools are closed today. This is a Snow Day and will be made up on May 24th.
Should school be canceled again tomorrow, please be prepared as it will be an eLearning Day.
UPDATE: A determination will be made early tomorrow morning prior to 6:00 a.m. to assure that the correct decision is made on whether we will have school or not due to forecasted weather and the timing of it. Stay tuned...
Please be advised that we are monitoring the winter strom warning issued for the overnight and morning tomorrow. We will be making a decision on the school status for tomorrow by 6:00 pm at the latest.
This month's staff spotlight is on Lynn Thomas, custodian at South Vermillion Middle School. Thank you, Lynn, for all that you do for our staff and students! 🖤 💛
https://youtu.be/6RiJd2uRAKg
Congratulations, Melanie Beaver, a well-deserved honor!
📣Help us spread the word!
💻🏆Three of our SVMS Computer Science Inventor teams were invited to participate in the Indiana CSforGood State finals competition at the Indiana Statehouse. Brady Houser and Chad Mize presented a Medicine Cabinet Security System (CabMed) designed for elderly populations. Dannica Berry, Jaeden Doan, Leland Drake, and Aaden Boatman presented a school-focused clothing swap app (Cat Swap) designed for the school nurse. Blake Buckingham, Catherine Adamson, Avery Conner, and Jaelyn Creasey presented a Mental Health Check In App (Mental Matter) integrating artificial intelligence that was designed for our school counselor. Judges were industry leaders in computer science. All projects were developed using the problem solving process, algorithmic design, and computer programming. The winning team for the middle school division was one of our own: SVMS Mental Matter! WAY TO GO WILDCATS!!
The month's Staff Spotlight is on Kim Benton, we appreciate all that you do to safely transport our students to and from school!
https://youtu.be/ZQS3XxpYXdk
Report of SVHS Shooting Incident:
At approximately 9:35 am it was reported that there was a gunshot heard in the vocational area of the high school. The school was immediately placed on “hard” lockdown and law enforcement was notified.
The incident was in the Law Enforcement classroom where the instructor was going over drills with the students when he accidentally drew his firearm instead of his training weapon and discharging it toward a student. The student was hit by the bullet, suffering a non-life threatening, superficial wound. The instructor immediately began first aid.
Within minutes, emergency personnel and law enforcement arrived on the scene and began assisting the injured student and eventually transported him to a hospital in Terre Haute, accompanied by Mrs. Skinner. Mrs. Skinner had notified the parents and they met at the hospital.
It needs to be clear that this was an accidental shooting and that at no time were the students and staff at the high school in any danger or threat.
The Vermillion County Sheriff’s Office requested (as is the norm) that the Indiana State Police conduct an investigation of the incident, including interviewing all students in the classroom, the injured student, the instructor, as well as other school personnel.
During this time, the school remained on lockdown while the law enforcement personnel where on the scene. It should be noted that no students were permitted to leave until such time that the ISP determined it would be acceptable based on their investigation.
A number of parents had arrived to the school to pick up their children and were told that until the ISP cleared the school to release the students, they were to stay in place. Parents on-site were understandable and once we had the “all clear” from the ISP, we let the parents know that we would release their children to them upon the parents signing them out. Students were then contacted on an individual basis and escorted to the office and released to their parents.
Again, there was no imminent danger or threat at any time at SVHS during this time. Our efforts were to minimize the false narratives of what occurred and to reassure everyone that the situation was isolated and accidental.
By 11:45 am, the school was resuming normal operations, as much as possible and that lunch periods were held normally.
The classroom where the incident occurred and the hallways leading to it were roped off were closed until such time that the ISP detectives completed their assessment of the area.
I would like to thank the SVHS administration and staff for their leadership and cooperation in the emergency protocols that were enacted to perfection. I would also like to thank all the law enforcement agencies and emergency personnel that were on the scene in a matter of minutes. Their presence and professionalism was beyond reproach.
The South Vermillion School Corporation community is extremely grateful that this incident has had a positive ending.
Dave Chapman
Superintendent
This morning at South Vermillion High School, there was an isolated incident in one of our vocational classrooms. The incident was an accidental discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer during a drill. One student was injured without life-threatening injuries and has been taken to the hospital. Only SVHS is currently on lockdown, due to the abundance of emergency personnel in the building.
⚛️IT'S NATIONAL STEM DAY!⚛️
Here's a short list of the progress we've made in meeting the state's requirements (ahead of schedule --and in spite of the pandemic!) for integrating Computer Science and STEM at every grade level in this mighty little district!
Not anything new for SV, just continuing to provide and grow what the evolving workforce needs from our graduates!
Our K12 STEM program appreciates the support of the Giacoletto Foundation, and we were happy to host Foundation Board Members in September. Current grants are supporting the high school computer science CyberLab and SV representation at the PLTW-STEM Summit in late October.
John & Lawrence Giacoletto graduated from Clinton High School in the 1930s. Both boys graduated from Rose Hulman with degrees in electrical engineering. The Giacoletto Foundation also funds a scholarship through Ivy Tech for a Wildcat senior pursuing a tech-related degree!
Two very successful Wildcats whose legacies are now supporting current and future Wildcats.....WE LOVE THIS!
It's time for our annual K-5 Title I Family Involvement Night! If you've scheduled a parent/teacher conference on 10/6, stop by the Title I table to pick up your 📚🍿family involvement literacy kit🍿📚!
Don't have a scheduled time on 10/6 to meet with your child's teacher? You are still welcome to come pick up your kit during the times listed on this flyer! Notice the daytime opportunity as well!
How cool is it when South Vermillion teachers are not only recognized as leaders in their field, but also invited to pay it forward to lead other Indiana teachers?! It's cool. It's very cool.
Next week, Oct. 3-7, South Vermillion Schools will be having "early release" each day. Teachers are hosting Parent-Teacher Conferences Monday-Thursday, and Friday is our regular early release day.
Peep the deep thinking of SVMS student Jacob Lawson using the @PLTWorg APP CREATORS curriculum and our Newline interactive displays (and listen to his teacher narrating his steps)! https://youtu.be/LLQqIW-bBpI
Computer Science skills for days at SV......180 of them to be exact!
Hey, how's that STEM program going?
Oh we're just out here winning national awards for our K-5 Project Lead the Way STEM Program at all 3 elementary schools! @PLTWorg
LET'S GO AMBER PITTS!
https://youtu.be/SjuqSSjVkuA
👨💻Help us thank our IT Professionals today!👩🏽💻
They do so much behind the scenes (sometimes at the oddest hours) to keep our systems running so we can all keep teaching and learning!
