Long-time LCSC Teacher of the Month
Kyle Long was named Applebee’s Teacher of the Month at the Oct. 9 Logansport Community School Corporation School Board meeting.
The Century Career Center teacher, who works in the construction trades and construction technology fields, integrates classroom content with hands-on learning, Principal Robert Isles said, adding that the career center and community He also credited Long with building relationships with companies.
“He is a great example of what we are going to do and what we want to expect from teachers at Century Career Center,” Iles said.
Hess will represent LCSC in Indy.
Logansport Community School Corporation Education Commissioner Milt Hess recently served as the school corporation’s voting delegate at the Indiana School Boards Association’s 2023 Annual General Meeting.
Delegates met Sept. 25 at the Indiana Convention Center to vote to approve the 2024 association budget and approve the 2024 legislative priorities and statement of principles presented by the ISBA Legislative Committee.
They also supported the recommendations of the ISBA Nominating Committee to nominate new directors for ISBA Regions 1, 4, and 10 and the slate of officers on the ISBA Board of Directors. Each school board in Indiana that is a member of ISVA has the right to send one school board member to the delegate meeting.
IUK Observatory hosts event
Two open houses will be held this month at Indiana University’s Kokomo Observatory.
The first is Sunday from 8 to 10 p.m. Attendees will hear about the Osiris REX mission to explore an asteroid. Weather permitting, you’ll also have the opportunity to observe Saturn and Jupiter using his two telescopes at the observatory.
Another open house will be held to view the annual solar eclipse on October 14th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will cross North America, Central and South America. The deepest part of the eclipse will be at 1:01 p.m.
The eclipse will also be live-streamed on the IUK YouTube channel.
During an annular solar eclipse, the sun is not completely blocked by the moon. Therefore, it is never safe to look directly at the Sun during an annular solar eclipse without special eye protection designed for solar viewing.
Physics professor Patrick Mottle will moderate both nights.
The observatory is located at 2660 S. Washington St. Free parking is available on campus.
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