Category: Scottsburg High School

Scottsburg Kiwanis Club President Terry Davis presented $1,400 in scholarship awards to five students

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Scottsburg Kiwanis Club President Terry Davis presented $1,400 in scholarship awards to five students at a recent dinner/meeting at The Kitchen on The Square in Scottsburg.  Scholarship recipients were Rachelle Jones from Austin High School who will be attending the University of Southern Indiana, Shelby Cole from Austin High School who will be attending Hanover College, Makalyn Brown from Scottsburg High School who will be attending Bellarmine University, Alexa Howser from Scottsburg High School who will be attending Indiana University and Kayla Morris from Scottsburg High School who will be attending Indiana State University.  The Kiwanis congratulated these outstanding students on their accomplishments and wished them the best of luck with their studies.

 

Brooklyn Niccum, graduate of Scottsburg High School, received a $400 scholarship from the Scottsburg Kiwanis Club

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Brooklyn Niccum, graduate of Scottsburg High School, received a $400 scholarship from the Scottsburg Kiwanis Club at a recent dinner/meeting at The Kitchen on The Square in Scottsburg.  Scholarship Committee members Maryrose McWhirter and Darryl Smith are pictured presenting the award to Brooklyn.  She will study Pre-Pharmacy at the University of Indianapolis.  The Kiwanis congratulate Brooklyn on her success and wish her the best in her studies.

 

Terry Davis presented $800 in scholarships to Scottsburg High School graduates Emma Waskom and Grace Hicks

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Scottsburg Kiwanis Club President Terry Davis presented $800 in scholarships to Scottsburg High School graduates Emma Waskom and Grace Hicks at a recent club dinner/meeting at The Kitchen on The Square in Scottsburg.  Emma will be attending Indiana University and Grace will be attending Indiana State University.  The Kiwanis members congratulated both of these outstanding students on their graduation and accomplishments and wished them the best as they continue their studies in college.

 

Justin Holland recently spoke at the Scottsburg Kiwanis Club

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Justin Holland recently spoke at the Scottsburg Kiwanis Club dinner/meeting at The Kitchen.  Justin is the owner and operator of Westwood Golf Course and is a Corporate Member of the Scottsburg Kiwanis Club.  Justin started off by saying how appreciative he was to be a member of the Scottsburg Kiwanis Club.  He was thankful for all the things we do for kids in Scott County and looks forward to being a part of the programs and projects we sponsor.  Justin is from Scott County originally and graduated from Scottsburg High School in 1992.  He played golf in high school and represented Scottsburg in the Finals of the Indiana State Championship.  After school he went to work for the PGA in the TPC network.  He learned how to work on golf courses and learned the golf business.  Justin bought Westwood in June 2016.  He has been a PGA member since 2001 and looks forward to bringing his experience to Westwood Golf Course.  He was very appreciative of the outstanding support he’s received from the community and looks forward to bringing in new opportunities for golf in Scott County.  He’s in the process of adding an indoor golf simulator so the avid golfers can play during the often severe winter weather in Indiana.  He hopes to have it in by the end of March.  He enjoys working with kids at the high school to develop golf programs.  He wants to give back to the kids in the community and give some of them the opportunity for golf scholarships.  Justin has been married for thirteen years and has a twelve year old daughter.  He currently lives in Corydon and is trying to sell his home to move here.  Justin wants to increase the profit in the golf course by increasing quantity, not increasing fees and costs.  He feels the golf course serves a great community role in fundraising with golf scrambles for various youth programs and he wants to continue and develop these opportunities.  The members thanked Justin for his presentation and look forward to working with him on projects such as the Annual Kiwanis Golf Scramble to raise money for scholarships.

 

Scottsburg High School Key Club members Jesse Mays and Izzy Staser

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Scottsburg High School Key Club members Jesse Mays and Izzy Staser recently spoke at the Kiwanis dinner meeting at The Kitchen on the Square about their experiences attending the Key Club Indiana District Leadership Convention in Muncie, IN.  Pictured with Jesse and Izzy is Kiwanis President Terry Davis.  Jesse just finished serving as the Key Club Scenic Hills Division Lt Governor and was re-elected to serve as Lt Governor for 2017-18.  Scenic Hills includes Key Clubs at Scottsburg, Austin High, Henryville, Jeffersonville, and Charlestown High Schools and Renaissance Academy.  As Lt Governor she serves on the Key Club Indiana District Board.  Izzy is finishing her year as Vice President of the Scottsburg High School Key Club.  She has served as Chair for the Community Service Committee and will serve next year as the Webmaster for the club.  The students attended the three day convention which included projects, workshops, seminars, a gala dinner and election of officers for the District for 2017-18.  The club members thanked Jesse and Izzy for their presentation and discussed the importance of providing this opportunity to more students next year.

 

Isabella Staser, Vice President of the SHS Key Club; and Jesse Mays, Scenic Hills Division Lt Governor from the SHS Key Club

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The Scottsburg High School Key Club sent two members to the Key Club Indiana District Leadership Convention in Muncie, Indiana.  Pictured are from left to right Isabella Staser, Vice President of the SHS Key Club; and Jesse Mays, Scenic Hills Division Lt Governor from the SHS Key Club. Izzy was a candidate for the District Bulletin Editor and Jesse is the current and newly re-elected Lt Governor for the Scenic Hills Division.  The students engaged in workshops, attended presentations, an evening Oscar Like ball and participated in the District elections, retirement of officers and installation of new officers.  The Key Club is the oldest Service Leadership Program sponsored by Kiwanis International.  It develops leadership skills through the vehicle of community service.  Congratulations to both these outstanding Key Club students.

School District 2 hosted a pilot vision screening project in partnership with Kiwanis International

One of the vision screening machines owned by SCSD2 used in the vision screening project.
The vision screening station set up with machine and wipes to clean the machine after each use. There were three stations set up for this project.
The old computer room in the library was used for the screening. Three stations were set up with three waiting areas for each station. Students were signed in at the door before entering the screening room.
Doris Marcum screening one of the students from SHS tenth grade.
Student in the process of screening.
Student in the process of screening.
Doris Marcum in the foreground screening a student and Darryl Smith in the background screening a student.
Doris Marcum screening a student.
Student in the process of screening.
Students being screened and waiting their turn.
Doris Marcum in the foreground screening a student and Darryl Smith in the background screening a student.
The Scottsburg Kiwanis Club and Scott County School District 2 hosted a pilot vision screening project in partnership with Kiwanis International and the OneSight Foundation at Scottsburg High School for tenth graders.  Bill Jerrow, Kiwanis International Strategic Alliance Executive; Lisa Jarboe, OneSight Foundation Director; Heather Crites, SCSD2 District Health Coordinator; and Kiwanians Doris Marcum, Al Riggle, Darryl Smith, Terry Davis and Jack McWhirter participated in the vision screening project.
Doris Marcum completed the Prevent Blindness online training program and was certified as our Coordinator.  Kiwanis International is working with the OneSight Foundation on the feasibility of creating vision screening kits for Kiwanis Clubs.  If feasible, OneSight would provide lenses and frames onsite to accommodate most correction needs.  For students needing more advanced corrective lenses, vouchers would be provided to access local optometrists and glasses.  Indiana State law requires vision screening for certain grades.  This pilot project selected a grade not included in the mandatory screening.  
 
One hundred sixty-six students were screened in grade 10 from 9:15am – 12:00pm.  The screening identified nineteen students that need a referral to more extensive eye examinations that may need corrective eye glasses.  Heather Crites noted that “without the screening today, these 19 students would have gone unchecked until either they complained about vision or someone happened to notice they could not see properly. So a big THANK YOU to Kiwanis for volunteering to help us address this need in our schools. I appreciate it so much and look forward to doing this again!!”
The Scottsburg Kiwanis Club will work with Kiwanis International on the results of the pilot project and look forward to the way ahead for this program to benefit our kids.  We thank Kiwanis International and OneSight Foundation for participating and allowing us to conduct this pilot.  A special thanks to Doris Marcum for all her hard work going through the certification process.  We look forward to the possibility of working with both school districts as this program gets off the ground.
Photo 1:  One of the vision screening machines owned by SCSD2 used in the vision screening project.
Photo 2:  The vision screening station set up with machine and wipes to clean the machine after each use.  There were three stations set up for this project.
Photo 3:  Doris Marcum screening one of the students from SHS tenth grade.
Photo 4:  The old computer room in the library was used for the screening.  Three stations were set up with three waiting areas for each station.  Students were signed in at the door before entering the screening room.
Photo 5:  Students being screened and waiting their turn.
Photo 6:  Student in the process of screening.
Photo 7:  Doris Marcum in the foreground screening a student and Darryl Smith in the background screening a student.
Photo 8:  Doris Marcum screening a student.
Photo 9:  Darryl Smith screening a student.
Photo 10:  Terry Davis screening a student.
Photo 11:  Terry Davis filling out the paperwork during a screening.
Photo 12:  Doris Marcum screening a student.
Photo 13:  Waiting for students to arrive.