February 21, 2020 at 8:17 p.m.

JCHS academic team chalks up victories

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JCHS academic team chalks up victories
JCHS academic team chalks up victories

Jay County High School’s academic team picked up three first-place awards, a second and two thirds Tuesday in the Eastern Indiana Academic League’s third 5-way competition of the season.

Placing first were:

•The math team — Isaac Braun, Jackson Lyons, Ashlynn Neukam and Chema Pradigta — coached by Zach Keller.

•The English team — Mary Hartman, Jocelyn Nelson, Liz Stewart and Ava Stockton — coached by Anni McClung.

•The science team — Ethan Andreshak, Isaac Braun, Juste Griskonyte, Lucas Lyons, Leanna Miller and Chema Pradigta — coached by Connie Aker.

The fine arts team — Ethan Andreshak, Mary Hartman, Ashlynn Neukam, Liz Stewart and Sydnie Zorn — earned a second place finish. The fine arts coach is Liz Lawson.

The social studies team — Alex Ardizzone, Leanna Miller and Jocelyn Nelson —finished in third place. The social studies coach is Brittany Martyne. 

The interdisciplinary team — Jackson Lyons, Mary Hartman, Juste Griskonyte,  Ethan Andreshak, Alex Ardizzone, Jocelyn Nelson and Ava Stockton — also finished in third place.

The host JCHS team also recognized its seniors, Ethan Andreshak, Juste Griskonyte, Mary Hartman, Jackson Lyons, Leanna Miller and Chema Pradigta.




Who is golden?

LifeStream Services is seeking nominees age 65 or older for the LifeStream Golden Hoosier Award. The public is encouraged to nominate those special volunteers who consistently go above and beyond.

Nominees must be age 65 or older and currently reside in Jay, Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Union or Wayne counties. The individual must have completed at least three years of volunteer experience after reaching 60 years of age and be a positively impacting members of the community, an organization or faith-based organization through volunteer efforts.

The top 50 nominees and their guests will be honored April 30 in New Castle. The recipient of the 2020 award will be announced at that time and will then be nominated for the State of Indiana’s Golden Hoosier Award, which is the highest honor given to seniors in Indiana.

Nominations are due no later than March 16 to Laura Bray, LifeStream’s Volunteer Services Administrator. Additional information and a nomination form can be accessed by visiting www.lifestreaminc.org/goldenhoosier.



Annual meeting

Agape Respite Care Inc. has invited the public to attend its annual meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the board room at Swiss Village, Berne.
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