Jay grad chosen for program

Jay County High School graduate Julie Sours, a German teacher at NHS, has been selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Scholar.
The four-week program Sours will participate in is entitled “Johann Sebastian Bach: Currents and Cross-Currrents in the Baroque Era and in Our Time.”
She will travel to  Eisenach, Germany, Bach’s hometown; then to Leipzig where he was a music director for more than 20 years; and then to Potsdam where he worked in the palace of San Souci.
At the end of the program, scholars must have created a subject-specific curriculum for publication to teach American students.
   
April students
Students at West Jay Middle School were named as Students of the Month for April.
In sixth grade was Devin Foltz, the daughter of Dan and Jandra Foltz.
In seventh grade was Allison Louck, the daughter of Richard and Bobbi Louck.
In eighth grade was Shelby Caylor, the daughter of Donald and Rebecca Caylor.

Caregiver class
The American Red Cross and LifeStream Services in Portland are teaming to host a series of “Care for the Caregiver”  classes at Jay County Public Library. The classes are for those caring for loved ones at home.
For more information or to register, call (260) 726-9530 or (800) 480-4403.[[In-content Ad]]