Innovation Celebration!

North Marion High School teachers enjoyed a private celebration of their attainment of a competitive WV state grant on April 1st, 2011.  This celebration came after six months of brainstorming, grant writing, and revisions.  Also on hand to celebrate was Marion County Board of Education member, Babette Simms.  "This is wonderful!" she said to the faculty, "I had no idea."

All who have contributed to the project so far were acknowledged by Mark Hoffman, Assistant Principal, and by steering committee members, Andrea Neptune and Joy Gaines:

• TLI Team-- Rusty DeVito, Andrea Neptune, Sheila Hawkins, Bill Stalnaker, Rob Shaffer, Josie Plachta, and Shannon Duckworth
• Curriculum Council-- Cheryl Conaway, Linda Elmer, Sheila Hawkins, Angela Merrifield, Joy Gaines, Joetta Schneider, Mary Kuretza, and Andrea Neptune.  Also Amy Carpenter and Alex Milanese
• Marion County Technical Center Collaborators-- Matt Call (Principal), Dr. Larry Watson, Ray Frazier
• Brainstorming Team-- Sunda Gerard, Chris Tennant, Nancy Haddix, Larry Watson, Joy Gaines, Andrea Neptune, Joetta Schneider, Amy Carpenter, and Angela Merrifield
• First Team Indiana --Rob Shaffer, Tom Myers, Sunda Gerard, Alex Milanese, Kristin DeVaul, Teresa Baxter, Mary Anne Mullenax, April Kelly
• Ohio Showcase Team-- Joy Gaines, Amy Carpenter, Elizabeth Stanton, Christina Gouzd, Bill Stalnaker, and Jessie Baker
• Second Team Indiana-- Rusty DeVito, Andrea Neptune, Joetta Schneider, Barbara High, Shannon Duckworth, Nancy Haddix, Josie Plachta, and Heather Richards
• Also in attendance from Marion County Tech Center --Randy Pheasant, Smoke Conaway, Gary Rinehart, and Tim Gump
• Special Shout Out to Our Supportive Administration-- Rusty DeVito, Mark Hoffman, Mike McNeil (who has to arrange for all the substitutes!), Mary Kuretza, and Kathy White.