Carroll now has two RN's
By Jennifer Archibald Staff writer

Carroll School Board hired a school nurse, Jennifer Wellbaum, and a school nurse supervisor, Melinda Allbaugh, at its Dec. 4 meeting.

Both reside in Flora and both have been subbing in the nurse's position at Carroll.

Wellbaum graduated from nursing school at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. She previously worked in the neo natal intensive care unit and in the surgical area at Home Hospital. More recently, she has been a stay-at-home mom and parttime secretary at Radnor United Methodist Church. As school nurse, she will be stationed primarily at the elementary school but will go to the junior-senior high school as needed. The fulltime position is effective immediately.

School nurse supervisor is a newly created position at Carroll and calls for a bachelor's degree in nursing. Superintendent John Sayers said the requirement conforms to a state regulation and is part of the school accreditation process.

Allbaugh received her BSN degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2001-2002 she was a private duty RN at Greater Lafayette Health Services. Her contract calls for up to 10 hours per week for the rest of the 2007-2008 school year. She will work at the junior-senior high school.

The proposed calendar for 2008-2009 has been put on the corporation website. Board member Mike Eikenberry said patrons have commented to him that they think there should be no classes on Good Friday. In recent years students have gone to school on Good Friday, and that will not change with the proposed calendar.

Although an agreement had been reached earlier between the corporation and the teachers on the Master Contract, the final document, with updates, was signed by board members at last week's meeting.

The board approved a fundraising request from the cheerleaders for a cheerleading clinic Jan. 4, with a performance to follow.

Junior-senior high school principal Charles Huckstep told about a new academic showcase built by Eldo Beam. It will house the math trophies and other academic awards.

Each sports season there is a competition among teams to see who has the highest grade point average. For fall sports, the girls' golf team and the girls' cross country team tied for the honor, each with a GPA of 3.51. For junior high, the honor went to the boys' and girls' cross country team with a GPA of 3.66.

The following conference and field trip requests were approved:

• Charisse Smith to take Child Development I students to observe birthing centers at Kokomo hospitals.

• Cindy Reinke, Charisse Smith, and Susan Shively to attend the Indian Trails FACS and ICE Meeting at Tri-County School Corporation.

• Beth Moore to attend Making Movies on PC in Indianapolis.

• Kristen Seward to attend the Project Lead the Way State Guidance Counselor Conference in Indianapolis.

• Joe Spence to attend the Indiana Music Educators Association Conference in Indianapolis.