EDUCATION NEWS
      NATHAN TRAPP of Flora was named to the fall semester dean's list at Muscatine Community College in Iowa. Indiana State University has announced its dean's list for the fall 2007 semester. Area students making the dean's list include: ANGIE VEACH of Camden; and HEATHER BRAKEL, ASHLEY GARRISON and ...
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College Goal Sunday provides free help to students filing for financial aid
Comet staff report
      College Goal Sunday is a charitable program of the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association (ISFAA) that provides free information and assistance to Indiana families filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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CES receives RIF grant for free books
Comet staff report
      Carroll Elementary School has received a Reading Is Fundamental grant. A RIF grant is a national grant that gives free books to students. Qualifying for this grant is based on a school's population of students participating in the free and reduced lunch program.
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Hershman honors Rossville FFA team on Indiana Senate floor
Comet staff report
      Students from Rossville Middle/Senior High School have added another distinction to their FFA leadership organization. State Sen. Brandt Hershman (R-Wheatfield) honored the Rossville FFA Livestock Judging Team this week on winning the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo., on the Indiana ...
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Carroll students planning alternative spring break
By Jennifer Archibald Staff writer
      Carroll School Board gave the go-ahead for a group of Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School students and chaperons to take part in an alternative spring break. Tyler Sausaman, teacher, and students Drew Ayres and Kierstyn Harper told about plans for the trip at the Feb. 4 board meeting.
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Awarded for mentoring
      Delphi Community High School Agriculture teacher Beth Theobald (pictured) was one of six individuals to receive the Teacher Mentor Award during the recent National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) annual conference.
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