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Salem High School will hold its Homecoming Ceremony on September 13th immediately prior to the start of the home football game at 7 p.m. Join fellow community members in supporting the candidates and Salem Lions Football. Candidates this year are:
Seniors: Hunter Trainor, Braxton Backus, Abby Maynard, and Morgan Humphrey
Juniors: Finn Kritzer, Rafe Wells, Brynan Barton, and Emma Loyd
Sophomores: Mason Abbot, Aiden Cole, Addison Howerton, and Peyton Maynard
Freshmen: Ethan Cooper, Alex Blake, Rachel Little, and Kaileigh Shields
The Bradie Shrum Elementary School cafeteria is holding a special “Try It Tuesday” lunch for students. Approximately once a month, students are greeted at lunch with optional samples of new menu items in addition to the regular lunch menu for the day. The sampled lunch item will then be served on the following Thursday. The initial launch of “Try It Tuesday” occurred just last week on August 20th. The students were given samples of Mexican Street Corn to try alongside their meal. Karen Libka, Director of Nutrition Services, said the feedback was great.
“We had a lot of students that really loved it,” said Libka. “However, some students said it was too spicy. So, we altered the recipe for Thursday based on that feedback. It turned out great, and the kids really enjoyed it.”
While the date and menu item are still to be determined, staff and students alike are looking forward to September’s “Try It Tuesday.”
For more information on Salem Community School’s nutrition and food services, Click Here
Comprehensive design students from the IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design will showcase their innovative designs for rural southern Indiana communities from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, at The Mill at 642 N. Madison Street in Bloomington. The event is presented by the Indiana University Center for Rural Engagement and the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design.
Rural community partners include Black Vulture Project, the City of Charlestown, Daviess County Economic Development Corporation, Discover Downtown Washington, INergize Linton, Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth, Pekin Community Betterment Organization, Spencer Pride, the Town of Lynnville, Warrick Trails and the Town of Elberfeld. For a full list of projects, visit go.iu.edu/ruralplacemakingstudio.
Over the past two months, students working through the Rural Placemaking Studio have dedicated their talents to creative placemaking and reimagining public spaces in rural communities. The event will feature an inspiring showcase of their final designs through a rolling photo slideshow and posters.
“Our job this summer was to translate the ideas of the community into built form,” said Jon Racek, program director of comprehensive design and director of the ServeDesign Center. "The reason that this studio worked was it was a partnership between the students and the communities. Without a solid partnership, this kind of work falls flat. Happily, we all share common goals.”
The Rural Placemaking Studio connects IU faculty and students with rural Indiana residents who seek to enhance their communities through art and design. The studio collaborates with communities to foster the development of vibrant, accessible public places that can be maintained and sustained for future generations. Community-identified projects include murals, wayfinding signage, architectural and park design and downtown revitalization efforts.
This initiative expands a partnership between the Center for Rural Engagement and the Eskenazi School’s ServeDesign Center and Indiana’s rural communities that included an artist residency program and placemaking projects in Huntingburg, Holland, Salem and Jasper.
“The Rural Placemaking Studio makes the creative talents of IU’s students accessible to rural communities developing placemaking projects, and these projects provide an impactful learning experience that bolsters students’ professional skills,” said Denny Spinner, interim executive director of the Center for Rural Engagement. “The initiative is an investment in Indiana’s beautiful rural places and our state’s talent development.”
The August 27 design showcase is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
By Monika Spaulding
This Friday, the Salem Marching Lions will take the field for the first time this season during halftime of the home football game.
Band Director Brittany Hildenbrand is excited for the community to see this year’s theme: "The Witching Hour." The show will specifically focus on the time and how things are progressively more spooky as it gets closer to 12 a.m.
Hildenbrand said, “the show opens with the color guard in a circle performing what almost seems like a ritual-like dance while hidden under black cloaks. Shortly after the start of the show a tuba (played by Ben McClure) comes out from behind the clock tower playing the Dies Irae as a solo, signifying the beginning of the end.”
She explained that Dies Irae is a Latin gregorian chant that translates to "Day of Wrath.”
Friday night, Hildenbrand said fans in the stands will see that the field itself will be made out to be the top half of the face of a clock.
“There are black triangles laid out starting on side one (left side) around the 25, 30 and 40 yard lines representing 9, 10 and 11 o'clock,” she said. “A clock tower on the 50 to represent 12 and more black triangles on side two (right side) around the 40, 30 and 25 representing 1, 2, and 3 o'clock. The show begins somewhere around 10:00 with the first movement ending right after 11 p.m. The second movement will progress from 11 p.m. and end at 12 a.m. where the third movement will begin.”
There are currently 32 members in the marching band this year: one Drum Major, 19 winds, six percussion and six guard members. Timothy Pate is this year’s drum major.
Hildenbrand said the band will, hopefully, have six competitions this season: Sept. 7- Salem; Sept. 14- Paoli; Sept. 21- Floyd Central; Sept. 28- Springs Valley; Oct. 5- Prelims; Oct. 19- Finals.
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