Tom Britt
Publisher and founder of the "atGeist Community Newsletter" and atGeist.com
Dads and Lads Night at Lawrence Raises Over $5,000
A little snow and ice couldn’t keep Lawrence Township dads and sons from bringing their game to the inaugural Dads & Lads Sports Spectacular to benefit the Lawrence Township School Foundation. [kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/ID78POFykdk" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Over 200 participants turned out on February 22nd to try their hand at basketball and soccer competitions, as [...]
Kids Helping Kids Book Drive is a Success
Neighborhood families will have new books to read, thanks to the success of the Kids Helping Kids Book Drive held at Crestview Elementary School. Run entirely by students, the Book Drive resulted in 569 books being made available to the school’s families. The students made signs, collected, sorted and repaired the gently-used books which were [...]
LN’s Senior Class Announces Top 30
Lawrence North High School announces its senior class of 2008 Top 30 students. Lawrence Township will host the annual Top 30 Program April 15. Lawrence North alumni Wendy McLaughlin has been chosen as the school’s honored educator. Top 30: Joshua Allanson, Jon Anthony Austrom, Christopher Baile, Ross Barbish, Kiren Bhullar, Megan Bittner, Lauren Box, James Byers, Kristin [...]
LNHS Celebrates Black History Month
Assistant Principal Eric Floyd approached Social Studies teacher June Toliver with the challenge of coordinating this year’s Black History Month festivities.Throughout the month of February there will be different activities to celebrate African-Americans in history. The main event, the convocation “Tribute to African-Americans in the Arts,” will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 27 during R8. [...]
McKenzie Students Win and Advance at DECA District Competition
McKenzie’s DECA students did very well at the district competition and are advancing to the State DECA Competition. Medal winners were: 1st Place–Financial Analysis Team–Joanna Balk and Simon Hawkins; 2nd Place–Food Marketing–Troy Grossman; 2nd Place–Quick-Serve Restaurant–Aaron Mickens; 3rd Place–Marketing Management–Devin Landers. Additionally, five more students advanced to the state level: Buying Merchandising Team–Krystal Webster and [...]
Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Board 2008
Lawrence, IN – The Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce has named the following officers for 2008: Nate Blume, Lakeshore Chiropractic, Chairman of the Board; David Ring, Indiana Funeral Care, First Vice Chair; Joe Heckman, Community Health Network, Second Vice Chair; Sherilee McLain , Teipen, Selander, Poynter & Ayes, Treasurer; and Karen Black , Westminster Village [...]
McKenzie Receives $100,000 Grant for Robotics Program
McKenzie Career Center has received a grant is in the amount of $100,000.00 for the implementation of the CIMS program at McKenzie Career Center for the 2008-2009 and beyond school years. Students will learn the concepts of robotics and automated manufacturing by creating three-dimensional designs using modeling software. These designs will then be produced and [...]
2007-2008 Student Athletes and Performing Artists of Character
Sixty Lawrence Central and Lawrence North seniors were selected as “2008 Student Athletes and Performing Artists of Character.” Coaches and performing arts teachers nominated students from their respective sport or performing arts activity. The final fifteen for each group, 15 athletes and 15 performing artists from each high school, were selected by the athletic director [...]
Road Construction Meeting
The City of Lawrence, Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, E&B Paving, and the Indiana Dept. of Transportation (INDOT) is having a road construction project kick-off meeting for the business community next Tuesday, November 13 at 8:30 a.m. If your business and/or property might be affected, it is very important that you or someone in your [...]
Lawrence North Candy Cane Fastpitch Softball Clinic (3rd annual)
The Candy Cane Fastpitch Softball Clinic (3rd annual) will be held at Lawrence North, December 29. Brush up your softball skills after Christmas! A fun day of indoor softball skills and drills. See the Lawrence North Softball website for details and a registration form. http://eteamz.active.com/lnwildcats/handouts/index.cfm?cat=128041. Enroll by December 15. Spaces fill up fast!
