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January ‘s Attribute: DRIVE

Posted January 3, 2025

Educating our students isn’t just about knowledge. It’s also about building a school culture where students learn about personal attributes that will help them succeed in life. January’s Attribute of the Month: DRIVE Bulldogs find their purpose and passion to stay motivated and are encouraged to reach their end goals. DRIVE means things like: ●

BMS Students: Building Santa’s House and Community Spirit

Posted December 4, 2024

When Batesville’s Christmas Tree Lighting Committee—consisting of representatives from the City of Batesville, the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Batesville Main Street—met to plan this year’s downtown holiday celebration scheduled for December 6.k, a challenge emerged: the town’s Santa House desperately needed repair. Left exposed to the elements for years, the structure required more

Superintendent of Batesville Community Schools, named 2025 Indiana Superintendent of the Year

Posted September 23, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS – September 23, 2024 – Paul Ketcham, superintendent of Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC), was chosen by members of the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS) as Indiana’s Superintendent of the Year for 2025 and will represent Indiana in the upcoming national Superintendent of the Year competition. Ketcham has served as Superintendent of

Batesville Celebrates Ford Next Generation Learning Designation

Posted September 3, 2024

BATESVILLE, INDIANA — Batesville has been selected as the newest Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) community and will celebrate this achievement with a community-focused event at the first home varsity football game. Batesville is now part of the Ford NGL national network supported by Ford Philanthropy, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company. Batesville

Jennewein Named Bulldog Ready Community Convener

Posted August 23, 2024

BATESVILLE, INDIANA — Batesville resident and pharmacist Tricia Jennewein has been named the Bulldog Ready community convener, a key role in the Batesville Community School Corporation’s (BCSC) new community-connected educational model. In this volunteer position, she will serve as the central contact person and curator of all available community resources relating to real-world opportunities for

BHS Innovation Center Open for Public Tours on Sept. 5

Posted August 21, 2024

BATESVILLE, INDIANA — Batesville High School (BHS) will host public tours of its new Innovation Center on Thursday, September 5 from 6 to 7 PM. All community members are welcome to explore the new school wing that houses its on-site instructional welding lab. Visitors should park in the back of BHS and enter through door

Batesville Schools Earn National Ford Next Generation Learning Designation

Posted July 18, 2024

BATESVILLE, INDIANA — The Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) has earned the prestigious Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) designation, concluding a nearly two-year process involving hundreds of community members. Since mid-2022, many Batesville students, parents, staff, citizens, nonprofit leaders, city officials, and business partners have been involved in reworking Batesville’s approach to learning, focusing on

BCSC Mandarin Students to Celebrate Chinese New Year

Posted February 1, 2024

The first of January brought a new year to our traditional calendars; however, students in the Batesville Community School Corporation’s (BCSC) Mandarin dual language immersion (DLI) program will celebrate a different new year in February as a variety of traditional Chinese New Year festivities are held at school. For parents of incoming kindergarteners, these celebrations

Batesville Commits 100% of New State Funding to Teacher Compensation

Posted November 20, 2023

BATESVILLE, INDIANA — Teachers in the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) are receiving salary increases across the board as the district committed 100 percent of its recent increase in state funding to compensating its educators through the terms of its recently ratified teacher contract. “Our teachers are working hard day in and day out to

BHS Announces Plans for $500K Excellence Grant

Posted November 1, 2023

BATESVILLE, INDIANA — The celebrations have turned into strategy sessions as Batesville High School (BHS) begins to make decisions about how best to allocate the $500,000 it will receive as the top recipient of the Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE) Excellence in Next Level Educational Experiences and Opportunities grant. As one of three state finalists