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BCSC Summer Hours

Posted May 29, 2026

Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 3:30pm You may leave a voicemail at 812-934-2194 outside of office hours, and someone will return your call the next business day.

BPS Selects Maschino as Assistant Principal

Posted June 15, 2026

Patrick Maschino will serve Batesville Primary School (BPS) as its assistant principal, joining the administrative team at the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC). Most recently, Maschino taught at various elementary levels within the Madison Consolidated School Corporation while earning his master’s degree in school administration and obtaining his school administration certification. Besides his 10 years

Tom Black to Lead Batesville Middle School

Posted June 8, 2026

Tom Black, an experienced school administrator with a longstanding reputation for fostering positive school culture, will serve as Batesville Middle School’s (BMS) next principal, pending school board approval. An Oldenburg resident, he comes to the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) from the Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation, where he served as principal of East Central High

Kindra Moore Named New BPS Principal

Posted May 13, 2026

Kindra Moore, an experienced elementary educator with expertise in instructional coaching and early interventions, has been selected as the next principal of Batesville Primary School (BPS). Pending school board confirmation, Moore will take over on July 1 for Brad Stoneking, who is transitioning to the Batesville High School principal position on the same date. Currently

Batesville Singers Qualify for State Mixed Choir Finals

Posted May 4, 2026

Batesville Singers, Batesville High School’s (BHS) elite mixed choir, has earned a spot in the Indiana State School Music Association’s (ISSMA) 2026 State Concert Finals for Mixed Choirs. The prestigious event will take place Saturday, May 9, at the Pike Performing Arts Center at Pike High School in Indianapolis. Finalist choirs are selected from schools

Strouse to Leave BMS for Statewide Role

Posted May 1, 2026

Dave Strouse, principal of Batesville Middle School (BMS), has announced that he will transition to a statewide educational leadership role as Assistant Executive Director of the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) in July. Strouse leaves the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC) after serving for 13 years in leadership at the middle school level. A

Open House Celebrates 50 Years of BMS

Posted April 23, 2026

Batesville Middle School (BMS) will celebrate the conclusion of its 50th academic year with a community open house on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 4 to 5 p.m. Built on the former site of Batesville High School and completed shortly before the start of the 1975-76 school year, the structure on Mulberry Street has served

Project-Based Learning: BHS Students Design a “Third Space” for Batesville’s Future

Posted April 14, 2026

What does it mean for a teenager to truly belong in their community? For the 85 students in Mr. Paul Satchwill’s Honors English 10 classes at Batesville High School, the answer wasn’t found in a textbook—it was built through six weeks of rigorous, real-world problem solving. Through a comprehensive Project-Based Learning (PBL) initiative, students were

Stoneking Named BHS Principal

Posted April 8, 2026

Brad Stoneking, an accomplished administrator already serving within the Batesville Community School Corporation (BCSC), has been selected, pending school board approval, as the next principal of Batesville High School (BHS). Effective July 1, Stoneking will leave his current position as the Batesville Primary School (BPS) principal to return to BHS, where he served as associate

Batesville Singers Makes School History by Qualifying for State Show Choir Finals

Posted March 15, 2026

For the first time in school history, Batesville Singers, the mixed-gender show choir from Batesville High School, has qualified for the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) state show choir finals. To earn a berth at the finals to be held on March 21, the average of Batesville’s top two scores from the competition season