Students Perform Wizard of Oz At Valley

                Tippecanoe Valley High School presented the musical The Wizard of Oz.  The students in the musical performed four shows from Thursday, March 20^th to Saturday, March 22^nd.  The well-known characters from this classic story were portrayed by the following students:

Dorothy: sophomore Ally Weber

Scarecrow: senior Branigan Bahney

Tin Man: sophomore Nick Reynolds

Cowardly Lion: sophomore Kaden Sebastian

Glinda the Good Witch: freshman Devyn Masterson

Wicked Witch of the West: freshman Blake McBrier

Mayor of Munchkin City: freshman Thane Madeford

Aunt Em: freshman Jenna Schultz

Gloria: junior Megan Howard

The Wizard of Oz: sophomore Jeremy Himes

               All proceeds from the tickets purchased will go towards costumes for next year’s performance.  The set was created by Mrs. Jan Mills’ Art classes.

New Class: Political Studies-Part Three

            Seniors in the Political Studies class at Tippecanoe Valley High School completed their business plan presentations on March 14^th.  During the first semester, students created a business plan for a product or service.  For the second semester, the groups made a Power Point, stating the basic facts about their business.  These ideas were then presented to an investor panel, who evaluated the presentations.  The investors also decided how much money each business would get.

Each group received an investment ranging from $200 to $600.  The highest investment went to Boost Your Beauty (BYB), a not-for-profit service that involves volunteers giving manicures to elderly women in nursing homes.  Seniors Sofia Boganwright and Taylor Garringer won the competition.  Both students will go to Boca Raton, Florida, where they will present their business plan.  If Boganwright and Garringer win the competition there, they will advance to the finals in Washington, D.C. 

The Political Studies class has completed many projects over the school year.  They have completed a business plan and created a marketing plan for the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation.  The students have also taken many field trips, including one to the Indiana Statehouse.  Finally, the seniors in the class will have a YEA! graduation at the end of the year, with the Indiana Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann as a guest speaker.

Winter Sports Wrap Up At Valley

                Due to several instances of bad weather, completing winter sports has been very challenging for student athletes at Tippecanoe Valley.  However, even with the rescheduling of many games, Valley has had awesome highlights in its winter athletic career.  Wrestling, basketball and swimming have all had excellent seasons, with students traveling to state and making All-Area teams.

                For boys’ basketball, junior Chainey Zolman, and seniors Tanner Andrews and Robby Groom were named to the Warsaw Times-Union All Area Team.  The boys’ basketball team also made it to the sectional semifinals, but was defeated by Northwood.  Also, the Tippecanoe Valley girls’ basketball team had three players recognized as All-Area athletes: freshman Anne Secrest, senior Cara Hoffman, and junior Caylie Teel.

               The TVHS wrestling team completed its season with seven wrestlers advancing to regionals.  Austin Nault (11), Devin Childers (11), Wyatt Nelson (11), Cody Runyon (11), Garrett Bell (12), Keaton Bell (12), and Jaron Kidd (12) qualified for regionals.  Junior Devin Childers also advanced to state and competed.

               Tippecanoe Valley has had a great winter sport season, and will most definitely have a great season.  Girls’ tennis, boys’ golf, track and field, baseball and softball will begin practices, matches, and games soon.

Political and Economic Studies Class Surveys TVSC Alumni

I encourage all TVSC alumni to participate in this survey.  The Political and Economic Studies class is creating a marketing plan in order to bring more students into the corporation.  The class also wants to learn about the school corporation's strengths and its weaknesses.

"This survey was created and distributed by the Political and Economic Studies course as part of a collaboration with the strategic planning committee members in charge of creating a marketing plan for the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation. The purpose of the survey is to help the students and committee members figure out the strengths and weaknesses of our school corporation. Your feedback and honesty is appreciated."

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PXWSFLN