School on 1-hour delay for Tuesday, January 26

We will be operating on a 1-hour delay on Tuesday, January 26th. Classes will start at 9:57am.

GeoBee....Homecoming...What a wonderful day!

Friday was our school GeoBee finals. Our finalists were Logan L., Tyler S., Alex P, Noah C., Shiloh C., Eva D., and Jay H.

Below, Alex thinks about his answer very carefully before answering!

But, in the end, it was Tyler S. that was victorious, beating out Jay in the final round! Congrats to all our finalists and Tyler S. on their accomplishments!

Later that night, we had ISC's first annual Homecoming. Below, our cheerleaders posed with Jerry Jaguar, ISC's mascot, before the game!

ISC Freshman, Christina N., sang the National Anthem. She was amazing!

Jerry Jaguar greeted players at midcourt during introductions.

Our ISC Cheerleaders performed their new fight song at midcourt.

ISC Homecoming Court was selected by teachers. Each teacher nominated the King and Queen nominee they felt best fit the IB Learner profile. IB Learners strive to be Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-Minded, Caring, Risk-Takers, Balanced and Reflective. After announcing the court, students voted on Friday for their choice to represent ISC at Homecoming. Below is our Homecoming Court:

(l. to r.) Back row: Molly, Lacy, Aggie, Alex, Logan, Matt, Ty

Front row: Abby, Taylor, Shiloh, Maddie, Bryce, Jacob, Corey

The votes are in....the ISC 2010 Homecoming King and Queen were Bryce and Abby.

Jacob and Madi having a great time at the dance!

The kids danced non-stop to Midnight Express Mobile DJ!

Liam channels his MJ as he moonwalks across the dance floor!

Doug and Cordel make a request at the DJ table!

Abby, Maggie, Kristen, and Val having a great time!

Dancing all night!

It was a great night at ISC! Thanks to the Cheerleaders, Chrissy N., all the parents and coaches who pitched in to make it a great event!! Can't wait until next year!

ISC closed today, Friday, January 8th!

School will be closed on Friday, January 8th due to inclement weather. All before and afterschool activities are cancelled as well. The Star Wars movie event scheduled for Saturday has also been postponed.

Thank you!

ISC closed today, Thursday, January 7th!

ISC will be closed today, Thursday, January 7th, due to inclement weather. Thank you!

Veteran's Day at ISC

Today is Veteran's Day, a day we honor our men and women who have served in armed forces. At ISC, we had several events that occurred. Mr. Bentz represented us well as he was honored to play "Taps" at the Veteran's Day program at Cummins Plant 1. A Jaguar Journal reporter attended and was welcomed at the event, speaking with one of the veteran's in attendance. Below is a picture of Mr. Bentz, preparing to perform:

This afternoon, Mrs. Taulman organized an incredible convocation for our students. It started with the presentation of the American Flag by Art Club students who created this amazing flag.

Next, Col. Richmond from Camp Atterbury inspired us with an amazing speech that left our students literally in awe. He talked about our veteran's and men and women in service, but also challenged our students to find their passion and be accountable to one another.

Following his speech, Mrs. Taulman played the Red Skelton version of the Pledge of the Allegiance, in which every word is described and explained. Then, Christy N. and Mr. Bentz lead the students and faculty in the National Anthem.

Mr. Bentz wrapped up the convocation with a small history of the musical composition of "Taps". He played "Taps" for the students and faculty, leaving many in tears.

Many thanks to Mrs. Taulman, Mr. Bentz, Christy N., Mrs. Plattner's Art Club and Col. Richmond for bringing this wonderful day to our students!!

Monica

Guitar Club debuts....and I learned how to Twitter!

Mr. Bentz started a musical club, a guitar club. This is open to anyone with a guitar who wants to learn or, if you are advanced, continue on. Beginners to experts welcome! This will be every Thursday, 8am, in the computer lab. Feel free to join in! See Mr. Bentz for more details!

Journalism Club is off and running as well. Mrs. C is thrilled because she can hand over the Jaguar Journal. Tomorrow will be the first completely student ran Jaguar Journal. They will also be doing yearbook as well. Students will receive a paper copy at the end of the day on Friday's (every Friday!) and we will continue to send it out to the parent list as well.

Guess what? I am a tweeter! ISC is on Twitter...follow us at https://twitter.com/ISC_Jaguars
I will tweet updates about the school day, sports updates from sporting events as they are happening...Just a fun way to stay in touch!

As always, check out our Facebook. In addition to the official school Facebook site, there is also a ISC Sports group and a Parents/Staff group.

Monica

Changes at ISC!

Friday was a rough day at ISC. The staff learned that Mrs. Nobbe, our founding Head of School, would be leaving ISC in November. Mrs. Nobbe has a family member who will now require daily care and she is this family member's guardian. It is hard to lose someone who has been so important to ISC, but family always has to come first! I know all the staff wishes Mrs. Nobbe the best and she is in all our thoughts as she starts this new path with her sister.

What could have been a very hard time for ISC was made into a smooth transition with the announcement that Mrs. Staggs has stepped up to assume the role as the interim Head of School. She has been in the position of IB Coordinator and Student Services previously for ISC. She knows our students and knows our staff. She is the IB "guru", as I call her, so that process will continue without a beat, which is very important for our students.

I wish both Mrs. Nobbe and Mrs. Staggs the very best as they both start new and very different challenges.