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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
DeKalb Central hires new associate principal BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com
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DeKalb Middle School sixth-grader Tabitha Butler wears a pair of fatal Vision goggles that simulate the effects of alcohol on a person’s vision, while
school resource officer Tim Baker looks on during an activity at Student Focus on Health Thursday.
Health fair holds lessons BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com
WATERLOO — DeKalb Middle School sixth-grader Tabitha Butler adjusted her goggles and steadied herself, ready to walk the straight line taped in front of her on the school gymnasium floor. “Ready?� asked school resource officer Tim Baker. Putting one foot in front of the other, Butler wobbled, veered and almost toppled in the exercise designed to show the effects of drinking and driving. Butler was wearing Fatal Vision goggles that simulate how intoxication affects a person’s vision, Baker explained. The activity was part of the Student Focus on Health event at the middle school Thursday. Thirty vendors from DeKalb and Allen counties provided hands-on displays and demonstrations on a variety of health topics. Students participated in health checks such as
blood pressure, visual acuity, flexibility and height and weight. They also learned about dental health, the importance of hand-washing, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, sprains and strains, body image, the effects of tobacco, nutrition and the fat content in fast food. Nancy Fecher of the American Red Cross demonstrated cardiopulmonary resuscitation and how to use a defibrillator. She made sure students knew the life-saving device is on the wall outside the school gym. If a situation arises where a student is told to get the device, Fecher said, “It’s the one time you run.� Health fair student volunteer Olivia Marsh used a model of healthy lungs and a smoker’s lungs to demonstrate the effects of smoking and tobacco. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, nursing student Kate Avery showed students test tubes
containing the fat that is found in fast food items. Students were asked to rank fast food menu items according to their fat content. “We want the kids to be responsible for their own health,� said DeKalb Middle School teacher Jamie Curtis. “We want them to take an active part in understanding what they are eating, why they exercise, and what happens if we don’t put those together.� Students moved through the stations, and each wrote down one fact learned at each booth. Removing the Fatal Vision goggles, Butler looked at her path and how she had veered so far off-course. “When you put on the goggles, it’s completely blurry and you lose your balance,� Butler said. “Don’t drink and drive, because your vision is all messed up, and you’ll end up crashing.�
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WATERLOO — The DeKalb Central school board Tuesday voted to hire Barry Schrock as the new associate principal at DeKalb High School. The board approved a two-year contract for 220 days per year with an annual salary of $76,000. He will begin his duties Monday, filling a vacancy. Schrock comes to DeKalb High School with six years of administrative experience at Fort Wayne Community Schools. He has served as the assistant principal at Wayne High School/New Tech Academy, assistant principal and freshman academy director at Snider High School and site coordinator and director of smaller learning communities at Elmhurst High School. Superintendent Sherry Grate said numerous applications were received for the position. Four candidates were interviewed by members of the district’s leadership team. The pool was narrowed to two candidates, who were invited to an evening of interaction with about 20 stakeholders at the high school, Grate said. In other business Tuesday night: • The board approved a one-time transfer of $300,000 from the rainy day fund to the general fund to make up for full-day kindergarten funding the district will not be receiving from the state. Chief financial officer Lance Brauchla explained that each December, the district receives a lump sum amount from the state that represents its revenue from offering full-day kindergarten. The 2013 general
Police Blotter • Collision hurts two AUBURN — Both drivers reported pain after a rear-end collision Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. on East Seventh Street at Eckhart Avenue, Auburn Police said. Robert W. Keyes, 87, of Auburn, complained of pain in his chest area. Todd L. Coleman, 49, of Auburn reported pain in his knee, lower leg or foot. Police said Coleman, driving a 2012 Jeep Laredo, stopped in traffic on Seventh Street for a vehicle in front of him, which was waiting to turn northbound on Eckhart Avenue. Keyes did not see Coleman’s vehicle in front of him, and his 2008 Ford Taurus hit the rear of the Jeep at full speed. Police said two witnesses reported that it appeared Keyes never used his brakes. Police said following too closely caused the collision. A report estimated total damage at up to $10,000.
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fund budget included revenue of $600,000, which was expected to be received in December 2013. During the spring 2013 legislative session, the process changed, Brauchla said. The funding now will be included in the district’s monthly basic grant revenue. The district will receive funding beginning in January 2014. “The issue is that the Legislature indicated that schools would not receive the grant funding in December 2013 that was approved in each budget,â€? Brauchla said in a memo to the board. “What this means to DeKalb Central schools is that our general fund cash balance will be $600,000 lower as of Dec. 31, 3013 than projected. It also means that $300,000 of that decrease is permanent.â€? • The board approved a request for the DeKalb High School show choir to participate in a competition in Waltham, Mass., in April 2014. The choir will leave the school on April 3 and spend April 4 sightseeing in Boston and the surrounding area. The competition will take place April 5. The group will spent April 6 and 7 in New York City, where it will attend a Broadway show and see the Empire State Building, the 9/11 Memorial and other attractions. The group will arrive home April 8. • The board conducted a public hearing on the 2014 budget. The total advertised budget is $37.3 million. It is made up of $24.2 million in the general fund; $5.6 million in the debt service fund; $4.1 million in the capital projects fund; $2.6 million in the transportation fund; $490,000 in the bus replacement fund; and $250,000 in the rainy day fund.
AUBURN — Local police officers arrested four people Tuesday and Wednesday, according to DeKalb County Jail records. Nicole Kimmel, 32, of the 800 block of South Randolph Street, Garrett, was arrested Tuesday at
6:14 p.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department for alleged contempt of court. Tammy R. Fugate, 34, of the 400 block of Phillip Street, Auburn, was arrested Tuesday at 8:38 p.m by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging her with operating a motor vehicle never having a valid license, a Class C misdemeanor. Nichole Hayden, 30, of the 500 block of Lane 221, Hamilton, was arrested Wednesday at 10:20 a.m. by the Indiana State Police for alleged failure to appear in court. Michelle Headley, 48, of the 10400 block of East 630S, Hudson, was arrested Wednesday at 4:33 p.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a charge of driving while suspended with a prior offense.
Auburn man jailed in Noble County ALBION — An Auburn man was booked into the Noble County Jail Wednesday, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. Douglas Randal Martin, 25, of the 2400 block of C.R. 50, was booked on a probation violation warrant stemming from original charges of burglary and theft.
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The advertised budget sets maximum amounts, which typically are reduced in the final budget. The 2013 budget was advertised at $37.3 million and was reduced to $37.1 million, the board heard. Local property tax revenue to be collected for 2014 is advertised at $12.1 million, compared to the $12.5 million advertised for 2013. The actual amount of tax revenue collected in 2013 was $11 million. The general fund makes up 65 percent of the budget. Salaries and benefits account for 94 percent of the general fund. In 2014, $250,000 in annual salaries are being paid by grants and federal funds. Salaries and benefits make up 69 percent of the transportation budget. The transportation fund once again is able to operate without any general fund contribution. Stabilization of fuel prices has allowed the transportation fund to operate within the maximums established by the state, the board heard. The 2014 school bus replacement budget includes buying four regular school buses, one handicapped-accessible bus and the district’s share, or 1/12th, of two special education cooperative buses. • The board accepted the retirement of Country Meadow Elementary School custodian Cathy Bush and the resignations of: bus drivers Jan Ellert and Diana Walker; food service employees Vickie Kemerly and Deb Knisely; paraprofessionals Jen Hartman, Deidre Louthan, Shawn Clifford, Veronica Disque and Hal Oberholtzer; and McKenney-Harrison secretary-treasurer Treva Finn, who will become the district’s deputy treasurer. • The board approved these hirings and appointments: bus drivers Dave DeWitt, Gina Maloney and Richard Wolf; copy central employees Robin Scranage and Jennifer Lockhart; food service employees Jeanette Fingleton and Tina Owens; paraprofessionals Sherma Pierson, Cathy Wells, Kelly Bodnar, Kim Kumpfmiller, Elizabeth Hughes and Payton Rhodes; McKenney-Harrison secretary Michelle Browand; high school athletic department secretary Emily Prosser; and J.R. Watson secretary Sheri Waters. The board approved contracted services agreements with Rachelle Mabee for school psychological services and Lisa Price as the high school health careers education instructor.
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