Check out the Community Groups List by using the drop down menu near the top of this page or clicking here to find information about local civic clubs and activities. New to the list this month is the Charlestown Walking Club which meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. They meet behind the Park Street Church of Christ. You may walk as much or as little as you wish and your leashed dog is welcome, too.
Participate in the first ever Charlestown Excellence in Education (CEEF) Golf Scramble.
The 2010 Founders Day celebration is this weekend, Friday and Saturday, June 25th and 26th. Founders Day is our annual festival during which there are a variety of exciting and fun events. This year we are going to stream the Talent Show and Parade live over the internet. The Talent Show starts at 6:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Gazebo in Greenway Park. The Parade proceeds down Market Street beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Click the links below to watch live. The archive recordings will be available for at least a year by using the same link.
The 2010 Founders Day Prince & Princess Pageant was held Saturday, June 12th, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in the Donna Coomer Room of the Charlestown A & E Center. Congratulations to Prince Landon Gaines and Princess Leah Hall. Clicking on the link below will take you to an archive of the video of this event. The pageant doesn’t really get underway until about 17 minutes into the archive. Please accept our apologies for the quirky audio. There are several technical facets of this activity we are still learning. Thanks to all the Digital Connectors who helped with this production including Zach Foster, Dakota Vaughn, and Camron Dodd. Thanks also to Nick and Chris Spencer.
CLICK HERE 2010 Founders Day Prince & Princess Pageant video archive CLICK HERE
or paste the following url in your browser
http://www.ezstream.com/play/index.cfm?id=1825423628
Excerpt from article by Carmen McCollum – carmen.mccollum@nwi.com | Posted: Monday, May 24, 2010
State education chief Tony Bennett points to the southern Indiana city of Charlestown as a community where the school district and city have worked together successfully to overcome budget cuts and put young people to work.
“There are some very intriguing partnerships developing across the state, which show a new way to build relationships to help schools,” he said.
Tiny Charlestown, which had a population of 5,993 people according to the 2000 census, built a relationship with its schools.
Charlestown Mayor Bob Hall said the city and the district developed a program that gave middle and high school students laptops. Other programs developed around it, enabling students to teach adult learners about technology and social networking.
“The school budget cuts were a catalyst to get some of these things done now, but it also helped closed the gap between those who do and don’t know about technology,” Hall said.
Read full story here:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_ee9fe887-bc37-5e46-972f-20d6e40dcaae.html
Check out this link from the Indiana Department of Education website:
http://www.doe.in.gov/news/2010/05-May/ImprovedReading.html
| 2010-2011 Opportunity Schools: | |
|---|---|
| Albion | 1. Albion Elementary, Central Noble Community School Corporation |
| Anderson | 2. 10th Street Elementary, Anderson Community School Corporation |
| Charlestown | 3. Jonathan Jennings Elementary, Greater Clark County Schools |
| Evansville | 4. Caze Elementary, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation |
| Fort Wayne | 5. Forest Park Elementary, Fort Wayne Community Schools 6. Imagine Schools on Broadway, Charter Schools of Indiana |
| Gary | 7. Grissom Elementary, Lake Ridge Schools 8. Glen Park Academy, Gary Community School Corporation |
| Indianapolis | 9. George H. Fisher Elementary, Indianapolis Public Schools 10. Clinton Young Elementary, MSD Perry Township 11. Garden City Elementary, MSD Wayne Township |
| Logansport | 12. Columbia Elementary, Logansport Community School Corporation |
| Richmond | 13. Galileo Charter School 14. Crestdale Elementary, Richmond Community Schools |
| South Bend | 15. Monroe Primary Center, South Bend Community School Corporation |
June 4th – “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
July 2nd – “Planet 51″
July 9th – “Shorts”
July 16th – “Field of Dreams”
July 23rd – “Radio”
July 30th – “Star Trek” (2009)
August 7th (Saturday) – Back to School Bash – “Shrek”
All events except August 7th are on Friday evenings. Concessions, cornhole and inflatables open at 7 p.m. Movie begins at dark and is FREE!
WOW! This Friday Summer Movies return to Greenway Park! Friday May 7th. Come on down and watch “Hannah Montana-The Movie” on the Parks & Recreation Theater Movie Screen! Concessions open at 7pm. Movie Showtime 9pm. Cheeseburgers, Chili Dogs, Nachos, Cornhole, and Dance with the Concession Stand Crew…. Opening Night Family Special – Hot Dog, Chips and Drink $1. Don’t miss this Fun, Affordable, Family Night Out!
Hosted by The Charlestown Parks & Recreation Department