Wilbur Wright Food Pantry today at 3:15 to 4:00 and PTO Meeting today at 5:30pm.
Just a reminder from Wilbur Wright that ILEARN state assessments begin on Monday. Our school struggles with tardiness and absences, so please be sure your student is at school on time and ready for testing beginning Monday. If you have questions about ILEARN, please call the school office. We are happy to help! ILEARN involves grades 3 through 5 and will not conclude until Monday, April 21st. Thanks for your support.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Kindergarten Round-Up at Wilbur Wright. Call the office if you need a time to meet with kindergarten teachers tomorrow and register.
Kindergarten Round-Up is this Wednesday! Please call the school office for more information. We can't wait to meet our future Flyers!
Today, April 7, New Castle Schools will be on a two hour delay. Be safe, and welcome back!
Join us in support and honor of our beloved teachers, D.J. and Sarah Shumaker. Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 17th @ 7:30 PM.
Below is the Go-Fund-Me link to support D.J and Sarah Shumaker.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/standing-with-dj-the-one-where-we-all-stepped-up?attribution_id=sl:eada38aa-a91d-4650-b7af-593f3739b806&lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=qr_code
As most of you have seen on social media, our High School Show Choir Director, and Music Business Teacher, D.J. Shumaker, suffered from a seizure during the Show Choir State Finals this past Saturday. He experienced a sentinel headache, which led to a hemorrhaging brain bleed. He was rushed to the hospital and flown by LifeLine to Indianapolis. Since Saturday, Mr. Shumaker has had multiple surgeries to release swelling within his brain, and is still in critical condition. His devoted wife, Sarah Shumaker, is our NCHS Freshman English teacher, and is facing grief and uncertainty. We want to honor their family privacy, but continue to show full support. Our choral students witnessed the traumatic event, and also need your thoughts and prayers. The Dynamiques Girls Choir had won Grand Champion earlier that morning, and Mr. Shumaker collapsed shortly before the Red Hot Blues Mixed Choir took the stage. The students competed under this added stress, but went on to earn Second Place at State! The day was full of emotional highs and lows, but because of both choirs' training and teamwork, they endured together despite the tragedy. We are also grateful to Noblesville High School staff and counselors, as they protected our privacy and provided physical and emotional care for our staff and students. We are proud of the Trojan Family Community for the emotional, spiritual, and financial support they have already shown the Shumaker family. We do not wish to prevent impact of the Go-Fund-Me pages, or other fundraisers that have already been started within the community, but if you or your family would like to show support through letters, cards, non-perishable snacks, or gas/gift cards, you may bring them to the New Castle School Corporation Central Office: 322 Elliott Avenue, New Castle, IN 47362. We are open Monday through Friday, 7:30AM to 3:30PM. We will send your gifts and encouragement to Mrs. Shumaker and her immediate family in a timely manner. Again, we are very grateful for the love and support this community has already shown to this hurting couple. The Shumakers have lovingly served and influenced hundreds of our Trojan families, and we will fully support them on the journey to recovery. Our hearts are hopeful for the health and healing of D.J. Shoemaker. Thank you. Rhema Glover | Communications Specialist rglover@ncweb.me New Castle Community School Corporation 322 Elliott Avenue New Castle, IN 47362 Phone 765-521-7201
Greetings Trojan Families,
We hope you all have a wonderful and safe spring break and we look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, April 7th.
Please note that we will have a second community meeting to discuss our membership status in our athletic conference (Hoosier Heritage Conference). This meeting will again be at 5:30 p m just prior to the 6:30 Board Meeting on April 14th. Both meetings will occur at the Sunnyside Education Center (formerly Sunnyside Elementary). At the School Board Meeting, the East Central Education Service Center Executive Director, Pat Haney, will provide a brief presentation about the educational support services provided through the ECESC. We are proud to partner with the ECESC as they support not only New Castle but 38 other school corporations in the region. Again, enjoy your spring break!
Wilbur Wright Elementary recognitions program for 3rd grading period will be Friday, March 21st at the the following times: Grades 3-5 @ 8:30 a.m. and Grades K-2 @ 9:15 a.m. Spring Break begins Monday, March 24th. Students return to school on Monday, April 7th.
Tonight is "Night of the Arts" at Wilbur Wright beginning at 5pm for grades PK-2 and at 6pm for grades 3-5. Thursday, March 13th is a virtual day for all students. Assignments will be posted for students to complete. There will be no live teacher sessions.
The New Castle Community School Board will meet in a public Special Session at 5:30 pm on Monday, March 10th in the New Castle Community School Board Room. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics related to participation in our Athletic Conference. Athletic Director, Cory Bennett will share trending demographic information and will gather input from the Board and public. All are welcome to attend.
You're invited to A Night of the Arts in the evening of March 12th.
Bus 26 is delayed getting students home today due to a power line being down. Please expect this take a few minutes. Any student riding bus 26 will be late getting home.
Wilbur Wright Events: The PTO will meet tonight at 5:30 (this is a change), Food pantry is this Thursday instead of next week, and 2nd graders begin IREAD testing on Wednesday. Thank you!
It's time to register for the New Castle Little League Softball 2025 Season. Player assessments/evaluations will be at the Armory on Thursday 3/13 and Saturday 3/15.
https://clubs.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1167936
It is time to order the 2024-2025 Yearbook! Yearbooks are $15 dollars and can be purchased following the link or scanning the QR code. Order yours today!
https://store.geskusphoto.com/search/YB6707
These 5th grader Wilbur Wright Flyers checked out the New Castle Career Center Friday morning. They got to see all of theoptions they will have as Juniors and Seniors. #buildingbetterfutures
Good evening,
New Castle Community Schools will be on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, February 18th. Have a nice evening!
FAM JAM #2 is just around the corner. Please let us know if you plan to attend by filling out the Google Form. https://forms.gle/f6jSZu5Q2GQLD7L46
