Area players named all-state for academics
Seventy-seven Indiana high school seniors, 39 boys and 37 girls, have been chosen as first-team Academic All-State by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, it was announced Tuesday. In addition, 203 more boys and 179 more girls were recognized as honorable mention Academic All-State for 2019, IBCA executive director Steve Witty said. Shelbyville senior Zach Kuhn made First Team All-State for his work in the classroom. His teammate, senior DJ Kramer, was named a honorabl
Southwestern principal rewards students with shaved head
The Southwestern Elementary School gymnasium gave Bankers Life Fieldhouse a run for its money in decibel level Friday morning. The gym buzzed with excitement at the start of the day – and it wasn’t only because students were hours away from being dismissed for Spring Break. The Southwestern student body congregated in the gym at the start of the day as a reward for raising money for Shelby County United Fund For You (SCUFFY) and Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. Their reward? P
Former SHS valedictorian developing acting career
Emily Scott is living her dream. The 2010 Shelbyville High School valedictorian is living in Los Angeles, writing scripts and finding jobs on camera as often as possible in Hollywood. She had a speaking role in the movie “A Kind of Murder,” which starred Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel, while completing an internship in Cincinnati. But it hasn’t always been an easy road. As a woman, Scott has found numerous obstacles along the way to fulfilling her dream of being an actor. So
Drug Free youth council cleans up Shelbyville
A group of Shelbyville High School students were spotted bending over and picking up cigarette butts Friday morning as curious passengers in cars watched while driving by. Five students volunteered part of their morning to clean up Morrison Park and along Miller and Colescott streets as part of Kick Butts day, a nationwide initiative for students to clean up their communities. Fifteen students from Southwestern High School later cleaned up around the Shelby County Public Libr
TCHS earns Four Star status
A Shelby County school was one of 234 schools in Indiana to receive Four Star School status from the 2017-18 school year, the Indiana Department of Education announced Friday. Triton Central High School was named a Four Star School. It is the third time since the 2012-13 school year that the high school received that status. The school most recently received it for the 2014-15 school. The award has been given to schools in Indiana for more than 30 years. To receive the design
SENSES looking forward to upcoming move
Every student who attends the new Shelbyville Central Schools Golden Bear Preschool, set to open at the start of the 2019-20 school year, will have access to the new SENSES facility being designed inside the old Marsh building. That’s the biggest takeaway for Holly Forville, director of SENSES, as anticipation for the new location continues to build. “It’s a dream come true,” she said. “When we first started I wasn’t sure how the community was going to accept the idea. They’v
Shelby County Scholarship Applications Grow
Posted: Feb 19, 2019 4:34 PM EST Updated: Feb 19, 2019 7:38 PM EST By Merritt McLaughlin, Writer/Reporter (Image of downtown Shelbyville courtesy of Mainstreet Shelbyville Inc.) SHELBY COUNTY - Shelby County has announced an increase in applications for its Advantage Shelby County Scholarship. Applications have grown from 244 in fall 2016 to 407 for the fall 2019 class. The Advantage Shelby County Scholarship launched in 2016 to encourage work force readiness and college reta
