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Winslow Elementary Third Grade Hears About Winslow As It Once Was
Bob Hunt, Class of 1952 and Past President of the WHS Alumni Association and John Dedman, Class of 54 and webmaster of this webpage visited the Winslow Elementary Third grade classes at the school on Wednesday, May 23rd as guests of Jackie Henson, Third grade teacher. It was an interesting talk and discussion session with the third graders and some insight of how Winslow was years ago was given to the students. Old yearbooks of Winslow High School and photos were displayed and passed around for the students to view. It is hoped this can be an ongoing project with another visit next fall.

Winslow Alumni From Class of 1974 Named Vanderburgh Teacher of the Year

Darlene (Vaughn) Kuhn, a 1974 graduate of Winslow High School was named Elementary School Teacher of the Year for Vanderburgh County. Kuhn has been teaching school for 27 years. She taught 12 years at Hebron Elementary School, Evansville, IN, where she has been a kindergarten teacher. Prior to teaching at Hebron she taught special education at Harrison High School and with the Youth Day Treatment in the Evansville-Vanderburgh School system. "She is a marvelous teacher," said Hebron principal Richard Sprinkle. He said Kuhn is always eager and willing to attend professional development opportunities and to meet with other teachers and help them with their programs.

Typically about 100 teachers of the 1,700 teachers in the Evansville-Vanderburgh system are nominated. Superintendent Bart McCandless of the Evansville-Vanderburgh School system, who is also a Pike County native, said the winners are selected by an independent committee made up of representatives from UE and the Evansville Courier and Press. Lisa (Shoultz) Shanks, a 1987 graduate of Pike Central was named Middle School Teacher of the Year making both Teachers of the Year former Pike County residents.

WHS Alumni Graduates Son Pursuing State Office

Marion Battles (WHS Alumni Class of 1950) and Lavaca (Williams) Battles (WHS Alumni Class of 1952) son, Kreg Battles, is seeking the office of State Representative for District 64. This District includes one township of Davies County, Parts of Knox, Pike and Gibson County.

Kreg & Susan Battles

Kreg is a 1976 Lincoln High School graduate and a 1980 Indiana State University graduate with a BSA and MS Degree in Chemistry, Math, and Science. Kreg has a 26 year career as a chemistry teacher at Vincennes Lincoln High School. He also coaches Girls Basketball, Boys Track and Cross Country. He is married to Susan (Stewart) Battles, a kindergarten teacher. They have two children. Ian is a fifth grade teacher at South Knox, his wife Molly teaches third grade in Vincennes. Megan is a third year pharmacy student at Purdue. Any support will be greatly appreciated.

Winslow Community Center

Needs Help Increasing Their

Endowment Fund For The

Community Center

The Winslow Community Center, housed in the former Winslow High School Gym that was dedicated in 1951, operates in the red every year in spite of many hours of dedicated volunteer labor. In November, 2004, an endowment fund for the Center was formed, to be administered by the Pike County Community Foundation. The fund started with a slow growth, but took off during 2005 when an anonymous donor offered $10,000 in matching funds for the next $10,000 from other sources. Thanks to efforts to match that offer, the fund now has a little over $34,000 in it. Only the proceeds from this fund are used for operations. The principal is left so that there will be income for the Center indefinitely. The Center is well used. But there are not enough paying groups to fully support it, using currently competitive rates. This is the last building standing that was once part of our beloved Winslow High School. Aside from our memories of it and our love for it, it has a unique roof structure not found in many buildings. Let's give it the support it needs. Let's boost that $34,000 up to $100,000. That is what it will take, at current costs, to properly fund the operations of the building. Make your donations to: Pike County Community Foundation, memo--Winslow Community Center.

Mail to: Pike County Community foundation, 714 E. Main St, Petersburg, IN 47567. The Center is used on a regular basis for: Open Gym (Sundays), walking (general public) Computer Learning Center, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, private parties, class and family reunions, showers, receptions, community-wide dinners, flea markets, auctions, various committees meetings, blood drives, flu vaccine drives, cooking class, euchre club, Bible Study, dances, music.

WHS Alumni Association Holds Pre-Planning Meeting for 2006

A pre-planning meeting was held October 13, 2005 to discus next years Tri-Annual banquet to be held Oct 14, 2006. Those attending were (L to R) Joe Dedman, Barry Pirkle, Nola Garten, Bob Hunt (President) and Frank Heuring. The next meeting will be held in early 2006. Anyone with ideas and suggestions should contact any member of the board. Discussion was given to the Old-Timers basketball game, entertainment, the golf-outing among others. Alumni interested in playing in the old timers game are needed. Bill Butcher and Red Robert Smith will be the coaches for the game. James Dickerson and Charles Sims will be arranging the golf outing.

Winslow Alumni From Class of 1956 Needs Kidney Transplant

$50,000 Needed For
Kidney Transplant

Your Contribution
is greatly
Appreciated

NFT-in honor of
Mary Martha Curtis
PO Box 172
Winslow, IN 47598

National Foundation
for Transplants
1102 Brookfield, Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38119
(800)-489-3863
(901-684-1697
www.transplants.org

Winslow HS Graduate Receives Honorary Degree

Jerry Phillips, WHS Class of 56 was honored recently at Oakland City University's Founders Day when he was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Science. Shown above with Jerry is his family, L to R: Barbara Watson, daughter, Judy Phillips, wife, Jerry, and Robin Sermersheim, daughter.

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