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College GO! Week: Looking Ahead

ZCHS students explore possibilities, make plans, and take the next steps toward their futures.

College GO! Week was celebrated all across campus this week and especially at Zionsville Community High School where the week brought the future into focus, with students across all grade levels thinking about what might come next.

Counselors worked alongside seniors as they completed applications and navigated important next steps. During lunch, seniors shared where they have applied, creating a snapshot of the many paths members of the Class of 2027 are considering.

And the conversations are starting well before senior year. Underclassmen signed up for opportunities to meet with college admissions counselors to begin exploring possibilities for their own futures.

From exploring options to completing applications, College GO! Week is about helping students imagine what is possible and giving them the support and resources to begin building the path to get there.

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Engineering by Design

Zionsville West Middle School sixth graders turn their ideas into engineering challenges and solutions.

In ZWEST sixth-grade PLTW Design and Modeling class, students are designing, building, testing, and sharing solutions based on their interests.

Using VEX robotics, students can build and code a State Fair amusement ride or design a catapult focused on accuracy and distance. Others tackle PLTW favorites such as the Air Skimmer and Puzzle Cube challenges. Along the way, they put creativity, problem-solving, precision, and perseverance to work through the engineering design process.

But building is only a part of the challenge. Students also step into the role of professional engineers, creating a pitch for their “client” that explains their design, how it meets a need, and why the solution is worth considering.

It’s hands-on learning that reminds students engineering is about solving problems, learning from failure, communicating ideas, and creating solutions.

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Making Their Mark on Dot Day

Boone Meadow Elementary School students celebrate creativity and the power of their ideas.

Boone Meadow Elementary School students celebrated Dot Day with colorful and creative activities inspired by a simple idea: everyone can make their mark.

Across classrooms, students celebrated the creativity and uniqueness each student brings to their school community.

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Learning Beyond the Classroom

Fourth graders at Pleasant View Elementary School take learning and adventure to Camp Tecumseh.

Fourth-grade students traded their classrooms for the outdoors during a trip to Camp Tecumseh. Through hands-on experiences, outdoor exploration, and plenty of time together, students had opportunities to learn, try new things, and build friendships with classmates.

The photos tell the story best: learning, adventure, and memories made together.

Understanding School Finance

ZCS expertise helps bring a complex topic to life for communities across Indiana

There’s a new resource available to help make the sometimes-complex world of school finance a little easier to understand.

ZCS Chief Financial Officer Regina May, SFO, contributed her expertise to a statewide school finance video created in partnership with the Central Indiana Education Services Center (CIESC), Indiana School Public Relations Association (INDSPRA) and Indiana Association of School Business Officials (IASBO).

Mrs. May joined school finance and communications professionals from across Indiana in helping develop a resource designed to explain how public schools are funded and why understanding school finance matters.

We are proud to see our CFO's knowledge and expertise contributing not only to ZCS, but to a resource that can help families and communities across the state better understand public education funding.

School finance can be complicated. Take a few minutes to watch the video and learn more.

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