A great crowd was on hand for the big Sink Off. Thr Sink Off is the culmination of William Tell Elementary’s summer STEM Camp. The students spent the past week working on flatboats made out of cardboard. The task was to see who could build the strongest boat to hold the most weight before sinking. The project was to get students aware of Abe Lincoln’s historic flatboat trip to New Orleans. This trip will be reenacted in 2028. The flatboat for that trip will be available on the Friday of Schweizer Fest. For a free will donation patrons will be able to get a glimpse of what a true pioneer flatboat looked like.
The students learned about single and double hull boats and weight distribution.
Winners:
Most Creative S.S.Arcadia
Easton Braun, Jack Weyer and Tristan Bundy
Lopsided Lucy- (23 pounds in grades 4-5)-Alayna Vanwinkle
Unsinkable Titanic- (31.4 pounds in grade 2-3 division) Quinn Richter, and Scarlet Litherland
Flo-Hio ( Kindergarten class, 15.4 pounds)
A big thank you to VIP Foliage for providing hot dogs and water for after the competition. Thanks also goes to Greg Linne of TCFD for filling the water tank.
Tell City Jr.Sr. High School is hiring!
William Tell Elementary Literacy Coach Danna Sermersheim, 3rd grade teacher (soon to be assistant principal) Sarah Elrhanjaoui, and principal Laura Noble presented two sessions today at the Science of Reading Conference hosted by the University of Evansville. The team presented on the implementation of thinkSRSD writing. First grade teacher Vivian Biever attended the conference as well. It was great to represent Tell City Schools!
William Tell Elementary Surplusi s open to the public Friday, June 13th, from 9-11 a.m. Everything available as is. Lots of outdated curriculum materials and resources. Enter the cafeteria doors Friday, first come first served, and make an offer on the attached list of items!
On May 30th, Alcoa Corporation workers joined with former William Tell Elementary students in the construction of a meditation park. This park will be available to faculty, staff, and students in the fall semester. The park is intended to be a place of relaxation with a plethora of birdhouses, feeders, and windchimes. Guests are invited to take in the ambience of the park and enjoy the sights and sounds nature has to offer.
Immunization information and dates from the PC Department of Health.
William Tell Elementary PE teacher Mr. Henrickson might think he's going to transition quietly into the summer, but we don't want him to forget what it is like to get SLIMED by Asher Goffinet who raised the most money for the American Heart Association for the fifth year in a row.
Our grade level winners were: K: Collin Harris, 1: Emberleigh Poehlein, 2: Evelyn Harris, 3: Kinley Fordyce, 4: Asher Goffinet, 5: Tristan Bundy, 6: Camden Carter
All the grade winners also got to throw a pie in his face!
We are proud that our students raised $4,757.55 for the American Heart Association!
As Ms. Sarah Peter retires from William Tell Elementary, we wish her the very best. She not only taught 6th grade science, she was also the Science Bowl coach with many "Top 10 in State" teams over the years. She also led Student Council, with this picture showing the drive her student council members came up with to support our local Animal Shelter. Good job, students, and best wishes to Ms. Peter!
Join the team!
A big THANK YOU to Tracey Coyle from American Colloid who presented a donation to the TCJSHS Manufacturing Classes this past week! Tracey helps organize the Run for Your Mother event on Mother's Day that benefits our local schools. We appreciate her support!!!
Now is the time to contact us about working for the 2025-2026 William Tell Elementary On Target after school program!
After a staff retirement party, a card shower, staff gatherings, and lots of hugs, today Mrs. Noble threw a "See You Soon!" party for the William Tell Elementary students. Grade level photos were taken as the students came in from recess. The students were each given bracelets, and they enjoyed a piece of cake served with their lunch. Mrs. Noble extends a special thank you to the cafeteria ladies who went above and beyond to help make this celebration happen. The students thought the cake was delicious! One student told her teacher, "I'm never taking this bracelet off." Mrs. Noble has shared with the students that retirement is not good-bye, it's "See you soon!"
The Summer Food Program returns to Tell City-Troy Township Schools! Tell your friends, bring your friends, see you there!
Congrats to our Students of the Month at TCJSHS! These students were nominated by their teachers for their hard work, dedication, and willingness to go above-and-beyond!!
Isaac Kimbril, Davion Randall, Cynthia Parke, Aurora Harpenau, Kaylee Powers, Hadley Hayko, Wes Sosh, and Paige McCoy
7 days from now, these students will be walking across the stage at Graduation!! Today, however, was one last day of fun before their final round of Final Exams next week. Shout out to Mrs. Stath, Mr. Weyer, and Mr. Lacy for taking the Class of 2025 to Holiday World today. GO MARKSMEN!
Congratulations to Mr. Pat Jarboe for being named Techpoint Youth's 2025 Teacher of the Year! Mr. Jarboe was recognized for his excellence in STEM education! Presenting Mr. Jarboe with the award was Jamie Inskeep with Techpoint Youth.
This morning, our Healthcare students took their CNA written exam at Ivy Tech, and ALL STUDENTS PASSED the exam!! Congrats to Mrs. Filley and her students for working so hard all year in preparation for this test. We're very proud of you!!
This past Saturday, the TCJSHS Academic Science Bowl Team placed 3rd in the State of Indiana! They traveled to Purdue University to compete in the state Finals and represented TCJSHS with incredible success. We're proud of Holden Finley, Zoey Ball, and Ben Mundy for their accomplishments!!
Just a quick shout-out to our community partners who have come to speak with our Seniors over the past month. We really appreciate their time!! Mrs. Stath's goal is to expose them to real-life lessons as they prepare to enter adulthood.
Katie Marsh (pictured) came this week to discuss the process of filing taxes. We have also had Jamie Deel (Hoosier Hills), Jennifer Coyle and Tina Ziegelgruber (German American), Lee Chestnut (Farm Bureau), Theresa Lain (Domtar), Andy Peter (Lowtide), Lisa Miller (Nurse Practitioner), and Susan Miller (Thermwood).
On National Teacher Day we're sharing these slides that were created by the grades 1 and 2 Media Club. We are proud of these students for showcasing their teachers in such a special way. And, most of all, we want to thank our hard working teachers for all they do day in and day out to help students reach their potential! We have more great staff slides these students created that we'll post later this week. We're appreciating our staff all week!
